Pictures of your games

[Bokishi]

I don't know what you mean that Crysis is just another average FPS, It's not a god send but it's not as average as you're making it out to be

Why should I consider it anything but average? I can't think of any gameplay in crysis that was good enough to warrant it being labeled as above average.

 

The video is stupid since it complains that COD4 isn't openended which I doubt is what infinityward was going for. I didn't watch all of it though so does it become better than that?

 

So what you're basically saying is that freedom or no freedom, they're both the same in terms of averageness. Pretty short sighted if you ask me

[Dark_Raven]

[Shryke]

humanity is rather low there

 

you been misbehaving yourself and munching on people in front of everyone?

 

*scolds*

[Dark_Raven]

I went on a shooting rampage Downtown.

 

She doesn't care about Humanity, she does what thou wilt.

 

Feeding on humans in front of others is a Masquerade violation. We have none of that.

Edited March 27, 2008 by Dark_Raven

[Shryke]

ah yes, good point

 

it has been far too long since i last played that game

[Deadly_Nightshade]

 

Go on, color the world with the hues of your madness.

[Moatilliatta]

So what you're basically saying is that freedom or no freedom, they're both the same in terms of averageness. Pretty short sighted if you ask me

No. I'm saying that those are two different ways of making a game and many people would prefer the COD4 way of focusing on tight, fun and linear battles instead of the freeform, preplaced, puzzle-like solving of Crysis.

 

Edit: That is why the video sucks, he forgets that neither way of making games is inherently superior. If he wants to explore then he should go find a game that allows him to instead of a pseudo-squad-action game (in the singeplayer at least).

Edited March 27, 2008 by Moatilliatta

[Bokishi]

The vid is saying that COD4 is following a dated formula, contrasting against modern games which are getting more and more freedom. More freedom is like better graphics; it's newer and superior. I played the first level of Crysis like 5 times, all differently. I only played the first level of COD4 once, since I saw everything the first time.

[Zoma]

I miss old FPS Doom kind of games.

 

The Doom series.

 

Heretic.

 

Blood.

 

Duke Nukem.

 

Redneck Rampage.

 

 

And now all we get is Halo, more Halo, another Halo clone. Bleh.

[Dark_Raven]

Ah talking signs.

[Shryke]

i must get this game again

 

i never actually got round to playing as a Malkavian or Nosferatu

[Dark_Raven]

Malkavians have different dialogs than the rest of the clans.

[Bokishi]

Thats a lot of foliage, whats your average FPS with your monster rig in heavy foliage places like that one?

 

Heavy foliage is ironically the place where I get the most FPS 35-40 avg. Where I get the least FPS is when it rains or snows...

[Moatilliatta]

The vid is saying that COD4 is following a dated formula, contrasting against modern games which are getting more and more freedom. More freedom is like better graphics; it's newer and superior. I played the first level of Crysis like 5 times, all differently. I only played the first level of COD4 once, since I saw everything the first time.

I know. The problem is that you can't say that more exploration is equal to greater graphics and as such shouldn't be a question, they are two completely different aproaches to singeplayer FPS unlike greater graphics vs. worse graphics where the difference between them is incremental.

[Bokishi]

The vid is saying that COD4 is following a dated formula, contrasting against modern games which are getting more and more freedom. More freedom is like better graphics; it's newer and superior. I played the first level of Crysis like 5 times, all differently. I only played the first level of COD4 once, since I saw everything the first time.

I know. The problem is that you can't say that more exploration is equal to greater graphics and as such shouldn't be a question, they are two completely different aproaches to singeplayer FPS unlike greater graphics vs. worse graphics where the difference between them is incremental.

 

Why shouldn't I say that? They are both used to give more realism.

 

Better visuals make a game seem more real. Flexibility let's you go where you want, which seems more real since you don't follow a scripted track in real life

[Moatilliatta]

But that same flexibility disallows the same kind of control that non-explorable terrain gives over individual battles. It is far easier to make individual battles fun and challenging when you have complete control over how the players enters, exits and moves.

Also realism is hardly the pinnacle of gaming, gamedevs will always sacrafice realism for gameplay if it's worth it.

[Musopticon?]

I miss old FPS Doom kind of games.

 

The Doom series.

 

Heretic.

 

Blood.

 

Duke Nukem.

 

Redneck Rampage.

 

 

And now all we get is Halo, more Halo, another Halo clone. Bleh.

You realise that those games were themselves clones to the point of 3 of them(Doom, Heretic, Blood) having the same engine?

 

I think the fps genre has gone a long way, a lot longer than rts and rpg at least

[Bokishi]

Also realism is hardly the pinnacle of gaming, gamedevs will always sacrafice realism for gameplay if it's worth it.

 

Realism is the pinnacle of gaming, and is what most games strive for, which is also why game system requirements keep getting higher and higher. Games will always continue to get more real in some ways as long as the realism doesn't interfere with fun (one shot deaths are no fun)

[Musopticon?]

You mean they strive for photorealism? Unless we inhabit different realities and yours has people with nanosuits facing armies relatively alone, crystalline alien ships and frozen jungles.

 

I think Moatillata ment realism in terms of games responding to real world rules.

Edited March 29, 2008 by Musopticon?

[Bokishi]

I didn't mean actual-real mus, just real enough to make the fantasy game world believable, and that means being able to do what you want. I'm getting sick of this topic

[Pop]

lol

[Deadly_Nightshade]

Tf2

[WITHTEETH]

Pretty high ping too, nice.

[Sand]

"Um... Where did that Shadow Priest go?"

[Morgoth]

Is anyone else playing the leaked Diablo 3 Beta?