RANDOM VIDEO GAME NEWS - VISUAL NOVELS ALLOWED

[majestic]

 

 

^ Thank you for the explanation. Judging from the discussion, I'm guessing that it's also the only part that has been released to the public so far?

 

Nah, the thing you can play at the moment is essentialy a tech demo version of the multiplayer part - assuming you have a lot of horsepower under your desk. Not that long ago an update made the game almost unplayable even on very high end computers.

Oh, huh. Thanks for the clarification.

 

Quite an anomaly of a game.

 

 

Well since you said you're not following the game, here's the real kicker. Chris Roberts managed to raise a crowdfunded total sum of roughly 180 million dollars for the game so far and there's no end in sight in terms of money coming in.

 

I'm pretty sure that the Jehova's Witnesses are currently working on a space sim.

[Skazz]

 

Meanwhile, Feargus Urquhart is on record saying that the only way to crowdfund a game above the 4 million USD (iirc) mark is to make a board game instead.

 

Jesus. That’s a lot of money.

Edited May 28, 2018 by Skazz

[marelooke]

 

Meanwhile, Feargus Urquhart is on record saying that the only way to crowdfund a game above the 4 million USD (iirc) mark is to make a board game instead.

 

Jesus. That’s a lot of money.

 

I daresay there's a bit of a difference between funding "a game" and trying a new concept like Star Citizen (well, the concept isn't new, but actually trying to build it clearly is). Of course the reason something like Star Citizen has never been tried is because of the massive investments needed coupled with the risk of threading new ground. Few companies have the clout to pull it off, and as usual, those that *could* won't because they'd rather produce the same game over and over again instead of risking burning themselves trying something new.

 

As long as Chris Roberts manages to produce enough of what he's promised at a somewhat acceptable quality level he is likely to win big (and given how the game is basically playable I wouldn't say he is that far off). Then we might also see the likes of EA trying to copy the concept (and simplify it for the masses) as then it's proven to be working (and in demand), "borrowing" the lessons learned from Star Citizen while throwing much bigger budgets at it.

[Katphood]

 

Not a big fan of games such as 'Legend of Grimrock' but I'll be damned, this looks and plays great!

[Blodhemn]

Plenty of people celebrate another's death. See Thatcher, for example. Not always undeservedly so, if you live your life like an utter **** don't be surprised when people cheer.

 

Speaking of which, wouldn't be gaming these days without some moronic drama - some EA wage slave posted this https://archive.li/UuEJw and apparently people get upset.  Think some other ex-Bioware worker made some comments as well and Hudson had to come out and deal with that, heh.   More proof that Twitter is evil

 

Emotion - the great tard equalizer of all. Personally, I find it a bit creepy when people celebrate the death of anyone, deservedly so or not.

[Blarghagh]

Well, it must be frustrating that a guy you hate and consider toxic scum did more for developers, journalistic integrity and humanitarian causes than you. I'd lash out too if I was confronted with my own horrific failure like that. Almost everybody celebrating this that I've seen were people who are always so repellent that they antagonize people against and actively hurt their own causes. Attacking bigger and better things is the only way to stay relevant for most, getting their hooks into any kind of publicity.

 

The worst part for me is that the "Cynical Fleet" will arrive and actually validate these guys with harassment. That's not what TB would have wanted and he always hated that part of his fanbase (and would often openly insult them in his twitch chat) but the internet will internet and I'm sure people will use that as a way to go "see? I told you he was bad".

 

EDIT: Not why I opened this thread - PUBG devs have now officially sued Fortnite devs for "copyright infringement", despite the fact that PUBG objectively and factually contained not a single original idea or piece of content. Anyone have the contact info for the PUBG devs? I have a bridge I'd like to sell them.

Edited May 29, 2018 by TrueNeutral

[Mamoulian War]

An Ars Technica article, debunking some of the ESRB bull****, that lootboxes aren't gambling.

 

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/05/op-ed-game-companies-need-to-cut-the-crap-loot-boxes-are-obviously-gambling/

[Skazz]

Attacking bigger and better things is the only way to stay relevant for most, getting their hooks into any kind of publicity.

 

I think I need to tell myself this more often.

 

I get depressed by stuff like that way too easily.

[Katphood]

Killer 7 is getting a PC release. Eurogamer.net

[Malcador]

 

Plenty of people celebrate another's death. See Thatcher, for example. Not always undeservedly so, if you live your life like an utter **** don't be surprised when people cheer.

 

Speaking of which, wouldn't be gaming these days without some moronic drama - some EA wage slave posted this https://archive.li/UuEJw and apparently people get upset. Think some other ex-Bioware worker made some comments as well and Hudson had to come out and deal with that, heh. More proof that Twitter is evil

Emotion - the great tard equalizer of all. Personally, I find it a bit creepy when people celebrate the death of anyone, deservedly so or not.

What's creepy? Everyone has a special person or two they wouldn't mind ending up in a ditch.

 

Still, silly to put such things to writing.

[Gritino]

[Katphood]

 

*dancing*

[majestic]

Somehow I've lost all interest in fighting games. I used to play a hell of a lot of Street Fighter 2, Mortal Kombat and Killer Instinct way back when but that is so far in the past it seems like a lifetime ago.

[Lexx]

Oh no. https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda

 

Also, oh no - related to above. https://twitter.com/Obsidian/status/1001495817184661504

[Chilloutman]

that just sux, sorry Obs

[Hurlshort]

Did people think Obsidian would get the next Fallout? I thought it was pretty clear that wasn't going to happen.

[Skazz]

Did people think Obsidian would get the next Fallout? I thought it was pretty clear that wasn't going to happen.

 

One can dream, though.

[Gritino]

https://kotaku.com/over-140-000-people-are-watching-a-fallout-bobblehead-o-1826397799

 

It's a new Fallout game, folks.

[SonicMage117]

Meh, I no longer have any interest in any Fallout. Even if Obsidian was involved. But that's cool and I hope it's not another poorly made VR Fallout lol

[HoonDing]

 

big publisher, some scraps pls

[marelooke]

So we're getting a new Fallout before a new Elder Scrolls game? Weird.

 

Then again, Fallout 4 (even though I'm spending a lot of time with it) is a massive trainwreck, there's very little I can think of that isn't broken in some major way (shooting mechanics, and even there the AI cheats, unless dodging bullets from an undetected enemy counts as "normal" behaviour)

[Gritino]

So we're getting a new Fallout before a new Elder Scrolls game? Weird.

 

Then again, Fallout 4 (even though I'm spending a lot of time with it) is a massive trainwreck, there's very little I can think of that isn't broken in some major way (shooting mechanics, and even there the AI cheats, unless dodging bullets from an undetected enemy counts as "normal" behaviour)

Honestly, if you're spending a lot of time on Fallout 4, it probably did a lot of stuff right as well.

[SonicMage117]

 

So we're getting a new Fallout before a new Elder Scrolls game? Weird.

 

Then again, Fallout 4 (even though I'm spending a lot of time with it) is a massive trainwreck, there's very little I can think of that isn't broken in some major way (shooting mechanics, and even there the AI cheats, unless dodging bullets from an undetected enemy counts as "normal" behaviour)

Honestly, if you're spending a lot of time on Fallout 4, it probably did a lot of stuff right as well.

I enjoy FO4 more than FO3 and New Vegas, but enjoy Borderlands 2 and Mad Max game more than any Fallout game. It's not even that I'm looking for action or shooting, I just wanted atmosphere.

 

Avalnche's Mad Max seems to be a perfect balance of rpg, a great map, cars, action, exploration and shooting without the poor writing found in any Fallout game.

 

Borderlands 2 on the other hand is an amazing rpg with a super linear story which is well thought out, addicitng gameplay and freedoms.

 

I think Fallout games do the post-apocalyptic thing very poorly and I think this because they overthink such things and try to mix too many things into a blender. The finished product is a messy... mess. I guess I like games that are more focused.

 

But yes, I did like Fallout 4 more than the other Fallout games. The structural building is a shame though and the crafting is unnecessarily awful as crafting tends to be in most rpg's anyway lol

[Gritino]

 

 

So we're getting a new Fallout before a new Elder Scrolls game? Weird.

 

Then again, Fallout 4 (even though I'm spending a lot of time with it) is a massive trainwreck, there's very little I can think of that isn't broken in some major way (shooting mechanics, and even there the AI cheats, unless dodging bullets from an undetected enemy counts as "normal" behaviour)

Honestly, if you're spending a lot of time on Fallout 4, it probably did a lot of stuff right as well.

I enjoy FO4 more than FO3 and New Vegas, but enjoy Borderlands 2 and Mad Max game more than any Fallout game. It's not even that I'm looking for action or shooting, I just wanted atmosphere.

 

Avalnche's Mad Max seems to be a perfect balance of rpg, a great map, cars, action, exploration and shooting without the poor writing found in any Fallout game.

 

Borderlands 2 on the other hand is an amazing rpg with a super linear story which is well thought out, addicitng gameplay and freedoms.

 

I think Fallout games do the post-apocalyptic thing very poorly and I think this because they overthink such things and try to mix too many things into a blender. The finished product is a messy... mess. I guess I like games that are more focused.

 

But yes, I did like Fallout 4 more than the other Fallout games. The structural building is a shame though and the crafting is unnecessarily awful as crafting tends to be in most rpg's anyway lol

 

Cool.

 

You'll probably like Rage 2 since that's being worked on by both Id and Avalanche.

[ShadySands]

I don't understand what is going on