"Yes, that can diverge into a whole other topic, but what I was connecting was that people who say those things I listed on top of saying "it's just video games" relating to video game companies being nominated for this annual tournament that the Consumerist does comes from the same mentality. Basically, they don't see video games as influential or big as it actually is."
Yeah, I can see what you're trying to illustrate with that point, but I s...
Good idea for February, Cat. Good luck to everyone. Hope to see gaffyh (I think that's correct username) churns up another strange drawing.
Well...the phrasing with "Best Innovation" does throw off the original intention of what that category is about. Here's the description in the GOTY nominations call:
"Moving a genre forward in either big ways that challenge conventional thinking or through subtle, nuanced techniques to a standard visual/gameplay/storytelling formula is what this selection is all about. These games have done that to varying degrees of success. How successful it's been i...
Congrats to GOTY winners and prize winners. Best Innovation and Sequel Fail are a bit surprising, but overall a rather expected list. *Looks at GOTY winner*...so much for getting a free coke. :(
I'll admit I was kind of cornered into giving TLOU the prize in many categories simply b/c that's the only one I've honestly been able to play (and LostDjinn wasn't an option). Biased fanboy mod confirmed.
Edit: @Cat
What was the ...
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It's funny you should ask that since my most recent blog sheds some light on this ( http://n4g.com/user/blogpos... ).
Even though that's just a surface level look, you can google the "psychology of micro-transactions" to see in-depth research that demonstrates the freemium model as always inflicting psychological warfare to test your patience versus...
When you look at the psychological examinations regarding micro-transactions, it's really not that simple.
The Collector's Edition costs $250.
The problem I have is just how they've become a clear victor in these past two contests, not that they're being nominated. When I look at the big 32 (or is it 64?) counted companies on there, I don't think anyone should roll their eyes at the idea of a video game publisher getting up there.
As time has moved on and on, though, I'm a bit more inclined to just have a neutral position just because of the buildup that's occurred since their 2012 victory:
I figured it was going to be preaching to choir anyways, but felt like just dropping my input for this topic and moving on from there. I had gone on too long without complaining about the big game companies for a while now.
The new Wolfenstein is getting a PC release too.
http://www.amazon.com/Wolfe...
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Yeah, grabbed Darkness on sale recently. Hmm...never knew that about the new Wolfenstein, MAULxx. I've been hearing some good things about it though so maybe I should keep a closer eye on it.
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In some ways, I'm not surprised to see such a statement as "favorite fps game (last gen)" for Syndicate. Someone like Gertsmann can genuinely give it a 5/5 so there must be an itch there that just clicks for others. I want to jump into The Darkness and Brothers by Starbreeze soon enough, and I can still muster respect for them just from Butcher Bay alone, but this one just didn't work for me even with giving as much credit to the dev team as I can. Because there's a c...
I see. Does that also mean we'll be seeing a Marvel Game Studios solely dedicated to this? Is there one already that I don't know about?
"The cinematography and action sequences were all good and well, but the one thing that held it back for me was how poorly and rushed the characters seemed (especially Venom)."
Yeah, Venom was that corporate decision that felt so obviously pried in. I figured the Stacy family part was just there for the...
It's definitely a solid co-op that I did have a similar enthusiasm to your's upon beginning, but everything just wears down a bit too quickly to be the 'next great co-op' experience for me personally. It doesn't take long to notice the cracks in the foundation.
I can appreciate the cyberpunk world too and here it was done...well, I guess. The marriage of too clean surfaces with the bloody violence makes sense, but it mostly fell into that middle-ground...
As old as it's getting, I honestly think there can be a chance for better dialogue about the subject; maybe I'm just being too optimistic for that.
"Seeing some familiar front page warriors here."
It's hilarious to stumble into some of these expecting their n4g status message to mention something about bubbles too. XD
If it's true that Marvel's making games in-house, wouldn't that mean it's really under Disney's in-house video game development company? If so, I agree with Deadpool616 in worrying that this could, but hopefully not, go in a much more unpleasant route than you're anticipating. It could be a rein of freemium and mobile-based games from them for all we know.
"You don't even have to look at films in recent memory like Spider-Man 3 and Ghost R...
Thanks, Lost. My biggest critic didn't catch the unedited version? Phew! :P
It was really just a few sentences in the "The biggest problem the campaign..." paragraph that lacked clarity.
"Now if you're done shouldn't you get back to being the biased fanboy mod we know you are?"
Indeed, but not only do I have that duty to fulfill but also acting like a cowardly n4g poster who prioritizes IRL matters and biase...
Thanks, Aery. I definitely had some good moments with the co-op as well; it's just that a lot of technical mess-ups got in the way sometimes. If something like this had made it's way over to Resistance 3's co-op, I would've forgiven the CODified competitive option outright and at least given it a GOTY nomination for '11.
Even though it'll stink when R2's online gets the axe come...sometime in April (I think but not sure), this will be a very go...
That's why I only think part of video is correct. Steam just being an easy distributor for pubs isn't inherently the problem, it's about the information. The part where he mentioned the devs or whomever censoring complaints on there is really disgusting and something that should be rectified soon. It just comes back to giving as many avenues as possible to inform a possible customer.
If you're to keep complaints on the forums without fear of being removed, ...