Yeah... I recall that Diablo game, with it's random levels. No one really seemed to like it because they couldn't talk about making the same jumps and finding the same weapons.
Left 4 Dead makes such minimal changes that it's not even really worth mentioning. The sequel shows hints of altering pathways, but never really makes full on the promise.
There are a few modern games that I enjoy playing as of this time. I really can't see myself coming back to them in ten years to play again however... not lot a lot of games from ten years ago.
It's like anything though. Popularity stifled creativity. The internet is quickly falling prey to this as well... more people equals more morons.:P
Once it got into the public perception that pirating games was easy and virtually risk free, I think you'd see a whole new floodgate open that really would destroy the gaming market.
I think that companies like Sony do a good enough job of destroying the gaming market on their own. I remember when video games used to be fun... then the Playstation came out and it's been steadily declining since.
Sony has lost. Once it began, Sony lost. It's now an endless game of cat and mouse, where Sony must dump tons of money into research and development, only to have their patches cracked again a few days later.
This one time, I tweeted that I ate a sandwich. I tweeted about every bite, described the taste and texture. Everyone cared a lot about that series of tweets, and waited with extreme anticipation as I made it to the last bite. I'm thinking about doing a similar series of tweets, describing the sandwich the next day as it leaves my body. It seems like shitty tweets get a lot of attention...
I've seen no indications at all that it actually works better. In fact, it seems that the press at large is pretty disappointed in it because of a lack of accuracy in the launch titles. Sony really should have come out of the gates with working software to demonstrate how "superior" their hardware is, especially since Nintendo has already worked out all the little gameplay and interface problems for them. There's no excuse not to be on par this late in the game.
Very easily. I know, I did it for several years. In that time, I owned my car and was going through school. The only debt I have from those years is my current house.
As you point out however, most people equate happiness to impressing others. They need the brand new car. They need the over-priced cell phone with the whizz-bang monthly fee. They need an oversized house in the suburbs and a yacht at their vacation home. Most people will be in debt for life, barely scrapping by because they think that they have to give off the appearance of happiness. That's why people loose their homes, and have their cars repossessed. They live far beyond their means.
$75K is a ridiculous number to strive towards. Of course, given the current level of consumerism, it's par for the course when it comes to brainwashing.
The Move? Seriously? It's a gimped knock-off of the Wii. haven't those PS3 fanboys spent the last few years yelling about what a useless gimmick motion control is?
I haven't had any issues running it either. The game runs, it just doesn't play well out of the box. It's not an issue of it being slow, or my hardware sucking. It's an issue of it being designed for consoles. Maybe you like consoles and don't notice it, but I had to go through quite a bit to get it to play the way a FPS with a mouse and keyboard should. From looking over the official forums, and seeing the fan-made configuration tools, I'd say a lot of people agree.
Borderlands was amusing. It unfortunately suffered from console-itis however. The menus and interface were the most present problem, but there were also plenty of issues with movement. Of course, most things could be fixed if you wanted to sift through the game files and edit a few lines of code. Still, you shouldn't have to do that.
I remember all of the dumb little hacks I had to do to get Borderlands working as a proper PC games. Even then, the interface and menus still suffered from console-itis.
Seriously, if you think kicking someone's ass over something so minor is worth it you probably need anger management. Or at least think a little harder before posting stupid shit on the Internet.
Or you're a weakling who is willing to allow others to walk all over you. That seems to be the trend in modern society. The fact that you even believe "anger management" could be of benefit already tells me that you spend way too much time whining about your failed relationships to your psychologist.
You cut in front of me. There is an obviously assembled queue. Of course I would inform you of your mistake as politely as possible. If you refused to correct your mistake however, I would definitely do it for you.
Size doesn't matter. At that point I have been intentionally insulted, as you have refused to correct your mistake. Violence is the quickest answer, and the one most likely to leave an impression on your mind.
Of course, I don't think that you would do that. You were just being hypothetical. You have manners, I'm sure. So we can be friends now.;)
And I honestly had never heard of it until this article. Looking it up on IMDB and Wikipedia however, it sounds like a bore. See? My preemptive filtering of media works like a charm.
Like, if I see you waiting on line for a movie, I am not going to just cut ahead of you. I won't do this not because I'm afraid you'll have an emotional breakdown then and there, but because it shows politeness.
No, you wouldn't do this because I'd kick your ass for it.
No one gets a fair trial. Even if the justice system itself wasn't corrupt and inept, the jurors themselves would allow for huge biases. Typically, only the dumbest (or most bored) of people even show up for jury duty. Trial by peers? Yeah, right.
I feel sorry for people that use iTunes. It was already bloated enough, now it's going to have all kinds of social network functionality layered on top of it.
I'm more inclined to believe that if Judgment Day ever comes around, it'll be all of the so-called Christians burning in Hell... not me. They're the ones who have spent centuries killing, torturing, and raping others in the name of their god. The worse thing I've done is simply denied said god's existence. If god is so petty that he would condemn me, while forgiving his genocidal followers, then I wouldn't want to serve him anyway.
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Yeah... I recall that Diablo game, with it's random levels. No one really seemed to like it because they couldn't talk about making the same jumps and finding the same weapons.
Left 4 Dead makes such minimal changes that it's not even really worth mentioning. The sequel shows hints of altering pathways, but never really makes full on the promise.
There are a few modern games that I enjoy playing as of this time. I really can't see myself coming back to them in ten years to play again however... not lot a lot of games from ten years ago.
It's like anything though. Popularity stifled creativity. The internet is quickly falling prey to this as well... more people equals more morons. :P
Once it got into the public perception that pirating games was easy and virtually risk free, I think you'd see a whole new floodgate open that really would destroy the gaming market.
I think that companies like Sony do a good enough job of destroying the gaming market on their own. I remember when video games used to be fun... then the Playstation came out and it's been steadily declining since.
Do you expect original games with production values comparable to those of well-known PSP games to be produced for the Pandora?
I didn't realize that the PSP even played video games... Are you sure about your source?
God forbid if Sony ever decides that we don't pay enough for games and starts charging us a dime for every minute we play.
Don't they already? At $60-$70 a pop, the time I spend having fun with each game equates to about 10 cents per minute.
Sony has lost. Once it began, Sony lost. It's now an endless game of cat and mouse, where Sony must dump tons of money into research and development, only to have their patches cracked again a few days later.
This one time, I tweeted that I ate a sandwich. I tweeted about every bite, described the taste and texture. Everyone cared a lot about that series of tweets, and waited with extreme anticipation as I made it to the last bite. I'm thinking about doing a similar series of tweets, describing the sandwich the next day as it leaves my body. It seems like shitty tweets get a lot of attention...
I've seen no indications at all that it actually works better. In fact, it seems that the press at large is pretty disappointed in it because of a lack of accuracy in the launch titles. Sony really should have come out of the gates with working software to demonstrate how "superior" their hardware is, especially since Nintendo has already worked out all the little gameplay and interface problems for them. There's no excuse not to be on par this late in the game.
You can be debt free on 20K if you live right.
Very easily. I know, I did it for several years. In that time, I owned my car and was going through school. The only debt I have from those years is my current house.
As you point out however, most people equate happiness to impressing others. They need the brand new car. They need the over-priced cell phone with the whizz-bang monthly fee. They need an oversized house in the suburbs and a yacht at their vacation home. Most people will be in debt for life, barely scrapping by because they think that they have to give off the appearance of happiness. That's why people loose their homes, and have their cars repossessed. They live far beyond their means.
$75K is a ridiculous number to strive towards. Of course, given the current level of consumerism, it's par for the course when it comes to brainwashing.
The Move? Seriously? It's a gimped knock-off of the Wii. haven't those PS3 fanboys spent the last few years yelling about what a useless gimmick motion control is?
Sorry. Sony already ruined their own expensive console by removing marketed features after the fact.
You must be more forgiving in your controls then. I wish I could so easily accept things, but I am picky. ;)
I haven't had any issues running it either. The game runs, it just doesn't play well out of the box. It's not an issue of it being slow, or my hardware sucking. It's an issue of it being designed for consoles. Maybe you like consoles and don't notice it, but I had to go through quite a bit to get it to play the way a FPS with a mouse and keyboard should. From looking over the official forums, and seeing the fan-made configuration tools, I'd say a lot of people agree.
Borderlands was amusing. It unfortunately suffered from console-itis however. The menus and interface were the most present problem, but there were also plenty of issues with movement. Of course, most things could be fixed if you wanted to sift through the game files and edit a few lines of code. Still, you shouldn't have to do that.
I remember all of the dumb little hacks I had to do to get Borderlands working as a proper PC games. Even then, the interface and menus still suffered from console-itis.
The Duke Nukem cycle continues. Just wait until "2011" slips into "2013" and so forth...
Seriously, if you think kicking someone's ass over something so minor is worth it you probably need anger management. Or at least think a little harder before posting stupid shit on the Internet.
Or you're a weakling who is willing to allow others to walk all over you. That seems to be the trend in modern society. The fact that you even believe "anger management" could be of benefit already tells me that you spend way too much time whining about your failed relationships to your psychologist.
That's only matters to cowards with no dignity.
You cut in front of me. There is an obviously assembled queue. Of course I would inform you of your mistake as politely as possible. If you refused to correct your mistake however, I would definitely do it for you.
Size doesn't matter. At that point I have been intentionally insulted, as you have refused to correct your mistake. Violence is the quickest answer, and the one most likely to leave an impression on your mind.
Of course, I don't think that you would do that. You were just being hypothetical. You have manners, I'm sure. So we can be friends now. ;)
And I honestly had never heard of it until this article. Looking it up on IMDB and Wikipedia however, it sounds like a bore. See? My preemptive filtering of media works like a charm.
Like, if I see you waiting on line for a movie, I am not going to just cut ahead of you. I won't do this not because I'm afraid you'll have an emotional breakdown then and there, but because it shows politeness.
No, you wouldn't do this because I'd kick your ass for it.
I wish it was realeased for a more popular platform as it's relatively unknown thanks to the failure of Sega CD.
I'm pretty sure that it was part of the Sonic Gems Collection on the GameCube.
No one gets a fair trial. Even if the justice system itself wasn't corrupt and inept, the jurors themselves would allow for huge biases. Typically, only the dumbest (or most bored) of people even show up for jury duty. Trial by peers? Yeah, right.
I never realized it before, but Jobs sure is one creepy looking, beady eyed fellow.
I feel sorry for people that use iTunes. It was already bloated enough, now it's going to have all kinds of social network functionality layered on top of it.
I'm more inclined to believe that if Judgment Day ever comes around, it'll be all of the so-called Christians burning in Hell... not me. They're the ones who have spent centuries killing, torturing, and raping others in the name of their god. The worse thing I've done is simply denied said god's existence. If god is so petty that he would condemn me, while forgiving his genocidal followers, then I wouldn't want to serve him anyway.