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More Products From the Sequel Factory
Both the New York Times and Electronic Gaming Monthly have commented recently on the ongoing trend of sequel production in gaming. The NYT specifically cites EA's recent trends regarding endless rehashing of titles, while EGM talks more broadly about the role of sequels in the industry. While most reviewers lament the current state of the sequel factory, those within the industry rely on new versions of old titles for their bread and butter. From the EGM article: "Let's assume the publisher's position that sequels are a necessary evil, and the blockbuster videogame industry we have today cannot exist without sequels to support its often great financial burdens for research and development, marketing, distribution, etc. So, what are sequels doing for the gamer who's not interested in keeping up with the sequel treadmill?"
Baaaa.
Madden has it coming. It's shit. And people who only play Madden (or other EA sports games) are not videogame enthusiasts. That is like saying someone who enjoyed 'the Fast and the Furious', its sequel, and even 'Biker Boyz' are true fans of cinema, just for that. Wrong. They do not care about games. If you know what Psychonauts is, you care about gaming. If you still own 'a' Zelda game, you care about games. If Halo (& Halo 2) are more than a multiplayer game to you, you care about games. If you have traded in ALL your old systems, you ARE NOT a gamer, you are a trend following, MTV watching, graphics whore. Fuck MTV. Fuck G4. Fuck Madden. Thats whats wrong with videogames. P.S. Good graphics are the shit....it just needs to be a good game as well.