jacobvandy wrote on Jan 19, 2013, 14:10:

Optional Nickname! wrote on Jan 19, 2013, 13:07:

Prez wrote on Jan 19, 2013, 09:01:
I'd back a Supreme Commander 3 kickstarter in a heartbeat but "Wildman"? As much as I admire Chris Taylor and GPG and hope they survive 'Wildman' is just not exciting to me in the least, so I can't see myself backing it.

Curiously, with the supposed freedom from publisher constraints that Kickstarter offers why wouldn't they be interested in making SC3, a crowd favorite.

Why wouldn't any of the AAA established developers try to capitalize on their best properties? Kickstarter is currently topical and seemingly profitable right now and with the very long lead times (probably longest lead times for any specific retail item save Yachts) you would think that SC3 would be one of those first projects to be offered.

To offer new and untested IP, as an established AAA developer, instead of your known good IP, is an unnecessary waste of time.

Yes, because real, passionate game developers have no creativity that they wish to express whatsoever! They love making the same game over and over again, that thing about publishers forcing them to do so is just a conspiracy theory!

Snapdad wrote on Jan 18, 2013, 01:10:

Creston wrote on Jan 17, 2013, 23:08:
Fuck that loser, etc.

Bye, asshole! Thanks for fucking up what was maybe PC gaming's greatest franchise!

Creston

What games have you made, asshole?

Oh, that's right, zero.

I guess you have that going for you.
You've fucked up zero franchises (in your mind).

Wish you could say goodbye, etc.

I certainly don't agree with all of his conclusions etc but his core point, that the games (media, music etc) we enjoy tells us a lot about who we are as people, is spot on.

What did you do between 2000 and about 2008 when Steam and D2D really picked up, uh, steam? I have all my disks from that era, like Sup Com, Dawn of War, Neverwinter Nights, UT2004, Oblivion, etc.

Cutter wrote on Jan 17, 2013, 12:28:

nin wrote on Jan 17, 2013, 08:45:

Doomsday Clock Holds at 5 'Til Midnight. Thanks Cutter and Alan Moore.

Yeah, as soon as I saw Doomsday Clock I thought of Watchmen.

I though first of Berry MgGuire's Eve of Destruction. Then I thought of Conan when all of Thulsa Doom's followers chanted "Dooooooom".

Golwar wrote on Jan 17, 2013, 08:02:
It always baffles me when the kind of logic is mentioned that we are violent creatures, so why care about violence in our environment at all?

It is true that games surely ain't the major factor or reason for gun violence. But does anyone really doubt that they have no impact on the youth at all? Not even the slightest?

I've always been opposed to hyper-realism in shooters or extra over the top brutality in games to add some spice. If that is all that makes a game special enough to appeal gamers, than there is something going wrong.