Second Week in Sept - Three Big Releases

[Red Irish]

Originally posted by: Koudelka

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Definitely Batman. No real interest in the other two.

Originally posted by: TridenT
Batman is probably only single player... and if it had multiplayer it would be terrible I am sure. So, no replay value...

It's neat the way you draw all these conclusions from thin air.

I was thinking the same thing.

To the surprise of the entire gaming community.. Batman is getting nothing but excellent reviews.

Just might be the first time ever that i buy a game related to a movie.

I am certainly interested in Batman, but purchase will depend on the DRM employed.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Originally posted by: AdamK47
I'm usually not one to get movie based games, but Batman does look good. I'll probably get all 3.

This new Batman game is definitely not based on the recent Nolan movies, but is based on the comics

Originally posted by: Koudelka

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Definitely Batman. No real interest in the other two.

Originally posted by: TridenT
Batman is probably only single player... and if it had multiplayer it would be terrible I am sure. So, no replay value...

It's neat the way you draw all these conclusions from thin air.

I was thinking the same thing.

To the surprise of the entire gaming community.. Batman is getting nothing but excellent reviews.

Just might be the first time ever that i buy a game related to a movie.

Again, this Batman game is more closely related to the comic book mythos (ie more fantastical) than the recent Nolan movies (which are made to be more realistic)

 

[coloumb]

Originally posted by: Dumac
This thread is proof that PC gamers are usually much more picky than console gamers...

Take that how you will

For obvious reasons - if I could [legally] rent pc games - I'd answer with a 3. However, I've come to distrust game reviews these days - they are typically skewed by advertisers in one form or another. Give me something like gamefly for the pc - and I'd have no problem playing all 3 games.

Notice that a lot of answers are "if it has good multiplayer" or "isn't that a console game"? - all 3 are console games, 1 has multiplayer.

If someone said "I'll buy you one of those 3 games - which one do you want?". I'd choose Red Faction.

 

[TridenT]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Definitely Batman. No real interest in the other two.

Originally posted by: TridenT
Batman is probably only single player... and if it had multiplayer it would be terrible I am sure. So, no replay value...

It's neat the way you draw all these conclusions from thin air.

Well, I was right. It doesn't have multiplayer.

I still wouldn't buy any of these games. If I was a console gamer then I would rent these. Single player only games are not meant to be bought, in my world, unless they are like The Sims...

 

[Piuc2020]

Resident Evil 5 is pretty great, if you liked RE4 you'll definitely enjoy RE5, the complaints come from the Gears of War generation that got used to running and shooting at the same time, the controls are like RE4 except a little better and the action is non-stop, it could use a bit more suspense and horror but the gameplay makes up for it.

 

[Koudelka]

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles

Originally posted by: AdamK47
I'm usually not one to get movie based games, but Batman does look good. I'll probably get all 3.

This new Batman game is definitely not based on the recent Nolan movies, but is based on the comics

Originally posted by: Koudelka

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Definitely Batman. No real interest in the other two.

Originally posted by: TridenT
Batman is probably only single player... and if it had multiplayer it would be terrible I am sure. So, no replay value...

It's neat the way you draw all these conclusions from thin air.

I was thinking the same thing.

To the surprise of the entire gaming community.. Batman is getting nothing but excellent reviews.

Just might be the first time ever that i buy a game related to a movie.

Again, this Batman game is more closely related to the comic book mythos (ie more fantastical) than the recent Nolan movies (which are made to be more realistic)

Yes, i'm aware. And i imagined someone would post something like this. I couldnt find a word correctly but i had hoped you would get my meaning.

99% of video games that come out after movies are released are absolute crap. Batman is no different, regardless of whether its based on the movie, comics, cartoons, etc.

But this may be the first time in ages that a game related to any of the above does not in fact suck.

 

[shortylickens]

I loved Red Faction 1 and hated 2. Something tells me the third installment will disappoint.
If theres a demo I will totally jump on it like a junior high cheerleader.

 

[imaheadcase]

I don't consider those big releases. Because they don't interest me or hear people talking about them much.

For PC gamers, a game is a "big release" when screenshots start to appear, devs hype it up with actual in game movies and not CGI crap, does not come from EA, and the best part of all, it actually has multiplayer that is worth a damn. Because lets face it, single player games now-a-days are just to short. Oh and its not made by that hack John Carmack who has not made a game worth a damn in ages but continues to spout crap about them.

 

[Dumac]

Originally posted by: Piuc2020
Resident Evil 5 is pretty great, if you liked RE4 you'll definitely enjoy RE5, the complaints come from the Gears of War generation that got used to running and shooting at the same time, the controls are like RE4 except a little better and the action is non-stop, it could use a bit more suspense and horror but the gameplay makes up for it.

I have to disagree.

I loved RE4, but I just couldn't get into RE5. I think it is probably a great game if you have a buddy to play it with, but I couldn't stand playing solo. The chick sidekick got on my nerves almost every second of the game.

I couldn't shake the feeling that RE5 was really a game meant to be played with a friend. As such, I didn't enjoy it much.

 

[PhatoseAlpha]

I'm looking forward to RE5 on the PC. Tried it on the Xbox, but was too spoiled by Wii RE4 for it to feel right. Just needed better controls.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Got RE5 and AA for 360, so Red Faction is the only alternative left.

 

[ericgomes]

Red Faction looks real good.

 

[Davidpaul007]

The Batman demo was full of awesome.

I will definitely get this game when I reduce my gaming backlog and find a good deal on it.

 

[Beev]

Neither RE5 or RF interest me even remotely, and if I were going to get Batman it'd be on a console for sure. Third person Zelda-esque games don't transition well to the PC imo.

 

[RyanPaulShaffer]

Where is the option for none?

RE5 was an awesome game...six months ago on the consoles.

Batman: AA is another awesome...console game.

As for the RF game, what?

When given the choice to play either a port of a console game or the game on the platform it was originally developed for, I'll choose its native platform ten out of ten times. PC ports of console games usually don't go very well.

But, if you don't have any of the consoles and the PC is your only gaming platform, then I'd say go for Batman: AA. It is pretty cool and still new.

 

[jonks]

I stand by my description of these as "big" releases, as it's a relative term given the PC landscape is flooded with no-name titles like Princess's Garden, etc. No, it's not huge/groundbreaking ala Half Life 3 or something, but these are 3 highly rated console games that PC only gamers (such as myself) are greatly anticipating. Of course you have people complaining about these games being "ports" when if you plug in a x360 pad the gamer couldn't tell the difference between the original or the pc version. And while the occasional port is lazy (GTA4, which I still managed to play thru without problems) other ports are superior to their console version (Mass Effect, Last Remnant).

If you didn't like even the console version of RE4 you should stop playing games because your soul is dead.

Batman:AA is like Splinter Cell+. PennyArcade wholeheartedly recommended it and I almost never disagree with those guys. It's not based on a movie, and from what I've read it's one of the best brawler/stealth combo games ever.

RF:G just looks like pure fun. Consider this nugget from a blog: "I made over ten attempts to secure two hostages near a wind farm, failing every time, until I was so mad that I just backed an armored truck through the wall of their detention center. As I drove away, there was something compelling about the old woman laying down suppressive fire with the minigun. The old women I'd been sent to rescue had been arrested trying to sabotage a power plant. Because I'd attempted the mission so many times, I know that the people you need to rescue are randomly generated. Even so, I was glad that my successful run - the canonically valid one - had taken place with these two in tow. What's their story, I wonder. What had happened here that two women in their sixties had decided the best course of action was to start blowing shit up?" I approve this message.

Anyway I'm still up in the air, but will definitely at one point or another procure all three, it's just a matter of priorities. RFG is losing ground to BAA at the moment.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: TridenT

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: TridenT
Batman is probably only single player... and if it had multiplayer it would be terrible I am sure. So, no replay value...

It's neat the way you draw all these conclusions from thin air.

Well, I was right. It doesn't have multiplayer.

I still wouldn't buy any of these games. If I was a console gamer then I would rent these. Single player only games are not meant to be bought, in my world, unless they are like The Sims...

Still pretty ridiculous to decide that even if it did have MP, it would be terrible. I won't fault you for your bias towards MP games, but it's folly to declare a game has no replay value simply because it lacks MP.

 

[RyanPaulShaffer]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: TridenT

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: TridenT
Batman is probably only single player... and if it had multiplayer it would be terrible I am sure. So, no replay value...

It's neat the way you draw all these conclusions from thin air.

Well, I was right. It doesn't have multiplayer.

I still wouldn't buy any of these games. If I was a console gamer then I would rent these. Single player only games are not meant to be bought, in my world, unless they are like The Sims...

Still pretty ridiculous to decide that even if it did have MP, it would be terrible. I won't fault you for your bias towards MP games, but it's folly to declare a game has no replay value simply because it lacks MP.

Yes, I agree, it is a pretty ridiculous claim to say that single-player games aren't meant to be bought. All of the Final Fantasy games weren't meant to be bought? Metroid wasn't meant to be bought? Mario wasn't meant to be bought? Zelda wasn't meant to be bought? And the list goes on of great single-player games that according to him are "rentals only". I guess all of those greatest games of all time have no replay value and weren't meant to be bought because they don't have multi-player. Oh snaps, Baldur's Gate and KOTOR didn't have multi-player either! Guess those games aren't great then...

:roll:

 

[Regs]

Originally posted by: Piuc2020
Resident Evil 5 is pretty great, if you liked RE4 you'll definitely enjoy RE5, the complaints come from the Gears of War generation that got used to running and shooting at the same time, the controls are like RE4 except a little better and the action is non-stop, it could use a bit more suspense and horror but the gameplay makes up for it.

I miss the old RE when you're in claustrophobic areas, vocal point buildings (police station, mansion), puzzles, horror, and character actors (the police chief who turned cannibal). I don't like this action/fps crap in RE and they are all ready enough of action games out there.

I remember playing red faction for the console years ago. What took them so long to make a 2nd? It looks like it should of came out 3-4 years ago. I think I will pass.


The Batman game looks kind of cool and refreashingly suprising. If the combat is anything like MK4 or MK5 then I might actually enjoy it.

 

[TridenT]

Originally posted by: RyanPaulShaffer

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: TridenT

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: TridenT
Batman is probably only single player... and if it had multiplayer it would be terrible I am sure. So, no replay value...

It's neat the way you draw all these conclusions from thin air.

Well, I was right. It doesn't have multiplayer.

I still wouldn't buy any of these games. If I was a console gamer then I would rent these. Single player only games are not meant to be bought, in my world, unless they are like The Sims...

Still pretty ridiculous to decide that even if it did have MP, it would be terrible. I won't fault you for your bias towards MP games, but it's folly to declare a game has no replay value simply because it lacks MP.

Yes, I agree, it is a pretty ridiculous claim to say that single-player games aren't meant to be bought. All of the Final Fantasy games weren't meant to be bought? Metroid wasn't meant to be bought? Mario wasn't meant to be bought? Zelda wasn't meant to be bought? And the list goes on of great single-player games that according to him are "rentals only". I guess all of those greatest games of all time have no replay value and weren't meant to be bought because they don't have multi-player. Oh snaps, Baldur's Gate and KOTOR didn't have multi-player either! Guess those games aren't great then...

:roll:

The Sims has replay value... Games that give you such vast decision making and possibility for a completely different output from the input you give have replay value to me. Games where you can only put in some input and get the same output are usually very boring the fourth time around. It's no fun usually. I never bought lots of games. I had a few games and that was it. I rented my games on the console. I never played KOTOR or Baldur's Gate... I never rented games that would require ages to complete. Those games were not what I wanted.

I am not like you guys where you have endless amounts of money to dispose on video games. I have not bought a game since Left 4 Dead, and I bought it when you could only access the "beta" by purchasing the game. (Which was a bad purchase...) I didn't know that in a few days it would be available to the public... In which case I would have not bought this game most likely...

 

[KentState]

Already played through RE5 months ago so I technically already have that. I did the pre-order of RF:G on Steam. I was thinking of getting it for the 360, but wanted something to play on my new pc. My biggest issue is finding time to play now that it's football season and I use my free time to watch games on the weekend.

 

[santz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK_qMvoM2kU

I AM BATMAN , lol---- awesome video

 

[Liet]

Originally posted by: Dumac
This thread is proof that PC gamers are usually much more picky than console gamers...

Take that how you will

I've said it before and I'll say it again:

Most console gamers weren't around in the golden age of gaming (X-Com, Tie Fighter, Mechwarrior 2, AvP, Dark Forces, etc etc etc), so unfortunately they'll take whatever garbage mass-market swill game that is thrown their way by big publishers, and think they're groundbreaking, brilliant titles.

 

[Regs]

Originally posted by: Liet

Originally posted by: Dumac
This thread is proof that PC gamers are usually much more picky than console gamers...

Take that how you will

I've said it before and I'll say it again:

Most console gamers weren't around in the golden age of gaming (X-Com, Tie Fighter, Mechwarrior 2, AvP, Dark Forces, etc etc etc), so unfortunately they'll take whatever garbage mass-market swill game that is thrown their way by big publishers, and think they're groundbreaking, brilliant titles.

I find this line of thought strikingly familiar in comparison when our parents use to tell us that they did not have video games when they were young. "We had jump rope, weed, bikes, and sports. "

It's a generation gap, and I think all of today's younger generation want is mindless eye candy action.

 

[Dumac]

Originally posted by: Regs
It's a generation gap, and I think all of today's younger generation want is mindless eye candy action.

I wouldn't go that far. It is more of a weird naivety when it comes to gaming.

For example, many young people found Bioshock to be a revelation fo what games could be, as they've never played System Shock 2.

Or a lot of gamers thought that the dialog options in ME2 were amazing, having never played any older Bioware games.

I wouldn't go as far to say as they all want mindless action, as these games do very well despite action not being their strong point.

And I also believe that their is nothing wrong with mindless action in videogames. I would count T-Fighter, AVP, Mechwarrior, etc as mindless action.

EDIT: Most of the "old goodies" are before my time, but I went back and played many of them. When I was growing up, I was games such as Diablo 2, Starcraft, Everquest, etc. I guess it was around the Playstation/N64 era.

What is really weird to me is that I can talk to people just a few years younger than me, and they haven't played the titles that made my childhood. I just ifnd it weird that buy a tad they missed games like Diablo 2 and Super Mario 64.