ever since video games have been coming out, the market has always been flooded with SHIT.
its piece of shit after piece of shit released. maybe the people who made the game just suck at programming. maybe they are good programmers but made a game that just isnt fun to anyone but them. maybe it was something rushed just to try to make a quick buck, and the game had all kinds of things wrong with it.
whatever it is, it just means more shit games.
but that's not my point. far from it.
the thing that pisses me most off about games is their AVAILABILITY.
you'll find Acclaim's latest piece of shit Simpsons game everywhere, or THQ's latest shitty movie-to-video game releases on every shelf, or whatever else company's piece of shit game with a horrible rating on web sites, like a 2.0 out of 10, or a 30% score, sold at every store. and these companies just pump out millions of copies of them. un-informed parents are usually the ones to grab these. gamers "with a clue" stay far from them.
but what about the good games? do companies like Square release only a limited amount of their games? do they release half as many Final Fantasies as Acclaim releases Simpson games? or do they actually release like 10 times more?
regardless, unless you grab a "good" game when its new, there is a chance that you wont be able to get it when you finally "get around" to it.
when i decided i wanted to get a certain game, lets say Suikoden II or Final Fantasy Chronicles - i find out no local store has a copy. i dig through stacks of shitty games no one wanted, hoping to find a copy left.
you could say all the good games are bought up quickly. so why doesnt the video game manufacturer make more? companies that make shit games ship millions of copies of their crap just hoping that people will buy their game. companies like Square and Konami KNOW people will buy their proven *good* games, but they dont release any more.
sometimes a game comes out again as a "Greatest Hit" title or whatever. but sometimes not. people who missed out on Final Fantasy 7, 8, or 9 can still grab one of the 17 billion copies of those currently for sale every hundred feet around the planet. Square was kind enough ship more of those. but couldnt they ship them in 10,000 units, wait for those to sell, and then make/ship more when needed?
this leaves me in a situation where i can go to the store or check online and find a million games i dont want for $19, or $9, or even $1.00. but when i go for the one game i do want, i find that its not available anywhere, or i can get it online from some asshole who wants $40, $60, $100, or even $200 for it.
i hate paying $49 or so for a new game when it comes out, and i despise the idea of paying some guy i dont know on eBay $60 or so for a game just because i didnt rush out and get it. when was Chronicles released? 2001? and already the game is off shelves?