Yet another GAF thread - I still haven't got over it :( (No spergfits allowed)

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

This generation turned out better than I thought, mostly due to indies.  I'm not a big indie gamer by any means but the first half of this generation was extremely stagnant.  The PS2 is still the king though, such a huge quantity of quality games.

1997-2005 was the best eight year span unlikely to be topped anytime soon.

This gen's been okay. Some really stand out titles but overall quality is sorely lacking compared to last gen.

I agree with this post.

[Positive Touch]

eh i still prefer 16bit over the ps1 era. for me the snes was to the nes what the ps2 was to the ps1 - devs took all the crude concepts theyd tried out and refined them into classics, with graphics that didnt look like garbled shit, no less.

[nudemacusers]

S/VGA era > *

[fistfulofmetal]

This gen will be remembered more for both how games branched out and started to become more than just games, and also how games narrowed up and became generic and boring and cookie cutter garbage.

[Shuri]

My oculus rift will ship this month, i'm incredibly hyped for this. I had the chance to try it for 10 minute and goddamn, this could change everything. Last time I was impressed that much by tech was probably during the arcade days like the first time I saw Daytona USA

[ToxicAdam]

Gaming has never been better. Cheapest it's ever been, more games than you can ever play, even the 'shitty' games are made pretty well.


Gaming is like music. People get a nostalgia hard-on for whatever they played when they were 17-19 yrs old.

[brawndolicious]

This gen had the best yearly franchises:

Assassins Creed, Bioshock, Call of Duty/Battlefield, Dead Space, Elder Scrolls/Fallout, Mass Effect.

And they were all multiplatform. There were some great experimental games like Mirrors Edge and LA Noire but probably a lot less than previous gens.

[Himu]

People get a nostalgia hard-on for whatever they played when they were 17-19 yrs old.

Oh please.

Honestly what saved this Gen for me was dd. Digital games are the best thing about this generation and where you will find more than 75% of its best games.

[nudemacusers]

Gaming has never been better. Cheapest it's ever been, more games than you can ever play, even the 'shitty' games are made pretty well.


Gaming is like music. People get a nostalgia hard-on for whatever they played when they were 17-19 yrs old.

Hey, I was 12-15

[etiolate]

Gaming has never been better. Cheapest it's ever been, more games than you can ever play, even the 'shitty' games are made pretty well.


Gaming is like music. People get a nostalgia hard-on for whatever they played when they were 17-19 yrs old.

eh I was in my 20s for the previous gen and it offered way more than this gen

Yes, Steam has been great, but Steam itself is trans-generational. Things I have bought on steam haven't needed current tech or are even from recent times. If we're just arguing consoles, which adhere to generational cycles the most, then it's been a dropoff from last gen. I think that even the business side of things sees this last gen as a drop.

Basically, PS2 > PS3, GC > Wii, 360 > Xbox. Two out of three to last gen.

[ToxicAdam]

Its one of my favorite trolls, it's always 100 percent effective.

Don't ever listen to me about video games. I haven't paid full retail for a game in 10 years and haven't bought a new console since the PS2. I don't know dick about the past generation.

[nudemacusers]

westaboo 

[Rahxephon91]

This gen was pretty great. Lots of good games.

[ToxicAdam]

Its one of my favorite trolls, it's always 100 percent effective.

Don't ever listen to me about video games. I haven't paid full retail for a game in 10 years and haven't bought a new console since the PS2. I don't know dick about the past generation.

Aren't you the resident Call of Duty guy around here, or am I confusing you with someone else again?

The last shooter I played was BF2.

I could see how you could confuse Stoney and I. We like a lot of the same stuff and generally stay neutral on many subjects so we can shit on everyone.

[demi]

TA is the mook who plays all those F2P iOS games and... enjoys them ugh

[Stoney Mason]

TA's cool. I have a feeling in real life we would be friends. Similar posting style. Similar occasional/rare rage after letting something boil up in us.

[Phoenix Dark]

Toxic: Jack Nicholson
Stoney: Morgan Freeman

[ToxicAdam]

TA is the mook who plays all those F2P iOS games and... enjoys them ugh

I'm playing this one right now.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kingdom-of-pirates/id676030326?mt=8


It's fucking terrible, but I have 30 hours into it.


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[Joe Molotov]

maybe i should write a guide for it

Spend as much money as you can.
END OF GUIDE.

[StealthFan]

Blockbuster has Dark Arisen but Gamefly don't

[Tasty]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=80569997#post80569997

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

I found Mad Men to be unbearable after the first season.  It's soap opera wank that finds itself further and further up its own ass.

[Kabouter]

Westaboo 

Not much I can say on this gen versus the last given that the 360 is the first console I ever bought. I always used to play on PC exclusively, and I've pretty much gone back to that as the generation has progressed. I can't see myself buying one of them fancy new consoles any time soon either because of that.

I found Mad Men to be unbearable after the first season.  It's soap opera wank that finds itself further and further up its own ass.

I've started Mad Men like three times, but always give up somewhere in the first season. I don't really know why, I guess maybe not enough is going on? Then again, I loved Rubicon and that was much slower than Mad Men.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Don't get me wrong, Mad Men is very well put together.  However it is at its core a soap opera, even down to the "hidden secret past life" cliche.  I got to season four when my tolerance hit its limit.

[fistfulofmetal]

I couldn't care less about Mad Men. The setting, characters, and storyline seems like the most unappealing thing to me.

[Vertigo]

I find Mad Men a hell of a lot more interesting overall than Breaking Bad. although I do enjoy watching BB. But the ott hype, especially on the last two seasons has been 

[archie4208]

I watched the entire series of Breaking Bad (minus the new episodes) within 2 weeks and it's pretty awesome.   

I still haven't watched many other highly acclaimed series like The Sopranos and The Wire, but I'd put BB at the top of my list (granted I'm still on that euphoric high after watching something where everything is awesome and I haven't nitpicked things yet).

[Shaka Khan]

Bless this brown brother for all the entertainment hr provides every time he posts a thread:

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=672385

http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=80601817

Middle Eastern ninthings

[Shaka Khan]

http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=80603693

You make me laugh really high.

:deadpos

[Shaka Khan]

" Wow . nice dude appreciate your support.

+1"



"Your small hide point right "



http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=80621441

Shady Shiggy speaking his language.

[Shadow Mod]

I grew up on HBO series so ::spoiled:: ::elitist:: etc. What I've seen of BB is alight does it pick up after the first season?

[Himu]

I found Mad Men to be unbearable after the first season.  It's soap opera wank that finds itself further and further up its own ass.

This is a fucking stupid post.

Nothing in Mad Men is soap opera-ish. It is just a drama about the lives of people living in 60s America.

[nudemacusers]

I grew up on HBO series so ::spoiled:: ::elitist:: etc. What I've seen of BB is alight does it pick up after the first season?

how much of the first season have you watched? If you aren't pulled into it by the end, it probably won't do much for you.  I'm this way with 24; I see why people like it, but at the end of season 1, I just was like ehhh

[fistfulofmetal]

It is just a drama about the lives of people living in 60s America.

 

[Himu]

Is every character driven drama a soap opera? Are the The Wire, Breaking Bad, The Shield, et al soap operas? Is The Godfather a soap opera too?

[Himu]

It is just a drama about the lives of people living in 60s America.

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Definitely not for everyone. It is a character study and those are often not going to go well with all audiences.

[nudemacusers]

the wire is more like an afterschool special with some bad words.

sons of anarchy, though, that is definitely a soap opera.

[Shaka Khan]

the wire is more like an afterschool special with some bad words..

Thanks for saving me the trouble of watching it.

[nudemacusers]

the wire is more like an afterschool special with some bad words..

Thanks for saving me the trouble of watching it.

you should be watching oz instead anyway 

[Himu]

I have a problem any time someone devolves a character driven show into "soap opera" because they don't like it even when it lacks the absurd plot twists, convenient characterization, emphasis on romance and wish fulfillment, and storytelling that define soaps.

I have no problem labeling Downton Abbey as a soap. But Mad Men? What's next, The Sopranos? This show has too much talking and interpersonal character relationships in its drama. Must be a soap opera!

[Shadow Mod]

I grew up on HBO series so ::spoiled:: ::elitist:: etc. What I've seen of BB is alight does it pick up after the first season?

how much of the first season have you watched? If you aren't pulled into it by the end, it probably won't do much for you.  I'm this way with 24; I see why people like it, but at the end of season 1, I just was like ehhh

Half way in, I can see its appeal but like I said, my expectations are high.

[Himu]

Breaking Bad doesn't start to get flat out great until season 3 and 4. Until then it is pretty good but not as good as people say. BB is a slow burner tho. It gets better and better. Just keep watching.

[nudemacusers]

yeah late 2 through 5 are amazeballs IMO. Just keeps winding and winding. Season 1 just sets the stage, really.

[Shadow Mod]

I'll keep with it, it's amusing. Is it bad that right now my favorite character is Hank?

[Himu]

Yeap. Just stick with it. Season 1 is the weakest season.

And no, Hank is my fave character too.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

My opinion is the correct one.  Sorry.

Also, I agree with the above, the first season is pretty slow.  Then everything spirals out of control and keeps spiraling.

[Himu]

I think Mad Men is the best show on TV now.

Though the last season of BB has been better than the last season of MM.

Honestly, besides GoT and Veep HBO has been slacking lately.

[Shadow Mod]

Saoirse creeper thread is back.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=601101

[Himu]

I don't care. I just want to rant on why Sorkin is a hack. Still haven't seen Social Network.

[Shadow Mod]

Sorkin can't write women for shit. I gave up on the Newsroom. Started out strong turned into nothing more than some blog rant in story form with hysterical and volatile female characters. No thanks.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Sorkin has never been good.  People were just thrown off by the Facebook movie, which wasn't that great.

[Mr. Gundam]

Eh, I like Olivia Munn's character on The Newsroom. Pretty much every other female character is bad, but I like her.

[Shadow Mod]

Eh, I like Olivia Munn's character on The Newsroom. Pretty much every other female character is bad, but I like her.

When Olivia Munn is the most sympathetic female character on the cast you know a show is absolute shit.

[Shaka Khan]

the wire is more like an afterschool special with some bad words..

Thanks for saving me the trouble of watching it.

you should be watching oz instead anyway 

I saw it years ago, or to be accurate, I skipped to all the good parts.

[Shadow Mod]

the wire is more like an afterschool special with some bad words..

Thanks for saving me the trouble of watching it.

you should be watching oz instead anyway 

I saw it years ago, or to be accurate, I skipped to all the body parts.

FTFY

[Himu]

THe Newsroom is the worst show on tv, cable or network.

then again, it can't be worse than that new crappy show AMC keeps trying to get people to watch by putting fucking Breaking Bad previews in the middle of its commercial breaks. that show is absolute shit.

[Shaka Khan]

the wire is more like an afterschool special with some bad words..

Thanks for saving me the trouble of watching it.

you should be watching oz instead anyway 

I saw it years ago, or to be accurate, I skipped to all the body parts.

FTFY

Christopher Meloni.

Edit: upon googling SUV I realized it was created by Dick Wolf. 

[Shadow Mod]

You just loved when they got thrown in the hole huh?

[nudemacusers]

THe Newsroom is the worst show on tv, cable or network.

Nah, that honor belongs to The Following.

[StealthFan]

I preferred the first season of Breaking Bad. It was less silly, and felt like a real drama. I still love the show, but it's pretty much a comic book now.