The General Videogame Thread

[Luxorek]

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Somebody hold me, please. Found on Tumblr, March 2014. Here if you want the whole read. So much misinformation in that article and all you need to do is a basic Google search. People, come on...

 

[ReptilePZ]

"I loved loved loved the last two Witcher games, and I'm also a big fan of the book series"

What?! Can't hear you over the sound of all the bullshit being dropped!

She does make a few fair points though. Like competition being healthy, even if she's approaching it from all the wrong angles.

 

[Blothulfur]

Kotaku rang, they want to hire her.

Edit: RPS have entered the biddingg war for her "talent" now.

 

[Glaroug.531]

Yikes, all that cheese has made me constipated.

On an unrelated not, I kick myself for not screencapping a green nekker came across. He was not all green, or the sort of green color they turn when poisoned, but he had what looked to be green tattoos. Sort of like this pattern.

Spoiler

 

[Fandango9641]

Their lead level designer seems to get this, the idea of making exploration itself the reward. It's the allure of a cave, some ruins, or getting to the top of a mountain.

What an interesting, thoroughly entertaining interview. Thanks for posting.

 

[Garrison72]

[video=youtube;n-aitfK7jRE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-aitfK7jRE[/video]

This game is so bloody charming.

 

[Gilrond-i-Virdan]

@Kudos: Interesting. Is it coming out DRM-free? What about Linux?

 

[Aes Sídhe]

@Gilrond; I doubt it, unfortunately, as it had MS plastered all over it, even though it felt like an indie. Initially I thought It was a clever use of flash, but turned out it was the Unreal Engine - so it would be possible - but you know the craic there. Good gameplay, great story delivery, had NG+ options, but was short.

 

[RSIK_4]

i like this cool game thread...nice job

 

[soldiergeralt]

About time somebody did something like that This War of Mine thing.

they did, several years ago. it was called six days in fallujah, but media shot it down for being disrespectful, the publisher for the devs pulled their funding as a result.

 

[Aver]

they did, several years ago. it was called six days in fallujah, but media shot it down for being disrespectful, the publisher for the devs pulled their funding as a result.

Not true. Six days in Fallujah was supposed to be a tactical shooter and was controversial because of different reasons.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Days_in_Fallujah

 

[Garrison72]

Shameless plug here. Marcus Beer used to do Annoyed Gamer on GT. He's since left that site - thank god - and does AG on youtube. I admittedly haven't kept up with his youtube episodes, but I'm here promoting him because he's one of the few in the industry who's willing to tell it like it is. He covers important topics and gives a balanced view while staying true to his own opinions. A rare thing. Anyway, here's an episode:

If he's still doing these, I heartily recommend him,

 

[EliHarel]

It's mind-boggling that EA still makes a profit.

On a different note - does it make any sense that Witcher 2 works better on my laptop after I downloaded it from GOG, rather than from Steam? I did it on a hunch, and the FPS is much more tolerable than what it was when I originally downloaded it through Steam. It's still unpatched, if that matters. I think it is - I need to patch manually if I download from GOG, right?

Edit: Also, it could just be that I'm delusional about the FPS at this point because I'm dying to play it. But still, I'm pretty certain there's an improvement for whatever reason.

 

[sidspyker]

Shameless plug here. Marcus Beer used to do Annoyed Gamer on GT. He's since left that site - thank god - and does AG on youtube. I admittedly haven't kept up with his youtube episodes, but I'm here promoting him because he's one of the few in the industry who's willing to tell it like it is. He covers important topics and gives a balanced view while staying true to his own opinions. A rare thing. Anyway, here's an episode:

If he's still doing these, I heartily recommend him,

Beer battered fish!

Maybe I would watch it if it wouldn't be about the most overused topic by gaming journalists - "EA is bad".

Well it's not like that's the only video Beer's ever done.

 

[Aver]

Maybe I would watch it if it wouldn't be about the most overused topic by gaming journalists - "EA is bad".

 

[Garrison72]

He covers a variety of topics, and while a lot of gamer personalities assume the angry nerd persona, Beer has a long history working in the industry and he really knows his stuff.

 

[Gilrond-i-Virdan]

On a different note - does it make any sense that Witcher 2 works better on my laptop after I downloaded it from GOG, rather than from Steam? I did it on a hunch, and the FPS is much more tolerable than what it was when I originally downloaded it through Steam. It's still unpatched, if that matters. I think it is - I need to patch manually if I download from GOG, right?

Edit: Also, it could just be that I'm delusional about the FPS at this point because I'm dying to play it. But still, I'm pretty certain there's an improvement for whatever reason.

Steam adds extra overhead of running its own client, which is not necessary for playing Witcher 2. Using DRM free GOG version you avoid any extra overhead and use your system resources for the game itself. Not sure how much is the gain exactly, but it still should be something.

GOG version includes all latest patches and updates. I'd recommend also installing DotNet fix to remove extra clutter:
http://en.thewitcher.com/dotnet/

 

[volsung]

Some of you already played it, but if anyone is interested I wrote a little comment about the base campaign of Shadowrun Returns, Dead Man's Switch. It was a lot of fun, more than I expected.

I am a few hours into Dragonfall and it's even better. Lots of choice and interactivity.

 

[Gilrond-i-Virdan]

Deus Ex The Fall is coming out DRM-free (on PC - Windows only though):
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/p/deusex_thefall_storefront
Graphics don't look impressive to me, since it apparently was originally designed for ARM SoCs. But it contrasts with previous Deus Ex which isn't available DRM-free.

 

[Garrison72]

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/03/20/gdc-xbox-live-members-may-be-rewarded-for-good-behaviour

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this development. MS rewarding players to be nice to one another...good god. Is there no common decency left? I'd get in the occasional tangle online when playing Street Fighter, but it never lasted and both parties moved on to new matches. Apparently things have gotten so bad on the XBOX that they have to start disciplining them like children.