In the video game community, gaming based offenses are considered especially heinous. In cities across the world, gamers share stories of others breaking unwritten rules of gaming etiquette. These rules shall be unwritten no more. A group of dedicated gamers will take their own experiences and others’ and document these offenses, laying down laws to prevent further crimes.
These are those laws.
Game announcements occur all the time. Whether it be the birth of a new franchise or that long awaited sequel finally primed for development, excitement and anticipation usually follow. However, what happens when it takes over a decade to get one game released? Extended development time brings with it assumptions. The more time it takes to release a project, especially a sequel to a formerly popular game, it is assumed that it will be good enough to warrant to lag between new releases.
What happens when you save up 15 years of expectations, hope and excitement only to be crushed by what you purchase?
After nearly an eternity in development, dying and being resurrected, Duke Nukem Forever disappointed a lot of people. Bringing alot of negative feelings into the gaming industry, Duke Nukem Forever failed its subjects and has not been very well received. Nostalgia can only take you so far. Games have got to appeal to their audience. Many die-hard fans are disappointed with the game.
This is the first Gamer’s Law aimed, not at fellow gamers, but at game developers. If the community is going to wait, the product must be worth the wait. Or at least worth the money spent.
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