-Dark Martin- The dark is most certainly not your friend
Registered 05/06/2008
Points 21
20th September, 2008 at 14:46:11 -
Remember when games used to be ACTUALLY good, games like Castlevania SoTN, TLOZ a link to the past and everyones favourite Super Metroid.
Back then people didn't make games just for the money but because they wanted to make something that would be remembered and would become a work of art (Quotes Codemonkeys article), now big time game development companys like Sega and Nintendo are going south in there games because of the cash they could make involved.
What happened to making games for the entertainment they could bring rather than just for the cash it could bring.
A few good examples of my points are:
Castlevania PoR
Sonic Dash
Halo 2 and 3 (Don't judge me on that because they weren't as good as the first one)
Metroid Prime 3 Corruption (I like the metroid series but this one just had no replay value whatsoever in my opinion)
and all those god awful movie games (They make me sick!)
We they ever go back to how it used to be when games weren't just money machines...
Games have ALWAYS been money machines. I would elaborate on my thoughts on this issue, but I have to go. Suffice it to say that yes, there were a lot of good games... but there are just as many if not more good games now. It depends on when you start being a gamer. Nostalgia is the key word here.
Originally Posted by -Codemonkey- I'd take a snes over a ps3 anyday.
Me too. But then again I'd take a SNES over most consoles. Part of the reason why I like the Wii - legal emulation of all the amazing games of yesteryear, plus a few I never got the chance to play.
But to the OP. The problem now is that publishers enforce strict deadlines on games, and big mofo 3D games take much longer to make than what they used to. They also run out of ideas (Halo 2-3). Metroid Prime 3 was alright but it felt much more like Halo in its linear format, better than Halo 2 and 3 mind.
Well its not like i download millions of games and sell them or anything.
Its just something to do when your home sick/bored, and dont have one of the actual game systems to play.
Your just jealous that you're not as awesome as me.
(And my megaman avatar )
Despite what you may think, all games are released with money being the number 1 priority. Even back in the "Golden Days". Look how many absolute crap NES games there are. Look at all the movie tie ins. Gaming has always been a money generation business. If anything, we're closer to the "golden" age right now with all the people making freeware games. Those are the people doing it for the love of the game, not the companies (who love gaming, but also love money).
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i win.
