Anyone getting tired of todays video games?
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I am 19 so a lot of the games on the market i.e. "Medal Of Honour 2010" is aimed at my age group however... I think most games today (console and pc) just tend to annoy me , for example the "Call Of Duty" series: *Since Call of Duty Treyarch Series it went down hill, only the engine is updated but each increment game tends to become even more dumbed down (crosshair gets bigger, less recoil on guns, easier AI, infact by COD MW2 they removed the "Infinite spawning AI" completly)... *Graphics improve for mostly useless (my opinion) factors such as huge explosion effects that may had taken a month or so to direct when they could had improved in game bugs or just made it more authentic? *Large focus on multi player (actually CODMW2's multi player lobby's and such were very good apart from no dedicated servers!) tends to make allot of money for game developers , so much that they "glorify" endless 1990's death match style games to "reward" the player with game mechanic changing perks (such as better weapons) *The "Arcade" feel increases throughout... *I get 12 year old's shout verbal abuse at me for defeating them! (there is no more honour :( ) Other games such as GTAIV and even some modern racing games PGR4 are nothing new any-more, just improved eye candy but the game play is the same as before and in many cases (such with GTAIV) gets dumbed down and focuses on making it as linear and mainstream as possible! Sure I may had enjoyed these spoken games four 3or more hours but many take them to a new level of "game addiction"... And because of it more and more garbage games are released on the market and nothing really exciting is coming out either - I feel doomed! Just to show that I am not some fan boy having a rant, the game "Brink" coming out soon looks good, but I can guarantee absolutely no new content from it. I watched some videos of it and saw a feature that allows you to do some impressive "environmental interactive" abilities such as "Jump over a trap" or "slide under some obstacle" - Hasn't "Mirrors Edge" and other games owned this already? I now focus on "Indy" games such as "Defence Grid" and "Briad" as they offer something "new". :P
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star craft 2 is the answer if boredom is the question.
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jgasm wrote:
answer if boredom is the question.
I have Star Craft 2, its sticks to it roots which I respect and the visuals are great! No fun for causal gamers on-line though , the game play forces people to have to become "profession" to be able to play on-line decently. (another reason why its awesome) My only qualm with it is that its RTS style has been done/redone so many times since it first came out that its not that special (even "Command and Conquer Tiberium War" had to compete with that!) Surely there can be some interesting non generic features that could had been implemented to make it "unique" ? Such as the resource system, what cool stuff could had been applied if the player had the ability to "Steal" resources (it sounds shallow as im sure there are many creative ideas out there but im tired!) Thanks :P
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Josh Gray wrote:
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My house mate has it, cannot feel any emotion from it at all ! Point, Shoot, Point Shoot, Scene Cut.... Thanks :-D
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Josh Gray wrote:
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My house mate has it, cannot feel any emotion from it at all ! Point, Shoot, Point Shoot, Scene Cut.... Thanks :-D
venomation wrote:
My house mate has it, cannot feel any emotion from it at all ! Point, Shoot, Point Shoot, Scene Cut....
I also have the MOH Airborn and that was a fantastic game. I get maybe 15 mins a week to sit down and have a play with it, I dont want to be watching all these 'cut scenes'. It's like the game is more of a demo of what the hardware can do
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venomation wrote:
My house mate has it, cannot feel any emotion from it at all ! Point, Shoot, Point Shoot, Scene Cut....
I also have the MOH Airborn and that was a fantastic game. I get maybe 15 mins a week to sit down and have a play with it, I dont want to be watching all these 'cut scenes'. It's like the game is more of a demo of what the hardware can do
I wasn't a big fan of Airborn but it was good when I played it,http://uk.gamespot.com/pc/action/medalofhonorairborne/index.html[^] - GameSpot gave it a 7 yet the latest one http://uk.gamespot.com/pc/action/medalofhonor/review.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter[^] a 7.5 ... cant be right it appears that even the reviewers are openly corrupt xD Im just worried that if I ever got to develop a game that people wouldn't feel "safe" buying it as its "unfamiliar" :laugh:
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I am 19 so a lot of the games on the market i.e. "Medal Of Honour 2010" is aimed at my age group however... I think most games today (console and pc) just tend to annoy me , for example the "Call Of Duty" series: *Since Call of Duty Treyarch Series it went down hill, only the engine is updated but each increment game tends to become even more dumbed down (crosshair gets bigger, less recoil on guns, easier AI, infact by COD MW2 they removed the "Infinite spawning AI" completly)... *Graphics improve for mostly useless (my opinion) factors such as huge explosion effects that may had taken a month or so to direct when they could had improved in game bugs or just made it more authentic? *Large focus on multi player (actually CODMW2's multi player lobby's and such were very good apart from no dedicated servers!) tends to make allot of money for game developers , so much that they "glorify" endless 1990's death match style games to "reward" the player with game mechanic changing perks (such as better weapons) *The "Arcade" feel increases throughout... *I get 12 year old's shout verbal abuse at me for defeating them! (there is no more honour :( ) Other games such as GTAIV and even some modern racing games PGR4 are nothing new any-more, just improved eye candy but the game play is the same as before and in many cases (such with GTAIV) gets dumbed down and focuses on making it as linear and mainstream as possible! Sure I may had enjoyed these spoken games four 3or more hours but many take them to a new level of "game addiction"... And because of it more and more garbage games are released on the market and nothing really exciting is coming out either - I feel doomed! Just to show that I am not some fan boy having a rant, the game "Brink" coming out soon looks good, but I can guarantee absolutely no new content from it. I watched some videos of it and saw a feature that allows you to do some impressive "environmental interactive" abilities such as "Jump over a trap" or "slide under some obstacle" - Hasn't "Mirrors Edge" and other games owned this already? I now focus on "Indy" games such as "Defence Grid" and "Briad" as they offer something "new". :P
The problem is that the games on the shelves are published by incredibly large companies that want to make as much profit as possible, so like pop music they're aiming for the largest user base possible. Which is also why we see a lot of sequels that are pretty much the same but with nicer graphics, because there's an existing user base already there that they can take advantage of. Multiplayer and networking are really good though, MAG is a superb example of what's possible now. The downside as you've pointed out of course is you do have to put up with the whiney prepubescent kids. There are occasional gems though like Assassins Creed and Uncharted, but if you want something that is just fun then you'll have to look up some smaller developers who aren't simply the puppet of some huge publisher.
My current favourite phrase: Iv'e seen better!
-SK Genius
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The problem is that the games on the shelves are published by incredibly large companies that want to make as much profit as possible, so like pop music they're aiming for the largest user base possible. Which is also why we see a lot of sequels that are pretty much the same but with nicer graphics, because there's an existing user base already there that they can take advantage of. Multiplayer and networking are really good though, MAG is a superb example of what's possible now. The downside as you've pointed out of course is you do have to put up with the whiney prepubescent kids. There are occasional gems though like Assassins Creed and Uncharted, but if you want something that is just fun then you'll have to look up some smaller developers who aren't simply the puppet of some huge publisher.
My current favourite phrase: Iv'e seen better!
-SK Genius
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The problem is that the games on the shelves are published by incredibly large companies that want to make as much profit as possible, so like pop music they're aiming for the largest user base possible. Which is also why we see a lot of sequels that are pretty much the same but with nicer graphics, because there's an existing user base already there that they can take advantage of. Multiplayer and networking are really good though, MAG is a superb example of what's possible now. The downside as you've pointed out of course is you do have to put up with the whiney prepubescent kids. There are occasional gems though like Assassins Creed and Uncharted, but if you want something that is just fun then you'll have to look up some smaller developers who aren't simply the puppet of some huge publisher.
My current favourite phrase: Iv'e seen better!
-SK Genius
I think its partly the fact (as you said) the money making generic business side but I think its more serious, "popular culture" make social groups less creative and responsive to change, I think we will see a increase on some generally decent games being published but ignored as people just don't care because its not "popular" :(
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Dalek Dave wrote:
First Person Shooter derivative.
Brilliant description ;P I dont mind shooting games as long as it doesn't make me feel like im just pointing and clicking. I want something clever, fluid , something that can make me think twice before I randomly spray 1000 rounds at 10 people... Thanks :-D
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I think its partly the fact (as you said) the money making generic business side but I think its more serious, "popular culture" make social groups less creative and responsive to change, I think we will see a increase on some generally decent games being published but ignored as people just don't care because its not "popular" :(
Totally agree. This is the same phenomenon that makes TV networks always cancel the good shows.
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I am 19 so a lot of the games on the market i.e. "Medal Of Honour 2010" is aimed at my age group however... I think most games today (console and pc) just tend to annoy me , for example the "Call Of Duty" series: *Since Call of Duty Treyarch Series it went down hill, only the engine is updated but each increment game tends to become even more dumbed down (crosshair gets bigger, less recoil on guns, easier AI, infact by COD MW2 they removed the "Infinite spawning AI" completly)... *Graphics improve for mostly useless (my opinion) factors such as huge explosion effects that may had taken a month or so to direct when they could had improved in game bugs or just made it more authentic? *Large focus on multi player (actually CODMW2's multi player lobby's and such were very good apart from no dedicated servers!) tends to make allot of money for game developers , so much that they "glorify" endless 1990's death match style games to "reward" the player with game mechanic changing perks (such as better weapons) *The "Arcade" feel increases throughout... *I get 12 year old's shout verbal abuse at me for defeating them! (there is no more honour :( ) Other games such as GTAIV and even some modern racing games PGR4 are nothing new any-more, just improved eye candy but the game play is the same as before and in many cases (such with GTAIV) gets dumbed down and focuses on making it as linear and mainstream as possible! Sure I may had enjoyed these spoken games four 3or more hours but many take them to a new level of "game addiction"... And because of it more and more garbage games are released on the market and nothing really exciting is coming out either - I feel doomed! Just to show that I am not some fan boy having a rant, the game "Brink" coming out soon looks good, but I can guarantee absolutely no new content from it. I watched some videos of it and saw a feature that allows you to do some impressive "environmental interactive" abilities such as "Jump over a trap" or "slide under some obstacle" - Hasn't "Mirrors Edge" and other games owned this already? I now focus on "Indy" games such as "Defence Grid" and "Briad" as they offer something "new". :P
Many, many years ago a good friend and I had a hilarious afternoon on his old Commodore or Atari or something (I forget exactly what it was). It was a stupid little game where you had blocky biplanes and a barn in the middle of the screen. There were a few clouds too. The planes started at opposite ends of the screen and you took off - pull back too quickly and you flipped over, too slow and you crashed into the barn. Then you had a dogfight in the clouds. The graphics were crap - but we played for hours, pissing ourselves laughing (we weren't drunk!). It was brilliant in its infantile simplicity. I've never seen another computer game since that could reduce me to tears of laughter...!
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I am 19 so a lot of the games on the market i.e. "Medal Of Honour 2010" is aimed at my age group however... I think most games today (console and pc) just tend to annoy me , for example the "Call Of Duty" series: *Since Call of Duty Treyarch Series it went down hill, only the engine is updated but each increment game tends to become even more dumbed down (crosshair gets bigger, less recoil on guns, easier AI, infact by COD MW2 they removed the "Infinite spawning AI" completly)... *Graphics improve for mostly useless (my opinion) factors such as huge explosion effects that may had taken a month or so to direct when they could had improved in game bugs or just made it more authentic? *Large focus on multi player (actually CODMW2's multi player lobby's and such were very good apart from no dedicated servers!) tends to make allot of money for game developers , so much that they "glorify" endless 1990's death match style games to "reward" the player with game mechanic changing perks (such as better weapons) *The "Arcade" feel increases throughout... *I get 12 year old's shout verbal abuse at me for defeating them! (there is no more honour :( ) Other games such as GTAIV and even some modern racing games PGR4 are nothing new any-more, just improved eye candy but the game play is the same as before and in many cases (such with GTAIV) gets dumbed down and focuses on making it as linear and mainstream as possible! Sure I may had enjoyed these spoken games four 3or more hours but many take them to a new level of "game addiction"... And because of it more and more garbage games are released on the market and nothing really exciting is coming out either - I feel doomed! Just to show that I am not some fan boy having a rant, the game "Brink" coming out soon looks good, but I can guarantee absolutely no new content from it. I watched some videos of it and saw a feature that allows you to do some impressive "environmental interactive" abilities such as "Jump over a trap" or "slide under some obstacle" - Hasn't "Mirrors Edge" and other games owned this already? I now focus on "Indy" games such as "Defence Grid" and "Briad" as they offer something "new". :P
Replaying Morrowind at the moment dumped into a world that is constantly trying to chew your face off with bad guys that wipe the floor with you until you get to a high enough level to take them out. None of that Oblivion namby pamby hand holding.
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venomation wrote:
My house mate has it, cannot feel any emotion from it at all ! Point, Shoot, Point Shoot, Scene Cut....
I also have the MOH Airborn and that was a fantastic game. I get maybe 15 mins a week to sit down and have a play with it, I dont want to be watching all these 'cut scenes'. It's like the game is more of a demo of what the hardware can do
It took me five hours on normal. Stupidly easy an Im rubbish. Too old an creaky to fps these days. Im all what was that? Did something just move? Shoot it quick. Oh it shot me.
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Many, many years ago a good friend and I had a hilarious afternoon on his old Commodore or Atari or something (I forget exactly what it was). It was a stupid little game where you had blocky biplanes and a barn in the middle of the screen. There were a few clouds too. The planes started at opposite ends of the screen and you took off - pull back too quickly and you flipped over, too slow and you crashed into the barn. Then you had a dogfight in the clouds. The graphics were crap - but we played for hours, pissing ourselves laughing (we weren't drunk!). It was brilliant in its infantile simplicity. I've never seen another computer game since that could reduce me to tears of laughter...!
That sounds remarkably like a game that was released as a cabinet game over here. One of my local boozers had one and, like yourself, my mates and I used to really laugh it up, playing it. That is the most modern video game I could play.
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Many, many years ago a good friend and I had a hilarious afternoon on his old Commodore or Atari or something (I forget exactly what it was). It was a stupid little game where you had blocky biplanes and a barn in the middle of the screen. There were a few clouds too. The planes started at opposite ends of the screen and you took off - pull back too quickly and you flipped over, too slow and you crashed into the barn. Then you had a dogfight in the clouds. The graphics were crap - but we played for hours, pissing ourselves laughing (we weren't drunk!). It was brilliant in its infantile simplicity. I've never seen another computer game since that could reduce me to tears of laughter...!
Sounds fun :P Graphics don't matter as much as game-play, I wish game dev's started to apply this as a policy :-D :laugh:
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I am 19 so a lot of the games on the market i.e. "Medal Of Honour 2010" is aimed at my age group however... I think most games today (console and pc) just tend to annoy me , for example the "Call Of Duty" series: *Since Call of Duty Treyarch Series it went down hill, only the engine is updated but each increment game tends to become even more dumbed down (crosshair gets bigger, less recoil on guns, easier AI, infact by COD MW2 they removed the "Infinite spawning AI" completly)... *Graphics improve for mostly useless (my opinion) factors such as huge explosion effects that may had taken a month or so to direct when they could had improved in game bugs or just made it more authentic? *Large focus on multi player (actually CODMW2's multi player lobby's and such were very good apart from no dedicated servers!) tends to make allot of money for game developers , so much that they "glorify" endless 1990's death match style games to "reward" the player with game mechanic changing perks (such as better weapons) *The "Arcade" feel increases throughout... *I get 12 year old's shout verbal abuse at me for defeating them! (there is no more honour :( ) Other games such as GTAIV and even some modern racing games PGR4 are nothing new any-more, just improved eye candy but the game play is the same as before and in many cases (such with GTAIV) gets dumbed down and focuses on making it as linear and mainstream as possible! Sure I may had enjoyed these spoken games four 3or more hours but many take them to a new level of "game addiction"... And because of it more and more garbage games are released on the market and nothing really exciting is coming out either - I feel doomed! Just to show that I am not some fan boy having a rant, the game "Brink" coming out soon looks good, but I can guarantee absolutely no new content from it. I watched some videos of it and saw a feature that allows you to do some impressive "environmental interactive" abilities such as "Jump over a trap" or "slide under some obstacle" - Hasn't "Mirrors Edge" and other games owned this already? I now focus on "Indy" games such as "Defence Grid" and "Briad" as they offer something "new". :P
That is because, you are playing wrong games. Try "Battlefield Bad Company 2". It's epic game. solid single player campaign, and even awesome multilayer experience. The sound recording is unmatched, every gun will sound just real. Graphics are top of the line. you will need a very high end graphics card to play it. Overall it is satisfying game. watch some game-play videos on YouTube, and you can always buy cheaper at Steam. :) The game is hard to play, you cannot just run and gun here. also team work is very important, solo cannot win the match, no matter how good you are. Vehicles are also nice addition to the game. I played the beta of Medal of Honor and it was frustrating. they tried to make Battlefield Bad Company like Call of the Duty - Modern Warfare 2. and they have failed in both the sides. :) OT: It's raining 5 votes here... :omg:
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That is because, you are playing wrong games. Try "Battlefield Bad Company 2". It's epic game. solid single player campaign, and even awesome multilayer experience. The sound recording is unmatched, every gun will sound just real. Graphics are top of the line. you will need a very high end graphics card to play it. Overall it is satisfying game. watch some game-play videos on YouTube, and you can always buy cheaper at Steam. :) The game is hard to play, you cannot just run and gun here. also team work is very important, solo cannot win the match, no matter how good you are. Vehicles are also nice addition to the game. I played the beta of Medal of Honor and it was frustrating. they tried to make Battlefield Bad Company like Call of the Duty - Modern Warfare 2. and they have failed in both the sides. :) OT: It's raining 5 votes here... :omg:
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That is because, you are playing wrong games. Try "Battlefield Bad Company 2". It's epic game. solid single player campaign, and even awesome multilayer experience. The sound recording is unmatched, every gun will sound just real. Graphics are top of the line. you will need a very high end graphics card to play it. Overall it is satisfying game. watch some game-play videos on YouTube, and you can always buy cheaper at Steam. :) The game is hard to play, you cannot just run and gun here. also team work is very important, solo cannot win the match, no matter how good you are. Vehicles are also nice addition to the game. I played the beta of Medal of Honor and it was frustrating. they tried to make Battlefield Bad Company like Call of the Duty - Modern Warfare 2. and they have failed in both the sides. :) OT: It's raining 5 votes here... :omg:
Rutvik Dave wrote:
OT: It's raining 5 votes here...
It seems to be some kind of anti-univoter campaign. As though we have slipped through a crack in reality and landed ourselves in some alternate universe where everything is backwards, or what that be a pentaverse?
My current favourite phrase: Iv'e seen better!
-SK Genius
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I have a arcade cab in my garage, the kids love it, it's good 100W Speakers. I have the volume on full belt so everyone down the street can hear it.
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Many, many years ago a good friend and I had a hilarious afternoon on his old Commodore or Atari or something (I forget exactly what it was). It was a stupid little game where you had blocky biplanes and a barn in the middle of the screen. There were a few clouds too. The planes started at opposite ends of the screen and you took off - pull back too quickly and you flipped over, too slow and you crashed into the barn. Then you had a dogfight in the clouds. The graphics were crap - but we played for hours, pissing ourselves laughing (we weren't drunk!). It was brilliant in its infantile simplicity. I've never seen another computer game since that could reduce me to tears of laughter...!
And the tanks 2 blocks moving around the screen firing at each other simply bliss.
