warxsnake

Come back from work to have fun, not to do more work and get frustrated.

So normal, or as the developer intended.

Even though I voted for Ride to Hell, Aliens deserves it because people expected more from that game and were severly let down.

On a smaller scale, X Rebirth, same deal.

I... I... can't... Have t..to go to sleep..

Way to respect the NDA you signed.

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So much energy, was refreshing to listen to this one

GIANTBOMB, you know what to do on friday

Ive gone through so many setups. The happiest Ive been is with an HT Omega Claro Halo sound card, a good table mic (in my case a Blue Yeti), and finally Sennheiser IE80 in-ear monitors that I use on the PC as well as on the go. The Claro Halo does good Dolby Headphone.

Bio Inf has very mediocre mechanics, I dont think it will win or be near top 3. It just has stellar presentation and production value. The gun play is very standard and the rest of the player actions are based on outdated design. Elizabeth's "amazing" AI involves enemy AI completely ignoring her, her taking cover on the wrong side of a battle, or her vaulting from cover into enemy sight while you are sneaking behind. She consistently broke my immersion instead of building it.

I don't understand the Saints Row 4 love. It's weaker than SR3 in my opinion, the missions feel like a drag. Of course, the zaniness is a redeeming factor, but I don't think it excuses the boring mission design and the near 100% rehash of the previous game's mission types. It felt like an expansion pack/DLC to me (for obvious reasons.)

Last of Us suffers the same problem as Bioshock Infinite, amazing presentation but ...ok gameplay. No where near as bad as Inf, so it has a chance of winning because from story to game design, it does most things right.

GTAV has unparalleled production value (of course with that budget), mostly exciting mission design (some very exciting heists and Strangers and Freaks missions mixed with what-were-they-thinking tow truck missions).

As a multiplatform current-gen open world developer, I'd say GTA does a stellar job with their world building and systems and having everything run relatively smoothly on these consoles. They have tons of gameplay mechanics and activities but most of them feel unpolished (drive-and-shoot mechanic is the worst part of that game, 100% lock on targeting vs swimmy free aim)

Aside from those, I havent had the time to play Brothers, but the way people talk about it, I'll trust them.

Its a great game, but another example of praise and exaggeration of a game based solely on its production value and presentation. The same thing with Bioshock Infinite, a good game with great presentation and production value, but with mediocre shooter mechanics and player movement and interaction.

I mean, I guess there are gamers that are more into story and presentation rather than gameplay and varied core mechanics, I guess that's why stuff like Beyond Two Souls exists. And for them, Bioshock and LoU are amazing games.