EA is the evil empire, they take control of games and sometimes the best thing does not come out of them:eusa_naug . They destroyed the James Bond games. Goldeneye on 64 was one of the best 64 games.
**** you EA you took utima online 2 from me. YOU WILL BURN IN HELLFIRE!!!!
Ultima series=Best rolplaying games ever produced in america. Often imitated never equaled. Ultima 7 is the all time best game I have ever had the privilage to play. Richard Garriot we miss you. Bring Lord British back, we miss the Avatar!
1942 they did well on, but I think probably because Dice I think originally approached them with the idea & likely had the time to develop it right before EA got their claws in too deep. Vietnam was rushed, graphics were somewhat better but the general setup needed more work. I enjoy playing BF2 however they REALLY need to get the 1.03 patch out (if it does what they claim it will) and fix the lag issues. I typically have about a 50 ping & lag like I'm over 400.
I for one get really miffed at EA for cancelling Earth & Beyond. It wasn't the most earth-shattering idea but it was a cool game, fun to play with a great community. They botch it up by not keep up with patches & never even offering the idea of an expansion then go & cancel it. Last I heard the community was trying to find a 3rd party to buy the rights & related hardware/software from EA to get it running again.
Mixed thoughts, I have no particular love for EA perse, but I've been a gamer, for a long_long time, and I got to say, they're only the relatively current version of whatever evil empire happens to be present at the time. There's ALLOT of knowledge out there these days, any development house that even CONSIDERS discussing business with EA is probably aware that they have a really bad reputation for gestapo tactics. Don't know if it's true or not. I think where the devo houses get into trouble is when they accept contracts (and financing that goes with) from publishers in advance, and as such, give the publishers FAR MORE WEIGHT in the creative process then they ever should be entitled to.
Tend to think we could change allot. IF, the devo houses would watch their budgets, and save their pennies, so they could finish and manage their own projects. Marketing them to the publishers, ONLY WHEN THEY'RE READY, and SAVE THE PAYOUTS, use them to finance there next project. No long term contracts, no accepted financing, no buying games by the lot or the franchise. None of that hip, skip, hop, BS. Just developers and publishers. Devs develop, publishers publish; and we get some of the cooks out of the kitchen.
you realise, BF2 came from a mod for 1942, called Desert combat... they employed the mod team! and they had offices in chicago... yay! they worked on this game hand in hand. using the DC mods resources and team... then what a shocker?! 2 weeks before market release, they had to close the chicago offices, and shame... the employees were made redundant, before release. after they had served theyre purpose..
money grabbers :/
they churn out such potential! but little ever comes of it.. its the same for most games though :/ the only consistently GOOD company has been Blizzard, i mean, sure theyre games have flaws.. b ut they listen to people about it! and they fix !!
I have exactly zero qualms with EA on the basis that we’re not putting the finger on whose really to blame. We, the consumers are to blame for EA’s rushed out games with hardly any support after its release but instead going to the next game. So long as we keep purchasing their games, we condone their behavior and they see it as they are going the most profitable direction. However if we stop purchasing their games, we tell them we want quality over quantity and unless they want to make little revenue they will be forced into doing exactly that.
EA is the best gaming company, even though they get a lot of crap they will still remain on the top. THEY MADE THE BEST GAME OF ALL TIME====BF2!!!!!!!!!!!
