E3 is Finished

[StriderKyo]

No, I'm pretty sure working long hours doing repetitive work isn't any fun, no matter what. It's the same with people who think testing games is going to be SO AWESOME until they get stuck having to play That's So Raven for the GBA over and over in a myriad of ways while documenting everything of note. Or (and I'm sure you'll relate to this) the people who work at Gamestop because working with games and people who buy games will be SO MUCH FUN until reality kicks in.

Dull work is dull work and long hours are long hours, and the actual content doesn't go as far as you'd think it would.

No, sorry, not buying it. There's no way you can complain about that job. "Some of the games aren't fun" isn't a good enough reason. Anybody who can needs to be introduced to real work.

[Drewbacca]

Shut up. I went to an afterparty for a movie after a premiere once. Okay, it was for Soul Plane. But nevertheless, the party was for the stars and musicians in attendance to fuck, get drunk, and get high. It was glorious.

That was for a movie. The whole point I was making is that video games need to stop treating themselves like movies. Movies are in a whole other league.

[Diff-chan]

That was for a movie. The whole point I was making is that video games need to stop treating themselves like movies. Movies are in a whole other league.

And the whole point I was making is that you are a pretentious twat. People throw afterparties at movies to have a good time. People throw afterparties at E3 to have a good time. Parties are to have a good time.

[mollipen]

Maybe for you print, folks. Grrr...

Which, I think, is the fault of all of us gamers. Once you get all of the big stuff covered - the keynotes, any new game announcements, etc., there really isn't a lot of solid, concrete coverage to come from E3. Anybody who has ever gone knows it is damn near impossible to get any real time in with any of the games. And yet, gamers have come to demand that this flood of E3 coverage be put up online, even if there's no story to be told.

[Melf]

I was finally going to be able to attend this year too...

Ah well, hopefully there'll be a Classic Gaming Expo this year, and I can go to that. Suits what I write about more anyway.

[sethsez]

No, sorry, not buying it. There's no way you can complain about that job. "Some of the games aren't fun" isn't a good enough reason. Anybody who can needs to be introduced to real work.

It's good as far as jobs go, but people who think it's all rainbows and gumdrops are kidding themselves. It's frequently tedious as hell and is far more regimented than just "playing a game a lot." Not a bad gig if you know what to expect going in, though.

That's not the main reason after parties exist. I don't care if they turn out to be fun or not. If you work in film (or advertising, more importantly) then you're there to rub elbows. A nobody like you wouldn't have had to go through with those commitments so you could focus all of your time on having fun.

Don't be so god damn naive.

You're both right. They exist to blow off steam and celebrate finishing the movie, but in practice just about everyone realizes the opportunity they present and choose to take advantage of it.

[Will]

I guess this sucks since the press conferences always showed off something fun and the coverage aspect from various websites were cool but whatever.

They can still do things through smaller shows or through publisher's own events.

[Frogacuda]

Glad I went last year. Had a blast too. Sucks if it's no more.

[Bacon McShig]

I hope the general idea spreads to other areas of the videogame industry. Just as most of the year's news and announcements being condensed into 3 days makes for a lot of items being overshadowed and marginalized, releasing 80% of games in the 3-month holiday window has a similar effect.

The market needs to end its love affair with condensation, spread things out a bit.

[Thief Silver]

I keep looking at this thread forgetting if I made an anti-EA post or not since it looks like they're the main ones bitching.