PunkiBastardo wrote on Nov 21, 2012, 06:30:
Apparently they screwed up the Steam version for us EU users.
If you're an EU user and downloaded the game through Steam, you will NOT be able to log in unless you use a VPN to create an account at SOE America and say you live there.

Cutter wrote on Nov 20, 2012, 16:55:
Slight difference between having to defend something offensive and a joke. That guys life is in tatters because of a joke. That's utter insanity! If that's not Big Brother I don't know what is. Jesus, next stop it's off to the gulags for "re-education".

nin wrote on Nov 20, 2012, 13:50:

Quboid wrote on Nov 20, 2012, 13:38:
Don't do it jdreyer, it's a trap! Hint: there's no answer that will satisfy him, because that would require him to accept reality and that's a gateway drug to things like evolution and science. Blasted science, thinking it knows better just because it does.

That right there. Do not feed the hellbindersfullofwomen.

Dades wrote on Nov 19, 2012, 21:12:

Prez wrote on Nov 19, 2012, 20:57:
Like I said, feel free to feel all superior because your tastes in games, music, movies, whatever is so much more sophisticated (even though it really isn't. Sorry). I have heard this age-old baseless haughtiness for years of being a musician because if you like music genre 'X' then you are an idiot or if you don't think genre 'Y' is crap then clearly you don't know good music and yadda yadda yadda, blah blah blah. Arrogance through self-attributed superiority isn't anything new; it's as old as the hills. I bet cavemen probably belittled the other cavemen who liked the simple, colorful cave paintings.

I don't have to feel superior to think that something is just garbage. I guess no one is allowed to complain about anything ever again because someone else might like it and their taste is just as valid as yours. Everything is subjective and we all make those judgements, conscious or unconsciously. Not like feigned detachment is another form of faux superiority or anything either!

- DADES - This is a signature of my name, enjoy!

Verno wrote on Nov 19, 2012, 15:36:

Quboid wrote on Nov 19, 2012, 15:24:
I've really grown to hate the snobbery on here. People like CoD and they aren't (necessarily) idiots for doing so. It seems ironic that people on here lambast people for being pressured into thinking they like CoD. No, they actually like CoD and if they stopped playing because of your wonderful opinion, then they'd be guilty of what you think they are doing now.

People aren't necessarily idiots for listening to Justin Bieber either but I can think it says something about the state of music. I bet if I went through your posts I'd find a similar "snobby" attitude about a popular concept that you don't particularly care for, it's something we all do.

I don't see why its "snobbery" to point out that they aren't trying to do much with the game anymore and that the forced yearly schedule might have a negative impact on the quality even if people keep buying it. If CoD is someone elses comfort food then whatever floats their boat but people don't have to respect their opinion as some sacrosanct thing that one can't ever criticize.

Axis wrote on Nov 15, 2012, 12:44:
Metacritic is 100% correct, no blame to be had for enforcing their well known policy. Its up to the publishers to do their job.

And with the state of many piss-poor idiotic nub reviewers, this is the smart thing to do on MC's part.

jacobvandy wrote on Nov 14, 2012, 21:16:
Sorry, but "VGChartz" doesn't have Steam data. Or any other DD data, probably. You cannot seriously be trying to draw conclusions about PC sales from that rubbish? Don't know how many times this needs to be stated, but traditional retail sales data is COMPLETELY WORTHLESS in the digital age.

Sempai wrote on Nov 14, 2012, 19:33:
The models look like they belong on a playstation 2.
Congratulations Rockstar for not supporting a platform that would compliment your game, instead you put it on 7yr old hardware that looks like shit.

I'm sure after you've reaped your sales by trying to force customers to buy it on xbox, you'll then double dip by pushing it out the door onto the PC crowd a year later.

Dickbags.

The Half Elf wrote on Nov 14, 2012, 16:00:

theyarecomingforyou wrote on Nov 14, 2012, 15:37:
The driving in Mafia II wasn't quite right but it was a lot better than GTAIV. In fact it was a much better game overall, although it was very linear in comparison. The graphics in Mafia II were excellent and if the city was as large as GTAIV and there was as much to do then that would be great in my book.

I haven't played much of SR3 but so far it seems pretty decent. I think the humour is a bit too much on the slapstic side but it's really enjoyable.

The driving in GTAIV was fun but it certainly wasn't realistic - all the cars drove like jelly the way they wobbled about. They couldn't get away with using the same vehicle physics for GTAV.

Ok I'm throwing out the BULLSHIT flag right now.

Mafia 2 was a better game?!?
Open World devoid of anything to do in it except rob stores, fetch cars and buy clothes. It was a waste of a perfectly good city.
Every time you went to bed you were woken up by the phone and a mission. WAY to linear.
Now I will say that Mafia 2 did have a better ending (I was actually pissed off about not saving Joe), but Mafia 2's story was puddle deep and a crack wide in comparison to GTA4's.
Multiplayer Cops and Robber was amazing in GTA4 and having a guy bail out of a firetruck, as it flew over our boat, and he bounced off the hull and into the water before the police got to us it still my favorite multiplayer experience ever.
The cars in Mafia 2 were nice, but suffered from a less refined physic's system then GTA4.

The Half Elf wrote on Nov 14, 2012, 15:27:
But in GTA driving I get to pull out a gun, kill idiot drivers and potentially take better vehicles then the one I drive in real life.

Creston wrote on Nov 14, 2012, 14:40:

ItBurn wrote on Nov 14, 2012, 14:21:
I completely disagree with people saying that GTA 4 has poor gameplay or game mechanics or car handling or bad execution. I thought it was the best in the series so far. Probably in every single category.

The one that always baffles me is the cries of bad car handling. GTA4 was the first game that actually made you feel like you were driving a car with real WEIGHT, rather than a rotateable point that floated along. A power slide is actually tricky to pull off successfully in GTA4, as it should be (especially coming out of one. It's extremely easy to oversteer and completely bleed away all your momentum. This is accurately portrayed in GTA4.)

I guess everyone wants the arcade horseshit driving that is in SR3?

My worry is that Rockstar sees all those complaints and decides to go back to shitty no-realism driving mechanics... :\

Creston

jimnms wrote on Nov 14, 2012, 12:48:

Quboid wrote on Nov 14, 2012, 11:58:
I've yet to play more than about an hour of the GTA4 campaign thanks to the lousy controls and driving physics so I'm not holding my breath. It does look cool but a shitty PC port (and I'm usually defending such things) coupled with driving being unpleasant in a primarily driving game means I'll wait this one out.

Try this mod. The default handling physics were ok to me, but after using that mod, I can't go back to the stock handling. The high damage option in the mod is still too forgiving, so I used an editor to boost the damage multiplier to all cars to make it more realistic. It's much more fun and challenging running from the cops knowing your car isn't going to drive away from a 60 MPH head on crash.

nin wrote on Nov 14, 2012, 11:37:
Man, I can't wait!

Jow wrote on Nov 13, 2012, 21:03:

Quboid wrote on Nov 13, 2012, 20:32:
It seems arrogant to assume my own taste is somehow superior and that publishers should disproportionately consider my opinions. Market forces won't create the perfect game for anyone, never mind everyone, but it will tend to treat people fairly. People have voted with their wallets and they've voted for CoD.

Yeah, I'm not posting this assumnig my taste is superior, but as I mentioned before I've been gaming forever. I went through Doom and all the other FPSs to follow as well as ton of other shit and my tastes are different now. Unfortunately this is what makes the dough and I need to either find my entertainment elsewhere or indulge more in my other hobbies.