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OK. Here's basically the main reasons I hate pop music (and this is general, please don't spout specific examples of pop music at me afterwards):
None of it is real - the voices used are drastically altered via Pro Tools, and sometimes not even their own. The "live" performances done by pop acts are more concerned about dance routines, they mime with the excuse that it is hard to dance and sing at the same time (my advice - don't dance). They don't write their own music or lyrics, but they aren't very good anyway. They churn out samey material month after month, release virtually all the songs from an album and release another album ASAP - basically it's all about the money. Fooling gullible kids into buying the stuff because they fancy the group or want to be more like the group.
You may be wondering where the link to gaming is. Well, soon Britney's Dance Beat is to be released on PS2. Having seen the publicity style shots (not in game shots) you might be thinking "What's wrong with that? It looks like Britney to me", and yes, it does. At least, you can tell it's her. It's passable. But then take a look at the in game shots....pretty bad likeness of her, I'd say. Now look at Onimusha 2. This game, too, uses the face and body of a famous person in it. You can see immediately that it looks a lot more like him than Britney does in her game, both in game and in publicity style shots. The difference being that the man in question for Onimusha 2 is dead. If such a great likeness of him can be achieved after his death, then why can't they get a better likeness of Britney with a live model to work with?
The answer, I fear, is that we are seeing "pop" games emerging. The world of pop looks set to bring all the shoddily produced, single a week, in it for the money commercialism to the gaming world. They creators of Britney's Dance Beat have obviously spent little time on the game - as long as you can tell it's Britney people will buy it, no matter what the game is like, without reading any reviews. I for one hope to God this doesn't happen. There seem to be fewer and fewer classic games coming out all the time, as developers realise they can sell second rate games to the unsuspecting casual games playing public. It could get worse. Let's just hope they don't move on to other genres, for instance "Christina's Survival Horror", or "Hear'say's Tactical Espionage Action".
Please, don't buy Britney's Dance Beat, I beg you...
None of it is real - the voices used are drastically altered via Pro Tools, and sometimes not even their own. The "live" performances done by pop acts are more concerned about dance routines, they mime with the excuse that it is hard to dance and sing at the same time (my advice - don't dance). They don't write their own music or lyrics, but they aren't very good anyway. They churn out samey material month after month, release virtually all the songs from an album and release another album ASAP - basically it's all about the money. Fooling gullible kids into buying the stuff because they fancy the group or want to be more like the group.
You may be wondering where the link to gaming is. Well, soon Britney's Dance Beat is to be released on PS2. Having seen the publicity style shots (not in game shots) you might be thinking "What's wrong with that? It looks like Britney to me", and yes, it does. At least, you can tell it's her. It's passable. But then take a look at the in game shots....pretty bad likeness of her, I'd say. Now look at Onimusha 2. This game, too, uses the face and body of a famous person in it. You can see immediately that it looks a lot more like him than Britney does in her game, both in game and in publicity style shots. The difference being that the man in question for Onimusha 2 is dead. If such a great likeness of him can be achieved after his death, then why can't they get a better likeness of Britney with a live model to work with?
The answer, I fear, is that we are seeing "pop" games emerging. The world of pop looks set to bring all the shoddily produced, single a week, in it for the money commercialism to the gaming world. They creators of Britney's Dance Beat have obviously spent little time on the game - as long as you can tell it's Britney people will buy it, no matter what the game is like, without reading any reviews. I for one hope to God this doesn't happen. There seem to be fewer and fewer classic games coming out all the time, as developers realise they can sell second rate games to the unsuspecting casual games playing public. It could get worse. Let's just hope they don't move on to other genres, for instance "Christina's Survival Horror", or "Hear'say's Tactical Espionage Action".
Please, don't buy Britney's Dance Beat, I beg you...
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Blank wrote:
> Notice that there aren't many real bands who try to cash in by making
> a game. There is no "Korn's Mosh Beat" or "Papa Roach's
> Hit Someone Very Hard".
Now those sound like great ideas for a game ;) I don't know why developers try something different for a change rather than stick to cheap, crap, pop music. I hate it.
> Notice that there aren't many real bands who try to cash in by making
> a game. There is no "Korn's Mosh Beat" or "Papa Roach's
> Hit Someone Very Hard".
Now those sound like great ideas for a game ;) I don't know why developers try something different for a change rather than stick to cheap, crap, pop music. I hate it.
One game could easily turn into many if it sells well. I realise that developers have been doing it for years with movie licenses etc, but this just gives them yet another excuse.
Notice that there aren't many real bands who try to cash in by making a game. There is no "Korn's Mosh Beat" or "Papa Roach's Hit Someone Very Hard".
Notice that there aren't many real bands who try to cash in by making a game. There is no "Korn's Mosh Beat" or "Papa Roach's Hit Someone Very Hard".
Yer Sibs! You argument is pap!
:p
p.s. oh, and RM we're just jestin'!
:p
p.s. oh, and RM we're just jestin'!
Yer Sibs! You argument is pap!
:p
p.s. oh, and RM we're just jestin'!
:p
p.s. oh, and RM we're just jestin'!
yeah, but still, don't buy that Britney game... (no offense Cooky).
You argument is based around one game...I hardly call that 'encroaching'
Yeah, I think I'll import a Q from Japan just so I can listen to different music while playing games...
;-)
You go right ahead Cooky... I'll be here with my GC and stereo... :D
;-)
You go right ahead Cooky... I'll be here with my GC and stereo... :D
Sibs wrote:
> And even if GC had a Hard Drive, CDs wouldn't fit in the tiny disc tray would
> they!
erm..... erm.... erm.... the Q!?!
:)
p.s. pittiful argument i know! but hey!
> And even if GC had a Hard Drive, CDs wouldn't fit in the tiny disc tray would
> they!
erm..... erm.... erm.... the Q!?!
:)
p.s. pittiful argument i know! but hey!
And even if GC had a Hard Drive, CDs wouldn't fit in the tiny disc tray would they!
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