I am sorry that I offended your favorite franchise. If you're so insecure about it, I'd recommend growing a pair.
Grand Theft Master Chief.
Oh boy. They're really pulling out all the stops this time with the innovation like they always do!
/sarcasm
@ N4PS3G
Perhaps you should read my post again. I mentioned that the 9.5/10 for graphics is a travesty. The fact that the author said "On the 360, the game runs at a less-impressive clip of 30 FPS, suffering from some lower-quality textures and character models" and yet still gave the graphics a 9.5/10 is only further proof that I am correct.
I have nothing against L4D. I am thoroughly enjoying the demo and I'd say that it's going to be a lot of fun. Howeve...
I am a former Assistant Store Manager from Gamestop, and I can absolutely confirm that there is a bias against the PS3 in a lot of retailers (specifically Gamestop).
Now, at my particular store, I was the only PS3 owner. However, the other employees (though 360 owners) did a great job of giving the customer what they were looking for. If they had an HDTV, even the die-hard 360-supporting employees would push the PS3 because of the Blu Ray. So, I am proud to say that my particular...
Nowhere in the review does he mention the horrible textures and the horrible pop-in. It's kind of sad how certain games get a free pass on these issues "because gameplay is more important than graphics" yet other games get railed for it. A 9.5/10 for graphics is an absolute travesty when prettier games are getting 9/10 and 8/10 for better graphics.
I love the Half Life series, but I think Valve needs to be taken down a few notches. They aren't the second coming of Chris...
This is PR bull****. Square's prez has been running the company into the ground by following the briefcases of money, and even his loyal developers are complaining.
360 exclusives -
Star Ocean 4
Last Remnant
Infinite Undiscovery
PS3 exclusives -
FF versus 13 (and who knows if even THIS will remain exclusive)
Fortunately, they aren't the best RPG makers around anymore, so I can find plenty of high-quality RPGs outside of th...
That's like calling Nintendogs the best pet simulator ever.
I just want a good game.
Lol.
Look at all the disagrees and fanboys thinking I didn't play Gears 2. It's so easy to rile you kids up. I really don't have to justify myself. The fact that you take Gears 2's storyline and characters seriously is reason enough for me to question your tastes in video games. Heck, it makes me wonder how long you've actually played video games. Let me guess: Ninja Gaiden 2 and BK:Nuts and Bolts have an engaging narrative, too, in your opinions.
@ Bodhi #2
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Oh wow. Are you serious? Do you seriously believe what you post?
How ignorant can you be? Blu Ray market penetration is somewhere between 10% and 14% in the US (it's higher and lower worldwide depending on what country you're talking about), yet Digital Distribution is at a measly 0.5%.
Let me guess: you're one of the people who sided with HD-DVD and then when that got canned, you went right along with Microsoft when they said "Uh...uh...uh...Digital Downloads a...
@ Shadow Man
If Gears 2 took you 20 hours to complete...I'm sorry, but you suck at video games. Either that, or you're lying to make the game seem longer than it really is.
@ Dark Vendetta
1. It took me 6 hours and 5 minutes on the Normal setting playing alone and 4 hours and 32 minutes on Hard setting playing with a buddy. Try again please.
2. So just because you didn't see it means that it doesn't exist? Puleeeze. Unreal Engine is famous for ...
Not that I'm defending Animal Crossing, because I've never been a fan of the series, but this is coming from the site that gave BK: Nuts and Bolts an A-.
Lol.
@ Onslaught
Very true. +Bubbles for you. Gamers these days are being bred to be impatient, demanding, rabid fanboys, and it breaks my heart. The "play then move on" mindset is very prevalent. I see it the most on the 360 but it is present on all platforms. I put some of the blame on Trophies/Achievements, and the media's habit to hype a big game and then move on also contributes.
Just the other day I was talking about Valkyria Chronicles (the most innovativ...
1. A decent storyline
2. Decent characters that I can actually take seriously
3. A campaign longer than 6 hours
4. A campaign that isn't on-rails the entire time
5. Less texture pop-in
6. More than 10 enemies on the screen at a time
But EPIC will not deliver. They never do.
Games that are innovative tend to be slapped with the label "too different" (as if that's a bad thing). It's funny that the article shows a picture of Mirror's Edge because that game is getting slammed for its innovation. Innovative games will get 7.5/10s and 8/10s from most reviewers despite the advancements the game has made. You'll see a game like Halo 3 or Gears praised for "innovation", but if you're not an idiot you can see that these games blatantly imitate much old...
@ Bodhi
Microsoft has lied about their numbers in the past, both with the XBox brand and with their other products. This is not something new for them. If you disagree, you are either a fanboy or you are ignorant. If you're a fanboy, kindly stop. If you're ignorant, please educate yourself on Microsoft's business practices.
Am I the only one who remember's Microsoft's official word on the RRoD issue being "the number of failures is well within industry standard...
Has anyone been able to confirm that this actually WAS a case of moderation and not a glitch? Or maybe the author him/herself took it down?
I'm not trying to defend the situation, but Kotaku's "journalism" tends to be a bit thin when it comes to nitty-gritty investigation and fact-finding, so I'm just curious if someone has actually looked into this issue as opposed to assuming that the folks at MM are a bunch of Nazis. For all we know, the moderation system might be au...
Though I don't think everything needs to be a contest and not every game needs to be an "answer" to another game, I must ask why the 360 doesn't need an "answer" to LBP and Killzone 2? The 360 has nothing from a similar genre that can match those two games.
So Microsoft lifting the very restrictive size caps for XBLA (which is a downloadable game service) is going to "kill" Blu-Ray discs (which are a tangible movie format)...
Explain to me how you reached that dizzying conclusion, please.
You have to be a blind fanboy to truly believe that, thenickel. Timesplitters wasn't all that great? The Timesplitters series is considered one of the greatest multiplayer FPSs of the PS2/Xbox/GC era, and the series is considered to be the spiritual successor of the Goldeneye/Perfect Dark games from the N64. I'd play Timesplitters: Future Perfect instead of Perfect Dark Zero any day of the week. Haze was incredibly crappy, but I don't see how you can ignore the steaming heap of post-N64 RARE'...
"is there anyone here that though that the PS3 would be in 3rd place after 2 years?"
Uh, I did. It makes sense: Microsoft had a full year head-start where they sold millions of consoles. Sony has continued to close the gap but they're not quite there yet. If anything, Sony should be praised for continuing to catch up to the 360 year after year even though it is more expensive and is constantly mocked by the media.
Instead of looking at overall sales like a ...