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[woober]

Old Jamie Lannister

If only CD Projeckt did Game of Thrones. : (

 

[Corto]

TLOU and Remember Me with great scores. Loved reading Remember Me review.

 

[Persona86]

If only CD Projeckt did Game of Thrones. : (

My god, your right they would truly do it justice.

 

[Zeliard]

Now I'm sad that it'll never happen.

 

[Jinfash]

Holy shit at The Last Of Us.

Perfect score.

Since when was 10/10 considered "perfect"?

 

[EatChildren]

The Witcher more or less is A Game of Thrones. From the perspective of someone like Bron, or The Hound.

 

[Portman]

Infinity Ward is gaming's most secretive studio?!? For some reason I find that funny (I would think Blizzard/Nintendo would be the most secretive).

 

[Dantis]

Have you been living in a cage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??

Spoiler

yeah he's older in this and has a preference for beards now

Edit: meant to say cave lol.

Hmm? This was already well-known?

He doesn't in the screenshots does he?

The Witcher more or less is A Game of Thrones. From the perspective of someone like Bron, or The Hound.

Pretty much. The tone of Witcher 2 is unbelievably similar.

Funnily enough, the books aren't really very similar at all.

 

[rouken]

animal crossing with that 9

also Skyward Sword with that 10/10

 

[Jb]

Geralt looks pretty intimidating. When can we expect the details from the article to be on Gaf?

 

[JaseC]

Since when was 10/10 considered "perfect"?

He said "perfect score", and it is, because you can't go higher than 10 on a scale of 1-10. That doesn't mean the game itself is perfect, though.

 

[StevePharma]

Infinity Ward is gaming's most secretive studio?!? For some reason I find that funny (I would think Blizzard/Nintendo would be the most secretive).

Or Rockstar North.

 

[antonz]

Witcher 3 info needs to be injected into my veins. Geralt with beard is badass

 

[woober]

The Witcher more or less is A Game of Thrones. From the perspective of someone like Bron, or The Hound.

I never thought of it as a perspective of a Game of Thrones character, but The Hound is a pretty damn good analogy to Geralt.

 

[EagleEyes]

And they arent even a UK dev!

Every once in awhile they give us americans credit for something.

 

[Hypron]

I never thought of it as a perspective of a Game of Thrones character, but The Hound is a pretty damn good analogy to Geralt.

Except that Geralt probably gets a lot more ass than the hound haha

 

[Can Crusher]

Gerald is now the manliest and most badass video game protagonist ever conceived.

 

[Boris]

I'm going totally blind in to The Last of Us. I've only seen that very first announcement teaser and nothing else. Should be good, it seems.

 

[Angelus Errare]

TLoU comin with that 10/10

HOLD DAT!

 

[Giran]

Witcher 3 setting the bar for action-RPGs. Cyberpunk promises setting a new standard in futuristic RPGs. Is it just me or are CDPR getting a bit big headed? I know PR is all about hyperbole but at least have a little humility and respect.

 

[Respawn]

If only CD Projeckt did Game of Thrones. : (

You just blew my mind


TLoU...0_0

 

[Hypron]

Witcher 3 setting the bar for action-RPGs. Cyberpunk promises setting a new standard in futuristic RPGs. Is it just me or are CDPR getting a bit big headed? I know PR is all about hyperbole but at least have a little humility and respect.

That might just be something Game Informer wrote though. I wouldn't look too much into it until we get to read the interviews.

 

[aganu]

my TLoU media blackout is running thin... June 14th come come come

 

[Log4Girlz]

That's a pretty good score for TLOU

 

[Detox]

So what's in the Aonuma / LttP2 article?

It's an interview and he says that he understands people want change but they also want it to still be a Zelda game so they are focusing on expanding the ways to play whatever that means. He asked Miyamoto and Tezuka for advice on making a sequel to LttP and apparently they can't remember a lot, he uses the example that when faced with the question of why Link went from being left to right handed, Miyamoto replies "I forget." There is nothing in the game that will force the use of 3D and the gyros will not be used either because of destabilising the 3D effect. The game runs at 60fps in 3D. As he is getting older, Aonuma eventually wants to work on other new ideas not related to Zelda. Though he admits whatever he makes would probably be similar to a Zelda game anyway.

 

[Gbraga]

Fantastic cover, fantastic beard

 

[Rehynn]

It's an interview and he says that he understands people want change but they also want it to still be a Zelda game so they are focusing on expanding the ways to play whatever that means. He asked Miyamoto and Tezuka for advice on making a sequel to LttP and apparently they can't remember a lot, he uses the example that when faced with the question of why Link went from being left to right handed, Miyamotot replies "I forget." There is nothing in the game that will force the use of 3D and the gyros will not be used either because of destabilising the 3D effect. The game runs at 60fps in 3D. As he is getting older, Aonuma eventually wants to work on other new ideas not related to Zelda. Though he admits whatever he makes would probably be similar to a Zelda game anyway.

Cool, thank you.

 

[Mt Heart Attack]

Has anyone got hold of a copy yet? What do they say about TLOU, apart from it being "EPIC"?

 

[SmashN'Grab]

Can't take EDGE seriously since they gave three 10s in successive issues.

They did relax their policy of giving out 10s a while back, that's true. However, that's because they felt that the initial stipulation that a title had to be "revolutionary" to earn a 10 meant that in some cases 10s couldn't be awarded to games that were otherwise deserving of them (e.g. Goldeneye, Resident Evil 4, etc.)

So, since 2007 we've seen a marked increase in 10s from EDGE (only five 10s from 1994-2007, with a further nine (now ten, with TLOU) 10s being handed out from 2007-2011).

You could argue that this devalues the coveted "EDGE 10", however I'd say that not giving Resident Evil 4 a 10/10 devalued it much more.

 

[Rehynn]

They did relax their policy of giving out 10s a while back, that's true. However, that's because they felt that the initial stipulation that a title had to be "revolutionary" to earn a 10 meant that in some cases 10s couldn't be awarded to games that were otherwise deserving of them (e.g. Goldeneye, Resident Evil 4, etc.).

Resi 4 was revolutionary. So Edge really have no excuse. They did say later that it should have been a 10.

 

[Persona86]

Hmm? This was already well-known?

He doesn't in the screenshots does he?

This was shown a few months ago. but most of the screenshots are far away or at bad angles, it seems to me like some have stubble and some have a more bearded look. Which suggests to me think that you can customize him quite a bit this time. Get prepared for pink hair Garret! Edit: Just found out you can't dye hair. Because silver hair is his trademark.

 

[Yellowflashdude]

shit, if ps3 and xbox are capable of skyrim. Imagine how much better open world games will be on ps4 and xbone with 8 gigs of ram.

 

[Sentenza]

So is there a reason Game Informer covers look better than Edge covers now?

Wha happen, Edge?

I don't even like GameInformer much (I see it more like a Gamestop brochure than a proper magazine) but as far as i can remember their covers were always quite neat.

On a side note, Bearded Geralt is god tier stuff, but yeah, that was a very old news at this point.

 

[MarshMellow96]

Wow at the Remember Me score. My heart says pick it up but my head says wait a few weeks...

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

Will TLoU become the next Uncharted 2?

Spoiler

Yes.

 

[Detox]

Has anyone got hold of a copy yet? What do they say about TLOU, apart from it being "EPIC"?

ND have broken free from the few constraints that held Uncharted back from masterpiece status. You're playing an average joe and the gameplay reflects that. There is none of the ludonarrative dissonance of Drake who piles up hundreds of bodies. There is a greater sense of exploration that is rewarded aptly with loot, journal entries, recorders etc. Great sense of character and geographical progression.

"The Last of Us strips away the geek-centric fan service so commonplace in contemporary games." "Naughty Dog has delivered the most riveting, emotionally resonant story-driven epic of this console generatin."

 

[TangerineCloud]

I feel like I am the only person on GAF who dislikes Geralt's beard. Give me back beautiful Witcher 2 Geralt, CDPR. Give him back to me...

 

[Muddimar]

shit, if ps3 and xbox are capable of skyrim. Imagine how much better open world games will be on ps4 and xbone with 8 gigs of ram.

*Imagine how much better it will be with PS4's 8 gigs of DDR5 RAM.

 

[Anarkin]

ND have broken free from the few constraints that held Uncharted back from masterpiece status. You're playing an average joe and the gameplay reflects that. There is none of the ludonarrative dissonance of Drake who piles up hundreds of bodies. There is a greater sense of exploration that is rewarded aptly with loot, journal entries, recorders etc. Great sense of character and geographical progression.

"The Last of Us strips away the geek-centric fan service so commonplace in contemporary games." "Naughty Dog has delivered the most riveting, emotionally resonant story-driven epic of this console generatin."

Can you tell us something about The Witcher 3?

 

[Persona86]

I feel like I am the only person on GAF who dislikes Geralt's beard. Give me back beautiful Witcher 2 Geralt, CDPR. Give him back to me...

Don't lose hope yet.

I found this.
http://gematsu.com/2013/02/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-announced

Crafting is a critical part of maximizing Geralt’s potential, but weapons and armor can be found in many other ways, as well. Players will be able to customize their crafted weapons with additional components like monster scales for leather in armor. Each armor piece will have a unique appearance through the game’s new cloth simulation tech. Also in line with customization, players will have access to a barber to change Geralt’s hairstyle. But you won’t be able to dye his hair.

I have feeling you can choose to have a beard or not too. Maybe like Deadly Premonition, the beard grows after a few days, so you have to shave.

 

[BriareosGAF]

ND have broken free from the few constraints that held Uncharted back from masterpiece status. You're playing an average joe and the gameplay reflects that. There is none of the ludonarrative dissonance of Drake who piles up hundreds of bodies. There is a greater sense of exploration that is rewarded aptly with loot, journal entries, recorders etc. Great sense of character and geographical progression.

"The Last of Us strips away the geek-centric fan service so commonplace in contemporary games." "Naughty Dog has delivered the most riveting, emotionally resonant story-driven epic of this console generation."

I hope this is true as such, but everything I've seen so far is "dissonance justified by changing protagonist personality", not by changing the fundamental gameplay experience in terms of pacing of combat encounters and concomitant violence. Journal entries and recorders sound more like extraneous trophy crumbs, too. The Citizen Kane of gaming needs to transform the exploration experience so it's essential to the mechanics of the game and not just tacked on exposition.

 

[Andrew Korenchkin]

ND have broken free from the few constraints that held Uncharted back from masterpiece status. You're playing an average joe and the gameplay reflects that. There is none of the ludonarrative dissonance of Drake who piles up hundreds of bodies. There is a greater sense of exploration that is rewarded aptly with loot, journal entries, recorders etc. Great sense of character and geographical progression.

"The Last of Us strips away the geek-centric fan service so commonplace in contemporary games." "Naughty Dog has delivered the most riveting, emotionally resonant story-driven epic of this console generatin."

Yes! I'm so happy that the Last of Us aims to take away the whole Ludo Narrative Dissonance that plagued video games often this generation. Wahoo!

 

[VindicatorZ]

So are there new screens of the Witcher 3?

 

[Matt_]

I hope this is true as such, but everything I've seen so far is "dissonance justified by changing protagonist personality", not by changing the fundamental gameplay experience in terms of pacing of combat encounters and concomitant violence. Journal entries and recorders sound more like extraneous trophy crumbs, too. The Citizen Kane of gaming needs to transform the exploration experience so it's essential to the mechanics of the game and not just tacked on exposition.

It is essential to the game though
You need to explore to gain items tat can be used to craft items for stuff like weapons and health packs as well as knowing how to go into certain environments
If you're not going to bother to scope out how to tackle a certain event and not bother to upgrade your stuff you'll probably die pretty quick. It's a lot more than just looking for trophy fodder

 

[jacksepticeye]

TW3 is gonna be awesome, that is all

 

[Riposte]

I wonder if he will have his tattoo if you didn't remove it.

 

[Akainu]

Good for The Last of Us.

Dust 514 isn't going to be complete for a long time.

And none of The Witcher games are on ps3 so I'm not going to start caring about it now.

shit, if ps3 and xbox are capable of skyrim. Imagine how much better open world games will be on ps4 and xbone with 8 gigs of ram.

?_?

 

[Cheebo]

Go go go Animal Crossing, game of forever right here.

 

[Solo]

Can't wait to do it Witcher n' Striga style again.

 

[Alpende]

The Witcher 2 got me hooked. I cannot wait for Wild Hunt. One of my most, if not most, anticipated games.