SEIV Only A Nitch Game

[gregebowman]

I'll admit, back in my Commodore 64 and Amiga 2000 days, most of the games I had were cracked. Especially when I had my C-64, I just didn't have the money to buy games. Those were lean times. So I got my games where I could get them. But since I've had my pc, I don't even know where to go to get a cracked game. Earlier, I knew people or was involved in a club. Now, I'm a lone wolf, and don't know anybody who pirates games. NOt that I want to. I got more money than I had in my early computer days, so I buy the games I want. I may wait for them to go down in price, though, as I still find it hard to lay down $50 for a game all the time. And to tell you the truth, most games coming out I really don't care for, or are just have too high of a requirements to run them.

[PraetorSpectre]

Some reasons why I believe SE4 is a niche game and will remain so for the near future:

1) Turn based warfare is a smaller gaming community that continually attracts fewer new gamers compared to other genres
2) Turn based warfare generally uses stagnate 2D graphics vs 3D
3) Its a popular genre with an older demographic (yep, that includes me now...dammit) that was weened on Avalon Hill, early computer games, etc
4) In reference to above three, younger new gamer demographics enjoy faster paced, eyeball-popping, immediate gratification games - generally -(at least my young nephews fit this profile)
5) Often ultimate challenge is playing againts other people and that requires a LAN and/or Web connection AND the knowledge to make this happen
6) Also in reference to #5, FINDING numerous/quality/consistent players
7) Tend to have thicker manuals and/or at least REQUIRE them to be read to play effectively
8) The Retail/popular advertisement argument
9) Lack of developer support - NOT A PROBLEM HERE - but has been elsewhere
10) Steeper learning curves/more TO learn or manage

My two pennies

[Renegade 13]

Well, I love this game, and I'm in the younger demographic (16 years old!!) Haha a living contradiction to #4!!

[Fyron]

I was weaned on SE3. Talk about non-flashiness...