You didn't like Arkham City?
Online means nothing to me aside from Animal Crossing and downloable demos/games.
I didn't like Arkham City.
Q4 has got off to a rough start for UK games retail, with fewer games sold in October than September.
In total 2.83m games were sold last month, a fall of 29.5 per cent over the same period a year ago. This is also 20.5 per cent down over September, which benefitted from the late release of FIFA 13.
In terms of revenue, the UK High Street generated £83m, which is 29.8 per cent down year-on-year and 22.8 per cent down month-on-month.
How tough is it going to be to pick up a Wii U at launch in the UK? I'm hearing 25 k for the whole UK wtf? thats crazy. The US gets 1.3 million and you get bupkis.
This year did suck. Not sure what the hell happened. This gen needs to DIE.
aspro said:It's been a phenomenal year of gaming for me, in fact, likely the best ever thanks to the backlog.
That doesnt count, we are talking 2012 games, at least I am.
Dvader said:aspro said:It's been a phenomenal year of gaming for me, in fact, likely the best ever thanks to the backlog.That doesnt count, we are talking 2012 games, at least I am.
Yeah, I was speaking more to personal games, like Geek. I agree this year was the worst. Though wish I were playing Halo 4 right now
"Life-cycle elongation in the current console generation has created such a profound creativity crisis that many are questioning whether premium video games have a future at all. Big budget action gaming in 2012 is the abused child of a soured marriage between twin-stick controller and HD TV. Everyone’s sick of the sight of one another, and the alimony involved in separation could be ruinous. We all went on honeymoon to Sequel Island, a once beautiful, palm-peppered place, and got stranded. Now it’s blemished by rusting shells, skeletons left by the collapse of the construction industry, and mummy and daddy don’t love each other any more."
I haven't bought a single game coming close to two months now. Cancelled my pre-order of the WiiU and of the half a dozen or so games (mostly 3DS) I had pre-ordered. The reason is I decided I'd be better served putting what little disposable income I have to something other than gaming. Having said that I can't say there's been any game release that's tempted me in any major way. I thought I'd really want the new Paper Mario, but it doesn't sound all that great. New Super Mario, just don't seem that interested anymore. New Halo? Maybe I should play the nearly half a dozen Halos I have before adding that one to the backlog. That's another thing. My backlog has got beyond ridiculous. I need to try and get something from all those games i've been hoarding for years, that is what I intent to do. Not losing my interest in gaming exactly, I just really needed to fight my consumerism. So far so good but I need to keep at it. I have tons upon tons of games to play, it's not like I'm going to run out of them anytime soon (or ever)
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bugsonglass said:... New Halo? Maybe I should play the nearly half a dozen Halos I have before adding that one to the backlog. That's another thing. My backlog has got beyond ridiculous. I need to try and get something from all those games i've been hoarding for years, that is what I intent to do. Not losing my interest in gaming exactly, I just really needed to fight my consumerism...
Playing my backlog over the last three years has been very satisying. Being able to pick a game, with some thought going into the process and then seeing what game that leads to next is an adventure. Much like when you read a book and that leads to another. Recent example, Paper Mario leading to Blue Dragon leading to Suikoden.
Anyone with a decent backlog and a waning interest in gaming can go back to what got them interested in the first place (the games they already have) to re-kindle their fascination.
That is totally what I will be doing, I think, for a long time from now.
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aspro said:
Playing my backlog over the last three years has been very satisying. Being able to pick a game, with some thought going into the process and then seeing what game that leads to next is an adventure. Much like when you read a book and that leads to another. Recent example, Paper Mario leading to Blue Dragon leading to Suikoden.Anyone with a decent backlog and a waning interest in gaming can go back to what got them interested in the first place (the games they already have) to re-kindle their fascination.
Until one buys something new.
Foolz said:aspro said:
Playing my backlog over the last three years has been very satisying. Being able to pick a game, with some thought going into the process and then seeing what game that leads to next is an adventure. Much like when you read a book and that leads to another. Recent example, Paper Mario leading to Blue Dragon leading to Suikoden.Anyone with a decent backlog and a waning interest in gaming can go back to what got them interested in the first place (the games they already have) to re-kindle their fascination.
Until one buys something new.
I feel that pain. Hard.
Pushmo.
I'm going to blame the lack of new consoles for this, well also the exceedingly slow crawl release of 3DS games too.
As someone getting more apathetic to gaming having no new consoles to stoke the fires and increased homogeneity (the same or similar nature) in gaming: I was getting bored. Wii was my playground this gen, where weird experiments, quirky games and new genres could stretch their legs. That basically died out in the past year and a half because of the gear up to U.
So looking at what I've played, being mid-Nov now; I played RE Revelations in January. Then basically nothing till Summer when I picked up Beat the Beat Rhythm Paradise. After that I played some Batman Arkham Asylum.
That's pretty much iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.
I got Skyrim for Christmas 2011, have not touched it since. I have a few games left to complete but right near the end and I have had my fill. I suppose I did play Fire Emblem Sacred Stones on the 3DS VC and some Radiant Dawn on the Wii but my memory is foggy, that could have been 2011!
I've also had other health problems which have put up a barrier to gaming, I need to get back to gaming in the living room in a proper chair or lying flat instead of killing my back.
So I'm in a state of gaming flux at the moment, holding fire on buying 360 games many of you are picking up - because I need to have a shedload of cash ready for a Wii U and some games. I would have got Dishonoured and Halo 4 for sure, other stuff too I guess.
I need 635.83 USD to be exact for a Wii U and a paltry 2 games. They are boosting the price of U games by 15.90 USD per game. It's extortionate. They did this when 360 launched but eventually the prices came back down to acceptable. We're being fleeced over here, even the same game on PS3 or 360 is $16 cheaper.
I'm a little down on 3DS, it's a great system but the software is drying up, who is making games for this thing? Nintendo only it seems and they are trickling out faaaaar too slowly. Level 5 and Capcom are doing a couple, which are taking far too long to come out too. All these blogs about phones killing off portable gaming, I'm starting to think its true in the respect that developers have gone elsewhere hence games are drying up.
This year may have been my worst year for gaming, ever.
But, at least in just over 2 weeks I will have a new console. It's only been 6 years....
Please don't do this again industry.
Oh and if all the new consoles end up with tablets it will be a pretty damning indictment on the industry. Let's hope for new stuff. Come on Sony - in built HMD!