Wonderful article, DragonKnight!
I agree with every point you made. The only game I have interest in these days is Dark Souls and a lot of that is down to the old school feel of it. I don't care about the specs as long as it runs well and PLAYS well. Modern games are so shallow and boring.
Your avatar says it better than your comment...
Very well said!
For me, and a lot of others, Demons/Dark Souls was a breathe of fresh air. It gave us a great sense of adventure similar to the older games we played growing up. It was anything but a chore, it was completely adsorbing and one of the most re-playable games I've ever played.
I expect Bloodborne to offer a similar experience, not a Darksiders experience, which is a different game that appeals to different taste.
PES 2014 was brutal, i play PES 2013,which i hated at first but it grew on me, probably the best pes since the golden days.
This looks ok except for the ridiculous speed, players seem like they're on cocaine. Definitely switching the game speed straight away, i even worry that the slowest speed might still be too fast judging by this "normal" speed gameplay.
This is disappointing. A drop in visuals is one thing, but animations is a lot worse.
I'm not surprised by Bhatti either, i knew him when he simply ran the forums and he was a power-tripping prick then too.
Again, i agree.
I can understand getting into a debate i dont really care about, like look at us, we're debating about getting into debates, kinda.
Im as passionate as the next guy, i love gaming and spend a lot of time reading, watching and playing. I would never criticize how people spend their time. Hell, i agree and can relate to what you said about talking to people in real life, im not exactly missing out on stimulating conversations while i post here.
But mo...
I agree with you to an extent.
I watch rev3 vids all the time, he's the only guy out there i could listen talking about games because of his lack of loyalty to a brand,his open-mindedness and just plain common sense.
My annoyance is with the overreacting and the apparent "offense" people have been regarding his comments. Like even your big reply itself and some of long ones near the top dissecting every little word and symbol and then having idi...
I know, its so sad.
All this sh*t gives us sensible gamers a bad name.
Like, jesus, reading comment sections these days and its fanboy this, 1080p that, 60fps or else im not buying it... jesus what retards!
The things people get in a fuss over these days. Like even one guy saying "I used to respect his opinion, now i don't" hahahaha because he doesn't care about resolution like all you crazy bastards? Who act like he raped your family or something by saying this.
Making a big deal outta nothing, that's the vocal gamer these days, a bunch of moany little gobshites.
I know what you're saying and partially agree.
Horror is best as a single player experience, where its just you alone adsorbed into this world.
Although, as a huge fan of Dark Souls and how they changed multiplayer, that type of "invasion" aspect might add to the experience. For example, anyone who played the Souls games knows the terror and tension of doing well in a tough area (basically the whole game!) or waiting around for a summons sign, knowing th...
I doubt it. I just dont think this generation could appreciate a BF2 type game now.
Chaotic, action-packed and fast-paced multiplayer sells. Slow, calculated, tactical and teamwork-dependent multiplayer wont. Oh it will have its fanbase to appreciate it but they would be nothing compared to what a cod/bf3 type game would draw in. Thats why you should look to indies or smaller devs for that type of game because you'll never see it from the likes of EA or Activision. Thats ...
You can really feel the authors frustrations while reading that article and you cant blame him. The article is spot on.
Game journalism is a joke on the most part, but most other types of journalism is when you think about it. There is so many restrictions in place because of relationships and dependency's on other sites/business'/organizati ons. So you can never get good quality, truthful and relevant news that slowy builds a relevant readerbase, rather you'll mo...
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But isnt the whole point of N4G that its a portal for game news, so you don't have to go around to each individual site?
My point being, if he writes an article, he wants other people on the web to read it, to share his views. So why wouldn't he post it on N4G?
I don't think posting it on here affects its point at all, he's just using N4G for what its designed to be used as.
...to let us know there is nothing new here.
"Old" is the new "New" now.
They're "official" gaming partners, opposed to all those unofficial ones?
Brilliant comeback!
Very well said zerocrossing.
For me Crytek worry too much about the textures instead of gameplay. Like the ridiculous "60%" remark and how graphics drive gameplay. So many games prove them wrong on that front.
Gameplay is and always the hook, everything else supplements it. And now with the little guy (indies) having more opportunities than ever to
get their games out there, the scene is getting crowded, the backlog is getting bigger, so the...
Whats with all the stupid satire crap these days?
From Software.