We all see the numbers each week for sales of whatever somebody finds interesting, be it games, consoles, Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD sales, or what have you. With each of these topics, we see multiple sources quoting multiple analysts about some number or trend regarding the direction these products are going. One camp says they are tops in this region. Another says the first is lying and they are in first. The last says the second made a statement that wasn't true about widget 4. You see where I'm going with this, right? With all these PR people trying to spin their product, why should be listen? What do we get out of it? The truth is most definitely something we don't get, and the numbers can lie.
If a good game, well designed and critically praised, under sells its potential, does that mean it was a bad game? Of course it doesn't. We've all seen the results of what happens when a publisher fails to promote a game that may be a little out of the norm. We get Madden (a game that shows little innovation from year to year) shoved down our throats each and EVERY year, but a truly unique game like Psychonauts, gets less press coverage and no on air advertising. Clearly Psychonauts was less of a mainstream game and it didn't sell very well, so if the numbers are correct it must have been a bad game. Let's look at Kane and Lynch, a game that was given not so hot reviews by pretty much everybody. The sad thing about a game like this is that it wasn't a great game (which the developer and publisher had to know) and still had a HUGE marketing campaign to back it. Conversely, we see badly reviewed games, poorly designed and difficult to play, get up in the sales charts all the time. They may not be horrible games, but they're probably not as good as an Okami or some other non-typical game. Take the example of Kane and Lynch. Will it sell better than Psychonauts? Probably. If it does sell more, does that prove that it was the better game? Not a chance.
I've given up listening to all these charts and numbers that everyone puts out. The only number that matters in my life is little ol' number one: me. I know what I like and what I'm likely to buy. Am I going to let Microsoft's or Sony's number games influence my buying decisions? Don't count on it. Don't buy in to the PR schtick and stick to what you like. Let's stop crap from getting so much attention.
Nintendo may be working on a brand new Legend of Zelda game featuring Zelda as the main character, based on a new rumor.
It works
The cycle of hatred can't always be exactly the same
Maybe in one reincarnation the Hyrule family name their son Link in honour of Hylia's chosen hero and some village woman name their daughter Zelda in honour of Princess Zelda from the old tales of the lands past.
This rumor, or variants of it, appears pretty much every time there is a gap with a non-announced Zelda game in the works. So I would take it with a grain of salt."
That said, I have always wanted a game where you play as her. Not exactly a "Zelda game", mind you, I always see her making more sense in something like a city builder/management or strategy game.
There's a rumor that another Zelda Musou game in the works. I'd sooner believe that one over this.
Here is a look at the Closed Alpha for the game in action.
Keep in mind that regardless of your stance or interest in this, be it good or bad; the ToS agreement makes it so you can't leave negative reviews once accepted.
Hence why I posted video so people can watch and make up their own minds and I will reserve my final thoughts until the final build.
Land on any planet in Star Citizen currently and you’ll be greeted by things like weather patterns, flora, and very possibly a derelict or two. What you won’t find are any animals, however. That’s going to change with alpha 3.23’s release, as CIG has finally put together two animals to populate certain planets. That’s not quite three, but it’s more than one!
Two brand-new animals? Fantastic. This game should be ready by the time the Vault Dwellers come out from their Vaults Two Hundred years after the Apocalypse.
Any minute now...
Aye!!
I agree with much enthusiasm.
get fixated on the numbers game, and it makes sites like this the worse for it. Look at all the flamebait that shows up in the pending news area because of all the conflicting data.
Great post pimpin'. I believe you hit this on the head.
had to take this down and repost it. I didn't proofread very well and corrected it. Sorry, I'm not usually this big of a moron.
You can TELL Hitler not to hate jews
You can TELL people not to hate Taxes
You can TELL a dog not to pant
You can TELL a cat not to Meow....
But that doesn't mean they will do it
Blogs are useless.
Opinions are useless, you see, in the real world where everyones isnt gonna agree with you,ranting won't help better the world one bit.
People should quit wasting their time trying to better everyone.....
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Yes, I guess it is, that would be an endless cycle of rant but yes
I'm just asking you, why bother?
do you find pleasure in this sort of work or something....
I like knowing why people do things.....