Forum Overview :: Gamerasutra

You're partly right by Mischief Maker 02/29/2012, 9:08pm PST I got Super Meat Boy in the recent Humble Indie bundle and it did not light my fire as it seems to have for so many other people. I love the shit out of Sonic Rush on the DS, but that game moves so fast it's almost more of a pattern memorizer than a platformer. I guess I'm just not really into platformers. Physics simulations aren't a turnoff for me though, because I LURV HAMMERFIGHT: This is a very rough game with lots of niggles here and there and lots of bullshitty moments, but I can't stop playing it. Give me a physics engine that's all about HITTING THINGS HARD! Also, this is probably the only videogame I've played that renders swords as sharp objects instead of baseball bats that go through people. Sliding cuts can be deadlier than strong swings. Curved blades actually have an advantage over straight ones in this game and it gives you a huge selection of scimitars and chinese machetes to play with. One of the endgame superweapon unlocks is the lightest sword in the game! Every single weapon is a challenge to master. AND IT'S SO VISCERALLY SATISFYING! Warning! If you get it, set the mouse speed to minimum, don't trust the autodetect. Otherwise you'll never be able to build a decent torque.

Has there ever been a game where a stamina meter really worked by Rafiki 02/19/2012, 9:50am PST     It's sole purpose in Deus Ex: HR by fabio 02/19/2012, 10:38am PST     What's best is when your flashlight draws energy from the same pool O_O by Jerry Whorebach 02/19/2012, 8:32pm PST         I'm still pretty sure the worst is also dxhr by jeep 02/19/2012, 8:40pm PST             I'm still confused by the battery thing by fabio 02/19/2012, 10:01pm PST                 Re: I'm still confused by the battery thing (spoilers) by Ice Cream Jonsey 02/20/2012, 10:42am PST                     Re: I'm still confused by the battery thing (spoilers) by fabio 02/20/2012, 11:59am PST                         Re: I'm still confused by the battery thing (spoilers) by Arbit 02/20/2012, 9:34pm PST                             Re: I'm still confused by the battery thing (spoilers) by fabio 02/20/2012, 11:01pm PST                                 Re: I'm still confused by the battery thing (spoilers) by jeep 02/21/2012, 6:59am PST                                     You can use one unconscious guy to bait others and tran dart them one by one. by Worm 02/21/2012, 10:58am PST             No, Skyrim (or any Elder Scrolls game) by Arbit 02/20/2012, 9:01pm PST         Probably! On a SSD transitions tend to cut off mid-sound/animation/whatever. NT by Mischief Maker 02/19/2012, 8:47pm PST             Keep in mind, even REGULAR hard drives aren't standard equipment on consoles yet by Jerry Whorebach 02/19/2012, 9:34pm PST                 They were on the original Xbox :( NT by Mischief Maker 02/20/2012, 1:14am PST                     One of the reasons it was only in production for four years. HDDs are expensive! by And they don't get much cheaper. 02/20/2012, 1:38am PST         I'm playing Bulletstorm right now, and that game uses ACTUAL SPEEDBUMPS. by Jerry Whorebach 02/20/2012, 9:54pm PST             HOLY SHIT-PISS by Rafiki 02/21/2012, 8:02am PST                 I'm halfway through the campaign on 'Very Hard', and I still feel like I'm in a by mandatory tutorial. 02/21/2012, 3:50pm PST                     Finished the campaign. Maybe the other modes are better? by Jerry Whorebach 02/27/2012, 8:47am PST                         What do you know, score attack mode is actually a little bit better. by Jerry Whorebach 03/02/2012, 5:56pm PST     Demon's Souls/Dark Souls? NT by Entropy Stew 02/19/2012, 9:54pm PST         This is correct. by Lizard_King 02/24/2012, 10:10am PST     fear 2 has a sprint meter by sdroa jists 02/24/2012, 2:41am PST     Jagged Alliance: Back in Action kicks you in the balls with stamina bullshit too by Eurotrash 02/24/2012, 9:33am PST     Do racing games count? by Last 02/24/2012, 9:56am PST     stamina meter goes on the pile with save points, cutscenes and...combat? by jeep 02/24/2012, 11:58am PST         Your ideas on games are pretty abhorent to me. by Arbit 02/24/2012, 1:28pm PST             He's the opposite of right NT by about everything 02/24/2012, 5:55pm PST                 I don't spend a lot of time worrying about what tards think, but just this once by jeep 02/25/2012, 3:20pm PST                     it wasn't an insult by about everything 02/25/2012, 9:27pm PST                         oh well then thanks that's what I was going for from the start by jeep 02/26/2012, 8:58am PST             Why is he wrong? by Mysterio 02/24/2012, 9:45pm PST                 Are games more like reading books (boo) or playing hockey (yay)? by Jerry Whorebach 02/25/2012, 2:50am PST                     Here's a better(?) example. by Jerry Whorebach 02/25/2012, 6:10am PST                         tl;dr - you don't fix boring games by making them less like games, you do it by NT by making them more like games. 02/25/2012, 6:23am PST                         Jerry Whorebach: Ludologist by Let's Make Everything Into Games 02/26/2012, 5:39pm PST                             A nerd who likes games is about the last thing you'd expect to find on-- by wait, where am I again? 02/26/2012, 6:19pm PST                 Re: Why is he wrong? by Rafiki 02/25/2012, 9:10am PST                     Don't think of it as a skip gameplay button then. by Mysterio 02/25/2012, 12:33pm PST                         I think we might be talking about different things now by Rafiki 02/25/2012, 1:49pm PST                             Re: I think we might be talking about different things now by jeep 02/26/2012, 9:14am PST                                 Re: I think we might be talking about different things now by Rafiki 02/27/2012, 1:51pm PST                                     I see what you're worried about but I don't think it's that big a risk by jeep 02/27/2012, 7:35pm PST                                 Out of hundreds, I've only played 3 (maybe 4) games whose story was "worth it." NT by Mischief Anachronism 02/27/2012, 1:58pm PST                                     True. Mostly I don't even remember plots, just certain scenes. by Last 02/27/2012, 2:29pm PST                                     same by jeep 02/27/2012, 6:46pm PST                         "Think of it as adding a sandbox mode, then removing all the non-sandbox modes." by GAME GENIE 02/25/2012, 1:55pm PST         Re: stamina meter goes on the pile with save points, cutscenes and...combat? by Hans Clastorp 02/24/2012, 3:47pm PST             I knew when I put "combat" in people would get twitchy by jeep 02/25/2012, 5:08pm PST                 Re: I knew when I put "combat" in people would get twitchy by Mischief Anachronism 02/25/2012, 6:55pm PST                     How can you not like any Mario games? NT by Entropy Stew 02/25/2012, 11:46pm PST                         Not challenging, setting is as bland and corporate as McDonaldland. NT by Mischief Anachronism 02/26/2012, 3:05am PST                             The only excuse for not loving the NES version of original Super Mario Bros... by Jerry Whorebach 02/26/2012, 6:59am PST                                 You're partly right by Mischief Maker 02/29/2012, 9:08pm PST                 If you were running for Difficulty Czar, you'd have my vote. by Jerry Whorebach 02/26/2012, 6:56am PST                     re: ironman by jeep 02/26/2012, 8:57am PST                         I wasn't being sarcastic. I wish every game had such a robust selection of by difficulty settings. 02/26/2012, 9:49am PST                             you're still fucking with me right by jeep 02/26/2012, 10:20am PST                                 Oh, I see where the miscommunication came in. by Jerry Whorebach 02/26/2012, 11:31am PST                                     Re: Oh, I see where the miscommunication came in. by jeep 02/26/2012, 3:32pm PST                 Re: I knew when I put "combat" in people would get twitchy by Hans Clastorp 02/27/2012, 3:28pm PST                     I kind of liked the bit of The Void I played by jeep 02/27/2012, 8:14pm PST                         How much do you think writers cost? by Jerry Whorebach 02/27/2012, 9:49pm PST                             The problem with hiring decent writers isn't cost by fabio 02/28/2012, 7:44pm PST                                 american mcgee's the third policeman NT by jeep 02/28/2012, 7:52pm PST                                 Re: The problem with hiring decent writers isn't cost by Arbit 02/28/2012, 8:10pm PST                                 Re: The problem with hiring decent writers isn't cost by Arbit 02/28/2012, 8:11pm PST                                     LET'S BLAME THIS SHIT ON APPLE TOO NT by Arbit 02/28/2012, 8:12pm PST                             Re: How much do you think writers cost? by jeep 02/28/2012, 7:49pm PST                                 Re: How much do you think writers cost? by Ice Cream Jonsey 02/29/2012, 10:18am PST                                     Wasteland 2? by laudablepuss 02/29/2012, 11:43am PST                                         Re: Wasteland 2? by jeep 02/29/2012, 1:13pm PST                                 It really is just ego by fabio 02/29/2012, 11:06am PST