Just curious what people think of the announcements. (e.g. $600 US for a fully loaded PS3 (!!), people swinging their Wii controllers around, Halo 3 in 2007, MGS4)
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
I'm excited about Spore, but I was already excited about Spore last year.
Posted by bX (Member # 419) on :
So you've probably already seen this, but for those who haven't there was an incredible gameplay demo last year. Mind you, this is a very LONG video, but it's really incredible. Awe-inspiring scale. If Cartman were still alive he'd say something clever and sort of sardonic about procedural generation.
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
This is the first or second year that I truly don't have any interest in e3, as long as there is no info on Neverwinter Nights II, Diablo III, a new Far Cry for PC or S.T.AL.K.E.R.
I don't give a rat's ass about any console news ever since they outlawed making future Resident Evil titles for PC, nor do I care about the Civ/AoE/WoW buzz.
Plus, all the sites I usually go to (Shacknews, Gamespot etc) are whores who use E3 as a way to make kids pay bucks for downloading EXKLUSIVE HD-MOV CONTENT, neglecting to mention that two weeks from now the files will have been spread anyway, all the way to the Dar es Salaam Post website.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
I really, really should buy Resi 4... And a DS, but I'm waiting for the Lite version to come out in the US, as it'll be cheaper to import that than the Japanese version.
I should check up on the E3 news. I'm still disappointed that the 360 has been out for several months now, and there are still no games that make me go "oh yes I must play that now I am moist". I mean, Gotham Racing 3 and Top Spin 2 are nice and all, but not really, y'know, grrr.
Posted by Mars Needs Women (Member # 1505) on :
Personally, I find that the next gen systems are too exspensive and as Liam pointed out there aren't very many good games for them. I much rather just begin updating my PC to higher specs to play games with higher graphics. BTW, What would you say is the best graphics card out there, I'm looking more at N'Vidia graphics cards but I'm open to any suggestions. I'm hoping to have my computer play them there Doom 3's and F.E.A.R.'s.
Cartman, dead?
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
I ought to leaven my claim to hipness by saying that I haven't owned a console since the Nintendo 64 (and still haven't beaten Rogue Squadron), and haven't actually paid money for a computer game in. . . well, awhile.
Really, I'm almost more interested in Spore from a, I don't know, design point of view than anything else. Like how I find The Sims completely mindblowing in its intentions and execution, but a couple hours playing it several years ago was enough for me. Not that I'm expecting disappointment or anything. I mean, controlled evolution plus space battles or something!
Also it isn't a sequel.
(Also, I worry that I'm entering that ugly stage of life when the attractions of youth are starting to slide into uncomfortably novel forms, and I spend all my time complaining about how it's all been downhill since Goldeneye.)
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
Mars Needs Women: Yeah, I'd go with Nvidia. I have an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro for the moment but in the new games they're developing, it's always the ATI cards they have to release extra patches for and some mistakes (like *cough* tiger-striped textures) they've carried with them for years without ever learning how to fix or compensate for.
Oh my god, did I just end a sentence with a preposition?
Posted by Mars Needs Women (Member # 1505) on :
Thanks Nim, but what exactly is their most powerful graphics card for a desktop PC? Is it the GeForce 7900?
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
I'm only a few minutes into the "Spore" video, but I'm impressed by the fact that, when the player attacks another little creature, it's accompanied by the old-school Trek fight music.
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
Yes, I heard that too. No torn shirts, though.
MNW: Well to be frank I don't think one needs to hold a gun to Nvidia's head to make them tell you what is their best card and just how freaking much you should buy it, whatever the cost may be.
Although, there is of course the plethora of manufacturers (using the Nvidia platform) to choose from. I've had four Nvidia cards, I usually go with Creative or Sapphire because of their generally high level of quality, but I hear Asus is good too. They usually only did ATI-driven cards but I guess they swing both ways nowadays. Let the record show that I scoff slightly, but that it was a good-humored scoff.
I won't buy a new card until I have a new computer with PCI-express buses, and since my 3GHz Dell still can hold its own, my guess is that won't be until 2008.
As for Spore, if it isn't going to be one of those novelty artsy games that cost 30-40% more than mainstream games (like realMyst or all them Collector's Editions) I might buy it, just to build myself an Ohmu, or perhaps a Snarf.
Yes...a whole village of Snarves...merry, frolicking...just before the meteor shower. With release.
Posted by Mars Needs Women (Member # 1505) on :
I'm watching the video and Spore does look good. I mean to go through the evolution of life on your custom planet is wicked awesome. Though I wonder what system it will come out for. Obviously hoping for it being on PC. Searching the web I found an article saying the creator is considering the Nintendo Wii(or however its spelled). Truth be told, I have been one to purchase a game system for just to play a single game.
Posted by Tora Ziyal (Member # 53) on :
I am ordering a Wii as soon as pre-orders are available (go on with your penis jokes). It is promising by far the most interesting gaming experience of the big 3. Knowing Nintendo, I would be very surprised if the price point were higher than $250-300.
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
Spore is a PC game. I mean, at the moment.
Assuming one has the stomach to tell a cashier one totally wants a Wii, I'd imagine the must-have games would be the new Zelda (and I did buy the 64 almost specifically for Ocarina of Time) and maybe, I don't know, Super Mario Galaxy? And/or Metroid Prime 3, if you're into that sort of thing. (Whiny complaint: I never liked the Gamecube controller, specifically the triggers/Z buttons, because they offered too much resistance and made my fingers extra tired, especially while trying to play Metroid Prime. Also, and cc'd to Bungie: backtracking does not equal added value.)
Posted by Captain Boh (Member # 1282) on :
I know a few people already who are seriously considering the Wii just for the new Smash Bros. game.
Posted by bX (Member # 419) on :
If you've seen the video (bad sound, sry) of Miyamoto-san playing tennis with the controller, that does look mighty fun. Of course the controller is just BEGGING for an awesome lighsaber game.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
"Cartman, dead?"
No, just in big scary limbo.
(And I know that will probably disappoint some people.)
((Also, Supreme Commander >= Spore.))
Posted by Mars Needs Women (Member # 1505) on :
quote:Originally posted by bX: If you've seen the video (bad sound, sry) of Miyamoto-san playing tennis with the controller, that does look mighty fun. Of course the controller is just BEGGING for an awesome lighsaber game.
Ah yes, the ultimate nerd wet-dream come true.
Posted by bX (Member # 419) on :
Someone told me Supreme Commander was vaporware but I guess now it's slated for 2007. There's a gameplay video. Wow. That's some scale they got there. Long have I dreamt of a worthy update to TA.
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
That big spider tank on the screenshot looks like the big city destroyers of the latest Appleseed motion picture. Man, was that a cop-out. They each had a giant railgun on the top, but it never got to fire due to the convenient override that saved the city. Well you could've let just ONE fire! Grr.
Posted by Tora Ziyal (Member # 53) on :
quote:Originally posted by Sol System: Spore is a PC game. I mean, at the moment.
Assuming one has the stomach to tell a cashier one totally wants a Wii, I'd imagine the must-have games would be the new Zelda (and I did buy the 64 almost specifically for Ocarina of Time) and maybe, I don't know, Super Mario Galaxy? And/or Metroid Prime 3, if you're into that sort of thing. (Whiny complaint: I never liked the Gamecube controller, specifically the triggers/Z buttons, because they offered too much resistance and made my fingers extra tired, especially while trying to play Metroid Prime. Also, and cc'd to Bungie: backtracking does not equal added value.)
I was not implying that Spore wasn't for the PC. It does look interesting and I like Maxis's work. If my computer can run it I will probably get it.
I am mostly getting Wii at launch for Zelda, since they never said Super Mario Galaxy will be available at that time (I think they wouldn't want to weaken either game's release by doing that anyway). Not really interested in Metroid Prime though. I played a good chunk of the first one and stopped for about a year. Couldn't get back into it afterwards since I forgot what I was doing.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
"I was not implying that Spore wasn't for the PC."
I think Simon was responding to Mr. Women there, who wondered what platform(s) the game would be on.
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
Yes.
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
Anyway, re this Supreme Commander business, while it sounds cool, I fear that kind of scale kills the actual fun. Like, you'll never actually zoom in to enjoy the details, because you'll have to spend all your time zoomed as far out as possible.
Too much choice, in this kind of game, is as bad as not enough. Consider the unplayable Empire Earth 2. That's right, I said it.
(OK, maybe unplayable is overstating it, but, I don't know. Boring.)
Posted by Da_bang80 (Member # 528) on :
Being a big time gamer, I notice that nowadays, especially with consoles, that video game developers are going for the shiny, flashy, graphically superior games, while the storyline of the game gets left behind somewhere.
I'm waitin for Halo2 PC and a new FarCry sounds like something to get excited about.
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :
I got a 360, it's a good system for $300. The PS2 and Xbox were also $300 when they came out. I bought the $400 package which includes free Live Silver membership, 1 month free trial Live Gold membership, wireless controller, harddrive... it's a pretty good deal.
As for the game issue, I would agree there aren't many 'must have' games. So far I only have Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. It's a fun game, and the online multiplayer can be addicting with repeating the phrase "One more game".
I also like how Xbox Live has the Marketplace, which allows you to play download demos and new features. I'm hoping they'll release new missions, character skins, weapons, and maps for GRAW.
Posted by Mars Needs Women (Member # 1505) on :
Supreme Commander looks alright, but I find Rise of Legends to look better and be more interesting. I mean it has a civilization based on the drawn inventions of Da Vinci, as well as an Aztec like culture influenced by alien technology.
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