The third episode of Gaming Today's File-N-Forget podcast broaches the question of when is too much hype a negative to a game's potential success?
Host Ron Whitaker and guest host Shawn Sines discuss the Bioshock launch. Why Halo 3 is destined to fail and how games like Psychonauts, Crysis and GTA IV figure into the hype machine that is video game marketing and news sites.
Double Fine Productions’ masterful Psychonauts turns 20 and it’s still as insightful today as it was back when it was new.
Holger Frydrych has just released a cool VR Mod for the 2007 version of Crytek's first-person shooter, Crysis.
Playing it right now looks amazing! :D
so much fun, i hope they make a vr mod for crysis 2 / 3 too!
This is amazing. This is the direction VR should go in to boost adoption. Since I have beaten every Crysis except 1, this is now a good excuse to correct that problem.
According to Crytek CEO Cervat Yerli, "I want[ed] to make sure Crysis does not age, that [it] is future proofed, meaning that if I played it three years from now, it should look better than today." Yerli and the team designed Crysis' highest graphical settings for the PC hardware of 2010 and beyond.
While Crytek has officially announced Crysis 4 is in development, nothing new has surfaced. For now, gamers' only way to scratch that itch is to play the Crysis Remastered Trilogy available on PC and consoles.
OG 2007 Crysis (not the remastered weirdo), is & will forever be a legend amongst the PC community.
This video will always be impressive to me, even for years to come. Some things here are better than games we have today, OG crysis is the best version!
https://youtu.be/SVg63_aNr-...
I'm still shocked that it looks as good as it does today, puts some modern games to shame.
I thought the remaster was fine tbh some rough edges at launch but after some patches it's decent
I mean the lighting and physics still hold up extremely well. I still revisit it from time to time.
Yeah unfortunately Crystek's decision to bet on the linear progression of clock speed in CPUs was derailed by the unforseen shift towards multicore CPUs. It just wasn't built with that in mind because that wasn't even in the conversation at the moment
I remember when I tried to play Crysis with my Intel Pentium Dual core E2200 @2.2GHz , 4GB ram and GeForce 9400gt. I was a kid back then and that was the best I could do. I would get about 15 to 20 fps. When I over clocked the CPU to 2.8GHz I would get about 40fps. The experience wasn't good at all and it was the only PC game I could not run back then unless and put the settings on low. At that point the game went from cutting edge graphics to PS2 graphics. To this day I haven't completed the OG Crysis. I was able to complete Crysis 2 and 3 after building a new PC when I got my first job.
Worth a try just because it's the only game that lets you pick up a turtle on the beach and throw it at enemy soldiers that should have been a back of the box feature.
But nah seriously unless you're nostalgic for it I'm not sure if it will hold up
ok i will listen to it
i just hope it is good
most of the games they mentioned are hype because they earned it from past versions, so they create an expectation in consumers that they will again experience the same level of enjoyment. (is that wrong?)
and why do they comparing console games to pc games?, as if pc games are the pinnacle of the gaming experience?,.. it's just plain wrong.
these critics have become so negative and jaded, I fear they will never be pleased,..may have completely lost touch with what fun actually is.
I challenge both of the speakers to do one thing that would be worthy of some hype, whether it's an excellent podcast commentary/review or an unforgetable sunday morning breakfast.
@Grampagamer: I'm sad to hear you think I've become negative or jaded. Honestly the discussion was centered about the artificial expectations that the self perpetuating hype machine creates. I don't think we implied that PCs are the penultimate gaming experience, but I respect your opinion.
I think the gist was that gaming news sites and gamers make the hype. Yes some of it is based on the prior performance of a title and its sequels but its like that one pop song they play over and over and over again on the radio. No matter how catchy or good it might have been when you first heard it, after the 2 billionth airing you are praying it'd just go away. I guess that is to some extent how I feel about rabid game hype.
Thanks for Listening.
Shawn
I can agree the developers trott out their games to media sites (magazine, web, tv, etc) out of a mutual necessity for both parties
And the news sites pump up the games so called selling points and atributes that supposedly make the games a must have, (need I mention Spiderman or the Matrix).
Even though they know from their limited but experienced perspective that the games are a steaming pile poo.
Then on review night they butcher the game like an overweight hog.
Betraying those who depend on their reports,.. who then purchase the game anyway, just to find out the bad review were spot on.
and in less than 6 weeks the game can be found in the bargin bin for less than 50% of the asking price.
so in that regard I agree with the premise of your podcast.
but a game like Halo (I mean the 6 year old original) that I can still pick up anytime and still get a unique visceral challenging experience anytime I play.
(and no,.. microsoft doesn't pay me a dimes)
...To say that the next gen iteration of a game like that,
.. That is being created on an order of magnitude that eclipes the original by at least 100 to 200%(by my reconning) doesn't evoke some desire in you to play all of it's innovative features (compared to the original),.. is ludacris and shows either an underestimation of who your listeners are or either a lack of understanding of what the game promises to deliver.
that being said,..I enjoy listening to your podcasts because for the most part I think it's packed with content, passion and usually a balance and unique perspective.
I apreciate your measured and considerate response. peace.