-Online play. Mainly because a lot of developers like to use the fact that you can fight others remove the need for them to actually make compelling game play. I like a game that I can enjoy on my own. A game that can always sate me without the need of an internet connection and other people's focus.
Because simply put, save for a few gems, a game that relies on other people's interaction is a game with a Shelf Life by design. It doesn't even matter how popular the game is.
Not to mention the aliens just happening to know where I am at all times even though I CRAWLED to my destination. I don't find games that go "No. You're just going to lose now" fun.
I like actually controlling what happens to me instead of a dice roll I have no say. But as a man of contradictions, I'm a loot whore and I love hack and slash games. I just might not know what I want.
It ran like shit on my old laptop, but I was never so focused on a game since I moved to Montreal. I was hooked. Hooked. My girlfriend at the time hated it. She was like "Lolz, I have girl parts" and I was like "Nah, dude. Space Marines". I beat the campaign and I literally restarted the campaign again after the credits.
I was in love with the series, is what I'm trying to share here.
And then, Dawn of War III.
I just... I've tried to sum up how disappointed I was with the game many times. But to me, it was the very zeitgeist of the moment: Ship out a bare bones unit that makes people want more so we can sell them more later. Everything was less from the previous games.
Dawn of War had four playable races up to NINE with all the add ons. Space Marines had four different weapons they could choose from and you could mix and match it anyway you wanted. Maps, we got them. The add ons had integrated mod support.
Dawn of War 2 went back to four playable races, and a modest 7 at the end of it. But the emphasis on heroes meant you can play the same race a multitude of ways.
Dawn of War 3 had... what, three races? No dlc because it was abandoned. Two power ups for the once versatile marine. The graphics were hideous, it took out the visceral sync kills, the animations were laughable...
It was like a slap in the face.
It felt like someone took a box and put on 'DaWN of WaR 40k' on it and said "I know you love this shit. So just pay for the box. Don't think about it. Hey, don't worry about what you're getting. You're a fan, right? A fan will take whatever Games Workshop allows."
I was so let down that I was actually insulted. I waited seven years for this game. And when they gave us a disappointing product, instead of fixing it, Relic was like "Shit, you guys didn't buy enough of this crap product. Too bad you failed us, we could have given you something great", took their shit and went home.
At that moment, their treatment of the fans hit a level where I just matched my level of caring to their level of caring of us. Hence me mentioning them on this 'things you used to love that now hate' thread.
Because simply put, save for a few gems, a game that relies on other people's interaction is a game with a Shelf Life by design. It doesn't even matter how popular the game is.
Actually, I'm the absolute opposite of this. I'm the type of guy who thought Civilization and XCom was the second coming. Until I had my own experience with this (this isn't me, but the only other guy I've see who has had this happen to him)Chimpzy said:
Not to mention the aliens just happening to know where I am at all times even though I CRAWLED to my destination. I don't find games that go "No. You're just going to lose now" fun.
I like actually controlling what happens to me instead of a dice roll I have no say. But as a man of contradictions, I'm a loot whore and I love hack and slash games. I just might not know what I want.
I've started with the games rather than the tabletop. I remember having some time to kill after classes were done, so I went to McGill station and into the underground city. I went to my favorite games store and there was this... cover. Of this green terminator Endoskeleton. And I asked the guy behind the desk about it. He asked me about my RTS pedigree. I listed Warcraft to up to Age of Empires II. He smiled, and told me I should get this game called Dawn of War: Dark Crusade.Hawki said:
It ran like shit on my old laptop, but I was never so focused on a game since I moved to Montreal. I was hooked. Hooked. My girlfriend at the time hated it. She was like "Lolz, I have girl parts" and I was like "Nah, dude. Space Marines". I beat the campaign and I literally restarted the campaign again after the credits.
I was in love with the series, is what I'm trying to share here.
And then, Dawn of War III.
I just... I've tried to sum up how disappointed I was with the game many times. But to me, it was the very zeitgeist of the moment: Ship out a bare bones unit that makes people want more so we can sell them more later. Everything was less from the previous games.
Dawn of War had four playable races up to NINE with all the add ons. Space Marines had four different weapons they could choose from and you could mix and match it anyway you wanted. Maps, we got them. The add ons had integrated mod support.
Dawn of War 2 went back to four playable races, and a modest 7 at the end of it. But the emphasis on heroes meant you can play the same race a multitude of ways.
Dawn of War 3 had... what, three races? No dlc because it was abandoned. Two power ups for the once versatile marine. The graphics were hideous, it took out the visceral sync kills, the animations were laughable...
It was like a slap in the face.
It felt like someone took a box and put on 'DaWN of WaR 40k' on it and said "I know you love this shit. So just pay for the box. Don't think about it. Hey, don't worry about what you're getting. You're a fan, right? A fan will take whatever Games Workshop allows."
I was so let down that I was actually insulted. I waited seven years for this game. And when they gave us a disappointing product, instead of fixing it, Relic was like "Shit, you guys didn't buy enough of this crap product. Too bad you failed us, we could have given you something great", took their shit and went home.
At that moment, their treatment of the fans hit a level where I just matched my level of caring to their level of caring of us. Hence me mentioning them on this 'things you used to love that now hate' thread.