I think "gameplay" is a bit like "innovation" because everyone wants it, yet nobody can quite explain what it is or what it's supposed to be. But by God, game developers have to provide it.
Eh, Dreamfall's story is basically good, but executed badly. The game just throws around plotlines, subplots, questions and mysteries around like they were going out of style, and they're never tied together into a coherent storyline. The storyline is actually a complete mess. Funcom has a lot to learn from Lucasarts.
I think you're wrong about saying that "even for an adventure game its really very low in terms of gameplay." Dreamfall has, in addition to your standard issue adventure gaming, puzzles (lockpicking, hacking etc.), fighting and stealth. That's a lot more than what most adventure games have. I would have preferred to have no stealth and fighting, and no deaths.
By that logic, shouldn't people stop reading books and watching movies because they want to play and interact, and not watch a damn movie or read a book? What's wrong with watching cutscenes in games or reading dialogue, if that same thing is perfectly ok in movies and books?
I'm sure Grim Fandango would be a fantastic experience if you skipped all the dialogue and cutscenes and just ran around taking items from point A to point B.
I love Jade Empire. Yes, you do have to walk around, but I suppose I'm used to it (I play World of Warcract and Guild Wars, so I have to be). It's true though that Jade Empire doesn't leave much room for exploration, but there are hidden or semi-hidden quests and items to discover. On the other hand, Oblivion gives you 100% freedom with basically no story to back it up, and I quickly stopped playing (the lack of a story wasn't the only reason).
Also, what does being an evil character in JE or Fable have to do with expecting bad gameplay, assuming anyone actually does that (I don't)?
Since then you've done everything possible to make the rest of the world hate you and right now - considering torture, illegal detainment, unjustified wars, ignoring the United Nations, wiretaps on your own citizens, destruction of civil liberties - you're honestly looking not much better than one of those tinpot dictatorships in South Africa.
That's what happens when you're practising counter-terrorism. Maybe you should wonder why these measures are taken (*cough* Islamic terrorism *cough*) instead of assuming that they simply appeared from thin air for no apparent reason.
Oh, and why should anyone care what the UN thinks? It's the most useless organization ever invented.
Still, you can't retrofit certain things afterwards, like better architechture and more polygons. Take a look at Black Mesa: Source and compare it to the original Half-Life... the improved level design makes a gigantic difference. You could add improved textures and effects into Half-life, but it would still show it's age.
It's your choice to not spend time playing games. Getting to lvl 60 in WoW takes time. Learning how to speak Japanese takes time. Getting a black belt in Judo takes time. Things take time. Of course you can just play more casual games like Sims, but why should a game like WoW be dumbed down just because you've decided that you won't invest much time in gaming? Go play some other game.
Society really goes to hell, as in labor camps and mass exterminations, when we let right-wing ideologies like yours come into power.
Is that what ring-wing ideologies endorse? I don't remember seeing any politicians or officials talk about labor camps and mass exterminations in Western countries (and don't even think about bringing up Hitler, because I'm referring to the 21st century). Left-wing ideologies are far more likely to destroy a country, and that's actually what they're presently doing in Europe.
Once again I have to point out that people make accidents. An accident is not the same tihng as deliberately misspelling something. Slashdot's lack of editing functions prevent people from fixing those accidents if they go unnoticed. Go bitch and moan to whomever is in charge of Slashdot's software.
The AC is correct. This should be considered standard procedure when dealing with Myspace users. I've also noticed that repeatedly hitting them with a sharp object produces equally good results.
Obviously the real world has made you forget how video games work. What would be the point of a game like Metroid Prime if you were immediately granted with every powerup and item in the game? You just have to spend time getting stuff in games. Video games have always been a time-consuming hobby. Why should that change just because you chose a lifestyle that leaves no time for gaming?
Yeah, leveling in GW is really fast. In Factions, it's ridiculously fast... I reached level 18 or 19 in less than a week (level cap is 20), and I've only done two missions (out of 13 or so).
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I think "gameplay" is a bit like "innovation" because everyone wants it, yet nobody can quite explain what it is or what it's supposed to be. But by God, game developers have to provide it.
Eh, Dreamfall's story is basically good, but executed badly. The game just throws around plotlines, subplots, questions and mysteries around like they were going out of style, and they're never tied together into a coherent storyline. The storyline is actually a complete mess. Funcom has a lot to learn from Lucasarts.
I think you're wrong about saying that "even for an adventure game its really very low in terms of gameplay." Dreamfall has, in addition to your standard issue adventure gaming, puzzles (lockpicking, hacking etc.), fighting and stealth. That's a lot more than what most adventure games have. I would have preferred to have no stealth and fighting, and no deaths.
By that logic, shouldn't people stop reading books and watching movies because they want to play and interact, and not watch a damn movie or read a book? What's wrong with watching cutscenes in games or reading dialogue, if that same thing is perfectly ok in movies and books?
I'm sure Grim Fandango would be a fantastic experience if you skipped all the dialogue and cutscenes and just ran around taking items from point A to point B.
I love Jade Empire. Yes, you do have to walk around, but I suppose I'm used to it (I play World of Warcract and Guild Wars, so I have to be). It's true though that Jade Empire doesn't leave much room for exploration, but there are hidden or semi-hidden quests and items to discover. On the other hand, Oblivion gives you 100% freedom with basically no story to back it up, and I quickly stopped playing (the lack of a story wasn't the only reason).
Also, what does being an evil character in JE or Fable have to do with expecting bad gameplay, assuming anyone actually does that (I don't)?
I don't even live in the US. The UN is a corrupt and inefficient organization, regardless of WHO.
That's what happens when you're practising counter-terrorism. Maybe you should wonder why these measures are taken (*cough* Islamic terrorism *cough*) instead of assuming that they simply appeared from thin air for no apparent reason.
Oh, and why should anyone care what the UN thinks? It's the most useless organization ever invented.
I'm more interested in Spore's technology... the gameplay seems like it'll get really old really fast.
I've never been on a raid. Nobody's forcing people to raid in WoW, yet it's a common assumption that WoW = raid 24/7.
I was doing portals before the first dinosaurs walked the earth. There's nothing new about this.
This man begs to differ.
Sign me up.
Still, you can't retrofit certain things afterwards, like better architechture and more polygons. Take a look at Black Mesa: Source and compare it to the original Half-Life... the improved level design makes a gigantic difference. You could add improved textures and effects into Half-life, but it would still show it's age.
I have a tendence to hoard files. I have 2.80 Gb of music from Monotonik, and I listen to only a fraction of it.
When did I ever claim or imply that I play games 24/7, to the exlusion of everything else?
Well, something like that anyway.
It's your choice to not spend time playing games. Getting to lvl 60 in WoW takes time. Learning how to speak Japanese takes time. Getting a black belt in Judo takes time. Things take time. Of course you can just play more casual games like Sims, but why should a game like WoW be dumbed down just because you've decided that you won't invest much time in gaming? Go play some other game.
Is that what ring-wing ideologies endorse? I don't remember seeing any politicians or officials talk about labor camps and mass exterminations in Western countries (and don't even think about bringing up Hitler, because I'm referring to the 21st century). Left-wing ideologies are far more likely to destroy a country, and that's actually what they're presently doing in Europe.
See? I made a spelling error right there. I'm sure someone will come along shortly to loudly complain about it.
Once again I have to point out that people make accidents. An accident is not the same tihng as deliberately misspelling something. Slashdot's lack of editing functions prevent people from fixing those accidents if they go unnoticed. Go bitch and moan to whomever is in charge of Slashdot's software.
The AC is correct. This should be considered standard procedure when dealing with Myspace users. I've also noticed that repeatedly hitting them with a sharp object produces equally good results.
RPGs already have that system. It's a rarity in FPS games though.
Obviously the real world has made you forget how video games work. What would be the point of a game like Metroid Prime if you were immediately granted with every powerup and item in the game? You just have to spend time getting stuff in games. Video games have always been a time-consuming hobby. Why should that change just because you chose a lifestyle that leaves no time for gaming?
Yeah, leveling in GW is really fast. In Factions, it's ridiculously fast... I reached level 18 or 19 in less than a week (level cap is 20), and I've only done two missions (out of 13 or so).
The answer is no. They're just power tripping, as people tend to do when they have power.
Or, you know, he just makes a lot of money, as some people tend to do. Although, he should have used "me" instead of "we."