Ruthless_Barbarian
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roosters93
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Choc said:
Yeah I get that but what's the point of segmenting your marketbase and installing (presumably) more expensive hardware if it's only going to benefit such a small percentage.
9AM Today:
20 minutes ago, by a person who is paid to tell people words:
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2011/10/rage-is-the-gamiest-game-that-ever-gamed.ars
Kritz said:
20 minutes ago, by a person who is paid to tell people words:
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2011/10/rage-is-the-gamiest-game-that-ever-gamed.ars
Ruthless_Barbarian
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I hate Bollywood. I don't even watch the movies, unless I need to laugh foolishly. Joke's on youmarkot said:
To give you a sense of how ridiculous this game can be, here's a sample mission: my goal is to go to the next town to drop off some supplies. First I have to speak to the mayor, who tells me I need to change out of my conspicuous clothes before he'll talk to me, so I have to find the tailor. No sweat, right? Back to the mayor.
Once I get my new clothes, the mayor says I have to rent garage space and talk to the sheriff. So I do those things, but the sheriff tells me I can't have the supplies that need to be delivered unless my buggy has guns. To get guns, I need to talk to the guy at the race track. After talking to the guy at the race track, I'm told I need to speak to another guy to set up races for the slips to get the gunswhen I find that guy, he tells me to speak to his guy so he can schedule the race...
DO NOT WANT
Once I get my new clothes, the mayor says I have to rent garage space and talk to the sheriff. So I do those things, but the sheriff tells me I can't have the supplies that need to be delivered unless my buggy has guns. To get guns, I need to talk to the guy at the race track. After talking to the guy at the race track, I'm told I need to speak to another guy to set up races for the slips to get the gunswhen I find that guy, he tells me to speak to his guy so he can schedule the race...
DO NOT WANT
Choc said:
Yep, have to remain on them for 4 years minus the time I was on my P's and full license in SA.
and to determine that time I had to give them permission to send a fax to the SA office, then I had to book another appointment for a fortnight (for which they're only open weekdays, so I took half a day off today to do this)
so I just said no thanks, give me a 4 year one, I'll just work out myself when the 4 years are up (minus full license and P's in SA) and authorise for the fax to happen then so I can come in then and get my full license, rather than come in now get my P's with an expiry of 4 years minus Full + P's, then come in and get my full in the 2.5 years or whatever.
Rezbit said:
It was 8:30am, I was tired and needed to Pee.
I'm not one to kick up a fuss, I just passivly swear at them in a polite tone "well we have a c*** of a situation here dont we
" *signs*fappenmeister
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If it's only one review, then why are people so much stock into a person's opinions?
Thats pretty much all ID games imo, but at least they did it so damn well that you forgave the 'no story or characters' and stuff >.<Salazar said:
Now its just embarassing imo.
Doom and Quake were great because the genre was new, and they added so much, but also pushed it forward. Now? Its... feh.
Its like Germaine Greer, she was great in the 60 and 70's when she had something to fight, now you kinda just want her to shut up cause she is embarrassing women.
Weird analogy / 10.
i feel sorry for Gaz now
he has to say the game is awesome as he works for AU Distributor
but
deep down as a game designer he knows that is a load of shit
fap because ars has a reputation of telling it how it is whereas ign gamespot etc do not
IGN gave it 8.5 by the way and called it a 'safe shooter'
how is a safe game 8.5
It's a fairly traditional shooter, too, favoring smaller zones of combat instead of the open spaces seen in Far Cry 2 and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Larger explorable areas exist in id Software's wasteland, but they're merely playgrounds for the vehicles. You can ride around in buggies and heavily armored cars, blast rockets at bandit vehicles and speed over jumps to smash floating beacons and earn extra rewards. It can be fun for a while, but by the time you get to Rage's second half, it starts to feel more like filler. The gunplay is always entertaining, as you adventure through corridors and interiors lined with hiding spots as mutants erupt from unseen spaces and bandits fire pistols and shotguns. Rage is not revolutionary shooter, but it's extremely well made.
he has to say the game is awesome as he works for AU Distributor
but
deep down as a game designer he knows that is a load of shit
fap because ars has a reputation of telling it how it is whereas ign gamespot etc do not
IGN gave it 8.5 by the way and called it a 'safe shooter'
how is a safe game 8.5
It's a fairly traditional shooter, too, favoring smaller zones of combat instead of the open spaces seen in Far Cry 2 and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Larger explorable areas exist in id Software's wasteland, but they're merely playgrounds for the vehicles. You can ride around in buggies and heavily armored cars, blast rockets at bandit vehicles and speed over jumps to smash floating beacons and earn extra rewards. It can be fun for a while, but by the time you get to Rage's second half, it starts to feel more like filler. The gunplay is always entertaining, as you adventure through corridors and interiors lined with hiding spots as mutants erupt from unseen spaces and bandits fire pistols and shotguns. Rage is not revolutionary shooter, but it's extremely well made.
HolyCheck said:
Hang on, you have a full SA licence? But they won't transfer that? Can only presume because of the P1/P2 thing.
When I moved to Vic I still had a Provisional licence from Tas, had to wait for that to 'expire', then went in the next week or soemthing to get a full Vic licence otherwise they were going to give me a Provisional licence which I had to purcahse for a minimum of 3 years. Bit strange vicroads.
fappenmeister
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Fair enough. I ordered the game for 40 so it's no big deal at the end of the day.
HolyCheck said:
that plus the fact its illegal to live in a state more than 3 months with another states licence
Teamxbox.com: 9.5
GameTrailers: 9
CVG: 8.9
Eurogamer: 8
GameSpot: 8
G4TV: 8
1UP: B
The Telegraph: 7
Strategy Informer: 6.5
Joystiq: 6
Co-Optimus: 6
Ars Technica: Verdict: Skip
reptilescorpio
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Ella Morton is over rated.Gazunta said:
Jintor said:
I feel like Shawn Elliott would have an aneurysm after reading that review. The clichés and repetition of words make it so uninteresting to read. I wonder if it's becoming too hard to tell my parody from the real thing when I can create a fake press review without playing the game nor seeing any media of it since E3 and have it be so similar to a professional work.
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fappenmeister
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reptilescorpio said:Ella Morton is over rated.
I haven't been a game designer in yearsChoc said:
and Happy Feet 2 will prove that point very well
Waiting for the Giant Bomb review, I trust Brad's opinion on all things id more than anyone else. And that's not me spruiking or anything, just the way it's always been since we hung out on IRC and he flipped his shit that Paul Steed personally handed me the gold master for Quake 2 for review ahead of anyone else in Australia.
Looks like rage will be getting some mixed reviews. I won't cancel my pre-order after checking out the ars article.
I do find it interesting that a game that's taken so long to make turns out shit, Like DNF. Maybe there should be a limit on game development, 3 years max and if it's not done throw it out the window and work on something new. It feels like after you go past a certain point that you only end up chasing your tail, falling behind what else is being created and putting out a product that's so far behind what's currently "in" that it just falls apart.
I do find it interesting that a game that's taken so long to make turns out shit, Like DNF. Maybe there should be a limit on game development, 3 years max and if it's not done throw it out the window and work on something new. It feels like after you go past a certain point that you only end up chasing your tail, falling behind what else is being created and putting out a product that's so far behind what's currently "in" that it just falls apart.
codswallop
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Well we all knew Rage was going to be pretty but dull. id really needs to team up with someone else and outsource the actual game component to them, while concentrating on awesome prettiness.
... and Gamespot with the 8.0. http://au.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/rage/review.html
... and Gamespot with the 8.0. http://au.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/rage/review.html
BanShunsaku
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Honestly, by the time a game comes out I have already decided if I am going to buy it or not. I gave up reading reviews a while ago. The closest thing to a review I look at these days are Giant Bomb Quick Looks, and they usually just hype me up more for something I'm already going to buy.
Rage looks good IMO, I'll probably buy it eventually.
Rage looks good IMO, I'll probably buy it eventually.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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Games that take you long to make and turn out shit:
Alan Wake
Too Human
Duke Nukem Forever
...and now Rage.
Alan Wake
Too Human
Duke Nukem Forever
...and now Rage.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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Why live in mitcham if you work in Fitzroy and don't even drive? You're wasting a lot of time traveling, and mitcham isn't even cheap to live at.HolyCheck said:
shanshan310
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Omi said:I find it amazing that they won't recognise an interstate licence like that. They must have changed things along with the other provisional changes in 08 I guess.
They don't recognise student cards interstate either. When I went to Melbourne they charged me Adult fare for the train and movies. /rage.
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