"A part of any artistic entertainment medium is the ability for that medium to force a mirror upon its audience and make them come to grips with the reality that surrounds them. " | Explosion.com
Twinfinite: “War may never change, but the prices of rare games do!”
"And lastly, famous Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling helped to create the action-RPG’s setting. What’s really fascinating, though, is that the game was partially financed by taxpayers from Rhode Island (which allegedly lost the state millions of dollars). Yikes!"
1. Now infamous Schilling
2. No allegedly, it did. And they couldn't pay it back.
3. What really lost the money wasn't the SP release but the MMO they were working on. This was supposed to be an introduction into the MMO world.
I hate counting limited editions for these lists. I mean, they're made to be rare and expensive. It's far more interesting to hear about the NCAAs (even if most people know that one already) and the El Chavos than some massive hit that came with a $200 statue at retail.
Me too. Here's the best I can do:
El Chavo Kart $90.14
NCAA Football 14 $87.72
Spiderman: Edge of Time $75.94
Spiderman Web of Shadows $75.09
Spiderman: Shattered Dimensions $67.76
Wow, El Chavo Kart is not at all what I expected by the name. 100% looks like a Sackboy Kart game.
It's so odd that so many Spider-Man games are seemingly given lower print runs, even if they're not the best games.
Most Xbox games don’t hold as much value compared to other systems. Kameo, Blue Dragon, Last Remnant , and a handful or 2 of other games that I kept.
One of the biggest TV and movie tropes in the last decade has been the multiverse, the idea of exploring multiple dimensions to uncover alternate versions of existing ideas. From both a business and creative perspective, it makes sense why established franchises are shaking things up in this way.
However, there aren't many video games latching on to this trend, as rendering multiple worlds in real-time is a difficult feat and the medium is relatively young in comparison to its contemporaries, making crossover opportunities more difficult. Still, there are a few great titles that manage enough to overcome these challenges, and here are some of the best examples.
While I love someone mentioning Planescape, not really multiverse. Planes and dimensions, yes. But, they are typically their own locations and are very rarely tied to another 'verse' let alone another plane. The only things that are directly tied are the ethereal and material planes. Otherwise, they are dimensions created of their own design and goals by the creator/owner and not comprised of 'their own version of another dimension'.
See what a side-by-side comparison of Clockwork Revolution vs Bioshock Infinite looks like.
came across a person in the game last night who said they were a progressive which made me think of Obama and the whole democratic party so I shot him in the head.
I'm not republican nor care about for any other political party, I fall into the Brewsters Millions party ( if you've ever seen the movie ) of none of the above.
It isn't the only one by a long shot. But it is the best. And I recommend to everyone to read all about the story leading up to the game and a little bit of US and world history to truly understand and grasp what Levine and Irrational are trying to portray.
I read all about Andrew Ryan's vision and have a pretty deep understanding of early to mid 20 th century knowledge so i am sure that is a big part of why BioShock 1 & 2 r two of my all time favorite games...and soon Infinite I am sure.
Read some damn books if you want to know about 19th century America. This game is the equivalent of an action blockbuster film. It treats it's themes very broadly. Don't be under the illusion that this game is some sort of in depth scholarly study. Sure it makes pretenses to being deep and high brow, but it's got a long way to go. You can still electrify people with your hands, and are still pursued by a giant mechanical bird.
Still, I think it probably makes some important steps in terms of narrative in video games. Just don't be lead on by how smart Bioshock games think they are. Their hearts are probably in the right place, but I'd advise people not to get too hysterical. Kind of like I'd advise people not to go hysterical about the conservative, pretentious monstrosities that are Christopher Nolan films. They make you think you're smart- make you think they're really deep, but they're not.
Read books. Read lots of books.