I agree that they really dropped the ball when it came to the inventory system. I liked the game a lot, but that was despite great annoyance with the inventory. Why can't I find out the number of items I have before you start complaining that I'm running out of room? Why is there a pause at each item so I can't quickly scroll through a list?
I think the bigger problem though, is that the whole system of money and items is just broken. The only things I ever bought were the Specter guns and the MediGel/Grenade capacity upgrades. Anything else you might want you'll find dozens of in the crates you come across, and all the while there is a large number of quests that only serve to dump more money in your lap. You found a rock? Here's 16 000 credits. Look inside a "Malfunctioning Object" and you'll find 50 000 worth of weapons.
It was a stupid, simplistic way of dealing with the loot. Luckily the story was good enough to overlook it. But then why even bother having the loot system if it adds nothing to the game?
If you go right click on the icons and click Customize, then choose the Toolbars tab of the Appearance dialog that shows you, you can change the placement of the toolbar so it is above your bookmarks or even off completely.
If you look at the copyright page of that version of The Canterbury Tales, you'll see quite clearly that it is a translation first published in 1951. That is why it is subject to copyright, and why Penguin has every right to limit page views in the Google Print version.
None of these very old books are written in modern English, and thus to be available to the masses they have to be translated. No publisher is trying to claim copyright over the original works, but rather over their translation.
Is Halo really a game that makes modern gaming what it is today? How is that not "patting themselves on the back"?
From the Walk of Game website: Walk of Game is the first-of-its-kind landmark honoring the icons and pioneers of the videogame industry.
They don't claim anything about honouring games/characters that innovate, just icons, which means it's nothing more that a popularity contest. While it makes sense to aim for the lowest common denominator like that, it's dissapointing to those of us who would like to see the games that were significant (yet often much less popular) be honoured.
Did you also know Wal-Mart's employee name badges have RFID tags (and have had for many years) that allow Wal-Mart to track where an employee is at any given time?
Haha, did you know that the name badges are just a thin piece of plastic with stickers? Walmart makes money by being cheap. They don't make money by blowing cash putting receivers all over their stores. It is a lot more economical for Walmart to let its cheap workers get away with goofing off now and then rather than having to raise their wages to get better workers.
Here's what to do LucasArts: Go get a copy of Battlezone II: combat commander. Replace humans/scions with rebels/imperials, and you've got a winner.
Unfortunately that's what they tried to do: Battlefront was developed by Pandemic Studios who were also the developers of Battlezone II. But somewhere in the process it got mucked up.
Personally, I would lay blame on the console-ification of the game. When you have to remove a lot of features and functionality to simplify a game for a console release, and you leave those things out of the PC back port, then you're throwing away all the reasons for playing the PC game, and the result is something as mediocre as Battlefront
Ah, no, I meant after how great the first game (The Legend of Zelda) was, the second (The Adventure of Link) was a huge letdown. Sorry for the confusion.
Didn't you play The Adventure of Link? I'm willing to say that every other Nintendo-developed Zelda game was pure gold, but The Adventure of Link was a horribly diffcult and annoying experience. It had the makings of a good game, but the gameplay failed. After the great experience of The Legend of Zelda, The Adventure of Link was a great letdown.
It's not a competition to use the C programming language to make games. It's the "BIG C" which stands for Bawls Independant Game Competition. Stupid name, and I had to look through the pdf press release to figure it out, but what do you expect from a film festival?
They really don't seem to know what they are getting into. They say if your game needs extra hardware (like vr glasses) then you need to supply it, but they don't say if the game is to be run on a Windows machine, or an OSX machine, or anything. There is just a field on the entry form for "System Requirements."
The lack of information was enough to scare me off from it, let alone the 49.99$ entry fee. I'll give them points for trying to branch into something new, though.
I've got to say that as a gay male my sexuality has never been a factor in what games I play. And frankly why are homosexuals even a demographic when talking about games? I don't buy different books than straight men, I don't buy different music than straight men, and I don't buy different games than straight men. Really, the only industry that I approach differently because I'm gay is the porn industry.
If the game has done so much to steal his identity, then why has he waited two years since the game was released to sue?
Hate to say it but my instinct says he probably saw the marketing push for the sequel and thought "Hey they're putting a lot of money into this... I should get my hands on some of it"
Assumption: There are two kinds of Windows users. Those that can't stand change and those that want to get away from that crappy desktop.
Please don't assume that just because you think your enviroment is surperior, that everyone is either on your side, or a stubborn fool.
Believe it or not, some of us who have used KDE & GNOME & Windows, would still choose the Windows enviroment, not because we resist change, but because it's what works for us.
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It's ludicrous to expect that any plant won't be badly run.
I agree that they really dropped the ball when it came to the inventory system. I liked the game a lot, but that was despite great annoyance with the inventory. Why can't I find out the number of items I have before you start complaining that I'm running out of room? Why is there a pause at each item so I can't quickly scroll through a list?
I think the bigger problem though, is that the whole system of money and items is just broken. The only things I ever bought were the Specter guns and the MediGel/Grenade capacity upgrades. Anything else you might want you'll find dozens of in the crates you come across, and all the while there is a large number of quests that only serve to dump more money in your lap. You found a rock? Here's 16 000 credits. Look inside a "Malfunctioning Object" and you'll find 50 000 worth of weapons.
It was a stupid, simplistic way of dealing with the loot. Luckily the story was good enough to overlook it. But then why even bother having the loot system if it adds nothing to the game?
You can always just hold down the right mouse button and then switch tabs with the scroll wheel, regardless of where the pointer is.
If you go right click on the icons and click Customize, then choose the Toolbars tab of the Appearance dialog that shows you, you can change the placement of the toolbar so it is above your bookmarks or even off completely.
Hey, just out of curiosity, the moby games diablo II page (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/diablo-ii/c redits) says you also did a voice contribution to the game. Who did you voice?
If you look at the copyright page of that version of The Canterbury Tales, you'll see quite clearly that it is a translation first published in 1951. That is why it is subject to copyright, and why Penguin has every right to limit page views in the Google Print version.
None of these very old books are written in modern English, and thus to be available to the masses they have to be translated. No publisher is trying to claim copyright over the original works, but rather over their translation.
Is Halo really a game that makes modern gaming what it is today? How is that not "patting themselves on the back"?
From the Walk of Game website:
Walk of Game is the first-of-its-kind landmark honoring the icons and pioneers of the videogame industry.
They don't claim anything about honouring games/characters that innovate, just icons, which means it's nothing more that a popularity contest. While it makes sense to aim for the lowest common denominator like that, it's dissapointing to those of us who would like to see the games that were significant (yet often much less popular) be honoured.
You do realize that that computer debuted nearly five years ago, right? Hence the performance...
Did you also know Wal-Mart's employee name badges have RFID tags (and have had for many years) that allow Wal-Mart to track where an employee is at any given time?
Haha, did you know that the name badges are just a thin piece of plastic with stickers? Walmart makes money by being cheap. They don't make money by blowing cash putting receivers all over their stores. It is a lot more economical for Walmart to let its cheap workers get away with goofing off now and then rather than having to raise their wages to get better workers.
From warning.wav (Steam / Half-Life) Chia Chin Lee, Sound Designer for Valve Software
Also locustswarmloop.wav (Warcraft III) Tracy Bush, Sound Designer for Blizzard
So yeah, the grandparent poster must be trolling, or hoping to defend his own software piracy.
Here's what to do LucasArts: Go get a copy of Battlezone II: combat commander. Replace humans/scions with rebels/imperials, and you've got a winner.
Unfortunately that's what they tried to do: Battlefront was developed by Pandemic Studios who were also the developers of Battlezone II. But somewhere in the process it got mucked up.
Personally, I would lay blame on the console-ification of the game. When you have to remove a lot of features and functionality to simplify a game for a console release, and you leave those things out of the PC back port, then you're throwing away all the reasons for playing the PC game, and the result is something as mediocre as Battlefront
Ah, no, I meant after how great the first game (The Legend of Zelda) was, the second (The Adventure of Link) was a huge letdown. Sorry for the confusion.
Didn't you play The Adventure of Link? I'm willing to say that every other Nintendo-developed Zelda game was pure gold, but The Adventure of Link was a horribly diffcult and annoying experience. It had the makings of a good game, but the gameplay failed. After the great experience of The Legend of Zelda, The Adventure of Link was a great letdown.
It's not a competition to use the C programming language to make games. It's the "BIG C" which stands for Bawls Independant Game Competition. Stupid name, and I had to look through the pdf press release to figure it out, but what do you expect from a film festival?
They really don't seem to know what they are getting into. They say if your game needs extra hardware (like vr glasses) then you need to supply it, but they don't say if the game is to be run on a Windows machine, or an OSX machine, or anything. There is just a field on the entry form for "System Requirements."
The lack of information was enough to scare me off from it, let alone the 49.99$ entry fee. I'll give them points for trying to branch into something new, though.
I've got to say that as a gay male my sexuality has never been a factor in what games I play. And frankly why are homosexuals even a demographic when talking about games? I don't buy different books than straight men, I don't buy different music than straight men, and I don't buy different games than straight men. Really, the only industry that I approach differently because I'm gay is the porn industry.
Bah. Stereotypes!
When exactly did MS buy Valve?
If the game has done so much to steal his identity, then why has he waited two years since the game was released to sue?
Hate to say it but my instinct says he probably saw the marketing push for the sequel and thought "Hey they're putting a lot of money into this... I should get my hands on some of it"
I guess we should all try and slashdot the mail server then.
I'm certain this is just a clever move by those NSF terrorists to facilitate their upcoming anti-UNATCO plots!
a year from now 64MB cards might just be obsolete
Bah. Next thing you'll be trying to tell me my Voodoo 3 2000 PCI is obsolete!
If there was ever a reason for corporal punishment in schools, 1337 speak would be it.
Assumption: There are two kinds of Windows users. Those that can't stand change and those that want to get away from that crappy desktop.
Please don't assume that just because you think your enviroment is surperior, that everyone is either on your side, or a stubborn fool.
Believe it or not, some of us who have used KDE & GNOME & Windows, would still choose the Windows enviroment, not because we resist change, but because it's what works for us.
Now even Quake1 runs bad on my Voodoo3!
"We are going to be the most versatile group of half blind geeks around."
It's more likely that most geeks will be fully blind due to other 'hand activities'