Kinect is Actually Fun
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It is meant for parties/kids/casual gamers/get togethers/ and people who love gimmicks, such as 3D TV. Why should I shell out $150 for something that some schmuck will buy because he/she falls for gimmicks and I'll just join them at their place. Then later realize that I was right all along and won't like it. Yeah it might be fun for a bit, but that is only because it is something 'new'. After they invite people over for awhile and then about a month later ask "Hey anyone want to get up and act 'crazy'?" Everyone just says nah and Kinects becomes a dust collector. At least then I will have saved myself the money and shame of having bought it.
You had me at "Bill Biv Devoe".
So many good times driving around listening to that in San Andreas.
So many good times driving around listening to that in San Andreas.
Honestly, I'm kind of pleasantly surprised at where MS seems to be going with Kinect. They seem to just maybe be realizing that it's not something that will interest the hardcore, at least until they come up with some sort of solid idea for it, so they're focusing on what it actually can do.
Sony with it's Move, on the other hand, seem stuck on the idea that their motion control will somehow benefit the hardcore.. and are shoving Move support into whatever they can get their hands on. This despite the fact that Nintendo has already proven motion controls don't really play nice with hardcore games.
Oh well, neither approach is going to get me to buy into either of the gimmicks anyway.
Sony with it's Move, on the other hand, seem stuck on the idea that their motion control will somehow benefit the hardcore.. and are shoving Move support into whatever they can get their hands on. This despite the fact that Nintendo has already proven motion controls don't really play nice with hardcore games.
Oh well, neither approach is going to get me to buy into either of the gimmicks anyway.
I'm not into motion controls, every time I see a video I think "That's just not my thing."
In most of the E3 videos, it looks like they're not actually playing the game, they're just dancing around like a pillock to a video being displayed. It's just too gimmicky for my liking.
In most of the E3 videos, it looks like they're not actually playing the game, they're just dancing around like a pillock to a video being displayed. It's just too gimmicky for my liking.
Pretty much this. I love "hardcore" gaming (I love the smell of n00b in the morning), but I also love busting out The Sims 3 and just fucking around for a while. And I think Kinect is perfect for that market. A lot of people have written it off far too early. AND YOU'RE ALL CYNICAL FUCKS. (lol, I jest... Not really. You're all cynical)StriderShinryu said:
That's okay though, because, you know, fun? Fun's pretty cool. I don't remember the last time I played a deep, complex game. At least, deep in the artistic sense. I've played plenty of 4X games that are deep in the sense of "there's a lot of stuff in here that you don't really need to know, because one tactic trumps all."Furburt said:
Looks like some Awesome Tech - Not my kinda Gaming so i will pass on it, but for some people its going to be monumental. Hope they enjoy
I have no doubt that the Kinect can be fun. The problem is, it doesnt sound like they have or are planning to release anything worth paying full price for. As for the device itself...it still sounds overpriced to me, although that's kind of less so after that comparison pricing thing got me comparing it to other things. Still, doesn't really matter...I won't be buying it, but my parents will. I'll be helpfully reminding them to wait until a price drop though.
Again, the problem is mostly the games. Maybe in a year or so something great will come out for it, but all I see that interests me now is Child of Eden (why have they not been showing it off more?). I would love to get the chance to design a Kinect game though...so many potential deviations from normal game forumas without copy-pasting party game ideas.
Again, the problem is mostly the games. Maybe in a year or so something great will come out for it, but all I see that interests me now is Child of Eden (why have they not been showing it off more?). I would love to get the chance to design a Kinect game though...so many potential deviations from normal game forumas without copy-pasting party game ideas.
Like this, for example.redmarine said:
Even if the motion controls are perfect, from a gameplay standpoint, the games on show are boringly basic and dated. The dashboard control is also pointless while I have a working controller.
"No way, I've never used Kinect and my mind is made up! There's no changing it now!"
I read this kind of thing too much. Horses for courses! When one wants to play precision shooting, then pick up a controller. When one wants to play something active (heavens forbid gaming be allowed to experiment with such things! On the couch or die! Though literally, it will probably be the other way around in the end), use Kinect. I realised this easy dichotomy.
And anyone fear mongering about Kinect taking resources away from 'serious' games, really needs to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. In no other media form which cater for wide ranges of consumers, does this fearful thing trully occur. In fact, what happens is that the developers get richer and they spread that wealth to all the other products they make. That's why a movie director can make a kids movie and then make a horror film right after. Was the horror film compromised? No, not at all.
I really don't get the fear and panic espoused by so many gamers. I wager that for more than a few, the distaste for motion controlls comes at least a little from a misguided sense of betrayal or displacement. Now the pasttime that used to differentiate them from the crowd has BECOME the crowd. Deal with it. It's juvenile to think that way. Just like metal heads and Britney fans can coexist, so can all gamers.
I read this kind of thing too much. Horses for courses! When one wants to play precision shooting, then pick up a controller. When one wants to play something active (heavens forbid gaming be allowed to experiment with such things! On the couch or die! Though literally, it will probably be the other way around in the end), use Kinect. I realised this easy dichotomy.
And anyone fear mongering about Kinect taking resources away from 'serious' games, really needs to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. In no other media form which cater for wide ranges of consumers, does this fearful thing trully occur. In fact, what happens is that the developers get richer and they spread that wealth to all the other products they make. That's why a movie director can make a kids movie and then make a horror film right after. Was the horror film compromised? No, not at all.
I really don't get the fear and panic espoused by so many gamers. I wager that for more than a few, the distaste for motion controlls comes at least a little from a misguided sense of betrayal or displacement. Now the pasttime that used to differentiate them from the crowd has BECOME the crowd. Deal with it. It's juvenile to think that way. Just like metal heads and Britney fans can coexist, so can all gamers.
As if anyone is surprised about that. Rare hasn't made a single quality product since they were "acquired" by Microsoft.GeneticallyModifiedDucks said:
Now that is a whole new way to play stubbs the zombie.redmarine said:
OT: I really cant say that i wont like it but i dont have the money to.
Sorry but i'm not really sold on your description.
"Holding your hands up as if you're holding a steering wheel" - That makes my arms hurt after like 10 seconds, there's no way i could play through a game pretending to hold something. I'd end up holding a plate or something as a controller, which i'd just rather not do.
"Holding your hands up as if you're holding a steering wheel" - That makes my arms hurt after like 10 seconds, there's no way i could play through a game pretending to hold something. I'd end up holding a plate or something as a controller, which i'd just rather not do.