fujiJuice wrote on May 23, 2013, 12:52:

Orogogus wrote on May 23, 2013, 12:32:
As far as storyline goes, Total Annihilation is possibly the most generic game ever made since the 2600 era. I've said this about other brands before (Homeworld comes to mind), but I really, really don't see any benefit to obtaining the IP. Countless examples have shown that you can't copyright gameplay, and there can't possibly be anyone attached to the CORE vs. ARM storyline, at least not enough to wish that a company had spent $250K for the privilege of slapping the brand onto a game.

It isn't the story though. It is the name itself, it clicks with people, triggers their "Hey, I know that name" response, which I would imagine leads to a lot more sales. Be it nostalgia for previous games, or just a recognizable name that gives people a little more trust.

SirKnight wrote on May 21, 2013, 15:29:
That is one bland and ugly looking console.

Quinn wrote on May 16, 2013, 17:32:
Weird thing. I think we all had the good ending in the first game, no? Metro 2033 SPOILER ALERT:

Those who played the first game. We all knew the Dark Ones were friendly, yeah? So most players didn't nuke their home. It's a weird decision of the devs to start the sequal like we all finished the first with the bad ending.

Or is this like the book...?

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mag wrote on May 15, 2013, 12:06:

Frijoles wrote on May 15, 2013, 11:58:

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.

Wrong 3D. They're not talking about actual 3D (like with Nvidia glasses). The UI is modeled in the game, not a flat 2D interface like most games have. They specifically give us an example:

The main reason for maintaining a fixed FOV is because we have 3D elements like the watch and weapon ammo that need to remain visible.

These are actual models in the game. Why they couldn't get that to work with an adjustable FOV, I don't know. But this has nothing to do with playing the game in 3D. The biggest bug I see in the game right now is that the shadows are flickery as hell.

This really confused me. I haven't played Metro 2033 in a while, but wasn't it the same way?

Crate Entertainment, the startup developer that includes some of the folks behind Titan Quest

Mad Max RW wrote on May 13, 2013, 21:51:

jacobvandy wrote on May 13, 2013, 21:34:

Mad Max RW wrote on May 13, 2013, 21:24:
Widescreen monitors with a locked narrow FOV is unplayable for me.

He says, with no idea of what the FOV actually is... Only that it is not able to be easily changed.

I know exactly what the FOV is you assumptive fuck. The original and this one use a vertical measurement for the FOV which roughly equals 65-70 degrees. On a widescreen monitor anything under 90 is virtually unplayable. 80 is pushing it. 70 is garbage. That's fine for television screens at a distance but not widescreen LCD computer monitors. At least with the original you can simply edit the value in a few config files.

Mad Max RW wrote on May 13, 2013, 21:24:
Widescreen monitors with a locked narrow FOV is unplayable for me.