this monkey's gone to heaven

Tony P

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There's some truth here, but it's kind of twisted to make PC development sound like some kind of lazy thing. It's not PC-style, it's consoles coming into their own as media devices like the PC.

What you have to take into account here is the history: console games widely COULD NOT BE PATCHED UNTIL THIS GENERATION. Easy to forget when that kind of thing has become so commonplace so quickly.

But that meant QA had to be prioritized far more than i...

5179d ago 0 agree1 disagreeView comment

@RoMee: Well, if your only experience with the PC crowd isn't from actually *gaming* with them... sure it seems that way. Especially if your exposure amounts to time spent on N4G which has such a small presence of PC gamers.

5182d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

I think DD should have been the way the industry was heading.

But when I see a consoles that forces you to buy overpriced proprietary storage media or one that takes away all the advantages of going digital because of piracy worries, you kind of get mixed messages from the industry.

I can't even get same day digital releases from 360 Games on Demand. And Sony wants me to pay to make games I already own into digital versions.

Digital is ...

5182d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

Actually, all the reasons sound pretty spot on if you can put yourself in the shoes of a non-gamer.

5182d ago 1 agree0 disagreeView comment

Platinum does great action games, but I'd like the game a lot more if it simply wasn't a Metal Gear.

And bluntly, "Revengeance" sounds both campy and stupid. Especially for a franchise notable for putting serious storytelling in video games on the map.

5183d ago 1 agree0 disagreeView comment

It's a huge game so it has bugs and blah blah blah, but the way the patches have been causing even worse bugs is frankly embarrassing.

No amount of awards or memes or youtube videos is really going to assuage gamers who can't enjoy the game because of those bugs.

Maybe it's a 10/10 on one platform, but it sure isn't on others.

5183d ago 14 agree8 disagreeView comment

Ever since gaming "came out of the basement" it's become just as shallow as every other form of entertainment media.

I mean, we act like these games are such hot shit, but really, they're not very groundbreaking. They're sequels. Most of their achievements are based off past innovations and an inescapable marketing campaign.

5183d ago 16 agree3 disagreeView comment

It seems to destroy the tone, themes, and characters *painstakingly* established by real MGS and MG games.

Might as well let Michael Bay direct the Lord of the Rings.

I like Platinum and the gameplay looks nice, but this game *should not* exist as a Metal Gear branded title.

5186d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

Pretty much.

EA just wants Victory to get the rub from BioWare's name and legacy.

If the game is terrible, BioWare will look bad, even though they might have nothing to do with it.

And that's just sad.

5186d ago 1 agree0 disagreeView comment

Every time you see a trailer, you think the game is going to be photoreal... and it never is.

Oh, gamers.

That's not what gaming is about.

5188d ago 5 agree0 disagreeView comment

Really don't know what to think.

Looks like more AW so far... That can be good or bad.

5188d ago 5 agree0 disagreeView comment

Not too excited about the zombie-ish theme.

Maybe they can at least make it the game Dead Island pretended to be with its famous first trailer.

5188d ago 2 agree2 disagreeView comment

"XIII is making a comeback!" :D
"And it's not a shooter!" :?
"It's an adventure game!" :O
"AND IT'S TOTAL CRAP!" :[

5194d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

I may be in the minority, but I'm generally still not sold on DLC.

Even if it's free.

5194d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

I like VAs, but I think one day it would be awesome to meet some of the people who truly bring TES to life: the devs.

Seems like we never get to hear from the guys in the trenches.

5199d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

This first one sucks, but some of the others look more photorealistic.

5201d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

Actually, if he was a programmer or tester YOU would have something.

5202d ago 4 agree1 disagreeView comment

@Digital:

And yet nine agrees.

Thus once again proving, it's not about whether you're right or wrong, but about how many suckers you can get to support you.

5203d ago 5 agree1 disagreeView comment

As an RPG fan, it disappoints me that all I've ever seen of this game are combat videos.

The devs said it would be like Skyrim combined with God of War. I've seen the God of War parts endlessly. I've never seen the Skyrim in it at all. :/

5203d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

I think a lot of people, even the supporters, are interpreting this as 6-8 hours of "total enjoyment" instead of 6-8 hours "to finish the story".

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