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Weekend Confirmed 78 - Gears of War 3, TGS '11
by Xav de Matos, Sep 16, 2011 12:00pm PDTWeekend Confirmed and the 8-4 Podcast have merged into one during the Tokyo Game Show once again! Garnett Lee and the crew at 8-4, Ltd.--behind such games as Shadow of the Damned--discuss their experience in Japan during TGS 2011. Then, Jeff Cannata and Xav de Matos take over from sunny, southern California and talk about Gears of War 3, the nefarious pricing structure of Crimson Alliance, and a handful of other games before ending it all with a few Twitter questions. The US segment was so quick that the WC Crew didn't even have time for Finishing Moves!
Weekend Confirmed Ep. 78: 09/09/2011
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Show Breakdown:
TGS - Live From Japan - Start: 00:00:08 End: 01:06:57
Whatcha' Been Playing - Start: 01:07:23 End: 01:34:59
The Warning - Start: 01:36:05 End: 02:07:48
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While some gamer rage is asinine (the Devil May Cry 4 going to 360 frenzy) gamers often get belligerent because they want the best for a game/series they are dedicated to. I know some go way too far and approach their complains in a crappy way, but DON'T gamers have a right to say what they want from a product they are wanting to buy $60 for? Even on used sales, where gamers are often demonized, all I can see is that developers and publishers would do better to concentrate on creating products gamers don't want to trade in, instead of whining about a situation that exists in a lot more industries than gaming.
Wouldn't developers and publishers do good to try to listen to gamers more? I don't think this applies in every case, but I would always side with consumers.
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I can't speak to what gamers though, but it seemed to get a 7s and 8s, even if I'm wrong, whatever issues Homefront may have had (not an FPS fan, didn't play it), it's still in an altogether different ballpark than licensed movie and cartoon tie-in games. Someone playing the PS3 Thor game right now is probably not having much fun. Someone stuck playing Homefront, while it might not be as good or as original as other games, could potentially still enjoy it.
Middling, by definition, means neither a masterpiece, nor complete garbage. It's somewhere in the middle, average, if you will. On my shelf, there's no shortage of imperfect, middle quality games that I fully acknowledge are flawed and I love them anyway, because once you look past those blemishes, they're still entirely enjoyable to play. More fun than good, if you will. Licensed crap (and crap games in general) is something else entirely.
Sorry if this comes across sounding like I'm putting words in your mouth, because I don't think this is what you meant, but when I hear people conflate "average" with "bad," that's part of what I mean by lacking perspective. It's like saying that if something isn't perfect, it must be terrible, or like saying "anything that isn't the best isn't good enough for me."
I feel for the people who are stuck playing bad games, but for the people who are outraged because an average game isn't as good as it theoretically could have been, I no longer have the capacity to feel sympathy for them. My passion is tapped out. I'd rather just deal with it and enjoy what I have.
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