Video Game Consumers Turning Into Spoiled Children
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It seems that in the past 8 years or so gamers have become more needy and impossible to satisfy. What I mean by this is every new game that has come out recently has gotten worse reviews then I would ever think. Just a few examples of this are that most people I have talked to on this subject and from reading a few gaming forums I have noticed that for games like HALO or Call of Duty have been recently being torn apart by criticisms. After HALO 3 it seems like most people think that every HALO game should be exactly like HALO 3 because is was "The only good one". What I say to these people is, if the developers of HALO wanted to make the newest HALO the same as HALO 3 then what would be the point of making a new game? It would seem less time consuming and would be less expensive for map packs and other DLC to be released for it. Yes, Bungie is no longer the creators of HALO games but that doesn't mean that the story has been any less compelling or playing some good ole capture the flag has become any less fun. In shorter terms, if the game isn't completely different from the last then whats the point of making it?
Now, the biggest example of all of this is the Call of Duty games. In this case I believe that some people do not understand that there are two different companies working on Call of Duty, Activision and Treyarch. Two different companies means two different games weather the games bear the same title or not. I have made a few observations on this. One is Treyarch is known for their introduction of Nazi Zombies to Call of Duty. A simple concept yet addicting and challenging as well. You and up to 4 of your friends work together to hold off waves and waves of zombies without end and on some maps completing other side objectives. Zombies has been in every Treyarch Call of Duty game since World at War and continues to be a fan favorite. But, with all the new updates to Zombies in the past few Treyarch Call of Duty games some people think they are "dumb" and "will never compare to the original". Yes, I do agree that the originals are amazing but to me a new game calls for a new experience. If I really wanted to play the older Zombies Id just go grab my copy of World at War and put it into my 360 and play it. People must realize the Zombies they know and love is not gone. It can be played whenever they want!
My second observation of, mainly Call of Duty, gamers being impossible to please is what all Call of Duty games are famous for.... online multiplayer. Honestly, all of the online multiplayer in Call of Duty is the same. Yes there are new things like added killstreaks etc. but its mainly the weapons. I currently play Call of Duty Ghosts and I think it is the best Call of Duty yet! But, I always hear people saying "This is the worst Call of Duty" "MW2 is the only good game". What I say to them is; why don't you just go play that one then? No one is stopping you. (or) If you hate it so much why did you spend 60 dollars and waste all that time getting to such a high prestige level? Its a new game and its a work of art from the people who know what they are doing. People are not perfect, and people create video games, therefore a perfect video game is not achievable.
So, having said all of this I hope people can come to realize that we should all just kick back and enjoy the damn game because thats what it was created for you the consumer to do!
