Tim Smith at Spong:
"This is my opinion. A rant if you will. It is not news. It is a call to both the mainstream media and gamers to take a moment; a breath; and to take an honest glance at themselves.
It concerns the horror of two 16 year-olds, one of whom murdered the other. It concerns the way the story has been handled.
Here's the headline promulgated by several newspapers and websites due to a press agency report:
The agency is the Press Association.
'Boy gets life for PlayStation death.'
The headline derives from the presiding judge's (Goldstone) summing up:
"In truth you thought no more of having that knife in your pocket than you would a wallet or a house key. If you had been able to give the matter a moment's thought you would have realised that carrying and using that knife was no way to deal with a dispute about a Playstation."
The story related to it begins:
"A 16-year-old boy who murdered another boy of the same age in a row about a PlayStation has been locked up for life."
The story refers to the sentencing of Shane Boyd (16) over the knife murder of Conor Black (16) in Moston in the north west of England.
So, nothing seems wrong there does it?
Of course not.
Not until you read what actually happened according to the Greater Manchester Police..."
Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."
1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.
It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!
I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.
Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.
Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.
Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:
- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2
I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.
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).
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People killing each other over the Ps3,sad but what do you expect when the argument revolves around a $400 gift from the heavens?
Its Called
The RRoD
I have all consoles,and yes even the wii. Honestly the only game that is worth playing on the 360 the COD series. I will be honest and say that COD plays 20 times better online then the ps3 versions. Im not saying that is the case for future games, but lets be honest here. The ps3 has the best exclusives and the multiplats that matter play just as good on the ps3. But you would be dumb not to have a 360 if you love COD. Im assuming Operaion Flashpoint will be better on the 360, but honestly, I would rather get the pc version of that.
am sorry but pc slathers both ps360