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reptilescorpio
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I want opinion pieces on games, not reviews so this would be the way to go. Fuck numbers, I just want to know if someone enjoyed a game and why/why not. Break that game down for me and do some analysis, give me the reason why the game exists. Wot I Think on RPS does a good job of it.Jintor said:Give me a guest blog on KotakuAU Serrels! You know I'm good for it
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I once thought I wanted to write about games.
But then I realised that I wanted to influence games.
So now I want to make games.
I think there's too many people who don't actually enjoy writing who get into game writing because they like games.
But then I realised that I wanted to influence games.
So now I want to make games.
I think there's too many people who don't actually enjoy writing who get into game writing because they like games.
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We'll see.Gazunta said:
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To be more specific I guess I just don't really see who the audience is for writing about games.
Well, I do, but it seems like we're always just complaining about every level of game writing, journalism, PR and audience that it's just like... why would I throw myself to those sharks while games still have so much work ahead of them before they become as culturally acceptable as other entertainment mediums?
I'd rather be on the ground floor trying to think of ideas to push things forward practically, rather than sitting on the outer only hypothesising about why the design process went wrong for game X.
Well, I do, but it seems like we're always just complaining about every level of game writing, journalism, PR and audience that it's just like... why would I throw myself to those sharks while games still have so much work ahead of them before they become as culturally acceptable as other entertainment mediums?
I'd rather be on the ground floor trying to think of ideas to push things forward practically, rather than sitting on the outer only hypothesising about why the design process went wrong for game X.
reptilescorpio
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Some people use journalism to move into the industry, into developers or publishers.Rez said:
ClivePwned
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so...
Fact- Duke Nukem Forever is dated in many ways in terms of graphics, design, sound. Occasional slow down (on 360) and long loading times. It could have easily used six months of polish. The game deserves mediocre scores (ie 5 or 6 out of 10, less than that is silly when you have games like Turning Point, Haze and
)
Opinion- it's a hell of a lot of fun and I'm glad I'm playing it. I've had more fun with this than the last few FPS single player titles I've been through (BLOPS, Crysis, Crysis 2, Homefront, Bulletstorm, KZ3- all of which were more "better made" and more polished than DNF). I enjoyed all of the mentioned games, but DNF just hit the right buttons.
I enjoyed all of the above mentioned games but DNF (for me) has been more fun.
butthurt PR guy tweeting stuff like that is (deservedly) career suicide
Fact- Duke Nukem Forever is dated in many ways in terms of graphics, design, sound. Occasional slow down (on 360) and long loading times. It could have easily used six months of polish. The game deserves mediocre scores (ie 5 or 6 out of 10, less than that is silly when you have games like Turning Point, Haze and
Far Cry 2
Opinion- it's a hell of a lot of fun and I'm glad I'm playing it. I've had more fun with this than the last few FPS single player titles I've been through (BLOPS, Crysis, Crysis 2, Homefront, Bulletstorm, KZ3- all of which were more "better made" and more polished than DNF). I enjoyed all of the mentioned games, but DNF just hit the right buttons.
I enjoyed all of the above mentioned games but DNF (for me) has been more fun.
butthurt PR guy tweeting stuff like that is (deservedly) career suicide
reddit gaming lol
also
gaz's last game before his new venture is play asia special this week
http://www.play-asia.com/Legend_of_Guardians_Owls_of_GaHoole/paOS-13-71-dw-49-en-70-3ydg.html
$10
also
gaz's last game before his new venture is play asia special this week
http://www.play-asia.com/Legend_of_Guardians_Owls_of_GaHoole/paOS-13-71-dw-49-en-70-3ydg.html
$10
reptilescorpio
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Easy cheevos?Choc said:
reptilescorpio
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Really? lol thought I remembered it from Idle Thumbs for some reason. It has been part of my vernacular for so long I assumed it was them. Need something to make them sound cool rather than the chore of a second job it had become for me at one point.Shaneus said:
Baby is asleep. Other half is at Kylie Minogue. I have no idea what to do with myself.
Everyone buy my game damn it I'm strangely proud of the little bastard. $10! I guarantee that all
of the profits will go to me
Just finished finalising the Achievements / Trophies in Happy Feet 2 this week - and the document was called Cheevos.doc
I'm enjoying a bit of a post-deadline endorphin rush tonight. Certainly a lot less of them in game development compared to the daily deadlines of my journalism days.
Edit: I became a game journo not because I wanted to be a writer but because I was already writing every day and someone figured they should pay me for it. FOOLS!
I'm strangely proud of the little bastard. $10! I guarantee that all
by that I mean none
Just finished finalising the Achievements / Trophies in Happy Feet 2 this week - and the document was called Cheevos.doc
I'm enjoying a bit of a post-deadline endorphin rush tonight. Certainly a lot less of them in game development compared to the daily deadlines of my journalism days.
Edit: I became a game journo not because I wanted to be a writer but because I was already writing every day and someone figured they should pay me for it. FOOLS!
reptilescorpio said:
I was rolling through the desert, but all of a sudden my tank convoy refuses to move down into the pass and waste these insurgents.
So I jog down there with my rifle to try (heroically) to do it myself, and the game fails me for moving too far away from the convoy.
I would really like the option to pull the drivers out of the tanks and execute them.
ClivePwned
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Cheevos sounds like Cheezel-like snacks you'd get from Aldi.
pieatorium
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gotta keep you interested and give you hope before crushing it in game 3Choc said:
reptilescorpio
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pieatorium said:
Sutton Dagger
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Choc said:
HELL YEAH!!!!
Such an awesome game as well (so was the first). Fantastic coaching descision to put young hoppa in the game, he played so well. I have to say, Paul Gallen is a bloody machine.
Can't wait until game 3.
Now I wish I was there as well Danoss
Sutton Dagger
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Danoss said:
Good on you for going mate, looked like an awesome atmosphere in the Blues area. Standout players for you?
bodyboarder
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Good game. Will make game 3 interesting.
roosters93
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... 5 years in a rowjambo said:
What a great game, hopefully NSW can finally win a series.
AdventureRacing
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Sutton Dagger said:
Gallens performance tonight is the best i have ever seen from a forward.
Edit: In origin that i can remember anyway.
AdventureRacing
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Choc said:
I think that was more to do with his behavior rather than on field performances. I had no problem with him being captain. Gallen is one of the best players i have ever seen and he seems like the type of player who makes everyone else more confident because he is around.
The atmosphere was absolutely incredible! High fives, knuckles and chanting all over the place, in and out of the stadium; it was approaching deafening sound levels. I wish there was more than one game in Sydney this year, such value for money.Sutton Dagger said:
I did laugh at a lot of the things yelled out and at the quiet response of a lady Maroon supporter who was sitting next to me: "NSW supporters are so mean!"
Standout players for me were Pearce, Hoppa and Gallen. Mini put on a great performance as well. Uate looked dangerous whenever he had the ball, he played with so much enthusiasm, I love watching him play. So many players put in a gutsy effort that I feel bad singling some out. What I was so impressed by was watching them play well as a team. I was mighty proud.
I left my camera in a different bag, so I could only grab shots with my phones camera, which clearly isn't very good. Anyway, this was my view of a near-filled stadium.
And my ordinary pre-game shot of the sea of blue I was a part of.
Now to book some tickets to watch game 3 at Event Cinemas Gold Class again.
GODDAMN I LOVE FOOTY!
So I was watching The Witches after talking about some Roald Dahl with a friend. Then I discovered this and nearly died laughing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDfxjFNxRAk.