Okay one of my biggest pet peeves is video game comics.
First off, there have only been maybe a handful of really good stories from video games and so that doesn't justify comics being made of any and all video games. I know I know "But GB there are so many great stories from my favorite games!". My answer to these people is stop smoking the crack pipe! I'm sorry if your a person who thinks most J-RPG's have great storylines...well your an ASS. Yes there are a few really good ones, but most are EXACTLY the same story hierarchy, character, premise, etc....
Second, just because you wrote the story for a video game doesn't make you a great comic book writer ! Usually these video game comics are birthed by the creative teams who made the video game and then given to a comic publisher to write/draw/etc... I applaud you for marveling in your own video game creation (see sarcasm), but that doesn't mean your idea needs to be a comic!
Third, name a video game that made a great movie? Don't worry I'll wait.....Oh sorry can't think of any? That's because there ARE NONE!! But on the flip side there have been more than a few good comic book movie adaptations (yes I know there are plenty of stinkers too). The subject matter isn't necessarily transferable. Sure the characters and settings are, but not much else.
In summary, I'm not one who hates on comics, I love comics, I collect them weekly, but I'd rather die first then buy a video game comic! And I swear if someone says it's not written for people like me I'll donkey punch them in the balls! Comics mostly are not written for children. They're written for adults, adults like me, who have expendable income, who like Sci-Fi, and yes who play video games. So unless your video game is comicish in nature, or the best video game of all time, and the comic is a tangent storyline and characters from the game. Don't fricken do it!
That's all I have to say
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
I thought I had an achievement addiction, but nothing compared to these people
In the most recent Kotaku post (linked below) is an article about a female who has over 165,000 achievement points. The article goes on to mention she's in an 'elite' group of people who spend much of their time achieving the most achievement points possible. The sheer time it must of taken to acquire this is mind blowing and sad at the same time. But what's really scary is the time spent to get the achievements that this person and people like her have gone to just to get their score up.
Personally if your buying multiple copies of the same game just to get the different region points and having the duplicate game systems that are region specific....You've got a serious mental problem. SEEK THERAPY NOW! Or get a lobotomy, whichever is cheaper.
This is coming from a person who considers himself a hardcore gamer! And on more than a few occasions has replayed and replayed games just to get the full achievements needed. I have in fact spent time comparing my achievements to my friends and have gone back to games just to out beat my friends achievement scores that I had fewer points in (no other intention).
But I never went out and bought a duplicate system or a horrible game just for the game points. Maybe my parents didn't drop me on my head when I was little. But what exactly are you getting from wasting cash like that? Are you really going to have something to show for this besides a few extra hundred points on your gamer score? At least get the different region system because there are games you want to play that aren't coming to the US. Have some common sense behind it!
Well kudos to them for having so much expendable cash and tons of time to waste on horrible games. R-Tards. I have a suggestion for these people....try slamming your finger in a door multiple times, you'll save all that cash and it will be less painful.
This crap reminds me of what people are willing to spend on GARBAGE on ebay.
Here's the link:
http://kotaku.com/5422154/achievement-chore-she-plays-for-gamerscore-whether-its-fun-or-not
Personally if your buying multiple copies of the same game just to get the different region points and having the duplicate game systems that are region specific....You've got a serious mental problem. SEEK THERAPY NOW! Or get a lobotomy, whichever is cheaper.
This is coming from a person who considers himself a hardcore gamer! And on more than a few occasions has replayed and replayed games just to get the full achievements needed. I have in fact spent time comparing my achievements to my friends and have gone back to games just to out beat my friends achievement scores that I had fewer points in (no other intention).
But I never went out and bought a duplicate system or a horrible game just for the game points. Maybe my parents didn't drop me on my head when I was little. But what exactly are you getting from wasting cash like that? Are you really going to have something to show for this besides a few extra hundred points on your gamer score? At least get the different region system because there are games you want to play that aren't coming to the US. Have some common sense behind it!
Well kudos to them for having so much expendable cash and tons of time to waste on horrible games. R-Tards. I have a suggestion for these people....try slamming your finger in a door multiple times, you'll save all that cash and it will be less painful.
This crap reminds me of what people are willing to spend on GARBAGE on ebay.
Here's the link:
http://kotaku.com/5422154/achievement-chore-she-plays-for-gamerscore-whether-its-fun-or-not
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Star Date 1208...Oh hell with it
Welcome to my blog!
If your reading this you must be really bored and/or are an addict gamer (like myself). I've started "Got Bullets?" because I felt that I hear too much complaining from fan boys without any common sense to back up what their saying. I also feel that not enough light gets shed on unscrupulous acts committed by few people in the game industry for their own selfish ends. Time to call people on this crap!
Now my blog won't claim to have all the answers, and I'm sure I'll go on rants so be for warned. In fact I'm sure it will be quick to piss off many other hardcore gamers and industry people alike with what I have to say. To that I answer: SUCK BALLS!
Couple of ground rules for my site:
1. No racist comments allowed or you'll be banned forever.
2. No religious talk allowed again you'll be banned.
3. No one under the age of 18 or you'll be banned.
4. If you act like a child you'll be banned.
Sensing a trend yet? Not many rules but they're very important. Enjoy!
If your reading this you must be really bored and/or are an addict gamer (like myself). I've started "Got Bullets?" because I felt that I hear too much complaining from fan boys without any common sense to back up what their saying. I also feel that not enough light gets shed on unscrupulous acts committed by few people in the game industry for their own selfish ends. Time to call people on this crap!
Now my blog won't claim to have all the answers, and I'm sure I'll go on rants so be for warned. In fact I'm sure it will be quick to piss off many other hardcore gamers and industry people alike with what I have to say. To that I answer: SUCK BALLS!
Couple of ground rules for my site:
1. No racist comments allowed or you'll be banned forever.
2. No religious talk allowed again you'll be banned.
3. No one under the age of 18 or you'll be banned.
4. If you act like a child you'll be banned.
Sensing a trend yet? Not many rules but they're very important. Enjoy!
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