Can't you do that with any peripheral? I mean like a headset? Why does voice-commanding need a Kinect?
E3: Kinect Voice-Powers Mass Effect 3 and Ghost Recon
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As for this Kinect business, I don't like the idea of speaking to make my Shepard speak. It just highlights the fact that the person speaking on the screen is separate from me, which is kind of detrimental to the whole point of having an avatar.
This looks pretty stupid. I'm having a difficult time finding a point...
I guess "Cuz it'd be kewl" is probably the point.
Oh Jesus, I hope they don't try to crowbar PS Move controls in for no reason... *sigh*
I guess "Cuz it'd be kewl" is probably the point.
Oh Jesus, I hope they don't try to crowbar PS Move controls in for no reason... *sigh*
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As long as I can do this without kinect.
Which is to say, that I don't NEED kinect to play these games.
Oh wait i'll be playing on PC anywya hahaha
Which is to say, that I don't NEED kinect to play these games.
Oh wait i'll be playing on PC anywya hahaha
While voice commanding to choose a dialogue option seems downright stupid, I'd love to be able to issue commands to my squad mates. Sure, on a PC (which is how I'll play the game) it's slower than pressing a button, but the immersion sounds awesome. You know, assuming the game can recognize voice commands in a non-american accent. And assuming the functionality will exist on a PC.
But just imagine being able to set code-words for actions and squad members. If I can just shout "Blue, Single" to make Liara cast singularity where my cross-hairs are pointing, I'll be a happy man.
P.S. to anyone who feels stupid about talking to a computer: really? Am I the only one that's excited about the future and computers learning to recognize language and speech? Am I the only one who can't wait for the day when I can have a real conversation with a machine?
But just imagine being able to set code-words for actions and squad members. If I can just shout "Blue, Single" to make Liara cast singularity where my cross-hairs are pointing, I'll be a happy man.
P.S. to anyone who feels stupid about talking to a computer: really? Am I the only one that's excited about the future and computers learning to recognize language and speech? Am I the only one who can't wait for the day when I can have a real conversation with a machine?
hey I'm down with voice control if it works! been interested since I saw it done in End War (which I also kinda need to try out)
still not sure if I really feel like reading every line in dialogue tho...think I could pass on that (assuming I have Kinect by then, big maybe)
still not sure if I really feel like reading every line in dialogue tho...think I could pass on that (assuming I have Kinect by then, big maybe)
Console games have been using voice commands since 2003's Rainbow Six 3, it's nothing new. Did everyone forget about Tom Clancy's Endwar that came out last year and could played solely with voice commands?Umenrakh said:
And reason we don't "converse" with our computers has more to do with a lack of sentient AI capable of responding and not a lack of voice recognition software.
I get the feeling that virtually nobody in charge actually thought this would convince anyone to buy the Kinect. It's more likely an attempt to ease the minds of people who already bought the thing as a sign that Microsoft was serious about supporting it, if only by adding functions to other games for now until the dedicated triple A games are ready. As it stands right now, no one has to actually buy a Kinect to play Mass Effect 3, it only adds features that can be incorporated easily into the game without drastic changes to the final product.Goofguy said:
As for the Kinect being used instead of a headset, it might be a quality issue, as one would presume that it has more sophisticated hardware and software than the standard headset.
Anyway, I'm not complaining because the circumstances for my upgrading to a Kinect bundle were related to hardware issues with my original. Got it in 2006 and the disk drive malfunctioned beyond manageable levels sometime in October or November 2010, damn good machine never bricked on me.
The motion and voice stuff they showed for Future Soldier was pretty interesting. I enjoyed the gunsmith mode and while the motion control with the Kinect looked a bit odd, it didn't seem too bad.
As far as Mass Effect goes, it looks like the stuff they're doing for the 360 won't be enough to ruin the game on the other platforms.
As far as Mass Effect goes, it looks like the stuff they're doing for the 360 won't be enough to ruin the game on the other platforms.
That's what I was thinking. I mean, considering how often I say stuff like "Goddammit, Garrus, get into cover and QUIT DYING!", I can't really see how voice controls are going to be anything but a hindrance.Wolfenbarg said:
Oh, well, it's not like they're going to be mandatory. All told, this is my most anticipated game of the... ever. I have never been this excited about a game.
Is everyone forgetting that R63 had voice controls and it DIDN'T USE KINECT.
You can have voice controls without using Kinect, remember Endwar (ok bad point since that game failed). Still Kinect is supposed to exist for motion controls, which suck.
Make the voice thing work through a mic and i'll happily tell my squad to open-breach-and clear.
You can have voice controls without using Kinect, remember Endwar (ok bad point since that game failed). Still Kinect is supposed to exist for motion controls, which suck.
Make the voice thing work through a mic and i'll happily tell my squad to open-breach-and clear.
Oh don't you worry. M$ is already working on selling its kinect gimmicks to PC players. Modders have already been programming it on PCs so its just a matter of time before the next expansion of WoW or the next big PC hit is used to feature the thing.Gigatoast said:
I noticed the same thing about Mordin's voice. Michael Beattie providing the voice for Mordin in ME2 was one of my favorites. IMO, Mordin singing the gilbert and sullivan parody was the best part of the game. Another voice that stood out to me was Zaeed's. My favorite line from him is "Let's get it out of the way so we can focus on being big goddamn heroes." I could listen to either of those two characters talk all day long.
Whoever the new actor doing Mordin isn't bad but it sounds as if he's trying too hard. Also, I place Beattie in the same category with Mark Hamil. No one is going to do a better Mordin than the Beattie just like no one is going to do a better Joker than Hamil because it's as if his voice created Mordin as Hamil's voice created/embodied the Joker.
Um...
Am I the only one who gets linked to the Minecraft Kinect article?
Also, I wasn't a fan of Mass Effect, but this still sounds a bit on the stupid side.
Am I the only one who gets linked to the Minecraft Kinect article?
Also, I wasn't a fan of Mass Effect, but this still sounds a bit on the stupid side.
kinect being used for pointless dribble....pointless dribble that doesnt even require kinect, voice commands are old news.
damn is EA desperate to shoehorn kinect into everything they can. as well as pointless combat rolls to make it even MORE like gears....will ME3 have ANYTHING of its own new, or is it just an amalgamation of marketing gimmicks now? ive heard nothing else announced about this game that isnt an attempt to appeal to the GoW fanbase and/or saying "no really, its still an RPG though, honest!". the only announcement thats positive AT ALL is the introduction of the omni-tool stabby interface, if only because its something new thats not ripped from gears.
this game is going to be ruined by trying to appeal to everyone at once. and by ruined i mean suck but still do really well.
damn is EA desperate to shoehorn kinect into everything they can. as well as pointless combat rolls to make it even MORE like gears....will ME3 have ANYTHING of its own new, or is it just an amalgamation of marketing gimmicks now? ive heard nothing else announced about this game that isnt an attempt to appeal to the GoW fanbase and/or saying "no really, its still an RPG though, honest!". the only announcement thats positive AT ALL is the introduction of the omni-tool stabby interface, if only because its something new thats not ripped from gears.
this game is going to be ruined by trying to appeal to everyone at once. and by ruined i mean suck but still do really well.