As often as I wonder why Earthbound doesn't get more service states-side, I find myself wondering why other titles are ever made - why certain titles make it past the planning stages.
The most recent example of this is The Punisher: No Mercy, announced on the US Playstation blog as a PSN-only multiplayer-focused first person shooter.
Wait, WHAT?
I'm sorry, but Punisher, while about guns and killing, is not... about guns and killing. It's about the person doing the killing, why he's doing the killing, and what the ramifications of it are. It's about a psychotic focus on revenge, the other side of the coin Batman inhabits.
With regard to The Punisher, no one - outside of hardcore Punisher fans - cares about anyone except Frank Castle himself. No one wants to play as Silver Sable, Bushwacker, whatever. It's like they're making it because it will flop. I can't imagine what demographic or market this is for. Unless it has some insanely catchy mechanics, no one's going to care about a game like this with Unreal, Halo, Gears of War, and Counterstrike hanging around.
I just can't make heads or tails of why this game even exists.
Anyone want to weigh in with opinions - or more examples of games that just don't make any sense in the same way?
The most recent example of this is The Punisher: No Mercy, announced on the US Playstation blog as a PSN-only multiplayer-focused first person shooter.
Wait, WHAT?
I'm sorry, but Punisher, while about guns and killing, is not... about guns and killing. It's about the person doing the killing, why he's doing the killing, and what the ramifications of it are. It's about a psychotic focus on revenge, the other side of the coin Batman inhabits.
With regard to The Punisher, no one - outside of hardcore Punisher fans - cares about anyone except Frank Castle himself. No one wants to play as Silver Sable, Bushwacker, whatever. It's like they're making it because it will flop. I can't imagine what demographic or market this is for. Unless it has some insanely catchy mechanics, no one's going to care about a game like this with Unreal, Halo, Gears of War, and Counterstrike hanging around.
I just can't make heads or tails of why this game even exists.
Anyone want to weigh in with opinions - or more examples of games that just don't make any sense in the same way?
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