WTF happened to games

Video games are not games anymore.  I don't know what they are, but they aren't games.  No matter how much of a graphical facade a video game has on the outside, the real game is about an abstract goal which is achieved through twitch skill or mental skill.  The true fun in video games comes from success and failure of doing these acts.  Any enjoyment from the graphical facade - like an emotionally engaging story or the splattering of gratuitous blood - is merely an added bonus and it is not meant to deliver the main 'fill' of the game.

Too many modern video games have an absolutely crap game underneath.  All these games have to offer is the graphical facade: the story, the characters, the explosions and the particle effects.  To make up for the shit gameplay these types of games try to succeed (and often do) by making the presentation beautiful so that no one stops to notice/care about the mentally retarded gameplay.  It is a cinematic video game disease.  It is especially common in post FF7 RPG's and post half-life FPS's.

Video gamers have already diverged into those who buy into empty shell graphical facades and those who don't.  I don't know what the fuck happened.  The empty shell camp seems to be winning too.

>>40

I'm humbled by your intelligence.

I'm not being sarcastic, you just gave me alot to think about.  There are alot of good points that you posted.

Sadly, that is true.  Publishers just want what sells.  The designers, coders, and everyone else are not given the time needed to actually fix any flaws that are present.  And because there are many more people that want outer appearance rather than substance, Publishers will focus on that the most and not give the time needed.

I guess I'll think twice before looking for publishers again.  I'll just wait till I have complete projects before presenting demos.

>>37
Truly, Bioshock isn't easyer than other FPS's

In a sense, it reminds me of the Half Life Series.  Personally, one of my favorite video game series(Second only to The Legend Of Zelda). 

It does this because it's gameplay is fluid and believeable.  Sure the graphics are beautiful, but that isn't what makes me want the game. (The HL Referance in the beginning was cute <3)

 When you get into a game, you should judge on a fair scale.  GAmeplay weighing the heavyist, graphics and sound weighing the same.  like a 5:2 ratio.  unfortunatly, most casual gamers do not judge like this.  they pick something up because its a mainstream game, or because of the hype.  Dispite weather a critic gave it a good review.  Why do you think there are so many naruto games?  Because people buy them. 

In short, don't buy bad games, just because they are pretty people <3

I think gaming has lost a lot of its edge, when you look at most games today, single player modes are shit if you look at metroid prime hunters for example extremely shitty single but a decent multiplayer (and as of yet there is no other good DS FPS) and the failed Halo 2 it seems everyone concentrates on multiplayer.

I guess because when your friends (assuming you have some) buys a game with multiplayer support, you also want to own that game to play along with them, so that generates more sales because if Halo 2 was just like Halo without live support i'm sure the series would have died right then and there the single wasn't as fulfilling i find the levels were less rehash sure but the game didn't have a great feel, the only positive point I have about Halo 2's single player is the AI its actually pretty impressive at Legendary.

I usually only play games in multiplayer mode when I beat the solo and I want more of this game I like the Gameplay I like the sounds (very key for me because im Auditory)
the way it looks and ultimately if it has a multiplayer story.

But there will be times when I play exclusively Multiplayer games its rare because most of them are shite really only CSS comes to mind because the rest are failed MMOs.

I think story in games is not very important I'm not someone who gets very engaged into stories I gave up on listening and especially reading stories in video games they are usually horrid or the same as always, the last story I paid attention to was Ace Combat 5 The Unsung War, at first I skipped all the intros before missions explaining why these people fucking
fly,
but at some point I Began to really pay attention I believe it was when they mention the legends of the Razgriz and I wanted to know wtf does demons have to do with jets.

Ace comabat 5 was a game I wish had a multiplayer I wanted more of the game sure theres all the other Ace Combat but I was really drawn towards this one and I was pretty saddened by the fact they didnt add a multiplayer support.

I think the most recent Gen game I have played was
Rainbow Six Vegas I surprisingly like it but I feel it isn't  doing much justice to the Rainbow Six series which has always been one of my favorites, in the previous rainbow six your team was your weapon and lot more tactics have been involved and when I played Vegas I felt like I was playing gears of war meets splinter cell, I do like the maneuveurs but I find they made it too easy now I know where the enemies are with my back turned to them I know back in rainbowsix and rogue spear you can F1 to go in third person but it wasn't an essential part in the gameplay where as in vegas if you don't use that type of cover you can never really win.

the mutliplayer aspect in Vegas seems too easy now aswell as soon as I started to play I was on top all the time I guess the whole 3rd person view made it all too easy.

All to say that I feel after many years of gaming that single players aren't as Epic and the whole multiplayer experience is trying to whipe that out.

DO YOU LIEK THE VIDYA GAEM?

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How telling it is that a post from 2007 accurately describes the current state of the gaming industry today.

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