EA will take over the world...slowly but surely...

[KillerGremlin]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

Ok then Mr. Smartypants.

What are the differences in Sega's last sports games?
What about Sega's second series games?

Games are just updates. Thats all they are.

If one game follows another game, its just an updated game.

Halo 2? ( i know) I could Live with the Origional Halo. Whats different with it? Storyline and Graphics? So what.

Sega's sports games where considerably cheaper at launch, they were not 50 dollars. The difference is Sega didn't make you pay full price for an updated roster and a few new features, whereas every new EA title to hit the market launches at 50 dollars.

You're dead on with sequals being updates. That's precisely why the gaming industry has gone stale.

Considering the fact that all 3 consoles have online capabilities, new rosters should be included as downloadable content for maybe 5-10 dollars. You shouldn't have to go drop 50 dollars to get an updated roster.

Originally Posted by Perfect Stu

Hey Killer,

I love how some people (like myself) enjoy EA's games () meanwhile top EA managers are making millions of dollars ($$$) and people like yourself whine and hate.

I just love it



dont you?

I do, because in a few years, when EA has total dominince of the market, and you have to pay 50 dollars every year for an updated roster, everyone will be happy.

I'm trying to take the consumer side. If you want to support the corporal whores, so be it. EA is a powerful company, and the amount of crap they have released easily outweighs the good things they have released. They have ruined several series, and their approach to releasing games is humiliating to the industry in general.

EA seems to aim for a yearly sequal. That leaves little time for actual developement, and you get rehash after rehash. I wouldn't mind if we got a new football game every 3 or 4 years, and if you could just download an updated roster. If you disagree with me, fine. I'm not telling you to agree with me. I'm just pointing out that EA is weakening the industry.

Edit: And EA has done some good things. Clive Barker's Undying is one of the best First Person Shooters ever made. The SSX series is amazing, and Battlefield, despite borrowing many ideas from Tribes, took massive online FPSs to the next level. I don't deny that EA has done good things, it's just that they have fallen into a pattern of releasing a lot of bad games. And as you have probably gathered, I dislike their other habit of releasing annual sequals with very little new content, and making it a new game. I really would like to see a push for downloadable rosters or something...or not charging 50 dollars at launch - because what really justifies that cost?