Gamer Nerd Rants - The New Order

Archerboy106 · **Gamer Nerd Rants** 05-30-2011

Creepin through FB, I cam across one of my freind's posts.

BTW he is a PC Gamer elitist... no lie !

I will quote him on the following...

" we've reached a point where the video game industry has finally become large enough to attract the attention of the fiscal big boys. The guys in suits who know nothing about video games, CARE nothing about video games, but are smart enough ...to realize that there are enough people out there with disposable income (whether their own our their parent's) that they can get away with crazy shit like this.
Over the past few years we've seen these schemes get more and more ridiculous as these suits figure out just far they can go before the consumers rebel. I have a feeling they're going to make a lot of money from even this.

Now the question is, should we people who actually have a passion for video games be concerned about this? Directly I think, No, we do not - there will always be the smaller developers and indie guys who aren't in it just for the money. But on a larger scale, it's these big suits who decide where the money REALLY goes. These are the people who are going to be sticking their fingers into the design of the next generation of consoles, the future producers who hire our favorite developers. And they will be in control.
The immediate future looks bleak."

What do you think?

I agree with the idea that large corporations can easily take over the gaming industry with crappy games. I also believe that the gaming community was built on hardcore gamers, and would never allow big buck companies take over their community.

then again, look at mainstream and family titles and consoles such as the Wii and all of those shitty movie games...

Hells Sniper · 05-30-2011

Well, in a way, he is right. Large companies are taking over the gaming industry...but take a look at some of these companies.

Besthesda loves their games, they put the work in, and they even say it's games THEY would play. Todd Howard, he's awesome and not "some big suit."

Bungie they worked hard on each and every game, hiring people who had a love for the game they were making.

343 Industries they're hiring people that have a love for Halo, and have thought intently about it.

I mean, there are plenty of "big suits" who are going to try and take the gaming industry for just the money. Then again, you have people like Todd Howard, producers and designers that have a love for the game they are making and make it because they LOVE doing it.

And many games are made by small, little companies, they usually are a flop (because they're based on movies) and don't have enough of a budget to make it.

You need big companies to make a good game, but you need big companies who have people who love games, not "suits."

Archerboy106 · 05-30-2011

I agree I mean game producers should be people who love what they do... not because there is money in it.

But like every product, there is always some scam who does a shitty remake for money.

for christ's sake ive even seen rip-off snuggies!

Hells Sniper · 05-31-2011

Yeah, but then again, many of those things never get off the ground.

At least, not any I have seen.

schectergitarrguyy · 05-31-2011

Personally, I think Jon will rise up, take over Bungie and 343 Industries simultaneously, and revamp the whole Halo series. He will form it after the NHRPG and make Cuban his VP. He will be the biggest game designer mogul this world will ever know, and he will put a stop to the Suit taking over the gaming industry with shitty shit.