I'm sorry, but I don't care how long you worked on a game or how professional it looks. I rate games and vote based on how fun the game is. It's the same with professional games, I'd rather play emulated super mario brothers then some of the big budget games released today.
Everyone has different standards. Some vote for things because they're more "fun" than others. Others vote because they're impressed with the dedication and skill the author has shown. Neither is right because it's all subjective. Yes it sucks that a 3 year epic someone has lovingly crafted can get overshadowed by a game someone whipped up in a week. This is life and it happens. I tend to find that the lovingly crafted games have much longer legs than the "quick-fix" games which tend to be forgotten rather quickly.
Both games have their place in this community. Neither is killing the community. That is all.
Originally Posted by 3kliksphilip I understand that people will go 'yeah I don't care about how long it takes to make, I only care about how fun it is!' ...from my point of view this backfires on them, as they seem to consider 5 second button mashers to be more fun. Sure, they MIGHT be for the first 30 seconds... but they grow old and get dull, whilst the complex games shine after about half an hours play. Most people don't give games that much of a chance. They might just rate a game on, say, its first level. It's unfair in my opinion and it annoys me when people who do take the effort to make something stand out get pummelled for not making it completely perfect in every way.
Completely agree with you too 3Klicksphillip! I love you guys
You know, i would expect a community of game creators to actually appreciate much more than playing games.
I am 100% sure that a game that is really fun to play but looks like a piece of crap would get rated down because it looks bad. All this talk of fun is the only important aspect is rubbish.
"I am 100% sure that a game that is really fun to play but looks like a piece of crap would get rated down because it looks bad. All this talk of fun is the only important aspect is rubbish."
AndyUK etc why are you failing to see both sides of the argument? It's not really that hard to understand, is it? A game can be well made and still have very little appeal to some people. Everyone here has different skills, talents and personal preferences, so you're not going to get consistent ratings.
Basing your review on fun is nothing more than a watered down opinion with little actual thought put behind it and very little help to the people making games.
I do understand that a game can be bad and fun too, I'm not saying otherwise.
What I am saying is that a game with better graphics has better graphics than a game with worse graphics. A game with lots of glitches has more glitches than a game with 0 glitches, Understand?
So what do we do when playing something like that? Ignore all of that because it's fun to play? Or tell the creator they should cut out the glitches and try to make better graphics?
I know which one i would do.
If you guys don't let it go and stop talking about it I will consider preventing further downloads of Jeff Pwns II, and indefinitely hold off HatMan 2. Stop.
Originally Posted by Bibin If you guys don't let it go and stop talking about it I will consider preventing further downloads of Jeff Pwns II, and indefinitely hold off HatMan 2. Stop.
So you're not allowing the community to debate about your games?
I just don't get it. Why not let people enjoy what they think is enjoyable and stop trying to force-feed them with your personal views on how they should think when rating something.
When people put down a good game for no reason at all I very much agree that it is eligable for this kind of discussion. But when the so called problem consists of people enjoying a game even though it doesn't have the best gfx that week is hardly a suitable cause for a crusade.
Can't we just drop this and let people enjoy what they enjoy?
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