Im an old school gamer, and as such I have old school values. Call me an old fogy if you will but i believe there are certain standards which were set "back in my day" and even further back that define the gaming experience.
I recently read an article by DESTRCUTOID.COM regarding the new Avengers video game. Being that im a comic book far from way back , im interested in all things comic conversion related, be it movies, cartoons, art , novels, board games and much more. Video games and comics are a perfect balance of two things I love and hold dear to my heart.
However.... The gaming industry has fallen incredibly far from grace, particularly over the last decade. As gaming became more mainstream, and not just for nerds, the industry grew massively in size. This shift bought a lot of good things to gaming, but it also bought the bad.
Is this really the standard we are expecting from gaming companies right now? Praising a developer for delivering a complete game on launch ? Writing an article on that ground breaking goal? come on...
A quick skim of the comments section of the article shows that many share the same sentiments, but still here we are. How did it get this way i hear you ask ? well its simple really.... we let them do it.
Yes its all our fault for buying the crap they release as games which are, incomplete, cheap, glitchy, money grabs. Slap together games that they 'fix' via patches, upsell via payed DLC, etc.
If we didn't buy the crap they wouldn't make money on it and would have to stop doing what is not profitable... i wont hold my breath though.
I would say the icing on the proverbial cake is the fact that if you read beyond the surface value of the statement being made regarding this particular video game, its full of contradictions, smoke and mirrors and double speak (again refer to the comments on the linked article).
What does this mean ? Well it means they are talking out their respective poopie holes regarding what they plan to deliver... and we will buy it.
Until we refuse to accept this kind of product and behaviour, dont expect it to change... its up to US as consumers to take the stand and force them to deliver something which is acceptable.
If there is one thing to take away from this article it is this: We really need to take a good look at the video game industry if a developer saying they want a fresh release game to "feel COMPLETE out of the box", is something we revel in as though it is a revolutionary concept.