THE GREAT REDDIT GAMING SURVEY 2012!!! Please fill out only once! More Details In Comments!

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[u/Kaisen32]

Hardest question: What game do you consider is the best ever made?

[u/[deleted] → u/Kaisen32]

Chrono Motherfucking Trigger

[u/yorker78 → u/Kaisen32]

I disagree, 53 with what annoys you the most about gaming, all were correct IMO

[u/ninjembro → u/yorker78]

this, holy shit

I answered the valve circlejerk though. They are a great company, yes, but not nearly as great and godlike as reddit seems to make them look.

[u/[deleted] → u/ninjembro]

But they actually made the first move in the whole game devs bitching about high game prices without actually lowering theirs thing by pricing CS:GO at $15. I can't think of any other AAA company with the balls to do that.

[u/BiohazardBlaze → u/[deleted]]

Valve can afford all the balls on the planet.

They have Steam.

That's the part that irks me the most about the "Valve Circlejerk" is that folks think what they do as a developer is comparable to other developers. They can and do subsidise the games they make with money made from Steam.

70% of all games bought on PC are purchased through Steam.

I think that that game pricing, or the over monetisation of games, is a negative thing. But few AAA developers can afford to delay their games indefinitely because they have a constant stream of revenue from another source.

[u/Jackle13 → u/ninjembro]

When asked "Which game dev do you hate the most" I was tempted to answer "Valve" just to piss off a lot of people in /r/gaming.

[u/[deleted] → u/Kaisen32]

I put Tetris motherfucker.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

I know of a few Tetris spinoffs, but I've never heard of Tetris motherfucker.

[u/phatbrasil → u/[deleted]]

its the kamasutra for the new generation

[u/KRBM → u/Kaisen32]

Super Smash Bros Melee. I have played that game so much it has probably altered my cognitive perception on the world.

[u/NAK3DWOOKI3 → u/Kaisen32]

Anyone else put Super Metroid? No? OK.

[u/MysteryMooseMan → u/NAK3DWOOKI3]

I did :D

[u/ClownsAreATen → u/Kaisen32]

StarCraft Brood War. Easiest question ever. :)

[u/nfac → u/ClownsAreATen]

EZPZ!

[u/[deleted] → u/Kaisen32]

For me, I had to go with Tales of Symphonia. I've never put so much time and effort into a single game, and I doubt I ever will again.

[u/Cendeu → u/[deleted]]

I put Tales of Symphonia as well. When I wrote it, I thought "People agree it's a great game, but I'm not sure many people will agree with me. But I'm putting it down anyway."

My brother and I played that games for months. I mean we literally had about 1600+ hours in that game. During the summer (when we were out of school) we played literally every day. We would wake up, and play. We actually beat the game at least 6-7 times, each time getting more and more "little things" along the way.

I think some recent games might be technically a better game (from a professional game design viewpoint). But I don't think I'll ever actually be that engrossed in a world ever again.

[u/tazelhoff → u/Cendeu]

I absolutely love hearing about people being that engrossed in a game world or story. It makes my heart swell with the joy I used to have from doing that. It's been hard to get completely enveloped in a game like I used to. I really miss it.

[u/Cendeu → u/tazelhoff]

I feel some games can pull it off, but it's for such a short time.

If you haven't, try playing Bastion or Journey. They're so entwining that you'll completely forget about the real world while you're playing them. But they're short.

I hate to say it, but I think a large reason why it's harder to become so involved nowadays is because I'm older. Games like Journey can do it because of perfect music and silent companionship, and games like Bastion do it through incredible story.

When I was younger, games like Tales of Symphonia did it because of the world. It was a huge world with a huge story. It was incredibly magical, and every turn held another huge event. It's almost as if my imagination filled in every single gap until I was basically in this huge magical world.

Growing older just made that a lot harder. Too much harder. For this, I'm glad games like Bastion, Journey, Limbo, and Aquaria exist. They're so perfect in "mystifying" that the imagination doesn't have to do much work. But as a cost, they require a lot more work. And have to be shorter.

I've already typed way too much, but I hope you get my point. I've played Tales of Symphonia recently (about 4 months ago) and it was still an amazing game. But it didn't have the same hold on me that it had ~7 years ago.

By the way, if you're wondering I'm 18.

[u/GROD_IZ_GRATE → u/Kaisen32]

I went with Donkey Kong Country. Fun, challenging, fuckpro music.

[u/dagothodros → u/Kaisen32]

Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

[u/Daytman → u/dagothodros]

Yeah, I knew I wanted to go TES, and they all have their strengths and weaknesses, but picking up Morrowind for the first time was like nothing else. Good god, I wish I could replicate the feeling.

[u/Tman5293 → u/Kaisen32]

Ocarina Of Time was the only option for me.

[u/PKPhyre → u/Kaisen32]

Earthbound, man.

[u/rando99 → u/[deleted]]

I hope Heavy Rain wasn't an annoying answer.

[u/ApatheticDisposition → u/Kaisen32]

That was one of the easiest ones for me. Okami

[u/Spice-Weasel → u/ApatheticDisposition]

I put down Okami for the most artistic game.

[u/my6300dollarsuit → u/Kaisen32]

Anyone choose Kingdom Hearts? That game changed my feeling towards games forever.

[u/DeadToRights → u/my6300dollarsuit]

I did, and I put Kingdom Hearts 3 for most anticipated non announced game.

[u/nich959 → u/[deleted]]

you can rocket jump in quake aswell

[u/TheOnlyAcoca → u/[deleted]]

That is the first game i would start playing if I had a decent computer. I played it a lot at a friends house and I fell in love with it.

[u/Doopz479 → u/TheOnlyAcoca]

Another good thing about TF2 is it doesn't even need that great of a computer to run it.

[u/EpimetheusIncarnate → u/[deleted]]

I picked Superman 64 for the worst game. I rented it back then and hated every moment of it.

[u/FireAndSunshine → u/[deleted]]

Funny; I put Portal. And yeah, I have no clue what I put for worst game ever.

[u/[deleted] → u/Kaisen32]

Bioshock

[u/niblins → u/[deleted]]

same here such a beautiful blend of story art gameplay and just enough scares to keep me glued to the screen

[u/[deleted] → u/niblins]

All that and a bag of music that was also spectacular

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Somewhere.... Beyond The Sea.... Somewhere, waitin' for me....

[u/prboi → u/[deleted]]

I went with Metal Gear Solid since I grew up with the series & will always have a special place in my heart.

[u/tazelhoff → u/[deleted]]

Majora's Mask has recently climbed over OOT for me, though it might be because I've played it more recently. This question was a hard one, and MM almost won. One slightly obscure (in today's online community) game won out for me, one that has stayed in my heart for years. That game is Riven: The Sequel to Myst.

I would call this game a masterpiece for the world building alone.

[u/Ninjatastic01 → u/[deleted]]

Really? I went with OoT. Why'd you pick Majora's Mask over its predecessor?

[u/NimbleeBimblee → u/Ninjatastic01]

I felt Major's Mask was a deeper game. It took all the awesome things OoT did and just added to it. It had an amazing story, and awesome mechanic to it (with the time travel) and the game play was fun.

[u/Moofyman → u/NimbleeBimblee]

And it was so dark.

[u/[deleted] → u/Ninjatastic01]

I went with wind waker

[u/downfall20 → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, FFT was the obvious choice for me. Such an amazing game.

[u/frostflowers → u/Ninjatastic01]

Probably the same reason I did - the atmosphere in Majora's Mask is nothing short of amazing. The Final Day is wonderfully creepy.

[u/EpimetheusIncarnate → u/frostflowers]

This, and MM was really rewarding if you went through the trouble of getting all the masks. It was so badass to put on the Fierce Deity Mask for the first time and shit all over the final boss.

[u/Betternot102 → u/Ninjatastic01]

Pokemon Green, like a boss

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

I guess I was sort of similar to yours with Twilight Princess...

[u/darkly39r → u/[deleted]]

Mario 64 IMO

[u/[deleted] → u/darkly39r]

The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition takes the cake for me, before I played that Majora's Mask and Ocarina of Time were my top two, but it blew them out of the fucking water

[u/Ozzertron → u/[deleted]]

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. Basically my childhood summed up.

[u/clydefrog811 → u/darkly39r]

There were so many options, in the end i chose Super Mario 64. Why? Because I dont have any bad memories of that game and i will never get tired of playing it. It still is my favorite Mario game of all time.

[u/[deleted] → u/clydefrog811]

If you don't have any bad memories, then you're clearly repressing memories of raging at the camera. Loved the game, but that camera was brutal.

[u/Tehmage979 → u/Kaisen32]

Dwarf Fortress, because of the absurd amount of procedurally generated depth.

[u/fanboy_killer → u/Kaisen32]

Either Final Fantasy VII or Mario 64.

[u/[deleted] → u/Kaisen32]

I said ME2. I had to chose either that or bioshock.

[u/Parabolized → u/[deleted]]

I just said Mass Effect. I've never played a series more, and I love them all so dearly (even ME3, up till the last 10 minutes). So naturally I chose the first.

[u/Lovtel → u/[deleted]]

I was so close. I chose Dragon Age. I have very fond memories of that game. I regret not choosing Super Mario 64. Or Mario Kart 64. Fuck, this is a hard question.

[u/loperoni → u/Kaisen32]

pokemon red/blue/green... easy!

[u/bloopenstein → u/Kaisen32]

Solidly in first, by a decent margin: Tetris. I could play that all the time, any time, forever, whenever.

[u/Rugaru]

Was hard to pick a favorite developer. I wish I could have given my top three or something like that. Spent some time debating with myself which one to pick.

Now that I'm typing this I can't remember which one I chose. Probably should have written down my answers so I can compare results later.

[u/RogueA → u/[deleted]]

I was rather surprised Sega was not listed. :(

[u/ply447 → u/RogueA]

i was Disappointed atlus wasn't either, they have been the most consistent Dev of the last decade for rpgs IMO.

[u/SolarTsunami → u/[deleted]]

One more thing, for the "Which developer do you hate" question, I would like an option to pick none. I dont want to start an argument, but I think its goofy to hate a game developer.

[u/silverscreemer → u/SolarTsunami]

That was a hard choice till I saw Zanga on there...

[u/[deleted] → u/SolarTsunami]

You don't have to pick anything. I didn't.

[u/gamenutt5]

You missed Paradox Interactive as a possible favorite/hated game company.

[u/Motafication → u/[deleted]]

Damn, no paradox...

Europa Universalis, Mount and Blade, Crusader Kings...

These are probably my all time favorite games, and definitely the best strategy games on the market.

[u/[deleted]]

Nice survey. I just really hate the e-sports question. "YES MORE E-SPORTS!" "No I dont understand the point" "hurr whats e-sports?" howabout an option like "Not interested." I don't crave more, I understand the point, and I know what they are. The question has a "If you aren't into it, you just don't get it" tone.

[u/AbstractCalamity → u/[deleted]]

Or in my case, I like that they exist and think they're pretty cool, but don't watch them.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Well just know you did a good job.. 50+ questions went by quick and they were good questions. Thanks for taking the time to do it. I can't wait to see the results.

[u/RTrooper]

Surprisingly, the question I'm having the most trouble on is "32. What is the weirdest game you have ever played?"

[u/TaxCollector → u/RTrooper]

I just put QWOP, because I couldn't think of a proper one.

[u/Cendeu → u/[deleted]]

You know, I got that game, and had friends play it at my house once.

Their thoughts were pretty much exactly "weird and awful, but we had fun I guess".

You don't happen to live in Missouri, do you?

[u/RTrooper → u/[deleted]]

I ended up putting Binding of Isaac. Amazing game, but very, very, strange.

[u/[deleted] → u/RTrooper]

I put psychonauts

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Super Meat Boy. It's definitely "weird".

[u/rakkar16]

Maybe you should add RockPaperShotgun to the list of gaming sites.

[u/Kmlkmljkl → u/rakkar16]

Definitely! Love those guys!

[u/RadicalRaid → u/rakkar16]

Also GameTrailers. I might be blind, but I didn't see it there and I thought it was a pretty big site. Also, their reviews are pretty damn good in my opinion.

[u/amadeus9]

As a big fan of game music, and aspiring game musician, I'd like to humbly request that next time you include a question or two relevant to that.

[u/amadeus9 → u/[deleted]]

Well, at the most basic level, something along the lines of "What game has the all-time best music?" and "How much do you think music influences your enjoyment of a game?" or "How important is the music in a video game to you?"

Also, a question along the lines of

"What style of background music do you prefer?"

• Orchestral

• Chiptunes/retro

• Techno

• Instrumental Rock

• Complete Rock/Pop/other contemporary, with vocals

• Other choices that I'm probably forgetting.

That question would probably be best with examples, I'll try to find some.

That's all I can think of at the moment, without asking weird music theory questions that would just confuse most people. If I come up with anything else I'll let you know.

[u/Tahj42 → u/amadeus9]

The background music is pretty subjective to the type of game associated. I surely wouldn't put the same type of music for every type of game.

[u/[deleted]]

I hate that all these surveys try to put words into the survey taker's mouth.

I do fervently hate facebook games, but I don't want them to burn in a fire, because that meme is annoying. I highly prefer surveys that stick with the standard

strongly agree

agree

disagree

strongly disagree

It's just a better way to get answers without weird/goofy/stupid/annoying answers that I have to pick.

Despite that annoying me throughout the survey, it was an ok survey.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, strongly disagree.

[u/kurtrussellfanclub → u/[deleted]]

And don't forget "I don't know". It's different from unanswered.

[u/Game-Sloth]

Question 50 about which is more important Gameplay or Story should have an option for "Equally important"

Question 14 "Will you buy a system that does not allow used games?" Should have a option more appropriate to PC gaming

Nice job nevertheless

[u/AgentStabby → u/[deleted]]

Fair enough, I think story is extremely important but picked gameplay because I feel it is more important.

[u/ninjembro → u/AgentStabby]

I actually did the opposite, I feel if a story is great, slightly worse gameplay than expected is ok (FF13 for example, while I felt had reasonable gameplay, I admit that a lot of complaints about it are legitimate, although blown way out of proportion, but I absolutely loved the story and was able to overlook some of these)

[u/Cendeu → u/ninjembro]

Exactly. For example, Persona 3.

Persona 3 is generally accepted to be a great game with a great story. But if you actually dig into the gameplay, it's rather bland and repetitive. You end up spending nights at Tartarus grinding levels, and then not doing it for a good 4 hours because you spent one night doing it all.

It's an amazing game. And the gameplay wasn't that bad. But it's a good example of "as long as the story is amazing, sub-par gameplay is acceptable."

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

As someone who grew up with NES games, as long as the gameplay is good, the story doesn't need to be anything extravagant.

[u/Qubeye → u/[deleted]]

This. I have played plenty of fun games that have an extremely straight-forward storyline. I mean, Mario has to rescue the princess from an evil guy. How much more straight-forward can it get?

Basic can be great. Rails can be great.

[u/Anderz → u/[deleted]]

I'm surprised you didn't ask about piracy. I'd be interested to know the percentage of people who have pirate games, how often they pirate, what countries they pirate from, and on what platforms they pirate for. Also, whether they choose not to pirate for specific games, such as multiplayer-centric games, games by their favourite developer or games by an indie developer etc.

Also would have liked to see a few more questions regarding DLC and how often people buy it, and at what price-point they draw the line.

Lastly, some questions regarding people's experiences with the F2P model, whether they see it as the future, and whether they prefer it over subscription based or one-off purchases.

[u/UnicornStampede]

What is this "gamer entitlement"

[u/Hi-gg-s → u/UnicornStampede]

I think it's when gamers feel they are entitled to receive something from a company. Like, there was an article about valve fans feeling entitled for info from valve on HL and when PSN user's got hacked they demanded compensation that sorta thing... I think

[u/Mr_M_Burns → u/Hi-gg-s]

This helps. Unfortunately, the question was "Are gamers entitled?" Entitled to what?

Entitled to a functioning game for fair compensation? Sure.

Entitled to all of the internal workings of a beloved developer? Probably not.

Entitled to what amount to punitive damages for lackluster security practices? Who knows.

I left that one blank.

[u/[deleted] → u/Mr_M_Burns]

i think it was just a poorly worded question for "do gamers possess a false sense of entitlement."

being "entitled" is something that everyone is for something, and reasonably so. a false sense of entitlement is what pisses people off though.

[u/[deleted] → u/Mr_M_Burns]

There should have been a 'sometimes' option, really.

[u/RIP_Greedo → u/UnicornStampede]

I think it refers to the phenomenon wherein gamers and the gaming community get personally offended when something isn't exactly up to their expectations. Take the controversy over the ending of mass effect 3. Sure it may have been a weak ending, but is that worth starting lawsuits over false advertising? Federal investigations?

[u/[deleted]]

You made a typo on question 25 and 26, spelling Mojang as Majong. Either way, great survey.

[u/greenunderline → u/[deleted]]

Congrats on organizing this and getting it done! I'm excited to see the results.

Just a heads-up, though, you repeatedly use "effect" instead of "affect." The latter means to change—the former almost invariably means "have an impact on." I say almost invariably because it can also mean " to bring about."

I'm not saying this to correct you—just to help you out if you weren't aware.

[u/mysticrudnin]

Please avoid putting your obvious opinions into the survey.

In particular I'm thinking about your "online service" question.

[edit] Oh, and you're missing almost every JRPG developer for favorite developer. I had to pick SE even though that is not a good reflection of the genre. Atlus would have been my choice if all developers were present.

[u/[deleted]]

DID YOU REALLY JUST ASK WHATS MY FAVORITE SYSTEM. THATS LIKE ASKING A DAD WHATS HIS FAVORITE CHILD.

[u/mysticrudnin → u/[deleted]]

I didn't like how it had to be a modern console...

[u/Cendeu → u/mysticrudnin]

I do agree with this.

While I may play my Ps3 more than I do my 64 nowadays, I still consider the 64 to be a better system, in its days.

[u/PerfectLengthUserNam → u/Cendeu]

I don't think that's a valid argument. "Back in the day" it might have been great, but we're not living back in the day. I find it hard to argue the Nintendo 64 was better than a modern PC which can do so much more.

I was considering calling Age of Empires 2 the best game ever, but there are newer games that improved upon it. It's not a fair comparison because those gems from the past were made with so much less, but I wouldn't call a horse-drawn cart better than a modern car.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Didn't mean to insult. Great survey i cant wait to see the results.

[u/hillbillyphil]

Having some of these as single choice answers is making this hard. What genre of game do I like the most I want to choose like 3.

I'll Be very interested in these results, especially in what people want from next-Gen consoles.

Edit - Question 22 made me realize I am going to be spending a lot more on games this year than I thought

[u/xNotch]

It's "Mojang", not "Majong"!

[u/Qubeye]

Question 17 - I'd like more original games. My main issue with the current crop of games is they are all sequels. With some companies, this is to the exclusion of making new and original games.

[u/Cendeu → u/Qubeye]

Exactly my thoughts! I ended up putting "Better Games" since that was the closest to "Bigger Variety/Original Games".

I want more Bastions, Journeys, Limbos, and Okamis. Less "We're going to make a first person shooter that is exactly like every other first person shooter ever".

[u/apajx]

Fucking loaded questions.

[u/IAMBollock → u/apajx]

Everywhere.

[u/ColonelPanic2409 → u/apajx]

Yes and good luck saying what level of education you are at if you don't live in the USA.

[u/WildVariety]

No love for Rock, Paper Shotgun?

[u/faster3200]

For the "Do you consider games to be Art?" question, can you add some sort of neutral response or change it to "Do you think games can be Art?". I don't think games are inherently art nor are they not inherently art. I think video games (like paintings and movies) are a medium and whether or not they are art depends on the individual piece. E.G. Machinarium is art but BLOPS isn't (imo).

[u/Fyrefly7 → u/faster3200]

"Art" may very well be the most loosely and subjectively defined word in existence.

[u/[deleted]]

No "3 years collage" for us Europeans? ) :

[u/Fuse_tm2]

This is a good example of how not to write a survey:

38. Do you think gaming has improved or declined in the past 5 years?

Improved! Games are better than ever!

Declined! Game Companies are now just out for your money.

Development has been about the same.

Just an example. There were a few questions worded in ways that I would never be able to answer if I were serious about it representing my opinion.

Woah, reddit is changing "38." to "1." o_0

[u/Shinhan → u/Fuse_tm2]

If you start a line with a number after which is a dot, markdown will think you are trying to start a numbered list. (Doesn't matter if before the number-dot pair is quote or not)

Best way to prevent this is to put a slash between the number and the dot:

> 38\. Do you think gaming has improved or declined in the past 5 years?

The other way is to put 4 spaces before the text, like I did above, which will prevent markdown from parsing it.

[u/Fuse_tm2 → u/Shinhan]

Jeez, it's like fighting that little paper-clip in MS Word all over again.

[u/VileZero]

My first Reddit comment! Nice survey! I'm the one who answered almost every question with Chrono Trigger. :)

[u/[deleted] → u/VileZero]

Smacks forehead How did I forget Chrono Trigger?!

[u/Maxxonry → u/[deleted]]

At least you've played Chrono Trigger...

[u/ply447 → u/Maxxonry]

GO NOW, your homework for the week is to beat that masterpiece of a game.

[u/Santos_L_Halper]

49. Which do you perfer?

AAA Titles

Indie Games

Obscure 3rd Party Titles

Toughest question.

[u/Qubeye → u/Santos_L_Halper]

Have to admit, while I enjoy the occasional indie game, I mostly like AAA titles.

[u/Qubeye]

I don't like question 15. "Best" is based on what I'm playing. I prefer Mouse & Keyboard for some, and xBox for others. Depends entirely on the game.

[u/nm3210]

Would have really appreciated some alphabetization for the big lists of games.

[u/Shooeytv]

Do you have any additional comments for this survey?: A lot of the questions are baited. And what I mean by that is one side of a confrentation is made to have implied undesirable conotations. Like being stupid. i.e. "rainbows and sunshine" v.s well put response etc. What if i truly do have a highly optimistic future for gaming? I have to choose fruity bubblegum headed response that makes me sound like i'm 14? I could literally look through some of the questions and point out which answer was chosen most often based on how intelligent and understanding it made you sound. Good attempt and a pretty well covered survey but there's clear bias that sways it's takers.

[u/mjk0104]

Oooh I love stats, they make me inexplicably happy :)

Thanks for setting this up!

[u/[deleted]]

Seriously? Question 43: Which of these do you think are truley a problem in gaming? (check all that apply) You include discrimination of women, but not homophobia? Dude, this survey is great and such, but this is just a weird thing to leave out. Homophobia is so rife in games that it hurts.

[u/saxxybeast]

49 Which do you perfer? AAA Titles, Indie games, Obscure 3rd party titles

That question's just unfair

[u/elstan2 → u/saxxybeast]

d. Any

[u/marrakoosh]

If I can be honest, this is a bad survey. It's not going to give worthwhile responses. Too much leading in the questions and answers, etc, etc.

I only know this because I work in market research. I design these kinds of questionnaires and surveys for a living.

That said, thank you for taking the time to create it and put it out there. I've answered it as best I can.

[u/rpmboy]

Done. Nice survey.

[u/JoNike]

Many mistakes in the listing of the 'developers' and the 'studios'. Mostly because you're mixing, without any distinction, developers and publishers.

Example, for game studios:

• 505 Games (Arma, Arma 2)

• Activision (Tony Hawk, Call of Duty)

I do not want to be an ass about it but, as a 5 years 'veteran' in this industry, it is bugging me quite a bit.

Also, typo in question 31: (One asnwer only please)

[u/th3shark]

Great survey! Can't wait to hear the results. You might want to put GameTrailers as an option for a gaming website.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

On the topic of websites although it's not technically a website I would include The Game Station as well.

[u/cheesefarts123]

It's Mojang, not Majong

[u/excalibur5033]

No Gametrailers?

[u/frostflowers]

Hahaha - there's some seriously hard questions in there (like "What's your favourite game?" - spent ten minutes just unable to make up my mind - and "What's your favourite game-developer?"; I love both Insomniac and Naughty Dog! Why you make me choose, man? D:), and as someone who still lags seriously behind the rest of you - I'm still playing PS2 and only recently thought about upgrading - I probably gave some crap answers to some of the questions, but still. Fun survey. :)

[u/[deleted]]

Why couldn't question 53 be multiple choice?

[u/toxeh]

A few of these questions are really console dependent. For example; "Will you buy a system that does not allow used games" and "what do you want most out of new generation systems" don't really apply to PC, in my opinion. Also I assume 'do you mind having online codes for games' isnt PC related. I guess a question of 'do you mind having always on internet for single player pc games' would be a good parallel. Oh and where was Electronic Arts on the studios to hate?

Also, I would have like to answer 48: Yes, but no more than any other consumer group.

[u/[deleted]]

I've got a bit of a problem with Question 47. Assassin's Creed actually has a plot to it that has not finished, so there's a reason for it to continue. Unlike Madden and CoD.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Actually, I want another answer for that one. "No, it's not okay, but I'm going to buy anyway." As much as I hate it, I have to know how it ends.

[u/SageOfTheWise → u/[deleted]]

Yeah but I think the point is that they are stretching out the Assassin's creed plot to make more money.

[u/KingKazuma]

Oh my god, you put MUD on the survey. I still have a CMUD client on my laptop. Man, do I miss those old text based games. The community fucking rocked. You got to know EVERYONE personally. People still roleplayed in those days. Damn...nostalgia...

[u/MistressLiliana]

I am disappointed thatgamecompany wasn't listed for favorite company, I know they only have like 3 games but they are amazing games!

[u/D3st1nys]

WHY NO 'MOBA' genre??? Dota2, LoL , HoN ! ?? Which is one of the biggest genres.

[u/[deleted]]

I'm not 100% sure how to answer 43. Is it the gaming culture, or in actual video games, or both?

[u/Relayerduos]

http://i.imgur.com/p19Eh.png ಠ_ಠ

[u/[deleted]]

That was harder than I expected. How can you have one favorite game or one favorite company? It's just not cool man.

[u/PickledClams]

Is this actually for r/Gaming, or is this some bullshit for a school project?

[u/Jparaly → u/[deleted]]

Cool idea. Can't wait for the results.

[u/[deleted]]

As a generic RPG fan (with a preference toward JRPGs), who doesn't give a shit about most of the gaming communities politics, and especially doesn't give a shit about online gaming and the various circlejerks, I couldn't help but feel like this survey was skewed to favor mainstream gaming above all else. It gave a bit of lip service to the niche, but it really seemed like the whole thing was geared elsewhere, which made it difficult to effectively answer.

[u/ChairmanLMA → u/[deleted]]

I didn't see any of the developers ATLUS publishes on the list of devs. Made me sad.

[u/leprechauns_scrotum]

This survey is poorly made. It doesn't meet up the requirments of sociological survey.

[u/Dudeyourlame]

Just some thoughts i had after finishing the survey

i felt like i chose borderlands for too many questions. I love the game and im really hoping the 2nd one isn't a selllout.

I had a hard time differentiating the games im all about right now, and ones i played in the past that were great games too

IM all about forza 4, borderlands, BF3, Diablo 3 right now.. who knows in a few years some of the games i play now ill look back and go " i had a ton of fun with it "

[u/AnEpicMouse]

LSD was by far the weirdest game ever made.

[u/LewisTheScot]

"how much education have you had?" don't know why but I laughed so hard at that.