In earlier/. stories, I know there was a definite intention by MSFT to beat PS3 to the punch. They know that's a big part of them losing the battle in this generation - being late to the party albeit with better technology.
The weapons they were found with were not illegal, they were unliscenced. If you have enough money to purchase the extremely expensive licence for automatic weaponry, you may own it.
Of course, their posession of these weapons totally validated the prolonged torture of all those peaceful Branch Davidians.
Cop killing has been one of the most criticized aspects of this game, but the Hatian comment is what gets the changes made? And really, it's not that out of context of a statement, as there is an unfortunate and very strong anti-Hatian sentiment in South Florida that I have personally witnessed as have many who live down there.
He was not director of the BATF for the Clinton ordered, Janet Reno authorized raid on the peaceful people at Mt. Caramel. The director at the time was Steven Higgins.
for Xbox, (owned demo for Taxi, full version of Simpsons), there are some definite similarities - but it's not a total rip-off - and the Simpson's versionis a better game. There are multiple vehicles to be unlocked, new areas of Springfield to unlock, etc. I think this is more an example of embrace and extend than out-right cloning.
Still, most games are nearly identical to something else, having just a few improvements/innovations. And so are most movies. And most songs. And most books.
I get the need for reviews for retail games - potentially saving a gamer 50+ dollars. But this is a review of a DEMO! Don't get a filtered (other person's) perspective or waste time reading it. DL it and find out how well it suits your tastes for free.
Ditto for 'music' critics. Go to a store that lets you preview the music and make up your own mind.
Is that it neglects to make the point that violence is often needed. Police engage in violence every day against those who would take advantage of the weak and unarmed. IDF forces shoot on site those they spot wearing suicide vests.
Take this anti-violence message far enough and what to you get? Tibet, forever under the iron boot of the Chicoms without so much as a whimper in protest.
Lion and the Lamb? Just remember that outside of Bible metaphor (and yeah - it's metaphor), the lion eats the lamb.
SOme of these communites, like UO, are being run by companies that are very sensitive to the opportunity to get additional profits. And no matter how cheaply these companies are selling stuff for, the publisher can ALWAYS undercut their prices and drive them out of the market. Question is, when will this happen?
No Xbox Live support. Any game without multi-player has a very finite playtime- you can beat it a few times at best and your 50 is gone. But with other titles out there for Xbox, the playing time you have built in with XBL titles - Counter Strike, RainbowSix 6, Crimson Skies, etc -why waste the 50?
HD TVs also have an advantage over non-HD, picture wise, for non-progressive scan images.
Also, I have an Xbox and since it comes with component video, I was able to compare the picture quality between HD and non-HD games on an HD TV; the difference is tremendous.
Even within games there isn't enough demand for ingame currency for ingame, player operated banks that charge interest. Do you think there is actually goingt to be any CROSS game interest?
All that work for a spark of interest at the begining that will quickly die off as these scammers find their only customers are people trying to scam them. Psh.
2) The nature of ATITD appeals to Linux users more than Windows users. It's a very high-brow academic game with very little violence (none, really).
What it's not? Has nothing to do with a lack of Linux games. Linux users probably all have access to PCs - maybe on a duel boot, and if there was a PC game they wanted to play they would play it.
I disagree with your take on XBL. If the install base is smaller, it is less economical for a developer to deploy it's own internet infrastructure and is easier to just let MS handle it.
Since my initial post was written before I really read the article, I would add that now I have read the article, I can conclude that it is total masturbation opinion. His argument isn't based on online player statistics, but on whose games he thinks are best - and he doesn't even back it up. If you look at the reviews on Amazon or EB, you will see that the overwhelming number of people commenting on Rainbow6 3 say it is far better than Socom 2. And the library of online games for Xbox is much larger than for PS2 - and more diverse. Plus there are even non-online Xbox games that allow for extra level downloads.
The article attemps to compare them on a quanititative method - and does so in a very shallow way.
Gathering of Developers started off this way and seemed to do pretty well. A G.O.D. for console games would be pretty cool if they could get off the ground; I'm not sure why anyone would bother with a 'middleman.'
There are about 20 mil PS2s in the US. There are maybe 7 Xbox's. Additionally, the PS2 online experience is opened up to dialup users.
As of right now, the Xbox has PS2 beat or dead even in pretty much ever catagory of game interest (Rainbow Six 3 vrs Socom2? No competition). But Xbox just doesn't have the install base to get the same numbers.
eh. Anyway, the real winner is the consumer; more than one online colsoe competitor makes gaming better not matter your preferred console.
I use to write game reviews for the now defunt Well Rounded. It was very challenging to write for some games, especially games that I didn't like, but keeping a simple philosophy in mind was a lighthouse that helped guide me.
Specifically, the purpose of a game review is to allow the reader to determine whether or not to plunk down ~$50 for it. If games were free, there would be no need for reviews - people could try them out and keep or discard them at whim. But since $50 is real money to most people (and EB Games is cracking down on it's generous return policy), folks need to be careful not to spend their money on something they wouldn't enjoy.
And there's one other thing I kept in mind: there are games that some people will enjoy but others will dislike, and a review should be of use to both people. In other words, the same review must both clue-in people who will enjoy the game and ward off those who will not.
I'm sorry, daughter of mine, but we can't afford to send you to college because I have such a passion to develop Linux-only games and refused to try to make enough money to provide for you by porting them, very easily, to Windows so that normal people could buy them. Have you considered selling blood or prostitution?
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And if you or he he was smart, you would know that projection TVs look like crap.
In earlier /. stories, I know there was a definite intention by MSFT to beat PS3 to the punch. They know that's a big part of them losing the battle in this generation - being late to the party albeit with better technology.
No, screen burn is not nirvana.
Of course, their posession of these weapons totally validated the prolonged torture of all those peaceful Branch Davidians.
I don't know why that second sentence showed up in bold, it wasn't done intentionally.
Cop killing has been one of the most criticized aspects of this game, but the Hatian comment is what gets the changes made? And really, it's not that out of context of a statement, as there is an unfortunate and very strong anti-Hatian sentiment in South Florida that I have personally witnessed as have many who live down there.
He was not director of the BATF for the Clinton ordered, Janet Reno authorized raid on the peaceful people at Mt. Caramel. The director at the time was Steven Higgins.
Still, most games are nearly identical to something else, having just a few improvements/innovations. And so are most movies. And most songs. And most books.
Clone Wars, especially on Xbox Live. It was good for maybe a few hours at best, but I quickly lost interest.
Ditto for 'music' critics. Go to a store that lets you preview the music and make up your own mind.
Eh, that's a little off topic, isn't it.
Take this anti-violence message far enough and what to you get? Tibet, forever under the iron boot of the Chicoms without so much as a whimper in protest.
Lion and the Lamb? Just remember that outside of Bible metaphor (and yeah - it's metaphor), the lion eats the lamb.
Some call it 'the floor.'
I read that and am aware; but I was talking about getting in on the little guy markets for gold pieces, rare items, etc.
SOme of these communites, like UO, are being run by companies that are very sensitive to the opportunity to get additional profits. And no matter how cheaply these companies are selling stuff for, the publisher can ALWAYS undercut their prices and drive them out of the market. Question is, when will this happen?
No Xbox Live support. Any game without multi-player has a very finite playtime- you can beat it a few times at best and your 50 is gone. But with other titles out there for Xbox, the playing time you have built in with XBL titles - Counter Strike, RainbowSix 6, Crimson Skies, etc -why waste the 50?
Also, I have an Xbox and since it comes with component video, I was able to compare the picture quality between HD and non-HD games on an HD TV; the difference is tremendous.
All that work for a spark of interest at the begining that will quickly die off as these scammers find their only customers are people trying to scam them. Psh.
And it goes beyond just 'adding' the support in the game, but supporting it outside the game - IE - infrastructure.
2) The nature of ATITD appeals to Linux users more than Windows users. It's a very high-brow academic game with very little violence (none, really).
What it's not? Has nothing to do with a lack of Linux games. Linux users probably all have access to PCs - maybe on a duel boot, and if there was a PC game they wanted to play they would play it.
Also, I am pretty confident that the bulk of the back end in all XBL games is done with a common API that MS wrote, not the game developer.
Since my initial post was written before I really read the article, I would add that now I have read the article, I can conclude that it is total masturbation opinion. His argument isn't based on online player statistics, but on whose games he thinks are best - and he doesn't even back it up. If you look at the reviews on Amazon or EB, you will see that the overwhelming number of people commenting on Rainbow6 3 say it is far better than Socom 2. And the library of online games for Xbox is much larger than for PS2 - and more diverse. Plus there are even non-online Xbox games that allow for extra level downloads.
The article attemps to compare them on a quanititative method - and does so in a very shallow way.
Gathering of Developers started off this way and seemed to do pretty well. A G.O.D. for console games would be pretty cool if they could get off the ground; I'm not sure why anyone would bother with a 'middleman.'
As of right now, the Xbox has PS2 beat or dead even in pretty much ever catagory of game interest (Rainbow Six 3 vrs Socom2? No competition). But Xbox just doesn't have the install base to get the same numbers.
eh. Anyway, the real winner is the consumer; more than one online colsoe competitor makes gaming better not matter your preferred console.
Specifically, the purpose of a game review is to allow the reader to determine whether or not to plunk down ~$50 for it. If games were free, there would be no need for reviews - people could try them out and keep or discard them at whim. But since $50 is real money to most people (and EB Games is cracking down on it's generous return policy), folks need to be careful not to spend their money on something they wouldn't enjoy.
And there's one other thing I kept in mind: there are games that some people will enjoy but others will dislike, and a review should be of use to both people. In other words, the same review must both clue-in people who will enjoy the game and ward off those who will not.
I'm sorry, daughter of mine, but we can't afford to send you to college because I have such a passion to develop Linux-only games and refused to try to make enough money to provide for you by porting them, very easily, to Windows so that normal people could buy them. Have you considered selling blood or prostitution?