jps_valdosta
join:2004-05-10
Valdosta, GA
| reply to Karl Bode
Re: PC Gaming Really Is Dying
I have been gaming since the 8 bit days and I have played a lot of great games over the years. Sadly this year is probably one of the worst years as far as quality games are concerned. I have enjoyed several games this year, but it seems the good ones are few and far between now. I wonder where the innovation is today? Even Black and White 2 was mediocre at best and that game was made by one of the masters of game development. I think that companies like EA are mostly to blame with their deadlines and profit margins. Maybe everyone is just out of good game ideas? |
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Mustang
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join:2005-06-27
Fort Lauderdale, FL
| Maybe we're spoiled by the raised bar. Don't forget that this was the year we saw Half life 2, BF 2, Chronicles of Riddick, Doom 2 (graphically innovative) released as well as others I'm sure I'm forgetting.
Admittedly the pickings are slim for XMas, but maybe they're purposefully waiting for the hype of the consoles to get out of the way?
The creators of Ghost Recon working on a PC release has to show some good signs to PC Gaming industry.
We have come to the point though where all the smaller coompanies being bought by the big corporations seems to have reduced the enthusiasm and innovation that seemed to gush onto our screens to a small and teasing trickle.... |
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LBadvance
join:2002-04-27
| said by Mustang  :Doom 2 (graphically innovative) released as well as others I'm sure I'm forgetting. Doom 2!!!!!!
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Keeping up with technology is like trying to find the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow... |
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Karl Bode
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join:2000-03-02
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PC gaming Tech
| reply to Mustang
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Maybe we're spoiled by the raised bar. Don't forget that this was the year we saw Half life 2, BF 2, Chronicles of Riddick, Doom 2 (graphically innovative) released as well as others I'm sure I'm forgetting.
Half-Life 2 was well made, but I wasn't as thrilled by it as everyone else. I'm pretty bored with straight first person shooters. I feel like a lab rat when I play them these days. It's like I actually have to turn my mind completely off.
Doom 3 was an utter rehash, and I'm not sure moody lighting is an innovation. Chronicles of Riddick I'll give you, that was well made.
It seems like with broadband being so pervasive, we should really be seeing more titles that fully take advantage of it. In game video-chat that shows up in the first person view of your attack jet's console.....VoIP in every title....more persistent world global war type games....
Or maybe I'm just irritated by the death of good PC RPG's like Fallout, Ultima, etc. |
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Clipper
join:2002-05-23
Stoney Creek, ON
| Did you ever play Ultima IX: Ascension, Karl? It was an AWESOME game that had alot of potential, especially for lovers of the Ultima series (Quest of the Avatar for the NES was one of the best games ever made). U9 was linear RPG, first person perspective of the ultima world. It's too bad the unpatched version had so many bugs, some that even prevented you from finishing the game. The graphics for the era were cutting edge and created an awesome epic world to explore.
If you liked the ultima games and morrowwind, you would love U9. I don't know if you can even find it in stores nowadays tho. |
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dogma1029
join:2005-09-15
Torrington, CT
| reply to LBadvance
said by LBadvance :said by Mustang :Doom 2 (graphically innovative) released as well as others I'm sure I'm forgetting. Doom 2!!!!!! It was only a test and you caught it!! |
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alg
Have you ever seen the rain?
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join:2001-04-10
Houston, TX
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| reply to Karl Bode
said by Karl Bode :Half-Life 2 was well made, but I wasn't as thrilled by it as everyone else. I'm pretty bored with straight first person shooters. I feel like a lab rat when I play them these days. It's like I actually have to turn my mind completely off. I agree with HL2.I played it about 2/3 of the way through then stopped and didn't miss it. But I felt it was more because I am not into that particular type of genre of FPS; I prefer games more like COD, MOHAA, etc. Basically WW2 era. I have not yet tried COD2, but then again I haven't even played COD1. For me it has been nothing but the multiplayer aspect since I bought it. Also it might be worth noting that all the hyped released were not able to live up to their hype. HL2 (for me at least), Doom 3, BF2, AoE3, Day of Defeat (a mod though)... once they were finally out they no longer looked like the greatest thing since sliced bread type games. The appearance of the dieing industry may be a result of the tainted image left by the lack of performance from these games. |
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