Harry Potter games...WTF?

[Sarr Koon]

:grumble Why does EA keep making these horrendous games???!!! If a decent HP game came out, I would need to be revived. All they want is a 5 year old audience or something, because that is about the oldest age these games can be entertaining to. And, I will be damned if there is a 5 year old that could figure out those ridiculous puzzles in the Harry Potter games. :grumble

[Dasquian Belargic]

They've got a hard job to do. The novels appeal to a broad audience, so to make a game that would be appealing to everyone would be very difficult. You never know, though - as the books get progressively darker, perhaps the games will become more challenging for an older audience. Personally, I can't see it happening, but you never know :)

[Sarr Koon]

First they would have to chuck the cartoony graphics crap out the window and try to make the character look real! *gasp* What a concept. I do not wanna sit there and play a game that is like a cartoon. If they would do that, and bump up the ESRB rating to a "T", so it had cool stuff, then they would possibly be worthwhile.

[Ryan Pode]

In chamber of secrets you have to find beans. My girlfriend is obsessed with Harry Potter... and finding his beans.

[Ida Knoe]

I've seen alot of people that have alot of fun playing the Harry Potter Games. there are alot of people that don't care about graphics, as long as it is fun.

[Dasquian Belargic]

I'm not a particular stickler for graphics - there are some text based games that I enjoy much more than visual based - but certain types of graphics can really detract from the mood of a game. Graphics do a lot in creating atmosphere, so could really make or break whether or not you enjoy a game.

[Sarr Koon]

Well said, Dasquain, well said. Take the Zelda game for the Game Cube as an example. That game recieved the best possible ratings by a lot of people. Me? I could not stand it because it was cell shaded. Drove me crazy!!! Cell-shaded sucks and should be avoided at all costs.

[Sejah Haversh]

*AHEM* www.homestarrunner.com

You were saying about cell-shading?

[Dan the Man]

Nobody likes homestarrunner anymore though.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Cell-shading can look great in games - XIII being an example of this.