Board Thread:Online Discussion/@comment-10207438-20130611042440/@comment-7153552-20130612232336

The reason the game companies can get away with it is because the industry reviewers think graphics and familiarity is what gamers want, and some of them do. . . and sometimes I do. But let's face it, if I wanted to play Halo one over again, I'd play Halo one, not a rehash with a similar story that follows the same path with a few new toys. Same can be said for Call of Duty here lately, come one people! So the gamers just go out and buy whatever got the top reviews because that's what they were told would be a good game, and the reviewers keep giving those things top scores because that's what the customers all bought last time. Then the company gets to skate by another season with a reboot of a game, or a rehash with a new name, or whatever the case may be. And they get to do that because they know it'll get them the review, and they know it'll sell, so they know it'll make the profit. All part of a cycle, all part of the ever-drowning game industry.

Every once in a while, however, there comes a game that sets a new standard. Every now and then there stands a company willing to go against the grain. Thank goodness for Bethesda, for Zenimax Online, and for Zenimax Studios for making those games and being those companies! The same can be said for so few, but CCP is definitely one of them. . . even though I couldn't stand the playtime I put into EVE Online, it's different and they're doing wonderful things!