The General Chatter Thread.

[Natef]

I agree with this article:

http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-reasons-modern-gaming-doesnt-suck-anti-rant/

I agree with it to an extent. I feel that gameplay these days is now more focused on customization or free roaming, neither of which greatly appeal to me. As for games like CoD they need more singleplayer development and less adjustment with their working online formulas, since there is nothing wrong with them mechanically.

**** CoD.

RO2 and Battlefield 3 are the ways to go.

[madman3]

I agree with this article:

http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-reasons-modern-gaming-doesnt-suck-anti-rant/

I agree with it to an extent. I feel that gameplay these days is now more focused on customization or free roaming, neither of which greatly appeal to me. As for games like CoD they need more singleplayer development and less adjustment with their working online formulas, since there is nothing wrong with them mechanically.

**** CoD.

RO2 and Battlefield 3 are the ways to go.

I'm staying away from Battlefield 3 because of Origin, but whats "RO2"?

[Natef]

Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad

[NFX]

I agree with this article:

http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-reasons-modern-gaming-doesnt-suck-anti-rant/

I agree with it to an extent. I feel that gameplay these days is now more focused on customization or free roaming, neither of which greatly appeal to me. As for games like CoD they need more singleplayer development and less adjustment with their working online formulas, since there is nothing wrong with them mechanically.

I also agree with you to an extent. Gamplay does seem to be headed more towards customisation and free roaming environments, which I actually like. I do think that games whose big selling points are the online features don't make for a particularly good purchase, but that's just me. I've never been a fan of shoot-'em-ups, I'm much more of a sandbox type of gamer myself.

[Enigm@]

unless the game involves violently maiming people i usually don't play it. :P
(with several exceptions)

[madman3]

Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad

Oh, I actually like the looks of that.

I'm personally really quite centralised around the story in games. I hate spending time leveling up or going on fetchquests, so generally I avoid RPGs (I make exception to KOTOR and Mass Effect because Bioware  ). As a result I prefer more straightforward adventure games, although I like Metroid Prime due to having quite interesting exploring with enough enemies and varied enough environments to be fun; add the sense of isolation and it kicks ass atmospherically.

Ahh, that brings me to my next point. Metroid Prime 3 is my least favorite prime game. Skyward Sword was fine for me only once the story got enough momentum. This is mostly because of bland added characters, which tends to make me dislike Skyrim because none of the characters have much, uhh, character. Playing KOTOR 2 I found that the healthy bursts of sarcasm from Atton good and his backstory impressive, and so character development worked well; this applies for almost all the characters in KOTOR because they are all very different. In Skyrim I couldn't find great variation in character design which was a real turn off for me, so while it was pretty it was fairly underwhelming for me. Games with a sense of isolation build upon their own atmosphere and progress quicker, as well as encourage exploration. While Skyrim also does this I feel it does it less effectively. This also applies to games like CoD; I don't care about some stupid marines around me, I want to complete my objectives and score some decent kills while I do it, without being attacked by Kamikaze warriors too soon.

Simply put, gaming has broadened and broadened to an extent where development on each small area is growing scarce. It's actually quite nice that Skyward Sword had the sense of isolation while on the ground, that when you entered Erebus in Age Of Mythology you were instantly confronted by nothing but a huge battering ram, that Mass Effect 2 had great characters like Joker and that in KOTOR your only companions were quite so well developed . I just don't feel catered for anymore; the most recent game I liked was Uncharted 3, and that was both graphically amazing and a shooter, but it worked well because of the characters and the solid gameplay. I still dig old platformers because exploring was natural and wasn't such a stretch: I love Yoshi's Island and much newer games like Super Mario Galaxy (which benefitted from clear, organized structure and OH MY GOD THE MUSIC).

[SKBT]

My GF is trying to get me to like My Little Pony...

[Enigm@]

(illegally) downloaded fallout 1. :D now that game was awesome back in the day kiddies..

[Mr. AS]

i'm currently in the process of pirating fl studio

[Philippa]

Heh heh heh... Made me chuckle.

[Scourge of teh Galaxy]

You know my view on modern games?

Give me my 30-hour storylines back


Seriously, though. Radiant Historia, though it's the best game I've played in a LONG time, took me 15 hours to complete on my last run

[Jonzu95]

Heh heh heh... Made me chuckle.

Classic.

[Incredirobotwars]

You know my view on modern games?

Give me my 30-hour storylines back


Seriously, though. Radiant Historia, though it's the best game I've played in a LONG time, took me 15 hours to complete on my last run

That's why Final Fantasy games are good.

[madman3]

You know my view on modern games?

Give me my 30-hour storylines back


Seriously, though. Radiant Historia, though it's the best game I've played in a LONG time, took me 15 hours to complete on my last run

That's why Final Fantasy games are good.

Not really; these days the characters are quite often agonizingly bad. I still like FF6 and earlier though.

[Incredirobotwars]

You know my view on modern games?

Give me my 30-hour storylines back


Seriously, though. Radiant Historia, though it's the best game I've played in a LONG time, took me 15 hours to complete on my last run

That's why Final Fantasy games are good.

Not really; these days the characters are quite often agonizingly bad. I still like FF6 and earlier though.

...I never said anything about characters, only that the games are good for their storylines. I have Final Fantasy XIII, and it has to be one of the best games I have, among Oblivion and Portal 2.

[Scourge of teh Galaxy]

You know my view on modern games?

Give me my 30-hour storylines back


Seriously, though. Radiant Historia, though it's the best game I've played in a LONG time, took me 15 hours to complete on my last run

That's why Final Fantasy games are good.

Not really. The storylines are repetitive and the characters are dull and stereotypical (imo)

At least in Radiant Historia, it's nigh impossible to tell Heiss' true goal until near the very end... and let's not forget the other characters, even though I could probably throw them all into stereotypes, given the chance.

Stocke - The Stoic
Aht - Genki Girl
Raynie - Lady of War
Marco - Combat Medic
Rosche - A Father to His Men
Eruca - Badass Princess
Gafka - Genius Bruiser
Protea - Rich B*tch
Selvan - Evil Chancellor
Dias - The Unfought
Raul - The Strategist

Hugo - The Dragon
Heiss - The Big Bad

Vanoss - The Caretaker
Liese - Street Performer
Teo and Lippti - Spirit Advisors
Sonja - The Medic/Gadgeteer Genius
Kiel - Tagalong Kid
Viola - Iron Lady
Galva - Really Seven Hundred Years Old
Bergas - Proud Warrior Race Dude
Garland - Modest Royalty
Fennel - Mad Scientist

[Thyrus]

I want reier to post the NW sbv thread. I have to destroy sonny

[GoldenFox93]

My GF is trying to get me to like My Little Pony...

I'd say check it one or two of the Series 1 episodes first, mate. That's what I did- went into it fully expecting to hate it, but then I actually found myself enjoying them   ^^

[Thyrus]

Everyone should have his own goldenfox...

[NFX]

Everyone should have his own goldenfox...

I did request that Craaig spray paint his cat yellow, does that count?