Because it's a bogus reason. As the others have said, you don't have to be able to "relate" or whatever you say to a time period to enjoy a game set during this period. This is just ridiculous. I guess you can't enjoy a WWII movie then? Cause you know, you aren't a veteran...
On top of that, you do realize it's a setting that is highly unrealistic, right? Miami in the 80's wasn't like that. The Miami of Vice City is more like a caricature...
For me, Uncharted is like Tomb Raider, but fun! Meaning less annoying puzzles and more gunfights and action sequences. I always wanted to love the TR series but always got bored when playing.
As for this article, I see his points but I'm sure I can write an article showing how Skyrim didn't reinvent everything... It doesn't change the fact that to me, Uncharted 2 is one of the greatest game ever made. Uncharted 3 is great too, but you don't have this wow facto...
It's meant to reinforce the credibility of the story. It's leaked by a Janitor that is actually an immigrant who doesn't speak proper English lol
To find out, you need to buy the DLC's though.
If you really don't want to sound cocky, then don't freaking say things such as: "I'm an extraordinary player"!!!! You could simply say: I was quite good.
The "looking at the map" argument is really old. Yes it was annoying for the first 5 hours of gameplay. But it really wasn't difficult to figure out where to go. Not perfectly of course, but good enough to win races online.
If it's around $7.99, I might pick it up.
Still waiting for a sequel to Burnout Paradise WITH crash included. Basically, Burnout 3 with open-world (I actually really like this part) and the same crash system.
I love the NHL series, but two things really annoy me (when I play online, which is 95% of the time):
1) Most games end up being a contest of one-timer. That happens because it's still the best way to score. Sure you can shoot from the blue line and expect a deflection, but this isn't happening that often. I wish the improved AI will help for that. For instance the AI-controled player in front of my net (in defense) should be able to intercept the one-timer pass.
I would actually prefer it to be at the PSN name level. So that you can use it with only one PSN, but on many systems. Thank god the slim doesn't YLoD, otherwise this pass would be really annoying.
I actually can't believe the 2-players-died-in-a-melee is still there! That was an annoying thing in UC2 and was like 100% sure they would fix that for UC3...
MrBeatdown nailed my thoughts. I would probably subscribe to PS+ if I could choose the games. Ok I understand Sony can't allow me to select any PSN game every month, but choices should exist to some extent.
I'm like you Beatdown, the beta is really the only nice thing I got this month. I keep browsing the PS store in the PS+ section and I'm like: blah. Yeah sure let's download Sonic 2 and play a little. But nothing else.
Even now with the free trial, I'm not convinced. Yeah sure you get free games but let's face it, I wouldn't have bought them in the first place.
I would rather use the $50 a year to buy games that I actually want. But I understand people who see good value in PS+. I guess it all depends what you want and whether you are a big spender on the PSN.
No no, I'm a hardcore gamer and I hate changes. I want ND to replicate UC2's multiplayer exactly and not add anything else!
This is why I buy COD every year and I buy HD remake of old games (and the fact they freaking have trophies!)
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I said it before and I'll say it again: the argument of viruses is really lame and weak, especially on N4g. It's really not hard to protect yourself against that, for free.
As for the errors and other issues, I don't know what to say. I'm not a super tech geek but I always managed to have a smooth and working windows system. This is why I consider Mac for computers noob. And yes I tried Mac but I personally hate the interface and ...
Exactly! Don't tell me it's better to play Dance Central with dual analog sticks? Yes most of the so-called hardcore gamers here don't play anything but shooters, but I like to vary once in a while, especially with friends.
I'm with you, but this N4G, the land of anti-innovation and more-of-the-same-is-what-we-wa nt. I'm always amazed by how so-called hardcore gamers just want what they are used to. I guess those gamers hater dual analog stick at first and were like "there is nothing like a pad to play real games!" lol
At the end, I'm all for innovation. And motion control is here to stay along with more traditional controls.
There are gummy bear sampler at your food store? Damn it, I want that too!
OT: agree with you. I'm tired of people whining about OPTIONAL features they don't have to pay for.
Microsoft isn't even trying anymore to win E3.
Don't forget that the $249 is without taxes. Here in Canada, it's 12%. In the States, it depends on the state. But the fact is that prices in NA are excluding taxes, while in Europe it's included. So yes, Europe probably gets screwed, but not as much as you think lol
People always forget about the taxes though! The price in Europe includes the (high) consumption taxes, while in North America, we need to add them. Depending where you live, the difference isn't that big. For instance in Canada, consumption tax is 12%, so the real cost of the ps4 is $399+12%=$447.
So while Europe (and especially the UK) get usually the short end of the stick, it isn't that bad.