Hoborg Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Not too long ago I posted a diatribe auguring the demise of DS as a franchise. I specifically drew parallels between the failure Resident Evil 6 and the direction EA is taking Dead Space. I wasn't taken seriously and look what happened: http://www.destructoid.com/report-dead-space-franchise-may-be-on-indefinite-hold-247797.phtml It feels so good to be vindicated. Dead Space 3 was utter steroid-pumping action garbage. Not worthy of a single line of praise. Inb4 EA has denied the report. That's horseshit. Even if they manage to churn another half-inspired Gears clone the game will undoubtfully tank so hard it will be the end no matter what. Doesn't take a crystal ball in a shady seer's office and 50 dollars per hour to tell you the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutterk73 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 no offense but i think youre a crackpot and a troll.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Of 87 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Feel good about yourself my man, you're a hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CASCADEYOUTH Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Jokes on you, seems EA is still going forward with the series. Them canceling was just a rumour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoborg Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 Jokes on you, seems EA is still going forward with the series. Them canceling was just a rumour Oh yeah? How are they going to increase their ROI when DS3 was such a disappointment commercially and with regard to fan reception? This franchise is officially burned out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vindicator51 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Well, hopefully the series is dead (undead?) for now. The fact that they designed it the way it is, is very telling that they had a ''broad'' audience in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoborg Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 Well, hopefully the series is dead (undead?) for now. The fact that they designed it the way it is, is very telling that they had a ''broad'' audience in mind. The audience theory is a business myth. People who play Madden or CoD are not suddenly going to take an interest in a genre that has been historically obscure to their interests. Diluting the core experience with ersatz gameplay elements is not going to attract a bigger audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opiate42 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Was wondering where you went. No wait... I wasn't. http://bidwicket.com/Item/C/Collectible_Card_Games/Magic_the_Gathering/Singles/Portal/38529_1M_Regal_Unicorn.JPEG no offense but i think youre a crackpot and a troll.. Ooh ooh!!! Let me then! Offense intended. Hoborg IS a crackpot and a troll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSparacino4 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 This thread makes me giggle. Keep using fancy words, it makes your epeen swell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdSpider72 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 (edited) Hoborg created his own bitching thread again? And at least one of the points in his thread was proven to be false before he even posted it....again? Say it isn't so! I really wish this dude would link his GT to the site, so we could see exactly what 'quality' games make it into his disc tray. Edited March 7, 2013 by ColdSpider72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMBO1 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 (edited) My biggest point is.... So what! I honestly can't stand whining from people who buy this game an expect it's going to be the same as the previous. Personally I feel a series should never stay static, that it should be dynamic but retain elements from the previous. Honestly I like Dead Space 3 the story showed actually development, and my example is Isaac he went from running away, to being forced, and then having the conviction to end it all. The end may have been opened, but I didn't find it was bad, it certainly wasn't ME3 or AC3. The argument of microtransaction is pretty idiotic really, and refusing to purchase a game purely on that bases is just the same. The thing is no one is forcing you to spend the money, it's of your own accord. The day one DLC was not much of a surprise at all considering 1 and 2, and the thing is DS1 was far worse with it's Tank pack DLC and other DLC. that is all Edited March 7, 2013 by JDMBO1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercurse Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I don't think i've ever met anyone, on any forum, that is so clearly intelligent and educated but yet still has so many minority opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMBO1 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I don't think i've ever met anyone, on any forum, that is so clearly intelligent and educated but yet still has so many minority opinions. Me intelligent? doubtful, educated? to the best of my abilities I suppose. Still my statement was just me vocalizing after having read the same topics over and over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercurse Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Me intelligent? doubtful, educated? to the best of my abilities I suppose. Still my statement was just me vocalizing after having read the same topics over and over. I'm talking about Hoborg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMBO1 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I'm talking about Hoborg. Realized that after I posted didn't feel like deleting my post lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H0p3sfalL Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I actually like the DS franchise. The thrid game was waaaaay better then the second one IMO. You can hate it all you want but it isn't going to go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutterk73 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I really wish this dude would link his GT to the site, so we could see exactly what 'quality' games make it into his disc tray. i dont think he has the nerve.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Frost Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Hoborg created his own bitching thread again? And at least one of the points in his thread was proven to be false before he even posted it....again? Say it isn't so! I really wish this dude would link his GT to the site, so we could see exactly what 'quality' games make it into his disc tray. I saw him make a post about a game he actually liked the other day, and I was astonished. However, my lack of caring made me forget what game it was, but he titled the thread something like "Not excited about this.", which is typical Hoborg. But then if you read the thread, he actually was being sarcastic in the title (or so he says). I was going to post something in it about the irony, but then reconsidered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opiate42 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I don't think i've ever met anyone, on any forum, that is so clearly intelligent and educated but yet still has so many minority opinions. I don't think I've ever met anyone, on any forum, who as a matter of course takes the minority opinion and uses it to soapbox for attention quite like our dear hoborg. Colouring mindless spiteful hate in academic verbiage does not a discussable opinion make. Not sure if I've ever seen any one single person's threads get deleted more often either. This one is sure to follow. I saw him make a post about a game he actually liked the other day, and I was astonished. Hell freezing over in 5....4.....3.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoborg Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 Okay a few things: 1. It wouldn't matter if I posted my GT. I've played a lot of garbage games I regret buying such as (but not limited to) Castlevania, any and all Rockstar titles, RE6, AC3, etc. I have also played a lot good games that I have deep respect for including but not limited to: Enslaved, Eternal Sonata, Mass Effect, Bioshock, etc. 2. With that said, I consider myself a connoisseur. I call bullshit as I see it and this gen has been full of commercialized and overhyped garbage. Following that statement, I am somewhat of a traditionalist. I believe games were better in the past with some exceptions such as save systems, crunching difficulty, and graphics to an extent. 3. Have you seen single shred of evidence Dead Space 4 exists? Screenshots? Announcement? Trailer? If not, then my hypothesis stands. EA will likely cancel the series despite their affirmations. Even if they do produce another DS title, it will tank so hard my original predictions will come true. The bottom line is this franchise is burned out. The fans will abandon it and it will never be the commercial success EA envisions it to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off The WaLL Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 this game is fucking shit. YOU know it. VISCERAL GAMES know it EA know it!!!! WE ALL KNOW IT!!! DO NOT BUY DS3. just rent it & don't support it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoborg Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 this game is fucking shit. YOU know it. VISCERAL GAMES know it EA know it!!!! WE ALL KNOW IT!!! DO NOT BUY IT. just rent it & don't support it! It's too late for me. I already passed over to the dark side. However, it's safe to say I will not support any future RE or DS titles unless they return to the roots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutterk73 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 this game is fucking shit. YOU know it. VISCERAL GAMES know it EA know it!!!! WE ALL KNOW IT!!! DO NOT BUY IT. just rent it & don't support it! after reading this drivel i concede..that you have an apt user name.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMBO1 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Sorry Hoborg but you do realize the site that originally posted that article only sited one source. In addition to that it was EA UK that was talked to about whether or not there were to be anymore forth coming Dead Space titles, and what EA gave the UK branch as a response was no comment. Yes, this does sound odd an off but the original poster of that article only used that one resource, no other sources. Since the article blew up it seems some from EA an Visceral have come out an said this is false. Honestly just because you don't like a series/game doesn't mean it caters to you. I mean it's far stretch to me calling this game bad, because I actually saw something that you know makes a game good it's call Character Development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xhunterrrr Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Okay a few things: 1. It wouldn't matter if I posted my GT. I've played a lot of garbage games I regret buying such as (but not limited to) Castlevania, any and all Rockstar titles, RE6, AC3, etc. I have also played a lot good games that I have deep respect for including but not limited to: Enslaved, Eternal Sonata, Mass Effect, Bioshock, etc. 2. With that said, I consider myself a connoisseur. I call bullshit as I see it and this gen has been full of commercialized and overhyped garbage. Following that statement, I am somewhat of a traditionalist. I believe games were better in the past with some exceptions such as save systems, crunching difficulty, and graphics to an extent. 3. Have you seen single shred of evidence Dead Space 4 exists? Screenshots? Announcement? Trailer? If not, then my hypothesis stands. EA will likely cancel the series despite their affirmations. Even if they do produce another DS title, it will tank so hard my original predictions will come true. The bottom line is this franchise is burned out. The fans will abandon it and it will never be the commercial success EA envisions it to be. You just said that all Rockstar games are garbage. You clearly have no idea what you are talking about. I loved Dead Space 3 and will be buying the best possible edition of Dead Space 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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