Kiru
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Jshackles fixed that with Enhanced Steam at least.I wonder why they removed achievements from the store pages. Kinda miss that feature, hopefully they'll bring it back. Any news on that?
Jshackles fixed that with Enhanced Steam at least.I wonder why they removed achievements from the store pages. Kinda miss that feature, hopefully they'll bring it back. Any news on that?
I wonder why they removed achievements from the store pages. Kinda miss that feature, hopefully they'll bring it back. Any news on that?
I miss it too, but I think jshackles is adding it back with the next version of Enhanced Steam.I wonder why they removed achievements from the store pages. Kinda miss that feature, hopefully they'll bring it back. Any news on that?
I suppose, but then what would you call the first post in that thread, or any of the posts after that just quoted that post with "."?Why, I think this post qualifies for thread whining, especially considering the history he had. Eh, I didn't really agree to a lot of his opinions, but you have to hand it to him, the first two Thief games are that good.
But criticism is important. If it wasn't for criticism, we'd have a deluge of plagiarized fanfiction.net garbage getting made into Hollywood movie trilogies.I find that a wild blanket statement. From a criticism standpoint, it's much easier to break something down than to build something up. Critics put out infinitely less of themselves out there when making a judgement compared to someone actually making something.
He went too hard too fast. He should have waited for Thief to come out and then do his "told you so" posts like with absolution.I'm reading through Derrick's post and I don't see anything worth banning over. Come on emc.
That gif would imply his ban wasnt permanent.RIP in Peace.
But criticism is important. If it wasn't for criticism, we'd have a deluge of plagiarized fanfiction.net garbage getting made into Hollywood movie trilogies.
Jshackles fixed that with Enhanced Steam at least.
Never fear, jshackles is on the case, at least until Valve sort this out - he'll soon be bringing this back (with improvements!) in an update to Enhanced Steam.
Too slow - yes, what Kiru said, far more promptly than I.
rest in piece, big rizzle
Jshackles fixed that with Enhanced Steam at least.
Never fear, jshackles is on the case, at least until Valve sort this out - he'll soon be bringing this back (with improvements!) in an update to Enhanced Steam.
I miss it too, but I think jshackles is adding it back with the next version of Enhanced Steam.
I find that a wild blanket statement. From a criticism standpoint, it's much easier to break something down than to build something up. Critics put out infinitely less of themselves out there when making a judgement compared to someone actually making something.
So guys, allow me to toss my unpopular opinion out there:
Batman: Arkham Asylum is a terrible game.
So guys, allow me to toss my unpopular opinion out there:
Batman: Arkham Asylum is a terrible game.
So guys, allow me to toss my unpopular opinion out there:
Batman: Arkham Asylum is a terrible game.
I find that a wild blanket statement. From a criticism standpoint, it's much easier to break something down than to build something up. Critics put out infinitely less of themselves out there when making a judgement compared to someone actually making something.
So guys, allow me to toss my unpopular opinion out there:
Batman: Arkham Asylum is a terrible game.
I genuinely don't believe Derrick ever posted in order to rile anybody up. I think he knew his opinions could be unpopular or controversial or whatever and would meet with some resistance at times, but I don't think being controversial was ever the actual intent. He would always back up his opinions when challenged on them and he generally made valid points. He was just cynical and always seemed to see the bad things and couldn't find positives to weigh in there with them. But I mean, I don't think some people can help but feel how they feel sometimes. He obviously didn't like a lot of modern game design decisions and direction and that was his usual complaints. So there was a clear pattern of opinion, making it even less likely that he was ever just saying things to get a rise out of people.I'm fairly new here, but it seem to me that at least a few of his "impressions" were intended to get a rise, but without any real entertainment value. No subtle tongue-in-cheek, or not enough.
Could be wrong, often am. Bit too used to to the punchline.
The kicker here is that this is already happening - well, maybe not a trilogy, but 50 Shades of Grey is getting a movie, isn't it?But criticism is important. If it wasn't for criticism, we'd have a deluge of plagiarized fanfiction.net garbage getting made into Hollywood movie trilogies.
I think the point I'm trying to make is that games should be critiqued and deconstructed. It's more valuable to me, as a consumer, to know why a game is doing something that could be "bad" or unfun. I want to know if it's frustrating, or tedious, or boring. I don't want wild blind praise built out of hype.
There are different situations, such as like DS2. I'm gonna buy the fuck out of that and there's nothing anyone can say to stop me, short of it coming out going HEY IM ACTUALLY ME4. But for everything else? I want to be critical, I want to see the forest for the trees without rose tinted glasses and the funding of marketing ploys in order to hype you up and not think and just buy (which is kind of the point of them).
Guess I should really play Thief 2 now.
And I JUST came in here to tell him I finished Deus Ex just now.
Really enjoyed it. Started to drag on a bit near the end but overall it was great. Think I'll even play 2 just to finish the collection. It's way shorter anyway.
I started playing that at Christmas and got to the Hong Kong market before I was distracted. How far am I into the game? I'd like to go back at some point.
I think criticism is indeed an essential part of anything that revolves around producing fiction, as long as it means "the activity of making careful judgements about the good and bad qualities of books, movies, etc." (according to Merriam-Webster), whereas never noticing any of the bad sides is just as bad as never noticing the good ones. If that is what was meant in the initial statement, I do not think it's wild at all, in fact I agree with it fully.
Guess I should really play Thief 2 now.
About halfway, maybe a little less.
Nah reread the original quote. The distinction being made was criticism vs praise. In that context, the idea that pointing out the negatives to something inherently has more value than pointing out something's merits doesn't sit right with me.
Nah reread the original quote. The distinction being made was criticism vs praise. In that context, the idea that pointing out the negatives to something inherently has more value than pointing out something's merits doesn't sit right with me.
Wow this game is huge. Or maybe I'm just really slow
Why ?
HOW DARE YOU, SIR?!
What don't you like about it?
Terrible? Not even average, mediocre, or uninteresting, but terrible?
woo and indeed hoo is going to be pleased! Would you elaborate a bit, maybe?
City of Bones already did. It bombed, at least.The kicker here is that this is already happening - well, maybe not a trilogy, but 50 Shades of Grey is getting a movie, isn't it?
Criticism is distinct from shitting-upon (which is the opposite of praise).Nah reread the original quote. The distinction being made was criticism vs praise. In that context, the idea that pointing out the negatives to something inherently has more value than pointing out something's merits doesn't sit right with me.
Tl;dr: the game is not terrible per se, but the horrible boss battles (and the incredibly annoying segments that occur when you die during one of those boss battles) have completely turned me off of it.
I hope Arkham City is better.
RIP in Peace.
I tried my best to like it, and there's some great ideas in the game, but the ultimate execution... Honestly, the base game isn't all that bad. Being the goddamn Batman and going all Predator up on these guys asses is fantastic. But then Rocksteady decides to cap every hour of gameplay off with locking you in an arena with a nearly never-ending stream of bad guys flowing at you, while you've got at least one drupped-up super freak either going Berserker or just throwing stuff at you. It takes the games pretty decent combat system, and just says "YO, FUCK THIS SHIT".
In a lot of ways, it reminds me of the first Assassin's Creed. You can only keep pressing the same buttons so much before you start realizing that it's an exercise not in skill, but in frustration.
Tl;dr: the game is not terrible per se, but the horrible boss battles (and the incredibly annoying segments that occur when you die during one of those boss battles) have completely turned me off of it.
I hope Arkham City is better.
RIP in Peace.
That's a myth.
The Thief OT should be named 'RIP Derrick'
or 'he died for your sins'
or 'derrick's goty'
I totally agree on the horrible boss battles, and the fact that they just keep throwing dudes at you sucks. Don't get me wrong, I liked the game overall, but the whole "you just aren't good enough at these controls to pull of perfect fights" frustrated me no end.
City is both better and worse, in my opinion.
So the game is bad because it has horrible boss fights (true dat) and one annoying enemy type (sorta, the combat encounters with Titan enemies can be counted on one hand anyways)
What about the impeccable pacing that almost rivals RE4? The rock solid combat? The detailed enviroments?
I beat it three times and really enjoyed it each time.So guys, allow me to toss my unpopular opinion out there:
Batman: Arkham Asylum is a terrible game.
I started playing that at Christmas and got to the Hong Kong market before I was distracted. How far am I into the game? I'd like to go back at some point.
I find that a wild blanket statement. From a criticism standpoint, it's much easier to break something down than to build something up. Critics put out infinitely less of themselves out there when making a judgement compared to someone actually making something.
I remember really disliking the Origins boss fights. A lot of them were basically boss + his henchmen so periodically you had to clear up goons before getting to attack the boss. Except the guy you take on one-on-one, which was a bit like a QTE but at least made you get better at the timing.
Look, terrible is a heavy term,,,
So the game is bad because it has horrible boss fights (true dat) and one annoying enemy type (sorta, the combat encounters with Titan enemies can be counted on one hand anyways)
What about the impeccable pacing that almost rivals RE4? The rock solid combat? The detailed enviroments?