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

[GameMaster]

I already backed my original statement within the statement itself. Joeiss says he enjoys the current Medal of Honor scenario. But it is an undisputed fact that if the character was given an actual identity and storyline, Joeiss would enjoy the game more. Controlling someone who you have no historical knowledge of and never presents any exclusive personality or story within the game is not as enjoyable as a character with background info and exclusive personality. End of discussion. Go have dinner with a complete stranger. I guarantee you it won't be as great as dinner with a friend.

[KillerGremlin]

I gotta say, I felt much more involved playing Return To Castle Wolfenstien then I did playing Medal Of Honor. Medal Of Honor took the more realistic approach, but with Wolfenstien's story you felt some character developement.

And, here's my shameless plug: Go play No One Lives Forever. It is probably the best post Half-Life PC Shooter, and by the end of the games 60 levels (It's humongous, I know) you will be feeling for all the characters. Plus it's witty, and it's a bond paradoy. And it's not as shameless as I originally thought! Because as EA was soiling the Bond series, No One Lives Forever was mocking it and innovating it. Ca-ching!

[Joeiss]

Originally Posted by GameMaster

I already backed my original statement within the statement itself. Joeiss says he enjoys the current Medal of Honor scenario. But it is an undisputed fact that if the character was given an actual identity and storyline, Joeiss would enjoy the game more. Controlling someone who you have no historical knowledge of and never presents any exclusive personality or story within the game is not as enjoyable as a character with background info and exclusive personality. End of discussion. Go have dinner with a complete stranger. I guarantee you it won't be as great as dinner with a friend.

It is not an undisputed fact, numb nuts. To each his own.

Originally Posted by GameMaster

I beg to differ, kind Sir. The actual reason is deception. Gamers are led to believe they're buying one thing when in fact they're buying something completley different. Allow me to guide you through the trickery:



What We Think: A game focused on one man fighting to preserve honor for his country.

What We Get: A game focused on millions of men fighting to preserve honor for their country.


The Point: EA deceives it's buyers with misleading box art advertising. It makes me want to cry to even ponder how many people are getting swindled by EA everyday.

I never played that MOH game.... I only played the one released on PS2 several years ago... And I really enjoyed it because it felt like I was the character, leading my troops into battle. It was sweet.


And if it is true that EA deceives its buyers with misleading box art advertising, then I am all for it, because the games are awesome anyways.

[KillerGremlin]

You felt like you where leading your troops into battle? One of my main complaints against Medal Of Honor was that the game didn't have as much team combat as it was advertised to have. I mean, I thought the beach in Halo was more effective then the beach in MOH.....

[Typhoid]

Actually...the MoH Rising Sun guy DOES have a backstory....if you read the manual. Like I did. Every character in book has a back story.

And Gamemaster in the Sims 2, you would be stupid to think its about just the people, considering The Sims was focused on Living, and The Urbz is for the people.

Also, BF 1942 isnt about one man. Show me someone who thinks it is. Please. Its a Massive Online Multiplayer War Sim. How can you get "One man army" out of " Massive Online Multiplayer"?

[Stonecutter]

EA just bought the exclusive rights to the arena football league, and no, this isn't some parody.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/01...s_6116065.html

Somebody on the PA forums said it best. It wasn't bad enough that they disembowled and decapitated someone, they had to piss on their corpse as well. This was pretty much the only other football league that someone could make a game for (keep in mind that you can't put college players names in a college game, so that's kind of moot.)


Assholes.

[Typhoid]

Originally Posted by Stonecutter

Assholes.

Are you forgetting this is a business?

They are doing what businesses strive to do, in fact, it is the main objective for most businesses, which is to monopolize your category or area.

They are doing that. They are doing it like any otehr company would given the right amount of money.

You cant tell me that any company would pass up the chance to put a rival company out, and get them more profit.

[Null]

i love how everyone gets mad at EA for doing something any other company encluding ESPN/SEGA would do if they could. Why not be mad at the NFL or AFL for selling out to a company?

[Ginkasa]

It doesn't matter if the move was good for that one company or if every single other company in the world would do the same thing if given the opportunity. It still has a negative effect on the business in general, which ticks people off who can realize that.

People are complaining about what EA did, not that it was EA that did it.


*shrugs and walks away*

[Null]

Originally Posted by Linkey

It doesn't matter if the move was good for that one company or if every single other company in the world would do the same thing if given the opportunity. It still has a negative effect on the business in general, which ticks people off who can realize that.

People are complaining about what EA did, not that it was EA that did it.

no, it has quite a bit to do with EA being the ones who did it. and it does matter, thats business, deal with it.

im just sayin, perhaps they're getting mad at the wrong people.

[Bond]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

Are you forgetting this is a business?

Stonecutter doesn't like large corporations. He prefers small hometown grocery stores.