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The reason a game like this appeals to some people is that they don't have to sink 100+ hours into it. Not all of us have unlimited time to fine tune our 'skills'.
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Another interesting thing they forgot to mention is that you don't get a flash light. Instead, you get a lighter that provides ambient lighting as opposed to beam lighting. A very nice touch, but rarely needed.
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I loved the "It's so dark, I feel like I'm doomed.":)
Just last night I was playing Wolfenstein on a friend's xbox and commented on how difficult it was to use. To make matters worse, they had an auto aim feature which pulled your cross hair towards the enemy. Slowly. I would over compensate and end up missing the first couple of shots.
So they're going to market lingerie to all those 'women' playing night elves? I somehow doubt that the characters that people play represent their true personalities.
I still use a DVD player, but my primary means of viewing is my DVR. Come the end of the month, my plasma will arrive and I will upgrade to a HD-DVR for $200. I'll get quite a bit more use out of that than I would out of a $900 player that makes me choose a format. Skip plastic and go digital.
There are quite a few that I could name off for 'best of show', but the one that I found most disappointing was Fallout 3. I find it rediculous that they've had the license for more than a year and they had NOTHING to show for it.
I probably fall into the 30% area also. The one thing that I think would help though is the option to rate a commercial. I know there have been plenty of commercials that I would have rated 'Who the hell thought that was a good idea?'
It's now cheaper for me to stream a movie off of Pay per view ($3.99) than it is for me to rent a movie at BlockBuster($4.25). B&M rental stores will eventually die out.
I didn't purchase a DVD player until they were below $100 and I still do not own a PS2. The point is that the early adopters of new tech normally are the people that get screwed the hardest. You get bragging rights, but you also have to deal with bugs and high cost. As before, I'll be waiting until the dust settles.
Originally, you were paying for the service. Now you're paying for the service and the pleasure of recieving commercials.
First there was channel flipping, then the DVR. Why do you think it will be any different in a new medium? They will try to captivate us and we will ignore them. The simple truth is that they aren't interested in us. They're looking at the idiot masses.
It's nice to be able to pull holidays in, but I wish you could delete, alter, and set reminders for them. Instead, you're forced to copy it into 'your' calendar which produces a duplicate event.
I overheard an employee attempting to sell a middle aged woman a 360 with the line; "Your kids are going to love this thing. It has a ton of great games like Oblivion!" I realize it's a bit off topic, but how true is that statement? I'm not interested in a 360, so I haven't been following any releases.
Why does it seem like both Sony and MS are trying to play catch up with each other? At this rate, they will be running in circles while Nintendo walks right on by.
"I don't think a 14-year-old should be able to buy GTA; however, if his parents want to buy it for him, I'm going to assume they made the decision that he can deal with what he will see (and, virtually, do) and have no objections to the game being in their house."
You're assuming they actually care. There are far too many parents that see media (in any form) as a way to shut their kids up for a couple of hours.
Even when I earned my own money and purchased my own software, my parents still sat down to see what I was spending my time on. This is called, being involved.
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Who actually watches these giant steaming piles of drivel? How anyone can watch fours hours of self praise and asinine humor is beyond me.
I purchased this game used and it actually had the strategy guide in the box.:) I've replayed the game at least 2 or 3 times and I still find the guide to be useful. Hints, tips, and best of all, maps.
"The reasoning behind this is because, generally, if you have that much debt, you do *not* have the means to pay it off."
I recently purchased a full living room set. JC Penny was offering two years free financing if you opened up a new credit card with them. So, I opened the card, charged the furniture and payed off the card after every piece arrived in good condition. People simply need to stop spending money that they do not have.
I don't mind a game getting pushed back by a few months to work out the bugs. What I really hate is the way media is released based on what is 'hot' at the moment. Perhaps it's that they realize the quality is not exactly up to snuff on the majority of what is released.
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The reason a game like this appeals to some people is that they don't have to sink 100+ hours into it. Not all of us have unlimited time to fine tune our 'skills'.
Another interesting thing they forgot to mention is that you don't get a flash light. Instead, you get a lighter that provides ambient lighting as opposed to beam lighting. A very nice touch, but rarely needed.
I loved the "It's so dark, I feel like I'm doomed." :)
The game is a year away, so yes, it is hype.
Just last night I was playing Wolfenstein on a friend's xbox and commented on how difficult it was to use. To make matters worse, they had an auto aim feature which pulled your cross hair towards the enemy. Slowly. I would over compensate and end up missing the first couple of shots.
How is this surprising?
So they're going to market lingerie to all those 'women' playing night elves? I somehow doubt that the characters that people play represent their true personalities.
I still use a DVD player, but my primary means of viewing is my DVR. Come the end of the month, my plasma will arrive and I will upgrade to a HD-DVR for $200. I'll get quite a bit more use out of that than I would out of a $900 player that makes me choose a format. Skip plastic and go digital.
There are quite a few that I could name off for 'best of show', but the one that I found most disappointing was Fallout 3. I find it rediculous that they've had the license for more than a year and they had NOTHING to show for it.
I probably fall into the 30% area also. The one thing that I think would help though is the option to rate a commercial. I know there have been plenty of commercials that I would have rated 'Who the hell thought that was a good idea?'
is to be able to try it out with my own two hands. I really don't care what it's called as long as it works and has great games.
This had nothing to do with pressure from the fans. As always, Lucas saw a way to make another buck and jumped at it.
It's now cheaper for me to stream a movie off of Pay per view ($3.99) than it is for me to rent a movie at BlockBuster($4.25). B&M rental stores will eventually die out.
I didn't purchase a DVD player until they were below $100 and I still do not own a PS2. The point is that the early adopters of new tech normally are the people that get screwed the hardest. You get bragging rights, but you also have to deal with bugs and high cost. As before, I'll be waiting until the dust settles.
This is just another example of why the FCC needs to be pulled back. It has been obvious for quite some time that they have too much power.
First there was channel flipping, then the DVR. Why do you think it will be any different in a new medium? They will try to captivate us and we will ignore them. The simple truth is that they aren't interested in us. They're looking at the idiot masses.
So does this mean you will be able to obtain a new copy of an earlier game without Starforce?
It's nice to be able to pull holidays in, but I wish you could delete, alter, and set reminders for them. Instead, you're forced to copy it into 'your' calendar which produces a duplicate event.
I overheard an employee attempting to sell a middle aged woman a 360 with the line; "Your kids are going to love this thing. It has a ton of great games like Oblivion!" I realize it's a bit off topic, but how true is that statement? I'm not interested in a 360, so I haven't been following any releases.
Why does it seem like both Sony and MS are trying to play catch up with each other? At this rate, they will be running in circles while Nintendo walks right on by.
You're assuming they actually care. There are far too many parents that see media (in any form) as a way to shut their kids up for a couple of hours.
Even when I earned my own money and purchased my own software, my parents still sat down to see what I was spending my time on. This is called, being involved.
Who actually watches these giant steaming piles of drivel? How anyone can watch fours hours of self praise and asinine humor is beyond me.
I purchased this game used and it actually had the strategy guide in the box. :) I've replayed the game at least 2 or 3 times and I still find the guide to be useful. Hints, tips, and best of all, maps.
"The reasoning behind this is because, generally, if you have that much debt, you do *not* have the means to pay it off." I recently purchased a full living room set. JC Penny was offering two years free financing if you opened up a new credit card with them. So, I opened the card, charged the furniture and payed off the card after every piece arrived in good condition. People simply need to stop spending money that they do not have.
I don't mind a game getting pushed back by a few months to work out the bugs. What I really hate is the way media is released based on what is 'hot' at the moment. Perhaps it's that they realize the quality is not exactly up to snuff on the majority of what is released.