Recent content by Negatempest

Here's my two cents. I find it more insulting to completely ignore the fact that games have already been progressing for the better. Games like Ace Attorney and Proffesor Layton are just a few examples of games branching off from the usual mechanics games have done. But are ignored because...

I do agree with quite a few of your points. I also agree that gaters (I'm a pro-gater and do not find that word offensive in anyway, shape, or form) can be seen or act childish. But you also have to remember the context of it all. 2+ months of being threatened with bans, deleted comments or...

Hypocrisy would work. If any anti-gater comment was deleted while pro-gater threads and comments were not. So unless you have been living under a rock for the last month. Gater discussion was censored here and every location but some Chans, Twitter and Youtube until about a week or so ago...

Ah, that is because context is everything. Context is what you are ignoring. Remember. They call themselves video game journalists. They do not call themselves video game bloggers. That word, "Journalist" actually comes with a set of responsibilities if you wanna believe that...

Man, I haven't spoken up in Escapist for months. But I do find this hilarious for some of these re-posters. OP went into a public forum and put his opinion out there. Regardless of what side of the fence on this topic you are on or if your a fence sitter. The OP made a public statement...

No. The movie ibdustry copied different individual pieces. They did not copy the large budget and deep story at the same time. Sure 3D is a gimmick but it is found in different genres. I should have been more specific. You dont see every other studio chasing the deep mature crowd. They...

Sorry fir delay. Holiday fun. -_-. anyways. your post is long and I did read it all. The issues with most of the games you listed were not small. There were multiple small to big messups or bad decisions in each game. Alan with DLC ending, ME with lore munipulation each game, and GTA with...

Honestly, I am still trying to figure out where you are coming from. Are you saying 3rd party are as good as they have ever been? My point of Sony and Microsoft making their own games over drooling over 3rd party is that 3rd party are not as good as they used to be. Since they are nowhere...

As I said in end post. Third Party developers (mostly AAA) are getting undeserved credit for keeping consoles alive they no longer deserve. It is like they hit a wall at the peak of their game during early gen 7 and are sliding slowly down that wall to the bottom. Yes games are not easy to...

Yes, I was mostly joking about Valve. Yes, the ps1 library and ps2 library was fantastic. I have no idea what comparing the sales of Sony from 5th through 6th gen has anything to do with 3rd party AAA game variety. Indie developers are great and love their variety. But I blame myself for...

I'll give you Alien Swarm and portal 2. Heck if you think I'm giving you DOTA 2 and Counter Strike :P. I have also looked at their history and they have published far more games than they have made. Not a bad thing, but Valve is far more known as Publisher than a developer. As for the...

Whenever you see media and fans mention "consoles cannot survive without 3rd party support", they are not saying it lightly. I am saying that 3rd party lost such a role this generation. Should of 3rd party been anywhere near as good or abundance as in 6th gen that would of been a different...

You still miss the overall direction I was making about 3rd party. It is not just about the 3rd party bad decision. What I said at the end of post is that 3rd party do not deserve the pedestal of Gaming Saviors that fans and media boast about. The OP was to point out the many flaws of 3rd...

Let me specify. I blame the Executives from the developers. Not the programmers. Executives are responsible and unfortunately the ones below have to follow. Thus when choices are made, the Exec are to be held responsible. So the BS choices are their responsibility. Whether I like it or not...

If I remember correctly Valve hardly makes games anymore. For that reason I really do not see them as a game developer. Possibly a publisher at best.