Prez wrote on May 16, 2013, 06:55:
Haha speaking of cartoons, I'd be lying if I said I didn't laugh out loud at some of the Spongebob Squarepants episodes. Some of those are just clever as hell, and have lots of inside jokes only someone who was older could really appreciate. Also, I will say I think that Mojo Jojo from the Powerpuff Girls was the funniest cartoon villain ever - A turban-wearing monkey in a cape and go-go boots is just so awesome, I named my cat after him!

jdreyer wrote on May 15, 2013, 19:14:
82 tracks is kind of crazy. Most people will be lucky to learn a dozen.

The original played much better with a wheel, IMO.

Prez wrote on May 16, 2013, 00:54:

Overon wrote on May 15, 2013, 22:35:
The very purpose of a forum like this is to discuss games. How can you discuss games without discussing perceived problems? How can you discuss anything if criticisms of that very thing you are discussing are off the table? This attitude makes no logical sense.

Exactly. I can be 100% behind the 4A dev team for makming what looks to be an outstanding game - clearly the team has some serious skill and pasion - and still criticize their short-sightedness in making design choices that lock them into an overly claustrophobic field of vision. One that is almost universally considered unacceptable in the PC space.

Frags4Fun wrote on May 15, 2013, 20:10:

Federal Judge: Only Powered-Off Cell Phones Deserve Privacy Protections.

I can't wait for someone to hack this douche-bag's phone and publish all his personal information online. I bet he changes his tune once that happens.
Maybe people should track his location and follow him around to harass him.
It looks like that book/movie Nineteen Eighty Four is becoming a reality. /sigh

This rampant spying is why I gave up using a smartphone years ago. I'm still on the grid, but it's harder to track me than it is to track smartphones.

"...The clip shows off vampire powers such as hypnosis, as well as console powers like health regeneration..."

Darks wrote on May 15, 2013, 10:33:
I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm sick and tired of 3D as a whole. They have ruined movies with this crap, you cant even go to the theaters and watch a good movie in Imax anymore without it being in 3D. And the 3D is not even that good.

Most movies get a quick run over conversion to 3D and they pass it off on the public. the recent studies and survey have shown the public is loosing interest in 3D. to many people complaining about head aches and bad color quality in 3D movies. So I say, fuck 3D and trying to bring into games where it really doesn't belong.

nin wrote on May 15, 2013, 10:10:

avianflu wrote on May 15, 2013, 10:02:
Notably, Metacritic forces game devs to look at an aggregate of gamer's scores. Something that game devs generally dont bother doing or dont like doing.

And there it is on one web page that EVERYBODY knows about in the gaming industry.

That aggregate gamer score doesnt express everything important of course, but it says something about the desirability of a particular game to consumers.

Metacritic for all of its faults offers insights into the game consumer's mind that arent offered in any other way.

Warren should realize that metacritic can be a useful tool for game devs, if taken with a grain of salt.

I use it as a jumping off point for various industry reviews, but there's no way in hell I'd read the end user side...

Yosemite Sam wrote on May 14, 2013, 16:46:
Sweet, didn't even see this one coming... Ender's Game

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP0cUBi4hwE

jdreyer wrote on May 15, 2013, 00:13:
What makes people think this will be superior to something like PoE or even TL 2?