Just to sort of interject, I think it's important to note that OP hasn't asked anyone to change the way they talk at all. He's just pointing out something that does cause him pain, as much valid feedback as anything else.
Just think it's important as the following responses are sort of framing it that way.
Suppose I should make a comment on my number #1 pick.
I think it would be fair to say that, with the exception of maybe The Sims, Counter-Strike was probably the most impactful on the industry out of all the games released in 2000. It was a pioneer in competitive asymmetrical multiplayer, something that we're still seeing innovation in today, and the first example I can think of of a mod that was acquired by the original games developer and turned into its own fully fledged game.
Every popular first person shooter has now copied its formula of bomb defusal, 1 life, game type. It was the Battle Royale of the noughties, at least until Call of Duty 4 changed the industry yet again in 2007.
I didn't discover Counter Strike until 2003/2004 when me and my friend began exploring PC gaming. I loved the fact that you could learn a predictable spray pattern, rather than the twitch shooting of Quake and Unreal. Learning the maps, player movement, throwing smokes in JUST the right place. Not picking up your weapons on the map but buying them with money you earn by playing well!
I'm just gushing at this point, but seriously, and incredible, innovative game that changed the face of first person shooters forever. I haven't even talked about the mod support, zombies, surfing, etc. If you've never played Counter Strike, pick up Global Offensive when it's on sale.
I get why they're doing it. They're going for an immersive sim like Deus Ex or Prey.
As Brandon Jones says a lot, Framing is important. I imagine there are scenes, events, story-telling that has to happen from the first person perspective in order for it to work, to have the same impact.
Boycotting a game that you haven't seen because they're making it in a way you don't like is not only entitled but close-minded.
Hey, can you guys not make veiled insults towards other members of the forum. Both of you are way out of order. It doesn't matter how strongly you feel, wishing death on someone is never okay.
Didn't expect to see this topic on here.
I mean, the obvious thing to point out is that, without an audible element, it excludes those who are visually impaired. It's not like regular clapping does not have a distinct visual element that those who are deaf can clock on to.
There are so many problems that people with disabilities face at university, I don't really understand why anyone is wasting energy and/or time on this policy, that seems to do nothing but nanny those who are overly sensitive to certain stimulus, which in my opinion is a terrible thing to do. It completely removes an opportunity for someone with these issues to be able to face their sensitivies, and try manage their symptoms when they arise. A student union event should be the safest, most supportive environment to do this, and it's been taken away.
This is your strangest thread yet.
@ffff0 @Axel Seconded, it might be a good opportunity for you to plug it for non-forum regulars, explain how it works in more detail and what you do to organise it, explain how you do 2 every year, one for the year past and a retro one.
It's sort of what Community Showcase is for, I think :)
Do not see how people continue to complain about the price.
You ask for a premium product, you get a premium price tag.
That's the sell, it's the best console to play third party titles on, and MS is stepping it up with exclusives.
Not everyone wants a gaming PC, so the argument that you can just play everything on PC is null and void.
I think this was Microsoft's best conference in years, addressing the key criticisms from the last few years, an underpowered console and a lack of exclusives.
And you can bet that if MS released a game and said that it was coming to Xbox only they would still get bad reactions off of people.
It frustrates me to no end because it really seems like they can't win with some people.
@Sentinel-Beach said in WWE - Who is hyped!?:
But the women's MITB match. Oh man, what a stupid ending. The first ever women's match of that sort, and freaking Ellsworth gets the honor to take the briefcase? Doesn't feel right, feels just stupid, almost like a slap to the women's face. Disrespect, I can almost hear Huber loudly saying somewhere.
It's brilliant writing. You're hardcore marking right now ;) You're supposed to be angry and annoyed, that's the point.
@tokeeffe9 "Game puts enemies in your way after a horizontal spring" paraphrased.
First time I've been a little disappointed in a review, because it seems like a lack of understanding on Ben's part, or an attempt to find fault where there is none.
Running upright leaves you the most vulnerable but it also allows you to run the fastest, meaning you get a better time bonus. You can also just as easily hold down on the D-pad and roll into the ball, this makes you less vulnerable at the sacrifice of some speed. You can also not "go fast" at all.
I would perhaps understand if there was only one way to traverse or the game forced you to do it a certain way but it doesn't. It's a risk reward mechanic, which are present even in some of Ben's favourite series like Persona. I just don't understand why it's been labelled as a bad thing.
Do people want Sonic to just be an auto-scroller where you hold right on the D-Pad and win, because I certainly don't.
Yeah, who honestly cares about the Kojima drama at this point?
Survive looks fun and it's had a lot of positive reception from media at this point.
If you want to commit some self-righteous protest against the game over some drama that's over a year old now then more power to you. But I like good video games, I want to hear about good video games, and I especially want to hear the allies talk about good video games.
@The_Andredal They didn't remove the refund button...
You've never been able to refund games after the pre-order has been confirmed but before release date.
Seriously, the number of people willing to give in to confirmation bias and make stuff up just because it fits their narrative is flipping scary.
I absolutely adored the new voting system. It was great to hear people actually deliberate over what they were going to pick. Really hope that stays,
@Black-Cell said in Gaming Unpopular opinion thread:
- Tomb Raider 2013 and ROTR are 2 of worst games ever ever made
- The witcher 3 is mediocre to average game and this generation most overrated game.
- 90% of open world games are trash
- 90% of third person shooters are bad
- Bioshock infinite is worst AAA FPS game ever ever made. its really that bad
- Wolfenstein new order, old blood, new collosus absolutely suck and disgrace towards wolfenstein games and FPS
- Doom 2016 is best game of this generation and best FPS of decade.
- uncharted, last of us are more of hollywood movies than games
- Assassins creed 3 is better than 2
- Only good AC is AC4 black flag. even 2 suck
- nintendo were never great. at peak sega genesis was better than snes in every way.
Wow. I usually come into these thinking "They probably have a point". But no, strongly disagree with all of these statements.
I only really have a few unpopular opinions:
@FutureCorpse said in Gaming Unpopular opinion thread:
99% of contrarian opinions on gaming forums are narrow minded, ill thought out, self serving borderline idiotic & made by people with self confidence issues
This is just mean-spirited. If you don't like the thread then no one is forcing you to post.
If anyone has been looking at the Completed Games of 2018, they'll see that I've spent the last month or so playing Nier: Automata, getting the Platinum just a couple of days ago!
If I could change my list, Nier: Automata would be at the very top. It's one of the best games I've ever played. Absolutely blew me away with its presentation, the game direction, the MUSIC! It has what is probably one of my favourite game sequences ever:
Become As Gods
A lot of people have classics, games from 10 or 20 years ago that they loved and still loved, be it Zelda, Mario, Pokemon, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy.
In 20 years time, I'm going to be remembering the first time I played Nier: Automata.
Completely forgot that Dark Souls 2 originally released in 2014, Probably would have gotten my 3 or 4 spot.
While Dark Souls 2 does fail in regards to the more important aspects of a Souls Game like Enemy, Boss (seriously, how many guys in armour do you need?), and World Design, there are some things that Dark Souls 2 does better than its predecessor.
Covenants were much improved over the predecessor. With a stronger focus on them and improved networking meant that it was a more reliable experience overall. Something that is only now being addressed in the Dark Souls 1 Remaster.
Magic. They got Magic 'right' in Dark Souls 2. It was still powerful enough to justify the disadvantage of not being all that good with martial weapons, but Dark Souls 2 was the end of over-powered Magic builds.
Powerstance. By far my favourite addition to the game. Powerstance improved the moveset of dual-wielding by allowing you to switch to a different stance by holding the Triangle Button. This allowed you to access a different set of moves on the fly depending on your build and the type of weapons that you're holding. They came with their own problems of course, Powerstance Rapiers on a High Dex build was very powerful, but it was a breath of fresh air and brought some much needed variety to the PvP scene.
DLC. The DLC in Dark Souls 2 is INCREDIBLE. They really take advantage of the modular nature to take you to some unique and strange locales. Walking up that chain in Crown of the Old Iron King is one of my favourite points in the entire series.
@capnbobamous Brandon has also stated a couple of times that it's not like they can't afford the Studio at $49k. It's been set out so that they can fluctuate under by a reasonable margin and still afford the Studio. They'd definitely investigate why it suddenly went down and work to correct that, but it's not something I think anyone needs to worry about. I think Brandon and Amanda have their heads screwed on pretty tightly when it comes to EZA's cashflow.
Not sure if it's quite what people are looking for with the "tell me a game that was made worse" thing, but the Hainly Abrams character in Mass Effect Andromeda comes to mind. There was no purpose to that character really, her primary reason for being in the game was being Trans.
I think this is ultimately the same point that a lot are fearing. There's no denying that Ellies sexuality has been placed front and centre, in both the Left Behind DLC and the trailer at E3. But I think there's a difference between a token character and the main character of a videogame. If it's a deeply personal story, that characters sexuality may very well come up, it certainly comes up in Uncharted all the time and those stories aren't all that personal, with the exception of 4. How "forced" it feels will most likely depend on the execution.
@sheria I think your point stands if this were still GT. Afterall, it was originally just a dumping ground for trailers, the journalistic, front-end side didn't emerge until later.
However, this forum is very clearly dedicated specifically to the Easy Allies Patreon, Youtube, and Twitch channel, with the top section being specifically dedicated to discussions around that content. Naturally, fans of the content might want to discuss related topics like Games and Movies with other fans, which is the point of the secondary sections like Games Discussion.
I certainly wouldn't want you to leave the community, there's a place for everyone, and I encourage you to check out the podcast at least, it's really entertaining. But if you're looking for a community that actually revolves around its community and its community alone, I'd suggest something like Neogaf, Resetera or maybe even SomethingAwful. I frequent all three and really enjoy them.
Edit: Given its location and name, I feel like the topic may be a little confusing. It might be worth moving into Shows Discussion and calling it something like "EZA Community Desire Index".