Are Gamers Too Negative?

Mr. Nash of the Armchair Empire writes: "Sometimes negativity and cynicism just happen, and it's not like they materialize out of thin air. There's usually a cause for these things, which is why we can't pretend like the game industry doesn't have a hand in it too."

[BakedGoods]

Yeah there's a serious air of negativity with gaming these days. I personally play everything under the sun, and it's hard for me to play a well-developed game and not enjoy it. Meanwhile you have gamers calling titles like Killzone and Alan Wake "boring", or bitching that a masterpiece like God of War 3 is only 12 hours long.

The only justification for recent negativity is when the biggest 360-exclusive announcement is a Micheal Phelp's swimming game. Yay. That kind of casual crap is taking away resources from where it should stay: the core market.

So I guess the moral of the story is, buy a PS3--there's no cynicism towards it's core-focused lineup in 2011.

[Buttons]

Fanboys are excessively negative.

[antz1104]

@Buttons,

Yeah, I was with him up until the end there. Negativity at its finest.

[Slimshadyn]

The majority of gamers aren't, just a very small minority. That minority though is often times simply the loudest.

[tunaks1]

yes, everyones a critic these days

[DocHoliday]

I'm your huckleberry.....

[BLACKBOIJONES]

They are not..The topic should be "Are reviewers too bias on sony exclusive games"..And the answer is yes.

[HarryMonogenis]

^^ A perfect example of a negative gamer.

[nix]

i am reading KZ3 reviews n yes they are. read comment section of Spong review in N4G.

[TheLastGuardian]

Why did you even bring that up?

*Marks as off topic*

[gamingisnotacrime]

Hell yeah the WEB gaming community is too negative. And most gaming media are mediocre, hence fueling the negativity

[Highlife]

YES

[_Q_]

I think this jaded emo thing going on with gamers is actually spreading. I've been hearing people who just hate everything online. I admit to bitching about things here and there but i've also been trying to say more positive things when im playing. I think it helps morale on a team or squad. Even to my competition, I try not to swear at them as much. =D

[SnakeMustDie]

No, only the fanboys are too negative.

[Zinc]

I don't really think it has to do with one group being more negative than another. I think that most people in general have a tendency to make cynical or negative comments. Negative news sells. Tabloid gossip sells. I think it's fairly logical to assume if you went anywhere on the internet you would find negativity.

However, there is a difference between being negative and being realistic.

There is also a big difference between the general happiness of a person who is constantly negative and those who are able to find bright spots in life. The more you are solution driven, rather than problem driven, the more successful you tend to be in life.

Figure it out.

[Darkfiber]

Depends. I'd say many are too positive...calling linear 8 hour mediocre shooters "the best game ever", and every game nowadays gets at least 9 out of 10. Every game is amazing, didn't you hear?!

[Zinc]

Really what you are talking about is unrealistic expectation, which we are all pretty much guilty of at some point in our lives.

I think that too many people shit on things for no other reason than because they can or perhaps simply because they don't want to see something succeed, because in their view it takes away from what they like or have invested in. This is a selfish viewpoint, but it is very human and in fact, companies (and politicians) use this to their advantage both knowingly and unknowingly.

The great thing about being human is, we are actually capable of going beyond our nature, to in fact defy it. How often we exercise that capability is up to the individual. But, the option is there regardless and that gives me a sense of hope.

Really, I think that we all have the positive and negative sides to our personality and it's the interplay between those two extremes that keeps us going.

[Wardog1368]

I think the real question should be,
"Are gamers expectations too high?"

For some this is the case, for others, not so much.
This could be a very long article if you really wanted
to get into it.

[DFresh]

Games, Hardware, Accessories, etc. are getting more and more expensive each generation of gaming.

The more the prices go up the more strict on my gaming purchases I become.

These days unless a game can't offer me a both single player and multiplayer experience day 1 it's hard to justify spending $60 a pop for a game.

Single Player only either need to have some type of co op, has to be really original, or make the game longer to play.

It's very simple.

I want quality and something that has replayability so my value to go further.

I've bought many games.

I've took risks buying games like Heavy Rain which have turned out amazing.

To me if there's a developer that I really like and I know can make great games I'm more likely to support them.

If it's a developer that I'm new to then I need to either rent the game or play a demo.
(If I like the feel of that game then I buy it.)

I'm always open to new experiences as a gamer I just want value for my money is all.

:D

[RoboRyan]

Some people are far too negative, but enough cite valid complaints in games. It's weird that any developer would complain about gamers being too negative, when this kind of Internet criticism gives them an invaluable opportunity to see what's important to their consumers and where they can make improvements in future releases. You sometimes need to sift through fanboy rants to find valid complaints, but well-thought out criticism exists. Not everyone is going to like everything, and there will always be those malcontents who don't like much of anything, but you have to deal with that if you work in any creative field.

[BabyTownFrolics]

the internet gives the illusion that someone out there gives a shit about what you think.

[christheredhead]

of course. go to any gaming forum or site and you'll see a plethora of gamers whining and complaining on a non stop basis. its not necessarily the majority or the norm but it definitely a little to common when it comes to anything game related.

[Saryk]

There have never been times in my career where a customer called me and said” Man your freaking great, keep it up and I’ll come there and blow you”. It is the nature of the beast to have an open forum that is negative or a customer support line that is negative because those are the places that handle complaints. You have sale numbers subtracted by a number of customers who have called equals happy customers.

[xstation79]

Gamers on the internet are too negative. Around where I live,I don't hear people talking shit about cod or any other game(unless its really shitty such as naughty bear).

[ReservoirDog316]

Yep.

[hassi94]

Yep. I'd extend it to humans are too negative :P What you gonna do?