Video Games...Discuss Them

[D_Davis]

Games aren't always fair, the magic lies in making you think they are.

Crazy cool Polygon article about the tricks game designers use to make us feel a certain way. Contains some light neuroscience, a lot of specific examples from popular games, and this quote from The Prestige:

"The magician takes the ordinary something and makes it do something extraordinary. Now you're looking for the secret... but you won't find it, because of course you're not really looking. You don't really want to know. You want to be fooled."

If you want to be fooled, seriously don't read. But if you don't mind then you'll find out stuff like [

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in Bioshock, the first shots from enemies always miss.

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Great article.

[Dukefrukem]

Darksiders is fantastic.

[Morris Schæffer]

Haven't bought a lot of 3DS games, 2 in fact, but Metroid: Samus Returns is getting great reviews. Looked slick also.

[Idioteque Stalker]

On a whim just now I bought a Switch with the Mario/Rabbids game for $340 on ebay. So excited.

[Morris Schæffer]

Currently playing Uncharted 4 (first time). It's good but far from being series best. Currently in the jeep section in Madagascar. Horribly laid out.

I went back to this earlier post since I'm playing Lost Legacy. It's a hugely playable game and when one thinks of it as an expansion pack, it's possibly one of the best ever, but really, the jeep sections are a chore in this and I'm definitely more receptive to it than during the previous game. As far as I'm concerned, open sections are out for this franchise.

[Idioteque Stalker]

My favorite part of Uncharted 4 is the clock tower.

[bac0n]

I don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but Rockstar is teasing a big announcement regarding Red Dead Redemption on Thursday.

[Dukefrukem]

Saw it. But I dont what to get my hopes up that Red Dead is coming to PS4 and/or PC.

[Morris Schæffer]

Naughty Dog sure has a hard-on for waterfalls.

[Idioteque Stalker]

Saw it. But I dont what to get my hopes up that Red Dead is coming to PS4 and/or PC.

It's coming to PS4. You about gave me a heart attack.

[Milky Joe]

On a whim just now I bought a Switch with the Mario/Rabbids game for $340 on ebay. So excited.

do yourself a solid and get the Zelda game now. it is glorious.

[Idioteque Stalker]

do yourself a solid and get the Zelda game now. it is glorious.

I've played it and loved it on the Wii U. Will eventually buy again on Switch I'm sure. Fantastic game.

[Milky Joe]

Ah, gotcha. Well then, Mario's right around the corner!

[Dukefrukem]

F. M. A.

[D_Davis]

do yourself a solid and get the Zelda game now. it is glorious.

This is the hardest game I've ever played.

I've 1cc'ed most Cave/Atlus shmups.

I 1cc'ed Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga back in the day.

Can easily beat all the Soulsborne games.

After 40 hours of Zelda I was still getting one-shotted by enemies and I had no weapons. I absolutely HATE that game! I've never sucked at a game so bad. I absolutely have no idea how to play it. LOL! Probably the single most frustrating game I've ever played.

[Morris Schæffer]

F. M. A.

I'm cautiously excited. The open, go-anywhere expanses in these games lend themselves less to sandbox than something like GTA or Just Cause so I hope there's enough to keep me off the beaten path this time and I hope the missions show a bit of variety and challenge. Red Dead Redemption got samey after a while regardless of whether it nailed the western atmosphere. Which it unquestionably did.

[bac0n]

On the contrary, I think RDR nailed the sandbox better than anybody except Skyrim. I can't tell you how many hours I spent with the game just horsebacking through the forest north of Blackwater.

I'm looking forward to more of the same with RDR2.

[Morris Schæffer]

On the contrary, I think RDR nailed the sandbox better than anybody except Skyrim. I can't tell you how many hours I spent with the game just horsebacking through the forest north of Blackwater.

I'm looking forward to more of the same with RDR2.

That's where I disagree although these things are personal. This is a game, therefore I expect...gameplay. Everything was barren, devoid of interesting things to do and although that comes with the territory of a realistic, lived-in cowboy gameworld, it didn't keep me fully engaged throughout and it took some effort to simply reach the end. I think the main missions could have been more varied and exciting also.

A sandbox game to me is one rife with opportunities, fucking about, experimentation etc... just horsebacking through the forest sounds as boring as it reads. Glad it worked for you though.

[Dukefrukem]

If you wanna talk barren, play GTAV and expect something to happen in the ocean other than getting eaten by a shark.

They give you a fucking submarine and there's literally nothing to explore.

[megladon8]

I'm finding myself pretty tired of open world games. The schtick is old.

[Skitch]

I'm finding myself pretty tired of open world games. The schtick is old.

I like the non-massive ones...Prototype, Infamous, Arkham...freedom to explore without feeling overwhelmed by travel time.

[D_Davis]

I like open world games when there is a lot of stuff to see, explore, and experience. Skyrim strikes the perfect balance of open space, and stuff to do. That's why I'm sill playing it.

[Scar]

I lost track of the piles of grizzlies and buffalo I piled up in Red Dead.

[Ezee E]

Is there any multiplayer approach to it?

[D_Davis]

Oh my god you guys. Hob. I am in heaven.