BG2's model was great - it's funny how such a little thing (i.e. "Need X from each of 4 places" to "Go to up to 4 places, earn enough money") changes the whole dynamic.

 

Yet when they recycled it in DA2, I didn't hear anybody like it.

Because it wasn't very well recycled?

 

Raising money in Ch2 in BG2 -> Thieves Guild, Umar Hills, Windspear Hills, Planar Sphere, Unseeing Eye, Planar Prison, Trademeet

 

Raising money in Ch2 in DA2 -> X identical fetch/kill quests in X identical looking dungeons

Edited July 20, 201114 yr by virumor

BG2's model was great - it's funny how such a little thing (i.e. "Need X from each of 4 places" to "Go to up to 4 places, earn enough money") changes the whole dynamic.

 

Yet when they recycled it in DA2, I didn't hear anybody like it.

Because it wasn't very well recycled?

 

Raising money in Ch2 in BG2 -> Thieves Guild, Umar Hills, Windspear Hills, Planar Sphere, Unseeing Eye, Planar Prison, Trademeet

 

Raising money in Ch2 in DA2 -> X identical fetch/kill quests in X identical looking dungeons

It didn't feel that bad to me, but you might have gotten me there.

Apparently "not epic enough" is the new "poor writing", the last-ditch complaint when you can't think of anything else.

 

That and "generic". You don't really have to know anything or about books/art/and so on and you are always right since nearly everything has been done before in one way or another. Hell, you don't even have to fully experience it like Morgoth elegantly demonstrates here.

 

 

Also Shooters get just as much critizied for their length/pacing than other games. Theres no "perfect balance" for everyone to enjoy. The reason Shooters sell more than Rpgs is easy. It's the same reason there are less D&D Nerds than there are Gun Lovers on this planet. Everyones favorite activity is to shoot things.

Apparently "not epic enough" is the new "poor writing", the last-ditch complaint when you can't think of anything else.

 

That and "generic". You don't really have to know anything or about books/art/and so on and you are always right since nearly everything has been done before in one way or another. Hell, you don't even have to fully experience it like Morgoth elegantly demonstrates here.

 

 

Also Shooters get just as much critizied for their length/pacing than other games. Theres no "perfect balance" for everyone to enjoy. The reason Shooters sell more than Rpgs is easy. It's the same reason there are less D&D Nerds than there are Gun Lovers on this planet. Everyones favorite activity is to shoot things.

Quoted for awesome.

Modern Warfare 3 headsets

 

Found that pretty amusing. Also, somehow I managed to do that completely backwards. Go me.

Edited July 20, 201114 yr by Malcador

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Modern Warfare 3 headsets

 

Found that pretty amusing. Also, somehow I managed to do that completely backwards. Go me.

A fool and his money...

"Maybe older games just left a stronger impression because you had to use your imagination to make up for the shortcomings in presentation? Never underestimate the power of imagination"

 

More like the fact that games were development was really young, the gamers were rather young, and there was very little to compare them to.

 

People whined about facing two dragons at once in the NWN games (both aprtys) yet the GB games would throw multiple easily killable drgaons at you for no reason but **** and giggles. They would give you mass phat loot and nopbody blinked a but nowadays you get one or two magic items early and people whine the loot was too phat. LMAO

Or it could be the fact that less and less developers are taking risks. On this market economy everyone seems to be playing it safe, mechanics (sadly) seem to have peaked.

The Look and Feel of Dishonored

"Or it could be the fact that less and less developers are taking risks. On this market economy everyone seems to be playing it safe, mechanics (sadly) seem to have peaked."

 

Yeah, because the GB games were so risky... LMAO

 

Game companies were never about risks.. theyw ere about being successful.

 

Plus,. you reply to me but at the very same time ignore what are you replying too. LMAO

Edited July 20, 201114 yr by Volourn

Or it could be the fact that less and less developers are taking risks. On this market economy everyone seems to be playing it safe, mechanics (sadly) seem to have peaked.

Risks, such as they were, were a lot more viable when your team had <15 people on it - and selling 250k units was mind-blowing (I think that's what Pool of Radiance was advertised for). Of course, I have to agree that there was absolutely no risk in any of the gold boxes, pretty much the opposite.

 

Interestingly, I think it's also the last time a good crpg/pnp cross promotion was done. Or, well, Curse of the Azure Bonds was.

The Look and Feel of Dishonored

 

A lot of the art in GI seemed very "painting-like" to me rather than photo-realistic. Sadly, I suspect it will be too shooter-like for me, but I do find the look interesting.

It looks disturbingly like Half-Life 2.

It looks disturbingly like Half-Life 2.

No.

 

And even if it would, it wouldn't be a bad thing.

It looks disturbingly like Half-Life 2.

 

Does remind me of it. Not all together disturbing though.

On reflection, an only moderately worn dystopia with light anachronisms is disturbingly underdone.

WH40K Space Marine MP Interview

 

Yeah, woo.

dishonored looks pretty cool, a little half life 2, a little 1920's. i dont think the art alone is enough to get me to buy it, but good art/design can make a great game greater.

Edited July 21, 201114 yr by entrerix

The Deus Exy/Thiefy vibe is enough to get me to buy it.

GoldenEye 007: Reloaded coming to 360 & PS3! Have to admit I was jealous of the Wii ONCE when they got GoldenEye so I'm glad to see it coming to other systems.

 

IGN also drops a 4.5 bomb on Call of Juarez: The Cartel.

Edited July 21, 201114 yr by GreasyDogMeat

If 4.5 out of 10 is "bad," what is < 4.5? :>

 

/edit: But the new Call of Juarez didn't looked pretty good from the very beginning, imo. They should have sticked to the old wild west stuff. I mean, I can see why they wanted to go away from that and try something newer, but ... meh.

Edited July 21, 201114 yr by Lexx

Haven't played Call of Juarez, but wow a lot of game review sites have been panning games (compared to the usual 8-9.5 scale I mean) lately...I doubt they've all been that terrible...

If 4.5 out of 10 is "bad," what is < 4.5? :>

 

/edit: But the new Call of Juarez didn't looked pretty good from the very beginning, imo. They should have sticked to the old wild west stuff. I mean, I can see why they wanted to go away from that and try something newer, but ... meh.

Horrible, pathetic, awful...? I don't know pick your negative word. Either way I'd certainly describe a 4.5 as 'bad'.

 

Completely agree that CoJ should have stayed in the old west.

Techland's Dead Island looks much better, and is now available for pre-order on Steam.