Recent content by Giftmacher

It's in accurate to say GFP glows in the dark. It needs to be excited by a light source at the same time it emits. Phosphorescence, where light is released after the exciting light source is removed, is the phenomenon that gives rise to glowing in the dark... And yes, GFP is used for...

Can anyone tell me why junk science doing the rounds months ago has been reheated and posted here? Slow news day?

I got shouted down when I pointed out spaceships on rails weren't really that enticing as a feature... Same way I got a hard time for pointing out the lack of innovation when it came to game mechanics. As a Star Wars fan I find the whole thing kind of depressing.

Dolphins name each other? No, they don't: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=5453 Don't get your science from the BBC.

Modernising, ok I can take that. QTE and bullet time though? Is there anything more tedious and hackneyed? QTE in particular is a crap game mechanic. If I want to play whack-a-mole, I'll go play whack-a-mole, don't cram the stupid thing into a game for want of a decent combat mechanic...

It looks a convincing mash-up of TBS and squad based real time combat. I think it's trying to preserve the feel of X-Com enemy unknown with the squad management system, which is a good thing IMO. I'm looking forward to this game now. Thief developers take note, this is how you extend/refresh a...

/sigh instant disappointment. The action take down, immediately looks more Deus ex than thief. Garret isn't a hard hitting hero, he sneaks up on people and coshes them, no fuss, no heroics. He's a thief not a ninja. Also, what's with the hands out in front doing nothing half the time, it's...

I'm seriously warming to this game. It looks like IP extension done right cf. Syndicate. I can see a squad based FPS happily co-existing with the traditional TBS. Winners all round.

Just to chip in, apologies if this has been said already; I didn't see it when I skimmed the thread. Anyway, so far as gaming on any platform is concerned I'm a big advocate of building or buying a low spec-ish PC, forgetting about the AAA titles and looking to Indies. The majority of...

Depressing to see this wrong-headed argument again and again. There's no evidence showing an up-tick in violence in the last 20 years or so (i.e. when FPS + GTA games exploded in popularity). If anything violence fell then plateaued, see CDC statistics for the US as an example...

Not too fussed about changing the voice actor, so long as they get the character right. This new guy doesn't sound nearly as jaded/cynical as he should though. Russel's voice seemed to capture the anti-hero spirit of Garrett, they really need a replacement who's able to do the same; this guy...

I agree with Entitled's assessment. Sure an individual's money is finite, who could argue? That being the case what's the best way to get more money? Find more people. Maybe big projects do force a few choices to be made, but they also pull in crowds. How many people came to Kickstarter...

My thoughts exactly, this incarnation looks like he's in need of a blood transfusion urgently. As other's have pointed out, Garrett hardly looked Goth in the first place. I really hope this isn't portent of how badly they're going to make a mess of the reboot.

Great a cinematic that, doubtless, has no bearing on the game play at all.

X-COM was a bit of a shock to the system for me, it's definitely much more merciless than the original IMO. I don't think that's all down to the tactical missions though. I've had to restart my game from scratch because of the way the panic system works. My main gripe is the way Alien...