Having only played OP prior to this game my familiarity with the Taldren line of games is to say the least shaky. Bugs existed in OP and bugs exist in this one. Being an avid gamer of many genres and publishers, the loading of patches is as common as that of the game itself. Loading a patch as soon as the game is loaded is the norm these days. So where is the SFC3 patch? I would have expected at least a PARTIAL patch to fix the most glaring problems. From what I gather beta testers say it was released and Activision reps say Taldren is the missing link. Who do we believe?
For those unaware of what constitutes game releases, the publisher(Activision in this case) has carte blanche over the designer(Taldren). Designer presents an idea, time frame, and cost prospective to the publisher. After that it is yes or no on the project. One has to be suspicious of both parties in this case. Promotional considerations are part of the publisher's job and to receive a movie ticket with the game has to make you think. True the publisher has to listen to the designer's needs and requests, but then who pays the bills? Activision undoubtedly is looking to reap as much money as possible and the best time for release is when Star Trek is at the forefront. What better time than when a movie is released? Is there any collusion between Activion, Taldren, and Paramount? Hard to say, any guess would be conjecture. Assume that some foreknowlege existed of a possible movie release date, and that either Activision or Taldren promoted the idea of releasing the game at this time. Then it comes down to this, did Taldren fall behind or did Activision rush them into it? Heresay seems to be all that I keep reading on this.
I look at the situation like this, who published and sold me the game? Activision. Being a previous publisher of Taldren products they were aware of what they could expect in the quality of the product. Activision is the one who received my money so I hold them responsible for the patch. Pointing a finger back at Taldren would be irresponsible. If I buy some product from a local retailer and I find it to be defective, I go and exchange that product or get a refund from where I bought it. Granted the retailer did not make the product but by selling it they are liable for resolving customer complaints or issues. But wait, gaming CD's seem to carry rhis annoying disclaimer from the seller that they will only exchange the CD for a like replacement and any other issue must be resolved with the publisher.
That settles it for me on who I complain to, and I already did directly some time ago. Needless to say, I never heard anything back from Activision.
Be Well,
Belch
Topic: Enough Taldren-bashing already! (Read 5467 times)