I'm a bit confused about what Austin means by Lost Vikings II (two) being the last new property sans Overwatch?
I heard Bombcast claim the same thing. They are saying the first original IP form blizzard since Lost Vikings II. But how can part II be an original IP...lol
I can't understand why all the talk about older guys being out of touch with today's games when older people pretty much play all the new games as much or more than young people.
Young people (in my experience) , at least in the general populace, tend to zero in on certain games or experiences and play them over and over rather than experiencing the full spectrum of what's available nowadays.
The whining and over analyzing the lore and logic of the Division has gotten really dumb guys.
I've been wondering what it is about their opinions on games that seems so foreign to me, but this episode Vinny put it succinctly when he said something like "I come for the narrative, stay for the gameplay." That's just not what I come to games for at all; narrative is one of the last things I care about.
Nearly all game narratives seem so dumb and poorly paced that it's just not something I ever expect from a game. The only time I've had it work for me is in smaller indie games where the narrative is the primary focus of the game, and the Division has so much other stuff going on that there's no way the story was going to be anything note-worthy, and that's fine.
So for me, the Division has been fantastic. I'm constantly starved for online co-op games to play with people. Halo, Saint's Row, Gears of War and Destiny have been the only recent games that really fully integrate co-op into the entire game while still being fun to play, and I'm so happy that I can add the Division to that list. So hearing complaints about why collectible laptops are still powered in the middle of the street seems so petty compared to the great, unique stuff that the Division is doing.
I guess I see your side of that , but a lot of people feel like the actions they are doing (gameplay) have to make sense in an overall scheme (I being one of them).
It sucks that "hands-on" previews are going the way of the DoDo bird and gameplay videos are becoming all that matters. I miss the mystery of never really seeing a game before I play it.
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