Game Design, PC, Playstation 3, Xbox 360
You know… I’m typically not a “hype” person. I don’t like ads, and I intentionally ignore them. If I take an opinion, it’s gotta be from a real person. And, even then, I reserve judgment on everything until I try it myself. And all this noise coming from EA about their new survival horror game is cacophonous. So, here’s the deal: Dead Space = Hype.
Call of Duty, Gamer Culture, Grand Theft Auto, Madden NFL
As games like Assassin’s Creed and Grand Theft Auto IV have shown us, video game hype can get well out of hand. Not to say that these games are bad, because they are not, but too often, gamers set their standards and expectations too high only to be incredibly let down by the game’s mediocre gameplay. As a result, the backlash at some of these games has proven detrimental to the franchise’s reputation.
