Paradox of Gaming
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Paradox of Gaming
From the mathematical perspective, consciousness might be regarded as a second derivative of sensation.
-- Terrel Miedaner
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-- Terrel Miedaner
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My ability to buy games and my time to play them are at equal level, which is next to nil. I think if I had more money to afford new games, I'd make more of an effort to find time to play them. But as it is, I'm tired of the ones I have (except MGS1), and I rarely buy anything anymore except for the newest releases I'm most anticipating. And yet even those I don't get around to playing right away. Right now I want to play Okami, but I probably won't even get around to buying the game until it drops to about twenty dollars.
Well, call me strange but new games aren't really appealing to me anymore. They all seem so alike, I can't explain it. That's why I'm going to focus on a collection of rare and hard-to-find stuff, like premium packs and whatnot.
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Well.. you selected the worst example for this week =) But I know what you mean. I rarely play new games.. but last year shadow of the colossus and guitar hero had me in. This year, Phoenix Wright and Okami are incredible good additions.Gaff wrote:Just to point out a clear, shining example of your typical generic modern video game:
Just Cause
I utterly despise that game.
But I agree.. I end up buying more old stuff than new stuff, but even though I don't care much about having the latest, I end up buying the new consoles anyway... I am not planing on getting a PS3 on release date, but a Wii is almost a sure buy.
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There is a game that does interest me - Mass Effect.
Basically, you're the commander of your own ship and you can explore the galaxy. There's many different star systems you can visit, each with planets to land on and investigate. Also, there's a rather interesting third-person action part of the game, which involves you leading and directing your officers into battle, kind of like Freedom Fighters in a way.
Definitely a game I'm looking forward to and one I recommend you fellas check out.
Basically, you're the commander of your own ship and you can explore the galaxy. There's many different star systems you can visit, each with planets to land on and investigate. Also, there's a rather interesting third-person action part of the game, which involves you leading and directing your officers into battle, kind of like Freedom Fighters in a way.
Definitely a game I'm looking forward to and one I recommend you fellas check out.
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I usually prefer old games to new ones myself. Even the modern games made by Kojima himself (MGS2&3) don't strike me as all that great. I'm a huge fan of his work from MG1 up to MGS1 but I think MGS2 was when he jumped the shark. One old game I highly recommend to everybody is Wing Commander 3. It’s a great flight sim with a great plot and great characters. It’s a great game
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Hahaha, Wing Commander III. That game's hilarious for the wrong reasons.
"He's got a point."
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"What's he hiding?"
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Man, I can't believe Mark Hamill and Malcolm McDowell both agreed to be part of the game.
"He's got a point."
"What's he hiding?"
"He's got a point."
"What's he hiding?"
"He's got a point."
"What's he hiding?"
Man, I can't believe Mark Hamill and Malcolm McDowell both agreed to be part of the game.
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In my opinion it's a very emotional experience with stunning gameplay, two very powerful endings and its characters are right up there with those of Snatcher.Gaff wrote:Hahaha, Wing Commander III. That game's hilarious for the wrong reasons.
"He's got a point."
"What's he hiding?"
"He's got a point."
"What's he hiding?"
"He's got a point."
"What's he hiding?"
Man, I can't believe Mark Hamill and Malcolm McDowell both agreed to be part of the game.
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Frontier: Elite II
There's one. Rarity is simply another way of saying "how much will it cost to get one" these days... And there's your answer.
There's one. Rarity is simply another way of saying "how much will it cost to get one" these days... And there's your answer.
"But nothing is permanent... only change"
Ahh, thank you. There's a rather interesting story behind how I got my copy. Basically I was speaking to my mathematics teacher about video games, and when I told him about Freelancer, he mentioned an "old classic" he played years ago called Frontier Elite II.
So we pretty much talked about the game for a bit longer and the next day he brought the whole box set in, in mint condition and everything. Even found a couple of plastic pie chart scales along with a reciept in the box too. I asked him when he wanted it to be returned and to my delight he said I could keep it.
Haven't played too far into the game but from what I have played (and read), it's certainly an immersive experience. Not sure what you're gonna say in response to this, but I'd definitely say it's an underrated precursor to Freelancer.
So we pretty much talked about the game for a bit longer and the next day he brought the whole box set in, in mint condition and everything. Even found a couple of plastic pie chart scales along with a reciept in the box too. I asked him when he wanted it to be returned and to my delight he said I could keep it.
Haven't played too far into the game but from what I have played (and read), it's certainly an immersive experience. Not sure what you're gonna say in response to this, but I'd definitely say it's an underrated precursor to Freelancer.
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I've heard of Freelancer, it came up in conversation about Frontier. I've never played it, but I'm sure it can't be bad if it's anything like Frontier. I had the Amiga version of Frontier first, had that all set up perfectly, keyboard, SNES style joypad for dogfights, and an Imperial Cruiser. Used to love doing the assasinations. Don't make me fire it up... Please.
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I'm kind of to the left of the scale at the minute. Although I have enough cash to spend on games and consoles, I don't play games anywhere near as much as I once did. However, I do have enough time to play games, I just find that I have a complete lack of energy to be bothered with games for the most.
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Have you played Just Cause yet? It's not really a typical generic modern videogame, it's just a game that was a victim of bad marketing. Just Cause isn't a perfect game, and it definetly is not an artistic marvel one can converse about in a way akin to the infamous Star Wars scene in the film Clerks, but it does some new and interesting things with the open-world concept.Gaff wrote:Just to point out a clear, shining example of your typical generic modern video game:
Just Cause
I utterly despise that game.
A typical generic modern videogame would be the Scarface game, Saint's Row, anything by EA that wasn't worked on by Will Wright, most JRPGs, or those poker sims that get cranked out all the time now (I don't see why anyone would pay $60 for a poker videogame when they could just go to any store and buy a deck of cards for under $5).