Not willing to start a row, rather just a discussion. But regardless of graphics or physics I would never buy a bowling game or billiards game when such things are free from Home, which I can play with my friends without expecting them to buy the games also, from the Store at what I'm going to guess is 5 each. I know the physics arent great for any of the games on Home, but you have to admit they are pretty good, and impressive when you take into account everything thats going on around you.
I'll admit, had I not played High Velocity Bowling or any of the PS2 pool games I would probably have never noticed that the Home versions weren't very much. I mean, timed button presses on a power meter is how bowling and pool has been done for years. Although timing the angle in bowling is just bad gameplay in my mind.
For free and access for everyone they are pretty good. But my issue with them is the same that TM has with the air race game. If you've played the better versions you won't be that excited about it. I haven't played bowling or pool in Home since it launched. If I can't put a little english on my ball it is
not pool. I haven't played pool this simplistic since I played Minnesota Fats on my Commodore 64. I prefer the arcade games, which are still just Flash-style games, but I am honestly not going to find some advance version of Breakout/Block Breaker/pick one. And those games have rewards.
As for Red Bull Air race, what do people see is wrong with it?
I'm curious too, because this and Saucer Pop were more the kind of things I was wanting: 3-D games. Now, where are my RC boats?
On this same note regarding the cost compromise for PSN vs Home games.
High Velocity Bowling - great game, good physics, somewhat complex with details like oil patterns. But more people were willing to jump into the ultra-simplified Home bowling. New people to the PS3 may never even give HVB a look. Lost profits?
And now I have seen a video of the EA Space. It had poker tables that looked very much like the High Stakes Poker table. I am sure it will lack, first-person view, PS Eye support, or even the huge number of game types available in High Stakes, but if someone is just looking for a quick card game they won't even give High Stakes a look. Again, will there be lost profits on the PS Store?
That said, the EA video did show a small racing game, and what appeared to be mini golf. Nice.
I hope it handles much better than that though!
