What was the game that proved you had the last functioning brain amoung all humans?
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Ahh the "throw out a controversial opinion in an attempt to sound smarter than you really are" thread. Ok in that case all the games you like are stupid lowbrow games And all the games you dislike you just don't get, because your just to stupid. But me with my mighty brain and intelligence can see witch complete clarity why all the things I like are just better than all the things you like.
I don't blame you for being a dumb-dumb, I kind of pity you, you little poor idiot. But you just have to realize that anything I like is so much better and so much more intellectual than anything you like dumb-dumb.
Seriously though your smarter than anyone who likes or dislikes one game or anything. So stop trying to imply it.
I don't blame you for being a dumb-dumb, I kind of pity you, you little poor idiot. But you just have to realize that anything I like is so much better and so much more intellectual than anything you like dumb-dumb.
Seriously though your smarter than anyone who likes or dislikes one game or anything. So stop trying to imply it.
Eh, I doubt that's the cause.Metalhandkerchief said:
93% explorer
53% achiever
47% socializer
7% killer
And I found Skyrim boring. There was little to actually explore or achieve IMO. It was 'Look, the same wall I've seen 5000 times before!'. Maybe if there had of been something interesting to each of the places I would have liked it more, but as is its as bad as Mass Effect 1 Planet Roaming - you search an empty planet of hills for up to 5 'unique' objects copy pasted from every other planet. In Mass Effect at least there was often some decent side story behind it, whereas Skyrim just left it as yet another Dwemer dungeon/Dark Cave/Fortress/Dead Nord Crypt.
It was fun and interesting, until it started to get extremely repetitive. Then it died. It needed more life to everything it had to keep my interest, rather than relying on me wanting to see the same room copy/pasted for the 100th time. Then it becomes the gameplay's job to entertain me, and I have yet to find a non RTS where the gameplay alone can sustain my interest.
While I loved both Oblivion and Morrowind, I agree with OP about Skyrim. It felt that Oblivion made some missteps, and Skyrim just leaped off a cliff.
Star Wars: The Old Republic.
I'd followed the development of TOR since it was announced back in 2008. At that time, I was skeptical. "Oh great. Another MMO and a second attempt at one for Star Wars. What's this? They're going to try to make a fourth MMO pillar from story? Yeah, good luck with that." Even so, I kept tabs on it. After all, I love Star Wars and I wanted to have a Star Wars MMO I'd enjoy. There was no harm in keeping track.
My mind changed about TOR when it was announced that it would be fully voiced and I watched dialog sequences. That's when I decided that I wanted to play it. By then, I'd played Mass Effect and enjoyed the personal characterization options Bioware allowed with dialog choices.
When I was selected for one of the final rounds of beta testing, I loved the game. It was what I'd been hoping for. A Star Wars MMO with a focus on characterization and story where the grind didn't feel all that tedious because it had context. I pre-ordered the game and have not once regretted it.
But then the moaning began. Other players began to whine about the imbalanced PvP, the lack of end-game content, and how the light/dark choices forced them to do things that didn't make sense [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/comics/critical-miss/9345-The-Old-Republic]. They called it a WoW clone and took every opportunity to snark against the game as subscriber numbers dropped and the free-to-play announcement came.
Overall, I feel like I'm the only player who understands what the point of TOR is. It's not about feeling superior over other people in PvP. It's not about getting your level up as high as possible with the best builds. It's not even about getting the best loot. It's about making a character and taking them through a story. People often complain about how the choices you make in Bioware games don't matter or have much of an impact on the larger world. I feel like I'm the only person who understands that they're not supposed to, and are instead meant to add flavor to the roleplaying experience.
I'd followed the development of TOR since it was announced back in 2008. At that time, I was skeptical. "Oh great. Another MMO and a second attempt at one for Star Wars. What's this? They're going to try to make a fourth MMO pillar from story? Yeah, good luck with that." Even so, I kept tabs on it. After all, I love Star Wars and I wanted to have a Star Wars MMO I'd enjoy. There was no harm in keeping track.
My mind changed about TOR when it was announced that it would be fully voiced and I watched dialog sequences. That's when I decided that I wanted to play it. By then, I'd played Mass Effect and enjoyed the personal characterization options Bioware allowed with dialog choices.
When I was selected for one of the final rounds of beta testing, I loved the game. It was what I'd been hoping for. A Star Wars MMO with a focus on characterization and story where the grind didn't feel all that tedious because it had context. I pre-ordered the game and have not once regretted it.
But then the moaning began. Other players began to whine about the imbalanced PvP, the lack of end-game content, and how the light/dark choices forced them to do things that didn't make sense [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/comics/critical-miss/9345-The-Old-Republic]. They called it a WoW clone and took every opportunity to snark against the game as subscriber numbers dropped and the free-to-play announcement came.
Overall, I feel like I'm the only player who understands what the point of TOR is. It's not about feeling superior over other people in PvP. It's not about getting your level up as high as possible with the best builds. It's not even about getting the best loot. It's about making a character and taking them through a story. People often complain about how the choices you make in Bioware games don't matter or have much of an impact on the larger world. I feel like I'm the only person who understands that they're not supposed to, and are instead meant to add flavor to the roleplaying experience.
Unrelated: The Hopper can kiss my ass.
Congrats, you've learned that open-world RPGs may not be your thing. Your brain is functioning normally.
I feel the same way about shooters, but I'm smart enough to realize it's a matter of personal taste. So I guess my brain must be functioning normally too.
I feel the same way about shooters, but I'm smart enough to realize it's a matter of personal taste. So I guess my brain must be functioning normally too.
dude.... did you even play Morrowind?Elmoth said:
90% of its characters were just blank NPCs who shared the same 30 or so rumor dialogs
90% of its quests had no overaching plot, just a "go here and Kill X" "go here and delver X" "go here and free X"
I love Morrowind to death, but really, 90% of the games content wasn't that great.
Matthew94 said:
What, what thing of True Gamer?
You mean the test right. I did it, and it was actually pretty accuarate- Archiver, Explorer, Killer, Socializer, In that order.
Thats me in 4 words, excellent test. I disliked the fact that there were too much questions about MMORPGS, but whatever.
I love how this all derailed into "I hated Fallout 3 / New Vegas / Oblivion / Skyrim" and "I hate Bethseda" in general.
Meh. Honestly, those kind of discussions are rather annoying, and repetitive.Matthew94 said:
IMO people should play whatever game they love, and others should respect it. I dont give a shit if it is The Elder Scrolls, COD, Mass Effect series. Theres so much unecesary hate everywhere, it gets to the point where you wonder if those haters have anything better to do AT ALL.
FYI, I liked Skyrim, never played the other Elder Scrolls.
Realising these faults, and criticising others for liking despite them does not make you more intelligent.
If you got to the third playthrough before thinking that I'd say it's simple over analysing. If the game was fun up until then, clearly it did it's job, and that job was to entertain you.
Yes, it has faults, but you didn't notice them all that time you were enjoying yourself, so why does it matter?
I could say the same with Mass Effect. Watch some critical videos of it and you will see issues you probably wouldn't have ever thought about until you are forced to look into them. Does that make the game "bad" even though it is full of plot holes?
You could say yes, but it was still a blast at the time so it's not that much of an issue.
If you got to the third playthrough before thinking that I'd say it's simple over analysing. If the game was fun up until then, clearly it did it's job, and that job was to entertain you.
Yes, it has faults, but you didn't notice them all that time you were enjoying yourself, so why does it matter?
I could say the same with Mass Effect. Watch some critical videos of it and you will see issues you probably wouldn't have ever thought about until you are forced to look into them. Does that make the game "bad" even though it is full of plot holes?
You could say yes, but it was still a blast at the time so it's not that much of an issue.