Team Fortress 2, kinda. I downloaded it, discovered that I'd be looking at single digit framerates for quite some time, and then uninstalled it for the time being.
I don't know about mainstream or not, but COD 1 and 2 rocked. Some pretty good expansion packs if I remember right also. I think I was(and for the most part still am) deadset against pure military shooters, but there was something so unconditionally frenetic and sometimes just overwhelmingly loud with COD. You could not hear anything over the wizzing of bullets and such, and that actually worked.
We join things all the time due to their popularity and we don't even notice.
Prove it.
Prove otherwise.
You're the one who stated it as fact. The onus is on you to back your statement with fact. But my proof is myself, as I can't recall anything I've done that was because of popularity at all.
I don't know about mainstream or not, but COD 1 and 2 rocked. Some pretty good expansion packs if I remember right also. I think I was(and for the most part still am) deadset against pure military shooters, but there was something so unconditionally frenetic and sometimes just overwhelmingly loud with COD. You could not hear anything over the wizzing of bullets and such, and that actually worked.
I agree. Call of Duty was a huge success with the mainstream video game player. I played it on the PC and enjoyed the crap out of it. Call of Duty 2 was even better.
TF2 on Steam. I LOVE TF2 on the 360 but I was always intimidated by the PC version (my PC's not good enough, can't handle mouse and keyboard, too far behind the pros online, etc.). When it went free I said "What the Hell". Most of my fears were justified, I am terrible, but it is still one Hell of a good time!
I'm very antisocial and i think people suck. They enjoy lame jokes, lame conflicted lives, lame everything .. The way they socialize is boring and stupid, the concept of partying and hanging out is such a waste of time, and they spend money on the wrong things. When something is popular, it means that it attracts many people whom i would dislike in real life. That's a good indicator that i'm gonna hate it, and i was always right...
I liked GTA and Assassin's Creed before i realized they were popular, so they don't count. I like Battlefield games because they had a dedicated fanbase that appreciated the developer's work, and now look at Battlefield 3, it got popular and the developer started catering to the fucking masses and losing their own touch
I'm very antisocial and i think people suck. They enjoy lame jokes, lame conflicted lives, lame everything .. The way they socialize is boring and stupid, the concept of partying and hanging out is such a waste of time, and they spend money on the wrong things. When something is popular, it means that it attracts many people whom i would dislike in real life. That's a good indicator that i'm gonna hate it, and i was always right... I liked GTA and Assassin's Creed before i realized they were popular, so they don't count. I like Battlefield games because they had a dedicated fanbase that appreciated the developer's work, and now look at Battlefield 3, it got popular and the developer started catering to the fucking masses and losing their own touch
I'm not proud of that fact. I'm stating it to prove your all-encompassing statement is false and baseless.
It's sort of impossible to prove though, he is saying that people will want to partake in things because they are popular and not even realize that is the reason or not think about it that way, if you don't think of it that way of course you wouldn't remember it. Usually things are popular because they are the most efficient way of doing a thing, like driving a car. You don't need to drive a car but most people do because it is the popular consensus that driving a car is easier than riding a bike or using public transport. There has never been in an instance in your life where a TV show or movie has been so popular that everyone was telling you to go see it and you did even though you were not sure you would like it. I also find it hard to believe that you haven't been influenced to buy a game based off of it's relative popularity. Of course I couldn't possibly prove any of this unless I came and observed you until I saw a clear example of it and then it would still only be opinion and not fact that it was popularity that was influencing you.
I'm very antisocial and i think people suck. They enjoy lame jokes, lame conflicted lives, lame everything .. The way they socialize is boring and stupid, the concept of partying and hanging out is such a waste of time, and they spend money on the wrong things. When something is popular, it means that it attracts many people whom i would dislike in real life. That's a good indicator that i'm gonna hate it, and i was always right... I liked GTA and Assassin's Creed before i realized they were popular, so they don't count. I like Battlefield games because they had a dedicated fanbase that appreciated the developer's work, and now look at Battlefield 3, it got popular and the developer started catering to the fucking masses and losing their own touch
hahahah You crack me up Ahmad! So rye!
I think you mean "wry". Also, I legitimately can't tell if Ahmad is serious.
No, it isn't. Any psychological "fact" such as the one discussed can be supported with scientific research. If it's impossible to prove, it's most probably false.
Usually things are popular because they are the most efficient way of doing a thing, like driving a car. You don't need to drive a car but most people do because it is the popular consensus that driving a car is easier than riding a bike or using public transport.
It's fact, just as you stated, that driving a car is more efficient than riding a bike or using public transport. It's not because it's a popular method of transportation that people drive cars, but it's because it's more efficient. I'd be extremely surprised to learn that most people who drive cars do so only because it's popular.
There has never been in an instance in your life where a TV show or movie has been so popular that everyone was telling you to go see it and you did even though you were not sure you would like it. I also find it hard to believe that you haven't been influenced to buy a game based off of it's relative popularity.
No to both of those. I watch a movie or buy a game because I think they'll appeal to me or because of critical acclaim, not because of popularity.
@EuanDewar: I thought that might be the case. God damn television comedies, one second they're brightening up your day and the next second they make you a spelling Nazi on the internets.
All mainstream does for me is make it easier for me to get into the product. I like playing with people and generally mainstream products have a large player base.
I'm very antisocial and i think people suck. They enjoy lame jokes, lame conflicted lives, lame everything .. The way they socialize is boring and stupid, the concept of partying and hanging out is such a waste of time, and they spend money on the wrong things. When something is popular, it means that it attracts many people whom i would dislike in real life. That's a good indicator that i'm gonna hate it, and i was always right...
I really hope for your sake that you're being a kidder.
No, it isn't. Any psychological "fact" such as the one discussed can be supported with scientific research. If it's impossible to prove, it's most probably false.
Usually things are popular because they are the most efficient way of doing a thing, like driving a car. You don't need to drive a car but most people do because it is the popular consensus that driving a car is easier than riding a bike or using public transport.
It's fact, just as you stated, that driving a car is more efficient than riding a bike or using public transport. It's not because it's a popular method of transportation that people drive cars, but it's because it's more efficient. I'd be extremely surprised to learn that most people who drive cars do so only because it's popular.
There has never been in an instance in your life where a TV show or movie has been so popular that everyone was telling you to go see it and you did even though you were not sure you would like it. I also find it hard to believe that you haven't been influenced to buy a game based off of it's relative popularity.
No to both of those. I watch a movie or buy a game because I think they'll appeal to me or because of critical acclaim, not because of popularity.
The new transformers movie has made over $500 million at the box office already and will probably surpass $600 million, I am pretty sure that a lot of people going to see that movie are doing so because of it's popularity. It is impossible for me to prove your personal thoughts and opinions and it is unreliable for you to say you are not influenced by popular opinion because firstly you have taken a clear side and therefore are less likely to change your opinion now regardless and secondly the point is that it would be a subconscious reaction, not you actively thinking I am going to check this out because of how popular it is! I am sure there is multiple things that influence every person due to there popularity I can certainly think of instances for myself and people I know personally.
Part of the reason I was so excited for Inception was that everyone around me was excited for it for the same reasons as I was. So yeah, I buy into the hype occasionally, whenever I ever fit in. Which is rare.
@craigbo180: I think you better reread my previous comments, because it seems you think I said something to the effect "No one gets influenced by something's popularity", which I never said at all.
@FluxWaveZ: You're such a rebel, bro. Why do you think you're on Giant Bomb in the first place? Don't be so naive. 'Popularity' also doesn't mean critical popularity. It can also mean popularity in a group of your friends and the like. Case in point: after constant acclaim from some close gamer friends, they finally convinced me to play System Shock 2, because it was popular among them and I didn't think I'd enjoy it.
So yeah like I said, don't be so naive. It's more prevalent than you think.
Not really. I mean I like things that are popular, but not because they became popular...I guess I'm just not much of a hipster, I can't see the trends before they happen lol.
I think Knights of the Old Republic helped bring RPGs to the mainstream. It was my first real RPG. I felt intimidated by RPGs up until that point.
I can agree with this. KOTOR definitely eased me into them. Morrowind too, and I think I played them both in 2003 actually, guess that's when western RPGs became viable to me. Now they're my favorite kind of RPG by a long shot. Though I'm still not good at 'em...
@Napalm: What... First of all, why are you calling me a rebel? Is it rebellious to not be swayed by something's popularity? That sounds ridiculously close minded.
And you giving me a personal anecdote of yourself doesn't prove anything in my case. Like I said, people like you can be affected by something's popularity and that's not a bad thing. But, case in point, I have no close friends so how could I possibly be convinced to try something like you have been? It's not cool to not join something because it's popular. It's not anything.
@SeriouslyNow: Wha? Why, it's easily the better platform for online games. Though I'll admit ps3 has better exclusives + blueray
PC has the best online, period. I went to 360 because it seemed somewhat cost effective vs buying another GPU but in the end the games are all so shallow and the gameplay is really lacking (controls, player counts, maps size, lower framerate and mod support) compared to PC let alone the fact that graphics has moved on a lot from the 2006 era hardware which adorns the 360 and PS3. I do agree that the PS3 has much better exclusives.
I'm very antisocial and i think people suck. They enjoy lame jokes, lame conflicted lives, lame everything .. The way they socialize is boring and stupid, the concept of partying and hanging out is such a waste of time, and they spend money on the wrong things. When something is popular, it means that it attracts many people whom i would dislike in real life. That's a good indicator that i'm gonna hate it, and i was always right...
I really hope for your sake that you're being a kidder.
Isn't everything we do in some way tied to its popularity? We don't buy something because we've never heard of it. We buy it because someone said "Hey, this thing is really awesome."
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