I personally have no problem with it. I'm not saying I support pirating games in all situations, but does anyone buy Nes games anymore? Other than collectors, of course, but the original cartridges aside, does anyone buy Nes games to actually play them? All i'm saying is, if the game isn't making any revenue anyway, should game developers release the game for free?
Sorry about asking so many questions. I say yes, if they are:
-At least 10 years old -Have sequels or successors -Are no longer in production
The point is, by releasing a game (that wasn't selling) for free, it could build up an audience it never would have gotten otherwise.
Don't get me wrong, i'm sure this won't actually happen, but am I missing some big reason game developers don't do this?
I have my opinion, and you have yours. All I meant by my post is in my personal experience, I have always enjoyed games i've put money into better than ones I haven't. Also note that I haven't bought every single game, or played every single free game, and nor have any of us, so blanket statements are probably not to be. And if you really want to quote me on this and try to prove me wrong by spamming the comments with 20 Youtube videos, feel free.
I am also a proud Windows user, MS Office and Photoshop user. I've tried the free alternatives, and while my original post was not relevant to those things, one of you seemed to think that way. Whatever guys, thanks for the commentary.
Meh. It should be. Look, I admit to being one of those people who has very little money, and i'm not going to sit here and bullshit you about how free games can be good too. They can't. The fact of the matter is, you get what you pay for, and only around 1% of the time will you ever get a truly good free game. Now I know most people know this already, but try telling this crap to my dumbass friends who think the epiphany of online gaming is a good round of Runescape.
Other free games that piss me off: Free WoW servers. Really guys? Like $15 was too much to pay to be able to play with thousands of players and have a great time?
Demos. It's one thing if it's a demo of a game that isn't out yet, but I just can't stand demos and trials. OCD?
Evony. Heh, does that even count as a game? If it wasn't for their misleading (yet totally hot) ad campaign, this game wouldn't make enough money to cover the server cost.
Free things that I allow:
Gamebiz 2. Google it, bitches.
And that's all I can think of, except for a few flash games. And not the kind your momma would approve of, either.
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