I don't understand this. What concepts and lore does one have to learn to pick a dialogue option, whether it's paraphrased or not? As long as one is paying attention to the events of the story (which is expected of the player), paraphrased lines on a dialogue wheel don't make any difference to the outcome of the conversation.
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I don't understand this. What concepts and lore does one have to learn to pick a dialogue option, whether it's paraphrased or not? As long as one is paying attention to the events of the story (which is expected of the player), paraphrased lines on a dialogue wheel don't make any difference to the outcome of the conversation.
Yep pretty much, Too bad americans don't understand this and actually enjoy the shit they've created.
NinjaFromTheFuture
Member
Ooo... I never did get around to this.
-PC gamers ARE pirates. (Ever see anyone adding the cost of an OS to the builds in those PC building threads? Yeah, exactly.)
-Girls ruined the Final Fantasy franchise.
-On the subject of Final Fantasy, VI and IX have become far more overrated than VII. Also, IX was never even particularly good to begin with.
-Old games really were better.
-Everything Warhammer is the most retarded shit I've ever seen, artistically speaking.
-You deserve Ubisoft's shit if you buy their games.
-Every western RPG developer is HORRIBLY overrated. Obsidian, Bethesda, Bioware, and yes, especially Blizzard. "But Blizzard makes good games!" Honey, if you spend THAT goddamn long developing a game, it damn well better be good.
-Tetris is the best video game ever.
-Nothing will be different with next-gen games except publishers will soon dick you around and make you register, login, download and update software for multiple "services" while being connected to them online at all times (assuming one isn't down for reasons unknown, in which case, no games for you), probably make you watch some advertisements unless you are paying some kind of special subscription, and then will only save your games to a remote server (which will lose them occasionally) all in order to play your own damn games (assuming you actually own them and don't just have temporary rights to play them which are subject to change at their discretion without notification as per the EULA you agreed to upon the purchasing of your title, even though technically you could not SEE the EULA until AFTER you purchased the game). By the way, the license for that game is only valid for that one console that you activated it for, so better be extra careful about that GPU not frying!
And you are going to just sit there and take it. And publishers will report record earnings.
-PC gamers ARE pirates. (Ever see anyone adding the cost of an OS to the builds in those PC building threads? Yeah, exactly.)
-Girls ruined the Final Fantasy franchise.
-On the subject of Final Fantasy, VI and IX have become far more overrated than VII. Also, IX was never even particularly good to begin with.
-Old games really were better.
-Everything Warhammer is the most retarded shit I've ever seen, artistically speaking.
-You deserve Ubisoft's shit if you buy their games.
-Every western RPG developer is HORRIBLY overrated. Obsidian, Bethesda, Bioware, and yes, especially Blizzard. "But Blizzard makes good games!" Honey, if you spend THAT goddamn long developing a game, it damn well better be good.
-Tetris is the best video game ever.
-Nothing will be different with next-gen games except publishers will soon dick you around and make you register, login, download and update software for multiple "services" while being connected to them online at all times (assuming one isn't down for reasons unknown, in which case, no games for you), probably make you watch some advertisements unless you are paying some kind of special subscription, and then will only save your games to a remote server (which will lose them occasionally) all in order to play your own damn games (assuming you actually own them and don't just have temporary rights to play them which are subject to change at their discretion without notification as per the EULA you agreed to upon the purchasing of your title, even though technically you could not SEE the EULA until AFTER you purchased the game). By the way, the license for that game is only valid for that one console that you activated it for, so better be extra careful about that GPU not frying!
And you are going to just sit there and take it. And publishers will report record earnings.
ShockingAlberto
Member
Quoting this before the inevitable edit.
ShockingAlberto
Member
Those icky girls and their cooties ruined my manly series about men.
Uhhh no.
FateBreaker
Member
I have a hard time believing the NinjaFromTheFuture post. :\
Anyway, I thought of another one. I think Baten Kaitos Origins is the most underrated JRPG ever.
Anyway, I thought of another one. I think Baten Kaitos Origins is the most underrated JRPG ever.
Jaded Alyx
Member
I guess PC gamers are all keyboard and mouse thieves too...
It's only controversial here, but, I think FF12 is crap.
It's essentially an offline MMO circa 2002-2004 that plays itself. You can interrupt but it's clearly designed for heavy gambit involvement. Either way it's a snorefest. ADB tried way too hard and frankly underdelivered. The sense of exploration was nice, but the combat left much to be desired.
It's weird... FF12 finally opened up FF like never before, only to have awful combat. FF13 on the other hand had great combat but was essentially in an uninspired corridor world that was as boring as FF12's combat.
But yeah, 12 is the worst post-SNES FF. I know it's not a very popular thing to say around here, but that's how I feel.
It's essentially an offline MMO circa 2002-2004 that plays itself. You can interrupt but it's clearly designed for heavy gambit involvement. Either way it's a snorefest. ADB tried way too hard and frankly underdelivered. The sense of exploration was nice, but the combat left much to be desired.
It's weird... FF12 finally opened up FF like never before, only to have awful combat. FF13 on the other hand had great combat but was essentially in an uninspired corridor world that was as boring as FF12's combat.
But yeah, 12 is the worst post-SNES FF. I know it's not a very popular thing to say around here, but that's how I feel.
jokingbird
Member
It seems silly not to think that they might be re-using an OS they previously bought, or even using a free one like Ubuntu? Windows 7 is so cheap if you just pull out a .edu address. $35 is not breaking the bank.
Fire Walk With Me
Banned
Outside of a small handful of development companies japanese game development is so bad I consider them hacks at this point.
In the voice of Mitch Hedbeg (RIP): Con-TRO-Versial!!
In the voice of Mitch Hedbeg (RIP): Con-TRO-Versial!!
Ventilaator
Banned
A good 98% of the people out there crying about the amount of sequels and a lack of creativity in the industry should shut the fuck up because they don't actually want anything different and are themselves completely to blame for the situation in the first place.
You sicken me. You 98%
You sicken me. You 98%
jim-jam bongs
Member
What a way to go out. Apparently he doesn't realise that Windows licenses are transferable, or that a lot of us buy from system builders who throw in an OEM copy of an OS for next to nothing.
That's actually why they sent me to Australia in the first place.
That's actually why they sent me to Australia in the first place.
Proud to be of the 2%. ;-)
As for the comment that all PC gamers are thieves, I don't think any big tech site ever has thrown in a copy of an OS as part of the costs when it comes to system building because, you know, they're not so narrow-minded as to think people only use Windows. Heck, many people buy copies of Mac OSX and hackintosh their way in either for fun or for work. And girl gamers didn't ruin Final Fantasy - whatever damage it did, it did unto itself. lol
Broder Salsa
Banned
Dead space is terrible. The action is average at the very best, it's not very pretty, all scares are predictable and stupid as it throws them at you all the fucking time. Music is pretty good but everything else is really not that good. Really the reason for my strong hate is probably that there is a lot of potential, it's just so badly done.
I like it when a game gets a second installment, but that's it. It's with the second game a developer gets to refine rough aspects, and go into the project with lessons learned from the previous game.
The third installment usually sucks.
but that is usually the case for movies out there, has there even been a good film trilogy?
LOTR. But yeah, there aren't many. The original Star Wars trilogy perhaps. Alien 1 + 2 were great, 3 not so much.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Is he banned because of that post?
The first real casualty of this thread?
The first real casualty of this thread?
The_Hitcher89
Member
Manhunt is better than GTAVI
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Do you have flying cars in the future?
Broder Salsa
Banned
Hopefully he did.
Admiral Snackbar
Member
I loved Halo: ODST more than any other game in the franchise. I still listen to the soundtrack all the time.
That's not the height of my gaming shame, but it'll do!
That's not the height of my gaming shame, but it'll do!
The_Hitcher89
Member
Rumbled
I, of course, meant GTA IV. Although Manhunt may well be better than GTA VI if Rockstar can't get that spark back
He did better than all of us then.
Sorry for going there again, but,
I'm now replaying ME1 (as buildup towards the ME3 release), and the story is definitely not as good as I remember it, it's pretty horribly paced with many a dull moment. My rose-tinted glasses concerning the story probably have to do with a) the fact that it was all still new and b) the epiphany preluding the final half hour (not there yet, so have to see how that even holds up).
It was the one thing that I preferred from ME1 over ME2, so now I have to conclude that ME2 is better in EVERY respect. (well except for novelty of the world)
I'm now replaying ME1 (as buildup towards the ME3 release), and the story is definitely not as good as I remember it, it's pretty horribly paced with many a dull moment. My rose-tinted glasses concerning the story probably have to do with a) the fact that it was all still new and b) the epiphany preluding the final half hour (not there yet, so have to see how that even holds up).
It was the one thing that I preferred from ME1 over ME2, so now I have to conclude that ME2 is better in EVERY respect. (well except for novelty of the world)
Still one issue a month, plus a side comic called Sonic Universe, and in my opinion it's gotten a lot better recently since they hired that new writer. Some pretty serious shit has actually gone down in the last few issues that involves a lot of the old characters from the 90's issues.
Darkmakaimura
Member
Yeah, games usually are the opposite of movies. Most of the times the sequel outdoes the original in almost every way.
As for good movie trilogies, well:
- Star Wars
- Back to the Future
- Indiana Jones
- Terminator (I don't how the 3rd film was received, but I liked it)
That's just off the top of my head.
It was received decently and better than Salvation. I for one think it's ok.
Fire Walk With Me
Banned
Just Cause 2 is better than any GTA game.
ChuyMasta
Member
Im ok with the how the Wii looks on a 55" or bigger TV. The comments from users on how "horrible" it looks is far from the truth on my experience. I love how Ps3 games and I love hooking up my PC to the TV no doubt, but I don't mind playing the Wii as well. If there's a an exclusive game I want for that system, I'll play it. The moment said game plays without major flaws on the Dolphin, I'll play it there.
I game on a 61" 1080p LCD and the Wii looks fine. I'm finishing up SMG1 tonight (got 120 stars last night), and it's been a beauty on my HDTV.
JC2 is outstanding, but that is stretching it.
I guess it's time I throw my stuff in
- RTS games have nothing to do with strategy. Instead they are actually resource management games. Whoever can get x the quickest tends to win.
- I don't care about graphics anymore. It's all about art direction. I don't care if it's stick figures, if it all fits together then I don't care.
- It's gotten to a point where fully animated CG cut scenes are a drag on the overall game. I'd rather that money go to making the game fun.
- FPSes can be silly with the whole "I'm a badass" so much so they're laughable.
- jRPGs need to stop focusing on teens.
- Every game needs humor.
- Most of Sakimoto's (and in turn a lot of Basiscape's) works tend to be monochromatic and utterly forgettable (and don't pull that, "You just don't get it!" card. I majored in music. I get it. I just don't care.)
- RTS games have nothing to do with strategy. Instead they are actually resource management games. Whoever can get x the quickest tends to win.
- I don't care about graphics anymore. It's all about art direction. I don't care if it's stick figures, if it all fits together then I don't care.
- It's gotten to a point where fully animated CG cut scenes are a drag on the overall game. I'd rather that money go to making the game fun.
- FPSes can be silly with the whole "I'm a badass" so much so they're laughable.
- jRPGs need to stop focusing on teens.
- Every game needs humor.
- Most of Sakimoto's (and in turn a lot of Basiscape's) works tend to be monochromatic and utterly forgettable (and don't pull that, "You just don't get it!" card. I majored in music. I get it. I just don't care.)
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
JC2 is awesome, but I don't think those two are really comparable. GTA uses missions to tell a (arguably shitty) story, while JC2 has a deliberately awful story just to give you an excuse to blow shit up and cause mayhem. They're both open-world games, but they aim for completely different things.
They tried with Nier, and I blame everyone who didn't buy it for the lack of a sequel. Besides, aren't teenagers the main audience for JRPGs domestically?
The_Hitcher89
Member
Battlefield and Call of Duty are as good as one another
Since there's currently a Final Fantasy thread...
Final Fantasy VII is the most overrated game of all time.
The switch to 3D made this one of the worst looking games of all time (Limbo of the Lost is more graphically impressive.) There is absolutely no reason why the in-combat characters are made of high quality models where the out of combat characters look like Lego MiniFigs. The writing is terrible and it essentially all boils down to Sephiroth being the world's biggest emo who misses his dead mother. The only positive thing I can say about FF7 is that the Materia system was an interesting way of handling magic.
And don't get me started on FF8, I think Spoony has that well covered: The Spoony One's extended review.
Final Fantasy VII is the most overrated game of all time.
The switch to 3D made this one of the worst looking games of all time (Limbo of the Lost is more graphically impressive.) There is absolutely no reason why the in-combat characters are made of high quality models where the out of combat characters look like Lego MiniFigs. The writing is terrible and it essentially all boils down to Sephiroth being the world's biggest emo who misses his dead mother. The only positive thing I can say about FF7 is that the Materia system was an interesting way of handling magic.
And don't get me started on FF8, I think Spoony has that well covered: The Spoony One's extended review.
I agree with you to a certain point. At low level play, this is entirely the case. But after watching hundreds of GSL (Global Starcraft 2 League) games, I can guarantee you that it is not always who gets there first, but who does it smarter. If Player A gets Mutalisks lightning fast, it doesn't do any good against an overwhelming army of Marines that Player B has been building since the beginning of the game.
Riposte
Member
It would seem either: Pedophilia is not as bad (or as insulting) as videogame piracy or PC gamers have more clout than Pokemon players.
insert_username_here
Member
Bully was the last good Rockstar game
jim-jam bongs
Member
So it is in the real world, so it shall be on the internet. Yea, verily.
Correctomundo
Member
Goddamn, this is a thing of beauty. He's absolutely right. Especially the second vid. It's essential to understanding the trainwreck of design that is FF8.