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Re: On Fallout 3 |
Jan 27, 2009, 04:47 |
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Nope. It's just the most logical solution I could come up with.
Uh oh.
Unfortunately, the first group is significantly larger than the latter which is why we have so much mediocre drivel reigning over the market. As always, profit takes precedence over quality.
I agree, but there you go with the 'quality' word again. Also, I like how you make it sound as if everyone that isn't a hardcore gamer is a drooling idiot, who has no interest in (and let's use the magical term) quality writing. Of course, you're right that the majority likely don't care, but don't push it. Just because games these days cater for the majority doesn't mean they're all rubbish.
...the bars set years ago when accessibility and mainstream appeal weren't the primary focus in game development....
When was that? Whenever it was, I sure missed it. Last time I checked the vast majority of games have always been developed for the majority. Casual gamer numbers have grown, for sure, but it's not as if everyone suddenly decided to switch from developing for the minority.
Scottish Martial Arts provided a lengthy explanation for you.
No, he provided me with quite strange, opinionated drivel.
In my humble opinion, good writing ultimately accomplishes two things: It makes you think and it evokes emotion.
Yes, in your opinion. But, as we've discovered, a team of experienced hardcore super-gamers with yourself at the command does not exist, so the term 'quality' is not defined by your opinion.
So yeah, no one wants to read shit they find boring.
I couldn't agree more, which is why this was the only line of your post I read.
...failing to surpass the writing of a great game renowned for it's writing isn't a failure. Fallout 3 has more interesting quests and a better defined storyline than many many other games.
I agree with that. |
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Jan 27, 2009, 02:15 |
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At the very least, the bar should be set by an elite group of players who have tons of experience and know which games are truly the best.
Sorry, I don't mean to sound insulting... but did you get a 12 year old friend to write that?
Just quality.
Sorry, I'll need more than "Just quality", or a few aspects you personally consider important.
Stories are about people...
You lost me at that statement. |
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Jan 27, 2009, 01:02 |
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In Bethesda's case, that "measuring stick" would be money.
Yes, game developers have two things- both money and time.
Care to explain why you found the writing in Fallout 3 of good quality?
What do you mean by 'quality'? I can tell you if I was entertained by it, and I can tell you if it distracted from the other elements of the game. But 'quality', you'll have to define for me. |
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Jan 27, 2009, 00:28 |
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The bar for quality and innovation should constantly be raised.
And by what measuring stick should developers measure quality, or innovation? Is it whatever you decide, or is there some universal high-bar that rises over time, over which every game must jump?
Your comment is a silly one.
This is the difference between good and bad writing: one resonates with you at an emotional level, the other just sits there, inert, and undramatic.
Writing doesn't need to 'resonate with one at an emotional level', in order to be good. I didn't find the final scenes of HL2 emotional, but I'd agree the writing was good. It's different for different people, and like movies, very small factors can affect how someone at that time might be emotionally moved... from how you feel at the time (amount of sleep you've had, etc), to whether you have vsync on or not during the game. |
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| News Comments > On Fallout 3 |
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Jan 26, 2009, 22:53 |
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Because people generally go to support forums to post about how well their game is working, right? Of course everyone there is having problems.
You haven't been there, have you?
The game never crashed for me once in 50+ hours of playing it. The three other guys I work with that played it on PC never had a problem, either.
So, it only crashes on a really large number of PCs, compared to all of them? Awesome news! |
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| News Comments > UT3 "Titan Pack" Plans |
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Jan 26, 2009, 22:43 |
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So then it's settled: when the Titan Pack is released in full, we're all going to drop whatever we're playing and play some UT3.
If you can get Derek to drop Battlecruiser and join us, yes.
That's it. And that's the TRUE measure of a game's quality.
UT3 is the Vista of the fps world. No one likes it, but it's actually pretty darn good. (and it needs a new system to run it) |
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Jan 26, 2009, 21:40 |
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In the entire time I played Fallout 3 only crashed twice. I didn't notice any glaring problems.
Some people are lucky. Have a look at the Fallout 3 support forums. It's a large, complex game, but after their previous games you'd think they'd have most of the engine stability issues worked out by now. Somehow the latest patch sent my game into 'crash every two seconds' mode, until I upgraded my Nvidia drivers from .20 to .22. How on earth do you get a game to do that? |
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| News Comments > UT3 "Titan Pack" Plans |
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Jan 26, 2009, 21:23 |
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I picked it up for $10 (on Steam) a while back, and it's great for a quick go online. However, one level seems to crash out of the game for me, so... I'm starting to get somewhat reserved about playing it.
When it works, it's like a pretty version of good ol' UT.
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Jan 26, 2009, 20:48 |
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I've honestly enjoyed every bit of Fallout 3 I've played. In my mind it's worthy of the hype surrounding it... good story, music, atmosphere... the whole lot. It's easily one of the most enjoyable games I've played in years.
The problem is, whoever put the tech team together obviously decided to try hiring a pack of monkeys, and gave each of them a set of boxing gloves to work with. Then they built a time-machine, and hired a tech support team from 1982. In two years, I predict no one on earth will be able to run the game on PCs, because even the sligtest driver update will have broken the game. |
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Jan 26, 2009, 19:50 |
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What about the fact that the game is still buggy as shit?
Yes, why do the media seem oblivious to this fact? I love the game, but getting it to work is half impossible. |
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| News Comments > Grand Theft Auto IV Patch |
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Jan 25, 2009, 05:09 |
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| Anyone tried something like nHancer to get AA going in the game? I'm too busy with the terrible port of Fallout 3 right now to care, but it may well work. |
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| News Comments > New Spore Plans |
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Jan 22, 2009, 22:00 |
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OR, you created giant flaming hoops of expectation for it to jump through, and then complained when, during the required 'tripple double back-forward front flip of death', Spore caught on fire and died.
Not a perfect game I agree, but the bandwagon of hype you most certainly did jump on. |
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| News Comments > Ships Ahoy - Commander in Chief |
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Jan 20, 2009, 01:37 |
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| I'd convert the earth into a metal planet, build as many metal extractors as I could, and get an army ready to take out the Core Commander and his defending Krogoth. |
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