Recent content by GregorV

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    *spoilers* Fable 2 has the worst/most disturbing storyline I've ever experienced; not cool

    I just can't agree with the premise. I don't understand why a game (or a film, or a book) is supposed to make one feel good? In fact, the most relevant works of modern art are usually quite the opposite. The whole Fable II experience is so good precisely because it's not black and white and...
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    Poll: Fable 2 ending was TERRIBLE (((spoiler)))

    I'm really surprised by all the negativity. I think Fable II had an extraordinary ending in the literal as well as other meanings of the word, especially in the light of the fact that it is not an ending at all. I would have expected that at least on this forum the originality and actual meaning...
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    184: See No Evil

    Well, for a start, if we are to address the human side of "Nazi" soldiers, we should stop refering to them as such. The German army was by no means composed solely of Nazi supporters. Even more, a lot of "German" soldiers were note Germans at all but rather people drafted in from the occupied...
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    Uwe Boll Nominated For Awards

    Uwe Boll is at his worst when he tries to make a movie in a somewhat serious fashion. However, having seen Postal, which is completely over the top, I think he achieved exactly what he set out to achieve. It's a tasteless, ludicrous, nonsensical and low brow film, and it works because it's...
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    Ludology versus Narratology

    My favourite analogy is that story is to gaming what lyrics is to music. It can enhance the experience a great deal, but is not really essential and masterpieces can be created completely without it.
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    Videogame characters you're afraid of.

    You definitely should play Silent Hill 2 some more! Not because it would get much more scary (though it does), but because it seems you're approaching it with the right mindset (i.e. not as a monster bashing game).
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    Cult Classic Games

    Grand Prix Legends. A scarily realistic driving simulation that was way ahead of its time and too difficult for most, plus it dealt with historic racing which made it less popular with the GT crowd. That it is still being played online (one of the first racing games to work well online) and...
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    Half Life 2 - just why is this game so great?

    So, pray tell, how does a gravity gun actually work in real life? If you complain that the gun does not work through glass, why do you not complain about it not working through walls? The reason why you can see through glass is because it just happens to be transparent to the electromagnetic...
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    Favorite game narrator

    Zoë Wanamaker in Fable 2. Absolutely perfect for the role.
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    what are some good pc games to play?

    Grim Fandango, if you can find it. The good thing about the PC is that it has a huge back catalogue, and this game is one of the pinnacles. Also any Monkey Island, save for perhaps the last one.
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    Games people call overrated but you think deserve the hype.

    Assassin's Creed. As far as unique gameplay goes, there's nothing quite like it. It's not really a "hardcore" game but rather an experience to savour. It needs to be enjoyed rather than trying to beat the game.
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    171: Late Braking, Fast Laps and Other Life Lessons

    Being a long time racing simulator fan myself, I don't really think that the simulators themselves teach you the car control themselves. There is simply a large amount of nonexistent feedback that you otherwise get in a car that is lacking in a home simulator, plus a few detailed but important...
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    Uwe Boll makes Video Game!

    If the writing and directing for this game is as bad as his movies ... ... it's still going to be better than Gears of War in that respect. Or most games.
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    158: Piracy and the Underground Economy

    Those are good points in the article. It amazes me that, for an industry that supplies so little of an actual manufactured product, the prices remain so rigid from market to market and in fact even show a negative correlation to the income in the less developed markets where the competition...
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    Review: Metal Gear Solid 4

    A fair point of course, my criticism of the actual game by extrapolating on the MGS2 experience is indeed unfounded. It was merely a reply to the over the top hyperbole used in the review, however, which was just as unfounded if not more. Then again, if I had already bought MGS4 I wouldn't...