Gaming? Gaming? Well... what are you playing?

[greyhound]

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Total War Series.

[NowIknowWhy]

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Total War Series.

[meep]

(06-29-2011 11:39 AM)NowIknowWhy link Wrote:Nothing they make is deadly or dangerous like say...Monsanto or Lockheed-Martin...

Their destruction of the nature of the product from an art form to a consumable pile of stool aimed at the lowerst common denominator...it's just why I'd rather buy grass-fed ground chuck and make my own burgers versus McDonalds.

That sums up my feelings toward Disney, too.

[NowIknowWhy]

(06-29-2011 02:53 PM)Heartless Monster Meep link Wrote:[quote author=NowIknowWhy link=topic=22570.msg236034#msg236034 date=1309365540]
Nothing they make is deadly or dangerous like say...Monsanto or Lockheed-Martin...

Their destruction of the nature of the product from an art form to a consumable pile of stool aimed at the lowerst common denominator...it's just why I'd rather buy grass-fed ground chuck and make my own burgers versus McDonalds.

That sums up my feelings toward Disney, too.

[meep]

(06-29-2011 03:18 PM)NowIknowWhy link Wrote:When there are less and less small manufacturers competing to make quality products they can market at reasonable costs and more companies willing to sell you shit they market at costs no small vendor can keep up with...you get this:

Well, there's also the problem that we've allowed a few corporations to get so large that they can buy up anything that looks good.

[NowIknowWhy]

(06-29-2011 04:57 PM)Heartless Monster Meep link Wrote:[quote author=NowIknowWhy link=topic=22570.msg236053#msg236053 date=1309378702]
When there are less and less small manufacturers competing to make quality products they can market at reasonable costs and more companies willing to sell you shit they market at costs no small vendor can keep up with...you get this:

Well, there's also the problem that we've allowed a few corporations to get so large that they can buy up anything that looks good.

[meep]

(06-29-2011 06:03 PM)NowIknowWhy link Wrote:Let them buy me out and go off to form my own company...

People make games 'cause they love to...not always because of profit.

But it's a huge amount of work to develop a great game.

[Walldude]

(06-29-2011 06:28 PM)meep Wrote:  

(06-29-2011 06:03 PM)NowIknowWhy link Wrote:Let them buy me out and go off to form my own company...

People make games 'cause they love to...not always because of profit.

But it's a huge amount of work to develop a great game.

True but there are some incredible low budget indie games out there. Minecraft, Frozen Synapse, Limbo, Braid...

There are still people coding games because they love to play.

[NowIknowWhy]

(06-29-2011 06:28 PM)meep Wrote:  

(06-29-2011 06:03 PM)NowIknowWhy link Wrote:Let them buy me out and go off to form my own company...

People make games 'cause they love to...not always because of profit.

But it's a huge amount of work to develop a great game.

Do you think "Angry Birds" or "Limbo" took more time/money than say...Dragon Age 2? I'd say far less. Still plenty of man hours but far less resources working them on a far greater product.

There is a formula.