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News Comments > Sunday Metaverse

Suppa7 wrote on Nov 5, 2012, 03:20:
You're just WRONG, overall the last 10 years have got to be the worst in gaming history. Nintendo's major franchises (starfox, Zelda, metroid) are all suffering in different ways. Other M was a disaster. Final fantasy series is on the ropes. Since FFX, FF has been going completely downhill and it's basically a movie with hardly any gameplay anymore. The combat system and loot has been totlly removed/dumbed down/gutted.

Who cares what Nintendo is doing? They may have been relevant about 15 years ago but PC gaming has long since offered better gaming. Starfox, Zelda and Metroid were always kiddie and Final Fantasy has been dead since FFVII. Consoles are for gaming on a budget - there are some decent exclusives but you have to suffer terrible graphical fidelity (720p @30fps is like watching movies in black and white), when they would have been much better on PC.

Suppa7 wrote on Nov 5, 2012, 03:20:
On PC ... I've played all those games you mentioned. Torchlight 2 is basically a worse version of diablo 2. The itemization is bad and the story/world is worse. Not to mention Diablo 3 and Starcraft 2 were huge disappointments especially with the 'always online' bullshit and the gimped mod tools. Starcraft 2 is basically another parallel universe in terms of story, the story in SC2 is totally not congruent with the firsts. We're seeing what World of warcraft did to blizzard (totally fucked them up). The people behind the original diablo 2 and starcraft were blown to the winds and after 12 years the new developers totally sucked at giving sequels to two of gamings most beloved franchises.

I haven't played Torchlight 2 yet but it looks better than the original, which was a game I loved. While Starcraft 2 wasn't really my cup of tea (I'm more a C&C 1, Warcraft I sort of guy) it was still a solid game and Diablo III was exceptional, though it was undermined by the auction house system.

Suppa7 wrote on Nov 5, 2012, 03:20:
Borderlands 2 isn't anything special, people who are over-wow'd by graphics and don't have good taste in gameplay find it 'amazing'. Older FPS's were more fun on release then the entire single player campaign of borderlands 1+2 and had more longevity (UT2004).

Borderlands 2 is a great game, especially when played co-op. The graphics are solid, though I wouldn't say they're the main appeal of the game. Very few games do I put anywhere near as much time into, so that's pretty high praise.

Suppa7 wrote on Nov 5, 2012, 03:20:
Metro is YET ANOTHER FPS (gtfo). Witcher is a mediocre RPG with a shitty combat system and Dishonored is a half baked version of thief combined with bioshock for the ADHD call of duty crowd.

Metro 2033 was excellent (though it could have done without the QT-events); The Witcher 2 was superb; and Dishonored had great atmosphere and great gameplay - it wasn't perfect but certainly it's an example of how the games industry is pushing things forward.

I think gaming is better than ever. XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Dishonored both grabbed me like few other games have, while you still have interesting and well made indie games like Legend of Grimrock, Black Mesa and Torchlight. Skyrim was in a league of its own and King's Bounty is great for those who like old-school RPGs. If you can find decent modern games then you're simply not trying.




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Re: Sunday Metaverse

Nov 4, 2012, 20:16

News Comments > Sunday Metaverse

BobBob wrote on Nov 4, 2012, 19:33:
Are you American? Okay, that's fine. If not, mind your own country's business.

Considering that the US is the first to criticise other countries for the way they conduct elections I think it's only fair that the US should itself be scrutinised. Voting by email is antithesis to an anonymous vote and any security breach risks the voting preferences of voters being exposed, where they could come under pressure from groups seeking to influence future elections.




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Re: Sunday Metaverse

Nov 4, 2012, 17:53

News Comments > F2P Command & Conquer Beta Early Next Year

It's bizarre that Americans accept electronic voting when they are so distrustful of the government. Voting by email is fundamentally insecure and lacks anonymity - it should have been discounted out-of-hand. And electronic voting machines are just as bad, especially when they have ties to political candidates.

The US seriously needs to reform its voting process. It also needs to do more to protect against vested interests abusing the system - the voter suppression tactics by the GOP are particularly concerning and undermine democracy at a fundamental level.




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Re: F2P Command & Conquer Beta Early Next Year

Nov 4, 2012, 17:33

News Comments > F2P Command & Conquer Beta Early Next Year

PHJF wrote on Nov 4, 2012, 14:38:
... retail games that ultimately failed and had to go F2P to survive. Different when a game is built from the ground up with microtransactions in mind.

This is the issue. When games are built from the ground up around F2P they tend to be very irritating, as they reward those who pay over those who don't. There are some exceptions to this, like Dota 2 and (from the looks of it) Planetside 2, so it's not an absolute rule but it holds true most of the time. And we're talking about EA here.




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Re: F2P Command & Conquer Beta Early Next Year

Nov 4, 2012, 13:36

News Comments > Civilization V Patched

I'm not interested in F2P games. To enjoy them properly they end up costing a lot more than traditional games and the gameplay tends to revolve around grind rather than enjoyment. Age Of Empires Online was a classic example of that, with civilisations that amounted to hundreds of pounds if you bought them all. It's a disgusting business model but it's no surprise to see EA embrace it.




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Re: Civilization V Patched

Nov 3, 2012, 08:11

I noticed that during Hotseat games you're finally given an option to get back to the main menu after completing a turn, rather than relying on Alt-F4.




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Re: Op Ed

Nov 2, 2012, 13:33

dj LiTh wrote on Nov 2, 2012, 13:26:
Tie Fighter 2, fuck the next 3 movies, fuck everything else. Tie Fighter 2, thats it, thats all i want.

This. A thousand times this.




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Re: Op Ed

Nov 2, 2012, 12:16

LucasArts has been a zombie-studio for a long time. It has only remained solvent by produced dumbed-down, casual nonsense like The Force Unleashed - even then it hasn't really been successful.

That said, Star Wars 1313 looked quite promising.




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News Comments > Far Cry Film

Re: Far Cry Film

Nov 2, 2012, 03:16

News Comments > Avery to Write/Direct Wolfenstein Film

Heh, pretty good.




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Re: Avery to Write/Direct Wolfenstein Film

Nov 1, 2012, 22:51

The blurb sounds decent. I'd be surprised if it's a decent film and even if it is it will have little to do with the game, considering that the game had no plot.




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Re: Op Ed

Oct 31, 2012, 23:23

Quboid wrote on Oct 31, 2012, 23:05:
This is the first I've heard of this too. What was actually said about her?

Actually, I assume it was related to the comment made about her probably being paid for by Square Enix because she was promoting Tomb Raider. There was nothing wrong with the article though - it never accused her of anything.

And if she's connected to The Sun then she's not even trying to be a serious journalist. She's only in it for the money and the power.




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Re: Op Ed

Oct 31, 2012, 22:53

News Comments > Ships Ahoy - Natural Selection 2

This is the first I'd heard of this entire saga and it's incredibly depressing, though not at all surprising. This woman sounds like a truly repugnant individual and the gaming industry would be much better off without the likes of her.

On the plus side, I finally got to read the Eurogamer article and I have to say I found it a thoroughly good read. I just wish we was able to keep writing for them.

PS - That picture of Geoff Keighley is sickening. What a fucking sell out.




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Re: Ships Ahoy - Natural Selection 2

Oct 31, 2012, 20:40

News Comments > Electronic Arts Financials

I can't even manage 60fps on my system, even with Ambient Occlusion turned off. That's mainly because I'm playing at 2560x1600 and it doesn't support SLI. It's certainly not a very well optimised game. Black Mesa looked and performed much better.




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Re: Electronic Arts Financials

Oct 31, 2012, 17:08

News Comments > Disney Acquires LucasArts

Verno wrote on Oct 31, 2012, 15:09:
I'm amazed they had any real expectations for Medal of Honor.

I didn't even know it had been released, so clearly their advertising isn't up to the job. And yeah, the previous game was utter shit - Steam says I put 69 minutes into it and a lot of that was spent replaying glitchy levels.




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Re: Disney Acquires LucasArts

Oct 31, 2012, 16:56

Pre-production for Episode VII has already started. They released the first photo from the set yesterday, where George Lucas denied reports that the new trilogy would be targeted at children.

Episode VII set




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Re: Out of the Blue

Oct 31, 2012, 16:10

Rigs wrote on Oct 31, 2012, 14:55:
You know, you guys are bitching but entropy already gave the game away...you and I know damn well *R will put out a PC version. They haven't NOT put out a GTA before on PC, why stop now, eh?

Who gives a shit when it's going to turn up nearly a year later, look like ass and run just as poorly? I've bought every previous version of GTA but I have zero interest in GTAV. As I've already said, Watchdogs looks great and they announced the PC version right off the bat.

GTA just isn't a relevant series any more.




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Re: Grand Theft Auto V in Spring

Oct 31, 2012, 12:59

This is a website for gamers and most gaming enthusiasts have a decent PC because it offers the best gaming experience out there. They also often have consoles.

People are frustrated because the PC offers such a great experience and too often developers focus on consoles to the detriment of the PC. A classic example of that is Halo, which was originally shaping up to be an excellent PC game but ended up becoming a console exclusive - it was a worse game as a result and gamers suffered. Personally I can't be bothered with consoles because image quality is important to me and 1280x720 - often at 30fps - simply doesn't cut it for me. I game at 2560x1600 at 60fps and consoles can't even come close to that.




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Re: Grand Theft Auto V in Spring

Oct 31, 2012, 08:40

The Half Elf wrote on Oct 31, 2012, 05:22:
Shit Port? Considering they added alot more options to take full advantage of high end pc's? If you google you can find the settings used in the console version's, and the game runs quite fine but looks like shit.

If you're talking about GTAIV, then yes - it absolutely was a shit port. The graphics were terrible (no anti-aliasing, terrible texture quality), the performance was terrible (my current system still can't manage 60fps and it's years ahead of the hardware available at the time) and it was bundled with shitware. That's before mentioning the massive delay. It also lacked PC exclusive features like DX10, which earlier released multi-platform titles like Far Cry 2 and Assassin's Creed included.

As for Max Payne 3, it's not even in the Top 100 on Steam. To give you an idea, games like Mafia II, Crusader Kings II, FTL: Faster Than Light, Just Cause 2 and Chivalry: Medieval Warfare are on that list. I bought it on sale and enjoyed it for a little while but as enjoyable as the narrative is the gameplay is pretty tedious and the cutscenes are simply ridiculous. More bizarrely, some cutscenes are in-game and others are prerendered - that's a huge issue when the prerendered cutscenes are done at 30fps @ 720p with super compression, which looks like complete ass in comparison to the in-game graphics. I don't know what the fuck they were thinking but that's completely unacceptable on the PC. When I first played the game I thought the game must have been broken because the graphics were so bad.




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Re: Grand Theft Auto V in Spring

Oct 30, 2012, 23:37

Prez wrote on Oct 30, 2012, 23:21:
Watchdogs does indeed look amazing. I am hoping it's a deep experience, but what has me the most worried is wondering if Ubisoft will regress yet again with its stupid DRM.

Well, Ubisoft has at least moved away from the always-on DRM that they pushed for so long. More importantly, their PC ports are usually solid-to-excellent - for all the issues with the gameplay, Far Cry 2 was actually incredibly well optimised and took advantage of DX10.

Ubisoft beats Rockstar hands down any day.




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Re: Grand Theft Auto V in Spring

Oct 30, 2012, 22:40