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Which game's fanbase has been treated the worst?
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CrackPebbles
Member
Yakuza fans?
The Silver
Member
Mega Man fans had a highly anticipated game cancelled on them and then were blamed as the reason, you can't top that.
thesuperfunk
Member
So many good answers already in this thread ...
Nightstick11
Banned
Ogre Battle.
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
Easily both Aliens and Mega Man. I would consider myself a FF fan, even if I haven't played some of the latest entries to completion, but at least we still get games. Megaman fans get cancelled games (blamed on lack of fan support, which is an offensive lie) and then get shitty cash grab Easter Eggs in other games and overpriced iOS rip-offs. Endless cock-teasing, and virtually nothing on huge anniversaries. It would be one thing if the IP was completely forgotten by Capcom, like Shenmue is forgotten, but Capcom seems to be acutely aware of Megaman's popularity and dangles it in front of fans, while never commissioning a game.
I feel for you guys ):
I feel for you guys ):
cj_iwakura
Member
Two out of three games localized and the third being fan translated? Hardly.
One Sakura Wars game got localized, and it bombed, dooming the franchise both here and in Japan.
I'm pretty sure one of the top people at the company (Maliken) that works on Heroes of Newerth known for being abusive toward people that played the game, such as actively harassing people in game or banning them just because he felt like it. It's one thing to release a broken game like EA, it's another entirely to directly harass your player base.
Bayonetta as well. From releasing a broken ass port of 1 to refusing to fund Bayonetta 2. Both are Sega's fault. They're a terrible company.
Bayonetta as well. From releasing a broken ass port of 1 to refusing to fund Bayonetta 2. Both are Sega's fault. They're a terrible company.
JustAnotherOtaku
Member
What's the half?
KillerMan91
Member
Pretty much all games that have something to do with Sega.
It only took 18 posts for the winner to appear.
Thanks a lot, Nintendo.
Also, Final Fantasy XII. Back in 2006-07 it was looking like this was the new standard for Square Enix RPGs. Beautiful world, great music, fantastic translation.
Then Toriyama got his tentacles into everything and an entire company has been run into the ground. We were kicked in the teeth, and the franchise's best entry has never even come close to being equaled.
(Edit: Ooh, I forgot Valkyria Chronicles; thanks, Coxy. Awesome first entry, decet third entry that never gets translated, and now yet-another-virtual-card game for mobile devices. The franchise isn't dead, but is really, really close.)
Kinky John
Member
PC CoD.
AcceptableGhost
Member
DidntKnowJack
Member
I'm gonna have to go with Lunar and WaveRace fans.
Lunar's shipped has sailed, so I think a lot of us have come to grips with the fact we'll never see another game in the series, but Waverace fans haven't had shit since 2001. And if Nintendo wanted to make another, it could easily happen. But the fanbase is ignored and instead we see stuff like Mario Party 9 or 10 or whateverthefuck.
Lunar's shipped has sailed, so I think a lot of us have come to grips with the fact we'll never see another game in the series, but Waverace fans haven't had shit since 2001. And if Nintendo wanted to make another, it could easily happen. But the fanbase is ignored and instead we see stuff like Mario Party 9 or 10 or whateverthefuck.
These. No contest. Even though Sonic Generations was great. Handheld Sonics are solid too, for the most part atleast.
And then there is Chrono Trigger. Played the game for the first time on the DS and I'm currently trying to get Chrono Cross disc 2 to work on my PAL PS1. Both are phenomenal games, but we never saw the end for the trilogy.
One of those was actually in development, though.
Or worst, you see gameplay from Kinect Sports Rivals and the jetski races and....it's too much.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Phantasy Star Online fans have been messed around.
We are still waiting on PSO2 to leave Japan.
We are still waiting on PSO2 to leave Japan.
Sonic actually gets releases. Most other series posted here don't. Really, even though many Sonic games suck, Sonic is not even close.
timetokill
Banned
Mega Man fans are getting his greatest incarnation in Smash. Whiners!
Juliet's 8½ Spirits
Banned
Aliens
man that game was awful
fuck you randy, you lying piece of shit
I'd have to say Medal Of Honor or Socom fans
those were two of the most amazing experiences I've had in the shooter genre and its sad to see those franchises in the state they are today.
What I was going to post. We didn't get Kenzan, either of the PSP games, the HD collection or 5. We probably won't get Ishin, either. Fuck Sega.
Front Mission
best game in the series isnt localised then Front Mission Evolved
Valkyria Chronicles a close second with shitty high school harem anime game followed by not localised game followed by fucking card game
Oh Front Mission. RIP. RIP....
More proof the Mech Genre in general is treated pretty damn poorly....
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
Half life.
Gonna go with that. EA/Maxis released a digital "fuck you" to the SimCity fans with that game.
stargateheaven
Member
Sonic
Shenmue
Yakuza
Jet set radio
wow.. now that i think of it, sega.. cmon man.
Oh and power stone. I LOVE THAT GAME.. where is my online multiplayer POWER STONE 3??
Shenmue
Yakuza
Jet set radio
wow.. now that i think of it, sega.. cmon man.
Oh and power stone. I LOVE THAT GAME.. where is my online multiplayer POWER STONE 3??
DoubleTake
Member
Mega Man, Madden(football fans in general), Sonic, and Aliens lol
Edit: Jet Set Radio...god I want a new game for this series so bad. And a beautiful soundtrack like JSRF
Edit: Jet Set Radio...god I want a new game for this series so bad. And a beautiful soundtrack like JSRF
J
Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
Silent Hill fans. At least Mega Man didn't have to suffer through many awful games lately.
Absolutely. SEGA port the games with VERY little marketing and decide to put the low sales blame on the fans who desperately want them. Not to mention each Yakuza game gets bigger and better and now SEGA doesn't even make an effort to release it here.(
thecouncil
Banned
What are you talking about?
SOCOM
First two games were godly. Huge fan-base of 2 million or so hardcore players.
What they do for the next-gen? Create a COD clone, sprint button and all, alienating that hardcore fan-base, resulting in poor sales and eventually the closure of Zipper.
It seems Sony simply does not listen nor care about what the fans want.
First two games were godly. Huge fan-base of 2 million or so hardcore players.
What they do for the next-gen? Create a COD clone, sprint button and all, alienating that hardcore fan-base, resulting in poor sales and eventually the closure of Zipper.
It seems Sony simply does not listen nor care about what the fans want.
timetokill
Banned
That was actually screwing the fans for Microsoft's benefit. Call it the Peter Moore job.
Shenmue 2 was already translated into English on Dreamcast, Microsoft just wanted another exclusive for the Xbox in America. So they cancelled its US Dreamcast release so that Shenmue fans would have to get Xbox to continue the story, of course without their save data from the original.
I'd rather get nothing than be trolled.
Yup, I was right, found it.
http://dbzer0.com/blog/the-s2-games-ceo-is-a-blatant-racist/
http://fucknovideogames.tumblr.com/post/59359853932/mark-maliken-deforest-ceo-of-s2-games-which
Bans people that annoy him (back when this was actually a game you had to buy) and actively harasses his own players with hateful homophobic/racist language. I can't think of any worse example of abusing your fans. Dude's the CEO of the company that works on the game too, so he's the top of the top. It's for this reason I can't say I'll shed any tears when this game gets shut down.
http://dbzer0.com/blog/the-s2-games-ceo-is-a-blatant-racist/
http://fucknovideogames.tumblr.com/post/59359853932/mark-maliken-deforest-ceo-of-s2-games-which
Bans people that annoy him (back when this was actually a game you had to buy) and actively harasses his own players with hateful homophobic/racist language. I can't think of any worse example of abusing your fans. Dude's the CEO of the company that works on the game too, so he's the top of the top. It's for this reason I can't say I'll shed any tears when this game gets shut down.
Maidenpool?
Member
Madden because the devs/EA must think their fans are suckers buying the same thing year after year... but I don't think the fans realize this
Sonic because the games peaked on the Genesis and the fans just want another 2d edition
Sonic because the games peaked on the Genesis and the fans just want another 2d edition
Metroid is a good one. I know the games released are generally good, but the long periods in between without even a hint of something new must drive them nuts.
I also kind of want to say FF because of the lack of Type-O localization but I loved XIII/XIII-2 and XIV so I don't feel too burnt.
I also kind of want to say FF because of the lack of Type-O localization but I loved XIII/XIII-2 and XIV so I don't feel too burnt.
famousmortimer
Banned
Came here to post this.
First two games amazing. Third game a step backwards. Expansion sold as another game was slightly better but still not close to socom 2. Then on the PS3 they give the franchise to Slant Six who makes a completely broken mess of a game that took over a year of patches to become playable.... and it sucked, but once Zipper made Socom 4 we actually appreciated the pile of shit that Slant Six made because it was closer to Socom than S4 ever even tried to be.
We begged for Socom 2 HD. We posted daily, detailing exactly what we wanted in a socom game... and they never listened. And then Zipper makes Unit 13, which was pretty damn good, and Sony shuts them down.
Being a socom fan has been nothing but pain since about 2005.
Mega Man fans.
Final Fantasy fans.
Chrono fans (Not a single game ever since Chrono Cross...?)
And I belong to all three of them.
Xenosaga Episode III is the best in the trilogy, so no.
Final Fantasy fans.
Chrono fans (Not a single game ever since Chrono Cross...?)
And I belong to all three of them.
Xenosaga Episode III is the best in the trilogy, so no.
SneakyStephan
Banned
Battlefield
-fuck mod support because we think the community is too stupid to use our engine (I'm paraphrasing but that is what they said), the real reason of course was that the mods were competing with their sequels
-hired trauma studios (bf1942: desert combat mod makers) then fired them one by one to make sure to put a stop to the development of the DC mod that was competing with battlefield 2 (more features, better physics, more maps, more vehicles)
-turned it into cod by adding a campaign, bars to fill, map packs, season passes etc
-withold features from their older games just so they can sell them again in next year's game (commander, comm rose etc, maybe battlefield 5 will reintroduce wing riding or bombs in planes preorder today!)
-split the community with dlc instantly at release
-release broken as shit game, release more DLC before fixing it
-threaten to ban players if they turned off the awful color grading or lens flares, reason :'artistic integrity of the developer'
-break the russian version of their game with every single patch to spite those who bought the game with a vpn or through a russian friend to get it discounted
-don't allow the community to run their own servers, force them to rent from their 'partner' hosts and only through battlelog so they could get a cut from their deal with the hosting company (again to ensure there would be no mods or community content of any kind)
Dice were nobodies back in 2002, the mods made their game take off after a weak launch and the community supported their game for years, and now they shit on them chasing after that cod money
-fuck mod support because we think the community is too stupid to use our engine (I'm paraphrasing but that is what they said), the real reason of course was that the mods were competing with their sequels
-hired trauma studios (bf1942: desert combat mod makers) then fired them one by one to make sure to put a stop to the development of the DC mod that was competing with battlefield 2 (more features, better physics, more maps, more vehicles)
-turned it into cod by adding a campaign, bars to fill, map packs, season passes etc
-withold features from their older games just so they can sell them again in next year's game (commander, comm rose etc, maybe battlefield 5 will reintroduce wing riding or bombs in planes preorder today!)
-split the community with dlc instantly at release
-release broken as shit game, release more DLC before fixing it
-threaten to ban players if they turned off the awful color grading or lens flares, reason :'artistic integrity of the developer'
-break the russian version of their game with every single patch to spite those who bought the game with a vpn or through a russian friend to get it discounted
-don't allow the community to run their own servers, force them to rent from their 'partner' hosts and only through battlelog so they could get a cut from their deal with the hosting company (again to ensure there would be no mods or community content of any kind)
Dice were nobodies back in 2002, the mods made their game take off after a weak launch and the community supported their game for years, and now they shit on them chasing after that cod money
Night_Trekker
Member
There you go.
Marc
Member
Babylon 5: Into The Fire
Game was like 90% made for a space SIM game, have cutscenes filmed with the cast and everything. Sierra then cancels the game and everything else. But wait, the group of devolpers laid off gets together to buy the game and finish it themselves. Changing it into an Xbox launch game. Sierra refuses to sell, sits on the game instead maybe for a bigger pay day that won't happen. Since then, no game ever made and resigned to getting shitty mods instead.
So at least most people got a game they can play again and again, meanwhile like 14 years later I am still waiting.
Game was like 90% made for a space SIM game, have cutscenes filmed with the cast and everything. Sierra then cancels the game and everything else. But wait, the group of devolpers laid off gets together to buy the game and finish it themselves. Changing it into an Xbox launch game. Sierra refuses to sell, sits on the game instead maybe for a bigger pay day that won't happen. Since then, no game ever made and resigned to getting shitty mods instead.
So at least most people got a game they can play again and again, meanwhile like 14 years later I am still waiting.