@DieselCat18 No... at first I was about to lash out at R2C25, but after reading the whole story, he's actually right. Consumers have every right to express distaste. It isn't that modern gamers are spoiled little kids who think they're "entitled," it's that modern developers are operating in a HIGHLY competitive market. Back in the days of the NES, when you would spend 30 minutes beating a game to see an end screen that said "Conglaturation! Thanks for praying our game!," you just rolled your eyes and moved on. But, we live in a time where special effects, a good story and cinematics make a game what it is. Not to mention the (sometimes) weeks you have to invest in a game to complete it, if I get some crappy ending, I'm gonna feel at least disappointed. I'm 32, and grew up in the 8-Bit era, so I feel the lack of appreciation new gamers have for old titles, but I can't stand it when pretentious purists pull this "kids today" crap. Kids today are growing up in a generation where games consistently deliver when it comes to kick-ass elements within' a game, and suggesting that they just keep their mouths shut when it comes to an unsatisfactory release (just because they weren't alive when ALL game endings were crappy compared to today) is bad for the whole industry. How will game developers learn how to improve upon their product without critics to let them know what the problems are? When you're in a creative field like film or game development... or even culinary art (since we're comparing games to food), you HAVE to be able to accept criticism. If you don't know how to learn from what your critics are telling you... especially in THIS savage industry... heh... you ain't gonna make it.
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