), your desk (or what I call "crib") and list your computer specs.
And I still can't get over "448mb RAM". I'd post a picture of my desk but it's a horrendous tip so i'll pass.
How about we post about video games. I'll start:
The current console generation sucks. The 360 and the ps3 crib too much from PCs and cannibalize the PC market instead of creating their own, and since
they've turned away from the unique aspects of console gaming they weaken the console industry as well. They get none of the strengths of the two industries but all of the weaknesses.The Wii is gimmick garbage whose success encourages Nintendo to continue to rehash the same s**t over and over. The vast majority of the games released for the system are as deep as a puddle and about as interesting as one as well. This dominating success ensures that the next generation will copy as much from the Wii's design philosophies as possible which is not a good thing.
For the PC, the ever increasing graphics treadmill and the utter lack of diversification of visual or gameplay advancement beyond texture resolution and higher polygon models stifles creativity and variety. This focus also shuts out most modders and level designers, as games have simply become too complex for the casual modder to work with and create something worthwhile, which was the lifeblood of the industry for decades.
So what we're left with is console gaming reaching its pinnacle with the SNES and N64, games as complex as ones on my f**king Intellivision from 1982, and the PC industry willingly choking itself to death.
Mr. Sunshine, as always.
Not that I don't agree. I'm really not a big fan of electronic games anymore, and I can't decide if Yak is right, or if I've just grown out of it.
This is my thread now!
They aren't. An easy example is Halo, less advanced than your average PC shooter, which inspired a bunch of Halo knockoffs that are even worse (Resistance comes to mind) and changed the market making other fps's reduce complexity in order to compete (Rainbow Six to Vegas). How about System Shock 2 to Bioshock? Deus Ex to Invisible War? Baldur's Gate to Mass Effect? Mechwarrior 2 to Mech Assault?
Many genres have died while the current trend is blending genres together, reducing distinctions and depth between games even more.
The problem with the motion controller is that there is nothing revolutionary about it. It's not accurate enough to work as anything other than a mouse you point at the screen with gestures to mimic specific movements. Shaking the controller instead of pressing the X button is not a revolution.
Lots of people like boring casual games, WoW PVE, and pirating games, that doesn't make it good or acceptable when they affect other aspects of the industry.
It's not a passion for old stuff, it's just that console gaming has not advanced beyond that era and in many respects has declined. I'll go with the major Nintendo console franchises since that's where I have most experience. Every one except Smash Brothers peaked on the SNES or 64. Zelda, Metroid, Kirby, Mario on the SNES. Starfox, Mario Kart on the 64. 64 also still has the best console shooter Goldeneye, despite the deluge of fps's released these days.
If gaming's future is forseeable through the current console generation, then it is dark times ahead indeed.
. Didn't realise you could have 4ghz of ram :S
