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[JFSOCC]

It does seem like there's one every month. Doing on the 'strength' of the previous few installments I think I'll pass. I have little faith that Ubisoft will be able to produce anything I like. But different strokes for different folks and all. 

 

I really want to play The Last of Us, but I have little use for a console.

watch a silent play-through online, that's what I do with all console titles I would like to play but can't.

[Mamoulian War]

I've never played God of War, but it has always struck me as much more action orientated than the AC series.  You can spend a lot of time just exploring and walking through the cities in AC.

 

Ant that is exactly what I do not like about games. When I want to spent lot of time with exploring or walking through some city, I just buy me a flight ticket there and visit it myself.

 

I never finished any Bethesda game, despite having lot of fun at the start with each one, but after week or two of playing, I got bored to dead... Always... Same with every other large sandbox game... With exception of Fallout 3... For some reason, I almost finished this game... But I think it was the DLCs, which I enjoyed much more than the game. I quit the game for a year, when I reached the carrier. And for another year when I finished Dunwich...

 

And I finished every God of War game I touched, despite me sucking a lot with everything except RPGs, I even finished God of War III on platinum. I just need a game, where there is something to do every second of the game, not a game where you have to walk around for hours to get to your next objective.

Edited October 29, 2013 by Mamoulian War

[Nepenthe]

 

I've never played God of War, but it has always struck me as much more action orientated than the AC series.  You can spend a lot of time just exploring and walking through the cities in AC.

 

Ant that is exactly what I do not like about games. When I want to spent lot of time with exploring or walking through some city, I just buy me a flight ticket there and visit it myself.

 

I never finished any Bethesda game, despite having lot of fun at the start with each one, but after week or two of playing, I got bored to dead... Always... Same with every other large sandbox game... With exception of Fallout 3... For some reason, I almost finished this game... But I think it was the DLCs, which I enjoyed much more than the game. I quit the game for a year, when I reached the carrier. And for another year when I finished Dunwich...

 

And I finished every God of War game I touched, despite me sucking a lot with everything except RPGs, I even finished God of War III on platinum. I just need a game, where there is something to do every second of the game, not a game where you have to walk around for hours to get to your next objective.

 

 

Mmh, the low tempo is a major turnoff for me as well, though I wouldn't characterise myself in the same way. OTOH, I found FONV, a Bethesda-style game done by Obsidian, quite a bit of fun, so guess there's something else as well...

[melkathi]

The only thing about Assassin's Creed I know is that they had that cute management person. Jade what'shername.

Decided that wasn't reason enough for me to bother though.

[Keyrock]

 

I've never played God of War, but it has always struck me as much more action orientated than the AC series.  You can spend a lot of time just exploring and walking through the cities in AC.

 

Ant that is exactly what I do not like about games. When I want to spent lot of time with exploring or walking through some city, I just buy me a flight ticket there and visit it myself.

 

I never finished any Bethesda game, despite having lot of fun at the start with each one, but after week or two of playing, I got bored to dead... Always... Same with every other large sandbox game... With exception of Fallout 3... For some reason, I almost finished this game... But I think it was the DLCs, which I enjoyed much more than the game. I quit the game for a year, when I reached the carrier. And for another year when I finished Dunwich...

 

And I finished every God of War game I touched, despite me sucking a lot with everything except RPGs, I even finished God of War III on platinum. I just need a game, where there is something to do every second of the game, not a game where you have to walk around for hours to get to your next objective.

 

The thing about creating a large sandbox is that you need to fill it with interesting things to see and do.  I think Piranha Bytes does this better than any other company, and on a much smaller budget than most.  

[Lexx]

I wouldn't call Gothic 1,2/Risen sandbox games, though. They really aren't.

[mute688]

 

 

 

 

[Rosbjerg]

Was just posted on the last page mute688 but yeah good news.

[mute688]

hehe. I didn't check the last page.  As usual, I'm late to the party. 

[JFSOCC]

Don't worry mute688, I'm also perpetually catching up several threads on this forum.

 

So I'm debating spending 40 bucks on far cry 3 or just pirating it and buying it when it comes on a steam sale.

I look at an impressive library of games and find myself disinterested in most of them.

 

Played a bit of Hydrophobia earlier, I can't force it to use the proper video card so that's a problem, and the game itself, well. Linear corridors, pointless achievements, and more cutscenes than gameplay so far. I'm not sure if I'll return to it.

 

Besides letting the Malthusians win suits me just fine, MUHAHAHAHAHA!

[BruceVC]

Don't worry mute688, I'm also perpetually catching up several threads on this forum.

 

So I'm debating spending 40 bucks on far cry 3 or just pirating it and buying it when it comes on a steam sale.

I look at an impressive library of games and find myself disinterested in most of them.

 

Played a bit of Hydrophobia earlier, I can't force it to use the proper video card so that's a problem, and the game itself, well. Linear corridors, pointless achievements, and more cutscenes than gameplay so far. I'm not sure if I'll return to it.

 

Besides letting the Malthusians win suits me just fine, MUHAHAHAHAHA!

 

 

Far Cry 3 is worth 40 bucks, don't pirate it

Edited October 29, 2013 by BruceVC

[melkathi]

 As usual, I'm late to the party. 

 

At least you are ahead when it comes to time zones

[Hurlshort]

So you are going to pirate Farcry 3 because you are too impatient to wait for the Steam sale?

 

Don't worry, I'm sure all of our resident DRM activists will come to your defense.  

[Gfted1]

*sigh*

 

Discussing your plans to pirate a game, on a game company message board, shows suspect intelligence and is not appreciated. Please do not repeat.

[Malcador]

So you are going to pirate Farcry 3 because you are too impatient to wait for the Steam sale?

 

Don't worry, I'm sure all of our resident DRM activists will come to your defense.  

Wait, why would someone that dislikes DRM defend him pirating ? Doesn't seem to naturally lead that way.

[JFSOCC]

*sigh*

 

Discussing your plans to pirate a game, on a game company message board, shows suspect intelligence and is not appreciated. Please do not repeat.

And in the wrong thread no less.

 

Anyway, @bruceVC, 40 bucks is a lot of money for me.

 

@Hurlshot. yeah, I'll wait till a sale comes up. I was going to buy it regardless, but 40 bucks is too much.

[melkathi]

 

Wait, why would someone that dislikes DRM defend him pirating ? Doesn't seem to naturally lead that way.

 

 

The usual Steam fanboi rethoric that has managed to grab hold of even otherwise normal people (like Hurly) : you believe that when you pay a game you should be able to just enjoy it without hoops to jump through and the danger of it not running once your operating system gets "upgraded" ? You must be a criminal.

 

 

My personal opinion is that most forms of DRM = bad (I have a soft spot for the old Lucas Arts adventure games). I also believe that if something is worth spending time on (and worth stealing), then it is worth paying money for.

 

 

edit: also: Hurlshot if you ever feel up to a game of Blood Bowl...

Edited October 29, 2013 by melkathi

[Guest Slinky]

Huh, I have got rid of DRM's for around 14 years now by using cracks for my games for the simple reason I positively hate to fiddle around with cd's and dvd's. Getting rid of possible intrusive crap at the same time is a nice bonus.

 

And I own legally every single game I have.

[Keyrock]

The usual Steam fanboi rethoric that has managed to grab hold of even otherwise normal people (like Hurly) : you believe that when you pay a game you should be able to just enjoy it without hoops to jump through and the danger of it not running once your operating system gets "upgraded" ? You must be a criminal.

 

 

I'm having a hard time parsing this paragraph.  I don't understand.

[Guest Slinky]

Oh, and the new Command & Conquer game has been axed.

 

 

Your feedback from the alpha trial is clear: We are not making the game you want to play

 

 

I knew that the second I heard F2P when the game was announced

[Malcador]

I'm having a hard time parsing this paragraph.  I don't understand.

Seems simple to me , he's describing an argument that because one dislikes DRM although it is due to risk of it being intrusive of interfering with one's PC that one must be pro-pirate and therefore a thief.

[Keyrock]

Oh, and the new Command & Conquer game has been axed.

 

 

Your feedback from the alpha trial is clear: We are not making the game you want to play

 

 

I knew that the second I heard F2P when the game was announced

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A

[Guest Slinky]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A

The game will be missed by:

 

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[Tale]

It was a game struggling for a reason to be beyond EA wanting to keep trying at microtransaction C&Cs. At one point it was Generals 2! From Bioware! With Bioware's strong narrative focus. That somehow translates into all of the world's diplomats die in a single explosion, leaving only the military Generals to rule the world.

 

That's some serious drama right there.

 

Some time later, either because they wisely realized how utterly dumb that story idea was, or because the Bioware branding became less appealing, they dropped all three. But the idea of a F2P RTS never skipped a beat.

 

I don't like free-to-play to begin with. So you can guess that the idea never got anything beyond contempt from me.

[C2B]

DRM is bad because the only people it actually hurts are the legitimate customers.

Edited October 29, 2013 by C2B