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@Rokenroleg

Oddly enough, I think I've played a game kind of like that. Can't for the life of me remember the name of it, though...

Any writer who's big idea is to write a mysterious, interpretive ending has no business being a writer.

@MisterEFQ
The problem with your argument, though, is that publishers will put "Game of the Year" and "Top 10" stickers on their boxes, and list how many awards a game has won on the back. These sorts of GOTY and Top 10 lists on media sites definitely have an impact on the industry, far more than someone commenting on a web site has. To deny that is just ... denial.

@Wiizer
The games you listed have all sold really well, though, ensuring that games like those will continue to be made. Honestly, I don't think there's any real reason to feel threatened by the success of CoD; there are still lots of other really great games out there.

@PR0F3TA

1. I didn't think I was being particularly dramatic, so I don't really care for your insinuation. I was simply pointing out that while gamers may worry and argue more about quality, companies worry more about sales figures. Which is why fanboy arguments are stupid because none of them are actually making (or losing) money on these games.

2. By "not looking good" I meant looking stupid. You got the idea. EA started up the hype train for BF3 a long time ago and aimed it squarely at CoD and so far it doesn't seem to be going well.

3. I'm no fanboy of either series. I'm playing Arkham City at the moment...

@Pipera
It's all well and good to say that as a gamer you care more about quality than quantity ... But if you're EA or Activision, you care much, much more about quantity. And given that EA has said on many occasions that they thought BF3 could/would be the beginning of the end for CoD/MW, this doesn't look good for them.

I bought Limbo for $10 in an XBLA triple-pack on disk (Trials HD and 'Splosion Man included) didn't really care for LImbo, and ended up trading the game in to Gamestop. If I had paid $15 for Limbo and hated it there would have been no way for me to get anything back, which is why I didn't pay to download Limbo for $15 in the first place.

Developers and publishers need to be aware of this. If my only option is to download a digital version of a game I may have to think twice about a lot of the games I buy, which in the end is going to cost them in lost sales.

@ReadingRambo
What, about optimum controls? Apparently you've forgotten that the "easier" controls have always been the default for Ace Combat games.

Again, I'm still waiting for evidence that this game is somehow a drastic departure from every other game in the series. It's one thing to say that you just didn't like it, but to try and say that it's dramatically different and therefore bad is just ridiculous.

@ReadingRambo

I never said anything about optimum anything. Don't know why you're arguing with me about that.

@ReadingRambo
How does adding a completely optional feature make this not an Ace Combat game? Everything else is almost 99% identical to every other game in the series.

And gamers wonder why developers never take chances and try to evolve gaming... Every little change or addition is met with flaming rage from entitled gamers who want everything to be just the way it used to be...