The office modeling, texturing and character scripting is nice, and the voice acting is well recorded and surprisingly well done. Unfortunately the camera angles are so god-awful that the game is rendered nearly unplayable. I spent most of my first 15 minutes just wandering around blind corners and bumping into things. Its a shame that that a project which clearly has a lot of polish on it, is so hamstrung by such a poor technical solution. Instead of the game being challenging it ends up just being frustrating.
Too bad. Its clear that many other members of the dev team did an excellent job.
Why? Because I own it. So for me its free. And Windows XP is absurdly expensive.
Unlike XP which "phones home" with each install, Win 98 can be installed, and re-installed on successive machines.
Its stable. And perfectly fast enough for coding, web design, etc. I have resisted purchasing XP almost out of pride: I *like* '98. It does what any good operating system *should* do: it works.
And it runs all the software I want it to run: OpenOffice, Flash, Firefox, Outlook, etc.
Saying "Microsoft stopped supporting '98, so why should Firefox?" is an absurd question.
Microsoft stopped supporting '98 because they'll do anything in their power to get users to purchase the next version of Windows, (even if that new version does virtually nothing to enhance the experience of most users).
Why the Firefox team is asking users to purchase a new version of windows makes little sense to me.
Microsoft hasn't even come close to convincing me that Windows XP is worth the upgrade cost. So why should I?
If we start comparing videogames to films, its worth it.
But videogames are not films. And we expect them to be more.
If we start equating the two, we can look forward to significantly shorter gametimes, and that's a development we'd all hate to see.
In addition to "Graphics", "Gameplay", "Difficulty" and "Fun Factor" I think we're going to start seeing "Bang for Your Buck" as an additional metric by which to evaluate games.
Open Source is the ANSWER!
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A truly fire and forget, easy to use, GUI driven open source solution is the only thing that can beat this.
And then someone needs to start selling Mini GTX mediacenter "ready" boxes with supported graphics cards. (Everything *but* the offending software). Of course, BitTorrent and a link to the torrent file would be preinstalled...
It seems odd to so quickly dismiss an entire technology based upon the problems of "wear and tear".
Ok, so we need nanotubes that repair themselves, or replace themselves (after all if we have a robot climbing the strand, we can surely have one that drags a new strand?)
And what about redundancy? Or different geometric configurations of nanotubes?
The only "never" here that's clear, is that this guy has "never" solved a problem.
That's why DVD inclusion in the PS2 wasn't a dumb idea.
DVD's were a massive leap over the pathetic quality (and "sequential access") of VHS.
By contrast, DVD's don't suck. So Sony, if your potential market is people who have HD Televisions AND want to be early adopters of unproven media AND don't mind waiting for a meaningful list of available titles to become available AND don't mind shelling out goofy amounts of cash per title... then congratulations on your "niche".
For a second there we thought you guys were trying to make a mass market product.
I want the patent clusterfuck to get worse
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I firmly believe the only way for us to be free of the insanities of the patent system is going to be for things to get so unbearable for the big players... that *they* start clamoring for reform.
Let them try. It will be a death sentence for every commercially manufactured, dedicated PVR. And the birth of some truly wonderful opensource software.
Every time I read an article on this subject, someone is hypothesizing that in the next release TiVo may kill the ability to skip commercials altogether. I can't think of anything to be less afraid of. If TiVo did that, TiVo would vanish overnight and we'd all be watching Myth TV or any number of other PC based solutions.
So what's the solution for the TV networks?
There's only one "killer" solution for the TV business, and its been around for a long time: Its called "Pay Channels". (Or paid digital downloads as the case may be). And its the future, whether you like it or not.
The advertising model as we know it will cease to exist.
Product placement is a fantasy. It will never carry the same level of messaging, or command the same revenues. The networks will try to push it, but the advertisers don't think they're getting their money's worth, and the viewers will just be increasingly disgusted.
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The office modeling, texturing and character scripting is nice, and the voice acting is well recorded and surprisingly well done. Unfortunately the camera angles are so god-awful that the game is rendered nearly unplayable. I spent most of my first 15 minutes just wandering around blind corners and bumping into things. Its a shame that that a project which clearly has a lot of polish on it, is so hamstrung by such a poor technical solution. Instead of the game being challenging it ends up just being frustrating.
Too bad. Its clear that many other members of the dev team did an excellent job.
Looking forward to 2.0
I was genuinely excited for sequel of H.E.R.O. for a second...
http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?Softwa
(I guess that makes me an old fart.)
Why on earth was this modded Flamebait?
I like Windows 98. So?
Why? Because I own it. So for me its free. And Windows XP is absurdly expensive.
Unlike XP which "phones home" with each install, Win 98 can be installed, and re-installed on successive machines.
Its stable. And perfectly fast enough for coding, web design, etc. I have resisted purchasing
XP almost out of pride: I *like* '98. It does what any good operating system *should* do: it works.
And it runs all the software I want it to run: OpenOffice, Flash, Firefox, Outlook, etc.
Saying "Microsoft stopped supporting '98, so why should Firefox?" is an absurd question.
Microsoft stopped supporting '98 because they'll do anything in their power to get users to
purchase the next version of Windows, (even if that new version does virtually nothing to enhance
the experience of most users).
Why the Firefox team is asking users to purchase a new version of windows makes little sense to me.
Microsoft hasn't even come close to convincing me that Windows XP is worth the upgrade cost. So
why should I?
What kind of strength/magnification do you need to see Jupiter in that resolution?
If we start comparing videogames to films, its worth it.
But videogames are not films. And we expect them to be more.
If we start equating the two, we can look forward to significantly
shorter gametimes, and that's a development we'd all hate to see.
In addition to "Graphics", "Gameplay", "Difficulty" and "Fun Factor"
I think we're going to start seeing "Bang for Your Buck" as an
additional metric by which to evaluate games.
A truly fire and forget, easy to use, GUI driven open source solution is the only thing that can beat this.
And then someone needs to start selling Mini GTX mediacenter "ready" boxes with supported graphics cards.
(Everything *but* the offending software). Of course, BitTorrent and a link to the torrent file would
be preinstalled...
'Looks like a DOS attack against AllOfMP3.com went into effect Sunday June 04.
Who, pray tell, could have done such a thing?
Let's not forget that Microsoft plans to bundle Halo III with 360 consoles, and launch competitively
launch them on the same day the PS3 launches.
If the $600 pricetag doesn't kill the PS3 all by itself, the competition will.
It seems odd to so quickly dismiss an entire technology
based upon the problems of "wear and tear".
Ok, so we need nanotubes that repair themselves,
or replace themselves (after all if we have a robot climbing
the strand, we can surely have one that drags a new strand?)
And what about redundancy? Or different geometric configurations
of nanotubes?
The only "never" here that's clear, is that this guy
has "never" solved a problem.
Because "free" still means more to me than an additional 1.7 seconds.
That's why DVD inclusion in the PS2 wasn't a dumb idea.
DVD's were a massive leap over the pathetic quality (and "sequential access") of VHS.
By contrast, DVD's don't suck. So Sony, if your potential market is people who have HD Televisions AND want to be early adopters of unproven media AND don't mind waiting for a meaningful list of available titles to become available AND don't mind shelling out goofy amounts of cash per title... then congratulations on your "niche".
For a second there we thought you guys were trying to make a mass market product.
I firmly believe the only way for us to be free of the insanities of the patent system
is going to be for things to get so unbearable for the big players
start clamoring for reform.
to get naked -- and there's "NUDE FLESH" underneath!
I can even get a Barbie doll down on all fours.
Mature content?
> Not even the 360 games come even close to maxing out their DVDs.
I thought Oblivion was pushing the upper limit of DVD capacity.
Would that be like, "a computer"?
Newsflash: There's no hardware unique to a TiVo.
They'd have to outlaw PC's for this bill to work.
Let them try. It will be a death sentence for every commercially manufactured, dedicated PVR. And the birth of some truly wonderful opensource software.
Sounds good to me.
Mod parent up. "+11 Brilliant!"
and I distinctly heard a snap.
Then why is the US dollar currently pissing itself?
You're clearly not a Star Wars geek.
Yes, there are years between Empire and Jedi.
Every time I read an article on this subject, someone is hypothesizing that in the next release TiVo may kill the ability to skip commercials altogether. I can't think of anything to be less afraid of. If TiVo did that, TiVo would vanish overnight and we'd all be watching Myth TV or any number of other PC based solutions.
So what's the solution for the TV networks?
There's only one "killer" solution for the TV business, and its been around for a long time: Its called "Pay Channels". (Or paid digital downloads as the case may be). And its the future, whether you like it or not.
The advertising model as we know it will cease to exist.
Product placement is a fantasy. It will never carry the same level of messaging, or command the same revenues. The networks will try to push it, but the advertisers don't think they're getting their money's worth, and the viewers will just be increasingly disgusted.
The answer is "Pay for it" and its already here
There hasn't been a space sim anywhere close to the original Totally Games releases. (Special emphasis on the word "sim")
Bring back X-Wing! (Set of course in the timeframe of the original trilogy. Right between Empire and Return would suit us all just fine!
This could be really, really bad.
I'm picturing families having dinner with cylon servants....
This could easily ruin the other series for me...
The only way the big guys will come over to our side on Patent reform is if they
get reamed by an "uber patent troll".
Get teh popcorn!
Who could forget the genius of colored plastic screen overlays in order to make the game have "colors"... awesome.