Survey for u guys

[efz88]

hey im doing a project for marketing class so i need you guys to fill this out for me thanks.

This is a survey for all people who play computer games (and video games)

1) How old are you?
2) How long have you been playing games?
3) What do you look for in a game? (i.e. gameplay, graphics, etc.)
4) What is your favorite aspect of a game?
5) What do you wish were better in a game?
6) What is your favorite type of game? (i.e. RPG, RTS, etc.)
7) What is your favorite console? (i.e. Playstation, PC)
8) What is your favorite game distributor? (i.e. Blizzard, Capcom)
9) Where do you usually hear about a game from? (i.e. TV ads, friends)
10) What is the greatest influence that convinces you to buy a game?

I hope you take the time to truthfully answer these questions. I hope they're clear to you. Please take this seriously. Thank you very much for your time. It helps me out alot.

[Orion]

1.) 25
2.) bout 15 yrs
3.) play control and replayability
4.) story-line either PC made or the game's storyline
5.) I'd like to see a better interface for controll
6.) RPG
7.) PC
8.) Blizzard
9.) I usually hear about them from game mags (online) and friends
10.) the greatest factor in buying a game is multiplayer style and eyecandy.

[Wrentia]

1) How old are you?

35

2) How long have you been playing games?

I remember playing Adventure and Splat on a DEC PDP 11/70 in 1979. We accessed the machine through a Dec Line Printer and a 300 baud acoustic modem.....those were the days!

3) What do you look for in a game? (i.e. gameplay, graphics, etc.)

Gameplay first.

4) What is your favorite aspect of a game?

The ability of a game to help you forget about other things for awhile. The pure escapism.

5) What do you wish were better in a game?

In on-line games of any type, the ability to speak to others through the mic without an additional hardware cost or software, but as part of the game.


6) What is your favorite type of game? (i.e. RPG, RTS, etc.)

RPG

7) What is your favorite console? (i.e. Playstation, PC)

Atari 2600. I spent many formative years on one. I had a Playstation more recently but ended up playing more games on the computer so I sold it.


8) What is your favorite game distributor? (i.e. Blizzard, Capcom)

Brickhouse Trading Company! <wink><wink><nudge><nudge>

9) Where do you usually hear about a game from? (i.e. TV ads, friends)

Magazines or on the net


10) What is the greatest influence that convinces you to buy a game?

Friends

-Wrentia

[Mantis the Torched Soul]

1: 18
2: 11 years
3: challenge, action and flexibility
4: combat from alpha centuri to CS to AofE what ever genre a good combat system is esentail
5: Fear, games rarely scare you but when they do the game becomes more involving. AvP is a scary game
6: currently 1st person shooter
7: PCs are the best failing this dreamcast especaily there beat'em up's
8: over all Activision
9: http://www.gamespy.com or PCgamer
10: Depth, background, Detail

[Kymeri mac An Iolar]

1. 33
2. 20 years
3. Good graphics and gameplay are the most important to me
4. Exploring a game
5. More roleplaying and less bugs
6. RPG
7. PC, just sold my Playstation, hadn't touched it in a year
8. Blizzard, but the don't post-release support their games enough
9. Friends or by searching the web
10. My own research first and then friends opinions

[Su'ulMorda]

1) How old are you?
24
2) How long have you been playing games?
12 years
3) What do you look for in a game? (i.e. gameplay, graphics, etc.)
Story and Character quality (yes, I'd like to see a game with the qualities of a weel written story, i.e. novel or such)
4) What is your favorite aspect of a game?
Watching it develop, the story becomes deeper, more detailed, more alive. To see my character play a logical part in it.
5) What do you wish were better in a game?
*grin* Plot depth and well to simply have a plot in some cases.
6) What is your favorite type of game? (i.e. RPG, RTS, etc.)
RPG to be sure...
7) What is your favorite console? (i.e. Playstation, PC)
I had an atari 2600 long ago, to be honest only PC seems to carry the potential I'm looking for.
8) What is your favorite game distributor? (i.e. Blizzard, Capcom)
Put me on the fence for that one, I don't often pay attention to who made as much as if I liked the game.
9) Where do you usually hear about a game from? (i.e. TV ads, friends)
Word of mouth for the most part.
10) What is the greatest influence that convinces you to buy a game?
I listen to descriptions of the game from friends, comercials(little trust to this) or other sources, certain things get my attention.

[Xylenix]

1) 15
2) 10 yrs
3) Graphics, a good storeyline, and challenge.
4) The ability to feel like it's real. Like you were actually there...
5) I wish there were more "virtual reality" style games...
6) RPG
7) Dreamcast
8) No clue.. All have their good & bad games...
9) Net.
10) Eyecandy, detail, chara design, storyline, and reviews.

[Kintoun]

1) 20
2) Since I can remember! ^_^
3) Story, Graphics
4) Story
5) Hrm, eh, ano, etto... STORY!
6) RPG, FPS, MMORPG's
7) PS2, PSX, PC
8) Squaresoft!!!
9) Friends, online
10) Review, popularity

[z_man93]

1) 21
2) 12 years
3) character/story development, and replay
4) ability to develop character
5) the relationship between fantasy and reality can be developed better, I think games are always too much one way or the other, I think the ideal balance will create an ideal game
6) (MMO)RPG
7) PC
8) Squaresoft, for Final Fantasy series
9) Online, word-of-mouth on boards
10) I like going to the official homepage and getting the official description and screenshots, and then relating that info to my answers to questions 3 and 4.

[Rend]

1) 23
2) since my "texas intruments"
3) Gameplay, originality, graphics
4) Playing trough a good story/ playing a game that was made well enough that the more time invested in playing it yeilds amazing skill. (ie. soulcaliber)
5) for the game makers to start using the full powers of system their desinging for
6)RPG, fighting
7) playstation, dreamcast
8)squaresoft, blizzard (always puts out good product)
9) Ads, friends
10) how good it is

[karoo83]

1)17
2)I dunno, whenever I could start playing games
3)many things, for RPG's its all about the story line, for other games I'd have to go with graphics
4)never thought about it...
5)RPG's, action/adventure
6)ahh DC(I think its got the best games over any other, and I know they're getting out of the hardware. So don't remind me) =(, and then PC's I love MMOG's
7)don't know, blizzard is good, I liked Diablo and diablo 2
8)I hear stuff from friends, online gaming sites, and the friendly little gnomies that come to visit me...
9)If I think a game is awsome I buy it, also the little gnomies tell me what to buy too

[Aesop]

1) 32

2) Since 1980... of course most of the worthwhile games were arcade, ie: Asteroids, Pac-Man, et al. Atari 2600 rocked & prior to that Pong was revolutionary!

3) Replayability, gameplay, graphics, and interaction(immersiveness)---in that specific order.

4) The ability to control your perspective of the game; the ability to leave the REAL World for an hour or two; and the ability to experience the game's true intentions as designed by the game developers.

5) As for Online-genre games, I'd like to wish for better communication possibilities---like voice-capabilities for upcoming games---typing will become obsolete and tedious. Eventually I'd like to experience a modem-to-brain synapse 'contraption' to expedite my gameplaying---having to use my hands & fingers is so clumsy! :D Furthermore, a bugless game and more pro-activity from game-developers to interact with their game's consumers.

6) MMORPGs, RPGs, Turn-Based Strategy(Chess), FPS, and Sports---in that specific order.

7) Of course the PC! Too many advantages to convince me that consoles are better. But in retrospect, Atari 2600 was my foundation in playing 'puter games.

8) Besides, BrickHouse Trading Co. <shameless plug>, Blizzard, Microprose, SSI, and Black Isle (AD&D series-Icewind Dale) come most readily to mind.

9) Gaming Netzines, peers, and magazines.

10) Initial positive previews, community popularity, reviews from peers in the 'Gaming Industry' lucky enough to test or preview it, and the availability for 'multiplayer interaction'---whether that be LAN or Online gaming; the game MUST be multi-player or I won't even give it a second look.

* Okay I was a tad verbose but being able to provide detail would be more beneficial than a one-word response. *grins* :D

[Dyson]

1. 19.
2. NES & comp: 11 years. RPGS: 7
3. Plotline, Gameplay (in that order)
4. Plot.
5. Plot. Noticing a theme here?
6. Depends; RPG for online games.
7. PC
8. I've no company loyalty, but Interplay makes some of my favorite games.
9. Internet, friends.
10. I usually play it first, then decide (I have friends who buy a lot of games; it's not to hard to "test drive" 'em.).

[Indigo]

1. between 30 and 40 .. I stopped counting about 32:P
2. Been playing games for almost 19 years
3. I look for fun and challenge in a game, not too much repititon, and of course roleplaying
4. My favorite aspect of a game honestly depends on the game. I guess being able to play with others would be one of the top 5 in any game.
5. movements, lag in mmrpgs, and folks willing to actually rp
6. I like rp games, action games and adventure games.
7. Having never bought a console .. pc is my fav.
8 I dont have a favorite game distributor.
9. I usually find about a game by surfin the web, or the advice of an old gaming buddy.
10. If the demo is good then I will usually buy it.. in online games.. if I dont get slaughtered when I log in then I will usually give it a try too:)

[efz88]

thanks for all the great responces guy. It helped in my report alot. Hey ill see you guys on the message bord.

[BelDragos]

1. 33 yrs
2. 22 yrs table-top
3. the fun factor
4. interacting with the other players
5. more role-playing
6. RPG, strategy
7. playstation
8. Sierra and Blizzard
9. my friends
10. price