Recent content by mrpropal

Why does every other Jimquisition contain images of poop? It doesn't go well with the fascist theme! Doesn't Jim care about what the OSS wrote about that German dictator? Cool gloves though. Please bring back the tie. Or perhaps a foulard would be nice.

I'm not sure what Kojima is trying to say, but for me games like Demon's/Dark Souls delivered perfectly in this regard, by letting the game's world speak for itself and without a narrator (no matter how invisible) who, well, narrates the story for us. And that's what makes the story so...

Fair enough then! ;) I haven't played The Witcher instead.

Mmh... not so sure. True, games have to be fun after all. But I found the subtle, often tongue-in-cheek humour of Dark Souls to be quite clever, if not mature. And the game's aesthetics clearly draw from works of classic and modern European painting, like those of Bruegel, Bosch and...

Mature games are those that maintain our suspension of disbelief. If we consider relevant not the nature of the content, on which "mature" is a subjective value (or so the thread suggests), but the level of immersion and emotional engagement of the player, then a mature game is one in which...

31, I used to be a PC gamer, then I moved to the PS3. I blame the Industry of making games that are too easy to beat, and too shallow in the art department. In need of a scapegoat for that, I'm almost becoming anti-American (I know). Yet I believe we could use a different gaming culture. For...

So Pawns: - Give you hints on defeating enemies - Make up for your character's weaknesses - Help you avoid the grinding (with the borrowing system) Basically they're fun killers. I must assume the game gets really HARD if one doesn't rely heavily on these features? The Devs' talk is so...

The game industry will better keep me interested by the time I'll be in my eighties! And they'll have to take into account my ruined sight, rheumatic hands, letargic reflexes, nonexistent short-term memory, senile impatience and a constant need for instant gratification. Basically they can...

I vote for Killzone 2 single campaign. It really makes me think of what a trench war must have been. The lack of variety in the levels actually helps the sense of immersion. It's like a long dark descent without moments of relief. Not even at the end. It's probably out of category here, but...

1) Lack of challenge, I like to learn something from a beating. 2) Art direction. 3) Prompts on screen.

The ending of Max Payne 2 struck a chord for me.

Where EA show ruthlessness, SEGA is ridden with incompetence. (Here's today's new example: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-05-01-sega-cancels-bayonetta-2-report )

Peace then, but there is something Orwellian in what you say. As of me, I find it much easier to just say "F**k off Blizzard, you and your Diabloville". Because I too was hoping for a consistent sequel, both in gameplay and art design. Well, to each his own.

Our category = gamers. I agree (in theory, having not tried D3 myself) with everything you wrote in the original comment I quoted. Yet I don't see why you plan to buy the game. What is it, peer pressure? If you don't like it you don't need it, that's it. All the points you made against D3 are...

With respect, but such statement is an embarassment to our category.