At 11/7/09 04:12 PM, BlueFlameSkulls wrote:
The average consumer is an idiot or doesn't know what happens behind the seen.
So you're saying the majority of proper gamers won't buy Call of Duty: MW2? I totally disagree with you there. I see why people are pissed at the lack of dedicated servers - it's a staple of PC gaming and it's a ballsy move to just take it completely away. However, I think it's a good idea to have a lobby system - it's part of the reason I like online on consoles.. I think IW should have kept a server browser, but made a lobby system the most prominent match making route.. so more 'casual' gamers can get a slice of the pie, and the more 'hardcore' gamers can still enjoy their clan servers, etc. In terms of the story mode, I think I'll play MW2 story more than I did MW1 because it has co-op (unless I'm very much mistaken) so I'll be able to play with my brother and friends, but I don't care if the story is too short.. 5-10 hours is fine for a first person shooter, I think. The main area of the game is obviously the multiplayer, and this is why most people are going to be purchasing the game. I know damn sure it's why I'm paying £45 for it, and I'm sure I'll get my moneys worth. Call of Duty 4 was probably the best purchase I've ever made - in a cost:entertainment(hours) sense, since I played for about 500 hours and it only cost me £40. It's on that promise that I'm buying the game.
FIFA and Madden get a shitload sold. Most of the time it's the same game as the year before.
Although it may seem to be only small changes, in recent years sports games have been increasing in quality quite a lot in between editions.. most notably Fifa.. if you look at 07, then 08, 09 and now 10.. the difference between each is very noticeable (the quality of the game, I mean, not just graphically because that is going to be an obvious area of improvement).