valdir Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Lets see how Middle-Earth Online does...<{POST_SNAPBACK}> :lol: :lol: :lol: Good one, Darky. And yes, Surian, I was just joking. I can see EA having "exclusive" football video game rights being a good thing. Sure, ESPN NFL games are $30 cheaper, but, in my humblest of opinions, EA just makes better football games. NCAA Football 2003 reprazent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switch Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 I haven't played many games by EA so I can't say too much about them. But I always resent companies that get a monopoly on the market; let the others have a go! The gameplay in most EA games that I've played has been pretty good, however what they're doing with the LoTR franchise just seems like blatant money-spinning. "Oh, let's see what we can do with the same storyline by butchering it and turning it back to front in various different ways. In this way we can release 50 LoTR titles and make tons of cash!" seems to be the basic plan. It's been put across before that this new LoTR RPG of theirs makes absolutely no sense. Also all of the characters just so happen to look a lot like the mains in LoTR and are the same species. I mean, can't they even think of their own characters? Also, this latest RTS LoTR game (the name escapes me atm, War for Middle Earth?) has Gandalf fighting that Balrog on a stone platform in Moria, and then he survives as Gandalf the Grey to continue fights straight after. I mean, come on... All in all, they're good at the gameplay aspect of things, but when it comes to game structure in my experience, suxxor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valdir Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 It's been put across before that this new LoTR RPG of theirs makes absolutely no sense. Also all of the characters just so happen to look a lot like the mains in LoTR and are the same species. I mean, can't they even think of their own characters? Also, this latest RTS LoTR game (the name escapes me atm, War for Middle Earth?) has Gandalf fighting that Balrog on a stone platform in Moria, and then he survives as Gandalf the Grey to continue fights straight after. I mean, come on...<{POST_SNAPBACK}> There's a reason for the main characters in Third Age (the LOTR RPG) looking so much like the movie characters. The reason is that the characters in the game can be found in the movie, not dressed the same or necessarily "together" but they are there. One thing PJ did was to make sure every small part in the movie had a name. These characters were a few of those small parts. Hope that makes some sense. The "stone platform balrog fight" in Battle For Middle-earth (the RTS) was something I didn't know about. However, Gandalf surviving is a simple way of giving the player the illusion that "OMFG I have control over how the story ends!!!" and I'm sure you can also destroy Minas Tirith, too, sooo.... I'll let you know how it turns out when my 3gig torrent finishes :ph34r: :innocent: I, for one, enjoyed the LOTR games (EA's, not Vivendi's poo fests that can barely be called "games") because of the high production values. They all have the epic musical score and acting and likenesses of the movies, and I for one, find that cool. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaiv Posted December 14, 2004 Author Share Posted December 14, 2004 EA is known for all the great titles they bring out...You're joking, right? :huh: EA is only in it for the money. All of the games they oversee and/or produce feel and play like they were made without care. Graphics aren't even looked at. While normally I would believe this is a good thing, EA doesn't focus the energy not being used in graphics into any other category! Meaning you end up with a $50 coaster. EDIT: Now EA is even taking over Nintendo. That, or Nintendo is on some serious sh*t. Read this article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Laguna Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Isn't EA a publisher? As in, they don't actually code the games? For those that don't know: developer codes the game (kind of like the writer of a book, but composed of a team of people), publisher copies and packages the game, and then sends it to stores (same as book publishing house). I don't know why, but it seems that the game industry let itself be screwed over. I mean in the book industry, the writer has a big, and often final, say. How is it that a writer can say, "The book is done, when its done." Yet a developer has to answer to what the publisher tells them? Also, why is it that publishers insist on releasing half-done games simply because it is the holiday season? NEWSFLASH: CRAPPY GAMES DON'T SELL, EVER, EVEN DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. GOOD GAMES SELL, FOR A LONG TIME, SOMETIMES FOR MORE THAN ONE HOLIDAY SEASON, EVEN WHEN REALESED IN MARCH! That reminds me: The Scratchware ManifestoI have yet to read the whole thing, but a coursory look reveals some good ideas on how to improve the videogame industry and give back power to the developers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaiv Posted December 15, 2004 Author Share Posted December 15, 2004 Isn't EA a publisher? As in, they don't actually code the games?EA only publishes a few games. Games such as Timesplitters 3 and Oddworld: Stranger's wrath. Other than that, most games are developed by in-house developers. These games include the Madden series, Medal of Honor series, Need For Speed, and Command and Conquer series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramul Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 Need for Speed 2 is one of the most entertaining games I've played. AFTER, that is, I typed bus pioneer (210 MPH School Bus). Any company that outputs so many products is bound to have some crap mixed in. (And vice versa!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaiv Posted December 16, 2004 Author Share Posted December 16, 2004 I'll admit - some games published by EA are bearable. Like Burnout III - but that's not developed by EA. Same with Timesplitters III. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surian Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 I liked the Medal of Honor series, but I liked the Call of Duty series even more (and it was by some developers who left EA to make their own games). C&C was originally by Westwood, I'm not sure when it became EA though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pack Rat Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 I liked the Medal of Honor series, but I liked the Call of Duty series even more (and it was by some developers who left EA to make their own games). C&C was originally by Westwood, I'm not sure when it became EA though.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I've played Medal of Honor: Allied Assault for a very long time tho I hated the expansions after EA began to change the gameplay. I don't like CoD as it **** to play in clans online, at least that is my and my clans opinion. I've had a version of Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault lately and I dont like it. Too many loadtimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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