Marc asks listeners what games they're playing and how they feel about the graphics violence in video games like the controversial "Grand Theft Auto" sequel.
GTA IV turned GTA into a more grounded franchise where storytelling and immersion became just as engrossing as wrecking up open-world sandboxes.
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."
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Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.
I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing
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.
Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.
I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.
I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.
But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.
Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.
2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.
It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5
Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.
As we have all been graced by the release of Grand Theft Auto 6's trailer, we're ranking the best and worst GTA trailers to date.
We be getting these posts All week now lads. Someone noticed a number plate ... Someone noticed a billboard... I can see it now
Just go on YouTube and watch one of the many videos dissecting the whole 1minite 30secs worth.
This site supposed to be for news.
These updates on N4G are going to ruin whats rest of this site. Unfortunate since I was one of the first members.. The site shows unsecure when i login as well.
They can ban it all they like, i got my copy already =D
... that 'supposedly' causes people to hate, hurt, and kill other people (research and statistics proof the opposite), then I'm sure all those people calling out for a ban would also not have a problem with banning a book that IS proven to have caused hate, hurt and killing throughout the centuries, right!?
Yet somehow, these people have no problem letting their kids read that book, or reading it to them, citing it as absolute truth, dragging them to churches, etc.
This is not about me attacking religion. This is about me attacking the hypocrisy of these people.
'Mommy voted for a guy who is now responsible for over a hundredthousand dead people, and for the biggest financial disaster since the 30's, causing people to get fired, evicted, commit suicide etc.... yet mommy doesnt let me play GTA(!)"
People need to start looking into the mirror, instead of playing the blamegame and scapegoating an easy target like a videogame aimed at ADULTS.
Let's just use simple common sense or perhaps common sense is not that common these days. As far as I am aware, GTA4 is a Mature rated title, therefore it can or should on be bought by people over the ages of 17+. The discussion is quite trivial. If you're a parent who monitors there children's gameplay, then your underage child playing this game should not be a problem if you do not want him or her to play it. If you as a parent believe it is ok for your child to play this game then you would have to use your judgment at your discretion. Personally I would not let a 13 year old child play this game but that's just my opinion. Entirely too much sexual content and themes, violence and the list goes on. The argument can be made that we children see it in the real world but just because they see it out there does not mean that we have to bring it in the home. It's rated for mature for a reason and you can tell by some post (not necessarily on here but posts in general) that most people on these forums consists of adolescent teenagers. Not saying they are not mature for their age (refering to the younger teenagers) but sometimes I shake my head at them in pity. By no means am I old as at the still young age of 22 I still got a ways to get there. Yet as a person who can look at both sides of the coin you have to reasonably say to yourself that this games is really not for the immature. I like the franchise myself as I will be getting mine later this week. Parents, if you let your child play it and you know they should not be then its on you. Do your jobs and be good parents. This is not a fact people, just an opinion.
just cuz parnets cant read in the corner what the hell is a ESRB rating they want to ban it like jack thomason please parents stop crying about this game gta we got more importment things in the world to deal with like war and us getting rob on gas cuz its so damn high and other stuff