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COD. A name that strikes fear into anyone who hates First Person Shooters or incremental updates.
And yet, the Call of Duty franchise sells millions every year and fans lap up the new games.
It's the same with EA's sports titles, especially FIFA and Madden, with only slight graphical and control tweaks and new teams between updates.
So why do they sell so well and is it preventing original material from being made?
The argument goes that the money from these annual franchises can be ploughed back into the game studios to create new and exciting IPs, but with times growing tougher, will big publishers decide not to take a chance on the risk of a new IP and just follow suit with an update to their best selling games?
Indie gamers are, thankfully, doing pretty well with Steam's support and now Sony taking the banner from Microsoft on the console side of Indie game publishing. Even Nintendo is getting in on the act on 3DS and Wii U, providing yet another platform for Indie developers to get their game noticed.
But that danger still lurks and the recent Xbox One reveal only served to highlight the re-emergence of FIFA and COD on the next generation of consoles. Is it stifling other titles? Who can say, but as long as they keep selling...
And yet, the Call of Duty franchise sells millions every year and fans lap up the new games.
It's the same with EA's sports titles, especially FIFA and Madden, with only slight graphical and control tweaks and new teams between updates.
So why do they sell so well and is it preventing original material from being made?
The argument goes that the money from these annual franchises can be ploughed back into the game studios to create new and exciting IPs, but with times growing tougher, will big publishers decide not to take a chance on the risk of a new IP and just follow suit with an update to their best selling games?
Indie gamers are, thankfully, doing pretty well with Steam's support and now Sony taking the banner from Microsoft on the console side of Indie game publishing. Even Nintendo is getting in on the act on 3DS and Wii U, providing yet another platform for Indie developers to get their game noticed.
But that danger still lurks and the recent Xbox One reveal only served to highlight the re-emergence of FIFA and COD on the next generation of consoles. Is it stifling other titles? Who can say, but as long as they keep selling...
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Ok chas, I'll name mine if I can remember them ;¬)
Devastation
Forsaken
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Wolfenstein
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior
Gunman Chronicles
All Doom
All Unreal
Bioshock
Painkiller
Chaser
Pariah
Prey
Far Cry
Metro 2033
Crysis: Warhead
All Fear
SIN and SIN:Episodes (not that many to play actually haha)
These have all been as SP except for added MP within Fear3. Probably forgot a few but I'm gardening at the moment.
Devastation
Forsaken
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Wolfenstein
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior
Gunman Chronicles
All Doom
All Unreal
Bioshock
Painkiller
Chaser
Pariah
Prey
Far Cry
Metro 2033
Crysis: Warhead
All Fear
SIN and SIN:Episodes (not that many to play actually haha)
These have all been as SP except for added MP within Fear3. Probably forgot a few but I'm gardening at the moment.
DL wrote:
But then a multiplayer aspect helps to give a single player game longevity and so enhance that game's playability. I can only think of a handful of single player games that I have actually played through for a second time.
Doom 3.
All the Bioshock games.
System Shock 2
Skyrim
Morrowind
oblivion
Painkiller
Fallout 3.........
I prefer single player games, and if they're good enough I will quite happily play them several times. I really don't find online multiplayer much of an enhancement, and rarely bother with it.
But then a multiplayer aspect helps to give a single player game longevity and so enhance that game's playability. I can only think of a handful of single player games that I have actually played through for a second time.
Doom 3.
All the Bioshock games.
System Shock 2
Skyrim
Morrowind
oblivion
Painkiller
Fallout 3.........
I prefer single player games, and if they're good enough I will quite happily play them several times. I really don't find online multiplayer much of an enhancement, and rarely bother with it.
But then a multiplayer aspect helps to give a single player game longevity and so enhance that game's playability. I can only think of a handful of single player games that I have actually played through for a second time.
Guess that's the problem with multiplayer. It doesn't matter how well a developer makes it, if there's nobody online, it's going to be rubbish.
Sonic Chris wrote:
I don't quite get what online has to do with it? I haven't mentioned online at all. The majority of games I play are single player, and they're vastly more enjoyable than the likes of CoD.
Online multiplayer is a significant part of many games these days and I would say some buy certain games primarily for this reason, the COD series being one such example. Most single player campaigns are a play through once and then never bother with again for me, those are the titles I generally rent or pick up cheap second hand. I fully agree that Activision are guilty of releasing the same old thing on an annual basis but for those of us that have fun with it we really don't care. Some people play football with their mates, they generally play that game with the same old type of footballs they have used for years.
I don't quite get what online has to do with it? I haven't mentioned online at all. The majority of games I play are single player, and they're vastly more enjoyable than the likes of CoD.
Online multiplayer is a significant part of many games these days and I would say some buy certain games primarily for this reason, the COD series being one such example. Most single player campaigns are a play through once and then never bother with again for me, those are the titles I generally rent or pick up cheap second hand. I fully agree that Activision are guilty of releasing the same old thing on an annual basis but for those of us that have fun with it we really don't care. Some people play football with their mates, they generally play that game with the same old type of footballs they have used for years.
I don't quite get what online has to do with it? I haven't mentioned online at all. The majority of games I play are single player, and they're vastly more enjoyable than the likes of CoD.
In a sense SC, I was agreeing with what pete said...
"I have bought plenty of ''under the radar gems'' and within a month of them being out there is literally no one online playing them."
and suggesting that you could also be guilty of your own comment.
"I have bought plenty of ''under the radar gems'' and within a month of them being out there is literally no one online playing them."
and suggesting that you could also be guilty of your own comment.
I fail to see how DL, perhaps you can elaborate?
Sonic Chris wrote:
It's a never ending chain of people buying it because their mates buy it and because their mates buy it and because their mates buy it. There's got to be some clever cloggs who starts the chain off though, they're usually the stupid ones.
aka you
It's a never ending chain of people buying it because their mates buy it and because their mates buy it and because their mates buy it. There's got to be some clever cloggs who starts the chain off though, they're usually the stupid ones.
aka you
It's a never ending chain of people buying it because their mates buy it and because their mates buy it and because their mates buy it. There's got to be some clever cloggs who starts the chain off though, they're usually the stupid ones.
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