Re:The video game industry can't go on like this
by JauntTrooper on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @09:52AM
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Isn't part of the draw of FIFA and other sports games that the players change every year, since they're based on real players? I figured sports fans enjoy playing avatars of the players they follow.
Re:The video game industry can't go on like this
by xamuel on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @09:24AM
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>a tradition I cannot get away from, getting the game on release date and inviting my brother to play it until deep in the night
Probably well worth the cost just to spend the time with your brother. I wish I lived close enough to my brother to do a yearly video game night with him--and wouldn't care what the video game was or how much it cost (within sane reason of course).
Re:The video game industry can't go on like this
by magic_beans on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @12:42PM
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If you can't do every year, what about every 2 or every 3 years?
I see your point, but Mortal Kombat is not really the best example of a cash-cow franchise that keeps selling the same game over and over. The successive games in this series have huge differences, especially since the reboot a few years back. If you like this style of fighting games, there are plenty of reasons to buy the latest version every few years.
FIFA on the other hand is terrible in this regard. I can say with confidence because I've been buying each entry since FIFA'09, and while there have been a few major changes in 10 years that are worthwhile improvements, you are indeed more or less buying the same game every year. I sometimes wonder why I even keep doing it, I guess it's just because it's become a tradition I cannot get away from, getting the game on release date and inviting my brother to play it until deep in the night.