Recent content by shinbo

I too am saddened at how recent 'RPGs' offer more style than substance, the crucial element of such games (substance, not style). I mean, Oblivion was a very pretty game with a nice big world, but after playing through it once I uninstalled it and never touched it again. One can only hack at...

I'm going to wish for old game genres altogether... 1) Classic Space Quest/Monkey Island-style adventure gaming, complete with black humour, bizzare inventory usage and all. No more simon-says/platform-jumping puzzle gaming please, for the love of god. 2) Open-ended travel/space/trading...

Counterstrike started out as a custom mod for HL... look where it is now. I remember playing it long before Valve bought it over, old maps, clunky models and all. Good times. Honestly, I'm glad that fans are making good custom content to push games where developers won't/can't/didn't. As...

Hi there, new here. I think this has already been mentioned but the one game mechanic that has turned me off some FPSes is enemies with uncanny marksmanship and/or psychic abilities. The first time this really ticked me off in a game was the first Rainbow Six game, where terrorists would shoot...