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An answer that has many answers and many different aspects, i was thinking, which do you think has the most influence on purchasing to the customer? Think which has the most influence on you!
Some say gameplay, easily, this is true as if the game has a great storyline then you will be hooked for hours and will not seen sunlight for at least 3 days! Some games screw up here but then we have the sensational games, all great gameplay, so this is obviousley a very big key factor. But how do we know what the gameplay is like, not many playable demos go around for the GC, well none! So what do you rely on to get the information, reviews, clips? Or do you rent the game first, or buy it and take it back? So this is probably in most people's eyes the most important but then the avaliabilit in which we can sample gameplay is low!
Graphics, now i know some people say they do not care about graphics, one word, bull! With the exception of cel shaded we would ll much rather sit there with a new game freshly bought, with the intro playing and sitting there with your mouth open and your controller getting slightly wet, from drooling! Am i not correct, that altough people consider this a less important factor, when you see screenshots of a new game, 80% you comment on the graphics, they consisit of;
" The graphics are awesome!"
to
" The graphics are crap"
Now think back to some of the old games, or new ones with not as good graphics, FF6, it put some people off for some starnge reason but it is true. If the game looks good you are attracted to it, just like women!
Sound, well in my opinion, the least important, if the music sucks, press mute and turn up the speakers and put your favourite CD in your CD player, easily solved, but then again if the soundtrack is good it certainly adds and when in depth playing occurs you need some music to set the scene like the chimes of a fantasy game, the cries of death in a FPS etc. May not be as important as gameplay, but hey, we all like something god to listen to!
Multiplayer, with the exceptions, of Mario, FF, Zelda etc nothing beats a good multiplayer. Tell me that you do not enjoy playing all your mates on a great multiplayer lie Goldeneye or Mario party (Can't wait for 4). I always look for a good multiplayer, so my brother will play with me and so will my mates, as watching a one player can be boring, playing one can get boring, but endless fun can be haved with multiplayers, all agree?
Lifespan, this can connect in with the multiplayer aspect as if there is a good multiplayer then you will play for ages, but some games are over in 4 hours and then you don't touch them again, i find this a lot with one players, and people go on about how they love such and such and play it 20 times, gets too boring, so with a good multiplayer, a good length of time, with maybe playing through twice or three times, is all i ask!
Think about all these facts and then consider which are the ones you think are most important!
Sir Auron
Some say gameplay, easily, this is true as if the game has a great storyline then you will be hooked for hours and will not seen sunlight for at least 3 days! Some games screw up here but then we have the sensational games, all great gameplay, so this is obviousley a very big key factor. But how do we know what the gameplay is like, not many playable demos go around for the GC, well none! So what do you rely on to get the information, reviews, clips? Or do you rent the game first, or buy it and take it back? So this is probably in most people's eyes the most important but then the avaliabilit in which we can sample gameplay is low!
Graphics, now i know some people say they do not care about graphics, one word, bull! With the exception of cel shaded we would ll much rather sit there with a new game freshly bought, with the intro playing and sitting there with your mouth open and your controller getting slightly wet, from drooling! Am i not correct, that altough people consider this a less important factor, when you see screenshots of a new game, 80% you comment on the graphics, they consisit of;
" The graphics are awesome!"
to
" The graphics are crap"
Now think back to some of the old games, or new ones with not as good graphics, FF6, it put some people off for some starnge reason but it is true. If the game looks good you are attracted to it, just like women!
Sound, well in my opinion, the least important, if the music sucks, press mute and turn up the speakers and put your favourite CD in your CD player, easily solved, but then again if the soundtrack is good it certainly adds and when in depth playing occurs you need some music to set the scene like the chimes of a fantasy game, the cries of death in a FPS etc. May not be as important as gameplay, but hey, we all like something god to listen to!
Multiplayer, with the exceptions, of Mario, FF, Zelda etc nothing beats a good multiplayer. Tell me that you do not enjoy playing all your mates on a great multiplayer lie Goldeneye or Mario party (Can't wait for 4). I always look for a good multiplayer, so my brother will play with me and so will my mates, as watching a one player can be boring, playing one can get boring, but endless fun can be haved with multiplayers, all agree?
Lifespan, this can connect in with the multiplayer aspect as if there is a good multiplayer then you will play for ages, but some games are over in 4 hours and then you don't touch them again, i find this a lot with one players, and people go on about how they love such and such and play it 20 times, gets too boring, so with a good multiplayer, a good length of time, with maybe playing through twice or three times, is all i ask!
Think about all these facts and then consider which are the ones you think are most important!
Sir Auron
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Good post there...
depends on how many naked ladies there are in it
For me - Interactivity.
An answer that has many answers and many different aspects, i was thinking, which do you think has the most influence on purchasing to the customer? Think which has the most influence on you!
Some say gameplay, easily, this is true as if the game has a great storyline then you will be hooked for hours and will not seen sunlight for at least 3 days! Some games screw up here but then we have the sensational games, all great gameplay, so this is obviousley a very big key factor. But how do we know what the gameplay is like, not many playable demos go around for the GC, well none! So what do you rely on to get the information, reviews, clips? Or do you rent the game first, or buy it and take it back? So this is probably in most people's eyes the most important but then the avaliabilit in which we can sample gameplay is low!
Graphics, now i know some people say they do not care about graphics, one word, bull! With the exception of cel shaded we would ll much rather sit there with a new game freshly bought, with the intro playing and sitting there with your mouth open and your controller getting slightly wet, from drooling! Am i not correct, that altough people consider this a less important factor, when you see screenshots of a new game, 80% you comment on the graphics, they consisit of;
" The graphics are awesome!"
to
" The graphics are crap"
Now think back to some of the old games, or new ones with not as good graphics, FF6, it put some people off for some starnge reason but it is true. If the game looks good you are attracted to it, just like women!
Sound, well in my opinion, the least important, if the music sucks, press mute and turn up the speakers and put your favourite CD in your CD player, easily solved, but then again if the soundtrack is good it certainly adds and when in depth playing occurs you need some music to set the scene like the chimes of a fantasy game, the cries of death in a FPS etc. May not be as important as gameplay, but hey, we all like something god to listen to!
Multiplayer, with the exceptions, of Mario, FF, Zelda etc nothing beats a good multiplayer. Tell me that you do not enjoy playing all your mates on a great multiplayer lie Goldeneye or Mario party (Can't wait for 4). I always look for a good multiplayer, so my brother will play with me and so will my mates, as watching a one player can be boring, playing one can get boring, but endless fun can be haved with multiplayers, all agree?
Lifespan, this can connect in with the multiplayer aspect as if there is a good multiplayer then you will play for ages, but some games are over in 4 hours and then you don't touch them again, i find this a lot with one players, and people go on about how they love such and such and play it 20 times, gets too boring, so with a good multiplayer, a good length of time, with maybe playing through twice or three times, is all i ask!
Think about all these facts and then consider which are the ones you think are most important!
Sir Auron
Some say gameplay, easily, this is true as if the game has a great storyline then you will be hooked for hours and will not seen sunlight for at least 3 days! Some games screw up here but then we have the sensational games, all great gameplay, so this is obviousley a very big key factor. But how do we know what the gameplay is like, not many playable demos go around for the GC, well none! So what do you rely on to get the information, reviews, clips? Or do you rent the game first, or buy it and take it back? So this is probably in most people's eyes the most important but then the avaliabilit in which we can sample gameplay is low!
Graphics, now i know some people say they do not care about graphics, one word, bull! With the exception of cel shaded we would ll much rather sit there with a new game freshly bought, with the intro playing and sitting there with your mouth open and your controller getting slightly wet, from drooling! Am i not correct, that altough people consider this a less important factor, when you see screenshots of a new game, 80% you comment on the graphics, they consisit of;
" The graphics are awesome!"
to
" The graphics are crap"
Now think back to some of the old games, or new ones with not as good graphics, FF6, it put some people off for some starnge reason but it is true. If the game looks good you are attracted to it, just like women!
Sound, well in my opinion, the least important, if the music sucks, press mute and turn up the speakers and put your favourite CD in your CD player, easily solved, but then again if the soundtrack is good it certainly adds and when in depth playing occurs you need some music to set the scene like the chimes of a fantasy game, the cries of death in a FPS etc. May not be as important as gameplay, but hey, we all like something god to listen to!
Multiplayer, with the exceptions, of Mario, FF, Zelda etc nothing beats a good multiplayer. Tell me that you do not enjoy playing all your mates on a great multiplayer lie Goldeneye or Mario party (Can't wait for 4). I always look for a good multiplayer, so my brother will play with me and so will my mates, as watching a one player can be boring, playing one can get boring, but endless fun can be haved with multiplayers, all agree?
Lifespan, this can connect in with the multiplayer aspect as if there is a good multiplayer then you will play for ages, but some games are over in 4 hours and then you don't touch them again, i find this a lot with one players, and people go on about how they love such and such and play it 20 times, gets too boring, so with a good multiplayer, a good length of time, with maybe playing through twice or three times, is all i ask!
Think about all these facts and then consider which are the ones you think are most important!
Sir Auron
Page: