Originally posted by RJT
I agree with the majority of what you wrote, but unfortunately I don't see how a game developed outside of that paradigm is automatically more likely to be fun than one developed within it.
It's the same way I know I'm more likely to enjoy the music on CD not filed under "country" than one filed under "country." It could very well suck either way, but I know it's especially rare that I'll find something I could tolerate in the country section.
"Automatically" might be a bit strong, but if I purchased twenty games with good graphics, and twenty games with below average graphics, I'd be pretty confident I'd enjoy more of the latter than the former - though there would certainly be some of the former that are better than some in the latter.
Oct-29-2007 19:38
pkcRAISTLIN
arbiter's chief minion
Registered: Jul 2002
Location:
quote:
Originally posted by THE_Chris
I HOPE you've played Freespace and Freespace 2
i bought freespace 2, it was excellent, but still not particularly "epic" like tie fighter was. not enough ships. i loved the missile trails though
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Oct-29-2007 22:11
bottlemouse00
Suspended User
Registered: Sep 2007
Location: USA
I buy the games that I like, and deserve my money.
Nov-13-2007 08:49
TigerClaw
GDJB Staff
Registered: Aug 2000
Location: Hialeah, Florida
When buying a game, You should go to sites like Gamespot.comIGN.com or Gametrailers.com and check out there reviews for it. Also when it comes to PC games, Be sure to read about the system requirements before you buy, If your system is not within the minimum or recommended requirements, You will not be able to play that game. Theres a site where you choose the game and it will analyze your system to see if its capable of running it. http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srl
I look for something that is fun..that won't require me to become an absolute expert on the game and devote my life to it. So in some sense, I like games that have some depth (RPGs) but still are fun to play (action-RPGs like Diablo). I also like games that are immersive but not so totally immersive that you need to be there a lot (Everquest, WOW..MMRPGs in general). I really liked the original Unreal, because it wasn't so scripted (not really scripted at all) like Unreal 2 and a lot of newer games are. I'm not necessarily playing a game like watching a movie (I think Half Life kind of is a movie-game...scripted, cinematic etc) where the original Unreal, Doom, Quake etc...felt more like you were actually there...in the environment rather than their sequels (or the third or fourth games..Doom and Quake for example) where it had cut-scenes, voice acting etc. Too much of that and it doesn't feel truly immersive...you kind of are watching the game rather than playing it or experiencing it.
