This Monday stopped two journalists covering the industry of videogames did what they could to save the world: talk on MSN about Resident Evil 5, the quality of current games, reviews, and your readers. Read this conversation in full here:
Gus Lanzetta: We are here, I (Gus Lanzetta of Digerati Games) and Gustavo Petri (Editor of the journal GameMaster) starting this week already with a discussion on the quality of games today.
Gustavo Petri: Yes, because ... ta bad pacas Hello everybody.
Gus Lanzetta: I ta I think more than good in general. Of course there are many bad games.
Gustavo Petri: This conversation started because I finished RE 5 and hated. I found an empty game too. Adds nothing to those who play and was made only to sell.
Both have received this mail from Capcom today:
"Wanted to let you know that Capcom's headquarters in Osaka, Japan, today announced that the initial world-wide shipment of Resident Evil 5 surpassed more than 4 million units. This is the biggest launch for any of the Resident Evil games to date.
With RE5, this now brings the tally of Resident Evil games worldwide to over 40 million units since the series debuted in March of 1996! Additionally,
Gustavo Petri: the three "Resident Evil" major Hollywood motion pictures have achieved combined sales of over 300 million dollars, and the CG film, "Resident Evil: degeneration," has now shipped over 1.5 million copies. "
Gus Lanzetta: Ah, but that every company does, love the world know that they are paying well
Gustavo Petri: Yes, but it's not worth playing purely commercial. It's the same thing going to the movies and see those films are the blockbusters that rough just to sell. I think as players we should be demanding, or better, more demanding.
Similarly not seen anything on TV and in novels, BBB and etc.. We have to play some games and RE 5 is an example.
Gus Lanzetta: But the only justification is to be commercial. It made you sell and sell. Well, every game and expects to sell. But I agree that we have to understand that buying a set of support is a bad practice. The problem is that often people do not feel that bad go see a movie in the cinema or buy a bad game perpetuates the production of such content
Gustavo Petri: I do not want people to not play and, yes, who can choose, know that some games do not add in anything culturally. Even though I do not who will be the review of RE 5. Otherwise ...
Gus Lanzetta: Good? Why? It would be good to see a review that alert the reader to the problems of the game?
Gustavo Petri: Why else the game would receive a low note that, in my opinion, was that he deserves ... but would go against an entire industry which is such venerable titles.
Gus Lanzetta: But the note does not have to reflect the reviewer's opinion?
Gustavo Petri: It is.
Gus Lanzetta: To hell with what "the industry" worship.
Gustavo Petri: Yes, but remember the case of Ninja Gaiden Black EGM Brazil some years ago
Lanzetta Gus: I remember.
Gustavo Petri: I do not want to cause controversy with RE 5. I feel that this is the time. But it is a start and will GameMaster against it all I said.
Gus Lanzetta: I think there ta where you disagree, I think I express the opinion on the game in a review, even if it is strong and different (in this case or both) is whether there before controversy. I think that controversy is the other rolls, all you can do is defend the view that is in review.
Gustavo Petri: I know the controversy, because people are buying the magazines, visiting the sites, they want games like RE5 awaited want good notes. If you go against the tide, I saw.
Gus Lanzetta: But the reader who already hold a note for x not played a game that is limited in his thinking, the review has to be honest because the player for whom it is useful that the reader wants to know what is the game, honestly. And besides, I think, without thinking of the reader who "needs" of the review, would not "fluff" a review and my opinions not to omit nudge someone.
Gustavo Petri: So you ta say that 99% of readers thought is limited.
Gus Lanzetta: Maybe, but I do not believe that is 99%, but there are so many.
Gustavo Petri: Most N is assim.Te quote examples of emails that arrive here claiming the game notes for X or Y. I am against the notes in reviews and I pray for a day I no longer get them from GameMaster.
Gus Lanzetta: But shaping a review for these guys does not create a vicious circle?
Gustavo Petri: I do not know, because I was not so, other shape. I will be the minority.
Gus Lanzetta: And another thing: players like this usually already "know" what they will buy without reviews and most piracy then throw all that crap is.
But to be honest minority is bad?
Gustavo Petri: It is because we are part of a corporate imperialist. They just want the profit. For them, going against means selling less. And sell less means less wealth and official in the street.
Gus Lanzetta: but if your review will not take the view expressed there true, you have to review?
Gustavo Petri: My and the reviews that came out so far in GameMaster always reflect the true opinion. The problem is that in RE 5 is different. They want exactly the opposite.
Gus Lanzetta: And your readers who want a true opinion?
Gustavo Petri: I think they are very smart for that. We must strive for a more critical content. Prevent the game well as RE 5, gain notoriety for something that they do not have ... If you saw where the battle is the final game, I understand ...
Gus Lanzetta: But then the review is counterproductive if it ceases to be as critical as it could be?
Gustavo Petri: Certainly. And this is visible in many publications out there. I will fight to the RE 5, which is our example, the analysis has deserved. And that I am fan of the series, huh.
Gus Lanzetta: So this business of being a fan of the series I believe helps the reviewer in many cases, for example: I am fan of Mortal Kombat (rare beast nowadays) so I think I am more demanding with the games of the series that most of the public, which already sees the series as "coffee-with-milk".
Gustavo Petri: The problem, as I said, is to go against the tide.
Gus Lanzetta: Oh, I do not know if it is only by custom, but I see no problem with that.
Gustavo Petri: As editor, I see. If the guy does not like something in the magazine as a review to speak ill of a game "hype", he does not buy the magazine and turned more to what the companies said today.
Gus Lanzetta: But is that the effect is so harmful that? There are so many players like this and this reader is not interested in the rest of the magazine? Just for reviews?
Gustavo Petri: The majority is thus, for more than the rest of the magazine is good, if a review is not good, cabou it. You have to finish the game and feel that what you played something added, culturally speaking, in life. E RE 5 does not.
Gus Lanzetta: Or at least if you have fun. So like 50 Cent Blood On The Sand.
Gustavo Petri: man, even fun, I think, all the means of entertainment has to add, but how everything is tied to a large corporation, it is utopia to happen.
Gus Lanzetta: Oh, I think there is room for both in the same way that there is a place for films "head" Adrenaline, for example.
Gustavo Petri: I agree ... But we agree because there is n the two at the massive majority of games is Blockbuster.
Gus Lanzetta: Yes it is, but the niche of games more "head" is growing.
Gustavo Petri: Must be 50/50, that would be a perfect market and I would not be as annoying as I am with this bag Monday.
Gus Lanzetta: Yes, but we just come from a decade where it was 100 / 0.
Gustavo Petri: And so continues.
Gus Lanzetta: No continues, today we have 95 / 5. Already made a difference bitch.
Gustavo Petri: I disagree, then it is 99 / 1.
Gus Lanzetta: Today the games more intellectual or more "artistic" and there can reach the public. Is the Community of Live Games Live Arcade or the like Braid.
Gustavo Petri: With the crisis and with digital distribution, I believe these games will gain more space, is what I hope. I hope that RE 6 more added value to our brain. I should have read a book to play the game.
Gus Lanzetta: I think that even if there is no crisis that would be the natural evolution afforded by ease of access to tools to create and PRINCIPALLY: distribution, which today is simple too with the Internet.
Gustavo Petri: I agree, but the natural evolution needs a catalyst, and this is in the minds of players that need to be more demanding.
Gus Lanzetta: I agree and I think the more games like Braid players know they create a "taste" more "sophisticated"
Gustavo Petri: Exactly!
Gus Lanzetta: So will the growing demand.
Gustavo Petri: And avoid games like RE 5.
Gus Lanzetta: Yes
Gustavo Petri: Not that the game is artistically bad, however, concern that he is good, I'm talking about the people that he is p, content, culture, etc..
Gus Lanzetta: And speaking of content: The issue of racism in the game? Having played it over, what do you think?
Gustavo Petri: Racism the c ******. If in Brazil, with Brazilian infected, it would be racism? Someone spoke of Latinos in RE 4?
Lanzetta Gus: Yeah, this is my perception too.
Gustavo Petri: But that is the same episode of the Simpsons in Brazil ... I thought as much, but many felt offended. The Japanese feel offended by the jokes they made when they were there?
Gus Lanzetta: Yeah.
Gustavo Petri: Since we are intelligent but the Americans, we must change our mind.
Gus Lanzetta: I also think there is fury at the alleged racism in the game yet Rolling loose. And where is started.
Gustavo Petri: Yes.
Gustavo Petri: I think that could well explain what I think.
Gus Lanzetta: good, then let's close by here this Papo BRAIN?
Gustavo Petri: For now, but at any time when the world needs us, our MSN activate against corporations that imperialist decadent world that is coming to an end ... and 2012 is the crisis coming.
Gus Lanzetta: UHU \ o /
Gustavo Petri: Thanks Gus for the opportunity.
Gus Lanzetta: And you also have to Petra, there by bringing their ideas and views on this vital industry.
Gustavo Petri: Vital or not, until they prove otherwise.
