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| News Comments > Wolfenstein Trailer |
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Re: Wolfenstein Trailer |
Jul 18, 2009, 13:25 |
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I am going to be skipping this trailer. I need something showing just that game that will actually impress me rather than the garbage statements from Raven and really short, jumbled clips.
As for the Wolfensteain/Singularity thing, it has been nagging at me for awhile. Hopefully I am just utterly bitter, but Wolfenstein seems to be really bland, wrong, and an extremely stereotypical Raven game (mediocre/generic across the board and pushed out in a quick time frame.) Toss in how the game shares a similar, albeit more limited, mechanic that Singularity is completely built around, my standing impression is that Wolfenstein is just a quick cash grab.
I am still waiting for the reviews and that one video/demo/idea that will really blow me away, but...
Are people really excited about this game?
Hoping I am profoundly wrong,
Ray |
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| News Comments > Zeno Clash 2 Plans |
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Re: Zeno Clash 2 Plans |
Jul 17, 2009, 13:26 |
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The combat could be tightened up (I feel too much like Mr. Stretch) and I would like to see, oh, an actual game component. Heck, some segments do not even let you walk/go to the next area before the next fight starts.
Or if they want to go the opposide route, but make it a boxing or pure fighter game.
Neat first effort, but definitely rough and limited.
And totally f*ck*d up world!
Wishing I felt a better sense of control over my character,
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| News Comments > Morning Consolidation |
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Re: Morning Consolidation |
Jul 16, 2009, 13:24 |
Ray Marden |
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WTF? How come I can't watch this week's newest movies at home???
Even old releases, why isn't my television as big as the screen???
How come my VHS tapes don't play in my DVD-player? And don't get me started on how those seemingly identical Blu-Ray discs won't work in my DVD player! At least those HD-DVD ones should work, right?
And I am really pissed off at Netflix! It takes a few seconds to "stream" as they say at the start of watching. I never have to do that at home. ZOMGWTFBBQ!!!!!!!!1111111oneoneone
Even if we did go to a "single format," would the various developers not have to compete with each other based upon originality, quality, uniqueness, etc? I would tend to think that would be Dic...Dyack's worst fear. 
I actually <3 SK, but I am really tired of Dyack.
Genuflecting before the almighty one,
Ray |
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| News Comments > PAX 10 Announced |
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Re: PAX 10 Announced |
Jul 16, 2009, 13:17 |
Ray Marden |
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Go, go...........online comic?
I have been mildly amused by one or two PA comics, but I am utterly dumbfounded the cult rabid following it has.
On Steam no less. How sad.
Just not hip enough,
Ray
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| News Comments > BioShock 2 Delayed |
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Re: BioShock 2 Delayed |
Jul 13, 2009, 21:57 |
Ray Marden |
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But what is new? Different? Improved?
From what I have seen, you just play as a the Big Daddy (the one part of the first game I found to be really weak) and now you protect the little sisters.
There may not be as many escorts from point A to point B, but it seems like EVERY little sister moment is either going to be a quick harvest or a heavily scripted battle. And in all likelihood, the harvest will be the same scripted battle, just with the NPCs yelling at you for taking their own little sister harvest.
I still intend to purchase this game, if only because I enjoyed the first so much, but I am really surprised they have gone this route with the game. No continuation of the first game's story? Not some new, hidden secret from the first game? New, different characters? An entirely different hub? A separate faction that survived? The dread pre-quel?
We'll see. Hopefully this one has something really cool and exciting in it that they've kept under wraps. But being a big daddy facing one specific main enemy wasn't quite the route I was hoping or expecting it to go.
The world just seems to have a lot more to offer than protecting little sisters.
For all my b*tch*ing, not having much else to play,
Ray |
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| News Comments > Morning Consolidation |
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Re: Morning Consolidation |
Jul 13, 2009, 13:08 |
Ray Marden |
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Hey, I am all about getting a PS3, but not until the price drops. Drop it today and I will have a system today.
It still has no MAJOR drawing factor for myself, but I am bored with my other systems and wouldn't mind playing through some of the older, now-discounted games. My girlfriend would like a Blue-Ray player, too, and this would fill that niche, too, if not imperfectly.
Overall, I would still suggest the every day person pick up the 360; lower price, better online component, heavier discounting, and a slightly more appealing game line up.
I know this is all marketing (and inventory clearing,) but sitting on the price decrease is just annoying at this point. I will buy one the moment it drops, but not a moment before. Meanwhile, the less informed are just being screwed on a daily basis (tying into Sony's ongoing lies, pricing shenanigans, SKU rainbow, etc.)
Not having much to play at the moment,
Ray All those $10-$20 games I purchased have gameplay of the same value. -_- |
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| News Comments > Out of the Blue |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Jul 12, 2009, 15:50 |
Ray Marden |
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Walmart's Vizio lines have generally been $100-$200 cheaper than similar televisions at all other retailers. Of course, I do not know much anything about Vizio. And Walmart is destroying the world.
I have actually been looking at getting a new television in the 40"-42" range, but I have been holding out a bit for lower prices/Black Friday/the Playstation 3 price drop.
As part of this week's sales, I know Best Buy has a 42" Panasonic for $650.
Wanting to get a new television now "just because," but still waiting...,
Ray For now... |
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| News Comments > RAGE Info Incoming |
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Re: RAGE Info Incoming |
Jul 11, 2009, 12:50 |
Ray Marden |
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I am just curious to see how it plays. id has been pushing sh*t out the door for a few years, but this is a new IP so maybe id won't be as restrained.
I'm still curious if this will be more open world sandbox (GTA, Munch, Gun, etc.) or be more of a straight shooter. Also, I wonder how appealing the apocalyptica will be. I'll get this if it is good either way, but after things like B.U.G.G.Y.S.O.F.T.W....er...S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Fallout, I would not mind seeing something a bit difference for once.
Then again, this is id. So let's praise other developers having a new engine.
Not sure Bionic Commando is worth the $20,
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| News Comments > Ships Ahoy - Tales of Monkey Island |
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Re: Ships Ahoy - Tales of Monkey Island |
Jul 8, 2009, 07:32 |
Ray Marden |
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It is all economics - better to lock in a full purchase now than get some piecemeal purchases over time.
It does make a bit of economic sense; you can tout your full pre-purchases and once somebody opts for the episodic model, how likely are they to purchase each and every episode given their drawn out release schedule and similarity to one another?
Wait...let's blame it on piracy!
Enjoying Monkey Island, but not feeling the need to purchase this,
Ray
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| News Comments > On Alan Wake 2 PC |
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Re: On Alan Wake 2 PC |
Jul 7, 2009, 19:54 |
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So...only if it sells well enough and maybe six to twelve months later? Possibly outsourced? And if Frozenbyte has anything to say about it, for a 40% higher retail price? 
Unrelated, but who cares? It's just so fun to bash Trine.
Thinking it would have been much more simple to just say "F*ck off,"
Ray |
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| News Comments > On the WoW Business Model |
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Re: On the WoW Business Model |
Jul 6, 2009, 12:48 |
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Oh, I think they will go with micro-transactions. On top of the monthly subscription, I mean.
Heck, look at how much money Blizzard already charges for a copy and paste (and does not even make it cover the full account, but just one specific character.)
Maybe a per-post fee? An off-hours GM request? Capped logins? Mail charge?
Not liking the approach to tier 9,
Ray |
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| News Comments > Saturday Consolidation |
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Re: Saturday Consolidation |
Jun 21, 2009, 15:45 |
Ray Marden |
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Eh, just think of it as synchronization.
Sony already has numerous PS3 SKUs and now it is working on having as many different controllers...
Or Sony is continuing the trend of being mismanaged and disorganized.
Waiting for the price drop,
Ray
Edit: I really hate how the new code handles emoticons now. /sigh
This comment was edited on Jun 21, 2009, 15:45. |
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| News Comments > Op Ed |
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Re: Op Ed |
Jun 18, 2009, 12:56 |
Ray Marden |
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I think a lot of the "Hardcore"-only people are just as clueless as their "n00b" counterparts. At the very least, I sincerely disagree with them. 
I do think difficulty plays a vital role in gaming. Who wants to play an unfair game? How fun is it to just die outright every time? How boring is it to be good and end up just collecting gear or going through the paces?
But having said that, my gaming focus is not set solely on the difficulty. I can appreciate something hard or technically demanding, but I want that to only be a portion of my gaming or mixed in with other aspects like story, length, imagination, etc. If I just wanted something hard or impossible to do, I do not need to limit myself to gaming - I could set any number of nigh impossible challenges for myself in any number of matters.
Lastly, I do think somebody that focuses heavily/solely on difficulty really loses a lot of what games offer. For me, gaming is all about new worlds, experiences, or reinactments; not only do I see, hear, or read about events, I can actually interact with and control them. If a game does not have a lot of these (and other) items, I do not really care how hard or easy it is.
How crazy, I know.
Shrugging,
Ray
This comment was edited on Jun 18, 2009, 12:56. |
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| News Comments > Max Payne 3 Details? |
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Re: Max Payne 3 Details? |
Jun 10, 2009, 23:07 |
Ray Marden |
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Well, one of the core ideas of Max Payne was the ridiculous, over the type action and the need to just keep going and going without stop.
And the improvement is to..........wait..........stop..........get behind cover?
I absolutely loved MP2 so we will see, but this is not exactly what I would hope for...
And are all mascots just going to be "new" by being "old?"
Wondering where all the truly great, epic games went  ,
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| News Comments > Morning Consolidation |
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Re: Morning Consolidation |
Jun 5, 2009, 19:46 |
Ray Marden |
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It's no worse than claiming Metal Gear did it first.
Castle Wolfenstein wut? And probably something earlier.
Having purchase the $5 Penumbra collection,
Ray
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| News Comments > Far Cry 2 Patch |
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Re: Far Cry 2 Patch |
Jun 3, 2009, 17:39 |
Ray Marden |
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Nothing mattered in that game, though. Nothing.
I don't even know why they tried to even name the so called "factions" - everybody hates your character and wants him dead.
As for combat, what combat? I've done like 20 or so of the weapon runs, but I still my first pistol and machine gun upgrade - I just drive around everywhere and use the mounted gun.
The malaria thing is dumb (if I am THAT sick, why not get treated or take a small break from destroying the world,) but was such a small thing compared to the other flaws.
It's definitely the start of a great game, but with the game aspect left out. Like I said, I'll play it for a few minutes to shoot some stuff, but there just is not much else I can do in that game. Everybody hates me and all I need is this vehicle with its mounted weapon...
30%? Umm...maybe you meant 30 *seconds*?
Old; wanting more than guns and explosions in my games,
Ray |
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| News Comments > Far Cry 2 Patch |
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Re: Far Cry 2 Patch |
Jun 3, 2009, 12:49 |
Ray Marden |
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I play this turd of a game something like, oh, twent minutes a week.
Load up...get attacked by anybody/everybody...pick some random objective...get attacked by anybody/everybody...drive to the location...get attacked by anybody/everybody...kill whomever is there...get attacked by anybody/everybody...and then get my reward...
This "game" really has no point or structure; it's just good for a few minutes of killing stuff.
Total. Failure.
Wishing they had hired more than artists for the game  ,
Ray |
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| News Comments > Morning Tech Bits |
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Re: Morning Tech Bits |
Jun 2, 2009, 12:50 |
Ray Marden |
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Yeah, an Intel and NVIDIA only world would be a fairly sad one indeed.
Of course, it is not like NVIDIA has bothered with having anything innovative (with regards to graphics cards) for quite some time now...
Would'a, should'a,.....CUDA.
Still preferring its drivers over ATI's ,
Ray |
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| News Comments > Op Ed |
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Re: Op Ed |
May 20, 2009, 13:04 |
Ray Marden |
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I just think the game has been around for a long time and I do not see a lot of exciting things heading toward it. Additionally, I really get the sense that Blizzard has no idea what the hell it is doing these days.
If you look at a lot of the original design goals or class intent statements, they are no longer relevant. Looking at what I want or expect from the game, I am not seeing a lot of improvements and Blizzard is making a lot of decisions that I disagree with. This is Blizzards game, right? Perhaps my expectations are just unrealistic? When you look at Blizzard's own statements of what it is doing, the actual results do not sync up. Then you toss in the ongoing bugs, inability to performa standard tasks efficiently after all these years, the terrible forums and disastrous customer service.
I think it does a lot of things right and it still has no real competition (every time I play another MMOG, I am reminded of all the "small" things WoW does to make the experience better) and I think it has some stuff to offer completely new people (though good luck seeing anybody until you get 60+,) but there just is not much else going on for any long-term players.
In the current expansion, I just log in to do my dailies (nothing like getting home from work to...er...work) and then I go grind out the latest raid instance (which entails drama, RNG, whether the server will be stable, etc.) I have done all my quests, I have run all the instances, and I have ground out a bunch of stupid achievements. I stay away from the PvP setting due to its various flaws. My character did not get any radically different abilities in this expansion - the only new stuff is when Blizzard completely backtracks on something or turns things upside down (<insert SWG flashback>.)
Currently, there is a brewing feud between the "hardcore" and "casual" players, all of which takes on a bit of a surreal quality.
Even looking at the current expansion, I think Blizzard cheated quite a bit. Ulduar is basically the first real instance of this expansion. Naxx was a copy and past and the other two raid bosses (Maly, Sarth) are just rehashes of Oyxia (you, a room, and a big dragon!)
Admittedly, Blizzard has different difficulty branches that it introduced, but it's so heavy handed that it reminds me of an old Rare or Mario game.
Go do this instance.
Now do a hard version of that same instance.
Did that? Well go do a 25 person version of the instance.
Done already? Go get 25 people and try that same instance, but harder.
Yeah, there are "four" routes to go, but it's still the same damn instance. And like I said, it actually took until very recently to actually have an actually "new" multi-boss instance.
I like, but don't love, the game and I absolutely HATE the people running it. I even get more out of it than most because my girlfriend enjoys the game, too, but we've both been heavily talking about just quitting very soon.
Oh yeah, guilds nearly alway die to drama, too. Over a fake world. So sad.
Wondering what Blizzard will screw up today,
Ray |
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