haha there was a baby shaking app on the iPhone ever so briefly a couple of years ago ( http://techcrunch.com/2009/... ).
You're right, I'll concede that point.
I think the important thing to remember though, is that while you might have built a high end PC 6 years ago that may outlast the current console generation, it would have cost a pretty penny to do so. You say nobody mentioned anything about price, but the article is trying to suggest that it's cheaper and in the long term, depending on how many games you buy / how many Steam deals you take advantage of, maybe it is, but my p...
@pr0digy - yeah and that's a $300-400 video card (and was $600 when it came out). That doesn't take into account any of the other parts that make up this PC of yours. Throw in a motherboard, RAM, HDD, and CPU and you're talking another $200-400 depending on how much you skimp.
So today, with 5 year old hardware, you're talking a $500-600 PC. At the time when it was all new hardware, 5 years ago, the video card *ALONE* cost $600. The PC total would have been da...
I'm with you. I've been a console gamer since the mid 80s and a PC gamer since the early 90s and yet, I agree with you.
The problem with articles like this right now is that they're comparing these PCs to consoles that are 5 and 6 years old. Of *COURSE* PCs are going to outperform consoles for only $400-500.
An equivalent PC built 5-6 years ago when the consoles came out would have been significantly more expensive than the consoles at the time an...
You really can't compare the two, not that I'm a fan of having to pay to play online with my 360 (I actually cancelled my gold sub last year). Paying the XBL fee (regardless of how you personally feel about it) grants you the capability to play any game online. Paying to play an MMO grants you the capability to play a single game online. These are completely different things.
I unfortunately missed out on all of the Silent Hill games the first time around, so I admit I'm coming at this from a position of ignorance.
That said, I felt her explanation seemed plausible, and if true, I for one appreciate her being so candid and honest about it. This kind of BS happens often, and in more than just the video game industry. It's an unfortunate fact of life and I don't doubt her story.
Clearly he didn't. The article had leveraged criticism at the MGS series and, like many die-hard MGS fans, he immediately chose to ignore the points brought up and declare the author a "whacko".
Never dare to question the "genius" that is Hideo Kojima or you too shall be a "whacko".
@shockwave
It was the same on hard. It was not nearly as difficult as people make it out to be.
I agree with the assessment that the boss fights seemed somewhat restrictive in terms of how the player was required to approach them, especially in contrast to the rest of the game. That is definitely a bit disappointing.
However, I really don't understand the outcry over them. I played the game through stealthy, on the hardest difficulty, and I died no more than three times on each boss fight. These were not difficult at all. Disappointing? Yeah, a bit. Difficult to the...
@jimmywolf
I'm not sure I understand your argument. It's a little hard to follow given your complete lack of punctuation or any discernible sentence structure, but I'll take a stab at it anyway.
I think you're missing the point of my argument. I'm not trying to say that it's ok to kill whoever we want just because games aren't real. I'm not making a moral argument at all. I think anyone here would agree that it's morally wr...
I'll preface this by saying that while I don't think this sort of thing will in any way fundamentally affect the game for good or ill, I do still find it to be interesting discussion with regards to the direction of gaming as a whole. So, that having been said, please understand my following comments are not specific to Battlefield, but gaming in general.
The problem I have with the censorship (and frankly anyone that wants to approach this from a religious or moral s...
Uhm, seriously?
"Last night, I reviewed Gears of War 3 for Destructoid, a review I am very proud of."
^ Do you see that up there? That is literally the *second sentence* in this article.
Now let's all try to read the articles we comment on because uninformed comments make us all sound like blithering idiots.
@BeOne
I agree. I was thinking more Mass Effect style though, what with gathering a crew, etc etc... lots of parallels there.
Dark Souls is an absolute day one purchase for me. Demon's Souls was one of the most satisfying gaming experiences I've had in years so as soon as I had the opportunity to pre-order Dark Souls I jumped at the chance. If you're on the fence at all about Dark Souls, give Demon's Souls a try. Buy it, borrow it, rent it, steal it, whatever. Just give it a try. You won't regret it.
Saints Row 3 I'm definitely picking up, but probably not until it has been o...
Good call. I can't believe Aliens and Dawn of the Dead / Night of the Living Dead didn't make the list. Aliens for virtually every sci-fi / horror shooter ever and the *Dead movies for the zombie craze of the last few years.
It's only a matter of time before we get an influx of pirate and vampire themed games.
So... you upgrade your PC regularly with new hardware to play games released in 2008? Just trying to understand.
I don't see how updated graphics makes the game any more interesting to play through a second time.
This is supposed to be the "first ten minutes"? It's more like a medley of the first hour, give or take.
Heh. I'm with you. The visuals were fine. Not fantastic by any means, but certainly not "pretty terrible".
Also yeah, as much as I enjoyed this game, the gameplay really was pretty weak, especially the lite-brite style platforming portions.
That said, if you haven't picked this up yet it can be found for bargain bin prices these days and is definitely worth it in my opinion.
I don't mean to step up and defend anyone in particular, but I do want to point out that I find it funny how people turn a blind eye to the atrocities carried out by their own governments, allies, and even religious leaders whenever it is convenient in order to point out those of people or groups they disagree with.
I've never had that happen with a video game, but there are times where I could swear I heard my cell phone chime indicating a received text message or e-mail even when I hadn't received anything. So I can definitely believe that much.
As for seeing health bars and/or game menus as this "study" indicates... I'm thinking not unless the subjects of the study were schizophrenic.