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The Top 7... New Year's Resolutions for the world of games

Devs, publishers and gamers take note. Here's how to have a great 2009

Words: David Houghton, GamesRadar UK
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As gamers, we are a passionate bunch. We discuss, we argue, we bitch and we implore. But at root, we do it all because we love gaming. So let’s focus a little more on that root.

 

As we’ve got older we’ve become more and more interested in the culture, politics, technicalities and wider issues surrounding gaming, and that’s only natural and healthy. But it wasn’t that stuff that made us love games in the first place. It was the simple fact that they’re awesome. So lets lay down the caps lock for a bit. Lets forget about about screen resolutions and exclusives and just have some fun. At least for a bit anyway. We don’t want things to get boring, after all. Flames back on mid-January then?


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Dr.Salvador  - 11 months 5 days ago 
first.

makes a lot of sense... that saves me the trouble of finding a NY resolution
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someformofmike  - 11 months 5 days ago 
If only all of this were to happen, in particular games only getting released when finished and gamers stop arguing about what is best and just start having fun! I'm fed up of hearing game x is so bad, when it's an amazing game with one minor fault which gamers latch onto as if it's a deal breaker!!!! gamers get over yourself and just enjoy games for what they are! GAMES! GLORIFIED TOYS!
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bamb0o-stick  - 11 months 5 days ago 
What happened to Spore was just a massive face-palm every time I read about it. The fact that the game has been the pirated all to hell and back just has me worried about the PC platform. I really don't think downloading these games for free are a good solution to the DRM problem. It just shows to the game developers "Hey, everyone on PC have the potential to never have to buy any games, so why bother releasing them at all?"

My worst fear is that in the long-term future game companies will just stick to releasing fewer and fewer games onto the PC platform. Where we are now, console games are taking longer to release onto PC... if at all. I really don't want to abandon my PC and get a 360 just to play Gears of War 2, The Darkness or Dead Rising. And yes, these games I mentioned so far have not yet released on PC, and might never be ported at all. My faith in the PC gaming audience is being shaken. And no matter how many sales Blizzard makes can save it.
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hardcore_gamer1990  - 11 months 5 days ago 
Didnt you do a gamer new years resolution list last year?

anyway, the fact of the matter with this list is that its 100% true, and although this is the case, no games publisher is going to see this, and continue to use crap like SecuROM and First Person (for Shooters) because they CAN. It's a real let down to see such a mass of truth and game improving ideas go down the pan, but it still made an interesting read.

Keep up the loving of improvement and we might eventually get to gaming Nirvana.
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SkullSplitter  - 11 months 5 days ago 
THIS LIST CONTAINS TRUTH!!!!
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Cernunnos  - 11 months 5 days ago 
i must say i disagree on 2 ponts here.

first-person view is great for shooters, whilst little else. 3rd person is kinda crappy on shooters, but can work wonders in other genres. Gears are good games, indeed, but in my oppinion shooters should be F.P.

releasing games before they are done is a way to let gamers have a huge go at the game earlier than what would have been possible otherwise. as long as the DLC that finishes the game is free and does not take too much space it is a good thing.

bickering aside; the rest i must agree on. oh, maybe except 7. exclusives are what makes any console worthwhile, everything are just perks. lol
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Cernunnos  - 11 months 5 days ago 
everything else are just perks, that is...
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tirrandir  - 11 months 5 days ago 
The Capcom vs. Sega thing is disgustingly true. I don't know how Sega keeps deliberately avoiding the advice everyone gives them.

I think a large part of this is that Sega is very Japanese, while Capcom is all over the map. SF is owned by the USA Capcom, BC was made in Europe, and Mega Man 9 was probably one of those games that went over way better over here (though I'm just talking out my ass).

I somehow doubt that things are run the same way on the other side of the pond. Sometimes that's good, and sometimes that's werehog.
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bernie10  - 11 months 5 days ago 
i agree with the first person. my 2 favorite games: GTA and GoW2 are both 3rd person
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Romination  - 11 months 5 days ago 
Cernunnos-yes, that's a good point, but still, not everyone is hooked up to the internet. I myself have to haul my 360 from one side of the house to the other in order to hook it up for anything, and if I have to do that with every stupid game that I buy JUST because the developers decided to ship it early... I start to lose out on the reason I bought the game anyways.
Remember when games shipped complete? Like...a generation ago? Ah...let's all...let's just go back to then and remember how nice it was...
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masneppihs02  - 11 months 5 days ago 
Last
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xenomorph99  - 11 months 5 days ago 
Great article. I think developers should take heed when it comes to listening to what fans want, not producing uninspired dross that ends up in the bargain bin a week after release.
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fionnoh  - 11 months 5 days ago 
yes, nintendo HAVE to listen to no. 3. by freak of nature the quality of 3rd party games being released lately is better than 1st party.

although maybe its time to accept that ninty has a newer bigger fanbase, casual gamers. but those casual gamers didnt stick with them through the gamecube years (shudder) they have to give us something back.
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Thequestion 121  - 11 months 5 days ago 
Nice Article. i agree on everything you said.
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Tomsta666  - 11 months 5 days ago 
Are people finally becoming bored of First Person Shooters???



FINALLY!!!
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garnsr  - 11 months 5 days ago 
A always makes you jump except in cases where for some reason it doesn't, like GTA 4.
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camo510  - 11 months 4 days ago 
i hate ps3 vs xbox fights... i have my opinions they have theirs and im fine with that.
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noobeater  - 11 months 4 days ago 
great article all true...

the thing with nintendo is especially true...i bought a wii expecting games like mario galaxy and zelda twilight princess to be awesome and they were and i thought it would continue to be like that and good ol' n64 days but no

every casual gamer should be hanged.
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GoldenMe  - 11 months 4 days ago 
GR.

They knows teh truth.
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bron1417  - 11 months 4 days ago 
just what i wanted to see after my trip nice artilce guys
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