Comments on: Why Arcade Games Still Trump Big Studios http://epicspoon.com/2008/11/why-arcade-games-still-trump-big-studios/ Dipping the spoon in gaming! Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:29:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Pinkkis http://epicspoon.com/2008/11/why-arcade-games-still-trump-big-studios/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Pinkkis Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:24:40 +0000 http://epicspoon.com/?p=97#comment-8 Check out castle crashers on Wikipedia for example. I tried to find other sites but that was faster. Check out castle crashers on Wikipedia for example. I tried to find other sites but that was faster.

]]> By: Paul Zero http://epicspoon.com/2008/11/why-arcade-games-still-trump-big-studios/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Paul Zero Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:46:15 +0000 http://epicspoon.com/?p=97#comment-6 In my experience, big budget games are as buggy as small studio games. Sometimes worse. Fable II is a good recent example: aside from full-game crashes, it slows way down and shops bug out way too often. And I'm not sure what you mean by "we all saw that happened with" Castle Crashers. I love that game. In my experience, big budget games are as buggy as small studio games. Sometimes worse. Fable II is a good recent example: aside from full-game crashes, it slows way down and shops bug out way too often.

And I’m not sure what you mean by “we all saw that happened with” Castle Crashers. I love that game.

]]> By: Pinkkis http://epicspoon.com/2008/11/why-arcade-games-still-trump-big-studios/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Pinkkis Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:21:41 +0000 http://epicspoon.com/?p=97#comment-2 Arcade games have a really short shelf-life. They are thought of as showel-ware or these days they are remakes and rehashes of old golden era games. Now I'm not dissing the fact that bomberman isn't fun, there's so many good memories of that game. And me and my buddy had so much fun going through the new Bionic Commando remake in co-op that didn't even exist back then. But these days, I can at least for my own part justify why I'm paying 60-70e (yes, euros, not 50 dollars, but that's a different discussion) for CoD 4 or Halo 3. They spend spend millions to make sure every aspect of the game works smoothly and have it tested and ready to rock when it comes out. At least with the AAA-titles. Castle Crashers? Well we all saw what happened with that. When it comes to being together IRL and having a laugh with your mates along with some beers, there's nothing wrong with arcade games. When you want to have a good experience online, must of the arcade offerings just don't seem to cut it. But that's just my personal experience. I also agree, I want the arcades back :( Arcade games have a really short shelf-life. They are thought of as showel-ware or these days they are remakes and rehashes of old golden era games.

Now I’m not dissing the fact that bomberman isn’t fun, there’s so many good memories of that game. And me and my buddy had so much fun going through the new Bionic Commando remake in co-op that didn’t even exist back then.

But these days, I can at least for my own part justify why I’m paying 60-70e (yes, euros, not 50 dollars, but that’s a different discussion) for CoD 4 or Halo 3. They spend spend millions to make sure every aspect of the game works smoothly and have it tested and ready to rock when it comes out. At least with the AAA-titles.

Castle Crashers? Well we all saw what happened with that.

When it comes to being together IRL and having a laugh with your mates along with some beers, there’s nothing wrong with arcade games.
When you want to have a good experience online, must of the arcade offerings just don’t seem to cut it.

But that’s just my personal experience. I also agree, I want the arcades back :(

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