Due to the overwhelming boredom I have been experiencing this week, I thought it appropriate to analyze why I am so bored. Although boredom is a complex thing and has many causes, there is one really good reason why: THIS. SUMMER. SUCKED. FOR. VIDEO. GAMES.
This summer has been awful for the video game world. No new releases in 3 months except arcade titles. Ok. Sure. Prototype and Madden 10 came out. If you think those games are selling points, you are wrong. Prototype lasted 8 hours and then it was done. Madden 10 is just another Madden game. Nothing new and interesting.
Back to the original subject, nothing in 3 months. The best games of the summer have been arcade games on XBL. Although I normally would not mind this, it it ridiculous that there is no retail games out there. Instead of me spending my money on games I spend them on pre-orders. I have already pre-ordered Batman: Arkham Asylum, The Beatles: Rock Band, and Halo 3: ODST. I am craving for a new game. This is like withdrawal for the summer.
I may sound greedy, but think about it. In a world that thrives on new experiences, having none is just terrible. And the lead up is bad too. The summer starts with E3 for me. And this year's E3 was phenominal. So many announcements and things to look forward too. An entire week of video game induced nirvana. That is the problem though. None of these things came out in the summer. A lot of these things even got pushed to next year. So being introduced to all these awesome things then just sitting there with nothing to do SUCKS. And there is no middle ground, either. It goes from high to low to high. E3 to Summer to GAMEScom.
Don't get me wrong. The games that did come out were super enjoyable. Splosion Man is one of the finest arcade titles ever. But just as things are starting to come out again, my life starts up again. Freshman training will kill my time for GAMEScom coverage. School starts a day before Batman: Arkham Asylum comes out. It just sucks that this summer didn't bring more. In a world dictated by demand of customers, you would think summer would be a big selling point for game companies. Most people have free time in the summer. New games at this time would sell pretty well. Now, I understand why the bulk of games are released at the end and beginning of each year. They are near Christmas. They are good gifts. But summer seems to me a no-brainer for game releases too.
Oh well. Maybe this is just my withdrawal symptoms, but I don't remember a summer this dry since...well...I just don't remember one!!!
Not to mention Batman got pushed from the relative beginning of summer (June 23 i believe) all the way past july and into august. It just seems ridiculous that a time when movies bring in big bucks (because people are free) is merely a selling point to the video game industry (i.e. E3, GamesCon, ComicCon, and to a certain extent PAX). We as consumers deserve more.
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