I think both ideas boil down to the same thing. Overall in any givin game, more specifficaly PC games (as that's what valve mostly makes)have a tedency to have a good beginning, and great end.. but a more or less mediocre middle. I think what episodic content does is give them more time to focus on each peice so it seems more or less great all the way through. I feel that most "Movies" or full length games theese days are mostly boring filler, and should probably be cut down a little anyway. Episodic content does very well for this purpose, and I have really enjoyed EP1, and look forward to EP2.
Steam is an on-line contenet dilivery service. You downlaod and play games through steam. Each person is assigned a sepcific ID taht keeps track of what games you've purchased. If your local copy is deleted, steam knows that you have payed for the game, and simply lets you redownload it. Steam does not need to be connected to the interenet to play. Your games that are used through steam cannot be accessed any other way. If you use the icon to open say HL2 or CSS it will open steam, then launch the game. Many third party titles and mods are available via steam. Steam is a free service and does not directly cost.
That said, I like the service and don't experience the lag and latency most people seem to complain about. I do however don't like the fact it's almost impossible to get information about teh games from steam itself.
A lot of people like to use the terms Valve/Steam interchangably.
Classes have a tendecy to be more focused. You wanna be a sneaky bastard.. be a theif. You wanna hit stuff.. be a fighter. wanna reign firey doom upon your enemies while wearing a dress.. be a mage! but it's always boiling down to a class title. Even in games with open skill sets, a overly melee skill set will get labled as a "fighter". Both systems are fine for their uses, but a class system is the easy and simple way. Skills sets are just the long way of going about setting up a charicter. As in all things, it's going to come down to what level of control some people have to have. Some people are fine being a Fighter.. while others want to rule their charicters skill sets and pick and choose from every skill available and be a Fighter/Healer/Monkey/Pirate/Robot.
I can't wait for the Cardboard Tube Samurai episode.
I think PA is hillarious, and I hope this joint venture will be as good as they think it will. I have faith but there's always the chance for failure. I guess we wait for the next couple years and see.
Anyone else had this kind of trouble. I've had no problems with EP1 since i bought it. You using Steam or a store bought copy? I'm interested to know if this is a large problem. Valve is known to have shotty tech support and their forums are a joke, but i've not once had trouble with my own installations of valve.
I Loved HL2 and ep1 was no dissapointment. I'm not partial to the episodic content idea, but if they could just make the game a little longer i won't mind puttin out the cash for it. I don't mind if they're pushing back production, because valve is one of the studios i still respect. They take the time to release a good product on most ocaisons.
Send him a nice letter anyway. I plan on it, and I hope more people notice this program. I think it's a good thing people are activly trying to point out the ratings, not refine them. They are a good indication of the content, not a report. People need to understand and use the ratings not demand "better". I can only hope more people follow this example and help point out that the big M in the bottom right hand corner of the game means something besides "Money".
I just send him a nice letter(yes, hand written) and I'm not his constituant. In a momment i'll be doing the same to my Gov/AG and point out his example. What we need in the our government right now is more people like Baker. I applaude his understanding and hope that more programs spring up. This is a good start to pointing out that it's not the games that are causing violent children. The more people are aware and understand the idea behind the ESRB ratings the better. The more people that understand they have to take responsibility for the media their children are exposed to the better. I'm happy, and I can only hope that more people notice what is happening here.
I like how you throw Free around. Heres some knowledge:
PC gamming does cost... just not the player. Ther servers cost money.. if not for software, for bandwidth. Reliable hosting can easily cost 20-30 bucks for only 1 game server. The money is being paid one way or another, it's just a question of whether the end user feels the pinch.
but did the ESA's annoucement about the E3EXPO drive anyone else nuts!?
that out of the way, I think it might not be so bad. I think the last E3 was alot more hype and smokescreen than actuall presentation.. but I only caught some media coverage I havn't been myself. Hopefully this lead to more and better quality presentations from the big names. At the very least it might help aleviate some of the used car lot feel of everyone trying to grab your attention to hype this or that.
I agree. It's games like Xenogears, and many of the Final Fantasy games that are ment to invoke such emotion. The games entire aim is not the be played, but for the player to feel like they're in the story. It's like reading a book, if you can identify with and immerse yourself into the world and be alongside those charicters, it makes for a much more compelling and emotional experience. I am not ashamed to say that i've cried at least a few times while playing a game because of the emotion of the situations.
I have to agree with the parent. The story in the Legacy of Kain series (taht spawned Soul Reaver) is what drives the player. The entire mythos of Nazgoth is an amazing story that the gameplay helps tell. The real drive in theese games to hear the next tid-bit, the next twist. Story was waht MADE the LoK games, and I think that series is a great example of story drivin gameplay.
Those are reserved to the numerous sequals i'm sure we'll see. It would make a nice story extenstion by having to pass a new trail every game.. they could really drag this out, but i hope they don't. The spiritual aspect of the game was very neat.
a pet dick. This PI is a real asshole if he ACTUALLY went to their home and tried to get to the whitness through thier family. It never ceases to amaze me how underhanded some people can be.
.... I suppose. If you like the same ol' crapy EA sports titles. I don't know how the Wii controller will make video game sports any cooler. I'd rather just go play sports outside... in the sunlight. (i'm sick, i know.)
for them to stuff our money into. Stop paying the CEO's 400million a year and put some of the cash into the pipes if they're not good enugh. Don't pull it out of my pocket.
I think this game has lot of potential, like alot of things theese days; however, being exclusive to one console this "generation" wouldn't be a good strategy. Players like being able to play games on their favorite system, and not providing that game to the people who want to play it is basicly throwing money out the window.. that being said i don't think we'll be a seeing a Wii port for many games on the PS3 of 360 becaue of the difference in specs. I hope they at least try though, it'd be sad to see the Wii be another GC.
I myself think this game could be great because i think ubisoft did a great job with the new prince of persia games. To me it sounds like a great mix between PoP and Thief... which could only be a fun premise. I just hope they fill out the game to meet the potential they have.
Ugly or not it'll probably be much more fun than some other major titles. Major software houses don't usually have a fucos on making a fun game, it's all about timelines and profit. I think people taking their own time to make something they want to play would at least be worth a look at.
I hope people can start to figure this out. The pipes are paid for. We're all Leasing the bandwidth on both ends. Over the last few years i'm sure the comusmer market has paid for the pipes. I garuntee they're making money. This is just a bully tactic to force people to pay for the "privalige" to use their pipes.
The Confusion is almost all on their side of the argument. It would be nice if congress would look at how things work before they try to pass laws about technology.
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No, the WoW players have neglected themselves to the point that they have passed on to their second life.
I think both ideas boil down to the same thing. Overall in any givin game, more specifficaly PC games (as that's what valve mostly makes)have a tedency to have a good beginning, and great end.. but a more or less mediocre middle. I think what episodic content does is give them more time to focus on each peice so it seems more or less great all the way through. I feel that most "Movies" or full length games theese days are mostly boring filler, and should probably be cut down a little anyway. Episodic content does very well for this purpose, and I have really enjoyed EP1, and look forward to EP2.
I will vote for Krillgore the Overlord. Twice.
Your one of those people who spam "You take the point!" aren't you?
Steam is an on-line contenet dilivery service. You downlaod and play games through steam. Each person is assigned a sepcific ID taht keeps track of what games you've purchased. If your local copy is deleted, steam knows that you have payed for the game, and simply lets you redownload it. Steam does not need to be connected to the interenet to play. Your games that are used through steam cannot be accessed any other way. If you use the icon to open say HL2 or CSS it will open steam, then launch the game. Many third party titles and mods are available via steam. Steam is a free service and does not directly cost. That said, I like the service and don't experience the lag and latency most people seem to complain about. I do however don't like the fact it's almost impossible to get information about teh games from steam itself. A lot of people like to use the terms Valve/Steam interchangably.
Classes have a tendecy to be more focused. You wanna be a sneaky bastard.. be a theif. You wanna hit stuff.. be a fighter. wanna reign firey doom upon your enemies while wearing a dress.. be a mage! but it's always boiling down to a class title. Even in games with open skill sets, a overly melee skill set will get labled as a "fighter". Both systems are fine for their uses, but a class system is the easy and simple way. Skills sets are just the long way of going about setting up a charicter. As in all things, it's going to come down to what level of control some people have to have. Some people are fine being a Fighter.. while others want to rule their charicters skill sets and pick and choose from every skill available and be a Fighter/Healer/Monkey/Pirate/Robot.
I can't wait for the Cardboard Tube Samurai episode. I think PA is hillarious, and I hope this joint venture will be as good as they think it will. I have faith but there's always the chance for failure. I guess we wait for the next couple years and see.
Anyone else had this kind of trouble. I've had no problems with EP1 since i bought it. You using Steam or a store bought copy? I'm interested to know if this is a large problem. Valve is known to have shotty tech support and their forums are a joke, but i've not once had trouble with my own installations of valve. I Loved HL2 and ep1 was no dissapointment. I'm not partial to the episodic content idea, but if they could just make the game a little longer i won't mind puttin out the cash for it. I don't mind if they're pushing back production, because valve is one of the studios i still respect. They take the time to release a good product on most ocaisons.
Send him a nice letter anyway. I plan on it, and I hope more people notice this program. I think it's a good thing people are activly trying to point out the ratings, not refine them. They are a good indication of the content, not a report. People need to understand and use the ratings not demand "better". I can only hope more people follow this example and help point out that the big M in the bottom right hand corner of the game means something besides "Money".
I just send him a nice letter(yes, hand written) and I'm not his constituant. In a momment i'll be doing the same to my Gov/AG and point out his example. What we need in the our government right now is more people like Baker. I applaude his understanding and hope that more programs spring up. This is a good start to pointing out that it's not the games that are causing violent children. The more people are aware and understand the idea behind the ESRB ratings the better. The more people that understand they have to take responsibility for the media their children are exposed to the better. I'm happy, and I can only hope that more people notice what is happening here.
I like how you throw Free around. Heres some knowledge: PC gamming does cost... just not the player. Ther servers cost money.. if not for software, for bandwidth. Reliable hosting can easily cost 20-30 bucks for only 1 game server. The money is being paid one way or another, it's just a question of whether the end user feels the pinch.
but did the ESA's annoucement about the E3EXPO drive anyone else nuts!? that out of the way, I think it might not be so bad. I think the last E3 was alot more hype and smokescreen than actuall presentation.. but I only caught some media coverage I havn't been myself. Hopefully this lead to more and better quality presentations from the big names. At the very least it might help aleviate some of the used car lot feel of everyone trying to grab your attention to hype this or that.
good thing a heavy chunck of banination hardware like that stays in hammer space untill they whip it out.
I agree. It's games like Xenogears, and many of the Final Fantasy games that are ment to invoke such emotion. The games entire aim is not the be played, but for the player to feel like they're in the story. It's like reading a book, if you can identify with and immerse yourself into the world and be alongside those charicters, it makes for a much more compelling and emotional experience. I am not ashamed to say that i've cried at least a few times while playing a game because of the emotion of the situations.
I have to agree with the parent. The story in the Legacy of Kain series (taht spawned Soul Reaver) is what drives the player. The entire mythos of Nazgoth is an amazing story that the gameplay helps tell. The real drive in theese games to hear the next tid-bit, the next twist. Story was waht MADE the LoK games, and I think that series is a great example of story drivin gameplay.
will the chicks they put in theese ads be better detailed "models" too?
Those are reserved to the numerous sequals i'm sure we'll see. It would make a nice story extenstion by having to pass a new trail every game.. they could really drag this out, but i hope they don't. The spiritual aspect of the game was very neat.
a pet dick. This PI is a real asshole if he ACTUALLY went to their home and tried to get to the whitness through thier family. It never ceases to amaze me how underhanded some people can be.
It's slashdot.. noob flaming is the only result of a comment like this. I enjoy good reading material for the restroom.
.... I suppose. If you like the same ol' crapy EA sports titles. I don't know how the Wii controller will make video game sports any cooler. I'd rather just go play sports outside... in the sunlight. (i'm sick, i know.)
for them to stuff our money into. Stop paying the CEO's 400million a year and put some of the cash into the pipes if they're not good enugh. Don't pull it out of my pocket.
I think this game has lot of potential, like alot of things theese days; however, being exclusive to one console this "generation" wouldn't be a good strategy. Players like being able to play games on their favorite system, and not providing that game to the people who want to play it is basicly throwing money out the window.. that being said i don't think we'll be a seeing a Wii port for many games on the PS3 of 360 becaue of the difference in specs. I hope they at least try though, it'd be sad to see the Wii be another GC. I myself think this game could be great because i think ubisoft did a great job with the new prince of persia games. To me it sounds like a great mix between PoP and Thief... which could only be a fun premise. I just hope they fill out the game to meet the potential they have.
Ugly or not it'll probably be much more fun than some other major titles. Major software houses don't usually have a fucos on making a fun game, it's all about timelines and profit. I think people taking their own time to make something they want to play would at least be worth a look at.
Mod parent up, that was a Fskin awesomly creative poem.
I hope people can start to figure this out. The pipes are paid for. We're all Leasing the bandwidth on both ends. Over the last few years i'm sure the comusmer market has paid for the pipes. I garuntee they're making money. This is just a bully tactic to force people to pay for the "privalige" to use their pipes.
The Confusion is almost all on their side of the argument. It would be nice if congress would look at how things work before they try to pass laws about technology.