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Title: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Deicide on October 16, 2010, 05:46:14 AM
Looks very cool!

Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: The Wizard of Truth on October 16, 2010, 05:50:54 AM
Not really into games anymore, like I have the ps3 and ds and stuff, just never play them but I was thinking of getting a game for the winter to dabble with the odd time, was thinkin of heavy rain (is that good?) but this Fallout looks to be somethin you could play a bit and come back to
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Deicide on October 16, 2010, 05:56:33 AM
Not really into games anymore, like I have the ps3 and ds and stuff, just never play them but I was thinking of getting a game for the winter to dabble with the odd time, was thinkin of heavy rain (is that good?) but this Fallout looks to be somethin you could play a bit and come back to

It's an awesome game in every respect.
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Post by: Kim Jong Bob on October 16, 2010, 05:59:27 AM
It's an awesome game in every respect.
+1, awesome games with many endings.
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Post by: djbigballs on October 16, 2010, 06:01:33 AM
i played the one b4 this and didnt have the attention span to play. it was too in depth for me. waste of 80bux
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Deicide on October 16, 2010, 06:10:03 AM
+1, awesome games with many endings.

Yeah, just a couple more days.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Dreadlifter on October 16, 2010, 06:25:54 AM
I played the last fallout game. Yawn-fest, i just didn't enjoy it at all.
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Post by: Red Hook on October 16, 2010, 06:30:13 AM
To me the Fable series is more interesting. I am totally hooked on Oblivion and Elder Scroll.

Fallout uses the Oblivion game engine. Assasin's Creed is great also

Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: ~UN_$ung~ on October 16, 2010, 06:32:24 AM
i really liked 'Fallout 3'
 
it was a big game, takes a LOT of time............and because the game is SO BIG the graphics lacked


are the graphics and gameplay better in the new one??...........the first one was more of a roll playing game with elements of FPS.......but there was some real cool elements
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: ~UN_$ung~ on October 16, 2010, 06:36:11 AM
another thing i could have did without in the first one was the color palate

i understand it is set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.............bu t too many light greens and browns.........it was not fun to look at

as compared to a bioshock type of world or something
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Army of One on October 16, 2010, 06:36:21 AM
Yeah, just a couple more days.

I have it now, its ok, feels more like a mod than a new game though.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Tito24 on October 16, 2010, 06:38:45 AM
anyone played phantasmagoria 2 ??

(http://img11.nnm.ru/6/5/1/8/7/6518725cd91bcfc4438d2b2c540f31e9.jpg)
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: ~UN_$ung~ on October 16, 2010, 06:39:27 AM
and i also gotta say it was a very inventive concept , the retro-futurism, how the game was set in  a world where, dispite the wars adn tachnology.............i t has stagnated culturally in the behaviors, styles, and social morays of post WWII.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Meso_z on October 16, 2010, 06:48:58 AM
Looks very cool!



I was ADDICTED to fallout 1 and 2 the classic ones...imo they should have made all the new fallout series like the classic ones...gameplay wise.Now they have made them more of a FPS. destroyed their legacy.  ::).

The current developers of "Diablo 3" are doing a good job keeping the old gameplay.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Deicide on October 16, 2010, 07:11:12 AM
I have it now, its ok, feels more like a mod than a new game though.

How can you have it? US release isn't til the 19th, and that is the earliest date  ???
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: affeman on October 16, 2010, 07:11:20 AM
Fallout is awesome - for people with no friends, no job and no life.

Fucking time-consuming and verbose.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: spinnis on October 16, 2010, 07:15:49 AM
finally got Assasins creed 2 to work in the pc and gave up after 30 min. Fucking INSANLY complicated controls. fucking hell.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: affeman on October 16, 2010, 07:20:45 AM
anyone played phantasmagoria 2 ??

(http://img11.nnm.ru/6/5/1/8/7/6518725cd91bcfc4438d2b2c540f31e9.jpg)

First one was better. I think it were 9 CD Roms, haha the good ol days. ;D
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Army of One on October 16, 2010, 07:21:31 AM
How can you have it? US release isn't til the 19th, and that is the earliest date  ???

I could tell you but then Id have to kill you  ;)
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: spinnis on October 16, 2010, 07:22:34 AM
How can you have it? US release isn't til the 19th, and that is the earliest date  ???
http://thepiratebay.org/search/fallout/0/99/0

its out on xbox
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Army of One on October 16, 2010, 07:23:39 AM
http://thepiratebay.org/search/fallout/0/99/0

its out on xbox

Yeah, and for Deicide, google "Xbox 360 JTAG"
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Tito24 on October 16, 2010, 07:27:25 AM
First one was better. I think it were 9 CD Roms, haha the good ol days. ;D

hahaha yes. creepy game. very atmospheric.
the thrill when you finally discovered how you knew to get further 8)
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: YngiweRhoads on October 16, 2010, 07:32:34 AM
Just picked up Gothic 4 yesterday. Not much time to play these days unfortunately.

Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Deicide on October 16, 2010, 07:35:34 AM
http://thepiratebay.org/search/fallout/0/99/0

its out on xbox

Not for the PC though...not yet at least.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Tito24 on October 16, 2010, 07:36:36 AM
(http://netdna.webdesignerdepot.com/uploads/2008/11/commander-keen-1990.jpg)
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: YngiweRhoads on October 16, 2010, 07:39:16 AM
Not for the PC though...not yet at least.

Developer buddy from work picked it up and says he's gonna lock himself in the house all weekend and 'nerd out'.

I'll get it for pc when it's released.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Deicide on October 16, 2010, 07:57:26 AM
Developer buddy from work picked it up and says he's gonna lock himself in the house all weekend and 'nerd out'.

I'll get it for pc when it's released.

Yeah, soon as it is out on PC I will get it and do much the same.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Earl1972 on October 16, 2010, 08:44:12 PM
was thinkin of heavy rain (is that good?)

totally awesome but not much replay value

i thought fallout was boring but i didn't play more than an hour or 2

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Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: TrueGrit on October 16, 2010, 08:47:46 PM
I have mixed feelings towards these massive games with huge environments. Part of me likes the simple walk along here, no, you can't go down there, shoot the fuck out of everything stuff...

Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: ~UN_$ung~ on October 16, 2010, 09:01:10 PM
I have mixed feelings towards these massive games with huge environments. Part of me likes the simple walk along here, no, you can't go down there, shoot the fuck out of everything stuff...





what bothers me about the huge ultra-involved games is the shear amount of time involved............


it takes a LOT of time to get good at it, to the point where its fun to play

it takes a LOT of time to complete


it just takes a LOT of time in general, big investment of time
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: TrueGrit on October 16, 2010, 09:17:14 PM


what bothers me about the huge ultra-involved games is the shear amount of time involved............


it takes a LOT of time to get good at it, to the point where its fun to play

it takes a LOT of time to complete


it just takes a LOT of time in general, big investment of time

Exactly.. too much for me. I just want to blast a few things for an hour or two.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: TommyBoy on October 16, 2010, 09:19:30 PM
I put about 200+ hours in to Fallout 3. I am most definitely playing New Vegas. But first, I will be playing Vanquish.

Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: DK II on October 16, 2010, 09:27:43 PM


what bothers me about the huge ultra-involved games is the shear amount of time involved............


it takes a LOT of time to get good at it, to the point where its fun to play

it takes a LOT of time to complete


it just takes a LOT of time in general, big investment of time

That's what i hate about Metroid Prime 3 Corruption for Wii....

Amazing game, great story, fun to play but if you stop playing for a few weeks and then continue to play on a higher level, the controls are complicated and you have so many skills, you don't remember it.


Right now i am playing Just Cause 2 on the PS3, fun game.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: DK II on October 16, 2010, 09:31:48 PM
Exactly.. too much for me. I just want to blast a few things for an hour or two.

Try Just Cause 2.

That's exactly this. If you have more time, play a mission or two, but besides that it's just a huuuuuge island where you can (and have to) destroy basically everything in sight.



Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: unracked on October 16, 2010, 09:33:28 PM
Haven't played video games in years..
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: TommyBoy on October 16, 2010, 09:34:56 PM
Haven't played video games in years..

Now is an amazing time to love video games. Hasn't been this good ever.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: DK II on October 16, 2010, 09:41:21 PM
Now is an amazing time to love video games. Hasn't been this good ever.

True.

HD games on a big flat screen, with a good sound system. And the games themselves, possibilities  seem endless.

Next game i will buy is Assassin's Creed 2.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: YngiweRhoads on October 16, 2010, 11:54:45 PM
Try Just Cause 2.

That's exactly this. If you have more time, play a mission or two, but besides that it's just a huuuuuge island where you can (and have to) destroy basically everything in sight.





Cool DK. I'm playing it for the PC and I'm enjoying it quite a bit.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: DK II on October 17, 2010, 04:52:50 AM
Cool DK. I'm playing it for the PC and I'm enjoying it quite a bit.

There's lot's of shit to find out in this game, i love to try stuff with the grappling hook, or just fly around the big cities in an attack helicopter blowing up gasoline stands, lol.

Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: TrueGrit on October 17, 2010, 05:44:37 PM
I'll try that one DK..
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Deicide on October 17, 2010, 05:45:37 PM


what bothers me about the huge ultra-involved games is the shear amount of time involved............


it takes a LOT of time to get good at it, to the point where its fun to play

it takes a LOT of time to complete


it just takes a LOT of time in general, big investment of time


That is actually the thing I love about it.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Earl1972 on October 17, 2010, 05:47:09 PM
Now is an amazing time to love video games. Hasn't been this good ever.

agreed i went about 8 years without playing much at all, i got a ps3 back in february and i'm totally addicted

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Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Deicide on October 17, 2010, 05:49:28 PM
True.

HD games on a big flat screen, with a good sound system. And the games themselves, possibilities  seem endless.

Next game i will buy is Assassin's Creed 2.

Very cool game, cool story.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: DK II on October 17, 2010, 06:30:50 PM
agreed i went about 8 years without playing much at all, i got a ps3 back in february and i'm totally addicted

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What are you playing, Earl?
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Earl1972 on October 17, 2010, 07:16:22 PM
What are you playing, Earl?

just finished mafia 2 last week

now i'm playing enslaved



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Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: DK II on October 17, 2010, 07:26:22 PM
Enslaved looks fun!

Has anyone here played Batman: Arkham Asylum?

That is also on my list.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Earl1972 on October 17, 2010, 07:47:04 PM
arkham asylum is awesome, try that before assassin's creed

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Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: DK II on October 17, 2010, 08:02:10 PM
arkham asylum is awesome, try that before assassin's creed

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Ok, will do!

Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: TommyBoy on October 17, 2010, 09:33:28 PM
arkham asylum is awesome, try that before assassin's creed

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Chiming in about Arkham Asylum. Easily one of, if not the best games that came out that year.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: The True Adonis on October 17, 2010, 10:29:26 PM
Red Dead Redemption.  Of course I have owned it since release and beat it in the first week.  In single player there is still much to do and challenges to be met once you have beaten and even gotten 100 percent completion.  The multiplayer is endless and incredibly enjoyable as well.


I will also buy Fable III.  Hopefully Molyneux is less of a bullshit artist this go around.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: tallgerman on October 18, 2010, 02:19:13 AM
I loved baldurs gate.

never finished it due to broken disk, might repurchse and somehow put winxp onto a box to play it.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: shortfrenchman on October 18, 2010, 02:39:55 AM
I loved baldurs gate.

never finished it due to broken disk, might repurchse and somehow put winxp onto a box to play it.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: _bruce_ on October 18, 2010, 04:53:29 AM
I loved baldurs gate.

never finished it due to broken disk, might repurchse and somehow put winxp onto a box to play it.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: BIG_STI on October 18, 2010, 07:45:51 AM
Have to pick this up, played fallout 3 for way to long, took me months to complete every side mission.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: ManBearPig... on October 18, 2010, 08:12:59 AM
meh,

guitar hero and gears of war is about as involved as i like to get into games.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Earl1972 on October 18, 2010, 10:12:42 AM
meh,

guitar hero and gears of war is about as involved as i like to get into games.


guitar hero oh brother ::)

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Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: ManBearPig... on October 18, 2010, 10:13:48 AM
guitar hero oh brother ::)

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you're pretty mad that xbox won't put out a game called "fucking Levrone in the ass", Hurl?
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Earl1972 on October 18, 2010, 10:17:48 AM
you're pretty mad that xbox won't put out a game called "fucking Levrone in the ass", Hurl?

no, i play ps3

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Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Ursus on October 18, 2010, 10:24:52 AM
The only game I have for my PS3 is MW2.

I enjoy it a lot and at times I just troll. I probaly average around 8hrs a week playing it
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Fury on October 18, 2010, 10:26:02 AM



The only game worth a shit in terms of gameplay. 11 years old and still unmatched. Trash games like Halo don't even hold a candle to Quake.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: _bruce_ on October 18, 2010, 10:36:35 AM



The only game worth a shit in terms of gameplay. 11 years old and still unmatched. Trash games like Halo don't even hold a candle to Quake.

I prefer Quake, but Nr. 3 is also very addictive.
It will live forever.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: GRACIE JIU-JITSU on October 18, 2010, 01:52:07 PM
 


 Fallout 3 New Vegas and COD Black Ops. locked in my room till next year. 8)



 


 this dude talks a lot.FF to 04:50
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Grape Ape on October 18, 2010, 02:00:22 PM
New Vegas is being made Obisidian, a lousy development studio. They really excel at making crappy sequels to good games.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: ~UN_$ung~ on October 18, 2010, 02:29:14 PM
New Vegas is being made Obisidian, a lousy development studio. They really excel at making crappy sequels to good games.


what happened to bethesda who did the last one?
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Deicide on October 18, 2010, 02:46:18 PM

what happened to bethesda who did the last one?

Not sure but I actually think Obsidian is a good company so very much looking forward to it.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Grape Ape on October 19, 2010, 07:30:08 AM

what happened to bethesda who did the last one?

Dunno.  The way game works, it's possible that New Vegas was started before III wrapped up.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Deicide on October 19, 2010, 07:31:22 AM

what happened to bethesda who did the last one?

Also remember, just prior to Fallout 3, Obsidian has designed all the previous Fallout games.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Grape Ape on October 19, 2010, 07:31:37 AM
Not sure but I actually think Obsidian is a good company so very much looking forward to it.

Alpha Protocol might have been the worst reviewed game this year.  Knights of the Old Republic II sucked balls.  Also, New Vegas is getting reviews right now of having a serious amount of technical glitches.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Grape Ape on October 19, 2010, 07:32:28 AM
Also remember, just prior to Fallout 3, Obsidian has designed all the previous Fallout games.

No they didn't - it was Black Isle.  Some of former employees work at Obsidian, but that's not the same thing.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Deicide on October 19, 2010, 07:33:22 AM
It was Black Isle.  Some of former employees work at Obsidian, but that's not the same thing.

Fair enough. I don't think we will be disappointed by FONV though....I will let you know before you get it.  ;)
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Grape Ape on October 19, 2010, 07:34:00 AM
Fair enough. I don't think we will be disappointed by FONV though....I will let you know before you get it.  ;)

Cool dude.  Good luck.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: YngiweRhoads on October 19, 2010, 07:56:04 AM
having a serious amount of technical glitches.

And Fallout 3 didn't? lol
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: _bruce_ on October 19, 2010, 08:10:42 AM
The old Fallout was addicting as fuck... I remember just wanting to take a look at it and 10 hours later hunting golden geckos by the dozen.
A true gem of a game + awesome music.

Fallout 3 was also ace, though no match for former ones glory.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Deicide on October 19, 2010, 08:16:15 AM
The old Fallout was addicting as fuck... I remember just wanting to take a look at it and 10 hours later hunting golden geckos by the dozen.
A true gem of a game + awesome music.

Fallout 3 was also ace, though no match for former ones glory.


I have a seriously addictive personality. A game as vast and expansive as FO 3 or NV now...damn. I could become a shut in for weeks! ;D
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: TommyBoy on October 19, 2010, 09:08:28 AM



The only game worth a shit in terms of gameplay. 11 years old and still unmatched. Trash games like Halo don't even hold a candle to Quake.

This. This is the reason why I don't play any modern FPSes seriously. They all seem like a complete farce comparatively to me and I always have to end up explaining to people "no, I don't have halo/call of duty."
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: YngiweRhoads on October 19, 2010, 11:06:38 AM
This. This is the reason why I don't play any modern FPSes seriously. They all seem like a complete farce comparatively to me and I always have to end up explaining to people "no, I don't have halo/call of duty."

All the new fps seem slow paced to me, save for maybe UT.

I still play a Q3 mod, Urban Terror to this day. Somewhat decent community.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: spinnis on October 19, 2010, 11:13:36 AM
I was pretty damn good as CS when it was huuuuge in swden many years back.

heaton was the goat lol.

they ruined it all with 1.5 and steam.

Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: BIG_STI on October 19, 2010, 11:17:25 AM
I have a seriously addictive personality. A game as vast and expansive as FO 3 or NV now...damn. I could become a shut in for weeks! ;D

Become?
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Grape Ape on October 19, 2010, 11:44:05 AM
This. This is the reason why I don't play any modern FPSes seriously. They all seem like a complete farce comparatively to me and I always have to end up explaining to people "no, I don't have halo/call of duty."

Quake was good, but FPSs have evolved, and are much more than just running down corridors shooting with a different variation of the same weapon.

If Quake was the be all end all, it would still be being released as we speak.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: TommyBoy on October 21, 2010, 09:03:00 AM
Quake was good, but FPSs have evolved, and are much more than just running down corridors shooting with a different variation of the same weapon.

If Quake was the be all end all, it would still be being released as we speak.

In terms of skill the FPS genre has degenerated massively due to the influx of casual players. I know a lot of great players are fans of it, but I really do think Counter-Strike and its "newb" rewarding random shots have pushed FPSes to where they have evolved today. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy modern day FPSes also, but they don't require you to have inhuman reflexes and god like awareness of the map to be number 1 any more.

My nephew who is 14 considers himself AMAZING at Halo and all the modern day FPSes, whereas I find almost all of them completely dull and slow (save Battlefield series mainly due to just the ways you can create hilarity). He loaded up Quake Live for the first time and he just couldn't keep up saying "wahhh its to fast how do you play this" and his jaw promptly dropped when I got in there and started doing my thing. I then explained to him there are people a LOT better at this. He just can't understand it and that's how most gamers are being brought up this generation.
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: YngiweRhoads on October 21, 2010, 09:47:17 AM
Level 2.  ;D
Title: Re: Anyone here play the Fallout series, getting Fallout: New Vegas?
Post by: Grape Ape on October 21, 2010, 09:58:09 AM
In terms of skill the FPS genre has degenerated massively due to the influx of casual players. I know a lot of great players are fans of it, but I really do think Counter-Strike and its "newb" rewarding random shots have pushed FPSes to where they have evolved today. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy modern day FPSes also, but they don't require you to have inhuman reflexes and god like awareness of the map to be number 1 any more.

My nephew who is 14 considers himself AMAZING at Halo and all the modern day FPSes, whereas I find almost all of them completely dull and slow (save Battlefield series mainly due to just the ways you can create hilarity). He loaded up Quake Live for the first time and he just couldn't keep up saying "wahhh its to fast how do you play this" and his jaw promptly dropped when I got in there and started doing my thing. I then explained to him there are people a LOT better at this. He just can't understand it and that's how most gamers are being brought up this generation.

I hear you on all points, dude.  Especially the speed part (unlimited sprint in games like MW2 help this a bit).

I just think the games have become more dynamic with much better level/weapons design.  I won't get into the whole PC/Console thing because it's so tired, but it's also harder to shoot accurately not using the mouse (even with auto-aim).