was very unimpressive, as Silogon said. Although the graphic overhaul is appreciated, it was the last thing that needed to be overhauled. It's just another Madden, nothing really groundbreaking. ALL my hope for a good football game now lies completely on Backbreaker... maybe the Euphoria engine can handle the complexity required to make a football game right.
Quality over quantity.
Man, I completely agree with you, Bushido Blade was an awesome game... way ahead of its time. You ever play Kengo for the ps2? That game was pretty good too.
@pirate
Well, "terrible" is relative... is it really any worse of an idea than not including an HDD with every console, or only using DVD-9? Time will tell...
@bellic
I agree with you, in that physical media is, and will be very pertinent for a while still. Although, right now, it may be a niche market, it won't always be. Once the technical limitations can be hurdled, digital distribution will "take off"... only a matter of time. Perhaps I spoke p...
stay in the gaming industry. What other area can the compete with Sony in? Aside from the PC market, Sony is pretty dominate. Anyway, I predict the next Xbox to not have an optical drive at all, but rather a massive HDD. I think it would be relatively successful too, just as long as Microsoft doesn't jump the gun, and release it before digital distribution really takes off.
"This game hands a cigarette and blindfold to just about everything that has come before it"
That made me laugh, good analogy. Man, I'm so excited for this game though.. it's a shame I won't be able to experience it in high def.
"Not to mention the fact that, even though sales are constant or maybe even increasing on a global scale, people are slowly getting bored."
Uh, people are, and will always be 'bored'. That is human nature. No matter how awesome the next great thing is, people will eventually get bored of it and want the next thing after that to occupy their time. This, however, is really more a philosophical debate. Anyway, I agree with kspraydad... Apple would be the best candidate for...
will continue to be blamed for violent acts because we don't fully understand all the psychology that triggered someone to go on a killing spree. Rather than just say they don't know, it's easier and more comforting to come up with some illogical explanation... at least they have an "answer" which makes them feel better. Unfortunately for us (gamers), video games are this easy answer for people who don't know any better. Anyway, this was a good, well written, article.
I can't wait to bring back the good old days of SOCOM... I had so many awesome memories playing SOCOM II
the way the light filters through the smoke after the blows up is impressive. The light is simply amazing. I noticed though, when the guy was shooting the body on the ground, it didn't move... what happened to physics on the bodies from the '07 demo? hmm...
It's hard to take anything you say seriously... "Why waist time changing something that already stellar." You can hardly manage to put a sentence together. "Me edonus, me like talk" ...that's how grammatically bad your whole argument is. But I'll help you out! It's "waste" not "waist"... it's "that is or that's" not just "that"... and finally, you asked a question but ended the sentence with a period. If you're going to try and make ...
that seems to have changed since the E3 '07 demo is the blood. It seems toned down significantly. When look at the one from '07 and now... it seems less gory. I don't know if it's just the lighting or what.. but I loved the blood effects from '07... they were pretty amazing.
Killzone had some nice visuals for the ps2.. that jungle level and the beach level were pretty awesome. KZ2 should offer some nice variety as well. I'm actually really excited to what direction they take the online though... cause KZ had a pretty good online component. It would've been my game of choice for online had it not been for Socom II
This game is quite amazing to watch, screen shots don't do it justice. Everything seems so smooth and natural. On a technical note, it's damn impressive.
Off topic.. since everyone is complaining about "how gray it looks" I figured I chime in too. Like Fishy said, it's an art style meant draw attention to the other "non gray" colors. Take a look at Mirror's Edge (which looks awesome too). They have a unique art style as well, focusing on a LOT of blue. There i...
After Madden 08 I will never buy another Madden. They promised so many things, and delivered on very few of them. "Won't be stuck in animations anymore" "New blocking system" etc... it's all bs. There were some nice animations here and there, but nothing like they promised. Madden, you're dead to me. Backbreaker gives me hope for football games though!!
There is a difference between lying or being vague, telling the truth or being direct. While I do not think game companies lie intentionally, they are vague on purpose. To be wrong undermines the company's legitimacy, can turn into a PR nightmare, and leaves the door open for the competition to look better. While they are telling the truth, they are just vague about what they say for PR reasons... what people really want is for these companies to be direct with the customers. Good luck gettin...
I'm betting on some news from Heavy Rain... it was showed first at GDC in its early stages. I think that's going to be THE sleeper hit of '08.
It's nice to see a third person shooter (I'm still having SOCOM withdrawals lol). The co-op looks very intuitive, so hopefully it have a unique feel to it. I was most impressed with the sound though, wasn't expecting that.
A 700ft boss, that's insane!! It might present the sense of scale that Shadow of the Colossus did, which is awesome. Can't wait to see some gameplay.
I'm still waiting on the email. Damn, this is killing me... I can see all my friends playing it on my friends list right now. Anyone know how long it should take for all the emails to go out?