It's video games, not politics.

As long as I've been playing games, I've enjoyed them on any system they were available on. And even if I didn't get a chance to own that system or even be able to play those games, it didn't stop me from appreciate what they did. And if a game was released that was crappy, even if I had high hopes for it (I'm looking at you, Fighting Force), it wasn't the end of the world. Much like a bad film, sometimes things just doesn't please as much as you had hoped. As the years have passed, I've witnessed the concept of "fanboy" be created and even embraced. I mean really, loyalty toward a brand manufacturer? Why not just.. go where the games are? The closest I ever have been to that was when Microsoft first announced their entry into gaming and I (like many with me) felt a bit "it's not for you, Microsoft, you don't have to own everything." But, I grew out of that and this time around, Xbox was my preferred console. It was petty and stupid not to welcome the competition to the established brands. Because at the end of the day, competition between brands is good for consumers.

Another trend that seems to have peaked lately is the "I am entitled to this because I expected something from this"-fad. I do so hope it pass. It's almost as bad as Star Wars puritans. Petty and pretty pathetic. It's not that people are not allowed to be disappointed that the thing they were waiting for didn't turn out great or that something they enjoy is being run through the mud. But, there is a line when your attachment for something can take over your rational view of the larger picture.

I am a pretty laid back person in many ways. And I have seen some of my own personal favorites turned into something I never wished for them. But that's life. And beyond that, this hobby is just a hobby. It's not a necessity for survival. That isn't to say one cannot voice ones concerns in a constructive manner, but I think there's a limit to the madness. Seeing people flood Randy Pitchford's twitter for answers as to why a game turned out bad is just.. well, what do you expect to find?

People always seem to have the most odd logic regarding situations. As if their own needs are above all and everyone should stop and pay attention. It always brings back a memory from several years ago. The European Union had a meeting in Sweden, in Gothenburg to be exact. Long story short, it turned into a big mess with protesters fighting the police. But I was talking to a girl that was going down there and I asked her what she expected to get out of it. What was her plan? She told me that they wanted to be heard, they were going to enter the meeting and be heard. To which I replied; "First of all, why would they listen to a sea of young idealists breaking in and screaming over each other? And second, why not enter the political system as a party instead and work from the inside?" -- She never did answer my first question, but her answer to my second question was "We don't have time." Which made it all clear. They had all the ideals in the world, but no context and no constructive outlet. So it turned unfocused and destructive. And all that did was work against them in the long run.

But even so, that was still politics. That still mattered on some level. Games matter in ways not fit for outrage. A sigh of disappointment sure, but public outcry of scorn expectations turned entitlement? What?! Grow up and deal with life throwing you lemons once in a while and you may never know why.

There, got that off my chest.

I prefer to just roll my eyes and think snarky thoughts.

I do that all the time. And not just in regards to gaming. But it's Tuesday and Tuesdays are the worst, so my cup fell over and I had to write something.

Dude ... see it like this , would you prefer a bunch of religious zealots killing people? Or just a bunch of fat ass fans complaining at message boards/ twitter ? I honestly prefer the latter. (less dead people/terroristt acts and idiocy all´round) Of course this parting from the premise that we all have at least something we are just way too passionate about.

@aetheldod: Why keep either? If I don't like apples or oranges, I'm not going to eat one of them just because it's less disgusting.

@pezen: D: cuz the world aint perfect ;_; dont hate me duder

@aetheldod: Indeed, it's certainly not. But that's why we strive to make it better.

Unfortunately games cost quite a bit more than movies so it's a bitter pill to swallow especially for people still silly enough to preorder instead of listening to the advice of reviewers.

@cold_wolven: Oh I can understand that, even if it's a bit misguided anger. I mean, if you're of the age you can purchase mature games, you should also have learned to be selective and critical of hype. If you're pre-ordering based off of what someone wanting to sell you something tells you without any verification, well.. that's dumb. And I can't really sympathize with such an individual. It's displacing frustration in ones own purchasing decisions on someone else.

Because we're dropping hard earned money on this shit.

Are you expecting me to just drop every standard and pay whatever the reviewers tell me like a nice, obedient sheep?

Just voting with my wallet and not complaining just doesn't work when you have hundreds of millions of retarded consumers worldwide to compete with.

I rarely get angry about buying a bad game because I almost never buy games at full price. If you get bent out of shape when you fell like you miss spent 60$ you should stop spending the 60$ in the first place.

First, who said anything about full price?

Second, I should stop buying video games instead of asking for them to improve? That's not going to solve anything.

You're not seeing the whole picture here.

90% of the big studios are not only trying to create new video games which are just CoD or skyrim, they are also taking old franchises and are turning them into those games.

I'm not even going to talk about how the "reviewers" of the industry have dropped the ball on standards and are popping 10/10s on every game that has millions of marketing budget, no matter how good the actual game is. Ad revenue is disgusting on this industry.

We have absolutely no standards and then people like you are complaining about people trying to uphold standards.

Fuck.

@prakupi: If you're dropping hard earned money on crap, that's your own undoing and nothing that has anything to do with anyone other than yourself. And do you also write and complain to Hollywood studios for the flood of mediocre, lowest common denominator films? I mean, we want to uphold some form of standards, right?

And how about that Bieber guy?

The mass will always portray poor taste (because humans en masse are always dumb, group-think etc.), but the subjective evaluation of things by you is just as poor to someone else who doesn't enjoy the things you do. I am not saying you can't ask developers to up their game, but there's a difference between voicing an overall wish for better quality games and harassing a company CEO regarding one crap product because you had proportionally unreal expectations.

But the difference, it seems, between you and me is I think of games like any form of entertainment. Sure, I am a little more in the know regarding games, but I am not more invested in games as some form of thing I identify with. I mean, just like bad films and music, it doesn't bother me that not every game appeals to me and my taste because I don't have to buy or play them. There's plenty of fish in the sea. Getting bent out of shape over "products" I don't have to own, is ridiculous and silly.