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Problems With All Games: Being Overrated

OMG BEST GAME EVAR IF U DUN LIKE IT YOU MUST LIKE GAYSTATION (nb. I am aware that it is also available on PS3) If you look at the theme of most of my posts, it probably seems like a game developer must’ve kicked my dog and that a game publisher ran over my kid. [...]

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Problems With All Games: hype Hype HYPE Machine

Bill Hicks’ views on marketing probably come from knowing the guy who made this ad. Some games come almost out of nowhere, quietly released to slowly build an audience. Gems, like Torchlight, or Trine, that take a while to get a hold in the market, but you appreciate them all the more for the surprise [...]

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  • Old video games were often uneven, arbitrary, sometimes painfully difficult, with rudimentary graphics, bizarre design decisions, and other little nasties. New games are often highly polished and far more user friendly, yet they make mistakes all of their own. While not ignoring the problems with older games, Oldschool Hard pines a little for the simpler times and asks the question: why must we replace mistakes with new mistakes?

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