Sariyana

I don't claim to be the biggest or most knowledgeble gamer out there, but I don't honestly don't believe that video games suck. I actually read every word of this article and the following comments (I'm very proud of myself for that) and here's my opinion (as worthless as it may be).

Among some of the problems mentioned repetedly were long load times, glitches, bad AI, etc. These are always gonna exist as long as technology continues to advance. I'm actually very happy with the progress video games have made. However, technology isn't perfect, and you can only do so much to get things the way you want them to be, all you can do is give your best, nothing is perfect and machines are no exception. A couple of people mentioned gaming problems due to poor hardware. It's true that a gaming system can't be upgraded, but as for a computer, if you know that your machine isn't top of the line, then who are you to complain about the performance of the game? I understand poor systems perfectly. I only have 224 MB of RAM, and an old graphics card...and I just recently got Roadrunner...but I was still playing World of Warcraft with my brother (on dial-up) despite the fact that I didn't meet even the minimum system requirements. So, if you're gonna play an advanced game without having the best equipment, you'd better be prepared to suffer the consequences.

I do also believe that people do expect too much from video game developers. Video games are entertainment....they are meant to entertain. Isn't it enough that you enjoyed the game? Does it have to be perfect too? Good quality is important, but I think that the fun value should be more important (but like I said I'm not a hardcore gamer, so what do I know?). And as for the belief that the developers only want to make money...well yes...I believe that's true to an extent. After all, it's a business and the point of business is to make money, so you can't really condemn them for wanting to do so. But I believe that there are developers who want to make good quality games for their fans, and those developers will make the best games.

Now as for glitches and poor AI, well...I love glitches. I think they're hilarious. Kinda like watching the bloopers from a movie. And poor AI. Well, it is artificial intelligence...therefore it should stand to reason that it wouldn't be perfect. Not like it could be perfect anyway, because intelligence is impossible to imitate. Everyone is different, so while one may respond in a certain matter to a perticular situation, another my respond in a different manner. Sometimes, yes the computer does do stupid things, but sometimes it may not have necessarily been stupid, it's just not what you would have done.