Hype, Disappointment, and the "Hardcore"

[MrWhitefolks]

Drake of the 99 Dragons?

are you new?

http://www.pimp-productions.com/reviews/drake.php

[Damian79]

I just read that review, why did you go through all that pain?

[Mzo]

I got Fable for free.

I thought it was Purgatory: the Game. Bland and boring character designs, bland and boring environments, a story I couldn't care less about, boring missions, easy and boring combat... it didn't really do anything WRONG, per se, but it didn't do anything interesting or particularly good, either. I'm not judging it harshly, and I never even listened to the hype. I forgot it existed until TNL started talking about it about a week before its release.

I think Fable sucks.

[Rocca]

I didn't really hate Fable because of the hype either, even though it was pretty disappointing, I just found it a lackluster game. I hated the combat, I tried loving it at one point and I did for like an hour, until I realized how lame it was again.

All feelings aside, its an average game that takes stuff from alot of other popular titles and tries to make it work. Well it didn't.

[Bacon McShig]

I bought Fable day one, so I was definitely anticipating it, but my standards for it weren't nearly as out of proportion as most. I was expecting it to be better than average at best, and only enjoyable at worst. Considering the way it was touted, I felt that was a realistic expectation.

I played 2 sittings in the first few days, maybe 2 hours total, and haven't touched it since. I still keep it around to give it a fair chance, but I almost dread playing it. The world looks nice, but the characters and plot (the most important elements of an RPG, natch) thus far are absolutely horrendous.

[Shapermc]

Main Entry: hard core
Function: noun
1 : a central or fundamental and usually enduring group or part: as a : a relatively small enduring core of society marked by apparent resistance to change or inability to escape a persistent wretched condition (as poverty or chronic unemployment) b : a militant or fiercely loyal faction

God I hate that word used with gamers.

Anyways, the hate on hyped games is just louder than for par or sub-par games it is not any worse. Also because of the hype you have illiterate douches that want to complain to more people than their friends come out of the woodworks all over the net.

"omg dud fble is teh sux. kant blivei wnted teh gamez. GTA5 allz thez wayz, fuck ths shiz." Oh shit I forgot to hit caps lock.

[Roufuss]

Well I understand that you were disappointed in JSRF, but do you think it was a bad game when price isn't an issue?

It's about 3 dollars for a used copy now. If you had waited until now to pick it up, do you think you would hold as much against it? What if you had received a copy for free, would you be as disappointed with it? Is it just because of the amount of money you lost that you dislike it?

Sometimes price dosen't matter.

I got Megaman X7 for 5 bucks, and it sucks so bad, and I'm relived I didn't pay 50. Sometimes it's not the amount of money if you feel the game is truly garbage.

[Tsubaki]

When you are into something for a long time, you get to experience the best and worst of that something and will, over time, discover what you like and what you don't like. Then there are two options you can take:

1) Take everything as it comes where everything has something to offer, and appreciate it for that.

or

2) Find that everything that doesn't match your built-over-time standards is a waste of your time and money. You will only be looking for best of best gaming experiences, and "decent entertainment" doesn't cut it anymore.

I'm in the latter boat. I just beat Densetsu no Starfi 2 last night on the GBA, and although it's a well-made game, with tons of extras, it's just nothing more than good entertainment. So I'll probably sell it off sooner or later. It doesn't do anything above and beyond.

[callous]

It bothers me, too. The endless barrage of words like "shit", "crap" "abomination" and so on used for games that are really just mediocre to good, but not AAA or even AA titles. I understand how it works, though. A majority praises the game and some individual feels the need to counteract the praise with words that he or she probably knows are too strong. It's a way of making people pay attention to your cause, really. Still it can be very tiring to argue with people like this if they don't downgrade their stance once a debate really takes off. When I say tiring I really should say pointless in most cases.

[Mzo]

Well, see, it's like this:

back in the NES days, it was pretty much the only system in town, and we had like 3 good games a year. That left plenty of time to play all the mediocre to bad games, and maybe find a few surprising gems or so-bad-they-were-fun games.

Nowadays, every month usually brings at least a couple of excellent games. Who honestly has the time to waste on the dregs?