Jeff Ellis: "We all have someone who we wish played games with us. Maybe they’re skeptical, or afraid, or just ambivalent, but for whatever reason it’s difficult to get them interested in our favorite hobby. Here are ten games that are not only great in their own right, but that I have seen my non-gaming friends lose hours of their lives to."
Alone in the Dark developer Pieces Interactive has been hit with layoffs a month after its release, as per the latest information.
That genuinely, genuinely sucks. The reboot has clear flaws, but it really felt like a solid first step for this team to receive *greater* investment.
Shenmue: Reclaiming the Path is a fan game using Dreamcast-era visuals, and tells a new story within the Shenmue saga taking place in both Hong Kong and Guilin. Its expected to release on September 16th.
Something about recreating old school graphics in an era of HD high poly photo realism just hits a spot. I'm not nostalgic cause I mostly played GameCube and GB/A, but it's a visual style that gets over looked even by indies.
Definitely a fan project. Terrible hand animations. Some characters have very bad body proportions. Some look like little kids in adult bodies. Some have short arms, small head, big hips and so on.
While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.
Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.
It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny
Armored Core VI?
Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.
Is something big coming soon to branch the story?
No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).
Only about half of the games on the list are viable go-to games to recommend to non-gaming friends. I'm pretty shocked CoD wasn't on there.
Dead Space, Skyrim, Arkham City and Minecraft? lol how do you figure? xD
Could you imagine lmao. "Hey! :) I've never played a game before and i wanna! Any recommendations?"
"DEAD SPACE!!!"
Well, think about it. Dead Space, Skyrim and Arkham city are not only eye candy....they have spectacular gameplay that's pretty easy to pick up, but has a ton of depth to it. These are kind of like "show off " games! So it has to be a mix between great gameplay and pleasing graphics. :) :) :)
From what I've seen Non-gaming friends / people like:
Mario Kart
Smash Brothers
Madden
Wii Sports
Halo / Cod ( depends on person )
Not sure why they have minecraft on their...I've always pictured that as a gamer's game. Non-gamers would get bored very quickly.