This, I loved the original x-com and although I don't have a problem with them remaking it and simplifying things. It just did not hold my attention very much, it felt a little clunky tbh.
I am also a HUGE turn-based fan, but still something was missing and I cannot put my finger on what it is. :(
I will still vote that game up any day though since we must encourage turn based games.
All in all, the GOTY choices were such an optimistic look into the future of gaming. Both adventure games AND turn based games made a come back which is reassuring in an age where military shooters seemed to step in and take over everything previous years.
Late to the party, and victim to all the hype, I finally finished TWD today. Not bad, but the way the whole gaming press got weak in the knees for this title is baffling to me.
*Choices don't matter that much.
*Actual gameplay mechanics are incredibly weak
*Every version of the game has technical shortcomings
*Xbox version is straight up broken on 4gb machines, and nobody really seemed to care all that much in the mainstream press.
It's a solid character driven story with excellent voice acting that does some interesting things with tension. It has pacing problems, lack of gameplay mechanics, technical problems and oversells the impact of your choices.
Ever heard of "greater than the sum of it's parts" ?
Swear to god, my friend puts Peanutbutter and Caviar on his sandwiches and says it's the best thing ever. I have yet to try it, I just don't have the guts to.
@Legion_: And this is the reason I moved, you call that room for disagreement.... This is the kind of nanny state brainwashing I am talking about, the socialist states creates a population that share quite similar viewpoints. So similar that anything outside of that sphere is looked down upon and the population that does not stand in line will be considered outsiders. This is why norway, sweden and finland has such huge problems with immigration and immigrants acting up, they never really feel at home in a country with people so close minded.
Are you suggesting that western "capitalist" countries have less homogeneous mainstream political discourse? I'll try to remember that when the next presidential debates roll around and I'm watching two old christian dudes argue about who loves free enterprise and Israel more.
I'm gonna go off on a giant tangent because why the hell not. The whole deal with rich Jewish political contributors (a stereotype, but also a political reality) is all Europe's fault anyways. When the Jews attempted to integrate into European societies during the Medieval period, they found racism and racial tension kept them out of most "respectable" professions. However, there was one profession the "proper Europeans" didn't want anything to do with: money lending. After all, the Bible made numerous implications that money lenders were all greedy shit heads. So who better to take up the role of a greedy shit head than a group of people that were going to hell anyways because they had weird traditions and weren't Christian? Suddenly, the Jews became the banking class.
(A whole lot of sarcasm and exaggeration in the above paragraph, but the core concept is a historical truth.)
What is sad about this is that this was a big reason to why the genocide started as well, jews controlled so much of the capital that "german" people went hungry and could not find work because the jews controlled the capital. Not saying they were right in any way, but I never learned that in school. I was basically told that Hitler was just mad and evil and wanted to kill them for no reason. Oh history in Sweden :)
@Legion_: And this is the reason I moved, you call that room for disagreement.... This is the kind of nanny state brainwashing I am talking about, the socialist states creates a population that share quite similar viewpoints. So similar that anything outside of that sphere is looked down upon and the population that does not stand in line will be considered outsiders. This is why norway, sweden and finland has such huge problems with immigration and immigrants acting up, they never really feel at home in a country with people so close minded.
Are you suggesting that western "capitalist" countries have less homogeneous mainstream political discourse? I'll try to remember that when the next presidential debates roll around and I'm watching two old christian dudes argue about who loves free enterprise and Israel more.
Absolutely, you would be amazed at how similar the Social Democratic countries campaigns are. This last US debate came pretty close, but at least issues on the table where health insurance, energy policies, but the public got pretty upset at how they did not debate much because romney just pretented to have the same policies. If you do look at the parties though you see quiet different policies. And there weren't really two christians dudes this way around, it was a christian and a mormon :)
@Legion_: And this is the reason I moved, you call that room for disagreement.... This is the kind of nanny state brainwashing I am talking about, the socialist states creates a population that share quite similar viewpoints. So similar that anything outside of that sphere is looked down upon and the population that does not stand in line will be considered outsiders. This is why norway, sweden and finland has such huge problems with immigration and immigrants acting up, they never really feel at home in a country with people so close minded.
Again, I would have to disagree. I'm talking about major differences that have a direct outcome on life and death. Just take a look at what I said about charity. If we're not willing to share what we have, we're just monsters. Obviously a lot of people in my country disagree with me. Is there any matter that is bigger than life and death? I think not.
I don't disagree that people are close minded here. There's no doubt about it. It's a disgrace that so many people are afraid of immigrants. But I think that just shows how wrong you are. I'm just one of many who find these people ignorant and that their way of thinking is old fashion. Just like your way of thinking is old fashion, and doesn't ring true at all.
I think you miss the point I am trying to make completely. Voting for or against 1% of BNP going to africa just shows how similar people are in social democratic countries like sweden and norway, if this is the issue that separates people you truly live in a country where people are VERY similar not the other way around. Sweden, norway and finland are some of the LEAST diverse countries in europe and that you do not grasp that fact despite living there just reinforces my point on how numb and defensive the population are when it comes to it's politics. Once again, there is hard to find many countries where the population so blindly follow the government as in the north. I lived to countless propagandistic campaigns growing up in sweden, I know exactly how the political system works and how the government creates "workers" that are not critical thinkers but sheep.
I am curious, what is "my" way of thinking and how is it old fashioned?
@Legion_: And this is the reason I moved, you call that room for disagreement.... This is the kind of nanny state brainwashing I am talking about, the socialist states creates a population that share quite similar viewpoints. So similar that anything outside of that sphere is looked down upon and the population that does not stand in line will be considered outsiders. This is why norway, sweden and finland has such huge problems with immigration and immigrants acting up, they never really feel at home in a country with people so close minded.
@Legion_: First off, I moved from a country of social democracy (sweden) after living there for 35 years. While a lot is good with social democracy a lot is also bad. For example, one of the reasons I moved was that the people are easily brainwashed and has a hugely similar mindset. In sweden this could be seen in debates that were so one-sided that you had to ask if it was all a show for the masses, it creates a nanny state that discourages people to question the state and it's agenda and essentially results in a brainwashed country that has no idea that they are brainwashed.
The bottom line of any religious discussion always comes down to that religious people do not listen to reason or any form of evidence that would make them question their religion. This is a serious problem when it comes down to building a society where science is integrated. Looking at the a bible or quran for building a political system is alot worse than looking at present ideas on how to build them, a 1000+ year old book is not anchored in the present and has not seen the same progression that our society has.
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