Recent content by Ford-Prefect

I think this is a good thing, I already enjoy the escapist subscription giving me early access to Jimquistion videos and also an exclusive behind the scenes look a the making of Jim. I must say its inspirational and at such a bargain price. 2010's the decade of walled gardens as consumerism...

Damage is already done in my case, I am untrusting and disinterested in most games and have been for a couple of years. Still, it wont hurt as long as there are fresh customers to be courted, who cares if your old customers no longer trust you?

So the point is you don't like timers not because the time pressure itself, but the disconnect of timed mechanic from the context of the game. Essentially when timers are used to artificially create objectives, or even worse because that what we always do in this sort of game. But when used...

I think maybe there is confusion between innovation and invention. This is partly how hard it can be at times to draw a distinction between the two. Take the humble light bulb, we all consider this to be an invention and we generally consider Mr Edison as the inventor, but in reality the idea of...

Spot on, is all this blame game for the consumer or potential future clients?

Personally I hate any booth where I am talked to by a paid corporate shrill, who just taken a week training to tell me all about Product X and how its the best thing since sliced bread. I was at EuroGamer Expo at Earls Court this yeah and I had a blast chatting to people manning the booths...

Age or corporations is upon us, soon Eurocorp will be a reality. Legal entities known as corporations continue to strip the rights of us monkeys and they do it so easily by dangling sparkly objects in front of us, wads of cash in front of our leaders. Video Games industry has joined the ranks...

would appear that you dont have to actually type agree for the post to get posted.

It is true as I find myself waiting for price reductions on a lot of games. In fact its pretty much only hype that makes me buy on release and more often than not I am disappointed and feel ripped off. My fear is that new or under performing Triple AAA get aggressively price cut and then they...

The game isn't perfect, but its rich and engaging and yet non-restrictive in how you play it. Fully deserves GOTY, I feel kinda of bad now for making a fuss over the 35 pound steam prices and getting it physical copy for 28 quid. From Morrowind to Skyrim I loved this games.

Though not American there are things I can do. I will make a concious effort to avoid buying products from companies that supported that bill. I will try to inform friends and family of said companies desires to remove even more rights from law abiding honest consumers. I will actively encourage...

OMG I need a PC patch to fix my left and right hand casting, why are they the wrong way round? left hand on mouse 2 and right hand on mouse 1. If they don't fix this soon I am demanding a refund. TBH i have had very few problems, shadow mapping is awful and due to my pc limitations I can't...

I am a veteran of Eve and often a victim, but I can understand the true adrenaline fix you can get when the stakes are high having experienced it, I have also experienced the crushing losses you can incur which can equate into real time losses. I think that a deeper player interaction can...

I have always seen Yahtzee's rants as nothing more than entertainment, enjoy his lambasting of stereotypical games, players and content. Revel in the joy that those niggling game mechanics, plots and supposed content you observed are seen by others. There has not been one single review by...

Considering that these reviews alone attract idiots who post "first" their isn't much hope for such an MMO. Maybe if this future MMO shipped with a cyanide tablet, and a note expressly forbidding you to swallow said pill a might create a more intelligent player base (or an illiterate player...