How do YOU rate the game? (important for my Master thesis)

edited June 2013 in The Walking Dead
Hello "The Walking Dead"-Players,

My name is Anna, I am from Germany, 24 years old and right now I write my master thesis about video games with a focus on The Walking Dead. I would like to find out what factors are important to make a game successful.

One important aspect for me is the opinion of the gamers. Therefore I would like to ask you what you liked/disliked about the Walking Dead.

I prepared a short survey. It is just one page and it should not take more than 5 minutes. You would help me so much if you could complete the survey, if you played the game. You can find it here:
http://edu.surveygizmo.com/s3/1276925/english

I don't have so much time left and this is the last big part of my research.

Of course this survey is anonymous. You do not have to enter your eMail adress if you don't want to. I also do not track any IPs..

Next month I have to hand in my thesis. I also will create a blog with my complete thesis. Since this will be in German language, I also will add an English summary. So if you are interested in the results, I will be happy to share them with you.

Thank you very much and best regards,
Anna



P.S.: Please don't delete this post. If I did something wrong, let us talk about it ;)

Comments

  • VainamoinenVainamoinen Moderator
    edited June 2013
    Keine Panik. Den Thread löscht hier keiner. ;)

    Upon completing the survey, I'm a bit concerned how much the questions already suggest the answers. I found myself thinking: "Who would ever give a high rating at this question...?". Then again, if people don't know exactly what your thesis is about, they'll make an educated guess. Possibly a wrong one.

    Is the "success" of the game meant as the mere financial success, or is this more the focus on a sensible concept? Is this more of a market analysis, of player preferences, of the present direction "gaming" takes nowadays? What faculty is yours, exactly?
  • edited June 2013
    Was man nicht alles tut um einem Landsmann, oder eher Landsfrau zu helfen :D
  • edited June 2013
    I did your survey!!
    Hope it helps :)
  • edited June 2013
    Things that I liked in The Waking Dead:

    1. Characters (especially Clementine), Characters made really great.
    2. Atmosphere. Hopelessness and depression, fear and human meanness. All horrors of ZA shown here.
    3. Storyline is unusuall for ZA thematic.
    4. Music. The music in this game sends all the emotions.

    Things that I don't liked in The Waking Dead:
    1. Main character (really weak, and not interesting)
    2. The illusion of choice.
    3. Death's of characters, and their behavior in extreme situations, was really dumb.
    4. Main antogonist. We didn't known nothing about him before the ending of game, it's just random guy.
  • edited June 2013
    You did not like the main character Zev, you are the only person that has ever said that, not that I am hating I am just surprised.
  • edited June 2013
    You did not like the main character Zev, you are the only person that has ever said that, not that I am hating I am just surprised.

    I think that they could make Lee much more interesting and charismatically. Anyway it's ONLY my opinion.
  • edited June 2013
    Story, Character acting, character development, and vulnerability. Music and graphics help too. I'd say the main thing for me is a good story plot; I don't care for spectacular graphics, nor a lot of explosions/shooting and action. In truth having a story that blows your mind is better IMO. And hello from USA!
  • edited June 2013
    Completed. Best of luck in your research and writing.
  • edited June 2013
    Completed the test, hope it goes well for you and people will hopefully like it.
  • edited June 2013
    Good luck with the thesis. I'd have to say that the only thing I really didn't like would be the whole Campman thing in the end. I don't know, it just seemed a bit out of place.
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