Forum Overview :: Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs
 
This describes me pretty well, too. by Arbit 05/26/2013, 10:31pm PDT
Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:

Am I getting a fun, new experience that I haven't seen too many times?

OR

Am I getting an interesting story?

(Let's not get crazy - you rarely, if ever, get both.)

I'm good for about four games in a genre before I get sick of that genre. The reason I don't post reviews of games much any more is because I have seen the things they do as games and none of them have a good enough story to where it's not embarrassing to sit through. Really good graphics can help me re-experience a genre, but not when they fuck everything up in that genre, like the XCOM game. Anyway, that's just me.


ICJ

Regarding whether older gamers will eventually drop out of the hobby, I think it's more likely that I will rage quit the hobby. Not because I'm become more unstable as I age (although it contributes ;) ) but because I'm tired of these fuckers making the same mistakes over and over. Warlock: Master of the Arcane, I have to move units hundreds if not thousands of times per game. Why did you waste time making little animations for moving and combat? If I watched them every time I'd still be a quarter of the way through my first game rather than having played through three full games. For fuck's sake, the game released without hotkeys and I have to click an extra time to skip every movement and combat animation. Are you trying to make my index finger fall off

Oh and the AI sucks too. It appears to have a quota of naval units it must produce per game. Who cares if the only water body is ten hexes large? FILL IT WITH BOATS. KEEP THE ENEMY OUT OF THE WATER BY LITERALLY LEAVING NO SPACE FOR THEM TO PUT A BOAT.

To my great shame I've never played a text adventure. Your post may have inspired me to try one.
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Post your questions here and drink from the Wisdom of Caltrops! by Mischief Shai-hulud 05/24/2013, 3:29pm PDT NEW
    How can anything exist? by Under The Bodhi Tree 05/24/2013, 5:03pm PDT NEW
        Re: How can anything exist? by Mischief Shai-hulud 05/24/2013, 5:35pm PDT NEW
            Well, that didn't really answer the question. by Under The Bodhi Tree 05/24/2013, 5:43pm PDT NEW
                Re: Well, that didn't really answer the question. by Mischief Shai-hulud 05/24/2013, 6:03pm PDT NEW
                    So nothing can exist, but everything exists. by Under The Bodhi Tree 05/24/2013, 6:13pm PDT NEW
                        Remember, if reality doesn't fit your model, your model must be discarded! by Mischief Shai-hulud 05/24/2013, 6:17pm PDT NEW
                            Hi, I called earlier? You quote more shit than Commander Tdarcos. Any fresh id NT by eas or what? When are Skippy and F 05/24/2013, 6:29pm PDT NEW
                                Re: fresh by Mischief Shai-hulud 05/24/2013, 6:40pm PDT NEW
                                    You're alright, MM. Though anyone that needs to be told about the Prime Mover by fucking newbie 05/24/2013, 11:23pm PDT NEW
                                        Nobody answered the question, you just quoted dead guys and called it a day. NT by Pretty "weak tea" start yourselves. 05/24/2013, 11:25pm PDT NEW
                                            And here I was about to say something shitty to MM about biblical allusions. by fucking newbie 05/24/2013, 11:50pm PDT NEW
                                                no u r gay NT by lol 05/25/2013, 5:30am PDT NEW
                                                    At long last, someone told me. I'm so relieved! I'm weeping. Like a girl. NT by fucking newbie 05/25/2013, 6:46am PDT NEW
                NO REFUNDS. NT by WITTGENSTEIN 05/24/2013, 8:23pm PDT NEW
        Nothing exists! Kill your parents, kid! NT by Worm 05/24/2013, 6:31pm PDT NEW
        Re: How can anything exist? by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/25/2013, 5:14pm PDT NEW
    Tell me about how you judge and classify games. by fucking newbie 05/24/2013, 11:26pm PDT NEW
        Does it do what it set out to do, and is it free of bugs and typos. NT by To that extent, a game is good. 05/24/2013, 11:28pm PDT NEW
            And yet the extension of this process results in as many different views as ther NT by e are posters here. Got any more? 05/24/2013, 11:38pm PDT NEW
                no u r gay NT by lol 05/25/2013, 5:31am PDT NEW
        We have a one-star system. A review is Positive or Negative. by Last 05/25/2013, 7:42am PDT NEW
            What makes a game fun for you, and how does it manage this well? by Aside from the obvious. 05/25/2013, 1:55pm PDT NEW
                If it's not clear, I'm asking because that's all I see right now. NT by fucking newbie 05/25/2013, 1:56pm PDT NEW
                Re: What makes a game fun for you, and how does it manage this well? by Last 05/25/2013, 3:59pm PDT NEW
                I'm thinking the two most desirable qualities may be SPEED and PRECISION. by Jerry Whorebach 05/28/2013, 2:21pm PDT NEW
                    Have you considered PACING? by fucking newbie 05/29/2013, 5:08am PDT NEW
        Re: Tell me about how you judge and classify games. by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/25/2013, 3:43pm PDT NEW
            Given the nature of the market and product development cycles, is it therefore by as soon as they get formulaic. 05/25/2013, 4:03pm PDT NEW
                Given the nature of the market and product development cycles, is it therefore by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/25/2013, 4:41pm PDT NEW
                    Glad to be of service NT by fucking newbie 05/28/2013, 1:41pm PDT NEW
            This describes me pretty well, too. by Arbit 05/26/2013, 10:31pm PDT NEW
                Re: This describes me pretty well, too. by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/26/2013, 11:12pm PDT NEW
                    Emily Short does seem to get things right a lot of the time. by fucking newbie 05/28/2013, 1:38pm PDT NEW
        I like it when games trick my brain into releasing chemical rewards. by Jerry Whorebach 05/25/2013, 4:23pm PDT NEW
            Re: I like it when games trick my brain into releasing chemical rewards. by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/25/2013, 4:43pm PDT NEW
        Re: Tell me about how you judge and classify games. by Mischief Maker 05/25/2013, 5:18pm PDT NEW
        Does it have dress up? by Worm 05/25/2013, 7:23pm PDT NEW
        I like learning how to do stuff by Fullofkittens 05/25/2013, 8:57pm PDT NEW
        I found a guy who knows what he's talking about to answer your question. by Jerry Whorebach 07/19/2013, 3:53pm PDT NEW
            Makes for good reading. How does he do with other genres? by fucking newbie 07/20/2013, 1:09am PDT NEW
    When women squirt, is it pee? NT by Mysterio 05/25/2013, 8:05am PDT NEW
        Only if she doesn't love you, or is into pee. Or she does and you ask for it. NT by fucking newbie 05/25/2013, 11:24am PDT NEW
        I think they found the gland that holds the squirt. NT by Worm 05/25/2013, 2:51pm PDT NEW
            IIRC I read that it's just semen without sperm and supportive stuff for sperm. NT by Fullofkittens 05/25/2013, 4:25pm PDT NEW
                Has Tdarcos gagged on it? Commander, what does it taste like? NT by col.schickn 05/25/2013, 4:43pm PDT NEW
            It is however really fun to insist that all squirt is just urine! by Worm 05/25/2013, 6:29pm PDT NEW
        No. by Mischief Maker 05/25/2013, 5:31pm PDT NEW
            hot NT by fapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfa 05/27/2013, 3:40pm PDT NEW
            Each season, I tell myself this will be the season MM doesn't post about semen NT by each season, I'm wrong 05/27/2013, 10:06pm PDT NEW
                Sorry baby, did I get some in your eyes? NT by Mischief Maker 05/27/2013, 10:21pm PDT NEW
            Just in case someone wants a scientist opinion instead of a womanless lawyer's.. by Still scripting in Lua 06/06/2013, 7:28pm PDT NEW
        Yes. by skip 05/28/2013, 8:01am PDT NEW
    Leave Momma Alone! by Ready to Live 05/25/2013, 7:40pm PDT NEW
        Fuck on weekdays. Or in secluded parking lots. NT by Last 05/26/2013, 3:47pm PDT NEW
        Which Caltrops poster is your asperger son? NT by Me? 05/26/2013, 7:48pm PDT NEW
        Re: Leave Momma Alone! by Mischief Maker 05/26/2013, 11:01pm PDT NEW
            Re: Leave Momma Alone! by The Warezwolf 05/27/2013, 12:18am PDT NEW
    Why does anyone think live music at a bar is a good thing? by fucks 05/25/2013, 11:25pm PDT NEW
        Not just that, bars and clubs are the WORST places to pick up women! NT by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/26/2013, 10:21am PDT NEW
            Why? No handicap restrooms? NT by Eurotrash 05/26/2013, 12:09pm PDT NEW
            No, (1) clubs and bars are noisy, u can't talk 2 her; (2) she has "shields up" NT by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/26/2013, 2:22pm PDT NEW
            That was a real virgin response, Paul by fucks 05/26/2013, 6:04pm PDT NEW
    I wish that Fussbett and Ray had been here to see this. NT by You Are The New Guard 05/26/2013, 12:51pm PDT NEW
        Ha! I was considered part of OMM's "Old Guard" long before they were around! NT by Mischief Maker 05/26/2013, 10:23pm PDT NEW
        It's young turks, because they're definitely not the master race. NT by fucking newbie 05/28/2013, 2:07pm PDT NEW
    Has there been a single porn watcher in history who enjoys the taint shot? by 8========D 05/26/2013, 8:50pm PDT NEW
        Proof Positive you aren't watching "Simulated" Sex. NT by Mischief Maker 05/26/2013, 11:02pm PDT NEW
            Well of course a fattie like you assumes that's the only angle you can see your NT by own dick from 05/27/2013, 12:54am PDT NEW
    Man Peeking out of the Closet by ANONYMOUS 05/27/2013, 8:37am PDT NEW
        Fuck on weekdays. Or in secluded parking lots. NT by Last 05/27/2013, 8:42am PDT NEW
            It's cold out here by Patrice O'Neal 05/27/2013, 1:03pm PDT NEW
        Maybe tell him to remember the most important thing: by Eurotrash 05/27/2013, 10:50am PDT NEW
            Or your son could by Mysterio 05/28/2013, 12:40am PDT NEW
        Tell him you're gay as well and ask him if he wants to end up like you. NT by Gutsby 05/27/2013, 2:10pm PDT NEW
            Hmm risky, his son might rape him on the spot. CAUSE HES A FAG/PERVERT/CHILD MOL NT by Eurotrash 05/28/2013, 4:41am PDT NEW
    Is Nintendo's Latest Console Fucked? NT by blackwater 05/28/2013, 12:26am PDT NEW
        Why, does it have an asshole and/or vagina? HUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHHUHUUUUUHUHUH by COMMANDER TACOS 05/28/2013, 8:05am PDT NEW
            They took that out in the American version. NT by blackwater 06/19/2013, 2:01am PDT NEW
        Seems like all new consoles are fucked. NT by Bring back the PS2 05/28/2013, 8:57am PDT NEW
            It was the last console I bought, and I liked it so much I bought two. by Jerry Whorebach 05/28/2013, 10:22am PDT NEW
    Nostalgia game successes and pitfalls, since Jerry and ICJ mentioned them. by fucking newbie 05/31/2013, 1:09pm PDT NEW
        Post your nostalgia games here if you like. I'll start, so you can all laugh by fucking newbie 05/31/2013, 1:20pm PDT NEW
            And Planescape: Torment, but that's the obvious one. Maybe less for you guys? NT by Not your era for nostalgia? 05/31/2013, 1:27pm PDT NEW
        This is beating a dead horse for me, but you're a newbie by Mischief Maker 05/31/2013, 3:08pm PDT NEW
            Thanks for flogging it anyway. What'd you think of Star Citizen, does it hook NT by you with nostalgia? 05/31/2013, 4:17pm PDT NEW
                And I invite people to link to the old discussions if they don't want to retread NT by fucking newbie 05/31/2013, 4:18pm PDT NEW
                Never got into the Wing Commander games by Mischief Maker 05/31/2013, 9:07pm PDT NEW
        Still thinking how to answer this one. XCOM did it wrong though, yes. NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 06/01/2013, 10:43pm PDT NEW
    What is it with nerds and white noise machines or noise canceling headphones? by fabio 06/01/2013, 10:01pm PDT NEW
        White noise machines allow you to sleep despite shitty garage band neighbors. by Mischief Maker 06/01/2013, 10:22pm PDT NEW
        What is it with nerds and white noise machines or noise canceling headphones? by Ice Cream Jonsey 06/01/2013, 10:36pm PDT NEW
    Why feminists are co-dependent with philandering Bill by Ray Gordon 06/06/2013, 9:14am PDT NEW
    Why is it no Apple products can be turned on below 5% battery? by re: 06/18/2013, 6:20pm PDT NEW
        Because Steve Jobs was a genius who revolutionized blah blah blah... NT by Tech Journalist 06/19/2013, 5:50pm PDT NEW
        Because they secretly have AIDS (electronic equivalent of) NT by Eurotrash 06/20/2013, 12:16am PDT NEW
    Drink from the Wisdom of Caltrops? How do you drink from a dry arroyo? NT by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/20/2013, 6:42pm PDT NEW
        Sounds like SOMEBODY's got sand in their vagina! NT by Mischief Maker 06/21/2013, 6:11am PDT NEW
        Sounds like PAUL's fucking insane NT by Eurotrash 06/21/2013, 11:41am PDT NEW
    Why did Reese's discontinue its one decent candy bar? by fabio 07/30/2013, 8:21am PDT NEW
        Crispy Crunch used to be one of my favourites... by Jerry Whorebach 07/30/2013, 10:47am PDT NEW
            I'm just going to talk about Crispy Crunch for a while. by Jerry Whorebach 07/30/2013, 12:05pm PDT NEW
                How do you feel about Paydays by the candy bar not the getting of mo 08/14/2013, 8:41pm PDT NEW
    I cook on a teflon pan. NT by Am I goin to die? 08/14/2013, 4:30pm PDT NEW
        Yes, but your eggs won't stick. A fair tradeoff NT by Eurotrash 08/14/2013, 10:19pm PDT NEW
 
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