Giant Bomb Thread #4: A thread of perceived slights

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justjim89 said:
I don't see why Greg Miller is freaking out about how great this is. IGN, I know, but I typically trust his opinion even if I disagree with it. The dude bought a gaming PC for this and will be streaming it for 9 hours. I don't see how he can be so enthusiastic about it.
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The dude bought a gaming PC for this and will be streaming it for 9 hours.

So he's just trying to rationalize to himself that what he's playing is great.
 
Venfayth said:
Just be open-minded. I can see how the game would be enjoyable, there are probably going to be a number of disappointments though.
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SteveWinwood said:
It's really hard to name a game I didn't have fun with with friends. Even the worst piece of shit can be made a lot better with buddies.
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Yeah, SimCity nostalgia, $20 in Amazon credit and some enthusiastic friends led me to jump the gun here but I'm sure there's fun to be had with a group.
 
justjim89 said:
I don't see why Greg Miller is freaking out about how great this is. IGN, I know, but I typically trust his opinion even if I disagree with it. The dude bought a gaming PC for this and will be streaming it for 9 hours. I don't see how he can be so enthusiastic about it.
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Greg Miller thought that the Family Guy game was hilarious.
 
I've seen a lot of SimCity, and it's pretty damn cool. Definitely not perfect, but I think people just need to wrap their head around the idea that the size limitations make it more of a game, and working within that can actually be a lot of fun. It definitely encourages building lots of cities and experimenting, not trying to create a single megalopolis that can do everything.
 
Azar said:
I've seen a lot of SimCity, and it's pretty damn cool. Definitely not perfect, but I think people just need to wrap their head around the idea that the size limitations make it more of a game, and working within that can actually be a lot of fun. It definitely encourages building lots of cities and experimenting, not trying to create a single megalopolis that can do everything.
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What is there to do after many hours in the same city? Does it ever feel like you're "done" with a city? The reason I like to do megalopolis's is because they never feel done, or at least, they take hours and hours and hours to get that far. What is more "gamey" about this SimCity, that increases the longevity?
 
Venfayth said:
What is there to do after many hours in the same city? Does it ever feel like you're "done" with a city? The reason I like to do megalopolis's is because they never feel done, or at least, they take hours and hours and hours to get that far. What is more "gamey" about this SimCity, that increases the longevity?
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I haven't played the new SimCity yet, but I could guess that something might feel more "gamey" if the game is structured in a way that resembles a series of discrete challenges. This could mean spreading out your time over multiple cities with different focuses instead of continuously playing with the same city.

I just sunk five hours into aimlessly playing the continuous mode of Anno 2070 last night, though, so I'm the type of player that would prefer the option to mess with a megalopolis for hours on end.

Hot Coldman said:
Jeff Gerstmann doesn't like anything
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He still likes Trackmania!
I think...
 
Azar said:
I've seen a lot of SimCity, and it's pretty damn cool. Definitely not perfect, but I think people just need to wrap their head around the idea that the size limitations make it more of a game, and working within that can actually be a lot of fun. It definitely encourages building lots of cities and experimenting, not trying to create a single megalopolis that can do everything.
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There's nothing stopping you from taking the approach you describe in past SimCity games. Anyone could do that as well as create their ultimate megalopolis. Long-time fans of the series have done both of those in every SimCity game, and it is a totally reasonable expectation that they should be able to do so in the new one as well.

While there may be some slight benefits to being more focused on one kind of playstyle, this came at the expense of being able to play the game in as many different ways as you could play previous SimCity games. This fact will be a disappointment for the vast majority of long-time SimCity fans, especially ones that most enjoyed building one huge city.
 
Holy crap just read that DS2 review. I'll ... stick to watching videos of him instead. That was appalling.

And I'm sorry about derailing the thread.
 
I didn't see from the start of the stream, but is there actual performance issues or does Jeff just not know he's locking the framerate to 30?
 
Venfayth said:
What is there to do after many hours in the same city? Does it ever feel like you're "done" with a city? The reason I like to do megalopolis's is because they never feel done, or at least, they take hours and hours and hours to get that far. What is more "gamey" about this SimCity, that increases the longevity?
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I think a lot of hardcore Sim City fans focus on the simulation aspect of pouring hours and hours into one huge, ever-expanding city. Which is why this game will take a lot of adjustment for some people, I think--that's not really the focus. I mean, I'm sure you can put quite a bit of time into every city, but the size limitation means you're more likely to build lots of cities with different focuses, mining in one, gambling in another, etc. And that in turn encourages you to try different designs every time.

Maybe that's not going to hold up long term, but I think the more you're into the idea of trying out lots of different builds and especially working with friends developing co-dependent cities, it's going to be pretty awesome.
 
justjim89 said:
I keep meaning to look into Origin, but there's nothing I can think of on there that's not on Steam that I really want.
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I find it odd that the Sims stuff is on there.


Guess that's too much money that's hard to ignore.

Also, the SimCity soundtrack is the biggest letdown. I'm sure it's still awesome, but 2000's OST was so good. This is just 'The Sims Again' music
 
Wonder if Patrick ever got back into Okami HD.

They should do a Clover stream since they talked about wanting to play God Hand(and I'm sure everyone will rage if they don't like it). Then they could play Viewtiful Joe and all that.
kylej said:
Watching Brad play a Trials type game is like watching a colorblind person perform surgery simulator.
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SimCity almost looks like a game that should not have shipped yet. Generally quite buggy, missing major features and a whole lot of promises from Maxis people that stuff will be added to the game "soon". It still looks worth playing, but I'm second-guessing a day-one purchase.
 
StuBurns said:
I didn't see from the start of the stream, but is there actual performance issues or does Jeff just not know he's locking the framerate to 30?
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There are performance issues beyond that.

on high speed the frame rate dropped to about half of that.

I wish he would have turned down the settings and seen if that helped it.
 
gregmiller.txt
I didn't talk to my friends about the divorce, and I hid it from my family for a long time. I didn't even tell my dad what was happening until I was finally moving out. Instead, I'd come home and run wild in Empire City. Cole and Zeke became friends. I mourned Trish as if she was my own. I respected Kessler's mission to make Cole strong for future trials by ruining his happy present.

Eventually, I bounced back. Life went on, games came out and the world kept spinning. The weight of what Infamous meant to me never became clear as I piled on other memories and new loves, but the game kept popping up in my life. For Halloween, friends and I cosplayed as the Infamous cast. For my birthday the next year, my then-girlfriend gave me a signed copy of the game, a custom Cole poster and a slew of other Infamous goodies. When someone asked me what my favorite PS3 game was, Infamous inevitably escaped my lips.

And then June 4, 2010, rolled around. If you don't remember, that was the day Infamous 2 popped up in Game Informer for the first time. It was just a cover image, but it showed a vision of Cole that looked nothing like the hero from the original game. This Cole had hair, necklaces and a douchey v-neck.

I lost my mind.
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justjim89 said:
Not the best written thing I've seen, much less from a person paid to write, but I can appreciate the sentiment. I'm certainly in no position to judge. I drive around on weekends alone listening to podcasts so I can pretend I have friends.
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Damn.. I.. damn.
 
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