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The Jimquisition: Half-Life 2 is on rails DERP

Jim Sterling from Destructoid writes "On this week's Jimquisition, we discuss the importance of linearity in videogames, and the foolishness of those who believe every single videogame needs to be an open-world sandbox where immersion of the world doesn't always mean immersion in the story."

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BullCrap5300d ago

Talk about derp, does this dude even know what being on rails even means? A game that moves foward and turns on its own wile you shoot a gun or swing a sword only is being on rails. Looks like anyone even postying up a youtube vid can get posted on N4G lmao.

CBaoth5300d ago (Edited 5300d ago )

He does NOT say HL2 is an on-rails experience.

Some douche implied KZ2 was an on-rails experience since the story and the gameplay was linear. He used HL2, Silent Hill, and Bioshock among others to illustrate how pacing correlates to the story arc, giving rise to climax, ambiance, etc...

He also addressed open-world sandbox games and why sometimes when pacing a narrative, they oftentimes serve to emotionally disconnect the gamer. His argument is valid and his examples are sound. I agree wholeheartedly with Jim this time.

Now excuse me while I go shower.

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Epic Games Reveals Son Heung-min Fortnite Skin

Son Heung-min Fortnite collaboration confirmed for June 21 with exclusive skin and Snap Ceremony emote bundle.

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Sony Removes Regional Restrictions for Multiple PlayStation Titles on Steam, Including Helldivers 2

Sony has quietly lifted regional restrictions on multiple PlayStation titles on Steam, allowing more players to access their games worldwide.

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tay87017h ago

Keep dreaming. It ain't coming to xbox

Hypertension1406h ago

There isn't going to be an Xbox next gen, just a Microsoft branded PC that any manufacturer can make.

ocelot071h ago

I mean it should be playable on the ROG Xbox Handheld PC.

thorstein8h ago

Thank you for using the term "region" since that was always what happened. The amount of media that used the term country led to many misinformed people.

According to SteamDB Statistics:
"The use of the word "subdivisions" below refers to states, provinces, regions and other categories."

"Totals
As of december 2017, there are 250 countries, 4024 subdivisions and 45261 cities in Steam's location data."

neutralgamer19927h ago

Good these restrictions shouldn't have been in place to begin with

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New Battlefield Game's Gadgets Shown Off via BF Labs

Curious what gadgets are in the new Battlefield game? Check out a look at the ones available in Battlefield Labs.