I was up late last night.. and happened to catch a re-run of this flick on some channel.
I laughed and laughed and laughed. From the moment where Richard Prior just "gets" programming (part of it is just directory listing btw..) to where he operates a finance system by typing in "transfer all half cents to said accaount"
I am a major admirer of your work , but something troubles me. Consensus (in my circles) are , that you are losing your touch.
Let me explain. Doom might still be my fav. game ever, and can be a lot of fun to boot up and kick some demon ass, Quake (1) is still a staple of my deathmatch (and multiplayer coop) diet. But your games seem to have a downward curve in entertainment value.
I played Quake2 for a little while , then realized that it was just not as much "fun" as what had come before it.. it felt like a bastardized version of what everyone else was doing, it left the proverbial "bad taste" in my mouth.. i recently downloaded q3test , and was distressed to find that it still doesnt have that same "fun" feeling to it.. (ofcourse im not judging the final game on the test.. but thus has been my observation).
While Doom 1/2 and Quake 1 are ageless (the holy grail of gaming) , the last two are nothing more than fickle mistresses , who keep you enthralled for a short time.. but ultimately you revert back to your soul mate(s) (the aforemention masterpieces).
I do not however feel that Romero leaving has much to do with it, it might just be the fact that I'm growing out of games (not many next generation games float my boat), it might just be that I've changed...but then every ex-quake community person i know is going through the same.
PS. the community that got into the guiness book of records, is now a pale version of the extremely cool occurence that shot up in '96. Our history is almost non-existent now.. for the teeny boppers came and saw.. and thought it was hip, and ended up screwing everyone. Just witness the fall of the once mighty Stomped.com , and the proliferation of the generic PlanetXXXXXX.com network
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.. and happened to catch a re-run of this flick on some channel.
I was up late last night
I laughed and laughed and laughed.
From the moment where Richard Prior just "gets" programming (part of it is just directory listing btw..) to where he operates a finance system by typing in "transfer all half cents to said accaount"
I am a major admirer of your work , but something troubles me. Consensus (in my circles) are , that you are losing your touch.
.. i recently downloaded q3test , and was distressed to find that it still doesnt have that same "fun" feeling to it.. (ofcourse im not judging the final game on the test.. but thus has been my observation).
.. but ultimately you revert back to your soul mate(s) (the aforemention masterpieces).
.. and thought it was hip, and ended up screwing everyone. Just witness the fall of the once mighty Stomped.com , and the proliferation of the generic
Let me explain. Doom might still be my fav. game ever, and can be a lot of fun to boot up and kick some demon ass, Quake (1) is still a staple of my deathmatch (and multiplayer coop) diet. But your games seem to have a downward curve in entertainment value.
I played Quake2 for a little while , then realized that it was just not as much "fun" as what had come before it.. it felt like a bastardized version of what everyone else was doing, it left the proverbial "bad taste" in my mouth
While Doom 1/2 and Quake 1 are ageless (the holy grail of gaming) , the last two are nothing more than fickle mistresses , who keep you enthralled for a short time
I do not however feel that Romero leaving has much to do with it, it might just be the fact that I'm growing out of games (not many next generation games float my boat), it might just be that I've changed...but then every ex-quake community person i know is going through the same.
PS. the community that got into the guiness book of records, is now a pale version of the extremely cool occurence that shot up in '96. Our history is almost non-existent now.. for the teeny boppers came and saw
PlanetXXXXXX.com network