PHJF wrote on Jul 21, 2012, 11:07:

Yes, except imagine how scary Dead Space would be if you were on the same space station without any weapons.

Yeah sorry that isn't how fear works. It's still a video game. You know what Dead Space would be like without weapons? A really boring fucking game that probably wouldn't have sold 1/4 as many copies. System Shock 2 had plenty of weapons and was far "scarier" than Dead Space. Fear in video games is a matter of atmosphere, not vulnerability.

PHJF wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 19:31:

Video game writers want to tackle adult themes, but their audience isn't mature enough to handle anything even approaching anything beyond what they've already seen and are familiar and comfortable with. They automatically reject anything adult by writing it off as tropes and stereotyping, like you did with a game you haven't played and a script you haven't seen by writing it off as adolescent fantasy.

That's horse shit. Heavy Rain is like the only "mature" game in recent memory, and it did pretty damn well... gratuitous nudity of buxom babe notwithstanding.

Fact is "video game writers" don't exist. Games are invariably created and some kind of plot is shoehorned in after the fact. When's the last time you met a "writer" who wrote anything for a video game? That's like calling me a doctor because I gave you aspirin for your headache.

Caladell wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 23:12:
Anyone know if those Batman DLC's can be used for a version that wasn't bought off of the Gamestop App? It says on there requires Gamestop, but aren't the DLC's tied to GFWL?
I may be totally wrong on that though

Edit: Dev, that would be nice. My son loves those games, and I've gotten em all over the place for him. Steam, D2D, Disk...would be nice to just get em all again on Steam. Have em nice and centralized.

SpectralMeat wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 16:23:

Jerykk wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 16:16:
If you want to make DS3 scary, take away the player's weapons. Force them to treat enemies like deadly threats rather than cannon fodder.

Isn't that what Amnesia: The Dark Descent is pretty much?

shihonage wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 14:58:

Kajetan wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 14:42:

shihonage wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 14:19:
Do you guys realize how rare it is these days to get a game with campaign coop?

And this justifies the slaughter of a once promising horror franchise?

Does EAs need for crappy F2P games justify the slaughter of the Ultima brand?

I guess the problem is that I do not see the inherent value in the concept of a "horror franchise".

Horror is not gameplay. You can't fine-tune it to work well for everyone. It is highly subjective. And in Dead Space it just meant a lot of dark areas and cheap scares. Dead Space was a spiritual sequel to Doom 3, and I am glad to see it stepping away from that mess.

InBlack wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 10:48:
Dead Space....scary and rather good
Dead Space 2....scary in a campy sort of way i.e. not so much
Dead Space 3....give us your cash.

Sepharo wrote on Jul 19, 2012, 23:07:

Cram wrote on Jul 19, 2012, 23:05:
Unrelated, can anyone give me their thoughts on Dead Island? Community Choice sale at $10. Yay or nay?

Even if you just play for a little bit as a melee combat zombie sandbox I'd say it's worth it. Dead Rising has Zombie melee but it's comical and 3rd person. This is the 1st person hack up a zombie with a machete (or a homemade buzzsaw attached to a motor and bat) game set on a tropical island.

nin wrote on Jul 17, 2012, 21:01:

Same like it has the same missions, all the content from DR2 is in OTR?

I'd call it a remix, from what I've read.

It's not a bad game, but some of the boss fights can be difficult.

Boxing gloves + steak knives is a great way to kick ass. And the battery fitted to a wheelchair is a great way to take out huge mobs and wrack up XP.

eunichron wrote on Jul 17, 2012, 02:49:

Dev wrote on Jul 17, 2012, 02:40:
The $50 paradox bundle on steam? Mind if I ask what you wanted out of that?

Europa Universalis III, Sword of the Stars II (I understand it got terrible reviews, but most of them seem to be based around the unplayable state of the game at launch, which is supposedly much improved currently), Warlock: Master of the Arcane, and some of the Magicka DLCs that I didn't have. I already had Mount & Blade + Warband/Fire and Sword, and Crusader Kings II so I lost some value there. I was hoping that it would give me extra copies of the games I already had so that I could gift/trade them, but alas that was not the case.

Bet wrote on Jul 16, 2012, 23:17:

Jerykk wrote on Jul 16, 2012, 23:13:
I'm not sure why Deep Silver is so hesitant to give a decent discount on Risen 2. The game did not receive critical acclaim upon release. The patch added dodging and the ability to block monsters, which would have greatly improved the game's critical reception.

If they drop it down to $15 during the Steam sale, I'm sure a lot of people will be willing to give it a chance.

Acclaim? I'm surprised they lived down the '3 on-disc DLC at launch, but making you wait weeks to even get a chance to buy/play it'

Creston wrote on Jul 17, 2012, 02:07:

Wowbagger_TIP wrote on Jul 17, 2012, 00:41:
Is it similar to FEAR 2? I loved the first game and hated the second, so I never really paid any attention to the third.

Yeah, it's a lot like Fear2. It's a consolized shooter, though Fear3 does play a bit better, I think.

FEAR was still by far the best of the series (although I really enjoyed Fear2's variety of environments, and the school level was actually far more spooky than anything else in the series.)

If you didn't like 2, you probably won't like 3 either.

Creston

Dev wrote on Jul 15, 2012, 22:13:

Cutter wrote on Jul 15, 2012, 22:09:
In case you don't know how to get the DLC installed with shitty GFWL bullshit this thread will walk you throuigh it...

How to install BAC DLC.

Thanks for reminding me what a FRACKING PAIN that gfwl is.
Thanks MS for rededicating yourself to us PC gamers a year or so ago. We've got so much to show us how much you love us.

I'm eyeing The Walking Dead and might bite at Batman AC before its all over. Everything else I've either already got or doesn't interest me.