Don't Write Kinect Off So Early
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I'm writing it off, but not for the 3 reasons that op mentioned. Rather, I'm writing it off because I simply don't believe that motion controls are the future for gaming. When I'm playing a game I want immersion, and flailing my arms wildly isn't very immersive.
Now stuff like the novint falcon [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PS_vu-WBb0], that's what console developers should be doing. That shit's insane! It even reproduces recoil and everything! *drool*
Now stuff like the novint falcon [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PS_vu-WBb0], that's what console developers should be doing. That shit's insane! It even reproduces recoil and everything! *drool*
Because it doesn't care about black people. [http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/bt/aj/as/24780-spoony-angry-joe-play-kinect]
Seriously, the thing just reeks of gimmick. And not even EyeToy gimmick. This smells like Power Glove to me. I might consider it if it manages to both prove me wrong and cost less than two games I can play without looking like an idiot.
Seriously, the thing just reeks of gimmick. And not even EyeToy gimmick. This smells like Power Glove to me. I might consider it if it manages to both prove me wrong and cost less than two games I can play without looking like an idiot.
I don't care. it's like 3dtv. stupid. I don't care about pricepoint on something I won't buy, I don't care about release titles on something I won't buy and I don't care if justin beiber is advertising something I will never buy. consoles have controllers, no controller= no interest in my books. I'll let you young pups play with it, I'm too set in my ways.
I'm not buying for the same reason I didn't buy the Wii. I'm tired of Motion Controls and I'm dead set against them. When I bought the Wii, I thought it would be fun and enjoyable, then I ended up learning that it was only good at parties or with friends and I rarely have company, meaning my Wii sits in the corner gather dust.
I'm not gonna waste $150 or $70 or even $50 dollars on another gimmick.
I'm not gonna waste $150 or $70 or even $50 dollars on another gimmick.
I'm writing this off because Microsoft/Sony/Nintendo would probably announce their new consoles within the next 2-4 years. Why buy something that's gonna take up space and will be obsolete within a couple of years? (also applies to gaming consoles, physical copies of games and other electronics)
i dont care if the controller is $5, motion controll is a gimmick that only has appeal to old people and little kids. the rest of us should be looking to reduce the motion requires so that we decrease the gap between thought and on-screen action, that's the long and short of it.
The thing that strikes me is you could use the sixaxis in heavy rain and LBP, now they say they will be reformatting those games to play with move. Seriously? Won't it be the exact same experience? I myself think the heavy rain sixaxis works better then the move, but only time will tell.Mr. Grey said:
If people has said that when Nintendo proposed 4 buttons on a D-Pad rather than 2 back when they released the SNES then gaming would still be stuck in the late eighties. Yahtzee is hypocritical for writing off motion control while championing immersion in games. For him to complain that there is no significant physical feedback in motion control is just convenient nitpicking. So force feedback is a more important immersive technique than putting the players literally in the character's place? Um, no. Fear of change/progress is a terrible thing, and that's all that people dismissing Kinect (or even Move for that matter) is.ilovemyLunchbox said:
It just really irks me on how much money they wasted on the Sixaxis... and I can only imagine how much they're going to waste on the Move. But hey, at least the Move can get us an Arcade Star Wars, like that one that used to be everywhere... that was a good arcade game. Yet that's all it'd be good for; arcade games and possibly a few select titles.Thealchemistofwhite said:
Other than that it ends up being shovelware and in my book that's wasted money.
alloneword said:
Nope, sorry, it has been confirmed that you absolutely do not need to be standing. In fact, it was confired about 2 weeks ago.
i'm writing it off because i simply cannot be arsed with it.
i mean, i get tired and sweating after about 1 hour or so of Wii Sports, imagine how long it would take me to be tired after jumping about like a retard in front of an expensive Eyetoy.
i mean, i get tired and sweating after about 1 hour or so of Wii Sports, imagine how long it would take me to be tired after jumping about like a retard in front of an expensive Eyetoy.
What if, while your playing Splinter Cell: Conviction, then Kobin calls your daughter a whore, then you find Kobin, will you...Dexiro said:
A. Press "B"
B. Grab him by the neck and say "Andrey Kobin. Whats that you were saying about my daughter?" Then smash his head in a piano.
For a lower price I might give it a chance. That said, there are a few things to point out about what you've said.
First off, what I've been reading here at the Escapist says that Milo and Kate may not be coming out at all, it could've just been a tech demo, and if it is coming out, we don't know when, but we can be relatively certain it won't be with the starting launch titles.
Secondly, I loved Rez (made by the same person making Child of Eden) and it's the most tempting of the Kinect titles to me, that said, what I've read would indicate that the game is being made in such a way so as that it's playable both with the Kinect controls and without the Kinect controls, so if Kinect can't offer me anything more interesting than Child of Eden I'd probably just play it with a normal controller and save the money.
Finally, unlike the Wii, where even though you can get up and move, with Kinect you're literally going to have to be moving. So, there's an extent to which if I'm tired, I probably won't be interested in playing it. Even more so, I don't know what the space setup for Kinect will be like. My living room isn't necessarily a good space to be moving about in, so it might be that Kinect is something I couldn't play at all.
First off, what I've been reading here at the Escapist says that Milo and Kate may not be coming out at all, it could've just been a tech demo, and if it is coming out, we don't know when, but we can be relatively certain it won't be with the starting launch titles.
Secondly, I loved Rez (made by the same person making Child of Eden) and it's the most tempting of the Kinect titles to me, that said, what I've read would indicate that the game is being made in such a way so as that it's playable both with the Kinect controls and without the Kinect controls, so if Kinect can't offer me anything more interesting than Child of Eden I'd probably just play it with a normal controller and save the money.
Finally, unlike the Wii, where even though you can get up and move, with Kinect you're literally going to have to be moving. So, there's an extent to which if I'm tired, I probably won't be interested in playing it. Even more so, I don't know what the space setup for Kinect will be like. My living room isn't necessarily a good space to be moving about in, so it might be that Kinect is something I couldn't play at all.
In all honesty I'd choose A xDMr. Gency said:
I get what you're saying though, that would be pretty cool for some people. Though when applied to a real game it wouldn't be as good as you make it sound.
I have thought of quite a few uses for Kinect since i made that last post but i still think it's very limiting if you're not using it with some sort of controller. I'll just wait and see what devs come up with.