Jim Sterling - Marvel's Avengers Is One Big Corporate Cash Grab
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It really feels like it was made to get money with the property without actually making a fun game at the same time.
"Ubisoft's crossed over with everything except an ethics policy."
HOLY FUCK. Damn that line is good.
HOLY FUCK. Damn that line is good.
So are the movies, and most multimedia products are to be honest. Nobody is init for love of gaming, they are here to make money. Sounds kinda harsh but its the truth.
Ehhh that beta was pretty damn fun. It has a great combat system and some really smart design decisions that separate it from the average GAAS game that has come and gone.
yep most media is made one how many people could consume it Lol. this game is no different than gamer fuel and doritos x call of duty its all over the industry.
The gears thing is different because Terminator is a movie. Why the fuck would anyone want actual corporate branding.
Final fantasy VII remake had items You could get buying butterfinger lol This is always been a thing.
The Deus Ex team too iirc. I've not been able to look at the game objectively at all, and all these micro-transactions and exclusivity deals aren't helping.
I mean you said brand, which inherently means you're talking about ways to use it for profit. Also these are super heroes that have for ages been used to make money in all the lamest ways possible.
Yeah they are going hard on the the cross promotion and shit. Wasn't planning on getting it but hey I won't turn my nose at a free copy.
Video game company makes game to make money . But in all reality I can see why this is annoying but it's mostly harmless
Literally all story content and characters are free who cares about cosmetics
This is like saying Fortnite is made to make money.
Literally all story content and characters are free who cares about cosmetics
This is like saying Fortnite is made to make money.
I thank my Verizon phone service for hooking me up with a free game, and some weird looking skin that is growing on me, which will become available to others after a certain amount of time.
For a GAAS this should be expected if they can secure funding and marketing like this, especially for a Marvel licensed GAAS game, the license is expensive and seemingly has to be paid yearly in the millions.
For a GAAS this should be expected if they can secure funding and marketing like this, especially for a Marvel licensed GAAS game, the license is expensive and seemingly has to be paid yearly in the millions.
Taco Bell promotions, gamer fuel. There is almost always a cash grab element to big games lol.
The way this man says the words "AAA gaming" with just the right amount of disgust and cynicism amazes me every time I hear it.
It feels like people are piling on this game because it's just "the thing to do" right now. This is no different that what COD or AC does yearly.
Like damn nobody even cares that they're giving all DLC away for free. That's a big deal.
Like damn nobody even cares that they're giving all DLC away for free. That's a big deal.
Go read the beta impressions thread. Lots of people found it fun and had a surprising amount of depth. Me included.
People were enthusiastically seeking out Butterfingers to get in-game cosmetics for FF7R and countless people told me that it's not a big deal.
It's a legit format for a chance to make $ and that offends some gamers that said we're in the middle of a super hero renaissance and I think the majority of gamers are very happy to have a chance to play as a super hero other than Batman or Spider-Man
People pay $60 for this stuff... good lord! (Plus MTXs!)
Maybe I'm weird, but I have a zero-tolerance policy for stuff like this (and DRM, etc.) Like, there's so many games to play, why waste your time and money, don't you feel like you're being exploited/manipulated, watching/playing these corporate films, games, etc.?
Maybe I'm weird, but I have a zero-tolerance policy for stuff like this (and DRM, etc.) Like, there's so many games to play, why waste your time and money, don't you feel like you're being exploited/manipulated, watching/playing these corporate films, games, etc.?
I buy games to have fun. Avengers is fun. If it wasn't, I wouldn't buy it. If I didn't think it was worth the price, I would wait for a price drop.
It's pretty simple.
Um, excuse you, Fortnite was kickstarted by John Videogame after he got fed up with the restrictions imposed by AAA gaming that prevented people from dancing and making all games grayscale. It was about bringing fun back; the whole truckloads of money thing was a footnote.
The legendary skins are gonna cost $15 and it's gonna suck for people like me who actually do care about cosmetics. Especially in a game where the default skins are so wack.
