Poll: Is gore overrated?
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I've never actually thought about gore. So long as it doesn't look out of place it is fine.
However, some of the ragdoll physics used in shooters need to get the hell out. BF2, I'm looking at you.
EDIT: Oh, and fanboys, Gears of War has always suffered extremely from even the slightest bit of lag.
Worst netcode I've ever seen in a game. Host shotgun anyone? Yeah, that thing were if you were the host your shotgun blasts always registered, whereas if you happened to suffer the misfortune of playing more than a state away your shotgun pellets might as well be made out of rubber.
Gears of War 2 is no different, with your shotgun blasts, when fired from the hip, having a good chance of going straight into the ground.
What other game does that? Oh, and couple that with a broken matchmaking system (that was only barely improved) and you have a game that should have never left Beta.
However, some of the ragdoll physics used in shooters need to get the hell out. BF2, I'm looking at you.
EDIT: Oh, and fanboys, Gears of War has always suffered extremely from even the slightest bit of lag.
Worst netcode I've ever seen in a game. Host shotgun anyone? Yeah, that thing were if you were the host your shotgun blasts always registered, whereas if you happened to suffer the misfortune of playing more than a state away your shotgun pellets might as well be made out of rubber.
Gears of War 2 is no different, with your shotgun blasts, when fired from the hip, having a good chance of going straight into the ground.
What other game does that? Oh, and couple that with a broken matchmaking system (that was only barely improved) and you have a game that should have never left Beta.
Gore won't make a bad game good. And a good game won't be made better by gore. However, it doesn't really bother me unless it's WAY over the top (Gears of War 2). Games that are unrealistically gory are a bit odd, as well, such as Fallout 3. It was a GREAT game, but it stretched credibility that people's heads would pop off whenever I shout them in the head (or when they exploded into a billion pieces when I shot them in the chest with a PISTOL).
Maybe, but it's also true I find that when a game had gore that is appropriate, or can help characterize characters (Kratos, God of War, anyone?) then it can be something helpful. There is a different line for each game as to the level that the gore should be at. It's just that excessive gore hurts a game more than having too little, because it's noticed more easily. However, think if God of War had no gore at all. That would throw of the character of Kratos quite a bit.reap579 said:
