Unit 6: Critical Approaches to Creative Media Productions

Unit 6: Critical Approaches to Creative Media Productions

Quantitative, Qualitative, Audience Classification

 Quantitative – this is when a company will use more range of people but less in depth questions (for example ‘do you like games?’) this is normally used when a company wants to get a more brief idea but want lots of brief opinions so this gives them a overview of the general idea of what there customers want

Qualitative – this is when the company talk to less people but go into more depth with what questions and so they get better answers (what’s your favourite game and why?) this is generally used when they want more in depth detail or opinions about their game or other ideas, this is normally used with focus groups to gain the most detail.


Audience Classification – This is to get a better understanding of your audience and what they like and what they want to play, it also gives you information about where they’re from and their income. This can give producers a better idea of who and why they’re playing your game.

 Survey –   Quantitative

Do you like Gears of War?

Do you like Marcus Fenix?

Do you like Dominic Santiago?

Do you like playing as the Locust?

Do you play Gears of War online?
What level are you on Gears of War?

Qualitative
-  Who is your favourite character and why?
- How many gears of war games do you own? Which is your favourite and why?
- Which carmine (Anthony, Benjamin or Clayton) is your favourite? And why?
-  How many hours a day do you spend playing Gears of war? 0-1 / 2-3 / 4-5 / 6-7 / 8-9 / 10+
- What made you buy gears of war? Which one if not all?
- Have you ever bought a DLC skin pack for Gears of War?

 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2KWQFTX

 

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition

Gears of war ultimate edition is a 2015 game release of the previously 2006 released version but this time the game is more complete with modern graphics and levels which were not included in the original release of the game.

The Graphics on the newer release have been updated to be able to make the most of the new generation consoles which now have the ability to have better graphics, this allows the developers to make the experience better for the gamer and so it could allow to let people experience the game again but this time can pay more attention to the detail of the game. The new levels in the game also allow the players to experience the full game and what they originally wanted them to see so it finally gives fans a chance to fully complete it and can see what was meant to happen in the game and how it could be set up the other sequels.

 The multiplayer and co-op of the game were also slightly improved which made the game more enjoyable but it still had the annoying over powered shotguns in games which got very frustrating but when you eventually learn how to get past it then the online becomes very entertaining  and enjoyable to play. The co-op of the campaign is very good and makes the campaign even more entertaining which allowed for good memories of the game to happen which makes the game more playable. I recently played the co-op game with my friend and I fully enjoyed going on the battle to fight General Raam which was an epic duel and we eventually sniped him in the head and after many shots he finally died after a few times cause we died several times but this makes killing him even better because you spent a lot more time and effort into completing the game and when it’s on the hardest difficulty it makes it so much better.

 

New York Dailey Times – “Gears of War remains a standout title. It takes a lot for a game to draw raves nine years after its release…Gears is just that good” (Positive because they rate the game highly)

ZTGD – “if you already own an Xbox One and enjoyed the franchise, this is a must have title. I expect some people will be jumping on board in purchasing the system just for this title alone, and I wouldn’t blame them in the slightest” (positive because they gave all positive feedback which shows they enjoyed it)

Gaming Nexus – “New Graphics, new levels and new features make this one of the best games on Xbox One” (positive because they enjoyed the updated graphics and other updated content)

Giant Bomb – “The campaign has aged pretty poorly and the graphical updates to the campaign side of Gears of War fell half-baked, so unless you’re really excited for the competitive part of Gears of War, there’s nothing for you.” (Negative because they didn’t like the way the game has not been changed much and that they’re still problems)

Game Spot – “The return trip might have revealed more cracks than we remembered, but it also serves as a shield for our nostalgia. And as remakes go, that’s worth the journey home” (Mixed because they found good and bad things which effected their experience)

Conclusion - These reviews show that a lot of people who played Gears of War really enjoyed it because at least 95% of reviews were positive so this shows that it is a good game still and it’s still enjoyable nine years later. There were a few people who didn’t like it but that could because they don’t like the game or they have little pet hates about it that were not fixed and so this was the reason they gave it a worse review than some of the others.

What do they have in common? – The reviews have in common that they all enjoyed the game but only some people found faults were as others didn’t and loved the game even more than the original release which is what the main common opinion is. They also share the opinion that this is a good game and matches the original version of the release and this shows that the game is good and still entertaining even after the time it was on sale but now with the updated one it’s a good game. Overall they have similar things to what I said and believed about gears of war but I also there are disagreements between what I put because  they have there preferences which may be different to mine.

Compare – Their opinions are very similar to mine and some are the exact same but I’d say that about 95% of the reviews match my opinion but only a few don’t but overall the reviews are similar if not the same as mine as I put but negative comments maybe were because maybe they experienced stuff that I didn’t

The Analysis of my results show that many people have not played Gears of War but a few people who did my survey did. It also shows that many people who played it or not were not keen on the main characters in the game but this could have been because they did not know the characters so this could explain why they did not like them. The results also showed that they did not like playing as the locust but again this could be because they do not like or have not played Gears of War so this could explain why.

 So overall people who have played Gears OF War do like some of the characters and options but even some who have played it do not like the characters so it is quite a split decision on it but I think it may be differently if more people had played it.

 

 

 Overall my methods to finding peoples views on Gears of War: Ultimate Edition was very successful due to me finding positive and negative results which have proven to show what certain people like or dislike in a game series but also find what people enjoy.