Yea but the Wii U is still an absolute joke.
Great read, lets also not forget that there is no backwards compatibility on either the PS4 and Xbox One as well and yet oh look the Wii U has no DRM and is Backwards Compatible.
What you're talking about is gems in a Pool of mud. When it comes to American productions of the past from the 40s to the 80s, there was far more profundity, wit, and intelligent plots and dialogue. That is not generally the case now unless one 'knows where to look'.
It's inevitable. The rise of the juvenile plus the fetishisation of the present has finally and conclusively started and expedited intellectual and creative human degeneration. To think that almost little other than the overly-generous use of the 'laughing machine' can deliver success to this nonsensical series is scary.
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Not only is your review full of lies but you post yet more lies in the comments at the bottom. Ammo was absolutely scarce in the game if you played on a challenging difficulty. I had no rifle ammo for the entire last section of the game on hard. I had several parts where I was specifically looking to take out multiple guys with one molotov to conserve ammo. Bad guys did not materialize out of nowhere because of someone being alerted and bad guys could absolutely make noise undetected by the rest unless they were close by.
I'm not sure if you are lying on purpose or just completely ignorant, but the fact that this joke of a review may be used by someone in their decision making process is a travesty.
Hard to counter that logic.
Sorry, gotta say this is a bit og a lame review! Complaining about the gameplay?! Are you fucking kidding me?! DUDE, this isn't fucking Uncharted or COD! Sounds to me like you don't know how to fucking play the game properly "every enemy in the area goes on full alert if Joel makes one wrong move" that comment proves to me you are shit at this game! What u wrote is total horse shit, the enemies will ONLY react if they see, or hear you! Believe me I know, I'm playing it on fucking Survival (normal was easy). Go back an learn how to play this game like a BOSS instead of a halo bitch! This is one of the greatest games ever made, personally I think its not just GOY, but game of the generation, and an exclusive at that - Sony must be chuffed!
"This isn’t just a candidate for game of the year considerations—it’s a candidate for game of the generation discussion.... 4/5"
WTF???
Dumb, it most certainly is. It also reinforces prevailing gender stereotypes that portrays women, however stupid they are - like penny, amongst others - as almost always right even when they are almost always wrong. It lauds celeb worship and corporate-led pop culture and fashion. This is feminism gone bitchy, and promoted as the norm. No self-respecting person would afford it any credit whatsoever. That said, it indictes the increasing degeneration of America and the rising prominence and dominance of the juvenile. In effect, it perpetuates the immature, self-absorbed, and what is fast becoming the American mindset, globally.
Gone for good is the America and intelligence it took to create and appreciate shows like Taxi, MASH, and Cheers, amongst others. This is the Orwellian newspeak in sit-com form.
Ed
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Kinect is actually better proving its worth through medical technologies:
but yeah, I do agree with you that it still has a ways to go before actually proving itself a viable concept in gaming. I was hoping with this generation that we would start the long march away from the controller, really trying to push new ways of experiencing games. The Wii was an interesting, if faltered step in that direction with its gestural controls--1:1 motion controls are too finicky, and I notice that a lot of people don't always have the finesse that video game combat requires.
You've heard me say this on DG and Facebook, but I think games should be cheaper. Or at least, games should have a bigger variety of price points--something like Remember Me would sell better at $40 or $35, like High Moon's new Deadpool game. It paints an accurate picture of what you're getting, and you're more likely to drop $40 on a new game that you know isn't perfect, but has some redeeming values. Save the $60 price point for the huge games, the ones like Skyrim or a new first-party Nintendo title.
And the thing is, PC games have held the same price for years for physical copies--$50--and then along comes Steam and everything is dirt-cheap. Digital sales are fucking awesome and a great way to expand your collections, but nobody complains about not being able to share these games with friends because of the lack of a physical copy (at least, until Steam allows game sharing). We're still at a point where all of this is being worked out. We know where we want things to go, but we still have no idea how to feasibly make it all work the way we want.
Here's the real problem--gaming as a business has to be safe nowadays. We've made it that way.
I've worked in development, and now I work in press--developers are the most put-upon, totally-shafted people in the industry, because you can bust your ass and come out with something completely new and innovative, but if it's the slightest bit imperfect, it gets slammed.
Just look at Remember Me! Great ideas, great world, a strong female lead, some really solid implementation, but it's not a 10/10 AAA Game of the Year Experience. Less people are willing to buy it at $60, and the overwhelming majority of people say they'll buy it used.
So what does this mean? It means that none of the money goes back to Dontnod, the developers of the game who actually came up with the idea and put in the work, and all of the money instead goes to Gamestop. Now, when Capcom goes looking for what new title to put money, it's not going to go for what's new, what's different, what takes getting used to.
They're going to put money into another Resident Evil sequel that's even more safe than previous titles. They're going to put money into a Dead Rising game that lacks the charm and goofiness of previous installments, and instead is grittier, harder, ironically safer.
The same thing goes for game consoles, and why I was at least partially supportive of what Xbox One was trying to do. I remember when people balked at the idea of using a d-pad instead of a joystick! I remember when people then balked at the idea of analog sticks taking precedence over d-pads, and then, do any of you remember how many people flipped their shit at having to use dual-analog controls in the early 2000s? NOW THAT SHIT IS STANDARD.
So yeah, I was okay with having mandatory Kinect functionality. It would've been something new to learn, something fresh. It may have hit some bumps along the way, but that's where innovation comes from.
Does anybody remember Net Yaroze on the PS1? Maybe SegaNet, which we all had to pay for? Does anybody remember how strange the idea of Xbox Live was at first, and downloadable content like Halo 2's Multiplayer Map Pack or Ninja Gaiden's Hurricane Pack? Drop a couple bucks on some extra content? NOW THAT SHIT IS STANDARD.
Maybe Microsoft didn't market the ideas for their new console well enough. And yeah, it would have severely alienated people in the military, who flocked to the 360 because of its lower price point and emphasis on multiplayer games. But y'know what? All the people who spend shit-tons of money on video games actually tend to live in places with good internet. I have fucking great internet, as does just about everybody I know, but I will say that the "always-online" should not require a 24-hour check. Connect once like they're doing now, prove that it's a legit system and a legit user, and then never need it again. I'm a little sad that it can't just work right out the box, but if our phones require internet connections, if our handhelds require internet connections, then it only makes sense for consoles to make that leap too. But for those of us who are serious about this hobby, and put the money down for it, well... we shouldn't have to suffer because of people who want to keep things the way they are.
Remember how people were confused about the Dreamcast's Windows functionality? Nobody uses a console to browse the internet, that's absurd! Remember how strange it was that 360 and PS3 started supporting apps like Netflix and Hulu, and then branching out and getting music-specific apps and sports-specific apps? They're gaming systems, the focus should be on the games, right? But NOW THAT SHIT IS STANDARD.
This is an evolving industry, a fluid environment where anything can happen. Think, now--with your busy schedules involving work, or school, or your families, how many of you have had eight straight hours to play a single-player video game? Probably not many of you. With your busy schedules involving work and school and all that, aren't you pumping money into your internet service provider to make sure your internet stays on? Because it kinda sucks to not have online, doesn't it? So if I were to say "HEY DUDE, TRY THIS GAME," you're probably not going to play the full game. You're going to play some of it, and decide whether you want it or not--just like if I handed you the disc. That's kinda how it works in my group of friends.
Console games are going online. They're going the way of PC gaming. It is the future. It's going to happen eventually. It's fine if you step out, too, it's just a hobby. But I am getting fucking sick of people talking about change and evolution like it's a bad thing. I'm getting even sicker of The Internet Mob immediately jumping on something they all deem bad without having tried or experienced it.
I mean, no offense, gigantor, but all your console online was on PSN. That's like rating the quality of all hamburgers by going to McDonalds. I mean, if you had good connectivity on PSN, I cannot see how you'd be so down on this, because the internet in New York must be amazing.
First of all there will be a Xbox Version! And secound that is only the first part of three, so vampires might will come ;)!
Forget about Crimson Skies
Enough with the stupid cunts. Sorry girlie, no one wants to play with you when you insist on being a snivelling female. Go back to play with your Barbie Dream House & Easy Bake Oven. Interacting with other people, especially without bitching, seems beyond your capacity.
And they were arrogant about it. A leopard doesn't change its spots. Expect more b.s. to come. And their shit is still price out of the mass market, and for what? More shooters and shaders?
If it helps, there are planned "updates", not "DLC" thankfully. Harada is famous for this, so good to see its carrying over to Revolution as well.
We should be getting a Practice Mode in a future update, and Anna and Nina are confirmed to be some of the first added characters.
should be good~
I own a 360, I plan on staying with microsoft and getting an xbox one, I think all of my purchases in the last 12 months have been digital, my xbox is never offline, and i love all the extras the one will have, Kinect, TV and twitch? all these things I know i'm gonna love and the exclusives...They mostly look amazing, I know Titan fall isn't an exclusive but it does look amazing in my opinion, Ryse intrigues me, project spark looks awesome as well as sunset overdrive, xbox one will be my choice from the new generation in gaming.
being a kid born in that era, i do indeed get money for chores and helping my father, and when i buy games, they are used. my vita games are downloaded because they are all indies. i always get used games and we use gamefly. that is why i want a ps4. and before you say i dont know what im talking about, i actually do.
And the newest member of the club,
"We have a product for those who can't get online, it's called Xbox 360"
- Atlus*Aspect/Idiot-Savant
Idiots...
Agreed. Now it's Microsoft's turn to play in King's Clothes.
Love this game, in spite of the inherent amount of "Wook" factors. You're right, most of the game is fairly easy to sail through, but I find myself still stuck battling the Lord of Earth boss. This game is WELL worth the $5 you spent on it for me! Thanks...MADKRAMMER!
gotta get some silent hill music in here. some of the best game music ever, and they have vocals. heck, sh4 has one of the best songs of the series even though it was the least well received. enjoyed this.
I enjoyed this game after the PS+ release as well. The story was great and I was working on a second play through when Nolan North just became too much for my ears to tolerate. The soundtrack for the game was phenomenal, especially the inclusion of the Black Angels. If only more games spent the money to have real songs that depicted the mood of the moment throughout a game like this one did.
As mentioned above, good blog. I recommend this game to anyone for the story alone.
Abe's Odyssey - the ability to *ahem* break wind and have Abe giggle at his own bodily functions (and Sligs shout out "Whaaaat?"). I don't think it's editorial-worthy but it makes me laugh every time. x)
Please keep the videos coming. I have Dark Souls, but not the time or patience to play istat the moment. I'm enjoying your walk throughs. While video 3 was on the shorter side, I'll take what I can get. The commentary is great as well. Keep it up b