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Only part I disagree with is the MGS thing. It's a spin-off and I'm glad it's doing something new.
Plus I doubt it will be as successful as the core games as awesome as it looks.
Plus I doubt it will be as successful as the core games as awesome as it looks.
Glad to see there is other people out there who mourn the lose of originality and indentity. This trend is also being played out in FPS's where every game is now essentially the same format of perks, loadouts and unlocks.
I guess we're in the minority. The collective hive mind never answers for its damages, it just keeps looking for more targets to swarm & destroy.
I stuck with Resident Evil all along, and I never thought it fully left its roots. Resident Evil 5 is certainly way more action based, but the pacing of the action was there.
Everything I've seen from RE 6 just doesn't look quite right. It's trying way too hard to please everyone. I hope I'm completely WRONG when the final product comes out, but I think we're seeing a trend here that will not go away anytime soon. All unique game experience will have to join the Borg Hive Mind, or they will not be accepted.
Its more and more the death of the japanese approach to gaming, and more of a watered down version that submits to the western lowest common denominator mindset of pointing & shooting, with little thought process behind it, or real reason for it...and worse, no emotion surrounding it.
I stuck with Resident Evil all along, and I never thought it fully left its roots. Resident Evil 5 is certainly way more action based, but the pacing of the action was there.
Everything I've seen from RE 6 just doesn't look quite right. It's trying way too hard to please everyone. I hope I'm completely WRONG when the final product comes out, but I think we're seeing a trend here that will not go away anytime soon. All unique game experience will have to join the Borg Hive Mind, or they will not be accepted.
Its more and more the death of the japanese approach to gaming, and more of a watered down version that submits to the western lowest common denominator mindset of pointing & shooting, with little thought process behind it, or real reason for it...and worse, no emotion surrounding it.
I definitely agree with you on Tomb Raider. I hate all of the positive buzz it's getting when it just looks like another uncharted where 98% of the game is scripted and just trying to make gamers feel like they're "badass and extreme." I can however see the excitement being warranted in the case of xbox players, because they don't have uncharted, otherwise if you have 3 uncharted games, I don't see why you'd be excited, but I guess some people just want more.
As for the case of Resident Evil, I know there were some people who complained about not being able to move while shooting, but it seems like there are a lot more complaints about forced coop and Gears of warifying the series. I think the dumbing down of Resident Evil isn't the fault of gamer's complaining, I think it's the result of Capcom's greed.
As for the case of Resident Evil, I know there were some people who complained about not being able to move while shooting, but it seems like there are a lot more complaints about forced coop and Gears of warifying the series. I think the dumbing down of Resident Evil isn't the fault of gamer's complaining, I think it's the result of Capcom's greed.
I agree that dumbing down franchises like this is stupid, but I think you're completely wrong in who you blame. You think there's a horde of shit-tasted people demanding old franchises to be like whatever's trendy nowadays, but that's bullshit. The only demand is against these, older fans who hate these changes, but I thought it's them who you gaming journalists hate the most, because they're "entitled neckbeards" or whatever.
No, it's the publishers who should be blamed, trying to get a "wider audience" with these games, but that wider audience never asked for it, they never demanded anything, they would be fine with playing with newer games.
No, it's the publishers who should be blamed, trying to get a "wider audience" with these games, but that wider audience never asked for it, they never demanded anything, they would be fine with playing with newer games.
Honestly, I'm pretty happy about Tomb Raider. I never cared for the old games and this one looks pretty good. It does look a hell of a lot like Uncharted, though.
I agree with you on RE6, and Doom 3: BFG. MGS hasn't taken any steps away from stealth. Revengeance is a spinoff.
I agree with you on RE6, and Doom 3: BFG. MGS hasn't taken any steps away from stealth. Revengeance is a spinoff.
There's also Dead Space 3 and Splinter Cell which are large departures and some would argue not even in the same genres as previous entries.
Now for Doom 3, not many are going to purchase the re-release and that number would be even smaller sans the mounted flashlight which many deem a stupid design decision rather than some ballsy pacing/atmosphere choice. It would, yet again, be a running joke upon release and instantly modded where applicable. (also: Carmack is pushing his VR stuffs with the Doom 3 re-release)
Now for Doom 3, not many are going to purchase the re-release and that number would be even smaller sans the mounted flashlight which many deem a stupid design decision rather than some ballsy pacing/atmosphere choice. It would, yet again, be a running joke upon release and instantly modded where applicable. (also: Carmack is pushing his VR stuffs with the Doom 3 re-release)
I think the new Tomb Raider looks rather amazing. While I was dismayed at the demo seen at the Microsoft conference, it looks like the game is shifting into pure survival and that could be awesome. Then again, there is a cover mechanic, so I'm not sold on it.
RE6 looks terrible, plain and simple.
Doom 3 I never liked because of it's lackluster level design. Growing up with the original Dooms, I always kind of hated how there were monster closets, but I loved exploring the levels for keys and the scale of some of the later environments.
Doom 3 ruined all of that by making the game extremely closed off and predictable.
RE6 looks terrible, plain and simple.
Doom 3 I never liked because of it's lackluster level design. Growing up with the original Dooms, I always kind of hated how there were monster closets, but I loved exploring the levels for keys and the scale of some of the later environments.
Doom 3 ruined all of that by making the game extremely closed off and predictable.
Doom3 was a stupid game with a shitty gimmick. So yeah, game will be unbalanced now. But maybe it won't be as crappy now then it's pathetic attempts at being a horror title are dead for good.
And about TR it was said A LOT OF TIMES that it will be like Batman games, with a lot more exploration than in all that linear TR titles of old.
So yeah, I don't know, who is that author, but he is kinda crapy at his job.
And about TR it was said A LOT OF TIMES that it will be like Batman games, with a lot more exploration than in all that linear TR titles of old.
So yeah, I don't know, who is that author, but he is kinda crapy at his job.
Good read and something which caught my eye as well this year. I tried discussing it with a friend of mine but all I got from him was "I don't care, it looks awesome and I'll play it anyway". I just can't think of it like that, and it disturbs how many more people seem to not care about it either.
It all started with QTE's and look where we are now. Videogame: The Interactive Hollywood Experience. I never asked for this.
It all started with QTE's and look where we are now. Videogame: The Interactive Hollywood Experience. I never asked for this.
I can;t believe you still have nerds crying about Metal Gear Rising not being a stealth game, even though you have countless footage of the directors and even Kojima telling people it's NOT a stealth game.This might as well be a blog post ranting about new things.
The mainstream consumer market will always be a bigger draw than spacing out a few dozen niche markets and counting them in aggregate. It's not the consumer's fault for this, the larger the sample size, the farther towards the center everything becomes. When you are trying to target an audience so huge all at once, your only viable option is to shoot for that center.
It doesn't have to be this way, despite what publishers harp on about. The fact is that the AAA model is failing wholesale, and they are trying to find ways to prop it up rather than take the chance in abandoning it.
The software market is contracting. Less games are being made for the same amount of cash, and less games are being purchased as a result. The big boys are becoming more and more dependent on DLC/digital services, as they are becoming the only profitable aspect.
This E3 showed a brazen doubling down on this failing model, thus we have homogenization so obvious that many outlets on the net have picked up on it. Why did it come to be this way? Because the AAA games model made a lot of people a lot of money, and those people built the infrastructure of their respective companies around it.
We, as in the mainstream market, always wanted this. However, the numbers for the last few years have proven that we don't. We have been spending less on games year over year as the industry pours more and more money into the mainstream homogenized gaming experiences, and abandoning anything without mainstream appeal.
The numbers prove, without a doubt, that the market is contracting, and that the AAA games model is most likely to blame. We have been speaking with our wallets for 4 years, and if this E3 has shown me anything, it's that no one has been listening.
/rant
It doesn't have to be this way, despite what publishers harp on about. The fact is that the AAA model is failing wholesale, and they are trying to find ways to prop it up rather than take the chance in abandoning it.
The software market is contracting. Less games are being made for the same amount of cash, and less games are being purchased as a result. The big boys are becoming more and more dependent on DLC/digital services, as they are becoming the only profitable aspect.
This E3 showed a brazen doubling down on this failing model, thus we have homogenization so obvious that many outlets on the net have picked up on it. Why did it come to be this way? Because the AAA games model made a lot of people a lot of money, and those people built the infrastructure of their respective companies around it.
We, as in the mainstream market, always wanted this. However, the numbers for the last few years have proven that we don't. We have been spending less on games year over year as the industry pours more and more money into the mainstream homogenized gaming experiences, and abandoning anything without mainstream appeal.
The numbers prove, without a doubt, that the market is contracting, and that the AAA games model is most likely to blame. We have been speaking with our wallets for 4 years, and if this E3 has shown me anything, it's that no one has been listening.
/rant
All the way through the presentation of the new Tomb Raider I was thinking: “This looks good… But nothing like Tomb Raider. I remember when Lara still was solving puzzles, had plattforming to do and didn’t need to murder people in the most gruesome way available. There is such a thing of making a game too realistic, and this is one of those occasions.”
It's Tomb Raider in Name only now.
It's Tomb Raider in Name only now.
I'm probably going to stick my head into a bucket of piranhas with this comment, but oh well.
This is actually part of the reason why I (still) like Nintendo. Because for all the talk of that company's lack of originality (which I couldn't disagree with more, by the way) they do know what makes their franchises great. Even when they change the formula of their games, the core is always familiar.
Mario Galaxy was not Sunshine was not 64, but they still all feel like Mario games. Same thing with Metroid Prime, people didn't want it to become a first person game, but Nintendo did it anyway and it turned out that it was still completely "Metroid". The only thing I'd say came close to having a lowest common denominator mentality was Other M, and Nintendo must have noticed that this wasn't received very well.
This is actually part of the reason why I (still) like Nintendo. Because for all the talk of that company's lack of originality (which I couldn't disagree with more, by the way) they do know what makes their franchises great. Even when they change the formula of their games, the core is always familiar.
Mario Galaxy was not Sunshine was not 64, but they still all feel like Mario games. Same thing with Metroid Prime, people didn't want it to become a first person game, but Nintendo did it anyway and it turned out that it was still completely "Metroid". The only thing I'd say came close to having a lowest common denominator mentality was Other M, and Nintendo must have noticed that this wasn't received very well.
What’s next, Middle Eastern terrorists in a Final Fantasy tech demo? Ahahahahahahaha-
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OK, on the whole Doom 3 thing: it's not like the original ceases to exist. If you really think Doom 3 is only scary when you can't have a flashlight on and shoot at the same time, fine, but don't complain when someone gives you an OPTION to do both. Please, quit your whining and stay stuck in 2004.
I can only speak for Doom 3, and I liked it a lot more with the flashlight mod, so I'm glad for that being in the console version. I wonder why they aren't making it an option so that everyone could be happy.
@Handy .Cloth wrapped around your face means you're middle eastern.I guess the should of given them gunblades and whitened there skin.Maybe some colored contacts i guess it fit in more with making them look "Asian". I think the wost thing that could happen is if someone like Rockstar made a minority character the star or GTA.They might as well declare bankruptcy if something like that happened.Can you imagine the dreadful sales?
You forgot Dead Space 3. A survival horror game that suddenly features co-op and a cover-based shooting mechanic. Way to ruin a damn good series.
I remember having some of these conversations with you this past week. I'm glad you turned them into a feature.
That Doom 3 flashlight shit still pisses me off. It's the result of giving in to people who don't know jack shit about game design, or what made the original version of D3 scary in the first place.
That Doom 3 flashlight shit still pisses me off. It's the result of giving in to people who don't know jack shit about game design, or what made the original version of D3 scary in the first place.
Tomb Raider has placed a heavy emphasis on combat since Legend anyway. That game had a whole lot of shooting levels so I don't know why you're complaining about them refining the mechanics. Plus, did Uncharted have hub levels, experience points, and an emphasis on exploration? Nope. For all we know this Tomb Raider will have a buttload of puzzles, but no, lets complain our asses off over 3 gameplay vids.
And how is Hitman becoming more action-oriented? You could always run around and shoot everyone to death in those games, and it was easy as hell to do so. You can still play it like classic Hitman based off the 3 levels we've seen and the Instinct point shooting stuff is completely optional.
And how is Hitman becoming more action-oriented? You could always run around and shoot everyone to death in those games, and it was easy as hell to do so. You can still play it like classic Hitman based off the 3 levels we've seen and the Instinct point shooting stuff is completely optional.
Actually like the look of the new tomb raider tbh. I'm good with exploration, or I wouldn't like skyrim and diablo ect... however exploring in Tomb raider was like pulling teeth for me because Lara Croft controls like a piece of old arse. zero Punctuation sums up my feelings on the series quite nicely... and more eloquently.
I partially agree, I think with a lot of franchises games evolve TO much in response to today's audience demands. They evolve so much that the game it was before that is so different that they might as well could have made it a new franchise. I mean look at Splinter Cell, before Conviction SP was RADICALLY different, but because Ubisoft thought that SP needed a facelift they went from imo one of the best stealth games out there to action first stealth second. I'm playing Chaos Theory again and man.... conviction is just...really different. They're going even further away with blacklist it seems with Ironside gone and all. On the other hand lots of people (who exactly?) thought that splinter cell games were becoming a bit boring and dated after double agent, and it needed to be rebooted. I agree double agent wasn't even close to Chaos theory but to change the sequel SO much after a lesser entry in the series is just sad and unfortunate.
Make NEW franchises game companies, don't just print your new ideas on existing games because of brand renown. When your not recognizing a sequel from a franchise you know and love something's really wrong.
Make NEW franchises game companies, don't just print your new ideas on existing games because of brand renown. When your not recognizing a sequel from a franchise you know and love something's really wrong.
Im super excited to see Tomb Raider have a more Uncharted feel to it. An actual cinema game where the gameplay literally is the movie itself. Thats freakin awesome.
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Surprised you liked Resident Evil 5, though. Resident Evil 4 is one of my favorite games of all time, while Resident Evil 5 is one of my most hated games.
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Surprised you liked Resident Evil 5, though. Resident Evil 4 is one of my favorite games of all time, while Resident Evil 5 is one of my most hated games.
I couldn't agree more with all of these points, but the Resi Evil one has got to me the most. The constant demand for 'streamlining' and the removal of so-called 'clunky' elements is seeing the more mainstream games becoming a homogeneous gloop.
I'm totally with you, Allistair. This E3 was a complete disappointment. Old franchises are all being absorbed into this big, gray dull blob of unoriginal concepts.
Also, I thought Lara Croft and The Guardian of Light was great. It had the exploration, good, different combat, good music and a clever new concept. Why not evolve that, instead of doing Uncharted with a Lara Croft skin?
Also, I thought Lara Croft and The Guardian of Light was great. It had the exploration, good, different combat, good music and a clever new concept. Why not evolve that, instead of doing Uncharted with a Lara Croft skin?
"The appeal of Tomb Raider has always been the element of exploration. Only Super Metroid and Bioshock come close to the loneliness and awe that Tomb Raider's large environments can convey."
The fuck? I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say you've never played Demon's Souls/Dark Souls, Legend of Grimrock, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Fallout 3/New Vegas, The Elder Scrolls anything, Red Dead Redemption... While I have always enjoyed the exploration in Metroid/Bioshock/Tombraider, there are plenty of games that make them look flat and linear in comparison.
Also, Lara's boobs may not have been what made those games fun, but they certainly helped the series get the attention it did.
I totally agree with you on Doom 3, though. That flashlight...
The fuck? I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say you've never played Demon's Souls/Dark Souls, Legend of Grimrock, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Fallout 3/New Vegas, The Elder Scrolls anything, Red Dead Redemption... While I have always enjoyed the exploration in Metroid/Bioshock/Tombraider, there are plenty of games that make them look flat and linear in comparison.
Also, Lara's boobs may not have been what made those games fun, but they certainly helped the series get the attention it did.
I totally agree with you on Doom 3, though. That flashlight...
You make a good point. I feel the same way about Splinter Cell: Blacklist, it just looks like they've gone all the way into action now, I mean at least Conviction had a bit of stealth. Ubisoft would probably say some bullshit about the game being about cover based stealth; but just because a game has cover based stealth in it, doesn't mean you've made a stealth game, at the very least you've made a clever 3rd person shooter. There's a part of that demo where Sam Fisher calls in a UAV strike for gods sake. Stealth games are all about not getting caught! //rant
However we've got to bare in mind that they're gonna show action orientated demo's because most people find them more exciting to watch. I'm not a Tomb Raider fan, but don't a lot of Tomb Raider games have shooting sections to break up the exploration and puzzling. Remember when Bethesda were showing of Fallout 3 at E3, and they mostly showed how you can blow people up in V.A.T.S with a mini-nuke launcher, when the core experience of the game was story-based RPG goodness.
However we've got to bare in mind that they're gonna show action orientated demo's because most people find them more exciting to watch. I'm not a Tomb Raider fan, but don't a lot of Tomb Raider games have shooting sections to break up the exploration and puzzling. Remember when Bethesda were showing of Fallout 3 at E3, and they mostly showed how you can blow people up in V.A.T.S with a mini-nuke launcher, when the core experience of the game was story-based RPG goodness.
Yeah. Reminds me of seeing a thread somewhere with bunch of people saying Nintendo should put Factor 5 in charge of a Star Fox game and "evolve it" by making it like Rogue Squadron. I mean, wtf? Rogue Squadron is a good game but it has a totally different gameplay than Star Fox.
It's like Star Fox Adventures, that wasn't a Star Fox game at all. It should have been a new IP.
It's like Star Fox Adventures, that wasn't a Star Fox game at all. It should have been a new IP.
I agree with putting Tomb Raider in this, but you're doing it for the reasons. It isn't an Uncharted clone. Uncharted is what every kid who grew up watching Indiana Jones wanted when they turned on their Super Nintendo. Humor, wit, action, a love interest, treasure, adventure, exploration, and a hint of science fiction.
Yes, Tomb Raider 2013 is more combat focused, and that combat is similar to Uncharted. And you have the scripted nature of the game (though we're seeing that throughout all of gaming), but that's where the comparisons end. TR is trying to be gritty and hardcore and realistic. That's not Uncharted. The moaning and the crying every time she breaks a nail? That's not Uncharted. Drake is a badass. Classic Lara is a bad ass. This new shit is ridiculous, and no bow and arrow is going to fix that.
Resident Evil 6 doesn't look like shit because your player character is physically able to move their feet while holding up and object and directing it at a target. And YES, that IS more realistic, contrary to what your delusions lead you to believe. Human beings CAN do that. You. Are. Wrong. As is every RE fanboy out there crying about this. RE4&5 built their suspense on a crutch, disallowing you to do something you as a gamer could do and wanted to do because it made sense. THAT is bad game design.
RE6 looks like shit because the unnecessary co-op looks forced as it's ever been, the game is way too combat focused, it's trying to be a Japanese B action movie, and Capcom is completely incompetent and unable to change ANYTHING else about the game beyond the controls. The controls would be FINE if the game revolved around them. They don't.
Right games, wrong complaints. No offense, you might wanna think a little harder about what you're going to complain about before you make a post on this site.
Oh, and Doom 3? I'm conflicted. When I had a pistol in my hand, I would have liked to hold a flashlight in the other. That made sense to me. When I'm holding a heavy, two handed weapon? Not as much. I didn't mind because it made more sense to me, and I had a much more powerful weapon to defend myself. I didn't see that as a crutch.
You ever try and find something like tape when you actually need it? Batteries, crazy glue, etc. Never around. I'm almost always making a trip to the store. I have AAAs but not AAs. I have AAs but no AAAs. All my crazy glue is hardened up and useless. I can't find tape. Not to mention the whole "hell is bleeding into reality all around me" thing. Not sure finding scotch tape is your number one priority at that point.
Yes, Tomb Raider 2013 is more combat focused, and that combat is similar to Uncharted. And you have the scripted nature of the game (though we're seeing that throughout all of gaming), but that's where the comparisons end. TR is trying to be gritty and hardcore and realistic. That's not Uncharted. The moaning and the crying every time she breaks a nail? That's not Uncharted. Drake is a badass. Classic Lara is a bad ass. This new shit is ridiculous, and no bow and arrow is going to fix that.
Resident Evil 6 doesn't look like shit because your player character is physically able to move their feet while holding up and object and directing it at a target. And YES, that IS more realistic, contrary to what your delusions lead you to believe. Human beings CAN do that. You. Are. Wrong. As is every RE fanboy out there crying about this. RE4&5 built their suspense on a crutch, disallowing you to do something you as a gamer could do and wanted to do because it made sense. THAT is bad game design.
RE6 looks like shit because the unnecessary co-op looks forced as it's ever been, the game is way too combat focused, it's trying to be a Japanese B action movie, and Capcom is completely incompetent and unable to change ANYTHING else about the game beyond the controls. The controls would be FINE if the game revolved around them. They don't.
Right games, wrong complaints. No offense, you might wanna think a little harder about what you're going to complain about before you make a post on this site.
Oh, and Doom 3? I'm conflicted. When I had a pistol in my hand, I would have liked to hold a flashlight in the other. That made sense to me. When I'm holding a heavy, two handed weapon? Not as much. I didn't mind because it made more sense to me, and I had a much more powerful weapon to defend myself. I didn't see that as a crutch.
You ever try and find something like tape when you actually need it? Batteries, crazy glue, etc. Never around. I'm almost always making a trip to the store. I have AAAs but not AAs. I have AAs but no AAAs. All my crazy glue is hardened up and useless. I can't find tape. Not to mention the whole "hell is bleeding into reality all around me" thing. Not sure finding scotch tape is your number one priority at that point.
I disagree with you 100% on Tomb Raider (and it might just be because I've never played Uncharted, even though I don't see what's bad in acting like a highly-rated title). And with Quick Time Events- they were already in Tomb Raider Legend, why complain about them now?
Tomb Raider and Resident Evil are good examples, but not ones I personally care about.
To me there are plenty of Tomb Raider games already, and it has been rebooted in the traditional style once before (this gen!). As a non PS3 owner (there are a lot of us) the Uncharted style hasn't been done to death for me, and a girl fighting for her survival is more appealing than a snarky treasure hunter dude. What will be more interesting is where they take the series in the inevitable sequel, this game is supposed to mold her into Tomb Raider, so maybe you'll get more of the old style again in the future.
I have no personal investment in the Resident Evil series and couldn't handle the old versions, with the limited movement and saves (typewriter ink). That's fine by me, I'm happy to leave those games alone and let the fans enjoy them, but Capcom isn't. Capcom wants to appeal to me and the rest of the market because there are more of us. RE6 looks jank though, the shooting just doesn't look that well done. If they managed to get the feel and setpieces down to the amazing level of Dead Space 2 I would be in, but I honestly don't feel like Capcom will pull that off. Judging by the sales of the terrible RE: Operation Racoon City, this is a great business move on their part.
As for Doom 3, EH. That same Penny Arcade article says that the flashlight in the game was designed around technical limitations at the time not any particularly smart horror mechanic. That comes across as weird to me because the flashlight mods were pretty much Day 1 releases, but that aside, this game isn't a reboot or sequel suffering from homogenised mechanics, it's just a straight up re-release for consoles. You can still play the same game on PC right now, so I can't see how this is worth complaining about.
To me there are plenty of Tomb Raider games already, and it has been rebooted in the traditional style once before (this gen!). As a non PS3 owner (there are a lot of us) the Uncharted style hasn't been done to death for me, and a girl fighting for her survival is more appealing than a snarky treasure hunter dude. What will be more interesting is where they take the series in the inevitable sequel, this game is supposed to mold her into Tomb Raider, so maybe you'll get more of the old style again in the future.
I have no personal investment in the Resident Evil series and couldn't handle the old versions, with the limited movement and saves (typewriter ink). That's fine by me, I'm happy to leave those games alone and let the fans enjoy them, but Capcom isn't. Capcom wants to appeal to me and the rest of the market because there are more of us. RE6 looks jank though, the shooting just doesn't look that well done. If they managed to get the feel and setpieces down to the amazing level of Dead Space 2 I would be in, but I honestly don't feel like Capcom will pull that off. Judging by the sales of the terrible RE: Operation Racoon City, this is a great business move on their part.
As for Doom 3, EH. That same Penny Arcade article says that the flashlight in the game was designed around technical limitations at the time not any particularly smart horror mechanic. That comes across as weird to me because the flashlight mods were pretty much Day 1 releases, but that aside, this game isn't a reboot or sequel suffering from homogenised mechanics, it's just a straight up re-release for consoles. You can still play the same game on PC right now, so I can't see how this is worth complaining about.
People say they want new stuff because they get bored, and because they don't like the idea of appearing happy with being fed the same shit over and over. But it's not true. People are scared of new ideas and are frightened to let go of something they like even if the new things look amazing, all while forgetting that new things coming out do not erase the old thing from existence. It can still be enjoyed. People neglect that fact way too much.
as Tomb Raider fan, i really don't get the hate new TR gets. all that hate because of the trailer(even TR always had action packed trailers, because that's what they suppose to look like) and 2 demos:
one which showed very traditional Tomb Raider style gameplay(puzzles, exploration) with few additional QTE sequences
and second more action based that reminiscent Tomb Raider Legend which was considered as a COMEBACK of great Tomb Raider games - so i guess that's no longer true, huh?
what we're getting is basically Tomb Raider Underworld(which was the best TR since what? 4, Chronicles?) with:
- fixed shooting mechanics(even though it's less about the shooting as was mentioned by the developer),
- bigger puzzles,
- metroidvania-like level design,
- more action oriented platforming,
- more emphasis on exploration,
- survival elements(hunting for food etc.),
- stealth elements,
- bigger emphasis on storytelling and actual story-driven gameplay(so it's not just empty levels in-between cutscenes anymore like before),
how exactly is that bad?
one which showed very traditional Tomb Raider style gameplay(puzzles, exploration) with few additional QTE sequences
and second more action based that reminiscent Tomb Raider Legend which was considered as a COMEBACK of great Tomb Raider games - so i guess that's no longer true, huh?
what we're getting is basically Tomb Raider Underworld(which was the best TR since what? 4, Chronicles?) with:
- fixed shooting mechanics(even though it's less about the shooting as was mentioned by the developer),
- bigger puzzles,
- metroidvania-like level design,
- more action oriented platforming,
- more emphasis on exploration,
- survival elements(hunting for food etc.),
- stealth elements,
- bigger emphasis on storytelling and actual story-driven gameplay(so it's not just empty levels in-between cutscenes anymore like before),
how exactly is that bad?
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It makes up for it that Deus Ex : Human Revolution is one of the most amazing games I've ever seen. Also, that's the only meme I care for.
It makes up for it that Deus Ex : Human Revolution is one of the most amazing games I've ever seen. Also, that's the only meme I care for.
Hate to say it, but Tomb Raider was never that good and to say that Super Metroid or Bioshock "come close" is a bit insulting as thru both bright more while TR started mediocre and degenerated for years.
Now we have a TR that appears to have survivalist elements, vulnerability and you're complaining? Lara takes a beatin I've never seen Nathan Drake get.
I'm with you on RE, the survival elements and meticulous pacing are dead and gone.
Metal Gear Rising is a SPIN-OFF, though. Why must it be about stealth? Because MGS2 made Raiden do it? He was being made to emulate Snake in that story, no he can be an over-the-top cyborg ninja. Confining a spin-off to the rules of the main series holds the spin-off back.
Imagine if Persona had to at by all the rules of SMT. Something tells me a post-apoc, cyberpunk high school teen drama wouldn't fly, so the main series keeps the post-apoc, cyberpunk stuff.
What really gets my goat is your praise for Castlevania abandoning what it was to be a God of War clone. Sorry those games are plentiful as water and Castlevania gains lost its soul in that. It was better off being a torchbearer for Metroud since its the metroidvania games that are in short supply. I don't see Nintendo making 2D Metroids lately.
Oh well, there's always Epic Mickey Powe of Illusion, I guess.
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Now we have a TR that appears to have survivalist elements, vulnerability and you're complaining? Lara takes a beatin I've never seen Nathan Drake get.
I'm with you on RE, the survival elements and meticulous pacing are dead and gone.
Metal Gear Rising is a SPIN-OFF, though. Why must it be about stealth? Because MGS2 made Raiden do it? He was being made to emulate Snake in that story, no he can be an over-the-top cyborg ninja. Confining a spin-off to the rules of the main series holds the spin-off back.
Imagine if Persona had to at by all the rules of SMT. Something tells me a post-apoc, cyberpunk high school teen drama wouldn't fly, so the main series keeps the post-apoc, cyberpunk stuff.
What really gets my goat is your praise for Castlevania abandoning what it was to be a God of War clone. Sorry those games are plentiful as water and Castlevania gains lost its soul in that. It was better off being a torchbearer for Metroud since its the metroidvania games that are in short supply. I don't see Nintendo making 2D Metroids lately.
Oh well, there's always Epic Mickey Powe of Illusion, I guess.
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You forgot Dead Space 3. Co-op and huge wide open environments to absolutely kill the immersion and scares. Not to mention the fact that the campaign will be co-op will cut the length of the story in half just like RE5.
Hitman isn't taking strides away from stealth, they're only marketing it that way for some reason. And Metal gear Rising is a spin-off, not a replacement for the more traditional Metal Gear model. You're right about Splinter Cell, though.
Doom 3 wasn't scary! Grow a backbone people. Shitty jump scares and monster closets do not equal a good game! Doom 3 was a horrible game made slightly less horrible by the duct-tape made. It retained nothing that made the old games good and failed on every attempt at being a horror shooter. The level design was crap, the atmosphere felt too forced and obvious, and the game relied so much on jump scares it felt like a 70s b-horror film. No wait I actually like b-horror films, it's more like shitty modern horror films.
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