War is Boring
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De La Jet Set Radio, Ikaruga, Crazy Taxi, Phantasy Star Online....Siris said:
*nostalgia overload*
Eh, I personally enjoyed black-ops(still enjoying throwing tomahawks into people's backs online)but I know what you're talking about.
I would like to see more games like The Darkness, it was a little auto-aim-ee but it had style.
I would like to see more games like The Darkness, it was a little auto-aim-ee but it had style.
The first Call of Duty was so endearing because you felt more or less like a regular soldier in some exceptionally dire situations - screw 'All Ghillied Up', Call of Duty's first two USSR missions are 100s of times better.
These days they want to make a fucking summer blockbuster with people crashing in helicopters every 5 minutes. That's fairly engaging in the moment, but there's no lasting impact or interest because you've seen it all before.
These days they want to make a fucking summer blockbuster with people crashing in helicopters every 5 minutes. That's fairly engaging in the moment, but there's no lasting impact or interest because you've seen it all before.
First off, war is not ment to be fun, im sure this was established hunderends if not thousands of years ago.
Second, put a spoiler warning on your post.
Second, put a spoiler warning on your post.
Well when its war that is a bit Si fi like Killzone 1&2 or Resistance 1&2 then no its not boring but real war from WWI to modern day is so over done the games are all been there done that.
I only like Black ops for Natzi Zombies. Can you blame me?
I only like Black ops for Natzi Zombies. Can you blame me?
Wait, you snipe Fidel? That's just rude. Yet another reason not to get the game, thanks...
To me, war games make great multiplayer games and. Single player... War can be a good back drop for a story. Just check out any Fire Emblem, ever. But more often than not, the characters either fall into the categories of one-dimensional or trying too hard.
The one-dimensional character is serious business. He makes no jokes. Sometimes, he'll have some companions in the form of equally one-dimensional characters. These usually fall into the following archetypes: The Silent Badass (player character), The Scientist, The Explosives Expert, The Strong Commander, The Sniper. One of them, usually the commander or explosives expert, must be stereotypically black.
The trying-too-hard character is the complete opposite. He'll be an expert in all his fields, a one man killing machine. He'll laugh off his superiors and run into the thick of battle while cracking jokes all along the way. But all he really wants is to get home to his family, whether that be daddy's little girl, ma, honey bunny, or wifey Jane. His companions are only there to be the butt ends of his groan-worthy jokes. Eventually, one of them will die at a point where it was not-at-all-obvious, and Mr. Tries-Too-Hard will have a quiet moment of introspection.
The first Modern Warfare had an alright story but one-dimensional characters. Bad Company 2 had all-right characters but a trying-too-hard story. Looking at the war games I do have, most of them don't even have stories: CS:S, Battlefield 2, Battlefield: Vietnam, BF: 2142, etc.
To me, war games make great multiplayer games and. Single player... War can be a good back drop for a story. Just check out any Fire Emblem, ever. But more often than not, the characters either fall into the categories of one-dimensional or trying too hard.
The one-dimensional character is serious business. He makes no jokes. Sometimes, he'll have some companions in the form of equally one-dimensional characters. These usually fall into the following archetypes: The Silent Badass (player character), The Scientist, The Explosives Expert, The Strong Commander, The Sniper. One of them, usually the commander or explosives expert, must be stereotypically black.
The trying-too-hard character is the complete opposite. He'll be an expert in all his fields, a one man killing machine. He'll laugh off his superiors and run into the thick of battle while cracking jokes all along the way. But all he really wants is to get home to his family, whether that be daddy's little girl, ma, honey bunny, or wifey Jane. His companions are only there to be the butt ends of his groan-worthy jokes. Eventually, one of them will die at a point where it was not-at-all-obvious, and Mr. Tries-Too-Hard will have a quiet moment of introspection.
The first Modern Warfare had an alright story but one-dimensional characters. Bad Company 2 had all-right characters but a trying-too-hard story. Looking at the war games I do have, most of them don't even have stories: CS:S, Battlefield 2, Battlefield: Vietnam, BF: 2142, etc.
Heh, the title reminds me of this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glv_DoCMrv0#t=0m10s].
I'd be happy to see the market for these middle of the road military shooters like Call of Duty to dry up so something more interesting could take their place, but I can't see that happening unfortunately. They're all on the fence when it comes to their depiction of warfare, anyway. Modern Warfare 2 has more in common with a Michael Bay flick than actual warfare as far as I'm concerned.
I generally like my shooters to be one of the following: Punishingly realistic and in-depth (Operation Flashpoint, Red Orchestra, S.T.A.L.K.E.R....), silly and entertaining (Team Fortress 2, No One Lives Forever), or have a really good story and/or an interesting game world (Half-Life 2, for instance).
Few if any of these recent military shooters fit into any of those categories.
I'd be happy to see the market for these middle of the road military shooters like Call of Duty to dry up so something more interesting could take their place, but I can't see that happening unfortunately. They're all on the fence when it comes to their depiction of warfare, anyway. Modern Warfare 2 has more in common with a Michael Bay flick than actual warfare as far as I'm concerned.
I generally like my shooters to be one of the following: Punishingly realistic and in-depth (Operation Flashpoint, Red Orchestra, S.T.A.L.K.E.R....), silly and entertaining (Team Fortress 2, No One Lives Forever), or have a really good story and/or an interesting game world (Half-Life 2, for instance).
Few if any of these recent military shooters fit into any of those categories.
you,re not TEH GAY you,re just looking for varity personaly I would like to have some humor with my shooter (rhime not intended) you know something with a over the top story or rediculouse premise (like TF2) sadly only TF2 has that
I enjoy them, but even as someone who enjoys them, it's hard not to feel the over-abundance of "hardcore modern-esque war FPS". I loved CoD4, got annoyed a lot in CoD5, for the most part liked CoD6, and mostly liked BC2. I don't ever plan on getting Medal of Honor, even though I loved the old WW2 ones on old xbox. I'm thinking of just asking for Black Ops for x-mas (thanks for that possibly major spoiler btw....you ass) but it looks like it has just as many balance issues as MW2, so I can see it both being fun and making me regularly pissed off (just like MW2). I'd say war isn't boring, if the game in question is done right. Medal of Honor looks like it was not done right, whereas I will say that both MW's were done right.
On the other-hand, games about imaginary wars with space aliens have always been my "thing". Thank you, Halo, Gears of war, and Unreal Tournament, thank you.
On the other-hand, games about imaginary wars with space aliens have always been my "thing". Thank you, Halo, Gears of war, and Unreal Tournament, thank you.
Thank you, for spoiling that I get to shoot castro...
That will be so much more fun now that I know its coming.
That will be so much more fun now that I know its coming.
Play Mount&Blade with the mod 1257 AD. War is glorious as you ride down to Jerusalem from Sweden to plunder and murder the filthy muslim scum! Only to return home having to fight the danes to defend your own home! GLORIOUS BATTLE! SWORDS AND STEEL! DEATH AND GLORY!
(Think I may have overused the word "glory" here xD)
(Think I may have overused the word "glory" here xD)
