fo3 definitely qualifies as a "playing to see how shitty the writing can get" game.
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the writing is nowhere near as bad tho
and even then the process of playing the game to see how bad the writing gets is still fun
like you could separate the fun mechanics from the story there because a) the mechanics were fun and b) they didnt hit you with story bits every 2 minutes right in your face
tomb raider's mechanics are average at best so they arent enough to carry the shitty story, and the whole revolves around that story, they're hitting you with the story stick every 2 minutes and doing it super serious, completely humorless and as if that story was any good at all
the game thinks it's great
ViewtifulJC
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You LIKED the first hour? That was the worst part of the game, lol. Sluggish tutorial as Lara constantly gets her ass kicked in increasingly implausible ways, QTEs everywhere, keep pressing forward
I meant like right after that. The beggining itself was even worse than the rest of the game, but it took something like 20 minutes I think
let's say like right after you start hunting and that. Game seemed somewhat promising at that point
ok so definitely like fo3
ambientmystic
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Errr.. as I recall Lara was already the friggin Terminator the moment she got the bow and arrow lol. You were already effortlessly fucking up countless amounts of wolves, deer and other forms of wildlife in the first hour itself. All that talk about 'you'll want to protect her' and she was already capable of doing it herself at the very beginning. What a load of crap that tagline turned out to be, she was supposed to be sorta unsure of herself in the beginning and not yet the harderned veteran we see as we see her in the previous games.
That the intro to the forest bit yeah? The environment opens up, the game instructs you to kill deer for food, and then starts to progressively get worse. If they allowed for more of that exploration without throwing wave after wave of faceless enemies at you, it could've been somewhat balanced. I also think as you progress, the areas start to become more and more uninspired.
Felt like a nice distraction, I guess. I wasn't bitter (in spite of loving older TR titles), but it surely felt lacking.
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
Fallout 3 is booty butt cheeks. It is all about that New Vegas.
I thought the writing was good until I played New Vegas. Obsidian may not make blockbuster, polished games, but damn if the writing team is not amazing!
New Vegas is, obviously, vastly better
-tetsuo-
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It is strange that I drew nearly no enjoyment from Fallout 3, but played New Vegas for almost 80 hours and am not done playing it.
The image these words created......lol
Refreshment.01
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That's not strange occurance. If i buy and install a game i'll first of course give it a fair chance but chances are i'll finish it anyways. Like the man is saying a game like Uncharted or Gears of War are filled to the top with a feature set that appeals to the lowest common denominator and all the latest popular trends, yet even despite that they are quite competent games. This Tomb Rider, for some reason i'm yet to figure out, i just don't have much tolerance for it's BS.
-tetsuo-
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I never got into the expanision stuff, which I hear is really good. That and some of the mods I installed add like triple the amount of content to the game.
me neither
I think I played one DLC, and I own them all
it was a Skyrim-like situation of just something else coming out and switching to that and not coming back
difference being that New Vegas is way better than Skyrim and that I actually finished NV
It continues the courier's story that's touched on in places in the main game, but it's completely dedicated to that in all of the DLCs. As for content it's mostly the same with some weapons that are too powerful, and Dead Money (the first one) is kind of a chore to play through after a while but it's mostly entertaining. Old World Blues is some of the best DLC of the generation imo.
PepsimanVsJoe
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The expansions are awesome, you need to make time for them.
Here is a code for Satazius. Whoever takes it better be thankful dammit!
No problem.
The Broken Ska Record
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Ditto. I think I've had it installed on my computer for about 2 years now.
Well, not so much replay it as play it a first time.
Took it. Thanks a lot.
It's all there under DLC, so you can uninstall all the other ones.
Does kinda make a mess of the library now, wonder if they will just remove all the other ones at some point.
Oh right, forgot to check for the dlc tab.
Yeah it's a mess and it doesn't even have a grid icon right now.
I earlier imported only 2010 and 2009; 2011 and 2012 had to wait (and then I forgot all about them
). I registered 2010 just fine, but 2009 didn't come with a key (a manufacturing error rather than malice on the part of the seller, I suspect, hence attempt number two -- but from a different seller this time).That's why I said the area!
Stupid Ys Origin demo refuses to get out of the games list in my profile.
Alright. I'm late to this shit show, but I need to chime up about the idiotic stance taken above.
Everyone has an opinion what they play, whether you disagree with them or not. That doesn't mean you go around attacking people for their stances (in the way you guys have).
One last extremely important point: The argument used is fucking obnoxious as shit. If he didn't play enough, you would complain, and if he plays too much, you complain. You set him up in a lose-lose position.
Get a better argument than that shit, because you're embarrassing yourself.
What about "don't play bad games at all"?
What about, if you want to form an opinion you can't base it on nothing? You need to play it to figure out every detail, so that you may voice your opinion...
That's like telling a game journalist, "why bother playing it and giving it a score, we all know it's bad anyways". For every time I heard that, and a great game came out of it, I'd be rich.
Not the best analogy, but it makes the point.
Stallion Free
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The game is just fine vanilla. Maybe a nude mod or two. And a hentai companion.
Vanilla is fine, then after that a run through with Sawyer's hardcore mode (I have yet to try that myself).
You might want to get some radio mods that add more songs unless you want to listen to the same songs over and over and over and over and over again. But that's about it.
Don't watch bad films.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
I'm trying to get there. I try to wait games out so that I can get a good feel for exactly what to expect and for the price to be low enough that there is zero risk in me getting value out of it.
Sometimes, though, bad films are so bad they're good. Can the same be said for bad games? Is there a game out there that is well and truly awful, but is nonetheless worth playing for the novelty its awfulness offers?
Please tell me this is sarcasm.
It was a pretty decent game when it had people playing. I enjoyed it for what it was, but the player base quickly plummeted like so many other great games. I'm looking at you Shattered Horizon.
Definitely, bad entertainment can still manage to unintentionally entertain regardless of whether the medium is film, music or games. My point was, though, that it's impossible to avoid bad entertainment experiences because of the subjective nature and the consumption generally coming before the personal opinion. Re: Salsa, why you playin' a bad game man!?
SapientWolf
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I wouldn't complain if he stopped playing after 5 minutes because he thought the game sucked. I do that all the time. I don't feel obligated to endure an agonizing experience just because I paid money for a game. I don't understand why anyone would.
You can drive through buildings!? Truly next-gen.
Oh, I understand that, I just thought it was an interesting question to raise considering the interactive nature of games and their reliance upon active participation rather than passive consumption.
Hmm, I'll have to think about examples. I know I've continued fiddling with games before because of funny glitches and bugs or hilariously bad VA, but I can't name them off the top of my head. (Never said they were memorable. =p)
ClovingWestbrook
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I didn't enjoy Bioshock Infinite for the first 3-4 hours but after completing it, it became my goty. Many times a game doesn't open up until 2-3 hours in.
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