I think our near/medium-future transport possibilities will be determined as much by the realities of diminishing fossil fuel supplies as by technology and the "need for speed".
There's not a chance of me going anywhere near a KOTOR sequel, on general principles.
The first game is buggy beyond belief, with fatal, game-destroying bugs. I've learned to save dozens of times, have lost an entire campaign due to being silly enough to try to go through a portal while in stealth mode.
I loved this game for the first couple of weeks, even completed the light-side. But does anyone recall the Live-enabled logo on the side of the box? What happened? I waited from September, and a few weeks ago they deliver... the missing planet from the PC version!?
No. While I appreciate the way the SW franchise has been revitalised by this game and (on a personal level) have been given hope that SW games in the 21st Century can be anything but diabolical, I can think of better things to do with my money next time around.
There have been a number of games in the recent past that follow the pattern "Excellent reviews, mediocre or bug-strewn game".
My personal sh*t list of talked-up games that have disappointed:
Blinx (the reviews were sterling - this game was going to change the gaming world)
Matrix (need I say more, the critics loved it)
Brute Force (billed as a "Halo-killer", lame, lame, lame)
Star Wars KOTOR on XBox (lovely game, but filled with lethal bugs: save often, keep dozens of save-files. Never fixed)
Ninja Gaiden (terrible, classically Japanese camera)
My personal solution?
In common with many of the posters, keeping a close eye on Penny Arcade hasn't let me down yet, while Metacritic is clearly a definite bookmark. I now pre-order VERY few games, mainly because I want to see what the general public think of a game before I splash out my hard-earned loot.
Seems to me that the Americans should get other aspects of their voting in place before worrying about the technical aspects of these machines.
Small example:
How about ensuring that one presidential candidate's brother isn't able to wipe 173,000 voters off the roll in a key state, which included 31 percent of black men, 90% of whom typically vote Democrat.
And you call it a democracy?
Gees!
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Aw man! I've had my eye on this title for a couple of months now ... hope this doesn't prejudice the developer getting a new publisher ...
I think our near/medium-future transport possibilities will be determined as much by the realities of diminishing fossil fuel supplies as by technology and the "need for speed".
There's not a chance of me going anywhere near a KOTOR sequel, on general principles.
No. While I appreciate the way the SW franchise has been revitalised by this game and (on a personal level) have been given hope that SW games in the 21st Century can be anything but diabolical, I can think of better things to do with my money next time around.
Does anyone really want to see any more from this tired franchise?
There have been a number of games in the recent past that follow the pattern "Excellent reviews, mediocre or bug-strewn game".
My personal solution?
In common with many of the posters, keeping a close eye on Penny Arcade hasn't let me down yet, while Metacritic is clearly a definite bookmark. I now pre-order VERY few games, mainly because I want to see what the general public think of a game before I splash out my hard-earned loot.
Perhaps for the UK a car running on rainwater would be a better idea?
Seems to me that the Americans should get other aspects of their voting in place before worrying about the technical aspects of these machines. Small example: How about ensuring that one presidential candidate's brother isn't able to wipe 173,000 voters off the roll in a key state, which included 31 percent of black men, 90% of whom typically vote Democrat. And you call it a democracy? Gees!
Assuming third world governments also stop spending their money on private jets, pointless capital projects and armies.