Why do sports games now have these fancy titles?

Sprungli · December 11, 2014, 05:26:43 PM

Quote from: BritishLemön on December 11, 2014, 01:49:08 PM

Quote from: Sprungli on December 11, 2014, 01:43:46 PM
Wolfenstein has a great story, and is a great game, there should be more actual games like it out there rather than a load of £20 pseudo-games flooding the market time and time again
>Implying TellTale games aren't actual games

And they don't flood the market.

2 in a month, and both will have multiple episodes and eventually a collection of all the episodes, they clog up the market

Mattie G Indahouse · December 11, 2014, 08:06:49 PM

Quote from: Sprungli on December 11, 2014, 12:16:57 PM

Like, for example, racing games

With racing game we usually see more change to them than what sports games get. Look at Need For Speed. Even though it's primary a racing game there's a game mode that's all about causes destruction. There's that Full Auto racing game which is something like Twisted Metal. When it comes to racing games the ones that usually stay the same would be NASCAR ones.

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fps games

Even with Battlefield being nothing more than a texture pack for years now it still has more change than what sports games had since that series went modern. The story changes, the maps change, there's new vehicles and weapons.

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strategy games.

By strategy do you mean something like chess? If so then there's really no change that can be done to that besides some type of spinoff that's similar.

PSU · December 11, 2014, 08:41:51 PM

Quote from: BerzerkCommando on December 11, 2014, 08:06:49 PM

By strategy do you mean something like chess? If so then there's really no change that can be done to that besides some type of spinoff that's similar.

just like sports games.

What can you possibly do to change the gameplay other than improving physics and graphics? Not like you can alter the rules. And when you do you have games like NBA and NFL Street.

Jono · December 11, 2014, 09:07:34 PM

Quote from: PSU on December 11, 2014, 08:41:51 PM

What can you possibly do to change the gameplay other than improving physics and graphics? Not like you can alter the rules. And when you do you have games like NBA and NFL Street.

Do I seriously got to repeat myself on what I said about Starcraft 2?

PSU · December 11, 2014, 09:43:19 PM

Quote from: Jono on December 11, 2014, 09:07:34 PM

Quote from: PSU on December 11, 2014, 08:41:51 PM
What can you possibly do to change the gameplay other than improving physics and graphics? Not like you can alter the rules. And when you do you have games like NBA and NFL Street.
Do I seriously got to repeat myself on what I said about Starcraft 2?

Starcraft 2 isn't based on a professional sport thats been around for decades.

big dog · December 12, 2014, 07:04:00 AM

Quote from: Sprungli on December 10, 2014, 05:48:55 PM

It's more supporting TellTale, honestly I don't understand why their "games" are so popular.

Because their games are well written with great stories and the episodic format is an excellent business model?

Girl of Mystery · December 12, 2014, 08:16:43 AM

Quote from: Sprungli on December 11, 2014, 05:26:43 PM

2 in a month,

That's a lie. TellTale have never released two episodes of anything in one month.

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and both will have multiple episodes and eventually a collection of all the episodes

So?
Episodic content is a great business strategy. Their games are very reasonably priced, especially if you buy them all in one go.
The "collection" is no different than buying them digitally.

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they clog up the market

lol
You really have no clue what you're talking about. They release episodes months apart, so that's another thing in your post that's not true.

PSU · December 12, 2014, 01:08:35 PM

http://venturebeat.com/2014/08/28/how-sports-gamers-are-integral-to-microsofts-xbox-one-strategy/

Girl of Mystery · December 12, 2014, 01:27:29 PM

Quote from: PSU on December 12, 2014, 01:08:35 PM

http://venturebeat.com/2014/08/28/how-sports-gamers-are-integral-to-microsofts-xbox-one-strategy/

SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS TV TV TV SPORTS TV SPORTS TV TV TV TV SPORTS SPORTS TV SPORTS SPORTS

What are you even trying to prove with this?

Sprungli · December 12, 2014, 01:40:55 PM

Quote from: BritishLemön on December 12, 2014, 08:16:43 AM

Quote from: Sprungli on December 11, 2014, 05:26:43 PM
2 in a month,
That's a lie. TellTale have never released two episodes of anything in one month.

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and both will have multiple episodes and eventually a collection of all the episodes
So?
Episodic content is a great business strategy. Their games are very reasonably priced, especially if you buy them all in one go.
The "collection" is no different than buying them digitally.

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they clog up the market
lol
You really have no clue what you're talking about. They release episodes months apart, so that's another thing in your post that's not true.

2 games you fucking idiot. Just recently we've had a GoT one and Borderlands one, plus the Wolf Among Us a little earlier

PSU · December 12, 2014, 01:44:49 PM

Quote from: BritishLemön on December 12, 2014, 01:27:29 PM

Quote from: PSU on December 12, 2014, 01:08:35 PM
http://venturebeat.com/2014/08/28/how-sports-gamers-are-integral-to-microsofts-xbox-one-strategy/
SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS TV TV TV SPORTS TV SPORTS TV TV TV TV SPORTS SPORTS TV SPORTS SPORTS

What are you even trying to prove with this?

Just an interesting article on why the sports gaming market is important.

Girl of Mystery · December 12, 2014, 01:52:01 PM

Quote from: Sprungli on December 12, 2014, 01:40:55 PM

2 games you fucking idiot. Just recently we've had a GoT one and Borderlands one, plus the Wolf Among Us a little earlier

I know what games they've released recently you moron. Tales From the Borderlands released in November and GoT released this month.
The Wolf Among Us finished in early July.

They've only recently released the first episodes for TFtB and GoT. That's 2 episodes, something which isn't even remotely clogging up the market.

You should really stop talking about things you're not knowledgeable on.

Girl of Mystery · December 12, 2014, 01:55:02 PM

Quote from: PSU on December 12, 2014, 01:44:49 PM

Quote from: BritishLemön on December 12, 2014, 01:27:29 PM
Quote from: PSU on December 12, 2014, 01:08:35 PM
http://venturebeat.com/2014/08/28/how-sports-gamers-are-integral-to-microsofts-xbox-one-strategy/
SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS TV TV TV SPORTS TV SPORTS TV TV TV TV SPORTS SPORTS TV SPORTS SPORTS

What are you even trying to prove with this?

Just an interesting article on why the sports gaming market is important.

It isn't that important. If it was to disappear, the industry would carry on as it does.
All that article was about is how MS are going to use you idiots to their advantage.