Kxmode wrote on Jan 25, 2021, 02:30:

SunnyD wrote on Jan 24, 2021, 23:38:

wrlwnd wrote on Jan 24, 2021, 23:16:

GothicWizard wrote on Jan 24, 2021, 20:08:
So CP2077 first 3 weeks as #1 on Steam, 4th week #3 and 5th week #5. Hundreds of millions in profits and depending on the source 10 to 14 million units sold. But according to some talking heads it's a "failure" and "disaster". alrighty then... Wish all my projects were a "disaster" by their standards.

Umm, sales doesn't equal quality.

Just because a lot of gamers are dumb enough to buy a product sight unseen, doesn't mean it's a good product. Of course, you probably don't care about whether something's actually good or not. As long as it sells. Just like the televangelists thought. And they did pretty good too.

"One billion served daily." /McDonalds
What? Doesn't that make it fine cuisine?

~Finis~

I can't believe you decided to go the McDonald's route for quality comparison. Cyberpunk doesn't give people stomach problems when they play it.

wrlwnd wrote on Jan 24, 2021, 23:16:

GothicWizard wrote on Jan 24, 2021, 20:08:
So CP2077 first 3 weeks as #1 on Steam, 4th week #3 and 5th week #5. Hundreds of millions in profits and depending on the source 10 to 14 million units sold. But according to some talking heads it's a "failure" and "disaster". alrighty then... Wish all my projects were a "disaster" by their standards.

Umm, sales doesn't equal quality.

Just because a lot of gamers are dumb enough to buy a product sight unseen, doesn't mean it's a good product. Of course, you probably don't care about whether something's actually good or not. As long as it sells. Just like the televangelists thought. And they did pretty good too.

Pr()ZaC wrote on Aug 17, 2020, 20:22:

Greentiger wrote on Aug 17, 2020, 16:43:
Corruption is a threat to everything and everyone

Corrected to expose better my state of mind.

Cutter wrote on Aug 12, 2020, 12:36:

Get up, Prince of Troy. Get up. I won't let a stone take my glory.

MoreLuckThanSkill wrote on Jul 18, 2020, 21:12:
Ah, FMV games, that takes me back an almost entirely shitty period of gaming history.

*EDIT* Also, Ah yes, Diablo 2, aka king nostalgia.

Pr()ZaC wrote on Jul 14, 2020, 22:21:

heroin wrote on Jul 14, 2020, 21:45:
Holy shit, totally forgot about Realplayer.

We should totally use ICQ.

RedEye9 wrote on Jul 7, 2020, 17:38:

Scottish Martial Arts wrote on Jul 7, 2020, 15:05:

Darks wrote on Jul 7, 2020, 13:02:
snip

I wish I shared your confidence. Bronze age goat-herders with AK-47s fought the US military to a stalemate over the course of 20 fruitless years in Afghanistan. The RAND Corporation rates naval surface warfare near mainland China as being a Chinese advantage, and naval surface warfare farther from mainland China as being US-China parity. "China" fairly routinely kicks our ass in US military simulations of a conventional military conflict between the two powers. Meanwhile, COVID has thoroughly overwhelmed the US federal government's capacity to deal with it, while other developed nations are largely returning to normalcy. Like the hapless Federation in Verhoeven's Starship Troopers, we're collectively getting our asses kicked on all the major problems facing our society, and no amount of "USA NUMBER 1!!!" jingoism will reverse our decline in the metrics where we used to be, but are no longer, the best.

Thanks for using reliable sources to back up your factual claims.

The United States wouldn't know what hit them if they were ever in a war with China, I guess nobody around here remembers Korea or Vietnam.

Kxmode wrote on Jul 3, 2020, 19:44:

Quinn wrote on Jul 3, 2020, 18:41:
I don't like the esthetics. This won't be a day one buy for me. It reminds me of ELEX -- the weird hybrid of future and past technology -- and my brain just thinks it's dumb

Not at all have I convinced myself that I won't like it, though, but I'll wait for the usual reviewers I trust (Worth a Buy, Skill Up, that's about it).

Having played ELEX and HZD (including the expansion), I can tell you that HZD is a far superior product. The controls are smoother. <SNIP Lotsa stuff>

Ant wrote on Jun 17, 2020, 23:51:
I should try again. I didn't like EOB3 on my IBM PS/2 model 286 10 Mhz PC back then. I think because I hated turn based. Maybe I will like it now since I am slow and like turn based.

Pr()ZaC wrote on Jun 14, 2020, 17:52:

Dontbother wrote on Jun 14, 2020, 15:18:
Make it $20 and we have a deal. This game is so ugly, i can't justify paying more, regardless of how good it's gameplay could be

Wesp5 will fix it.

Jivaro wrote on Jun 13, 2020, 21:12:
I hear Wesp5 has a Day 1 VTMB2 Unofficial Patch planned.

panbient wrote on Jun 11, 2020, 20:13:

Beamer wrote on Jun 11, 2020, 14:09:

Bumpy wrote on Jun 11, 2020, 13:28:
I'm so sick and tired of politically correct sensitivity crap starting ~2 decades ago.

Gutter is a tool!

Can you blow me where the pampers is?

The Half Elf wrote on Jun 6, 2020, 20:09:

Burrito of Peace wrote on Jun 6, 2020, 18:22:

The Half Elf wrote on Jun 6, 2020, 16:21:
Web Designer....

NOT FUNNY BLUE...

"Come on! Show a little backbone, will ya!" -Jock, Indy's pilot

Listen Buddy, your just a 800 phone call away from being deported back to Mexico! AND TAKE THE GUAC WITH YA!

jdreyer wrote on Jun 4, 2020, 17:36:
Eating used coffee grounds may help cut waistlines, researchers say.

This is bullshit. The "Coffeeground Diet" is fake news. I eat these all the time, but I haven't lost any weight. I cut mine with whip cream and honey to make it go down easier.