The Gaming Industry
I object to the shoddy production values of video games. Even high-end games like X-Men:Legends and GTA:San Andreas are so full of glitches, oversights, and inconsitencies that if they were books they would be full of typos and missing pages. If they were movies then nobody would be laughing at Ed Wood anymore. To make things worse the cost of games are 2 to 5 times that of books and movies.
I'm not just talking screen flicker and freezes here. One of todays big trends in games like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Bard's Tale and Fable is the supposed ability to change the course of a game through your choices. SW:KOTOR let's you choose between the path of a Jedi or the dark side. Or does it? Sure your appearance changes and you may hear some slightly different dialog but you will ultimately be performing the same tasks give or take a few grisly deaths to reach one of only two endings. Fable is much the same. You can murder your wife and make vulgar thrusting motions at children but kill enough hobbes and balverines and you're a saint.
It's time we stand up people! The next time you find yourself unable to proceed with your game because you've managed to get your head stuck in the ceiling, demand your money back. Better yet, let's all march upon BioWare Corp and demand true consequences to our actions.
Err..you guys go on ahead and I'll catch up later. I've got cars to steal and rats to summon.
I'm not just talking screen flicker and freezes here. One of todays big trends in games like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Bard's Tale and Fable is the supposed ability to change the course of a game through your choices. SW:KOTOR let's you choose between the path of a Jedi or the dark side. Or does it? Sure your appearance changes and you may hear some slightly different dialog but you will ultimately be performing the same tasks give or take a few grisly deaths to reach one of only two endings. Fable is much the same. You can murder your wife and make vulgar thrusting motions at children but kill enough hobbes and balverines and you're a saint.
It's time we stand up people! The next time you find yourself unable to proceed with your game because you've managed to get your head stuck in the ceiling, demand your money back. Better yet, let's all march upon BioWare Corp and demand true consequences to our actions.
Err..you guys go on ahead and I'll catch up later. I've got cars to steal and rats to summon.
posted by OGRastamon at 7:10 PM
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