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JollyBoyJohn posted:Fridge Corn. Hater of esports. Player of games he actively dislikes. I turned it off in disgust today. Also I didnt say I hated esports, I just dont care. I'm esports agnostic
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fridge corn posted:I turned it off in disgust today. Also I didnt say I hated esports, I just dont care. I'm esports agnostic Lol fridge corn. I respect that, they are really dull games (can't remember if it was shadows or rise you were playing)
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Jan 25, 2021 16:42
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Linearity can be good, or at least the opposite of DK64.
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Jan 25, 2021 16:45
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JollyBoyJohn posted:Lol fridge corn. I respect that, they are really dull games (can't remember if it was shadows or rise you were playing) Its shadows, which despite being free on ps+ this month my other half had bought it for me for Christmas so I feel obligated to finish it 
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Jan 25, 2021 16:47
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all games are linear, because your life experience is linear. any feeling of openness is just an illusion
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Jan 25, 2021 16:51
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Rutibex posted:the first time you play Bioshock it feels like its an open world immersive sim. you only notice that it isnt on the second play through Feels like basically the start of a trend here, games that are basically all atmosphere building but the moment the novelty wears off the illusion is completely gone.
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Jan 25, 2021 16:54
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Ghost Leviathan posted:Feels like basically the start of a trend here, games that are basically all atmosphere building but the moment the novelty wears off the illusion is completely gone. The novelty of Bioshock wore off for me when I realized rapture was just a bunch of corridors with rigidly interconnected shooting arenas. It would have been cool of they made the whole thing explorable so you could see how things worked down there.
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Jan 25, 2021 17:07
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bioshock is slow and flabby and meaty and it doesnt matter if youre good at shooting or bad because the game plays itself
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Jan 25, 2021 17:08
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Manager Hoyden posted:The novelty of Bioshock wore off for me when I realized rapture was just a bunch of corridors with rigidly interconnected shooting arenas. It would have been cool of they made the whole thing explorable so you could see how things worked down there. It was a really cool setting and actually getting to explore it would have been cool. I loved actually getting to see how everything in Prey’s Talos station was connected and actually felt like a real, self-contained space. You had these industrial utility corridors supporting research areas and fairly deluxe staff accommodations and it added up to a real sense of place.
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Jan 25, 2021 17:10
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I always get the Preys mixed up. Is it safe to assume people are talking about the most recent one? I only played the demo of the first.
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Jan 25, 2021 17:11
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Avirosb posted:I always get the Preys mixed up. Is it safe to assume people are talking about the most recent one? Almost universally. The 2006 one was pretty solid but not really something that people would take about more than a decade later.
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Jan 25, 2021 17:31
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Ugly In The Morning posted:Almost universally. The 2006 one was pretty solid but not really something that people would take about more than a decade later. Yeah, it had some nice setpieces and played with gameplay aspects in ways that were both callbacks (gimmick levels like old Duke Nukem style shooters) and ahead of their time (dying being its own spirit world minigame) but ultimately seemed to be kinda less than the sum of its parts.
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Jan 25, 2021 17:58
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JollyBoyJohn posted:The point of BioShock is not shooting things though. Its barely a shooter. it's a first person wrencher
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Jan 25, 2021 18:14
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*I storm into the next room, blasting everything with an upgraded starter pistol, ignoring all ground effects, turrets, traps, enemy types, shadows, and hiding places* "SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT"
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Jan 25, 2021 18:19
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Avirosb posted:I can't for the life of me imagine playing the same game over and over again just to get to a competitive level. how about the satisfaction of getting good at something? How is it different from practicing to get good at any other hobby?
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Jan 25, 2021 18:35
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Rutibex posted:the first time you play Bioshock it feels like its an open world immersive sim. you only notice that it isnt on the second play through I noticed it on my first playthrough of Bioshock 2, when I retroactively remembered that Bioshock 1 was the same. It didn't help that I've played like all of the good modern immersive sims in the intervening period (Prey, all of Dishonored, the modern Deus Ex games, all of STALKER I think)
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Jan 25, 2021 18:38
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Rutibex posted:the first time you play Bioshock it feels like its an open world immersive sim. you only notice that it isnt on the second play through My first time through Bioshock 1 I wished that it was just a walking simulator or guided narrative experience. After a few hours the actual mechanics of the game were just slowing down my enjoyment of the actual story. Not to mention the last boss was embarrassingly dumb and unfun to fight.
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Jan 25, 2021 18:44
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feelix posted:how about the satisfaction of getting good at something? How is it different from practicing to get good at any other hobby? I've never felt the urge to become the very best like no one ever was. To each their own I guess. Too many video games, too little time.
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Jan 25, 2021 19:58
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Avirosb posted:I can't for the life of me imagine playing the same musical instrument over and over again just to get to a competent level.
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Jan 25, 2021 20:06
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3D Megadoodoo posted:All games should ditch multi-player except for co-operative play in the "campaign". People who enjoy competitive multi-player should just find another hobby and stop ruining games. competitive multiplayer experiences have been a common aspect of the concept of games for like all of human history. its fine if you dont like them but to say they are "ruining" games is just dumb are we at the point in the thread where every reasonable unpopular opinion has already been posted so people are just saying abject nonsense now are what? games shouldn't have protagonists! no video game should have a title. the circle is a shape that does not belong in videogames. Earwicker fucked around with this message at 20:20 on Jan 25, 2021 |
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Jan 25, 2021 20:17
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Earwicker posted:are we at the point in the thread where every reasonable unpopular opinion has already been posted so people are just saying abject nonsense now are what? games shouldn't have protagonists! no video game should have a title. have you not been reading shibwankos posts?
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Jan 25, 2021 20:20
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Avirosb posted:I've never felt the urge to become the very best like no one ever was. To each their own I guess. of all my video game experiences, i probably look back fondest at doing league play in cs. i'll say that i can totally understand why people can bounce off stuff like cs:go and poo poo now with automated matchmaking - solo queuing competitive games is terrible. but getting like five friends together and having scheduled matches and leagues and poo poo is about the most fun i ever had playing video games.
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Jan 25, 2021 20:33
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professional video game players are luminaries of culture akin to Mozart and Beethoven!!
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Jan 25, 2021 20:40
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Avirosb posted:I've never felt the urge to become the very best like no one ever was. To each their own I guess.
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Jan 25, 2021 20:51
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Tell you about myself? Hmm well I am an accomplished top laner, a ranked mercy main, and my guild has two world firsts hey where are you going edit: jesus yes bideo game is just like athletics and musical composition lol
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Jan 25, 2021 20:53
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Manager Hoyden posted:Tell you about myself? Hmm well I am an accomplished top laner, a ranked mercy main, and my guild has two world firsts hey where are you going "im in a band called HER INDIGNANT SCROTE we got second place 3 years ago at the parkfield battle of the bands wanna come by and listen to us practice hey where are you going"
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Jan 25, 2021 21:03
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Min/maxing isn't fun and games that force you to do that and bust out spreadsheets and poo poo are lame.
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Jan 25, 2021 21:05
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I found it guy the most unpolular opinion Playing my video games a bunch is just like being an athletic musician
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Jan 25, 2021 21:05
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Manager Hoyden posted:Tell you about myself? Hmm well I am an accomplished top laner, a ranked mercy main, and my guild has two world firsts hey where are you going Call me when you’re able to kill god in either of those things
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Jan 25, 2021 21:06
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Manager Hoyden posted:I found it guy the most unpolular opinion It's fun to be good at things, idk what else to say fella
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Jan 25, 2021 21:07
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sebmojo posted:It's fun to be good at things, idk what else to say fella Not disagreeing with that at all Just seriously taken aback by the things people are comparing their video game playing to We have a dorky loving hobby guys let's not pretend it's some noble quest for betterment of the self and world
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Jan 25, 2021 21:11
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Play posted:professional video game players are luminaries of culture akin to Mozart and Beethoven!! Manager Hoyden posted:Not disagreeing with that at all i think you are missing the point of the comparison. playing a musical instrument when you suck at it is not fun. it's really frustrating. if you put in the time to get good at the instrument, playing it becomes fun. i dont think anyone is saying gamers are "cultural luminaries" or whatever
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Jan 25, 2021 21:12
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Earwicker posted:competitive multiplayer experiences have been a common aspect of the concept of games for like all of human history. its fine if you dont like them but to say they are "ruining" games is just dumb im just trying to keep things from going back to the topic of how hard dark souls is exactly
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Jan 25, 2021 21:39
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OG Doom is kind of crap as far as MOBAs go
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Jan 25, 2021 21:44
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Manager Hoyden posted:Not disagreeing with that at all i'm pretty sure no one is doing that i'm pretty sure people are recognizing that the vast majority of people playing video games are just enjoying their dorky loving hobby but that a very small number of them are able to make a living doing it just like athletics and music maybe you put too much importance on throwing a ball or singing in the shower
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Jan 25, 2021 21:49
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QuarkJets posted:OG Doom is kind of crap as far as MOBAs go now im wondering if anyone has made a moba in gzdoom yet
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Jan 25, 2021 21:49
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I promise you I'm not thinking of the timeless beauty of mozart when I'm sawing through eine kleine fuckin nachtmusik for the 900th time.
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Jan 25, 2021 22:01
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im going to recycle an opinion from last year that i feel more strongly about now: f zero gx, a game i loved at the time, is actually a gaudy and excessive game with unbelievable bloat and bland graphics and especially music when compared to the snes. instead of 4 recognizable racers and some random obstacle bots you get: 40 cookie cutter motherfuckers that aren't halfway threatening a lame and useless bumping mechanic a really awkward drift move that you only need for a handful of corners an overcomplicated acceleration-top speed slider instead of just static stats for each racer a complicated craft editor that you cant get all the parts for unless you finish the overly difficult and gimmicky story mode and also load up a gamecube memcard at an actual f zero AX arcade machine a big part of what made the snes game great was the music and graphics, the tracks all have these really detailed and interesting backgrounds (except maybe red canyon), gx has really boring graphics
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Jan 25, 2021 22:10
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Manager Hoyden posted:Not disagreeing with that at all Haha this guy's seeks external validation LMBO
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feelix posted:Leave it to alcoholic gbs computer touchers to completely miss the point of amateur recreational competition. Do you look at people playing flag football and think "ugh no amount of money could ever convince me to put in the work to be an NFL qb" I don't look at that thing, no.
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