A Moo3 Reject

Ack · #1 March 8th, 2003, 09:06 PM

Wow. I think MOO3 is officially a dud. Most of the reviews are coming back really bad. Buyers are going out of their way to warn people not to purchase the game. On Amazon, the price has been lowered to $39.99 and you can buy used for $10 less than that. This is a real shame.

Side question. Have computer games(PC) been getting steadily worse in quality, originality, and playability or am I getting old? There have always been bad games released, but it seems recently (Last 5 years or so) they have gotten much worse.

Fyron · #2 March 8th, 2003, 09:13 PM

The computer gaming industry has been steadily declining in quality over the past few years. This is why small companies like MM/Shrapnel are so great nowadays, as they tend not to follow the pack and they actually make well-designed games and support them well.

Baron Munchausen · #3 March 8th, 2003, 09:39 PM

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Originally posted by Ack:
Wow. I think MOO3 is officially a dud. Most of the reviews are coming back really bad. Buyers are going out of their way to warn people not to purchase the game. On Amazon, the price has been lowered to $39.99 and you can buy used for $10 less than that. This is a real shame.

Side question. Have computer games(PC) been getting steadily worse in quality, originality, and playability or am I getting old? There have always been bad games released, but it seems recently (Last 5 years or so) they have gotten much worse.

There were copies on eBay three days after release.

I wonder if those auction pages contained scathing reviews or if they were clear headed enough to give some other excuse for reselling the game and hopefully get a better price...

Anyway, the money flow of the gaming industry is actually getting nearly as large as Hollywood. As you know, when Big Money enters the picture, so does Big Bureacracy, and the fat-headed suits who manage it. Any further questions?

capnq · #4 March 8th, 2003, 10:42 PM

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the money flow of the gaming industry is actually getting nearly as large as Hollywood.

I've seen claims that annual revenues for the computer gaming industry surpassed Hollywood back in 2001.

oleg · #5 March 9th, 2003, 04:29 AM

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Originally posted by capnq:

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the money flow of the gaming industry is actually getting nearly as large as Hollywood.

I've seen claims that annual revenues for the computer gaming industry surpassed Hollywood back in 2001.

I am not sure, but I strongly suspect those figures include the hardware sales of PS2 and other consoles. Now, if you count in all the popcorn sold in cinemas, Hollywood will come first

Malagon · #6 March 9th, 2003, 11:05 PM

I to just came over from the Madness of Orion board. Of all the games I have ever bought, starting in about 1983 for my C64 this one ranks in my top 5 for the worst purchased.

Unless someone is dying to know what I dislike about the game I wont bore you with the details.

Anyway I downloaded the demo for SEIV Last night and at once felt immersed and knowing that I wanted to purchase it.

Now if I can just get someone I know to order the darn thing for me I will be ecstatic cause I cant unfortunately due to a P poor credit rating and no credit card

Looking forward to being active on the Boards and Oh... Hi everyone

Malagon

PS
Anyone here ever play Imperium Galactum on the Commodore 64? I still have it actually but the load times on that comp are so atrocious it takes 10min just to get thru one turn.

Baron Munchausen · #7 March 10th, 2003, 12:20 AM

You can pay Shrapnel Games with a moneyorder. Go to a bank, buy money order (purchase price + a fee dependent on the bank), send money order to Shrapnel Games, they send you SE IV.