• 23Oct 09

  clone it? learn from it? influenced or plagiarized?

  Saddens me whenever an innovation in gaming influences future games and simple fools jump up and blubber out "clone! clone!" yet if a post innovation game comes out and dares to exclude a key feature the very same ones are the first to call the game backwards and 'not next gen' because it doesn't have cover features or the main character isn't some gloomy emo anti-hero that hates everyone or swears constantly and blood comes out of even inanimate objects. Make your damn minds up what you like and stop raining on everyone else's quality games you bunch a whiny 'bored' gamers. Woe be to all the super mario bros. clone cause they have a JUMP buttom. And btw, God of War did not invent beat em-up action or chain weapons.

  • Posted Oct 23, 2009 6:22 pm GMT
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• 2May 09

  StarWars The Old Republic Dev. doc.

  just watched the Developer Dispatch: Diverse Worlds Documentary video on www.swtor.com and these are my thoughts;

  Man! I'm savoring every second of gameplay animation I lay my eyes on. The art style of the game is just beautiful and brilliant.

  At the rate things are going there are only two (2) things that concern me with regard to the greatness of this game when it's complete and they are; The release date. Painful as it is to accept, it is accepted. And the final System Requirements because more than likely they are going to be over my head and budget. None of this will be anything to argue with though. I'm just really excited to see this game come to life and play alongside the masses of eager fans who have waited as I have to play out our own StarWars Jedi or Bountyhunter or Smuggler fantasies and thanks to BioWare, feel like we belong there. tall order? I have faith these guys can fill and will fill it.

  • Posted May 2, 2009 9:27 pm GMT
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• 12Apr 09

  No levels, what?

  My reaction to the concept of no character levels put forward in the upcoming Secret World MMORPG and to the (negitive) reactions by other gamers to this concept:

  Brilliant damnit! Not the only way to go but a very good direction indeed. Removing the leveling and the amount of attention that it requires will by itself make the game a different breed of MMORPG. You know how it's always said that a great story is key to a great game, and usually it's the major pull factor of a new game. In my opinion, as far as MMOs go the main pull has always been Leveling and the story is just the means to do so (if players even care half the time). I mean, what do developers do when the create a new expansion? Increase the level cap, right? Yeah sure they put a new story arc and maybe a new boss or two but i Guarantee if they put all that in with no new level cap how many maxed players are gonna sign up for that new tour?
  Just because there is no leveling system doesn't mean there is nothing to work towards guys. Mr. Tørnquist said the game is skill based which could mean you can learn a skill and through combat improve it's power and stats and eventually master it.
  I'm really excited about this game. I love the modern setting idea. The MMORPG genre is one of my favorites and i love innovations that make a title stand out. I don't see the no levels thing as an MMO minus something, to me it's a whole new feature and a significant innovation that could well push the genre in a promising new direction.

  • Posted Apr 12, 2009 4:17 pm GMT
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