Partially. Its pointing out that there's several screens, especially those in the lower price bracket, which claim to offer 4K resolution, but actually aren't.
It's also pointing out that for gaming you might want to wait a little, as most of the 4k screens would limit you to 30FPS. Companies like Sony are planning on upgrading to HDMI 2.0 to offer the higher refresh rate required for you to get 60FPS.
Finally most of the current 4k screens have ...
That's what I originally thought about the R.A.T. series, but they're actually fairly decent in this regard. They're not the comfiest mice on the market, but they're not uncomfortable, either.
Nothing I played in 2013 could come close to the sheer frustration of playing Amy near the start of 2013. My freaking God, that game was truly, truly terrible.
Planetside 2 is a blast at times, and at other times can be a right pain thanks to the performance drops.
The big update the put out a short while ago helped, but the game is still hampered by its poor optimisation. Fingers crossed they can smoothen it up for PS4.
I have to admit that the slew of good quality games released for the 3DS this past year has made me seriously consider picking a 3DS up.
Up until now portable gaming hasn't really been my cup of tea, but I had the pleasure of borrowing a friends 3DS with a few of the games you mentioned and had a blast!
I didn't feel the mixture of Hot Pursuit and Most Wanted really worked out as well as could be hoped. Hot Pursuit (2010) was fantastic, I thought, though.
I've also been known to "enjoy" playing so below average games, sort of in the same way I often enjoy B-grade flicks.
I guess I just revel in their poorness, giggling away at every bad line, poor bit of acting, strange design decision and plot hole :P
In general, no, with exceptions made for games where patches have altered the game hugely. For instance it might be worth re-reviewing something like Defiance because content updates have changed the game quite, or even Battlefield 4, if it ever gets fixed up properly.
But apart from that, it'd just be too impractical, like the article mentions. Games get patched so much these days websites would never be able to keep up, and most of the patches don't do much.
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I was never fatigued, but had lost some of my passion for games. I can't say the new consoles have solved that, though, primarily because I've not yet had an experience with them yet that feels "next-gen." I've not had that moment where I think to myself, "Yeah, this is why I got the new consoles."
So far everything I've played is no different from the Xbox 360 or PS3, just with upgraded graphics.
EDIT: Sorry, I didn't...
There is an improvement, but it's definately not a large one. Apparently they didn't want those who bought the Xbox 360 or PS3 version to feel like they had an inferior game, but the truth is more likely to be that Ubisoft simply didn't see a reason in investing the money to really beef the game up.
Shame.
Having played the game I have to disagree with this review strongly, especially scoring it a 5/5 for graphics! Did you not see the facial animations? The combat animations? The lack of detail? The empty, lifeless environments?
"multiple endings." It has two.
The review says choices can effect the outcome of the game. Again, not really. There's two endings, and the majority of your choices just amount to a few different lines of dialogue.
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Video games did not lead to his condition, keeping still for 8 bloody hours a day for four days are what led to it. Videogames were merely the reason for his staying still, but they can't be blamed for that.
Shame, really, the Commander mode is a cool feature. And on the few times I played in that listened to their Commander it gave them a bit edge over the opposition :D
As shown games can and do increase aggression, but that does not equate to violence. Likewise books, films, music etc. can also increase your feelings of aggressiveness, but that doesn't mean you're ever going to act upon those feelings.
Hell, playing Battlefield 4 I can feel more aggressive and even shout at the TV. But I don't wander out and punch someone because of it.
I've heard of some problems, but haven't looked to see how serious it is yet. Bad?
Considering the Modern Warfare trilogy contains the original Modern Warfare which pretty much reshaped the FPS genre into what we know today....no.
I understand most of your choices, but I'm curious as to how you think Bad Company 2 helped to define this generation?
Would did it do that impacted the rest of the industry? I freaking loved that game, but really I can't think of a way it influenced this generation in terms of what the article is aiming for.
I'd like to hear your view on this one :)
I'll add my agreement. It was a shame it was so overlooked when first released.
Why thank you.
Usually I proofread any and all reads thoroughly, but I was pressured for time this week with a seemingly infinite stream of review code arriving, so things slipped that, alas, should not have.
As the dude who wrote this article I can confirm that I was fortunate enough to not play it :)
I was actually originally planning on picking it up as SEGA were refusing to hand me or a lot of the other sites I knew a review copy. I read the initial reviews calling the game terrible, talked to some friends who had also played it and decided not to waste any of my money on it.
One of the smarter decisions I ever made, I think