Recent content by Disgruntled_peasant

a lot of harsh critics on the escapist, jeez. I liked it, sure it wasnt mindblowingly hilarious but it was funny banter, I'll be keeping an eye on it!

Anyone sayings 'having a big open world means you cant have interesting characters, you just have to choose' (or words to that effect) have not played new vegas. Ok in fairness, you only had a handfull of interesting characters and the rest were generic, and ok yes, the old titles still did...

-_- I stated that of course the numbers need to be there, obviously the computer needs something to calculate. My point is: a role playing game should not be about "my number is bigger than your number" hell, it shouldnt revolve around just getting bigger numbers all the time. RPG's...

Stupid double post thing -_-

Sure the numbers have always been in the background, they NEED to be- the computer needs something to calculate. my point is that games too heavily rely on arbitrary stats that dont make any real world sense, and they make the entire point of the game to be getting the next best equipment...

I just dont understand this... the numebers are still there- you just cant see them. you play the game EXACTLY as you would otherwise, you just dont have the magical ability to anyalise every aspect of everything in matrix-vixion. Arent RPG games about going on epic quests, meeting...

I'd say yes, so long as the rest of the game is designed around the fact (you couldnt just take a game like diablo, remove the visble numbers and call it a day, for example). It would have to be a game where each item behaves very diferently rather than just 'sword X is better than sword Y...

I'm always amased at these arguments, especially the type that suggest america would fall apart under a wave of crime if guns were made illigal. I live in england, we cope just fine without the power to blow each others heads off, and i'd much rather face a mugger armed with a knife than...

Dwarf Fortress says hi! (ok its very diferent, but hell, it annoys me when developers go on about this amazing new idea of emergent stories in games, when the idea has been around for fucking ages)

Entirely depends on what you mean by 'gay culture', I know gay people who hate so-called 'gay culture' for the stereotypes it creates. So, no it isnt homophobic as a rule but it easily could be.

ugh, unfortunately she isnt a rare and isolated case, sure most people dont go raving on a bus about it, but I know far too many people who share her opinions. Also to the people claiming 'freedom of speech!', freedom of speech is not the freedom to verbally assault and insult random...

Lylat wars, I remember as a kid that game being solid, i considered it an acomplishment to get past the first couple of levels. Played it recently and finished the entire game only losing one life.

Depends on the game, if a game is going to have voice acting, they better put some resources into it and make sure its GOOD voice acting- if you really think voice acting isnt an important part of a game, you have clearly never played Portal or Bastion. Howeveer, having voiceacting in the...

To be fair most vegetarians do it for moral reasons rather than health reasons, and honestly there are studies both ways regarding the health benefits of vegetarianism, there are up sides and downsides. The biggest problem is when someone decides to go veggie/vegan but knows jack shit about...

Arkham Asylum. seriously, the entire game is a build up to a confrontation with the joker, though you know he's going to pull some trick out of his sleeve since a fair fist fight wouldnt exaclty make for a lengthy battle. but then... that? really? that end boss was just terrible, then...