Video Games: The long wait until Fall games come out

[Sci-2]

Riding the adventure game resurgence

Remember when many were ready to pronounce the adventure game genre dead, with point-and-click experiences in particular seemingly on their last legs? What a world of difference a few years can make.

You could take Telltale's The Walking Dead as proof that there's still plenty of life left in adventure games, or perhaps you'd turn to Wadjet Eye Games and its recent unmissable string of adventure game successes like Gemini Rue, Resonance and the Blackwell series to make your case.

But beyond those standout examples that distill the essence of what made old-school point-and-click adventures so enjoyable, there are other adventure game stalwarts who are shaking up the genre's formula....

[Ser Rodrigo Belmonte]

Sci uve posted before that u havent gamed in ages..yet u keep checking latest gaming news?!

[Alcibiades]

The Bioshock Infinite ending was amazing. I kind of wish that game wasn't a shooter, but some kind of RPG or adventure game. I still have to play Bioshock 1. The fact that the DLC for Infinite is going to revisit Rapture only underlines that. I have played a few hours of Bioshock 1, which makes it harder for me to restart. I think I've played the first couple hours of that game 3 times.

[Sci-2]

Sci uve posted before that u havent gamed in ages..yet u keep checking latest gaming news?!

Hmmm, yeah I think I wasn't clear. I meant until this year I hadn't gamed in ages.

I've always followed the news though, as the graphical and AI improvements interest me along with the world building. Recently though my obsession is with the indie game scene.

[Inigima]

Hmmm, yeah I think I wasn't clear. I meant until this year I hadn't gamed in ages.

I've always followed the news though, as the graphical and AI improvements interest me along with the world building. Recently though my obsession is with the indie game scene.

Mine too. AAA releases just haven't been living up to their price tag and there's so much good, creative stuff coming out of the indie scene.

[Sci-2]

Mine too. AAA releases just haven't been living up to their price tag and there's so much good, creative stuff coming out of the indie scene.

Even freeware coming out of game jams do interesting things with mechanics, story, and art. Plus I was more into isometric rpgs and adventure games than first person stuff.

[Alcibiades]

Mine too. AAA releases just haven't been living up to their price tag and there's so much good, creative stuff coming out of the indie scene.

I've always followed the news though, as the graphical and AI improvements interest me along with the world building. Recently though my obsession is with the indie game scene.

I might have lost interest in gaming by now but for the indie revolution that happened this generation. I still enjoy some major triple A games, but the really interesting titles of the last few years have been stuff like Bastion, Chivalry, Journey, etc. Before we had some indie games like Cave Story, but those things were always limited by the fact that they couldn't be sold efficiently.

[TheNorth's1stKnight]

the new batman looks pretty sweet same with assassins creed 4

[Centrist Simon Steele]

Compared to most video games, I'd say that yeah, Bioware does have pretty amazing dialog. They aren't Black Isle, but nothing is anymore. However, that's only for the most part, the first 90 minutes or so of ME3 have some incredibly cringe-worthy lines (thinking of you, speech to the Defense Committee).

Yeah but I think the best is when Shepard visits Ashley in the hospital and when he ends the conversation he keeps on saying "okay, I've got to go." Pause. "Hang in there." Pause. "I'll be around if you need me." Pause. "Take care." Pause. "You'll be okay." Steps out the door then pokes his head back in. "I'll be here Ash."

Or something like that. It just keeps going on and on, it's hilarious.

[Jon AS]

We all know what Bioware's

is, right?

[karaddin]

On the earlier conversation about the gaming community I think it's both worse generally and worse from a sexism/misogyny perspective than the average community, but not so much so as to be recognisable. What I want to know is why MOBA seem to bring out the worst of the PC community, they are the closest you get to XBox Live and it is a huge deterrent for me to play a type of game I love. Especially when so many people who rage on a moments notice are terrible players themselves, and can't recognise teamwork but try to hero up.

On a different note I've picked up Gone Home Game after seeing Anita Sarkeesian plug it, it's another Indie game that probably falls into the adventure category, there is little actually gameplay but good writing and atmosphere. I've been playing it with Brook and we're both really enjoying it as it slowly reveals what has been going on. Non spoiler write up about it from PA Report. Easily the most female and queer positive game I've played recently, and probably ever.

[Gears of the Beast]

On the earlier conversation about the gaming community I think it's both worse generally and worse from a sexism/misogyny perspective than the average community, but not so much so as to be recognisable. What I want to know is why MOBA seem to bring out the worst of the PC community, they are the closest you get to XBox Live and it is a huge deterrent for me to play a type of game I love. Especially when so many people who rage on a moments notice are terrible players themselves, and can't recognise teamwork but try to hero up.

On a different note I've picked up Gone Home Game after seeing Anita Sarkeesian plug it, it's another Indie game that probably falls into the adventure category, there is little actually gameplay but good writing and atmosphere. I've been playing it with Brook and we're both really enjoying it as it slowly reveals what has been going on. Non spoiler write up about it from PA Report. Easily the most female and queer positive game I've played recently, and probably ever.

This is what I'm talking about. The "MOBA" genre is probably the most popular gaming genre. Basic arithmetic: a fuck-ton of people able to communicate openly and anonymously = a fuck-ton of assholes, regardless of the setting. If you can provide anything but useless conjecture about the state the gaming community compared to others then maybe you'll have a valid point.

[Shryke]

On the earlier conversation about the gaming community I think it's both worse generally and worse from a sexism/misogyny perspective than the average community, but not so much so as to be recognisable. What I want to know is why MOBA seem to bring out the worst of the PC community, they are the closest you get to XBox Live and it is a huge deterrent for me to play a type of game I love. Especially when so many people who rage on a moments notice are terrible players themselves, and can't recognise teamwork but try to hero up.

MOBAs seem bad because it's a game where bad play from an ally can fuck you really hard (and thus many get very emotional and vocal about stuff) and where the game/genre's community spent so long self-regulating (or rather, not) that it's become more or less cultural. People think it's acceptable behaviour.

The gaming community is easily recognizable as worse then most. That's why you hear about it. That's why people say shit like "Oh, you know what Xbox Live is like". That's why you see shit like what happened to Sarkessian or the #1reasonwhy thing or all the stories out of gaming conventions.

When the defense ends up being "it's no worse then youtube comments", that should tell you something about just how bad it is.

And more then that, again, the gaming community is worse because it can't seem to ever accept it's problems. It's why Sarkessian got shit on like she did. Cause more then just being shitty the gaming community is committed to shouting down people that criticize it, whether they are legitimate or not.

[Gears of the Beast]

MOBAs seem bad because it's a game where bad play from an ally can fuck you really hard (and thus many get very emotional and vocal about stuff) and where the game/genre's community spent so long self-regulating (or rather, not) that it's become more or less cultural. People think it's acceptable behaviour.

The gaming community is easily recognizable as worse then most. That's why you hear about it. That's why people say shit like "Oh, you know what Xbox Live is like". That's why you see shit like what happened to Sarkessian or the #1reasonwhy thing or all the stories out of gaming conventions.

When the defense ends up being "it's no worse then youtube comments", that should tell you something about just how bad it is.

And more then that, again, the gaming community is worse because it can't seem to ever accept it's problems. It's why Sarkessian got shit on like she did. Cause more then just being shitty the gaming community is committed to shouting down people that criticize it, whether they are legitimate or not.

So basically "the gaming community is the worst because people say certain aspects of it are bad"..? Xbox live is considered pretty bad because it's just a bunch of highschool aged (or younger) boys yelling at eachother, you'll find no worse at any highschool - it's not because of some ambiguous issue endemic to gaming, they all listen to music, watch tv; porn and movies. How do I know this? Because I'm a highschool aged boy and we say horrible, horrible things purely for entertainment, it's just how people are.

Anita Sarkeesian got shit on because she fed the internet trolls. Not because gamers are some moral subset of society. She also continues to post her vapid, nonsensical drivel while blatantly ignoring any and all criticism.

"And more then that, again, the gaming community is worse because it can't seem to ever accept it's problems."

What the fuck are you talking about? What do you think the gaming community is? It's not some small club that meets every week to discuss topical issues. It's a diverse community that encompasses hundreds of millions of people worldwide.

[karaddin]

So basically "the gaming community is the worst because people say certain aspects of it are bad"..? Xbox live is considered pretty bad because it's just a bunch of highschool aged (or younger) boys yelling at eachother, you'll find no worse at any highschool - it's not because of some ambiguous issue endemic to gaming, they all listen to music, watch tv; porn and movies. How do I know this? Because I'm a highschool aged boy and we say horrible, horrible things purely for entertainment, it's just how people are.

Anita Sarkeesian got shit on because she fed the internet trolls. Not because gamers are some moral subset of society. She also continues to post her vapid, nonsensical drivel while blatantly ignoring any and all criticism.

"And more then that, again, the gaming community is worse because it can't seem to ever accept it's problems."

What the fuck are you talking about? What do you think the gaming community is? It's not some small club that meets every week to discuss topical issues. It's a diverse community that encompasses hundreds of millions of people worldwide.

He's talking about the nonsensical drivel you are spouting while blatantly ignoring any and all criticism. That's the irony of your posts here.

As for the other bit of the bolded, that's some wonderfully brazen victim blaming going on, what a fucking surprise that would happen to a feminist fighting sexism and being subject to some of the most vile abuse I've ever seen. But it's nice that you think being a high school age boy gives you license to be a horrible human being.

[Gears of the Beast]

He's talking about the nonsensical drivel you are spouting while blatantly ignoring any and all criticism. That's the irony of your posts here.

As for the other bit of the bolded, that's some wonderfully brazen victim blaming going on, what a fucking surprise that would happen to a feminist fighting sexism and being subject to some of the most vile abuse I've ever seen. But it's nice that you think being a high school age boy gives you license to be a horrible human being.

Getting some troll comments on the internet doesn't make you a victim. edit: I'm not blaming her either, I'm saying what happened to her was not because of how evil the gaming community is.

Saying horrible things in a satirical context ≠ being a horrible person.

[karaddin]

Getting a torrent of rape and death threads on the internet does make you a victim. Believing that's fine and "just trolling" does make you a horrible person.

[Gears of the Beast]

Getting a torrent of rape and death threads on the internet does make you a victim. Believing that's fine and "just trolling" does make you a horrible person.

Sure, if they're legitimate but if you look at the comments she was getting it's pretty obvious the vast majority were just trolls. I don't really give a fuck how much she got trolled we all know that's what happens when you post stupid shit on the internet (or stuff that a large amount of people will identify as bullshit), it has nothing to do with the gaming community being some malicious entity.

[Ser Rodrigo Belmonte]

Karaddin i get shit like that all the time while gaming online..well not rape, but death threats and racisim all the time to my family and I. That definitely dosent qualify anyone as a real victim. And i wont go on an attention seeking rant cause of it..woman just love talking endlessely. .

Anyway back to gaming please!

[Gears of the Beast]

Karaddin i get shit like that all the time while gaming online..well not rape, but death threats and racisim all the time to my family and I. That definitely dosent qualify anyone as a real victim. And i wont go on an attention seeking rant cause of it..woman just love talking endlessely. .

Anyway back to gaming please!

yeah really. This is a thread about gaming, not about how shitty gamers are.

If you really wanna discuss that go to the comment section on Anita Sarkeesian's videos...oh wait...