Recent content by KraQ

Despite the fact that some at Obsidian have expressed interest in making another Fallout Game, I can't help but imagine that memories of the whole "having bonuses withheld" thing might make the actual prospect working with Bethesda again doubtful, especially with their more recent success...

I think it's heavily exaggerated to say that Far Cry 2 was "the most hated game of that time." After all, 2009 was the year that Rouge Warrior was released. The actual reaction was far more mixed. While some people really hated it and some people really liked it, the two most common reactions...

It depends on the game, but as a general rule: Jumping indiscreetly is bad form. The example that you brought up, Quake, jumping is not necessarily good or bad; it's a tool that you can be punished for using poorly. Jumping in a specific manner in Quake allows you to gain incredible...

If a game has a progression system, you're going to be forced to use it in most conceivable situations, so it's going to come down to whether or not you think that progression systems as a whole have a right to exist. I can empathize with your complaint that the instance of offline black ops...

I'm not a fan of progression systems and I don't really play many games designed around them, but... I think you're making the false assumption that all multiplayer games are required to serve the same function or audience. Not all games are designed to be overly concerned with competition...

Well, this clearly isn't going anywhere and I'm pretty sure you're more hellbent on the magic internet points that come with getting 'The Last Word' than I am, I guess this is where I have to get off.

Because it means absolutely nothing when determining the objective. If you're wondering why that matters... ...you're either being disingenuous or hypocritical. You've dismissed arguments against controllers as subjective (while ignoring all evidence the contrary), but want to claim that...

Why does your personal experience matter here? You claimed that arguments against controllers are subjective. I gave you objective examples. Did I claim that? The reason I brought up competition is because everything else is anecdotal. Saying "my aim is fine" means nothing. Saying "I had 80%...

While there are games that do take advantage of analogue input (Rocket League immediately comes to mind), most (if not all) shooters generally don't give the player much reason to move any speed other than "full speed" and "silently." What's more, it's physically faster to switch between 'a' and...

I have mixed feelings. On the one hand, the fact that the Tim Willis went out of his way to mention the uncapped framerate and "120hz gameplay" (which I slightly suspect is referring to the tickrate that the servers will be running at) during the announcement tells me that they're paying...

I highly doubt that keyboard and mouse-- or controllers for that matter-- will go obsolete simply because of a new trend. Even in a world of perfectly simulated virtual realities, video games that play even conceptually similar to the video games of today more or less require tactile digital...

It kind of depends on what you're looking for in a game. Unreal tournament is better in the sense that it has more stuff. It has more game modes and more weapon variety. If I were going to get a group of twenty friends together-- none of whom have ever played an arena shooter-- and I wanted...

The only place where a gaming mouse becomes a functional neccessity is if you're planning on playing a competitive shooter with a high precision requirement, such as Counter-Strike, Team fortress, or Quake. Most mice that don't have "perfect" sensors make it really hard to develop muscle memory...

Getting fatigued with games usually means you've lost a sense of investment. Everyone plays games for different reasons: Experiencing new worlds, being challenged and overcoming said challenge, creating feelings of dominance, gradual progress, ect. This is going to very strongly define your...

Art is simply a way of communicating the thoughts and emotions of an individual. Art's value to society as a whole is the same as any other form of socialization. "Meaning" is a purely subjective response to observed phenomenon. I see no distinction between an artist and the audience...