2006/11/12 14:29
Where Does the Candy Come Out?
You know, I try to get back into new and modern video games periodically, but sometimes I wonder if it's even worth the effort.
I get the Sunday paper delivered to my house. It's the best one of the week, not just because Sunday is the day when I actually have time to sit down and read the news but because a good 80% of the paper is filler stories and advertisements. Since I don't buy a lot of stuff and don't even go to the stores unless I can't avoid it (I like to think of myself as an "inconspicuous consumer"), this is as close as I get to window shopping. Even though I know I'm not going to buy any of the stuff that makes me drool, I still like to look.
But today I saw this.
It's a piņata game. For the Xbox 360. That costs $50.
Come on, Microsoft, are you deliberately trying to insult me?
I get the Sunday paper delivered to my house. It's the best one of the week, not just because Sunday is the day when I actually have time to sit down and read the news but because a good 80% of the paper is filler stories and advertisements. Since I don't buy a lot of stuff and don't even go to the stores unless I can't avoid it (I like to think of myself as an "inconspicuous consumer"), this is as close as I get to window shopping. Even though I know I'm not going to buy any of the stuff that makes me drool, I still like to look.
But today I saw this.
It's a piņata game. For the Xbox 360. That costs $50.
Come on, Microsoft, are you deliberately trying to insult me?
According to IGN, the game is part The Sims, part Animal Crossing, part Pokemon and part resource management strategy. Basically it's not a game that you just hit a button to swing a stick at a piņata. Basically they loved it. They're not the only ones either. It is currently averaging 83% on GameRankings.com.
That said, it would have been funny for them to release a game for $50 where you just beat the crap out of piņatas. I would laugh.
That said, it would have been funny for them to release a game for $50 where you just beat the crap out of piņatas. I would laugh.
# posted by 
: 11/13/2006 1:14 AM
: 11/13/2006 1:14 AM
I could see myself paying $50 to take a few frustrations out on some pinatas. *nodding*
# posted by : 11/13/2006 9:34 AM
: 11/13/2006 9:34 AM
wtf. No no no. You go buy a real piņata for, like, $20 and beat the shit out of _that_. Although I guess that is a one-time deal, but it feels so much better to have an actual bat and seeing something busted and leaking than a digital version. You could even go all out and put some ketchup or something in there. Ah the joys of physical violence! heh
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