magik Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Oh snap! Oh. Oh it's ON now. Electronic Arts Montreal general manager Alain Tascan laid a little smack down on the competition. What is Gears of War? I mean Gears of War brings nothing in terms of innovation to the shooter... Like, zero. Only two very brave UK-based journalists said, 'You know what, Gears of War is a great game but it's like what Quake was a few years ago.' Dude. Army of Two had better be the best game EVER or you're going to hear about this for a long time. Tascan admits that he hasn't actually played Gears yet—and neither have I—but is in essence calling out the industry for being putting graphics before gameplay. I can get behind that, Alain, but you really ought to focus on your own game a bit more. KotakuBoys and girls, here's a prime example of hypocrisy ... EA just keeps getting lower and lower. :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 haha, Innovation over at EA is to see how many times their game can crash in an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheppard Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 And their yearly incremental sports and racing games offer innovation? :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad.C Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Big call there.... Lets see how this pans out for them .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pupik Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Never played it (Don't even own an XBOX360 box) and I agree with them. From every video clip I saw (Many from XBOXYDE), I saw only one thing. Same old FPS with in some levels, better graphics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magik Posted November 10, 2006 Author Share Posted November 10, 2006 Never played it (Don't even own an XBOX360 box) and I agree with them. From every video clip I saw (Many from XBOXYDE), I saw only one thing. Same old FPS with in some levels, better graphics. I take it you weren't paying much attention since it's not even an FPS? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheppard Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 So you dont have an xbox and you dont have the game, you really arent qualified to pass judgement then are you. Its not even a FPS for crying out loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pupik Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Eh, my bad there. I wrote that too fast :D Replace "F", with "T". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electronic Punk Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 They also called it "the poopy" then sulked in their bedroom for a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReAnimation Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 (edited) Its also a concern that I have. Under the cool graphics the game seems to be made up of shoot, find cover, shoot, find cover and so on. You have to admit, its not exactly ground breaking stuff is it? I've still got gears on pre-order for when it comes out in the UK, I really hope that I am not left dissapointed. I do agree though with what the other guys are saying, EA are not exactly big on the whole innovation thing either. Edited November 10, 2006 by ReAnimation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remysaus Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 I don't think EA is in the position to say stuff like this really... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Horizons Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 The bottom line is whether or not the game is fun to play. Who cares if it doesn't do anything innovative if you're still having a good time with it? Although this IS coming from the ultimate company when it comes to innovation: EA. You have to be pretty damn innovative with your marketing department to resell the same old **** over and over every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magik Posted November 10, 2006 Author Share Posted November 10, 2006 Its also a concern that I have. Under the cool graphics the game seems to be made up of shoot, find cover, shoot, find cover and so on. You have to admit, its not exactly ground breaking stuff is it? I've still got gears on pre-order for when it comes out in the UK, I really hope that I am not left dissapointed. Trust me, it's not just shoot, find cover and repeat. There's so much more to it. Weapon balances, team play, strategies, point system, etc etc. Don't worry, you won't be disappointed. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 EA Suck Period. All they freaking do is bring out Movie Games or sequels to older games, that are not unique and they never will be. Go to hell EA, what you think, 95% of us Don't care! "EA sports.. EA BIG.. EA get lost." ..Sorry for me ranting on about this, EA just pushed it when they called a "good" game to have "Zero Innovation".. EA should respect its elders thus being, Epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NienorGT Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 [EA]Guys, you are too low to understand! Innovation is like putting advertiser technologies in games! THIS is what can be really called innovation![/EA] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGSPro Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 yeah, and nfs carbon is innovative? Gimme a break. They just keep rehashing the same exact game. GoW is the most outstanding shooter I have ever played, with a new realm of strategy never before seen in a game. #1 game on 360 right now, too. They are just jealous because NFS Carbon is getting mediocre reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikimotel Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Innovation according to EA: Gears of War'06, Gears of War'07, Gears of War'08, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 yeah, and nfs carbon is innovative? Gimme a break. They just keep rehashing the same exact game. GoW is the most outstanding shooter I have ever played, with a new realm of strategy never before seen in a game. #1 game on 360 right now, too. They are just jealous because NFS Carbon is getting mediocre reviews. Exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remysaus Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 From a company as rockstar or capcom it would only be half as bad, but as stated numerous times in this thread, they haven't done anything innovative in years, they can't even make a game that comes even near a game as gears. bah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garryb Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Innovation according to EA: Gears of War'06, Gears of War'07, Gears of War'08, etc... loool i totally agree getting crappy games like fifa every six months is innovation fior them which f****ng have the same crappy game play ohh EA change your logo from its in the game to pushing players in the game i am getting GOW today and trust me itss gonna bee very very very good man. EA you suck :angry: at sport games im gonna flame their forums now lool :devil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 loool i totally agree getting crappy games like fifa every six months is innovation fior them which f****ng have the same crappy game play ohh EA change your logo from its in the game to pushing players in the game i am getting GOW today and trust me itss gonna bee very very very good man. EA you suck :angry: at sport games im gonna flame their forums now lool :devil: I cracked up laughing at the last part :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Shake Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Master Shake Says EA = Zero Room To Talk Bad... About ANYONE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookie Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Pot kettle black? :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdesmus Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 EA is right. Clearly by "Zero Innovation" they mean that they aren't charging the user for every single freakin thing like EA is. Now that is innovation. :whistle: :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted November 10, 2006 Veteran Share Posted November 10, 2006 Wow :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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