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by Honkymagoo on Dec.12, 2008, under Consoles, Developers, Opinions, PS3, Rant, Wii, xbox 360
Listen, I’m going to get really serious for a moment here. You are all going to buy this game, I don’t want any goddamn excuses like, “I don’t own a Wii” or any of that bullshit, I don’t care, buy it anyway.
People are always complaining that good developers like Clover become defunct because no one bought their awesome fucking games (myself included to be honest.) I’m not letting this happen again. Platinum Games is essentially Clover under a new name, you’re being given a second chance to redeem yourselves by supporting a good developer. If you don’t buy this game you CANNOT complain about games not being good anymore. I don’t even care if MadWorld turns out to be a steaming pile of crap (and it won’t), you’ll still be funding the developers to have more resources for future games, some time get dig their feet in and make a name for themselves.
The only possible downside is that, if and when, Platinum Games gets bigger and starts pumping out awesome at a faster rate than anyone can comprehend they will inevitably get bought out by EA Games. But to be honest, with the current state of the economy and EA having the majority of its assets invested very thinly across the board, I don’t foresee them buying any new companies in the relative future.
Also, take a look at the other games they’re developing right now:
Bayonetta
Directed by Hideki Kamiya, creator of the Devil May Cry series, it will tell the story of the eponymous witch, Bayonetta, who has guns on her feet and hands, blowing off the heads of monsters masquerading as angels. Creator Hideki Kayima has said that ” Bayonetta will blow the doors off the action genre”.
No, violence doesn’t automatically make a game good, but how can you read the premise of this game and not think, “Wow, that sounds pretty freaking awesome.”
To sum it up, if you don’t buy MadWorld, you will have killed gaming. What’s the worst that happens? You spend $50 on a game that might not be everything you thought it would be but still support a small company instead of a tyrant that’s been pumping out the same old garbage year after year after year?
December 12th, 2008 on 5:07 pm
I agree; the game needs to be bought, but it’ll never sell enough. It’s marketed towards the hardcore, and–on top of that–it’s a violent, gory, Mature-rated game.
There is probably no hope, but I will still heed your advice.
Good article, by the way. It was a fun read, even without pictures to add variance. Do consider having them next time, however.
December 12th, 2008 on 5:50 pm
I have read this article word for word elsewhere, probably on /v/ a few months back.
I pre-ordered the game for a friend, now leave me alone
December 12th, 2008 on 6:25 pm
A little too much /v/ for my liking. While Bayonetta does look very good I can’t help but think I won’t enjoy it because of the Wii controls.
After reading this I’m a little put off know that I know it’s by the Devil May Cry team as I couldn’t stand DMC3. Absolutely awful characters. “guns on her feet and hands” isn’t on the top of my list of things I want to see in video games either.
“To sum it up, if you don’t buy MadWorld, you will have killed gaming. What’s the worst that happens? You spend $50″
Did you just tell me that I’m a bad person because I don’t want to play the same games as you? As I only have a part time job £30 is a little over 5 hours of work for me and I’m sure it isn’t too different for many other people. That’s half the play time you’ll get from a modern game — if you’re lucky.
December 12th, 2008 on 11:45 pm
I don’t own a Wii and I am not going to buy MadWorld. I will however support a consistently great developer, Valve.
December 13th, 2008 on 4:05 am
Bayonetta will be complete trash, calling it now.
December 13th, 2008 on 6:30 am
Yeah sure I`ll get MadWorld. Too bad I`ll never see a sequel to God Hand.
December 13th, 2008 on 6:03 pm
That’s because I did post this (almost) word for word on /v/ a few months back.