>> ^bamdrew:

>> ^westy:
I much prefer worlds that are ultra clean like mirrors edge or portal but whats fantastic is if u have a world that is for the most part clean but then have small cracks in it or aspects that are of contrast to that , that way u get the best of both worlds and the game dosent just feal like everything is coated in mud. with any luck portal 2 might have got this right.

Cool point; reminds me of the secret area behind the walls in Portal 1,... 'the cake is a lie!'


yah to me Portal 1 is the only grate FPS since Half life 1 in terms of subtaly delivering a plot thats not insulting to the players inteligence and works with the current techncal limitations Mirrors edge could have easily have done it but the story was retarded and pushed into the game in a really unnatural and lazy way.

>> ^westy:

I much prefer worlds that are ultra clean like mirrors edge or portal but whats fantastic is if u have a world that is for the most part clean but then have small cracks in it or aspects that are of contrast to that , that way u get the best of both worlds and the game dosent just feal like everything is coated in mud. with any luck portal 2 might have got this right.


Cool point; reminds me of the secret area behind the walls in Portal 1,... 'the cake is a lie!'

>> ^westy:

Game play looks really dull to me , also animation looks really smooth but in a really artaficail way allot of these modern shooters just dont make sense. personally I ether want something like serous sam where its basically gemotray wars but in first person , or i want something thats like HL1 a mixture of shooting but within the context of level based puzzles and a subtly delivered story.
the other thing is that although technically i'm sure the engine is fantastic but visually the art direction is tired. kind of how u have allot of cinema where it all just looks the same. Im board of post apocalyptic stuff in games especially in action games where there is so much noise on the screen in the form of pipes bushes random crap that it just make splaying the game a strain. (fallout , Gears of war , Unreal 3 , Bulit storm , borderlands) ( although borderlands is not as bad as they did a more cartoony thing with it so it stands out more)
I much prefer worlds that are ultra clean like mirrors edge or portal but whats fantastic is if u have a world that is for the most part clean but then have small cracks in it or aspects that are of contrast to that , that way u get the best of both worlds and the game dosent just feal like everything is coated in mud. with any luck portal 2 might have got this right.


Yeah, I am not attached to this game. I hope they release a playable demo/beta to sample it.

Game play looks really dull to me , also animation looks really smooth but in a really artaficail way allot of these modern shooters just dont make sense. personally I ether want something like serous sam where its basically gemotray wars but in first person , or i want something thats like HL1 a mixture of shooting but within the context of level based puzzles and a subtly delivered story.

the other thing is that although technically i'm sure the engine is fantastic but visually the art direction is tired. kind of how u have allot of cinema where it all just looks the same. Im board of post apocalyptic stuff in games especially in action games where there is so much noise on the screen in the form of pipes bushes random crap that it just make splaying the game a strain. (fallout , Gears of war , Unreal 3 , Bulit storm , borderlands) ( although borderlands is not as bad as they did a more cartoony thing with it so it stands out more)

I much prefer worlds that are ultra clean like mirrors edge or portal but whats fantastic is if u have a world that is for the most part clean but then have small cracks in it or aspects that are of contrast to that , that way u get the best of both worlds and the game dosent just feal like everything is coated in mud. with any luck portal 2 might have got this right.

>> ^spoco2:
Nope, no sarcasm at all... I hate online play. Although, with friends, on a LAN, that is fun, and as such, I can see that you could eventually get to that point on general online play... I guess.
I don't have the time, patience, or inclination to build up the teams/organize times to play together etc. only to end up playing a fast twitch game where this sort of bullshit taunting goes on.
I enjoy single player games with stories, I enjoy playing through crafted experiences like Bioshock, HL2 and it's sequels, Arkham Asylum etc. Or, just fun puzzle games like World of Goo. Westy, you either have an unrealistically high bar for single player games, or just don't play good ones. Personally... I'd rather AI that's trying to fit into the world, rather than playing a WW2 game and have the enemy tea bag me, or yelling 'die fags'... that breaks me out of the immersion far more than a bit of dodgy AI.
That's where my enjoyment comes from I'm afraid... I just don't find enjoyment in online gaming.
I can SEE the attraction, especially in games like Eve Online etc. where it's like living in a futuristic world... but really, that's a time investment of a few orders of magnitude higher than I can give to anything that's not productive.



I enjoy both multilayer and single player , Its just that the the story telling in single player games is UTTER SHIT . compare the stories and emotoinal impact in games to a good film or book its just depressing. also the fact that the game play in single player games is often so predictable its just annoying. I really enjoy single player games as a peace of art of a mideum thats still in its black and white without sound stage.

Evan coop instantly makes any single player game infinitely better. the technology is not really there to deliver engrossing single player games of a high sophistication , Maby as a games Designer things stick out to me more than they do other people but I can still recognize fantastic single player games but Evan the really good ones the plot is that of a TV BMovi


Here is a list of some single player games that were really good.
Half life 1 , operation flash point , shadow of the colossus. The Penumbra Series , max Payne 1 and 2. portal ,
System Shock 2, myst series.

I always find it Amusing that still Half life 1 is more advanced and natural in the way it tells its story than modern FPS games. Mirrors edge has really nice environments and some well designed levels (in terms of game play) but the story is badly written and the cut scenes are annoying.

looks like something out of mirrors edge

>> ^Fjnbk:
And the ads have returned.


This one was actually kinda cool though.

Sad I don't expect the game to deliver anything like it though.

>> ^entr0py:
I think it's safe to say Yahtzee became popular for his humor more then the reviews. Certainly that's why I started watching him. But lately I also think he's the only reviewer that is completely honest and unrestrained. I've grown so sick of the gaming press incestuous relationship with the gaming industry. In fact "gaming press" might be too kind a term, they're really just freelance marketers. Once you get past all the advertising, hype, press releases and pandering, there's nothing left.


Good call. Though PCG has its moments.

>> ^mentality:
Left 4 dead requires that you have friends. There's nothing better than stalking survivors with a coordinated group of buddies.
I don't think Yahtzee will like it =P


He has us...

>> ^SSIops:
upvote for the best word of the day,essflawcondodgeckindesimudstorliketersockity!


You just copied that from my tags

>> ^GeeSussFreeK:
Lens flares in games that require you to see for survival should be shot.


I'm not sure I agree that shooting lens flares will solve the problem, but I agree that, in general, lens flares are a plight on the visual media. Damn you Photoshop and your inane filters.

Wow! You got your diamond and you appeared shortly after the 4:00 mark in the latest Zero Punctuation review as a diamond farting deity! Is there anything you can't do?

Congrats!

Seems that this video is the basic plot of Mirrors Edge

Whatever they say it's going to be simply more muscle-bound nonsense. I liked some of the gameplay in Gears but it felt like you were controlling an oil tanker when you got up close with an opponent. Definitely won't be buying the sequel.
There's so much that can be done with storytelling in games but it simply isn't happening yet. Right now Mirrors Edge looks like something new in the world of first-person games and there's a forthcoming PS3 game that has multiple outcomes within a strongly driven narrative though I can't remember the name.

Frankly any new Sci Fi is shit Sci Fi, I have recovered my love for the genre by delving back into time to watch Stalker, Mirrors Edge, Eolomea, Journey to The Far Side of the Sun and others.

As you can see from my list am rapidly running out of good movies.

thats why the internet was invented!

In reply to this comment by mas8705:
I can see someone making a video of how their first jump will be into a brick wall... FPFP (First Person face plant) is going to be fun to watch...

>> ^reiz:
As an avid gamer I hate to say this, but I won't be surprised if some kids will try to emulate this with tragic consequences.
I mean, just watching that makes me want to go run around on rooftops, and I'm an old fart with severe vertigo.


LOL yes
I am afraid that follows the same line as "But you can do that in the Matrix!"
Parkour is an interesting sport though

Also, kids, emulate....thats what kids do...