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An era of simplistic, casual video games is upon us

Bitmob Community Writer Chandler Tate: I am now thoroughly convinced that the era of complex, challenging, and elongated games is now on the way out.

StrawberryDiesel4204311d ago

Dark Souls and Demon's Souls beg to differ...

NYC_Gamer4311d ago

That doesn't change the fact most games released are streamlined for the mainstream crowd

Sidewinder-4311d ago

The Gaming Gods have forsaken us!!

Hicken4311d ago

Gonna be marked for trolling but... THANKS A LOT, MICROSOFT AND NINTENDO!

BrutallyBlunt4311d ago

You're right, Singstar was their fault. So was Ape Escape. I guess Eye Pet was their fault as well. Be a gamer Hicken, not a fanboy. You'll live longer.

PirateThom4311d ago

Have... you ever played Ape Escape?

BrutallyBlunt4311d ago

Yes, the original. It was fun. The new one sucked with Move.

PirateThom4311d ago

Oh, I was concerned you were talking about the original there for some reason and was confused.

KeiserSosay47884311d ago

Sony has done their fair share too, dude...

ginsunuva4311d ago

But sony had little influence. The others + Apple and Facebook made the unfortunate difference.

Hicken4311d ago

I agree, but I'm not saying Sony has never made anything casual.

However, as of right now, they're the only one of the Big Three that hasn't tossed their hat into the ring for the casual over the core.

Some people would like to name a title or two over the course of years, and lead you to believe that Sony has done what either Nintendo did- creating a system that was aimed almost entirely at the casual market- or what Microsoft did- leave their core behind and focus on the money-making casual segment of gaming.

Sony makes casual games, but they don't push it like the other two. And let's face it: if Nintendo and Microsoft were still catering more to the core than the casual, we wouldn't be seeing the current push that we do in the industry. It would be a tiny segment of gaming, kept largely on smartphones and tablets.

Well, it's easy to skew things how you want, and then call anybody who doesn't agree with you a fanboy. I'll at least applaud you for not being so childish as to do that.

BrutallyBlunt4311d ago (Edited 4311d ago )

Funny how supportive Hicken is of Sony when it's actually the PC that has the most games that cater to the non-casual crowd. What's so difficult about playing Uncharted for example? All it is is wave after wave of bad guys just like Call Of Duty with some cinematics thrown in and some obstacles to climb. I mean if we really want to see the core of it that's what it is. One big joyride that anyone can play. It's a great game, i'm not knocking it but people like Hicken thinks these games are for the hardcore crowd. Go play Civilization on the PC and tell me again how difficult and non-casual Uncharted is in comparison.

How about Valkyria Chronicles, another great game on the Playstation 3. Compare that to a game on the PC called Frozen Synapse. That game takes skill so when you compare the two Valkyria Chronicles looks very much like a casual game in comparison.

Notice a pattern with Hicken? It's all about making sure Sony is being on a higher pedastal than both Nintendo and Microsoft. That's ALL he cares about. He has no ambition in promoting the PC platform because he's a Sony fanboy at heart. Sony's main target in gaming is Nintendo and Microsoft, not the PC. Funny how the legion of fanboys like Hicken also follow this same path.

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Sony may throw a bone here and there with games like Heavy Rain but those are few and far between. They too care about sales and will also milk franchises like God Of War. They might try and spin things and make it appear they are all for innovation and the hardcore much more than anyone else but the consumers will always dictate what stays and what goes. Funny how Call Of Duty is also the highest grossing franchise on the Playstation 3. So it's not like Sony gamers are much different than gamers on other systems even though Hicken thinks he's in his own league.

Very very very few games ever get green lit that are new IP's and Sony is no different. How many new IP's have we seen from Sony this year on the Playstation 3? How many hardcore games on the PS3 will come out this year than in comparison to the XBOX360 and PC? When you really look at the bulk of titles the Playstation 3 really doesn't stand out from the crowd. It's just the Sony fanboys who try dseperately to make it appear otherwise. I have a Playstation 3, I know what comes out. Sure Journey is a great game but so are other games like Fez. This is why Sony has had troubles defining itself because the XBOX360 plays the same way and with the same games. There are VERY VERY few titles that actually set the two apart but people like Hicken will fight to the death to highlight those VERY few titles we actually do see each year.

ShaunCameron4302d ago

Or a return to basics and an innocent time when a person didn't have to be a pretentious anti-social douchebag to enjoy video games.

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Call of Duty Players Disappointed by $80 B.E.A.S.T. Glove Bundle Deal

Recently, players of Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone were met with a new bundle featuring the B.E.A.S.T. Glove, inspired by King Kong's armament in the Godzilla x Kong movie. However, the $80 price tag attached to this themed accessory left many Call of Duty fans feeling underwhelmed.

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Kaii7d ago

Morons that allow themselves to be milked continuously by this company is the definition of irony.
Spend more $$ and you'll end up In easier lobbies so you win both ways when ya spend that cash

melons6d ago

Controversy in the COD community feels like it happens within an alternate timeline. Activision will take the piss with something, there will be a momentary fuss about it, and then they will forget about it and carry on anyway. Repeat this cycle literally every year for the rest of time.

Gridknac6d ago

They call that a crack head! Thats what this is really about, its an addiction. People who dont smoke cigarettes look and laugh at the addicts that spend $8-$10 a pack, but they cant help themselves, they are addicted. That same analogy applies perfectly to the whole MT industry. Only an addict that was not thinking clearly would spend this kind of money on something so frivolous. A round of multiplayer provides the same high a person gets from scratching a lotto ticket, or putting money on a sports bet. MT in general need to really be regulated because you have a generation of kids becoming adults who grew up only knowing the MT era of gaming. Its normal to them and they will in turn teach their kids the same by just being a gaming parent and getting their kids involved with them in gaming. Thats why no matter how ridiculous the headlines keep getting out of the MT industry, it never seems to fade or go away.

X-235d ago

I'm so tired of hearing about what they're doing with this game, its never going to change and it's never going to value the consumer over money, furthermore the people who engage so heavily in the microtransactions I guess allegedly are having a blast and can't wait to do it some more this year when the new version of the game drops.

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I'm Replaying Skyrim (again), and So Should You

Replaying Skyrim after 13 years is a reminder of the progress made in western RPGs over the last decade, but also what's been lost.

anast12d ago

I tried, but it's a poorly made game that insults its customers.

lucian22912d ago

nah, only mods make it decent, and even then it's bad, and this is after i modded for at least 3 years

Nittdarko12d ago

Funnily enough, I'm about to play it for the first time in VR with 1000 mods to make the game playable, as is the Bethesda way

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The 7 Best Western RPGs: Immersive Adventures

RPGs are often huge, sprawling endeavours. With limited playtime, we have to choose wisely, so here's the best western RPGs available today.

SimpleSlave12d ago

"I started playing games yesterday" the List... Meh!

How about a few RPGs that deserve some love instead?
1 - Alpha Protocol - Now on GOG
2 - else Heart.Break()
3 - Shadowrun Trilogy
4 - Wasteland 2
5 - UnderRail
6 - Tyranny
7 - Torment: Tides of Numenera

And for a bonus game that flew under the radar:
8 - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

DustMan12d ago

Loved Alpha Protocol in all it's glorious jank. Great game.

SimpleSlave12d ago (Edited 12d ago )

Not only glorious jank, but the idea that the story can completely change depending on what you do, or say, or side with, makes it one of the most forward thinking games ever. The amount of story permutation is the equivalent of a Hitman level but in Story Form. And it wasn't just that the story changed, no, it was that you met completely new characters, or missed them, depending on your choices. Made Mass Effect feel static in comparison.

Alpha Protocol was absolutely glorious, indeed. And it was, and still is, more Next Gen than most anything out there these days. In this regard at least.

Pity.