Salacious Crumb
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To my understanding triple A only refers to a games budget, not its quality.
It really derived itself from triple A credit. Or the cream of the crop with highest returns. The games that sell million{, get 90+ reviews, etc. Games like Gears of war, Modern Warfare 2, Halo, and super mario galaxy. That is what my bet where the term is derived from.Salacious Crumb said:To my understanding triple A only refers to a games budget, not its quality.
wizword said:Yes. Is a 89 a B, or an A grade on a test. It is a B. This is what the term is defined as.
selig said:semi-ot:
no matter if alan wake is good or not, i HATE how it has become an industry standard that games are hyped for many, many years, and then they´re lousy 10 hour-experiences. I mean, come on!
I´m playing MH3 right now, a game that I wasnt hyped for, kinda bought it on impulse, but now im at 54 hours, and not even close to being finished, and let me tell you: every single hour has been pure fun.
Why am i mentioning this? Because it proves that games CAN be long AND fun for the whole course of the game.
Is it really that graphics that are killing fleshed-out gaming experiences? Because on one hand we have Alan Wake, God of War 3, Heavy Rain, MGS4, Halo 3, Gears of War and such, all games around 10 hours, plus minus a few. On the other hand, the Wii´s top games, Zelda, Mario, Metroid, are 20 hours and more.
The only exception on the HD-systems are RPGs, but everything that´s not a RPG is short. And no matter how good a game is, there is some kind of fatal misconception if a 10 hour-game is hyped for many years. Just my 2 cent.
well it comes close to god damn ruining some of the pacing at times, but i've noticed some cutscenes that are looking a lot healthier-- although they're harshly lit at night or somethingmiladesn said:Bink, piece of shit video codec , totally ruined the otherwise awesome presentation in Spilnter Cell Conviction, blocky pixelated video all over the place.
thanks ;DderFeef said:Good to know that there are people like Mr. Spinnington. Thank you sir, great impression so far. Sounds fantastic.
wizword said:It really derived itself from triple A credit. Or the cream of the crop with highest returns. The games that sell million{, get 90+ reviews, etc. Games like Gears of war, Modern Warfare 2, Halo, and super mario galaxy. That is what my bet where the term is derived from.
Shogun PaiN said:Somebody had a little bit too much time on their hands but here you go - Judge for yourself
She should be happy. She's hotter than over half of the women on whatever that site is :lol
Mr. Spinnington said:... but it drives me nuts when a game is getting early reviews and people with copies don't at least post SOME impressions
X360A said:Already announced, the first piece of DLC is called, "The Signal" and if the countdown timer on the content is anything to go by, it should be dropping around June 1st(the countdown currently sits at 27 days).
The description for the first episode states that it "answers many of the questions the end of the game raised," including "what happened to the writer after the dramatic events of Season One?"
Yes, this is the same DLC that all new purchasers of the game will receive with their game.
The second DLC, which is slated as "coming soon," is called "The Writer," with the description noting that we see "Wake struggling to not lose himself in the torrent of nightmares that assault him."
As far as price goes, Microsoft told us earlier that the price hasn't been confirmed yet and is likely to change. Expect some sort of official announcement soon, but in the meantime, just know that Alan Wake's experience will continue long after the game has been completed.
schennmu said:This x 1000
Seriously, an achievement to watch a commercial? Now that's fuckin' horseshit.
Shogun PaiN said:Hopefully the DLC is pretty substantial and not just some fluff that seems to be doing the rounds lately.
Shogun PaiN said:So I ask you the same question - What exactly defines a game as AAA? Budget? Review Scores? Sales? Performance? Hype? Community?
To me AAA is nothing more than a buzz word that needs to be forgotten and fast. Whether or not a game is so called ''AAA'' or not should be down to the players own individual experience with the game and nothing more.
Somebody had a little bit too much time on their hands but here you go - Judge for yourself
She should be happy. She's hotter than over half of the women on whatever that site is :lol
Shogun PaiN said:Except that's a really bad example seeing as your test results are not going to vary in score depending on who is scoring them. There is no opinion about a test result just a score.
I mean lets say a horror game is currently sitting at a nice 90 on Metacritic and then I come along Mr nameless reviewer who doesn't really like many horror games apart from Bubsy 3D. I decide the game doesn't quite do it for me and award it an 8 because other games in totally different genres have already given us a few things this game has to offer and I would much rather be flicking my bean to Just Dance. I take the review score average down to an 89 and now despite the game receiving a lot of praise and millions in sales IT'S NO LONGER DEEMED AS AAA.......?
Totally stupid.
oh i'm reviewing it, just late to that party thanks to the postal service :lolHammer24 said:Well, right now only the reviewers and the pirates have the game. The reviewers said their piece, and the scum doesn´t want to get banned here.
That leaves just a handfull of people who luckily scored the game early.
Please keep up your impressions, thats a very nice breath of fresh air amidst the trollshit, and shortens the wait for the game to arrive considerably!
supermackem said:Christ only on gaf would people find the time to search for a pic of her:lol shes wrote for edge in the past and is a respected games reviewer dont see how hot she is has anything to do with it. I forgot all the male games reviews are stunning models.:lol
supermackem said:Christ only on gaf would people find the time to search for a pic of her:lol shes wrote for edge in the past and is a respected games reviewer dont see how hot she is has anything to do with it. I forgot all the male games reviews are stunning models.:lol
chandoog said:
nelsonroyale said:Personally, I think we need to see a photo of 'Shogun' himself to judge the authority of his post. What say you?
Combichristoffersen said:Google image search tells me this is Shogun
http://samplekickz.files.wordpress.com/2007/02/new-balance-shogun-dragon-1.jpg
this is him, i got it off his facebooknelsonroyale said:Personally, I think we need to see a photo of 'Shogun' himself to judge the authority of his post. What say you?
Lunchbox said:this is him, i got it off his facebook
Shogun PaiN said:Oh god Ive ended up turning this into a random picture thread
Shogun PaiN said:Oh god Ive ended up turning this into a random picture thread. Sorry Alan.
Costanza said:Yeah, I saw one person say the girl at Eurogamer doesn't seem to like story-driven games in general, so I'm just gonna dismiss her opinion.
But yeah, that's exactly what I wanted to hear. Day one purchase.
Shogun PaiN said:So I ask you the same question - What exactly defines a game as AAA? Budget? Review Scores? Sales? Performance? Hype? Community?
To me AAA is nothing more than a buzz word that needs to be forgotten and fast. Whether or not a game is so called ''AAA'' or not should be down to the players own individual experience with the game and nothing more.
Widge said:Ellie tends not to like clichéd, derivative material from what I glean, hence the scoring.
Widge said:
Your point being?Shogun PaiN said:Yet she lists Uncharted 2 in a positive light in her Alan Wake review.
Her aim is bad reminds me of that amazing video of that guy playing section 8.
Yoboman said:Your point being?
Widge said:
Games expert Ellie Gibson
Games expert
expert
:lol so many gifs in that.Widge said:
Mr. Spinnington said:oh i'm reviewing it, just late to that party thanks to the postal service :lol
Cliched and derivative of what exactly?Shogun PaiN said:It's both clichéd and derivative?
Widge said:Ellie tends not to like clichéd, derivative material from what I glean, hence the scoring.
Yoboman said:Cliched and derivative of what exactly?
''The term is frequently used in modern culture for an action or idea which is expected or predictable''
derFeef said:That reviewer bashing goes a bit too far. Have a little respect people.But I agree that she was the wrong person. I do respect her points though, even if they are pure personal opinion.
That's a trope, not derivative or clicheZeouterlimits said:Indiana Jones. The Mummy.
The charismatic, wise cracking adventurer who gets roped into some world-affecting event when they're just after the treasure.
Don't get me wrong, I love Uncharted 2.
Sounds exactly like Uncharted 2 .
Widge said:
derFeef said:That reviewer bashing goes a bit too far. Have a little respect people.But I agree that she was the wrong person. I do respect her points though, even if they are pure personal opinion.
Shogun PaiN said:Yet she lists Uncharted 2 in a positive light in her Alan Wake review.