I don't mind pwn, but this:Hahaha noobz!!1!!1 Ur gn 2 die b4 u even findzz me!!!!1!!!11!1111 LOL LMFAO!Unreadable. You should be able to report somebody for it, because you don't know what the heck they're saying!!! They could be swearing or insulting... Anybody agree?Who hates when people geek talk?
It is fun though.ZOMG I r teh 1337 pwner! :)If someone talks geeky, I'll join in. If not, I would just type like I normally doWho hates when people geek talk?
That, my friend, is called ''1337''.Welcome to 1999.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Video Game Movies
It's really sad that Hollywood has not yet been able to successfully bring a video game to the big screen. I want a video game movie that gets an 80% freshness rating or above on the tomatometer over at rottentomatoes.com. Until that happens, people in the film industry will not look at video game adaptations seriously. With the announcement that God of War and Halo movies are in the works, I'm wondering if these could be the first truly great movies based on video games. I think God of War especially has a ton of potential, as the game's brilliant story and cuts scenes felt more like a film than most games I've played. What do you guys think would make the best game movies? Perhaps Shadow of the Colossus?Video Game Movies
they made hitman hollywood is going to release halo that what i herd
they made hitman hollywood is going to release halo that what i herd
Any recovering MMORPG addicts feeling the itch again?
I am ashamed to say that I want to play FFXI again. I hate this game, I really do, but damn it if I didn't love playing it for certain aspects. The only thing that keeps me from starting up again is the ridiculous time sink that you have to endure to do the smallest crap, and the monthly fee. If it was much faster to level up and didn't have that stupid fee, I'd start again.Any recovering MMORPG addicts feeling the itch again?
ff11 was addicting. i miss my red mage. i was thinking of starting up again in fact.oh yeah we use to do triple magic burts......epicnessAny recovering MMORPG addicts feeling the itch again?
I know exactly what you mean. I was complete EverCrack addict back in the day. I played throughout 1999 until the beginning of 2001, taking breaks here and there, but never staying away for more than a couple months. But finally I got fed up with enough things that I said screw it, and tossed it aside. But, a year later I'd read about the expansion packs I missed and would start to get curious again and eventually started up the account again.However,the drawwasn't quite the same, the things that frustrated meseemed worse than ever,and a month later I stopped playing. This happened a couple more times, with the time I spent playing getting shorter and the gaps getting longer. The last gap was about 3 years long, and I only went back for a week. That was back in January. So I say go back, and have fun for a little while. My bet is if you were truly frustrated with the game, you probably will get just as frustrated when you go back, and the addiction won't be quite the same.
I have that itch to play every single day....It was my first MMO and I absolutley loved it. I def would probably start up again if it wasn't so old...considering its out on 360 now too I wouldn't have to upgrade my comp..But I hear SE is making a new MMO but they haven't release anything about it yet.
I'm feeling the urge to start replaying Dungeon Runner's again, i got to level 30 within a week and decided i had better stop before the addiction took too strong a hold over me. Sadly i cant stop thinking about reinstalling it and starting my subscription again...
Yeah. I just tried Eve Online recently. It seemed cool at first, but in the end I decided that game is probably not for me. It doesn't seem all that team-oriented and there is too much of a disconnect between what you are doing in the game and what you are ''earning.''
I can't say I like the common MMORPGs because they rely too much on stats, items and level progression. I long for the day when there is a good Space Sim MMO - WITH NO GODDAMN FEES :x
If games like Guild Wars can be made without the need for fees then I don't see why there should be any.
dont worry. whenever you go back, you have fun for a couple weeks with whatever new content, but then you remember all the reasons you left, and flee again.
I played Everquest back in 2000 for three months, but I never really got addicted to it.
WoW, i have to drown out the itch with PS3 games.
I managed to stop playing WOW about 4 months ago because school was in but soon it wil be the winter semester, a few months of no school for me with very little to do... i hope i dont get on it again because wow use to eat up an minimum of 6hours a day.
I get the WoW itch all the time. I haven't played for 8 months now but I've had the itch constantly since then. I don't know if it will ever go away, even though I know the WoW I miss (pre-TBC, esp. 40-man endgame with friends who are no longer there) isn't coming back. I'm wondering if it is something that is just always there once it gets in your blood. I don't know if I will play WoW again, but once WotLK comes out it will be tough not to. I have to ignore other MMOs as well, or I'll be tempted to give them a try and see what it's like.
I haven't been subscribed since July and I've spent a lot of money on games since then :D MMO's make you save money. I've made a promise not to play another MMO before AoC comes out. I played LOTRO for eight months and then I got bored. Delaying AoC twice messed my plans :D
I quit Everquest, came back, quit again. That game nearly ruined my life. I was working till 4, went home logged on, went to bed at 2 sometimes, got up at 6, went to work again, so on and so forth.Final Fantasy XI was no different. The entire game is a grindfest with almost no storyline progression. It takes literally a whole Final Fantasy single player game of playtime to get anywhere in the story.Seriously, do yourself a favor and not.I know I'd wash out of my PhD program if I ever took up an MMO again.
Unfotunately, or fortunately I'm completely cured from MMORPG itch. FFXI would get me itching again if so many people didn't quit.Perhaps it's technology, but MMORPG haven't reached full potential yet. Once they make MMORPG that's worth playing, then I'd get back to it, but while WoW is the best MMORPG out there, I have no reason to feel the itch again.
I played three in my lifetime. FFXI, WoW and LOTRO. But i never was addicted to any. Hell, i have never got past level 18 on any of the three either. But I do have an itch to play A mmorpg. I tend to like the concept more than the execution and end up wasting how many dollars for the game and monthly fees for nothing. I was keeping an eye out for Conan but I dont know what happend to it, but the game intrigued me. Still, I dont want to start up cause I feel MMOs are a committment and i could never enjoy something that felt like that.
yeah WoW, espeically with their new faster leveling thing, which is the thing i disliked it for most before, also with star wars galaxies which was my first mmorpg so it holds a special place in my gaming heartadult acne
ff11 was addicting. i miss my red mage. i was thinking of starting up again in fact.oh yeah we use to do triple magic burts......epicnessAny recovering MMORPG addicts feeling the itch again?
I know exactly what you mean. I was complete EverCrack addict back in the day. I played throughout 1999 until the beginning of 2001, taking breaks here and there, but never staying away for more than a couple months. But finally I got fed up with enough things that I said screw it, and tossed it aside. But, a year later I'd read about the expansion packs I missed and would start to get curious again and eventually started up the account again.However,the drawwasn't quite the same, the things that frustrated meseemed worse than ever,and a month later I stopped playing. This happened a couple more times, with the time I spent playing getting shorter and the gaps getting longer. The last gap was about 3 years long, and I only went back for a week. That was back in January. So I say go back, and have fun for a little while. My bet is if you were truly frustrated with the game, you probably will get just as frustrated when you go back, and the addiction won't be quite the same.
I have that itch to play every single day....It was my first MMO and I absolutley loved it. I def would probably start up again if it wasn't so old...considering its out on 360 now too I wouldn't have to upgrade my comp..But I hear SE is making a new MMO but they haven't release anything about it yet.
I'm feeling the urge to start replaying Dungeon Runner's again, i got to level 30 within a week and decided i had better stop before the addiction took too strong a hold over me. Sadly i cant stop thinking about reinstalling it and starting my subscription again...
Yeah. I just tried Eve Online recently. It seemed cool at first, but in the end I decided that game is probably not for me. It doesn't seem all that team-oriented and there is too much of a disconnect between what you are doing in the game and what you are ''earning.''
I can't say I like the common MMORPGs because they rely too much on stats, items and level progression. I long for the day when there is a good Space Sim MMO - WITH NO GODDAMN FEES :x
If games like Guild Wars can be made without the need for fees then I don't see why there should be any.
dont worry. whenever you go back, you have fun for a couple weeks with whatever new content, but then you remember all the reasons you left, and flee again.
I played Everquest back in 2000 for three months, but I never really got addicted to it.
WoW, i have to drown out the itch with PS3 games.
I managed to stop playing WOW about 4 months ago because school was in but soon it wil be the winter semester, a few months of no school for me with very little to do... i hope i dont get on it again because wow use to eat up an minimum of 6hours a day.
I get the WoW itch all the time. I haven't played for 8 months now but I've had the itch constantly since then. I don't know if it will ever go away, even though I know the WoW I miss (pre-TBC, esp. 40-man endgame with friends who are no longer there) isn't coming back. I'm wondering if it is something that is just always there once it gets in your blood. I don't know if I will play WoW again, but once WotLK comes out it will be tough not to. I have to ignore other MMOs as well, or I'll be tempted to give them a try and see what it's like.
I haven't been subscribed since July and I've spent a lot of money on games since then :D MMO's make you save money. I've made a promise not to play another MMO before AoC comes out. I played LOTRO for eight months and then I got bored. Delaying AoC twice messed my plans :D
I quit Everquest, came back, quit again. That game nearly ruined my life. I was working till 4, went home logged on, went to bed at 2 sometimes, got up at 6, went to work again, so on and so forth.Final Fantasy XI was no different. The entire game is a grindfest with almost no storyline progression. It takes literally a whole Final Fantasy single player game of playtime to get anywhere in the story.Seriously, do yourself a favor and not.I know I'd wash out of my PhD program if I ever took up an MMO again.
Unfotunately, or fortunately I'm completely cured from MMORPG itch. FFXI would get me itching again if so many people didn't quit.Perhaps it's technology, but MMORPG haven't reached full potential yet. Once they make MMORPG that's worth playing, then I'd get back to it, but while WoW is the best MMORPG out there, I have no reason to feel the itch again.
I played three in my lifetime. FFXI, WoW and LOTRO. But i never was addicted to any. Hell, i have never got past level 18 on any of the three either. But I do have an itch to play A mmorpg. I tend to like the concept more than the execution and end up wasting how many dollars for the game and monthly fees for nothing. I was keeping an eye out for Conan but I dont know what happend to it, but the game intrigued me. Still, I dont want to start up cause I feel MMOs are a committment and i could never enjoy something that felt like that.
yeah WoW, espeically with their new faster leveling thing, which is the thing i disliked it for most before, also with star wars galaxies which was my first mmorpg so it holds a special place in my gaming heart
10 games you're kids shouldn't play this christmas!
LINKIt's a small wonder how it's so easy for some people to bash a form of entertainment which doesn't exactly blow their skirt up. Especially when those people are the high and mighty US media watchdogs who apparently know you better than you know yourself. Well it looks as though NIMF feels that they would be remiss if they didn't give parents the checklist of games they feel will take your children's innocence this year.I guess in their minds they probably feel awfully patriotic by doing their part to ensure a healthy mentality of future generations, unscathed by the ravages of virutal violence. But in my mind their doing nothing but calling those people's partenting ability into question as well as insulting their intelligence by suggesting that they are oblivious to that very visible M-rating as well as the content pertaining thereto listed next to that rating on the back of the game.I think parents know their own kids a little better than NIMF and are fully capable of assessing what will and will not warp their childrens' fragile minds.That rating is very clearly displayed, NIMF. There is no need to launch a smear campaign against certain games you've singled out to add to your ''do not play'' list.10 games you're kids shouldn't play this christmas!
was the list sarcastic?
How can they say Kane and Lynch is bad but suggest . Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour? :S10 games you're kids shouldn't play this christmas!
lmao half the games listed as unsuitable shouldn't be sold to kids anyway as they are 17+ so why the author thought it worth his time making that article is beyond me.
At least there is a list of games to let kids play, instead of parents going out and buying licences garbage for their kids. It is a little obvious to not let kids play M games.
10. Time Shift (gratuitous time manipulation)How is time manipulation bad for children? Surely shooting is theworse feature
Conan (loin cloths) LMAO
those british can be soooooo funny
anyway i thank god i'm 19 and can play these games
good thing i don't have kids too
but when my kids play games they can't play any games like that until they know its not real and you can do things like that in real life with out getting punished for them
This list seems a bit sarcastic really there was an american list of ten games kids should avoid somewhere. It made me laugh one of the games had a discription by the end of the game you will kill even 900 people maybe it was RE4 not sure. My response to making of such lists by government oficials is...stop teaching history both world and american it is a history of war and murder. The war for independance for example now celebrated how many actuall people died then. Leave games alone stop gloryfing real war.
[QUOTE=''Foolz3h'']was the list sarcastic?
How can they say Kane and Lynch is bad but suggest . Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour? :S[/QUOTE]Bad games not to buy for your kidslist:1. Hannah Montana (cos she's a slut)Won't these people just f*** off?!?!?
[QUOTE=''jtim6007''] 10. Time Shift (gratuitous time manipulation)How is time manipulation bad for children? Surely shooting is theworse feature[/QUOTE]Yeah... That one almost seems like a joke. If the TimeShift people are reading this, here's hoping they put that right on the box. ''Time manipulation so gratuitous that it's the game they don't want you to play!!!''The other thing though... I don't think the kid who wants Call of Duty 4 is going to be happy with Hannah Montana. Also, many games on both of those lists suck and should not be given as gifts regardless of age. And finally...Why is Super Mario Bros. 3 on there??? Sure, that would make sense in 1990, but that game is 17 years old! Not to mention they already had Super Mario All-Stars if you missed it then, and even a GBA version! Please, don't buy your kids this game for $5 on the Wii for Christmas, just get it because you care. If you child can ask for games for Christmas but hasn't played SMB3, you have failed as a parent.
id love to see kids playing eternal darkness
btw the list was provided by that Media Institute and the comments next to each title were added by the journalist, which is why the list is pretty funny. not very good, loin cloths, gratuitous time manipulation... lol. Those were good.The bottom of the article is the best part:Apart from a couple of notable exceptions this selection has the added bonus of putting children off videogames for the rest of their natural lives.
Damn kids and their Guitar Hero games. When I was a kid I had to learn a real guitar.
He listed Guitar Heroes III in the turkey-nap safe games. Someone please tell him there's hellspawn heavy metal music in guitar heroes.
Well... that's a thoroughly useless list. For the most part, they're concurring with the ESRB, while not nearly covering the breadth of titles the rating system does. If you're going to recommend ten games, though, shouldn't you recommend ten games that are good? Mario and Sonic at the Olympics? Please.
[QUOTE=''1005'']lmao half the games listed as unsuitable shouldn't be sold to kids anyway as they are 17+ so why the author thought it worth his time making that article is beyond me.[/QUOTE]Read the whole post again...maybe then you'll see why I made it. I never said that kids should be playing those games; I said that there is no reason to single those games out by saying that ''they shouldn't be played.'' Parents are fully capable of deciding what is and is not suitable for their kids.Parents know their own kids. I'm sure some parents bought those games for their kids this Christmas knowing that they are mature enough to enjoy them without being upset by them. And at the same time some parents did not buy them whether they saw that top 10 list or not.
[QUOTE=''MatthewX''][QUOTE=''1005'']lmao half the games listed as unsuitable shouldn't be sold to kids anyway as they are 17+ so why the author thought it worth his time making that article is beyond me.[/QUOTE]Read the whole post again...maybe then you'll see why I made it. I never said that kids should be playing those games; I said that there is no reason to single those games out games by saying that ''they shouldn't be played.'' Parents are fully capable of deciding what is and is not suitable for their kids.[/QUOTE] ...That's assuming the parents know what they're talking about, which in many cases, they don't.
[QUOTE=''1005'']lmao half the games listed as unsuitable shouldn't be sold to kids anyway as they are 17+ so why the author thought it worth his time making that article is beyond me.[/QUOTE] Because parents are obviously too lazy to look at the ESRB rating and/or so stupid that they buy it for their kid anyway.
[QUOTE=''Oilers99''][QUOTE=''MatthewX''] [QUOTE=''1005'']lmao half the games listed as unsuitable shouldn't be sold to kids anyway as they are 17+ so why the author thought it worth his time making that article is beyond me.[/QUOTE]Read the whole post again...maybe then you'll see why I made it. I never said that kids should be playing those games; I said that there is no reason to single those games out games by saying that ''they shouldn't be played.'' Parents are fully capable of deciding what is and is not suitable for their kids.[/QUOTE] ...That's assuming the parents know what they're talking about, which in many cases, they don't.[/QUOTE]That's a good point. But still...they shouldn't just say ''you're kids shouldn't be playing these games.'' Because how are the parents who did buy those games for kids gonna feel? They're essentially telling the parents: ''if you bought these games for you're kids you are bad, bad parent!''Or they're telling the parents:''we know that you are too stupid to acknowledge that M-rating and the list of content next to that rating so here is a little easy- to-read list for ya.'' *pats them on head*
[QUOTE=''MatthewX''][QUOTE=''Oilers99'']...That's assuming the parents know what they're talking about, which in many cases, they don't.[/QUOTE]That's a good point. But still...they shouldn't just say ''you're kids shouldn't be playing these games.'' Because how are the parents who did buy those games for kids gonna feel? They're essentially telling the parents: ''if you bought these games for you're kids you are bad, bad parent!''Or they're telling the parents:''we know that you are too stupid to acknowledge that M-rating and the list of content next to that rating so here is a little easy- to-read list for ya.'' *pats them on head*[/QUOTE]I'm not sure any parent who buys Manhunt 2 for their eight year old child is going to win any Parent of the Year awards. As a parent, if you're not aware of what the content of a game is when you buy it for them, you're irresponsible. So I don't have a problem of them being called out for buying games on that list. The ESRB is absolutely a better resource overall, though. They're a dangerous organization in terms of their ability to censor games, but as far as keeping not-for-kids content in the domain of parental discretion, they're pretty solid. And I definitely don't like the implication that anything not on the list of ten games to avoid is A-okay, or that you shouldn't buy anything not on the list of suitable games. It's kind of insulting to an industry as big as this that they pick exactly twenty games.
[QUOTE=''Oilers99''] I'm not sure any parent who buys Manhunt 2 for their eight year old child is going to win any Parent of the Year awards. As a parent, if you're not aware of what the content of a game is when you buy it for them, you're irresponsible. So I don't have a problem of them being called out for buying games on that list. The ESRB is absolutely a better resource overall, though. They're a dangerous organization in terms of their ability to censor games, but as far as keeping not-for-kids content in the domain of parental discretion, they're pretty solid. And I definitely don't like the implication that anything not on the list of ten games to avoid is A-okay, or that you shouldn't buy anything not on the list of suitable games. It's kind of insulting to an industry as big as this that they pick exactly twenty games. [/QUOTE]All excellent points...you shame me.But still...I'm sure there are plenty of 8-year-olds who have played Manhunt 2 and thoroughly enjoyed it without crying in a corner in the fetal position and smearing lipstick all over their face.
was the list sarcastic?
How can they say Kane and Lynch is bad but suggest . Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour? :S10 games you're kids shouldn't play this christmas!
lmao half the games listed as unsuitable shouldn't be sold to kids anyway as they are 17+ so why the author thought it worth his time making that article is beyond me.
At least there is a list of games to let kids play, instead of parents going out and buying licences garbage for their kids. It is a little obvious to not let kids play M games.
10. Time Shift (gratuitous time manipulation)How is time manipulation bad for children? Surely shooting is theworse feature
Conan (loin cloths) LMAO
those british can be soooooo funny
anyway i thank god i'm 19 and can play these games
good thing i don't have kids too
but when my kids play games they can't play any games like that until they know its not real and you can do things like that in real life with out getting punished for them
This list seems a bit sarcastic really there was an american list of ten games kids should avoid somewhere. It made me laugh one of the games had a discription by the end of the game you will kill even 900 people maybe it was RE4 not sure. My response to making of such lists by government oficials is...stop teaching history both world and american it is a history of war and murder. The war for independance for example now celebrated how many actuall people died then. Leave games alone stop gloryfing real war.
[QUOTE=''Foolz3h'']was the list sarcastic?
How can they say Kane and Lynch is bad but suggest . Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour? :S[/QUOTE]Bad games not to buy for your kidslist:1. Hannah Montana (cos she's a slut)Won't these people just f*** off?!?!?
[QUOTE=''jtim6007''] 10. Time Shift (gratuitous time manipulation)How is time manipulation bad for children? Surely shooting is theworse feature[/QUOTE]Yeah... That one almost seems like a joke. If the TimeShift people are reading this, here's hoping they put that right on the box. ''Time manipulation so gratuitous that it's the game they don't want you to play!!!''The other thing though... I don't think the kid who wants Call of Duty 4 is going to be happy with Hannah Montana. Also, many games on both of those lists suck and should not be given as gifts regardless of age. And finally...Why is Super Mario Bros. 3 on there??? Sure, that would make sense in 1990, but that game is 17 years old! Not to mention they already had Super Mario All-Stars if you missed it then, and even a GBA version! Please, don't buy your kids this game for $5 on the Wii for Christmas, just get it because you care. If you child can ask for games for Christmas but hasn't played SMB3, you have failed as a parent.
id love to see kids playing eternal darkness
btw the list was provided by that Media Institute and the comments next to each title were added by the journalist, which is why the list is pretty funny. not very good, loin cloths, gratuitous time manipulation... lol. Those were good.The bottom of the article is the best part:Apart from a couple of notable exceptions this selection has the added bonus of putting children off videogames for the rest of their natural lives.
Damn kids and their Guitar Hero games. When I was a kid I had to learn a real guitar.
He listed Guitar Heroes III in the turkey-nap safe games. Someone please tell him there's hellspawn heavy metal music in guitar heroes.
Well... that's a thoroughly useless list. For the most part, they're concurring with the ESRB, while not nearly covering the breadth of titles the rating system does. If you're going to recommend ten games, though, shouldn't you recommend ten games that are good? Mario and Sonic at the Olympics? Please.
[QUOTE=''1005'']lmao half the games listed as unsuitable shouldn't be sold to kids anyway as they are 17+ so why the author thought it worth his time making that article is beyond me.[/QUOTE]Read the whole post again...maybe then you'll see why I made it. I never said that kids should be playing those games; I said that there is no reason to single those games out by saying that ''they shouldn't be played.'' Parents are fully capable of deciding what is and is not suitable for their kids.Parents know their own kids. I'm sure some parents bought those games for their kids this Christmas knowing that they are mature enough to enjoy them without being upset by them. And at the same time some parents did not buy them whether they saw that top 10 list or not.
[QUOTE=''MatthewX''][QUOTE=''1005'']lmao half the games listed as unsuitable shouldn't be sold to kids anyway as they are 17+ so why the author thought it worth his time making that article is beyond me.[/QUOTE]Read the whole post again...maybe then you'll see why I made it. I never said that kids should be playing those games; I said that there is no reason to single those games out games by saying that ''they shouldn't be played.'' Parents are fully capable of deciding what is and is not suitable for their kids.[/QUOTE] ...That's assuming the parents know what they're talking about, which in many cases, they don't.
[QUOTE=''1005'']lmao half the games listed as unsuitable shouldn't be sold to kids anyway as they are 17+ so why the author thought it worth his time making that article is beyond me.[/QUOTE] Because parents are obviously too lazy to look at the ESRB rating and/or so stupid that they buy it for their kid anyway.
[QUOTE=''Oilers99''][QUOTE=''MatthewX''] [QUOTE=''1005'']lmao half the games listed as unsuitable shouldn't be sold to kids anyway as they are 17+ so why the author thought it worth his time making that article is beyond me.[/QUOTE]Read the whole post again...maybe then you'll see why I made it. I never said that kids should be playing those games; I said that there is no reason to single those games out games by saying that ''they shouldn't be played.'' Parents are fully capable of deciding what is and is not suitable for their kids.[/QUOTE] ...That's assuming the parents know what they're talking about, which in many cases, they don't.[/QUOTE]That's a good point. But still...they shouldn't just say ''you're kids shouldn't be playing these games.'' Because how are the parents who did buy those games for kids gonna feel? They're essentially telling the parents: ''if you bought these games for you're kids you are bad, bad parent!''Or they're telling the parents:''we know that you are too stupid to acknowledge that M-rating and the list of content next to that rating so here is a little easy- to-read list for ya.'' *pats them on head*
[QUOTE=''MatthewX''][QUOTE=''Oilers99'']...That's assuming the parents know what they're talking about, which in many cases, they don't.[/QUOTE]That's a good point. But still...they shouldn't just say ''you're kids shouldn't be playing these games.'' Because how are the parents who did buy those games for kids gonna feel? They're essentially telling the parents: ''if you bought these games for you're kids you are bad, bad parent!''Or they're telling the parents:''we know that you are too stupid to acknowledge that M-rating and the list of content next to that rating so here is a little easy- to-read list for ya.'' *pats them on head*[/QUOTE]I'm not sure any parent who buys Manhunt 2 for their eight year old child is going to win any Parent of the Year awards. As a parent, if you're not aware of what the content of a game is when you buy it for them, you're irresponsible. So I don't have a problem of them being called out for buying games on that list. The ESRB is absolutely a better resource overall, though. They're a dangerous organization in terms of their ability to censor games, but as far as keeping not-for-kids content in the domain of parental discretion, they're pretty solid. And I definitely don't like the implication that anything not on the list of ten games to avoid is A-okay, or that you shouldn't buy anything not on the list of suitable games. It's kind of insulting to an industry as big as this that they pick exactly twenty games.
[QUOTE=''Oilers99''] I'm not sure any parent who buys Manhunt 2 for their eight year old child is going to win any Parent of the Year awards. As a parent, if you're not aware of what the content of a game is when you buy it for them, you're irresponsible. So I don't have a problem of them being called out for buying games on that list. The ESRB is absolutely a better resource overall, though. They're a dangerous organization in terms of their ability to censor games, but as far as keeping not-for-kids content in the domain of parental discretion, they're pretty solid. And I definitely don't like the implication that anything not on the list of ten games to avoid is A-okay, or that you shouldn't buy anything not on the list of suitable games. It's kind of insulting to an industry as big as this that they pick exactly twenty games. [/QUOTE]All excellent points...you shame me.But still...I'm sure there are plenty of 8-year-olds who have played Manhunt 2 and thoroughly enjoyed it without crying in a corner in the fetal position and smearing lipstick all over their face.
inverted axis or normal
inverted, i just somehow got used to it. ( this goes for y axis, look up look down)inverted axis or normal
I hate inverted axis. I like pressing 'down' to look down and press 'up' to look up.inverted axis or normal
I alwaysdo normal. It does not make sense to me at least that down means up and up means down.
If it's the left joystick it has to be inverted, but if it's the right joystick it can't be inverted.
well i got used to it when it was already default. I didn't know how tochange it, so i just got used to it
I've gotten used to having an inverted vertical axis, but I prefer a normal horizontal axis. Not sure why, it's just what I learned with, and thus what I've come to prefer in most circumstances.
it goes for right
It depends. If I'm doing FPS I like normal, and if I'm doing a flight simulator or other stuffI like inverted. I'm camera-ambidextrous! :D
Inverted when I am flying a plane. Not inverted when I am controlling the camera or first person mode.
Third person is normal, on-rails/first person is inverted. I think.
I don't use inverted axis, but I could probably get used to it if I was forced to use it...
thats how i got used to it
I can play with either, but I feel more comfortable with inverted.
i only use inverted y controls when flying. normal for everything else
I always use normal, it just seems more natural to me.
I hate inverted axis. I like pressing 'down' to look down and press 'up' to look up.inverted axis or normal
I alwaysdo normal. It does not make sense to me at least that down means up and up means down.
If it's the left joystick it has to be inverted, but if it's the right joystick it can't be inverted.
well i got used to it when it was already default. I didn't know how tochange it, so i just got used to it
I've gotten used to having an inverted vertical axis, but I prefer a normal horizontal axis. Not sure why, it's just what I learned with, and thus what I've come to prefer in most circumstances.
it goes for right
It depends. If I'm doing FPS I like normal, and if I'm doing a flight simulator or other stuffI like inverted. I'm camera-ambidextrous! :D
Inverted when I am flying a plane. Not inverted when I am controlling the camera or first person mode.
Third person is normal, on-rails/first person is inverted. I think.
I don't use inverted axis, but I could probably get used to it if I was forced to use it...
thats how i got used to it
I can play with either, but I feel more comfortable with inverted.
i only use inverted y controls when flying. normal for everything else
I always use normal, it just seems more natural to me.
Gaming PC is not that expensive, Seriously
Since it is the season to be shopping, I thought to update the ''not so expensive'' gaming PC that will surf, rip, and burn at awesome speeds and would not cost you your remaining kidney.Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 532 $50.00HD: Western Digital Caviar 500GB $100.00RAM: Team Elite 2GB $47.00MotherBoard: GIGABYTE GA-P35 $100.00CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 $190.00DVD Burner: LITE-ON Black 20X DVD $35.00Vid Card: PNY VCG88512GXPB $270.00Assuming you have a copy of XP, and a keyboard and mouse, you can have this awesome machine for the very low price of $790.00Gaming PC is not that expensive, Seriously
thing about PCs is once you have your main rig built, you can get by for a very long time off one at a time upgrades. a gig of ram here, LAST years insane graphic card at 15% of its original cost there, yadda yadda, its not that expensive. pc gaming costs are overrated and are only valid if you ride the bleeding edge of hardware.Gaming PC is not that expensive, Seriously
PC gaming is as expensive as you make it. Technically, you could buy a computer that could run Half Life, System Shock 2, Deus Ex, Thief: The Dark Project, Call of Duty, Age of Empires II, StarCraft, Total Annihilation, The Longest Journey, and may other games from the 1997-2001 era and still have an incredible amount of fun. And you wouldn't have to drop more than maybe $400.
[QUOTE=''pharomarc''] Since it is the season to be shopping, I thought to update the ''not so expensive'' gaming PC that will surf, rip, and burn at awesome speeds and would not cost you your remaining kidney.Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 532 $50.00HD: Western Digital Caviar 500GB $100.00RAM: Team Elite 2GB $47.00MotherBoard: GIGABYTE GA-P35 $100.00CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 $190.00DVD Burner: LITE-ON Black 20X DVD $35.00Vid Card: PNY VCG88512GXPB $270.00Assuming you have a copy of XP, and a keyboard and mouse, you can have this awesome machine for the very low price of $790.00[/QUOTE]Well assuming I dont, lets round it off to abot $1000. Now how much more expensive would it be if I couldnt build one myself?
or i could just not have the hassle of learning how to put that long list of jargon into a shiny metal box without setting fire to myself and get a console
[QUOTE=''my_name_is_ron'']or i could just not have the hassle of learning how to put that long list of jargon into a shiny metal box without setting fire to myself and get a console[/QUOTE]
Problem is, with a console, you do not get as wide variety of games nor the ability to use it for really anything else besides gaming. And the Geek Squad at Best Buy can put all your computer parts you buy together for under $100 IIRC.
you can go to one of the manycustom PC builder websites like ibuypower.com or cyberpowerpc.com, andit will add arround $200 to the cost.
There is a reason why PC gaming is more popular in poorer regions of the world while console gaming is more popular in the richer parts.
I think my PC in total has cost me 600$.2.4Gig processor1.256 gigs of RAM50 gig hard driveNVIDIA 6600 graphics card (256)Im not a PC gamer, so I dont need a jacked up PC.
[QUOTE=''foxhound_fox''][QUOTE=''my_name_is_ron'']or i could just not have the hassle of learning how to put that long list of jargon into a shiny metal box without setting fire to myself and get a console[/QUOTE]
Problem is, with a console, you do not get as wide variety of games nor the ability to use it for really anything else besides gaming. And the Geek Squad at Best Buy can put all your computer parts you buy together for under $100 IIRC.[/QUOTE]i find the selection of console games to be much more varied than pc. where are the racing, platform and sports sims on pc?the pc does have many more and much better strategy, fps and mmorpgs though, unfortunately these don't agree with my gaming tastesbesides, i'd still rather spend my money on one or two consoles and enjoy the next 5 or so years safe in the knowledge that i don't have to do anything in terms of improving the hardware in my console to meet the system requirements for new games.
Still a lot more than I'd be willing to pay.And how many people really have a copy of Windows XP? My computer came with Windows pre-installed, and I think most people are in the same situation unless they've already built a PC.
[QUOTE=''LordAndrew'']Still a lot more than I'd be willing to pay.And how many people really have a copy of Windows XP? My computer came with Windows pre-installed, and I think most people are in the same situation unless they've already built a PC.[/QUOTE]It's been a while since I last bought a computer with a pre-installed OS, but I remember them always coming with some kind of software recovery CD, which had, among other pre-installed programs, Windows itself on it. Is that not still the case these days?
[QUOTE=''Tiberius''][QUOTE=''LordAndrew'']Still a lot more than I'd be willing to pay. And how many people reallyhave a copy of Windows XP? My computer came with Windows pre-installed, and I think most people are in the same situation unless they've already built a PC.[/QUOTE]It's been a while since I last bought a computer with a pre-installed OS, but I remember them always coming with some kind of software recovery CD, which had, among other pre-installed programs, Windows itself on it. Is that not still the case these days?[/QUOTE]Retail purchased PCs allow for creating your own recovery discs or performing a recovery from the hardware splash screen right off the HDD. I'm glad to see more people coming to their senses about the affordability of PC gaming. What always used to get me were that the same people who griped about PC gaming costs were the same ones who bought a PS3 at its $600 price point.
[QUOTE=''UpInFlames''] There is a reason why PC gaming is more popular in poorer regions of the world while console gaming is more popular in the richer parts.[/QUOTE] Piracy?
[QUOTE=''smerlus'']Piracy?[/QUOTE]It's a factor, sure, but what I was getting at is that PC gaming is the most cost-effective. First off, it's a multi-purpose machine that can be used for work, school, and entertainment and people generally have an easier time justifying a PC purchase rather than a console which is still viewed as a toy. Hardware prices aren't anywhere near as high as most people claim, you can get a very good PC for a small amount of cash and most PC gamers won't start pulling their hair out if the can't max out every game that comes out. Also, PC games are a lot cheaper than console games (this is especially true in Europe), their prices fall a lot faster and generally they offer a lot more lasting value. Piracy is a factor, but let's not pretend as if piracy doesn't affect console gaming as well.
ARE YOU KIDDING? YOU CAN GET AN AWESOME GAMING PC JUST FOR 450 DOLLARS! No need for that Case either, they should already have one. They can get a PENTIUM D WITH JUST 2 CORES, AND CAN STILL HAVE AWESOME PERFORMANCE!!!Your shooting way too high man, I like the way you think, but above 600 is just too much for people. All at once that is.Sorry for the caps lock, and yes, that PC will last way longer then a ps3 and 360 combined, but hell, that 790 was too much really. I got more then half that stuff and my price combined was like 560 dollars. I've had my PC for ages now, and I'm never changing.
See, I think you guys are missing the point here. PC gaming isn't expensive for you because you know what you are doing. If I was going to get a computer, I would have no idea where to start, where to look for good deals, and what I am getting for money. I would have to ask somebody else to do everything for me, or do a lot of research on the side. You guys just don't realizehow confusing it isbecause you actually understand what's going on in the world of video cards and stuff.I actually want to get a new one and I have about $1000 that I'm willing to spend, but all the places around here are telling me it takes $2000 to play the latest games. I know that is overpriced, but it's either trust some business out only for my money or some nerds on the internet, neither of which I want to put a $500+ investment into based on their word. The other thing... when the $600 PS3 came out, it sold pretty bad after the initial wave during launch. $600 is too much just to earn the right to buy games to play if the hardware behind it doesn't justify it. Sure, you can say you useyour PC forother stuff, but most people have a PC that can do everything they need it to besides playing the latest video games.
Maybe it's just me, but I don't like having to install drivers and do a lot of configuration to get a game to work. Buying a graphics card, installing it, then finding out it isn't supported for some weird reason really gets my goat.
It is not purely a matter of raw cost, it is a matter of cost VS time spended in it. My 360 cost me about $5 per hour of playing so far, so it is relatively expensive, yet borderline and hopefully getting better over time...my computer cost me a few penny per hour.My DS is definitely the most expensive of the bunch, I am not about to consider buying another portable thingy.
That's cheap, yes, but on X-Play they had a special all about PCs and PC games. Morgan Webb showed how to coem up with the ultimate gaming PC under 4000 $. I'd say that PC would be more reliable and last longer.
thing about PCs is once you have your main rig built, you can get by for a very long time off one at a time upgrades. a gig of ram here, LAST years insane graphic card at 15% of its original cost there, yadda yadda, its not that expensive. pc gaming costs are overrated and are only valid if you ride the bleeding edge of hardware.Gaming PC is not that expensive, Seriously
PC gaming is as expensive as you make it. Technically, you could buy a computer that could run Half Life, System Shock 2, Deus Ex, Thief: The Dark Project, Call of Duty, Age of Empires II, StarCraft, Total Annihilation, The Longest Journey, and may other games from the 1997-2001 era and still have an incredible amount of fun. And you wouldn't have to drop more than maybe $400.
[QUOTE=''pharomarc''] Since it is the season to be shopping, I thought to update the ''not so expensive'' gaming PC that will surf, rip, and burn at awesome speeds and would not cost you your remaining kidney.Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 532 $50.00HD: Western Digital Caviar 500GB $100.00RAM: Team Elite 2GB $47.00MotherBoard: GIGABYTE GA-P35 $100.00CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 $190.00DVD Burner: LITE-ON Black 20X DVD $35.00Vid Card: PNY VCG88512GXPB $270.00Assuming you have a copy of XP, and a keyboard and mouse, you can have this awesome machine for the very low price of $790.00[/QUOTE]Well assuming I dont, lets round it off to abot $1000. Now how much more expensive would it be if I couldnt build one myself?
or i could just not have the hassle of learning how to put that long list of jargon into a shiny metal box without setting fire to myself and get a console
[QUOTE=''my_name_is_ron'']or i could just not have the hassle of learning how to put that long list of jargon into a shiny metal box without setting fire to myself and get a console[/QUOTE]
Problem is, with a console, you do not get as wide variety of games nor the ability to use it for really anything else besides gaming. And the Geek Squad at Best Buy can put all your computer parts you buy together for under $100 IIRC.
you can go to one of the manycustom PC builder websites like ibuypower.com or cyberpowerpc.com, andit will add arround $200 to the cost.
There is a reason why PC gaming is more popular in poorer regions of the world while console gaming is more popular in the richer parts.
I think my PC in total has cost me 600$.2.4Gig processor1.256 gigs of RAM50 gig hard driveNVIDIA 6600 graphics card (256)Im not a PC gamer, so I dont need a jacked up PC.
[QUOTE=''foxhound_fox''][QUOTE=''my_name_is_ron'']or i could just not have the hassle of learning how to put that long list of jargon into a shiny metal box without setting fire to myself and get a console[/QUOTE]
Problem is, with a console, you do not get as wide variety of games nor the ability to use it for really anything else besides gaming. And the Geek Squad at Best Buy can put all your computer parts you buy together for under $100 IIRC.[/QUOTE]i find the selection of console games to be much more varied than pc. where are the racing, platform and sports sims on pc?the pc does have many more and much better strategy, fps and mmorpgs though, unfortunately these don't agree with my gaming tastesbesides, i'd still rather spend my money on one or two consoles and enjoy the next 5 or so years safe in the knowledge that i don't have to do anything in terms of improving the hardware in my console to meet the system requirements for new games.
Still a lot more than I'd be willing to pay.And how many people really have a copy of Windows XP? My computer came with Windows pre-installed, and I think most people are in the same situation unless they've already built a PC.
[QUOTE=''LordAndrew'']Still a lot more than I'd be willing to pay.And how many people really have a copy of Windows XP? My computer came with Windows pre-installed, and I think most people are in the same situation unless they've already built a PC.[/QUOTE]It's been a while since I last bought a computer with a pre-installed OS, but I remember them always coming with some kind of software recovery CD, which had, among other pre-installed programs, Windows itself on it. Is that not still the case these days?
[QUOTE=''Tiberius''][QUOTE=''LordAndrew'']Still a lot more than I'd be willing to pay. And how many people reallyhave a copy of Windows XP? My computer came with Windows pre-installed, and I think most people are in the same situation unless they've already built a PC.[/QUOTE]It's been a while since I last bought a computer with a pre-installed OS, but I remember them always coming with some kind of software recovery CD, which had, among other pre-installed programs, Windows itself on it. Is that not still the case these days?[/QUOTE]Retail purchased PCs allow for creating your own recovery discs or performing a recovery from the hardware splash screen right off the HDD. I'm glad to see more people coming to their senses about the affordability of PC gaming. What always used to get me were that the same people who griped about PC gaming costs were the same ones who bought a PS3 at its $600 price point.
[QUOTE=''UpInFlames''] There is a reason why PC gaming is more popular in poorer regions of the world while console gaming is more popular in the richer parts.[/QUOTE] Piracy?
[QUOTE=''smerlus'']Piracy?[/QUOTE]It's a factor, sure, but what I was getting at is that PC gaming is the most cost-effective. First off, it's a multi-purpose machine that can be used for work, school, and entertainment and people generally have an easier time justifying a PC purchase rather than a console which is still viewed as a toy. Hardware prices aren't anywhere near as high as most people claim, you can get a very good PC for a small amount of cash and most PC gamers won't start pulling their hair out if the can't max out every game that comes out. Also, PC games are a lot cheaper than console games (this is especially true in Europe), their prices fall a lot faster and generally they offer a lot more lasting value. Piracy is a factor, but let's not pretend as if piracy doesn't affect console gaming as well.
ARE YOU KIDDING? YOU CAN GET AN AWESOME GAMING PC JUST FOR 450 DOLLARS! No need for that Case either, they should already have one. They can get a PENTIUM D WITH JUST 2 CORES, AND CAN STILL HAVE AWESOME PERFORMANCE!!!Your shooting way too high man, I like the way you think, but above 600 is just too much for people. All at once that is.Sorry for the caps lock, and yes, that PC will last way longer then a ps3 and 360 combined, but hell, that 790 was too much really. I got more then half that stuff and my price combined was like 560 dollars. I've had my PC for ages now, and I'm never changing.
See, I think you guys are missing the point here. PC gaming isn't expensive for you because you know what you are doing. If I was going to get a computer, I would have no idea where to start, where to look for good deals, and what I am getting for money. I would have to ask somebody else to do everything for me, or do a lot of research on the side. You guys just don't realizehow confusing it isbecause you actually understand what's going on in the world of video cards and stuff.I actually want to get a new one and I have about $1000 that I'm willing to spend, but all the places around here are telling me it takes $2000 to play the latest games. I know that is overpriced, but it's either trust some business out only for my money or some nerds on the internet, neither of which I want to put a $500+ investment into based on their word. The other thing... when the $600 PS3 came out, it sold pretty bad after the initial wave during launch. $600 is too much just to earn the right to buy games to play if the hardware behind it doesn't justify it. Sure, you can say you useyour PC forother stuff, but most people have a PC that can do everything they need it to besides playing the latest video games.
Maybe it's just me, but I don't like having to install drivers and do a lot of configuration to get a game to work. Buying a graphics card, installing it, then finding out it isn't supported for some weird reason really gets my goat.
It is not purely a matter of raw cost, it is a matter of cost VS time spended in it. My 360 cost me about $5 per hour of playing so far, so it is relatively expensive, yet borderline and hopefully getting better over time...my computer cost me a few penny per hour.My DS is definitely the most expensive of the bunch, I am not about to consider buying another portable thingy.
That's cheap, yes, but on X-Play they had a special all about PCs and PC games. Morgan Webb showed how to coem up with the ultimate gaming PC under 4000 $. I'd say that PC would be more reliable and last longer.
Can you make money for discovering secrets/glitches in video games?
Like for example, the person who discovered the Minus Levels in SMB? Who would you go to?Can you make money for discovering secrets/glitches in video games?
The organization for delusional unemployed people.Can you make money for discovering secrets/glitches in video games?
no money, you just get street cred on websites like Gamefaqs. No money in there. it's more of a hobby
If you work as a bugtester, yes.
If you find out as a gamer, no.
The organization for delusional unemployed people.Can you make money for discovering secrets/glitches in video games?
no money, you just get street cred on websites like Gamefaqs. No money in there. it's more of a hobby
If you work as a bugtester, yes.
If you find out as a gamer, no.
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