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Sony gotten really bad at announcing games that won't be out for like three years. How many shows has Dad of War been at now?
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Sakurazuka posted:Sony gotten really bad at announcing games that won't be out for like three years. How many shows has Dad of War been at now? 2 e3's iirc
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Nov 3, 2017 14:48
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I would assume TLOU2 is probably the holiday game next year and dad of war is coming sometime in the spring. There's also that bad zombie game that has to come out at some point, I guess.
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Nov 3, 2017 14:52
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GoW has been "Early 2018", which sounds like February, for a bit, though, I'll give them that. And they haven't teased that much ahead of release.
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Nov 3, 2017 14:53
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GoW is spring of next year, Spiderman is summer, and Days Gone is fall. TLOU2 is a 2019 release at the earliest.
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Nov 3, 2017 15:04
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Kraps posted:How long does the Dualshock 4 need to be plugged in to my computer to wake up? Update: it wouldn't charge from the computer but plugging it into the wall apparently works, it's doing that orange flashing.
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Nov 3, 2017 15:05
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Kraps posted:Update: it wouldn't charge from the computer but plugging it into the wall apparently works, it's doing that orange flashing. when hooked up to a computer, mine doesn't flash but definitely charges. hth.
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Nov 3, 2017 15:13
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I am not ashamed to admit I like video games. Heck, it is my name!!
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Nov 3, 2017 15:25
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ufarn posted:GoW has been "Early 2018", which sounds like February, for a bit, though, I'll give them that. And they haven't teased that much ahead of release. Holy gently caress I just now noticed that both Sony and Microsofts main console exclusive action franchises abreviate to GoW. That's silly.
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Nov 3, 2017 15:38
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ufarn posted:GoW has been "Early 2018", which sounds like February, for a bit, though, I'll give them that. And they haven't teased that much ahead of release. With the exception of God of War: Ghost of Sparta and God of War: Betrayal, every game in the series has come out in March.
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Nov 3, 2017 15:40
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Snak posted:Holy gently caress I just now noticed that both Sony and Microsofts main console exclusive action franchises abreviate to GoW. That's silly. And their latest iterations make their central characters old men and are father/son stories.
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Nov 3, 2017 15:41
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Harlock posted:We need more release dates on some of these announced games. I'm fairly certain the next PS4 games I'm interested in are Digimon Cyber Slueth 2 and the Secret of Mana remake. Also give me that Sucker Punch Samurai game. Unless they seriously overhaul the story and pacing of Secret of Mana, not worth it. Tried playing it again on the SNES Classic and holy poo poo it's a grindy and poorly designed mess. Very much does not hold up, unlike a lot of the RPGs of that era (CT, Terranigma, and SD3 are all still awesome)
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Nov 3, 2017 15:41
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Detective No. 27 posted:And their latest iterations make their central characters old men and are father/son stories. There's a whole lot of dadgames this generation. They all pale in comparison to Octodad.
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Nov 3, 2017 15:47
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You're a grindy and poorly designed mess
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Nov 3, 2017 15:47
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Dammit
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Nov 3, 2017 15:47
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Yeah, it's funny how as these AAA lead designers age their stories all age with them, like they're all hacks who can't see two feet in front of their own faces. God of War looks like poo poo
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Nov 3, 2017 15:57
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I mean, I don't think it makes you a hack to draw from your life experiences. I do want to see some of these old man dads have beer guts rather than be super ripped old men.
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Nov 3, 2017 16:01
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All these stories about parents or adults' relation to children are annoying insofar that they really exploded lately when devs (and Pixar people) got children of their own and "matured". They also go to show that we need people who aren't white dudes making games if we want other stories to be told. At least we're not doing the dog companion bit for a while.
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Nov 3, 2017 16:07
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I don't exactly have high hopes for God of War's new direction but I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt. Dad self-insert stories can be a little tiresome but if they manage to mature past the old series' really distasteful ultraviolence then it's a win for the industry as far as I'm concerned.
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Nov 3, 2017 16:12
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ufarn posted:At least we're not doing the dog companion bit for a while. When their kids grow up it's going to be a weird time for video game stories when the "empty nester" narratives explode
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Nov 3, 2017 16:12
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ufarn posted:They also go to show that we need people who aren't white dudes making games if we want other stories to be told. I don't agree with you. Marty Stratton and Hugo Martin made a great job with Doom's story. Also Machinegames with Wolfenstein. No other story is worth telling aside from killing DEMON SCUM!
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Nov 3, 2017 16:16
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Lakbay posted:When their kids grow up it's going to be a weird time for video game stories when the "empty nester" narratives explode
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Nov 3, 2017 16:16
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ufarn posted:Can't wait for my mid-life crisis games where all heroes need to wear a leather jacket and ride a Harley. Duke Nukem won't be back for a while, thankfully.
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Nov 3, 2017 16:18
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Alimony Tycoon.
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Nov 3, 2017 16:19
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Zombies will be replaced as the generic enemy by scarily weird young people
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Nov 3, 2017 16:21
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ufarn posted:Can't wait for my mid-life crisis games where all heroes need to wear a leather jacket and ride a Harley. Full Throttle remake coming
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haveblue posted:Zombies will be replaced as the generic enemy by scarily weird young people Isnt this the plot of akibas trip
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Nov 3, 2017 16:22
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Big Boss carrying Solid Snake in a baby Bjorn while he fights in the vietnam war. Kojima's magnum dad opus ---  gently caress, close enough.
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Nov 3, 2017 16:22
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ufarn posted:Alimony Tycoon.
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Nov 3, 2017 16:35
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I don’t know what you’re talking about The Witcher 3 was a great Dad game
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Nov 3, 2017 16:36
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My favorite gaming dad moment was when Chris Metzen decided it was really, really important for Thrall to make an orc baby all of a sudden around the same time that he had his first kid.
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Nov 3, 2017 16:37
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Sakurazuka posted:I talk about games with the guy I know at work who plays games. He's lying to you to get closer to you and steal your money, that's the only explanation.
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Nov 3, 2017 16:40
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It's all a part of the same patriarchal power fantasy. It's just that now as these guys' dicks are getting soft it's shifted from being a buff dude who all the chicks that want to gently caress to leaving a "legacy" for their kids and being able to "connect" to them and instill their values. If the intended theme of the new God of War game is anything but that Kratos may be a bad father but he's just trying his best with what he knows, I will be eminently surprised. Machinegames is actually handling it really well with Wolfenstein actually. Many folks think they're Kratos but they are actually more like BJ's dad.
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Nov 3, 2017 16:47
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Manatee Cannon posted:gamer's a dumb term but it'll be nice when we reach a point where nobody feels ashamed to admit they like playing video games No we have to go on a multi page derail on whether it's shameful to play a 3DS on public transportation.
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Nov 3, 2017 16:52
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Video game stories are all universally poorly written surface level drivel so who cares as long as the game looks good and the gameplay is fun???
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Nov 3, 2017 16:57
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ufarn posted:Alimony Tycoon. Lawyer 01 is really good value!
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Nov 3, 2017 17:01
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fridge corn posted:Video game stories are all universally poorly written surface level drivel so who cares as long as the game looks good and the gameplay is fun??? Well, for one, because they could be better and it's disappointing that they're not. In addition, muh immersion, you see.
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Nov 3, 2017 17:01
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Game writing has improved tremendously over even the last few years and some of the most moving experiences I've had in any media have come from them. People hold up books as some kind of ultimate standard of artistic expression, but I read a lot of books too and I can tell you most aren't any better in terms of conveying big ideas.
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CharlieFoxtrot posted:It's all a part of the same patriarchal power fantasy. It's just that now as these guys' dicks are getting soft it's shifted from being a buff dude who all the chicks that want to gently caress to leaving a "legacy" for their kids and being able to "connect" to them and instill their values. If the intended theme of the new God of War game is anything but that Kratos may be a bad father but he's just trying his best with what he knows, I will be eminently surprised. I don't think this is all as prevalent as you're making it out to be. Yes, narrative topics in games have aged with their developers...but they've also aged with their audience. If you were a teenager in the PSone days then you've witnessed a gradual maturation of the medium's storytelling capacity, which experienced a minor reset when the wii/iOS era ushered in a large portion of casual players both young and old. Meanwhile, people who've continually been playing single player narratives since the early golden console era have kind of driven the market for what kind of topics are popularly discussed in them. And sure, narrative trends come and go, the stuff that seemed fresh during the Bush II era seems a bit overcooked now. If anything there is a pretty open line of dialogue between developers and the community of critics/reviewers/players...so I think creative process regarding what gets bankrolled isn't nearly as opaque as it is in other popular media. For example, think of all the mediocre, pandering poo poo that the Marvel/DC movie franchises pump out 5-6 times a year to their audiences, and how much ideological insinuation is going on in that exchange. BeanpolePeckerwood fucked around with this message at 17:17 on Nov 3, 2017 |
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exquisite tea posted:Game writing has improved tremendously over even the last few years and some of the most moving experiences I've had in any media have come from them. People hold up books as some kind of ultimate standard of artistic expression, but I read a lot of books too and I can tell you most aren't any better in terms of conveying big ideas. I mean yeah, you can hold up books as a great artistic standard and then you can also point to Twilight.
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