Recent content by Ruhsey

Have you played any of the recent, or maybe not so recent Burnout games. I don't think they've all (or any) have come out for PC, but they usually feature a game mode that is pretty much the same as this, in which you attempt to wreck an intersection, watch like a 10 car pile up, and get paid...

I love Planetary Annihilations ambition! I think we are seeing a shift; it's just most of these games aren't really "out" yet. So, we don't know if they'll be successful or not. Therefor I can't really judge them. (I don't believe in calling final judgement on a game in Alpha or Beta phase)...

Yes well it is easy to write off my argument as my opinion, because it is, but that does't mean my critical opinions don't take weight, in my eyes and others. Just because something exists, as it is, doesn't make it good or correct. Nothing would ever change if this remained true in history...

5 Game Genres in Need of a Spanking! Because of the popularity of my other post, 5 Game Genres in Need of CPR: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.832877-5-Game-Genres-in-Need-of-some-CPR-STAT#20357410 , I've opted to do something similar, but different. Publishers, who heavy...

I can; I was just thinking: what about the tactical FPS? I really miss Rainbow Six (old Rainbow Six that is), with the planning phase and weapon load-outs. I miss the delicacy of hostage crisis scenarios, and dividing my team up to attack the building from several different sides. I miss the...

Oh I do, I just want a game outside of the FTP model or something more than being a multiplayer CoD progression kind of thing. That may just be my personal opinion. And I kind of want a campaign and story too. Sorry, forgot to mention Hawken though.

Developers are so worried about making money, yet they leave droves of gamers hungry for genres that they claim are dead... are they really though? Game Genres that Need CPR: 1) City Builder: The first game genre in a critical state, has attempted to wake from the deary comma many times...

It doesn't look good from what the creators have described and shown, but I keep my fingers crossed. That's all I said. I can have opinions about trailers and pre-release material where I come from. I am arguing against "conformation", I don't know why my rant didn't spell that out. It's...

Yes but cyberpunk still has lots to offer. Cyberpunk was popular in the 80s, became commercialized in the 80s, and was ripped off well into the 90s. Yet still honest cyberpunk stories came about. Somewhere we lost our touch completely. Our culture can no longer even make decent cyberpunk...

Well now this may be a case of a poorly framed question. Do I support evolution? Well, I certainly believe it exists and happens. Would I support it? Hmmm. Leave me out if we have to call ourselves "team science", that's too corny. I am not sure if I have a choice though, if I choose to...

So I just got done watching Strange Days, a cyberpunk film from 1995, and it was excellent. It really tells a great story while dealing with questions of race. Although it really seems odd that the movie is placed in 1999, but it seems legit once you get into it, and by the end it is very...

Lol... and I needed a tenth.

Nine Commandments of Good Video Game Design To all video game developers out there (publishers too), here are some essential dos and don'ts from a humble gamer. Thou Shalt Use Thy Medium of Video Game to Tell Thy Story or Narrative. Novels are best when they are novels, films are best...

Just because I have three posts doesn't make me new here. I just usually don't post on the escapist. Sorry for reviving the dead posts, I forgot to check the date/time. I take issue with what you say still, GalCIv 2 is immensely complex and tactical especially with the final expansion...

Bottom of the 4X barrel huh? Clearly you need to play more bad 4X games, you've been dramatically privileged if you can say that. Ever try Legend of Pegasus, or Ascendancy, MOO3, SOTS2, Starships Unlimited, or Call to Power II? There are many many failed 4X games, as they are not easy to...