Morgoth Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 Oh great, now Negative Nancy found this thread too. First, no-one is forcing you to donate. If you're so poor that 15$ is making you panic, don't worry! YOU DON'T HAVE TO DONATE. Second, they don't charge the money unless the project receives proper funding, which in this case is a moot point since it only took 8 hours to reach that limit.. Third, this is a site for people who are interested in trying to help their favourite game developers make the games they want. If you're not interested, move on. It's not for you. Easy, isn't it? Why don't you just make a little walk outside, you angry whiner? Rain makes everything better.
Malcador Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 If Obsidian wants to do something like PST however, I'm gonna make an exception. Those guys know what they're doing. Well, except when it comes to bugs. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Morgoth Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 If Obsidian wants to do something like PST however, I'm gonna make an exception. Those guys know what they're doing. Well, except when it comes to bugs. Yeah, Dungeon Siege 3 had millions of bugs. Curse that crappy Onyx engine. No. Let it go already. Onyx is awesome and would be perfect for any CRPG. Rain makes everything better.
Morgoth Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 Epic Games' Tim Sweeney: "The limit really is in sight" About time. Now let's talk about important things: Romances Rain makes everything better.
Morgoth Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 Microsoft experimenting with tablet like controller for next Xbox I cannot into this whole tablet hysteria. What's wrong with a good handy controller? Rain makes everything better.
Malcador Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 It's cool and portable and not "old school", like wired keyboards and stuff. Ok, I made that all up as a guess. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Morgoth Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 I'm cool even without all that portable fluff, so I win by default. Rain makes everything better.
Morgoth Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 Unreal Engine 4 to be revealed later this year. Rain makes everything better.
Morgoth Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 First 10 minutes of Syndicate Solo-campaign (German) Oh wow, Starbreeze really dropped the ball on this. Might still be fun for a reduced price. Oh wait, I forgot EA doesn't release games on Steam anymore. Rain makes everything better.
Tale Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 I loved Grim Fandango. And since Ron Gilbert's involved, my love for Monkey Island can tag team. I wonder if Gilbert stands by his rules from 1989? http://grumpygamer.com/2152210 That was 23 years ago. So he should have refined them since then. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater."
Morgoth Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 Because Point & Click is so 20th century. Why going back when instead you could push the genre forward? Rain makes everything better.
Malcador Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 Such as what ? Keyboard controls are 20th century too. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Tale Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 Because it's fun. Like almost all art and evolutionary systems, progression is not to be confused with advancement. Lots of it is merely change. Refinements exist, but that's not to say the game wouldn't have that benefit. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater."
Morgoth Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 I played that silly Ron Gilber game, what was the name...Death Spank, I think. What a disappointment. Writing was as good or bad as the usual Internet humor drivel, gameplay was uninspiring, the rest was crap. Now if you take away the gameplay too, what's really left? Exactly, a point & click adventure. I don't have time for this crap. Rain makes everything better.
Malcador Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 So you're not a fan of the genre, then. No skin off your back. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
HoonDing Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 Adam Adamowicz, prime concept artist of Fallout 3 and who also worked on Skyrim, has passed away. The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
Zoraptor Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 12600 paid $30 for the same $15 game bundle (thus donating $15 in charity) 2600 paid $100 for the same $15 game bundle (thus donating $85 in charity) 763 paid $250 for the same $15 game bundle (thus donating $235 in charity) 81 paid $1000 for the same $15 game bundle (thus donating $985 in charity) 10 paid $5000 for the same $15 game bundle (thus donating $4985 in charity) 1 paid $10000 for the same $15 game bundle (thus donating $9985 in charity) You're a bit hung up on the charity thing. I'd tend to look at it as being similar to tipping*. You liked their games, you want more of them. You can't (realistically) go into EB/ Gamestop and leave an extra $10 for them there. I know there are plenty of games that I'm positively embarrassed about paying so little for given the amount of enjoyment I've got out of them. Usually I try and reward by buying their next game at full price, but that option ain't always available. There's no guarantee when tipping that you'll be back, nor that the service you get next time will also be exemplary. But that doesn't make it charity, it's an acknowledgement of quality service rendered against the expectation that further quality will be rendered in the future. *Non US style tipping that is, where it isn't effectively mandatory and an expected cost.
Morgoth Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 Star Trek game pushed back to 2013. Rain makes everything better.
entrerix Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 im not contributing to double fine because im saving my money to contribute to obsidian. 1 Killing is kind of like playin' a basketball game. I am there. and the other player is there. and it's just the two of us. and I put the other player's body in my van. and I am the winner. - Nice Pete.
Morgoth Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 (edited) Activision "should man up" and buy Take 2, says some Analyst Gotta love that aggressive business language, must be an American thing or something. Or maybe just people who don't produce enough testosterone in their nutsacks so they have to cover it up with "manly" language instead. Sure, go ahead, buy Take2. Bobby is gonna win, but the customer is gonna lose. Or who really thinks an annual GTA or Bioshock is a good thing? Edited February 10, 2012 by Morgoth Rain makes everything better.
WDeranged Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 Adam Adamowicz, prime concept artist of Fallout 3 and who also worked on Skyrim, has passed away. Sad news, I noticed his work in a few of the preview videos, I thought the look of Fallout 3 was brilliant
Humanoid Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 With Revolution Software due to release Broken Sword 5 this year as a pure 2D point and click, and with multiple other projects of the same nature being developed concurrently by them, it's a rosy smelling future for the genre - driven as it may be by the tablet and smartphone market which I have zero interest in, I don't mind being a beneficiary. L I E S T R O N GL I V E W R O N G
Nepenthe Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 12600 paid $30 for the same $15 game bundle (thus donating $15 in charity) 2600 paid $100 for the same $15 game bundle (thus donating $85 in charity) 763 paid $250 for the same $15 game bundle (thus donating $235 in charity) 81 paid $1000 for the same $15 game bundle (thus donating $985 in charity) 10 paid $5000 for the same $15 game bundle (thus donating $4985 in charity) 1 paid $10000 for the same $15 game bundle (thus donating $9985 in charity) You're a bit hung up on the charity thing. I'd tend to look at it as being similar to tipping*. You liked their games, you want more of them. You can't (realistically) go into EB/ Gamestop and leave an extra $10 for them there. I know there are plenty of games that I'm positively embarrassed about paying so little for given the amount of enjoyment I've got out of them. Usually I try and reward by buying their next game at full price, but that option ain't always available. There's no guarantee when tipping that you'll be back, nor that the service you get next time will also be exemplary. But that doesn't make it charity, it's an acknowledgement of quality service rendered against the expectation that further quality will be rendered in the future. *Non US style tipping that is, where it isn't effectively mandatory and an expected cost. Let's face it, crowdsourcing is kind of like SOCIALISM, so it can't bet good. Also, I took one for the team and read Gaider's latest foray into novelisations. It's more tied in to the games than the last two and fairly obviously sets the scene for DA3. Synopsis: The mages take off and split from the chantry, concentrating into a single tower in northern Orlais. Wynne dies bringing back from the dead a templar chick her son is crushing on. The Divine (pope equivalent) isn't too keen on enslaving mages, so there's an internal rift within the church, with the templars apparently denying her authority. You're a cheery wee bugger, Nep. Have I ever said that? Reapercussions
sorophx Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 SOCIALISM is great. too bad I'll never live under it. and why aren't we discussing MCA's tweet about Obsidian and Kickstarter? I asked for an Alpha Protocol expansion pack Walsingham said: I was struggling to understand ths until I noticed you are from Finland. And having been educated solely by mkreku in this respect I am convinced that Finland essentially IS the wh40k universe.
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