Showing off a game where Bruce Lee gets his ass whipped? Bad publicity. Whether the game is trying to be 'realistic' in showing the more human side of Bruce or not, this was not the super human ability that the real Bruce Lee showed. If you want people to buy the game, show a 10 second clip of Bruce knocking 10 people out. Yeah. One per second. Lol.
I don't think it's a matter of leaving the console race. I think it's a matter of entering the game race. Yes yes, by now they have a good bit of games, but the games they do have are mostly just rehashed experiences. Old games with new coats, with a couple of exceptions. They have so many games they could carry on with. I haven't seen any new Starfox games. Golden Sun, Earthbound, F-Zero, Yoshi, etc. Also I don't think things would've been so bad if they kind of adjusted their late-game/early-game decisions. Smash Bros, Mario Kart, Zelda, alot of these should've been out when the Wii U first came around. I think they would've done a lot better if they had. Now it's later on, the other consoles are out, and a lot of their top games are just now beginning to come out. I don't think Nintendo is in any real danger of losing out all together, but I do think they need to pick it up and start making more games with their titles. For instance, that Legend of Zelda based on Dynasty Warriors? AWESOME. Now, it may not be for everyone, and I myself might not even be into it, but this shows they're taking a risk, and putting themselves out there. I think once they capitalize on this and keep that momentum going, they'll be out of the red and into the green in no time. I have faith in Nintendo, I just want them to stop blinding themselves with too many silly decisions, and start making better ones. This doesn't come from a fanboy, this comes from a gamer, that wants all the companies to succeed, and provide us with a lot of the memorable experiences in our lives, whether it be Halo, Uncharted, Mario, Gears of War, Last of Us, Smash bros, or whatever.
@Shanks_D_Chop @xGr4ffitix Well, I wasn't so much saying that people do what they do because they can't get beaten up. I just meant like..Hm..How to explain..Say you get into an argument with your girlfriend, and you say something really rude and insensitive. You see how she reacts, and you can pretty much see in her eyes and her body language, that it really hurt her feelings, and in some way this might affect you to, to the point where you start to feel bad about saying the things you said. On the internet, you don't know how you affected the person's life by saying the things you say, and could care less because chances are you'll never talk to them again. Comments that may just seem funny and harmless to one person, can be taken to heart pretty easily by others, and since you're not in person to see them and how they feel, you don't really have to care about it. Sure, the internet may be an outlet for some, but it's also a place for bad role models too. I know there's probably a lot of kids out there that just mimic the behavior of others, just because it gives them a sense of..Fitting in I guess? "I played on xbox live, and this guy called this other guy a name. It was funny. I should do it too." And in turn, it just kinda spreads like a virus. I'm ashamed to say that I've known grown men. ADULTS. Who act like children over online games and gaming communities, and it's reasons like that, that the younger audiences end up being the way they are. At least, part of the reason.
These days it feels like it's hard to convince a mass to do anything. I know especially how it feels to be sort of 'alone' in the gaming world. I've got two brothers, and they don't even like video games. It feels pretty crappy not to have someone to talk to about it, and then come online and get trolled with some pretty childish stuff, OR during a multiplayer game get bashed and cussed out. I have to admit, I can't pretend I'm an angel since people like that have made me angry before. I'm not proud of it, but it's hard to be positive and friendly when there are just certain things that can get on your nerves. I guess that's a problem that I have to work on myself. I try to be the bigger man and take the other route, but I can't say I do it all the time. I think personally, it's the anonymity of the internet. Kids can spout off, cuss, and comment however they want, and be hidden by the mask of the internet. No one will hurt you or beat you up (unless in some kind of extreme IP tracing case.) So it furthers that level of 'freedom of speech', but people abuse it. It would take something massive to convince people to get along, but eventually people will separate and argue once again. Pretty saddening really.
@LADIES_MAN_2013 @meedokicky @xGr4ffitix Lol. Calm down man. No one is comparing. I said 'they're different games' in my post. They just have similar things about them is all. I was using it as an example of how strange it would feel being a female character in a GTA world. I wasn't trying to start up some GTA vs Saints Row thing.
Lol I'm trying to picture myself playing a GTA game as a woman. Playing Saints Row as a woman was pretty weird considering she still went through all the motions that a guy goes through. I know they're different games but, I'm sitting here wondering what it would be like and it's making me laugh. Picking up dude hookers, going to a male strip club..Oh good lord. Well, maybe they can just do like Harvest Moon does, and make a girl version?
I feel bad for them..I mean..Kingdoms of Amalur was a pretty damn good game. It gave me that classic Fable 1 feel. Of course, it didn't have everything, but hey it was a new game, right? And it certainly wasn't bad for a new IP either. I hope a large company buys them and puts them to good use, because there's a lot of talented people there. They need a company where the nice-suited big wigs in corporate don't screw them over and cause them to lose everything.
On one hand, this is cool I guess. I kinda like the idea of a game being around for a long time, and they expand on it. Sort of like they were saying they would do with GTA Online, and sort of like Warcraft has done. On the other hand though, I'm not sure if it's a totally cool idea, since most companies wanna put in that 'long game' to make money off of lots of little things. With fable I imagine it'll be, double experience cards, special spells, special pets, special weapons, and pretty soon all those little micro-transactions will add up. It might be smart for business I guess, since lots of companies have become successful off of it, but I don't know. Maybe I'm just becoming an old man, but stuff like that just doesn't feel like real gaming anymore. Beat this much of the game, and feel incomplete, then pay this much money to get more of the game, only to feel the same way! Lol. I can't stand DLC, and as much as I love the idea of a game lasting for the long haul, I just got a bad feeling in my stomach..And my wallet.
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