Recent content by Hengst2404

Well exclusivity has indeed changed meaning quite a bit, but most folks generally don't count the 360/PC relationship against the term, due in no small part to how similar programming for the 360 is to PC development.

For starters, the whole puzzle where you put the paper under the door and poke the key out has been used numerous times in gaming and certainly long before Alone in the dark 2. Heck I remember using this solution in a text based adventure game back in the Zork era. Roberta Williams and her...

Wow, I must have watched this in the wrong frame of mind, because I really didn't think it was all that funny. I have enjoyed the past couple de-rez skits, but this one was a bit too forced for me. It did start strong with the bits about EA, Valve and the Escapist, but then I think it kind of...

I think its likely more a matter of not needing to really do things like compression when you have that storage at hand. While I know he is known for trying to cram everything he can into a game, 50 gbs worth of game would be truly revolutionary, especially given how much game is offered in...

Sorry, yes Gary was announced dead today at 69. He had been in failing health for some time, numerous strokes, etc.

I will be honest, this to me sounds a but off. If you can barely fit your game onto 50 gigs, perhaps you need to try using compression. I would be shocked if this game ends up being longer than 20 hours, which probably means we will sit through hours of cut scenes that confound and amuse.

Well, I cannot think of a man who embodies the spirit of games, at least Role Playing games more than Gary Gygax, one of the creative minds behind Dungeons and Dragons and countless other RPG staples like GURPS. I am just trying to imagine how different RPGs would have been if not for a man like...

There are far too many vintage ips for us to guess. From Ultima, Ultima Underworld, to System Shock and Bioforge. Shoot they could even resurrect the wing commander series as well .

Perhaps I am getting Neverwinter Nights confused with another RPG, but I though the people that travel with you become more powerful and add plot elements and conversations to the mix. This is the game with the great Deekin right? I enjoyed NWN, perhaps not as much as Baldur's Gate, but it is a...

I finished the game this weekend with the real ending and have to say I had fun. It was only about 12 hours long, but there was plenty in the game to make it worthwhile, including all the popular culture references for the geeks out there. I read somewhere on the web that the game is...

Because bashing the US has become very popular these days, be you a US citizen or outside of the US. Certainly my country has put itself out there and this is what happens. For all the guns and people we have in our country, we do not have a monopoly on crime or even violent crime. One need only...

The first Gears of War sold a reported 5 million copies, I would say that counts as relevance. The game was released to very popular reviews and it has had a strong online following. It may not quite be at Halo levels of hype, but its a close second on the 360. I think the relevance of the title...

There is really no way for Valve to likely win ending the Half-Life story. If they have a happy ending it will be perceived a cheap and a intentional Hollywood ending. If they kill Gordon, or Alyx for that manner, they will just be going the old good wins but the hero dies in the end route which...

I don't think much will change either, but then again does it need to? Does it have to? They managed to sell, assuming vgchartz is accurate over 5 million copies. Do we really need every sequel to be a new evolution of the wheel? For all that people rave about Ratchet and Clank Future, its just...

Kids just seemed to be more widely publicized as "screwed up" these days. Look at how 17 folks have now committed suicide in that town in Wales over the past year. Many of these are young kids, boys and girls who met online through social networking sites. Sometimes too much coverage is...