That's why I said "mostly artificial." When people are spending $550 per acre, the fact that a server can hold "only" 16 acres is pretty moot. And I'm sure there's nothing really keeping them from putting more than 16 acres on a server, either.
I don't think you're in the minority. There are far more people who don't play MMORPGs than people who do. I expect most of the former to dislike the pricing systems of most MMORPGs.
If you buy a web domain and put stuff on a web server attached to it, anyone with an Internet connection can see that stuff. Not so with Second Life "real estate." I also imagine that Second Life isn't as flexible as the Web is, either. Not to mention the fact that the "real estate's" value is dependent on the mostly artificial rarity of it, while with web domains, there's hardly such a thing as rarity.
I agree with you, except that I still think that we really need to give a nummber games more difficulty than they have, because they're really turning into interactive movies. One question, though; did you ever beat Battletoads?
Try playing one of the PC Law & Order games. They're not as FMV-game-like as you think. The only time in that game where you have to press a button at a specific time is when you're objecting during the courtroom scenes, and then you have to give a reason for your objection. And it's not like trying to figure out what arbitrary button to press at an arbitrary time; objecting works just like it does in a real courtroom. I imagine this GBA game isn't that much different.
OutRun came out in the mid-80's. What the fuck do you expect? And do you seriously think that Sega won't make any improvements to the game? I'd hate to see how shocked you'd be if you played Super Mario Sunshine and discovered that it didn't involve 2D graphics and finding out that the princess is in another castle any more.
Though it might be the official abbreviation now now, it wasn't until the miniaturized "PSone" console existed - before that, it was never abbreviated as anything but 'PSX'
It's like I said to someone recently: "I think Sony released it just to confuse people." Especially since the PSX is doing dismally in Japan and has no set release date in the US last I checked.
Rob (BTW, the official abbreviation for the real PSX is "PS1")
Genesis did middling business at best until Mortal Kombat came out for both systems, but was censored on the SNES. THAT sold a ton of Genesises.
Well, I wanted to be polite about it (since Sega fanboys tend to deny that the system was anything less than very successful before the SNES came out), but yeah, that's basically what happened. Genesis sold mediocrely before SNES and not much at all afterward except for the blip on the radar labeled "Mortal Kombat."
Rob (I was actually much younger than 12 when the Genesis first came out)
Don't forget what happened to the Genesis. Sold fairly well when it was the only 16-bit console on the market, but made a big crater when the superior SNES came out.
If you like a game without feeling guilty about it, it's good. There's no such thing as objective "goodness" or "badness" unless you're talking about lacking things that are necessary for a game to even be a game (e.g. controllability, interactivity, stability). Even Pong could be considered a good game to some people (though I still can't comprehend how it beat River City Ransom in that GameFAQs poll).
You can tell someone's a game developer fanboy when, when he's confronted with someone who doesn't like the developer's games, he lists a bunch of the developer's games like it's supposed to prove something. Protip: Listing a bunch of games that you like isn't going to convince anyone that they're good.
Actually, game ratings have nothing to do with how perfect a game is. A game that gets a 10 out of 10 in a review is not necessarily perfect, just better in all aspects than any other game that's out at the time (unless there is another game that is just as good, in which case that game would also get a 10). Ratings are necessarily subjective; you can't reasonably give a game a 10 unless you know that most other games aren't as good as it.
Only because scores are inflated most of the time. In a proper rating system, only 30% at most of games would get 70% or higher. (It would probably be much less because game quality is probably close to a normal distribution.)
That's my problem with this, actually; you're giving the power to the media. How do you trust people who get paid by game developers for favorable reviews to be unbiased about this sort of thing? Not to mention the fact that the sample size is too small and doesn't have enough variety. If there was an easy way to know what the average Joe's satisfaction with certain games was, that would be much better.
L. Brent Bozell, head of the Parents Television Council and the Media Research Group, among other things. He's a big censorship nut. The thing I personally know him best for is his ranting about pro wrestling in recent years, most of which is outdated or just plain wrong.
Are you aware of any of the earlier shit that came from Japan? If so, are you aware how it is sold, and what the sales volume for it is, and what the target audience is?
Wow, I never thought about that. He'd probably go insane if someone showed him Water Closet or something.
Hefner showed society that it was ok to shun marriage, kids and the picket fence. That both men and women could be sexual creatures without the shackles of moral expectations such as the presumption of family. The equility of the working couple would never have been possible without Hefner.
Well that makes him a sleazy pornographer, obviously! Just like those evil homersexuals who are trying to ruin the sanctity of marriage! We should send them back to Africa where they belong!
So he thinks that the fact that this game won't be on retail shelves is a bad thing? Would he rather the ESRB give it a T rating and allow Eidos to sell it at Walmart where any kid could get it? There should be a requirement that you know what the hell you're talking about before you become an activist for something.
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That's why I said "mostly artificial." When people are spending $550 per acre, the fact that a server can hold "only" 16 acres is pretty moot. And I'm sure there's nothing really keeping them from putting more than 16 acres on a server, either.
Rob
I don't think you're in the minority. There are far more people who don't play MMORPGs than people who do. I expect most of the former to dislike the pricing systems of most MMORPGs.
Rob
If you buy a web domain and put stuff on a web server attached to it, anyone with an Internet connection can see that stuff. Not so with Second Life "real estate." I also imagine that Second Life isn't as flexible as the Web is, either. Not to mention the fact that the "real estate's" value is dependent on the mostly artificial rarity of it, while with web domains, there's hardly such a thing as rarity.
Rob
More like "legendarily crappy Power Glove." The P5 people should've learned a lesson from that debacle.
Rob
NO PACMAN, DRUGS ARE BAAAAAAD
Rob (Hello, stupid caps filter, how are you? I'm fine.)
I agree with you, except that I still think that we really need to give a nummber games more difficulty than they have, because they're really turning into interactive movies. One question, though; did you ever beat Battletoads?
Rob
Try playing one of the PC Law & Order games. They're not as FMV-game-like as you think. The only time in that game where you have to press a button at a specific time is when you're objecting during the courtroom scenes, and then you have to give a reason for your objection. And it's not like trying to figure out what arbitrary button to press at an arbitrary time; objecting works just like it does in a real courtroom. I imagine this GBA game isn't that much different.
Rob
OutRun came out in the mid-80's. What the fuck do you expect? And do you seriously think that Sega won't make any improvements to the game? I'd hate to see how shocked you'd be if you played Super Mario Sunshine and discovered that it didn't involve 2D graphics and finding out that the princess is in another castle any more.
Rob
Though it might be the official abbreviation now now, it wasn't until the miniaturized "PSone" console existed - before that, it was never abbreviated as anything but 'PSX'
No, we've always been at war with Eastasia.
Rob (Uh, I mean)
It's like I said to someone recently: "I think Sony released it just to confuse people." Especially since the PSX is doing dismally in Japan and has no set release date in the US last I checked.
Rob (BTW, the official abbreviation for the real PSX is "PS1")
XBox is already already "pc compatible".
Not unless you hack it.
Rob
Genesis did middling business at best until Mortal Kombat came out for both systems, but was censored on the SNES. THAT sold a ton of Genesises.
Well, I wanted to be polite about it (since Sega fanboys tend to deny that the system was anything less than very successful before the SNES came out), but yeah, that's basically what happened. Genesis sold mediocrely before SNES and not much at all afterward except for the blip on the radar labeled "Mortal Kombat."
Rob (I was actually much younger than 12 when the Genesis first came out)
Don't forget what happened to the Genesis. Sold fairly well when it was the only 16-bit console on the market, but made a big crater when the superior SNES came out.
Rob
If you like a game without feeling guilty about it, it's good. There's no such thing as objective "goodness" or "badness" unless you're talking about lacking things that are necessary for a game to even be a game (e.g. controllability, interactivity, stability). Even Pong could be considered a good game to some people (though I still can't comprehend how it beat River City Ransom in that GameFAQs poll).
Rob
"Critically acclaimed." Heh heh heh.
Rob
You can tell someone's a game developer fanboy when, when he's confronted with someone who doesn't like the developer's games, he lists a bunch of the developer's games like it's supposed to prove something. Protip: Listing a bunch of games that you like isn't going to convince anyone that they're good.
Rob
Actually, game ratings have nothing to do with how perfect a game is. A game that gets a 10 out of 10 in a review is not necessarily perfect, just better in all aspects than any other game that's out at the time (unless there is another game that is just as good, in which case that game would also get a 10). Ratings are necessarily subjective; you can't reasonably give a game a 10 unless you know that most other games aren't as good as it.
Rob
Come on, 70% isn't that much to ask for.
Only because scores are inflated most of the time. In a proper rating system, only 30% at most of games would get 70% or higher. (It would probably be much less because game quality is probably close to a normal distribution.)
That's my problem with this, actually; you're giving the power to the media. How do you trust people who get paid by game developers for favorable reviews to be unbiased about this sort of thing? Not to mention the fact that the sample size is too small and doesn't have enough variety. If there was an easy way to know what the average Joe's satisfaction with certain games was, that would be much better.
Rob
Who is this Brent Bozo anyway?
L. Brent Bozell, head of the Parents Television Council and the Media Research Group, among other things. He's a big censorship nut. The thing I personally know him best for is his ranting about pro wrestling in recent years, most of which is outdated or just plain wrong.
Rob
What is less intimidating- Stealing a CD from a retail outlet or downloading it online from the comfort AND UNREGULATED privacy of his own home.
OK, so how's he going to pay for it?
And if he's not going to pay for it, that's no different from what the situation would be if it was on retail shelves.
Rob (BTW, his home would be regulated by his parents)
Are you aware of any of the earlier shit that came from Japan?
If so, are you aware how it is sold, and what the sales volume for it is, and what the target audience is?
Wow, I never thought about that. He'd probably go insane if someone showed him Water Closet or something.
Rob
Hefner showed society that it was ok to shun marriage, kids and the picket fence. That both men and women could be sexual creatures without the shackles of moral expectations such as the presumption of family. The equility of the working couple would never have been possible without Hefner.
Well that makes him a sleazy pornographer, obviously! Just like those evil homersexuals who are trying to ruin the sanctity of marriage! We should send them back to Africa where they belong!
Rob
So he thinks that the fact that this game won't be on retail shelves is a bad thing? Would he rather the ESRB give it a T rating and allow Eidos to sell it at Walmart where any kid could get it? There should be a requirement that you know what the hell you're talking about before you become an activist for something.
Rob
I hear it's actually decent now that computers have advanced and patches have been released.
Rob (I'd have to play through the previous ten games first, though. I'm pretty obsessive about playing through most games in order.)
Start panicking when a autonomous device can navigate stairs
But without that we'll never be protected from the terrible secret of space!
Rob