Rytex
Resident Netizen
- Joined
- May 10, 2010
- Location
- Random house in Texas.
No, they aren't idiotic at all. Saying that is what causes enmity between people of all sorts, particularly why people really freaking hate Zelda among other game series. They're simply attracted to a specific type of game. Just like you care more about story and gameplay, they simply care more for online multiplayer and graphics. Again, that is your opinion and theirs.
Besides, Nintendo could learn some interesting facts about the Internet demographic by implementing some sort of massively multiplayer Zelda/Mario concept. Which in turn could potentially lead to more fans of any of their series. The time for crappy graphics and friend codes is over, what the average gamer wants is great graphics and secure Internet play. You have every right to disagree with that, but in no way should you or need to call them idiots or dumb; it is their choice.
But still. Most gamers don't buy a game for story anymore. They buy it because of the ability to sit in their basement and shout at the TV when someone so much as lands a shot on them (based on a true story, when I was playing with my friend against some terrible gamers online on his Halo 3 a few years ago) That's like buying a movie not because of how good the story is, but because of what Special Features are on the bonus disc. Pardon the expression, but basically, that's saying "F*** the game, let's spend all our time getting all worked up because of an online CTF Match where I'm an inch away from their flag and I get killed." Now, I'm not saying that Halo or CoD are bad games (to the contrary, they are some of the best I've ever seen in terms of gameplay and plot), but to not even care about those qualities and go straight to wifi... Yeahhhno.
And by the way, when asked what the saddest moment in video game history is, I don't say "when Aeris died". I say "when online multiplayer became more important that anything else."
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