"Is the fact that you cannot blockade a public place with a protest a violation of your rights?
Blockading a public place would interfere with the liberties of people who might not care what you think, and want access to that public place. Once you start physically interfering with people like that, it's not a matter of freedom of speech.
That being said, you should be able to say whatever you want, be it neo-nazi stuff or whatever questionable material like that, be it over the Internet or whatever else... just so long as it isn't interfering with someone who choose to ignore you, and just so long you're not doing so on the property of someone who disapproves; it's their property, they set the rules for that property. That's the beauty of the Internet... no one really "owns" it (yet).
If you say fire in a theatre, you're interfering with other people's liberties since it'll lead to an evacuation or whatever else, or at the very least, a disruption; you're not supposed to say anything in a theatre because you'll interfere with the show.
On top of this, the remote control shape just makes sense; it's easy to point with. Try pointing a current-gen controller around, you won't get very far. Why are remote controls shaped the way they are? Because that's the best way to design a one-handed controller. (Of course the Revolution controller is smaller than most remotes for what should be obvious reasons).
" Uncyclopedia's been around since the start of the year. In Internet terms, this does not exactly make it new...
Yeah, but this is Slashdot. My running theory is that this post was submitted 5 years in the future, but ran through some sort of wormhole to appear in our time. Didn't know you could do that with basic HTML.
Ok, that would really be pushing it... even if they can get away with it legally, it would really start moving people towards Linux. I'm serious, and yes I'm talking about Joe Sixpack. Big companies would offer any of their computers with Linux pre-installed and it would be awesome.
Am I saying this'll happen? No, because Microsoft would'nt do something like that. At least I don't think they would. They've done all sorts of shit in the past, but forcing an ISP upon users? They wouldn't have the guts or the stupidity.
(But I'll admit I'm really naive with this stuff, so I'm probably wrong.)
"It's one of the few languages in which you can scramble the order of the words in the sentence and not loose any meaning because the word carries enough meta-data in the form of all of the various endings."
It's not like I'm a grammar nazi or anything, I just like the irony:)
Arcades don't use d-pads because they don't use controllers because a handheld controller would either have wiring that is too stringy and would be broken by reckless players or too strong, which is awkward (try playing console games at a game store and you'll see what I mean).
I think the real issue here is that all 3 consoles only have one main controller design (the XBox has two, but they're quite similar fundamentally, one is just less atrocious than the other). Why can't Sony, Nintendo, or Microsoft offer a few radically different designs for different players? Why would someone such as yourself have to go on the internet to get an arcade-like controller witha joystick? Why aren't quality companies selling this stuff in stores?
Good thing games like Guitar Hero, Beatmania, In The Groove 2, etc, are coming out in the future.
Any game that doens't penalize you enough for getting killed is boring because there's no tension. When I get to a boss, I want enough on the line that it makes me say "oh shit!" And you got more of that in older games than in newer ones.
Oh, and of course, since some players are better than others, a good game needs difficulty selection, and it's gotta do more than give you less health and throw more enemies at you.
"Even if that's Christmas 2006, Bungie's only got 2 years this time around to make that ship date and 1 year is already gone. Bungie is screwed."
The reason Halo 2 wasn't up to par is that they were probably working on Halo 3 before Halo 2 was finished. Keep in mind that I'm not saying whether Halo 3 will be bad, good, or indifferent, just pointing something out.
And, for what it's worth (2 cents?), I don't like this shit with video games. Bungie (and every other company) should be giving every single game everything they've got. No unneccessary planning for sequels ahead of time. Bungie probably had all sorts of great ideas for storyline, items, etc (for Halo 2). and just went "half of this will be good for Halo 3". Unacceptable.
The exact same thing happened with the Matrix. They made one awesome movie (equivalent to Halo 1) , and decided ahead of time to make not one, but two sequels. And what happened there? It was one movie divided into two parts (Reloaded and Revolutions). If those two movies were one movie (with the boring shit cut out, did we really need to spend so much time watching Zion getting invaded? Yawn.), it might have been just as awesome as the first. I'm not saying Halo 3 is doomed, but please don't buy an X360 without playing it yourself for a reasonable amount of time first.
I don't want to end up making 5 posts here so let's just get all my opinions out in one post
SNES > GameCube > Dual Shock > NES > N64 >> XBox-s >>>> Xbox
SNES: Small and confortable, pretty simple but has enough buttons.
Gamecube: Big A button gives easy access to both B and Y buttons without having to move your thumb much. Comfy overall and I like the little C-stick.
Dual Shock: The sticks are a unconfortable for me, but the digital pad is great for most games and the layout is easy to understand.
N64: I didn't like how most games forced use of the stick, making the third prong annoying deadweight. The sticks wore out pretty badly after a while.
XBox S: A bit big, I don't really like how the triggers are behind the controller, it interferes with how I grip the controller. The buttons are way too small and bulbous for me.
XBox: Before the Xbox launch, Ed Fries (or someone else form MS) said "this controller tested perfectly in focus groups and we're not going to change it or make another one" or something similar. It's seriously one of the reasons I leaned away from the XBox (which was a good decision because since launch the console has been offering great games in genres I don't like).
" Come on, are you honestly telling me sidescrollers should only appear on handhelds? I don't own a DS/GBA nor do I plan to.
I fully agree with this statement. We haven't had a good puzzle game for 7 years until Lumines came out for the PSP. Hello? The PS2 could have supported Lumines years ago (and surely now), but no, Sony takes the great game and uses it as a tool to sell PSPs. I hate it.
Why can't "old" genres be on home consoles (outside of a Game Boy Advance Player)? Viewtiful Joe is not a 2d game just because the action takes place on a 2d plane. Even the so called "New Super Mario Bros." looks 3D from what I've seen (graphics-wise). What's the point if all the gameplay is flat?
I remember someone from Gamespot saying (a long time ago, I'm not looking for a link here) that if a company actually put a lot of time and money into making a good 2d side scroller with 2d graphics for a home console, it'd probably look better than the 3d stuff out there. The resolution, lighting, framerate, etc would be amazing since the console wouldn't have any 3 dimensional polygons to draw. Think about all the crazy stuff they could throw in there without having to process all of it in 3 dimensions. It'd probably be a fun game, too bad it'll never happen.
Star Wars explains the plot up to the point in the movie, it doesn't say "Luke thinks his father is dead, but Vader will cut off his hand and then reveal that he is his father".
It's not needed because most don't have trouble following the basic plot of Star Wars:)
If you ask me, Wind Waker was a damn good game, and if anything, less dull than, say, Ocarina of Time. I just seemed a lot more. . . spacious, not just the ocean mind you, but the dungeons and towns also seemed bigger, even if there weren't so many of either. Riding that Deku Leaf, hiding from guards, lots of good mini-games. Beautiful game.
I'll accept the apology for the triforce treasure hunt though. *yawn*. And to tell the truth some of those side-islands could have been a little more involving. And don't get me started on how long it takes to change the wind. Not to mention the tedium of only being able to give one picture a "day" to the sculptor of the Nintendo Gallery. Well I better wrap this up before I start to ramble.
But if you trust what those guys are saying, it sounds like Twilight Princess is going to be super-good.
What a shame. I was hoping that Nintendo would push the Gamecube to have a long lifecycle, perhaps coexisting with the Revolution. Ergo, I was excited to see that Sony was planning that with the PS2. Except it's really the PS3 and the headline is wrong.
Slating a 10-year life cycle so early doesn't really guarantee much. If anything, it sounds like hype. "Yes, this console will be so good it won't be obsolete (power-wise) for 10 years". Uh, Sony, breakthroughs are going to happen between now and then, and you guys will be the first to want to capitilize on them.
So I think Sony will change their mind, and in a few years, someone from Sony will be saying, "The PS4 will be released next year, will be 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 more powerful than the PS3 [or if you prefer, 1X10^60], and [of course] it will have a life cycle of 10 years.".
Because the real fun comes from seeing how fast your console can render real-time dynamic high-resolution shadows.
Phew, almost forgot to use sarcasm up to that last line:o
Here's the problem: most people do watch TV, and the advertisers are right; something advertised more makes more money. People smart enough not to buy something because an ad told them to (such as you or me and probably a decent chunk of people here) are the minority, and most companies have no interest in such a small demographic.
That said, EA and whoever else is considering this should note that there's a lot of overlap between gamers and people who hate commercials, more than they might expect. Best case scenario, EA decides to put full-motion ads in all their games, gamers boycott, and EA goes bankrupt. Like that'll happen.
And by the way, this Thompson character has quite the uphill battle to fight... when you boil this down logically, this is similar to rating MSPaint XXX because you can draw/paste/save/open pictures on it. Yeah. Uphill battle.
Slashdot Mirror
That's only because we kill ourselves fumbling with right-handed devices... you bastards >:(
I'm tired of being oppressed. It's time to start a Revolution!
"Is the fact that you cannot blockade a public place with a protest a violation of your rights?
Blockading a public place would interfere with the liberties of people who might not care what you think, and want access to that public place. Once you start physically interfering with people like that, it's not a matter of freedom of speech.
That being said, you should be able to say whatever you want, be it neo-nazi stuff or whatever questionable material like that, be it over the Internet or whatever else... just so long as it isn't interfering with someone who choose to ignore you, and just so long you're not doing so on the property of someone who disapproves; it's their property, they set the rules for that property. That's the beauty of the Internet... no one really "owns" it (yet).
If you say fire in a theatre, you're interfering with other people's liberties since it'll lead to an evacuation or whatever else, or at the very least, a disruption; you're not supposed to say anything in a theatre because you'll interfere with the show.
On top of this, the remote control shape just makes sense; it's easy to point with. Try pointing a current-gen controller around, you won't get very far. Why are remote controls shaped the way they are? Because that's the best way to design a one-handed controller. (Of course the Revolution controller is smaller than most remotes for what should be obvious reasons).
" Uncyclopedia's been around since the start of the year. In Internet terms, this does not exactly make it new...
Yeah, but this is Slashdot. My running theory is that this post was submitted 5 years in the future, but ran through some sort of wormhole to appear in our time. Didn't know you could do that with basic HTML.
Ok, that would really be pushing it... even if they can get away with it legally, it would really start moving people towards Linux. I'm serious, and yes I'm talking about Joe Sixpack. Big companies would offer any of their computers with Linux pre-installed and it would be awesome.
Am I saying this'll happen? No, because Microsoft would'nt do something like that. At least I don't think they would. They've done all sorts of shit in the past, but forcing an ISP upon users? They wouldn't have the guts or the stupidity.
(But I'll admit I'm really naive with this stuff, so I'm probably wrong.)
"we probably won't get there in my lifetime"
You're right, assuming they also welch out on that eternal life thing. Dammit, can't they finish through on anything?
"It's one of the few languages in which you can scramble the order of the words in the sentence and not loose any meaning because the word carries enough meta-data in the form of all of the various endings."
:)
It's not like I'm a grammar nazi or anything, I just like the irony
Arcades don't use d-pads because they don't use controllers because a handheld controller would either have wiring that is too stringy and would be broken by reckless players or too strong, which is awkward (try playing console games at a game store and you'll see what I mean).
I think the real issue here is that all 3 consoles only have one main controller design (the XBox has two, but they're quite similar fundamentally, one is just less atrocious than the other). Why can't Sony, Nintendo, or Microsoft offer a few radically different designs for different players? Why would someone such as yourself have to go on the internet to get an arcade-like controller witha joystick? Why aren't quality companies selling this stuff in stores?
Good thing games like Guitar Hero, Beatmania, In The Groove 2, etc, are coming out in the future.
Yeah, but it'd difficult to actually get the real instruction booklet, though I'm sure there's an FAQ out there.
The strategy behind this is for him to make his own ideas for Google. you don't hire a pioneer of the internet and tell him what to do.
;)
By the way, he has posted at Googleblog... hard at work already
Kharma Whoring
I have a twisted sense of humour, I suppose.
Any game that doens't penalize you enough for getting killed is boring because there's no tension. When I get to a boss, I want enough on the line that it makes me say "oh shit!" And you got more of that in older games than in newer ones.
Oh, and of course, since some players are better than others, a good game needs difficulty selection, and it's gotta do more than give you less health and throw more enemies at you.
"Now, if Ikaruga is too easy, try doing dual play. That refers to a single playing playing with 2 controllers in 2p mode. Now _THAT'S_ hard."
I almost died just reading that sentence, let alone imagining players who can do it. For me, Chapter 4 on Normal is more than enough.
"Even if that's Christmas 2006, Bungie's only got 2 years this time around to make that ship date and 1 year is already gone. Bungie is screwed."
The reason Halo 2 wasn't up to par is that they were probably working on Halo 3 before Halo 2 was finished. Keep in mind that I'm not saying whether Halo 3 will be bad, good, or indifferent, just pointing something out.
And, for what it's worth (2 cents?), I don't like this shit with video games. Bungie (and every other company) should be giving every single game everything they've got. No unneccessary planning for sequels ahead of time. Bungie probably had all sorts of great ideas for storyline, items, etc (for Halo 2). and just went "half of this will be good for Halo 3". Unacceptable.
The exact same thing happened with the Matrix. They made one awesome movie (equivalent to Halo 1) , and decided ahead of time to make not one, but two sequels. And what happened there? It was one movie divided into two parts (Reloaded and Revolutions). If those two movies were one movie (with the boring shit cut out, did we really need to spend so much time watching Zion getting invaded? Yawn.), it might have been just as awesome as the first. I'm not saying Halo 3 is doomed, but please don't buy an X360 without playing it yourself for a reasonable amount of time first.
I don't want to end up making 5 posts here so let's just get all my opinions out in one post
SNES > GameCube > Dual Shock > NES > N64 >> XBox-s >>>> Xbox
SNES: Small and confortable, pretty simple but has enough buttons.
Gamecube: Big A button gives easy access to both B and Y buttons without having to move your thumb much. Comfy overall and I like the little C-stick.
Dual Shock: The sticks are a unconfortable for me, but the digital pad is great for most games and the layout is easy to understand.
N64: I didn't like how most games forced use of the stick, making the third prong annoying deadweight. The sticks wore out pretty badly after a while.
XBox S: A bit big, I don't really like how the triggers are behind the controller, it interferes with how I grip the controller. The buttons are way too small and bulbous for me.
XBox: Before the Xbox launch, Ed Fries (or someone else form MS) said "this controller tested perfectly in focus groups and we're not going to change it or make another one" or something similar. It's seriously one of the reasons I leaned away from the XBox (which was a good decision because since launch the console has been offering great games in genres I don't like).
Story checks out.
" Come on, are you honestly telling me sidescrollers should only appear on handhelds? I don't own a DS/GBA nor do I plan to.
I fully agree with this statement. We haven't had a good puzzle game for 7 years until Lumines came out for the PSP. Hello? The PS2 could have supported Lumines years ago (and surely now), but no, Sony takes the great game and uses it as a tool to sell PSPs. I hate it.
Why can't "old" genres be on home consoles (outside of a Game Boy Advance Player)? Viewtiful Joe is not a 2d game just because the action takes place on a 2d plane. Even the so called "New Super Mario Bros." looks 3D from what I've seen (graphics-wise). What's the point if all the gameplay is flat?
I remember someone from Gamespot saying (a long time ago, I'm not looking for a link here) that if a company actually put a lot of time and money into making a good 2d side scroller with 2d graphics for a home console, it'd probably look better than the 3d stuff out there. The resolution, lighting, framerate, etc would be amazing since the console wouldn't have any 3 dimensional polygons to draw. Think about all the crazy stuff they could throw in there without having to process all of it in 3 dimensions. It'd probably be a fun game, too bad it'll never happen.
Star Wars explains the plot up to the point in the movie, it doesn't say "Luke thinks his father is dead, but Vader will cut off his hand and then reveal that he is his father".
:)
It's not needed because most don't have trouble following the basic plot of Star Wars
Ludicrous speed.
"How much is Thurrott paying you guys?"
;)
Some sweet, sweet anti-microsoft sentiment
(not even sure if the word sentiment is even appropriate here, but I like the ring to it)
Not to mention the Metroid Prime games were made by an American company, and were released in the US first.
If you ask me, Wind Waker was a damn good game, and if anything, less dull than, say, Ocarina of Time. I just seemed a lot more. . . spacious, not just the ocean mind you, but the dungeons and towns also seemed bigger, even if there weren't so many of either. Riding that Deku Leaf, hiding from guards, lots of good mini-games. Beautiful game.
I'll accept the apology for the triforce treasure hunt though. *yawn*. And to tell the truth some of those side-islands could have been a little more involving. And don't get me started on how long it takes to change the wind. Not to mention the tedium of only being able to give one picture a "day" to the sculptor of the Nintendo Gallery. Well I better wrap this up before I start to ramble.
But if you trust what those guys are saying, it sounds like Twilight Princess is going to be super-good.
What a shame. I was hoping that Nintendo would push the Gamecube to have a long lifecycle, perhaps coexisting with the Revolution. Ergo, I was excited to see that Sony was planning that with the PS2. Except it's really the PS3 and the headline is wrong.
:o
Slating a 10-year life cycle so early doesn't really guarantee much. If anything, it sounds like hype. "Yes, this console will be so good it won't be obsolete (power-wise) for 10 years". Uh, Sony, breakthroughs are going to happen between now and then, and you guys will be the first to want to capitilize on them.
So I think Sony will change their mind, and in a few years, someone from Sony will be saying, "The PS4 will be released next year, will be 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 more powerful than the PS3 [or if you prefer, 1X10^60], and [of course] it will have a life cycle of 10 years.".
Because the real fun comes from seeing how fast your console can render real-time dynamic high-resolution shadows.
Phew, almost forgot to use sarcasm up to that last line
Here's the problem: most people do watch TV, and the advertisers are right; something advertised more makes more money. People smart enough not to buy something because an ad told them to (such as you or me and probably a decent chunk of people here) are the minority, and most companies have no interest in such a small demographic.
That said, EA and whoever else is considering this should note that there's a lot of overlap between gamers and people who hate commercials, more than they might expect. Best case scenario, EA decides to put full-motion ads in all their games, gamers boycott, and EA goes bankrupt. Like that'll happen.
hehe
And by the way, this Thompson character has quite the uphill battle to fight... when you boil this down logically, this is similar to rating MSPaint XXX because you can draw/paste/save/open pictures on it. Yeah. Uphill battle.