Are games getting worse??
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Eric Clyde
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Unfortunately I think the best games have came and went. Everyone may talk about Metal Gear Solid 4, Grand Theft Auto IV, Final Fantasy XIII, Resident Evil 5 or the next Halo game but in my opinion, these games are more than likely going to be good eye pleasing games but once you start playing you find out the weaknesses.
So far, I have only found one game to be truly great in the last few years and that was Shadow of the Colossus. The other supposedly great games like Halo 3, God of War, Gears of War and so far Assassin's Creed only seem "good" to me but no way near great/Best games ever.
In my opinion, we will hardly ever find anything innovative nowadays because everyone except me is all about FPS. You can hardly do anything innovative with that genre now but developers will keep unleashing them as long as they sell.
Critically acclaimed games don't seem to sell very well like the platformer Psychonauts. Often considered a great of recent years but have only sold at least 400,000 copies since it's release a few years ago. Other great games that haven't sold very well also include games like Ico, Shadow of the Colossus and Okami.
So far, I have only found one game to be truly great in the last few years and that was Shadow of the Colossus. The other supposedly great games like Halo 3, God of War, Gears of War and so far Assassin's Creed only seem "good" to me but no way near great/Best games ever.
In my opinion, we will hardly ever find anything innovative nowadays because everyone except me is all about FPS. You can hardly do anything innovative with that genre now but developers will keep unleashing them as long as they sell.
Critically acclaimed games don't seem to sell very well like the platformer Psychonauts. Often considered a great of recent years but have only sold at least 400,000 copies since it's release a few years ago. Other great games that haven't sold very well also include games like Ico, Shadow of the Colossus and Okami.
I don't think they are "worse" now, just very different, and with a different focus.
Most games now are all about fast pace and excitement. I've always been a fan of point and click adventures, but the genre is dead now, as most people would find them boring. After years of not playing one, I find that going back to old adventures is hard for me, and can only enjoy games like the new Sam&Max episodic adventures, which are extremely easy if you compare them to, say, the Kyrandia series (which I played and beat), or even the old Sam&Max. Another symptom of these times is the total absence of great flight simulations. You know, the ones that require you to sit for 20 minutes while your plane gets to the target. I really like those, too. The best you can get in that department today I think is Silent Hunter, a WW2 sub sim.
I've been looking for a great flight sim based on WW2. The idea of having to spend hours dogfighting with a machine gun against dodgy Germans, cocky Americans or kamikaze Japanese calls to me. I really enjoyed Microprose 1942 when it was released, but there doesn't seem to be a good WW2 flight sim nowadays. If anyone knows of one, can you recommend it to me?
I'm not saying that Crysis, Half Life 2, Far Cry and all those games are bad; on the contrary, they are excellent, but it doesn't require much of a brain to get through them. I liked games that made you think... a lot. Like when I got stuck in Indiana Jones Atlantis or Monkey Island 2 for one whole month. Games which push you in that direction today will never be bestsellers. You have the first two Thief games, the Gothic series, Planescape: Torment, and some other few examples, but all of them have at least a bit of action, lest you feel the urge to go out and kill someone.
Most games now are all about fast pace and excitement. I've always been a fan of point and click adventures, but the genre is dead now, as most people would find them boring. After years of not playing one, I find that going back to old adventures is hard for me, and can only enjoy games like the new Sam&Max episodic adventures, which are extremely easy if you compare them to, say, the Kyrandia series (which I played and beat), or even the old Sam&Max. Another symptom of these times is the total absence of great flight simulations. You know, the ones that require you to sit for 20 minutes while your plane gets to the target. I really like those, too. The best you can get in that department today I think is Silent Hunter, a WW2 sub sim.
I've been looking for a great flight sim based on WW2. The idea of having to spend hours dogfighting with a machine gun against dodgy Germans, cocky Americans or kamikaze Japanese calls to me. I really enjoyed Microprose 1942 when it was released, but there doesn't seem to be a good WW2 flight sim nowadays. If anyone knows of one, can you recommend it to me?
I'm not saying that Crysis, Half Life 2, Far Cry and all those games are bad; on the contrary, they are excellent, but it doesn't require much of a brain to get through them. I liked games that made you think... a lot. Like when I got stuck in Indiana Jones Atlantis or Monkey Island 2 for one whole month. Games which push you in that direction today will never be bestsellers. You have the first two Thief games, the Gothic series, Planescape: Torment, and some other few examples, but all of them have at least a bit of action, lest you feel the urge to go out and kill someone.
Exactly what i was thinking, with a little change about the games mentioned.
On another note: just found out that Wan posted in a month the same amount i posted in 2 years.
Usul
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There Can Be Only Wan.
:jester:
That thing about Max Payne 3, was just a little rumour i wanted to spark.
I had no idea they had cancelled it.
A sad day for PC gaming, if there ever was one...
Leisure Suit Larry, Monkey Island, the Quest games, Another Wolrd and Flash Back, are no more... :no:
We have entered The Age of 'Brainless' Action.
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That thing about Max Payne 3, was just a little rumour i wanted to spark.
I had no idea they had cancelled it.
A sad day for PC gaming, if there ever was one...
Long gone are the days of the graphic adventure.
Leisure Suit Larry, Monkey Island, the Quest games, Another Wolrd and Flash Back, are no more... :no:
We have entered The Age of 'Brainless' Action.
I used to have a cd with tonnes and tonnes of Windows 95 games, it really was endless fun. One of my fav's was Microman. man, man, man
g33k
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I used to have a cd with tonnes and tonnes of Windows 95 games, it really was endless fun. One of my fav's was Microman. man, man, man
Dude, that game fucking rocked! I'm amazed anyone else played it. Thanks for the memories.
Where can I get it?
Not sure where you can get it, I lost the disk it originally was on.
A quick search of google and I get a few results but no where where I can play it, sorry dude. I'll keep looking though.
EDIT: Found the fucker! Second post on the page, second link in the post.
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/about5379.html
A quick search of google and I get a few results but no where where I can play it, sorry dude. I'll keep looking though.
EDIT: Found the fucker! Second post on the page, second link in the post.
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/about5379.html
The Messiah
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Flash Back was legendary. Trying to get credits then going on that game show. Pressure points!
g33k
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Cali
Sin City
I didn't like Assassin's Creed afterall, it got annoying when guards just attacked you for no reason. Kane and Lynch: Dead Men looks quality and I will be buying that. SmackDown's only downfall is it's CAW attribute ruling. You can't edit your CAW's attributes unless you start a new 24/7 GM mode. That, my friend - sucks.
Now, Call of Duty 4 was absoloutely immense, but it had a real short story. Every game is going to have flaws. You just have to learn to deal with it. But to answer the question I wouldn't say that games are getting worse at all. Just wait for GTA IV to come out.
Now, Call of Duty 4 was absoloutely immense, but it had a real short story. Every game is going to have flaws. You just have to learn to deal with it. But to answer the question I wouldn't say that games are getting worse at all. Just wait for GTA IV to come out.
I'm not a big GTA fan, never liked it and i don't know why people liked it so much. Also rockstar made that GTA look a like game that was called "bully", played it for some time then threw it away. I'm not into these kind of games. Free roaming is fun, but i always felt the game so arcady by the way you can fight the whole town with a machine gun, take down choppers or whatever.
Also, Kane and lynch sounded like a good game, but it was given a real bad review by gamespot (good ps3 games are being thrashed recently by gamespot reviewers), but i have a bad feeling about this one.
Also, Kane and lynch sounded like a good game, but it was given a real bad review by gamespot (good ps3 games are being thrashed recently by gamespot reviewers), but i have a bad feeling about this one.
Usul
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I wouldn't worry too much about that, as the beauty of this game is in it's multiplayer mode.
I wouldn't put too much faith in reviewers. They can always be paid money by rival companies to give bad reviews on other games.
At the end of the day, it's just their opinion.
Well the new GTA is supposed to be much more realistic, for yourself and any other people who have the same views as you I reckon it will be worth a try, for example crazy rampages will be met with equal force from the police and other forces. Even if you pull out a weapon in the middle of the street people will scream and scatter and you will attract police attention.
Its up to you though. I know a few people who dont really like GTA either.
Eric Clyde
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This is what really is pissing me off most about games. I am a singleplayer guy but it seems that most developers are neglecting the singleplayer experience for multiplayer. I think there have been quite a few games this year that can supposedly be easily beaten within 10 hours. Those 10 or less hours may be fun but I would love a singleplayer experience to last much longer which is why I usually enjoy RPG's (Especially Final Fantasy) as those games I usually average +80 hours and never get tired of it.
Usul
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I guess it's because online gaming is a bigger market now. People enjoy playing against human opponents more, so the developers now usually don't spend as much time creating stories for their games, specially for FPSs. They seem to make them just so people can 'practice' a little before playing against human opponents. This will change as soon as game AI improves considerably. In fact, it may even overtake it the day the AI becomes sharper than a human. :no: