Why?

Because there are too many times when I'm playing a game and something that happens makes no sense.  It's all the little things in a game that keep tacking on and infuriating me more and more.  It's not that games are hard.  In fact, far from it.  I enjoy a frustrating part of a game if it's a challenge, not because the gameplay is horridly designed.

Why does nobody take the time to test things?  Why does nobody take two steps back, look at what they've made, and then say, "Hmm, you know, it would make a lot more sense if we did this?"  There are too many small things, and some glaring things as well, that would really go a long way to making games better.

The biggest culprit, at least in my experience, has become anything with the letters E and A stamped on it.  Electronic Arts, you wonder why your stock price keeps plummeting?  You keep alienating your core with every passing release.  Let this be a log of why.

Other developers and publishers, take note, too.

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