Pie_Master178 said:
[...]there have been times where I download a game for the PC,PS2,XBOX 360 and NDS and play the game for a few hours and totally feel depressed playing the game.
Why? because the game looks good on paper and screenshots, yet when I finally play the game it turns out to be a bad game in general and not very fun.Now that is why Pirating saves me money, If I took a chance on every game that remotely looked good, I would be paying a fortune.
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So, so true. I don't know whether it's the industry, or just the fact that I'm turning into (more of) a whiny asshole, but most games nowadays plain disappoint.
I recently bought Mirror's Edge for the 360. It's a good game. It's fun, it's got a beautiful style. It plays like a rollercoaster ride in funland.
It takes about 3-4 hours to finish.
Ok, so I liked it, but part of me (mostly the whineal glands and the moanial axis in the brain) is still pissed that I shelled out cash for something so goddamn short.
Same goes for DS games. There's the shit, the decent, and the fantastic games.
Most DS games fall in the decent category; they're fine, really, and if you're a fanboy they're fucking awesome. But in truth, they aren't worth paying for.
I tried Spectral Force Genesis the other day, after finding out it had gotten a EU release. After 50 seconds of playtime I was about to delete it and rant about how shit it is. Then I calmed down, gritted my teeth and tried it again. Final verdict is it's a decent game. Aside from the somewhat meager presentation the gameplay is pretty solid, and it should (unless you rape your enemies by exploiting the game's flaws) give you decent playtime. It's like Dokapon Journey, only not shit. Problem being, if I
paid for this game, I
would want my money back.
That's the essence of why I pirate; I can't buy games here in Holland because they just don't show up in stores AND most DS games are just not worth paying for.
I think the problem here is that the DS is focusing wrongly. It started out as a casual experience (I think?) and now it's trying to be a
real gaming platform, all pretending it can do good 3D and multiplayer. What a joke. But I'll end this here before I go on a rantpage on what the handhelds and consoles are doing wrong this generation.