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AusGAF 5/5 - Everything's Amazing and Nobody's Happy, a rental at best
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The staff member who served me was too nice too. I actually tossed up on waiting for your stock to come in (HIS NAME WAS NICK, IS THAT YOU) but the fact that Shaneus was delivering me an xbox within 2 hours meant I wanted it now ;_;
SORRY.
FORGIVE ME
Visual fidelity is nice and all, but I am quite happy for the most part to settle for good games.
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
I cannot judge people's recommendations without first knowing how their opinions, values, priorities or tastes line up compared with my own. If I wanted inconsistent and untrustworthy advice, I'd take music recommendations from my mother, movie recommendations from my wife, book recommendations from a manga fan and debating tips from Amir0x.
I'm like that with all game reviewers though. If I don't "know" the reviewer's tastes, I'll skim through a few different reviews they've written on games I did and didn't like and see how they tackled those. There are only a handful of reviewers I trust though, because this is a lot of effort to go through and I really only do it for games I'm on the fence about.
I don't see the problem with that paragraph. He says that the game now has gliding and underwater portions, but the core gameplay is still essentially the same in these areas.
I don't see the problem with the review in general either. He addresses points other than the series becoming stale throughout the review. In the last paragraph he directly says that it is only half the issue. Perhaps he could have focused more on the slowness and mundanity of the game rather than the staleness though.
Also, I think it is unfair to compare it to his MW3 review. They are different genres with different expectations. MW is also a relatively new series compared to MK. Perhaps in a few years time he'll be saying the same things about MW.
speak for yoself
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Box of Bunnies
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Yet it's also seen more releases in less than half as long.
You disagree?
A drawing I made while waiting for a video to compile! The image is big so I am not embedding it OR RESIZING IT. I think I will make it my avatar.
Also, I played LIMBO last night and finished it. I recorded 1.5 hours of footage from the game (totalling around 100GB for the 1080p uncompressed files). I will do a review of this game when I get the time.
I'm making a headstart in editing the footage, and have started making this really dumb thing. ALSO SPOILERS OUT THE ASS It's mostly so I can, like, get all the interesting parts of my footage to put together. The actual review will be cut down to a minute as normal, but I kinda like how much I can ruin that game by putting music over it.
The review will be more or less making fun of how so many modern reviews just explain what happens in the game ("the game has good graphics and controls and these things happened in the game: you shot a dude, you sat in a turret, you pushed a box"). I think that might be funny.
OH, Windows Movie Maker is fucking terrible. Have I ever mentioned that? I think I am going to find a better solution.
Also, I played LIMBO last night and finished it. I recorded 1.5 hours of footage from the game (totalling around 100GB for the 1080p uncompressed files). I will do a review of this game when I get the time.
I'm making a headstart in editing the footage, and have started making this really dumb thing. ALSO SPOILERS OUT THE ASS It's mostly so I can, like, get all the interesting parts of my footage to put together. The actual review will be cut down to a minute as normal, but I kinda like how much I can ruin that game by putting music over it.
The review will be more or less making fun of how so many modern reviews just explain what happens in the game ("the game has good graphics and controls and these things happened in the game: you shot a dude, you sat in a turret, you pushed a box"). I think that might be funny.
OH, Windows Movie Maker is fucking terrible. Have I ever mentioned that? I think I am going to find a better solution.
Honestly that paragraph he just sounds like a smarmy arsehole. Obviously by using fresh there he is being a sarcastic tool. I just really don't like the way he writes, I can just feel him loving his own writing. Probably irrational, mind.
Trial and Error the Game: Featuring LIMBO
fappenmeister
Member
A recent article about AMD that may be of some interest to PC users in here.
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_19358655
It states that AMD may stop competing with Intel for the Desktop CPU market and focus on mobile CPUs instead.
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_19358655
It states that AMD may stop competing with Intel for the Desktop CPU market and focus on mobile CPUs instead.
Old
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=33049407
But seriously, hopefully it doesn't lead to a lazy Intel not trying to push as hard because they have no real competition and end up with a giant monopoly.
Time still needs to be taken into consideration. Mario Kart is a game that you can constantly go back to over a long period of time, and I know that I personally have played the series a hell of a lot since the original and I am not excited at the prospect of playing more of the same.
The single player of MW on the other hand is something you are only likely to play once for several hours. Multiplayer might be a different story.
My problem with it is it makes his negative slant obvious.
"[these sections] don't actually change the game"
"Underwater racing is a little slower and air gliding is a little floatier"
"merely as vapid contrivances that exist to provide the illusion of variety rather than actually altering the core experience"
The first and third statements contradict the second one. He might have meant to say what you said, but that's not what he said. He said "no change" then "some change" then "no change, bonus purple prose". It highlights a bias in his thinking and his writing.
The best reviewers are the ones that take the emotions the game makes them feel and can pinpoint what made them feel a certain way, while still describing any features that a reader might find important. In this review, it's obviously that he didn't like the core game, so instantly every feature is described in a negative light. This shows the poor critical thinking abilities that Jim Sterling has become known for, in his articles as much as his reviews.
I think he should have too, because it was when he mentioned the slowness that I was reminded of how boring I found Mario Kart DS and how little I care about any future Mario Kart game, despite being a fan of it in the past. The complete lack of any sense of speed, combined with the rubberbanding, made it a chore. I could take one or the other, but both combined just don't work for me. Why they couldn't have noticed the cult status that Excite Truck earned and try to implement some mechanics from that, I'll never know.
If you add "In general" to anything you'll get a tide of crap.
Okay, all reviewers are rubbish, unless they are funny. Better?
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Mario Kart isn't exactly known for Excite Truck level of high speed racing, and if they went in that direction they'd probably earn a fair share of franchise detractors much in the same way that rubber banding and unbalanced item junk has turned people away.
That being said, I want a new Excite game and I want it now. Truck and Bots were fantastic fun and I enjoyed both more than Mario Kart Wii. There's a recipe of gameplay there that no other racing game does and to see it disappear because of poor sale would make me a sad panda.
Hmm
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/11/tiny-printer-creates-receipt-sized-newspapers/
I WANT ONE OF THESE
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/11/tiny-printer-creates-receipt-sized-newspapers/
I WANT ONE OF THESE
Hmm
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/11/tiny-printer-creates-receipt-sized-newspapers/
I WANT ONE OF THESE
"Little Printer adorably wastes paper and clutters up your home."
I think they went the wrong direction with Bots. They just needed to polish Trucks up a bit and it would have been awesome.
Kritical hit.
SO DO I
Edit: I think the potential for this is amazing.
What's the biggest problem with sharing content you find online? The other person has to be online to see it. You're assuming they're near a computer, have online access, know how to use the required delivery mechanism (usually a browser) and how to view it properly amidst a page full of ads and other distracting content. yeah yeah we're all technically literate, but not everyone is, or (most importantly) not everyone can be arsed remembering to check out the thing you told them was cool.
Now you can just send your family and friends stuff you want to share with them effortlessly.
And I think the potential here for comics should not be ignored. 3 or 4 panel strip gag comics are a perfect fit for this mass delivery - it's almost going back to newspaper comics where people didn't really seek out today's Garfield or whatever, but would read it if it was put in front of them. Very exciting!
bodyboarder
Member
Hmm
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/11/tiny-printer-creates-receipt-sized-newspapers/
I WANT ONE OF THESE
That's neat.
Rubbish.
Awesome, I've been on the fence about buying this game for the last 18 months so another review should definitely help me make my final decision.
yo, you don't want my review if you want purchasing advice. But, if you're curious:
The game is really short, the puzzles are pretty easy (There was a single puzzle that stumped me for more than four minutes), it's a bit too wanky and a bit too "games is art" for my tastes.
But I still recommend it. I wouldn't pay more than five bucks for it if you can help it. For a game called "Limbo", I'm not sure if it's fitting or not that I never want to replay it. The game is a healthy mix between Braid (story / tone), Another World (similar beats / gameplay) and (KINDA SPOILER)
VVVVVV (gameplay)
Really? I paid full price for it on XBLA and loved every second, fantastic little game with loads of atmosphere.
Planet_JASE
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I'm giving away a couple of Steam codes.
Cthulhu Saves the World
and
Breath of Death VII
Just reply with the game that you want and I'll PM the code.
Cthulhu Saves the World
and
Breath of Death VII
Just reply with the game that you want and I'll PM the code.
If you can manage $250, that will get you the GTX 560ti which is one of the best bang for buck cards at the moment. Otherwise you'll have to go for a GTX 560 (non ti, which is substantially slower than ti, despite the similar names) or a 6870. The best deals will depend on where you live. There isn't really a decent Australia wide chain yet. http://www.pccasegear.com/ is a good site to use as a reference.
bodyboarder
Member
Zookeeper is pretty good.
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