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Videogames nowadays

MyrmidonMyrmidon
edited 2011-08-05 13:19:11 in General
Nintendo sucks because its games are the same as they were when I was little and less cynical than I am now.

And everyone else sucks because their games are different then they were when I was little and less cynical than I am now.
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  • CrimsonCrimson
    edited 2011-08-05 13:21:45
    Give us fire! Give us ruin! Give us our glory!
    Also game corporations are evil blah blah blah DRM blah blah blah DLC blah blah blah creative quagmire blah blah blah East vs West blah blah blah X is RUINED FOREVER blah blah blah.
  • MyrmidonMyrmidon
    Also,  Call Of Juarez sucks because I am not fighting Cacodemons in modern-day Mexico.
  • AHRAHR
    Pokémon look like Digimon.

    They are running out of ideas.

    The best pokémon were the ones that were all shaped like orbs.
  • MyrmidonMyrmidon
    I'm afraid that game companies producing games that people like and will purchase will lead to a death of creativity.
  • CrimsonCrimson
    edited 2011-08-05 13:53:37
    Give us fire! Give us ruin! Give us our glory!
    PC's are the absolute best medium for gaming, and are completely cost effective and easy to use for the layman. And if you disagree with me, then your one of the hordes of casualfags that dare to call themselves real gamers.
  • MillerCrossMillerCross
    You can change. You can.
    ah, and i actually came here to legitimately complain about my inability to enjoy gaming these days.

    carry on, then.
  • TuefelHundenIVTuefelHundenIV
    Patrol Time
    Video games suck because they make them too short and price them too high for such short games.  Vidego game story telling has honestly gotten worse overall.  I am hoping some games like Deus Ex Human Revolution forgo this problem.
  • DYREDYRE
    I dunno.  If you're just going by price-per-unit-of-time, $60 for a 40+ hour RPG sounds a lot more cost-effective than $15 for a 2-hour movie.
  • MalkavianMalkavian
    MORONS! I'VE GOT MORONS ON MY PAYROLL!
    Vidego game story telling has honestly gotten worse overall.


  • MillerCrossMillerCross
    You can change. You can.
    You know, I keep forgetting to save that gif for my sinister purposes.

    This has now changed. 
  • MalkavianMalkavian
    MORONS! I'VE GOT MORONS ON MY PAYROLL!
    You're not allowed to give me crap for liking Supernatural anymore, Juan. =P
  • MoeDantesMoeDantes
    no longer cuddly, but still Edmond
    There hasn't been a single mention of DRM yet? Shame.'

    I dunno. If you're just going by price-per-unit-of-time, $60 for a 40+ hour RPG sounds a lot more cost-effective than $15 for a 2-hour movie.


    I find this kind of similar to buying a package of beef which you can make into four hamburgers, vs. actually buying four hamburgers at burger king. The former is technically more expensive since you have to buy the bread, toppings etc. separately and have to cook it... but its honestly the healthier experience.

    Non-stupid version: The RPG might be a better value, but you're more likely to actually enjoy the movie.
  • DYREDYRE
    Well, that depends on your tastes in entertainment and whatnot, but I'm just saying that, based on how long they last (which is what Tuefel mentioned specifically), video games aren't necessarily more expensive than other entertainment media.
  • MalkavianMalkavian
    MORONS! I'VE GOT MORONS ON MY PAYROLL!
    Measuring how good something is by how long it is really really dumb.

    By that logic, Transformers 3 is better than The Seventh Seal, because it's twice as long.
  • DYREDYRE
    Well... blame Tuefel for that, not me.
  • MalkavianMalkavian
    MORONS! I'VE GOT MORONS ON MY PAYROLL!
    I wasn't blaming you. I was just saying that there shouldn't be an incentive to make a game 'longer'.

    Make a game too long and it begins to feel like a chore to finish.

    I'm lookin' at you, L.A. Noire.
  • MyrmidonMyrmidon
    L.A. Noire ended way too soon.
  • DYREDYRE
    Ah.  Well... yeah.  I agree it's silly to judge a game by its length.

    In fact, I think shorter games are kind of better, since I'm a lot less likely to quit halfway through, and a lot more likely to play it again after I beat it once.  But even then it's not like I think games are bad just because they're long/short/whatever.
  • MalkavianMalkavian
    MORONS! I'VE GOT MORONS ON MY PAYROLL!
    A game should be as long as it needs to be to tell its story and give you the full experience of its mechanics without wearing them out.
  • VorpyVorpy
    ☭Unstoppable Sex Goddess☭
    Ha ha! Collectathon Platformers. Ha ha! First Person Shooters with more than 2 guns. Ha ha! Health pickups. Ha ha! 32 bit or less Graphics. Ha ha! Platformers with pointless levels. Ha ha! Strategy games nobody cares about. Ha ha! Historically inaccurate choose-your-own-adventure PC games. Ha ha! Blood being shocking. Ha ha! Porn and Story working together. Ha ha! Time stopping. Ha ha! Motion gimmicks. Ha ha! Aiming gimmicks. Ha ha! Vibration feature as an integral part of the story. Ha ha! Voice commands controlling characters. Ha ha! Horribly customizeable characters. Ha ha! Voiceless Voice acting. Ha ha! Sword emphasis. Ha ha! Lava not killing people who step into it. Ha ha! Ice not melting because of fire attacks. Ha ha! Retconned artwork. Ha ha! Video games of movies being new. Ha ha! Worthwhile game manuals. Ha ha! Overpriced retail. Ha ha! Author suicide.
  • AttOblAttObl
    edited 2011-08-05 16:13:36
    To be or not to be? That is the question.
    I think Tuefel is right about this. The Single Player component of games is starting to be dropped off in favor of multiplayer...

    However, I'm mainly concerned about the game industry for dumbing down games. That needs to stop.
  • VorpyVorpy
    ☭Unstoppable Sex Goddess☭
    I'm mainly concerned about the game industry for dumbing down games

    Which ones are being dumbed down, and is it being confused with streamlining?
  • AttOblAttObl
    edited 2011-08-05 18:55:11
    To be or not to be? That is the question.
    Auto-Aim, for instance. That thing has been bothering me for a long time... For FPSes.

    And sorry about that, but I'm confusing it with streamlining. Sometimes, Streamlining is good, but as long as the game is not dumbed down.

    EDIT: Trying to Clarify my post.
  • DYREDYRE
    I like auto-aim because it's too hard to hit stuff otherwise.
  • GLORIOUSLeaderGLORIOUSLeader
    When in Turkey, ROCK THE FUCK OUT
    Super Metroid would like a word with you.
  • AttOblAttObl
    edited 2011-08-05 16:43:46
    To be or not to be? That is the question.
    ^ Ah. I understand. Super Metroid is stellar. Sorry about that.

    And I'm done with that part.

    Most Single Player games nowadays are short, and the prices are high. What the...

    As for Story? There are some good games that are released today that offer good storylines.

    On the other hand, Just Cause 2 is awesome. And that game has been released for quite a while.
  • AlkthashAlkthash
    I'm a damn twisted person
    Auto aiming in a platformer game is cool with me. When I'm playing Assassins Creed or Metroid, it's a bit hard to keep steady aim on something whilst running around like crazy.
  • RedEyedAbyssRedEyedAbyss
    I still like Nintendo, but I'm concerned that they're trying too hard to pander to the Apple crowd and thus de-emphasizing games.
  • MoeDantesMoeDantes
    no longer cuddly, but still Edmond
    Wait... Super Metroid had auto-aiming? Since when?

    Unless you actually mean Metroid Prime.

    Also, auto-aiming in FPSes has existed as far back as Doom.
  • VorpyVorpy
    ☭Unstoppable Sex Goddess☭
    And Perfect Dark, and Goldeneye, and Nightfire, and Tomorrow Never Dies....
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