1,000+ Pages of NeoGAF: The Story of Wasted Lives and Hardcore Salt

[Pickles the Firecat]

The Last of Us is a good game. Oh noes it's so terrible that some of us value other things! Oh no!

I don't know what makes a hardcore gamer and I certainly don't care. What I know is that mobile does not provide the kind of games I want. Sorry, retro 2d platformers or arcade games are not what I want. If thats what you like, then good for you. I'm happy mobile is amazing for someone like you.

so play something other than a 2d retro platformer or arcade game, then.  mobile has a more genre-diverse selection than any other game platform ever released.

King of Dragon Pass 

[brob]

I think gamers are subconsciously afraid of mainstream trends because once gaming it hits a certain societal saturation point it will mean they're picked on and ostracized for being shit human beings, not nerds.

Also has to be scary to see the silly little thing you define yourself with slowly becoming more and more popular yet not defining the new audience.

there was an article from polygon floating about on twitter sometime this week about just that.

It's a little cute to view conservative video game fans against other arts, because resisting expansion usually means the old guard demands formalism, but here it's the ios stuff that's hella formal compared to stuff that gets play on gaf & such. celebrate appearance, denounce systems my brehs.

[tiesto]

I played several Cave ports on mobile and you know what? They are definitely 'mobile gaming done right' - no IAP just a (reasonable) flat rate, controls that were effectively re-done for the touch screen, no real compromise in terms of graphics and music... but I still prefer the 360 versions due to their tactile controls. I've fought this argument many times before and I have no reason to start it again, though... but mobile gamers need to stop with their "it controls just fine!", "the IAP isn't thaaaat bad...", "there's a whole ton of great games it's just the press doesn't cover them because they are biased toward AAA!", etc. Some of us have played a few mobile games before, have seem what else is out there, and came away mostly unimpressed. I'm hoping the situation with mobile gaming will get better in time, and more meatier, unique, premium priced games emerge... but for now at least with me I can ignore it and not feel like I'm missing anything.

so play something other than a 2d retro platformer or arcade game, then.  mobile has a more genre-diverse selection than any other game platform ever released.

PC?

[Atramental]

backslashbunny = Aguirre 2.0

Or maybe it's Atramental 2.0.

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j/k

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[Himu]

The Last of Us is a good game. Oh noes it's so terrible that some of us value other things! Oh no!

I don't know what makes a hardcore gamer and I certainly don't care. What I know is that mobile does not provide the kind of games I want. Sorry, retro 2d platformers or arcade games are not what I want. If thats what you like, then good for you. I'm happy mobile is amazing for someone like you.

so play something other than a 2d retro platformer or arcade game, then.  mobile has a more genre-diverse selection than any other game platform ever released.

King of Dragon Pass 

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How dare you post this casual game?

Rah, my point is not that Last of Us is a bad game. I haven't even played it! But I know full well already that it likely won't spark my brain or game playing ability even on normal or hard mode. The Uncharted games were very much like that. My point is that gamers now perceive mobile games as "casual" and "non-hardcore" despite many of the good games requiring classical gaming skill. Yet these so-called "hardcore gamers" ) fall over themselves to play story experiences and games that are easy as shit.

I'm not saying experience games are bad. My favorite game of all time is Shenmue 1 and its sequel II for fucks sake, so I'm very much down with story-based experience games. But the complete hate for the platform as a casual source of gaming is comical. Like, even Angry Birds and things like Cut The Rope take skill. Why is Saints Row IV, which NEVER challenged me - EVER- considered a great game but Paint It Back isn't just because it's mobile? I'd LOVE to have a serious answer to this that goes beyond pure bias.

i love paint it black but the probable reason why it's not considered a great game by the masses is because it's nothing really special as far as picross games go.  it has a really sensible mobile interface, but other than that, it's just picross.

Well, replace PIB with any challenging iOS game then and that's my argument.

[Pickles the Firecat]

there was an article from polygon floating about on twitter sometime this week about just that.

It's a little cute to view conservative video game fans against other arts, because resisting expansion usually means the old guard demands formalism, but here it's the ios stuff that's hella formal compared to stuff that gets play on gaf & such. celebrate appearance, denounce systems my brehs.

Damn. This article is filled with truth asteroids being pulled from orbit and flung at the Earth.

For many gamers, especially men, that "wished-for narrative" is a tale of triumph against censorious parents, violent nerd-hating bullies, and puritanical politicos who wanted to take away their beloved hobby, one where a boy’s club prevailed and they could indulge the womanising power fantasies of strength and valor that "real life" had denied them.

Mitch Gitelman, studio director of Harebrained Schemes, of Shadowrun Returns fame, believes that this narrative, however, constitutes an exclusionary "nostalgia for something that shouldn’t exist."

"Games haven’t been reflective of reality throughout their history," he argues. Instead, having been created by men for men, they were a "natural reflection of male fantasy" that sheltered two generations of young men who often felt put upon by a world that wanted to take it all away from them.

[king of the internet]

The Last of Us is a good game. Oh noes it's so terrible that some of us value other things! Oh no!

I don't know what makes a hardcore gamer and I certainly don't care. What I know is that mobile does not provide the kind of games I want. Sorry, retro 2d platformers or arcade games are not what I want. If thats what you like, then good for you. I'm happy mobile is amazing for someone like you.

so play something other than a 2d retro platformer or arcade game, then.  mobile has a more genre-diverse selection than any other game platform ever released.

No.

FYI you're acting like a total gamer right now.

[Himu]

That Polygon article is unfiltered 100% pure ether.

[Atramental]

If I haven't played a video game in at least 6 months am I still a gamer?

I would have to guess that the answer is no.

[toku]

A lot of filthy fucking casuals and casual apoligists in this god damn thread right now 

[brob]

Just spent 20 seconds being disappointed in myself for noting the publishing platform rather than the author of the piece, thus perpetuating the commodification of writers and their exploitation at the hands of Big Content Media. Perhaps I have read one Karakand post too many...

[Tasty]

I'm making a GameBoy demake for mobile. 

[Rahxephon91]

King of Dragon Pass 

That looks yawn inducing.

okay, well, don't step up to a buffet with a hundred different wildly varied types of food and bitch that you don't like the buffet because you're not interested in the french fries and hot dogs that make up two of of the items on that list, then.

your suffering is, as ever, your choice.

Who's suffering? Is that Neogaf list of ios games a good window into whats available? If so then certainly not me because that list looked as un-interesting as the Vitas. Really, what fantastic games am I missing that I personally would like? Eh...........Chaos Rings(big maybe there) and .....that's about it. I can't suffer if I don't feel like am I missing anything and mobile doesn't offer me anything I want.

FYI you're acting like a total gamer right now.

Please, I did'nt bring up anything about casual gamers or whatever nonsense. I'm content with the reality of the situation and ignoring mobile until I don't care about games or theres something I actually want to play.

[Eel O'Brian]

Some of that stuff Robert plays is pretty much Math: The Game™

That shit is the hardest of the core imo

the rest of us are just playing go fish in comparison

[Pickles the Firecat]

King of Dragon Pass 

That looks yawn inducing.

You can't throw shots at legends bruh. You should at least check out the GOG release. Really wish A Sharp would work on a new release instead of pushing out additional free content for the past...15 years? Damn. KODP shits on mobile haters and DLC haters with ease.

googling the GOG version brought up an article confirming an Android port for this year

why is gaming so good right now. why are all of the genres and trends I love being brought back. this can't be real life.

[Shadow Mod]

backslashbunny = Aguirre 2.0

Eh. No.

Basically if you're in the minority and people want to derail a thread with dick jokes just move on.

[The Legend of Sunblade]

Not personally too interested in Mobile as a games platform, but I'm definitely not wholly dismissive of it. All it took was getting a new phone for me to see why Mobile is taking all of the dedicated handheld's candy, the average F2P card game runs a million times smoother than Sony's best effort at doing the same (Deadman's Cross vs Destiny of Spirits) or even fucking around with 3DS settings.

King of Dragon Pass 

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*looks it up*

Not on Android. 

[Sausage]

I just want a thriving system for all my handheld Nintendo games...

[magus]

i have kinda mellowed out to mobile thanks to puzzle & dragons and the idea of capcom,square-enix and konami doing something else other than sucking and rehashing things they already know that work but honestly i don't see this big selection, there are a lot of flash like titles (countless runners,launchers,tower defense game) then there are the minimalistic artsy indie stuff like monument valley which i wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole,lots of puzzle games which are kind of a nice but quickly forgotten distraction and uh....... that's it? i guess once in a blue moon square-enix decide to release a more proper game like chaos rings?

i guess on iphone the situation is less bad since at least there is monster hunter which is like a proper game but on the other hand you guys are trying to make an argument that there is a buffet by talking about a crusty and moldy 1999 cheese

[PlayDat]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=865907

Fail at basic math, brehs.

[Shadow Mod]

Fuck casual, fuck hardcore. Fuck shitting on mobile for no real reason.

Play games and be content, otherwise shut up already.

[meeb]

My personal favorite is when people accept mobile games but do so in a backhanded way. Like comparing mobile games to "junk food." As if mobile games were somehow a legitimate threat to our health relative to console or PC games.

[Himu]

i have kinda mellowed out to mobile thanks to puzzle & dragons and the idea of capcom,square-enix and konami doing something else other than sucking and rehashing things they already know that work but honestly i don't see this big selection, there are a lot of flash like titles (countless runners,launchers,tower defense game) then there are the minimalistic artsy indie stuff like monument valley which i wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole,lots of puzzle games which are kind of a nice but quickly forgotten distraction and uh....... that's it? i guess once in a blue moon square-enix decide to release a more proper game like chaos rings?

i guess on iphone the situation is less bad since at least there is monster hunter which is like a proper game but on the other hand you guys are trying to make an argument that there is a buffet by talking about a crusty and moldy 1999 cheese

i'd like to present the alternative point of view that you haven't the slightest fucking clue what you're talking about yet again.

He's approaching this as an android user.

[Himu]

You are going in! Bad day? Wanna talkie talkie?

[Himu]

See? I told you Username. Look at those butts and pants. NFL got the booty game covered. Look like they wearing jeans out there. In football they wear the male equiv of yoga pants.

[thisismyusername]

See? I told you Username. Look at those butts and pants. NFL got the booty game covered. Look like they wearing jeans out there. In football they wear the male equiv of yoga pants.

You're focusing on the wrong thing, Himu. When I made that declaration, I was talking the whole package.

Baseball uniform for the whole physical package > padded-up American Football uniforms. Unless you have a non-padded (unlikely, given the "brutal" nature of the sport) Football uniform? Similar to like... Rugby, I guess?

[Himu]

Girl, you crazy. The armor of football players is sexy and makes them look like walking giants. Plus they have better butts and often better bulges. The downside is you don't always get to see their faces but that's what tv is for! I mean, when watching most sports the butt/thighs is the thing to check out anyways because their arms and chests tend to be covered, and their faces aren't always prominent.

#teambooty
#teamthickthighs

[Shadow Mod]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=865970

 

[Atramental]

Pogi reminds me of so many BJU peeps.

Especially the ones I work with at my job who are just now getting engaged n shit.

[Shadow Mod]

Pogi reminds me of so many BJU peeps.

Especially the ones I work with at my job who are just now getting engaged n shit.

Mormons breh.

[Shaka Khan]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=865970

 

Nothing wrong with this. Some people can exercise self-restraint, devo.

[Momo]

he's also approaching this as a magoose, which means things are getting sorted not by any actual logical groupings but rather by whatever arbitrary means he comes up with to say "ehy i'm right"

i guess there aren't enough games about violating children on mobiles for his tastes

[Shadow Mod]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=865970

 

Nothing wrong with this. Some people can exercise self-restraint, devo.

Self-restraint? You? Getta outta here you whore.

[Momo]

My first time was pretty weird (but I think thats normal). It was awkward, unconventional and one of the girls was faux 'drunk'. If I could go back I'd do it differently prolly, but I aint entirely mad cause the next time it was like

[Shadow Mod]

Did you wear a creepy hoodie then too?

[Momo]

Did you wear a creepy hoodie then too?

Be honest, you only find my hoodie creepy cause im black 

[Shadow Mod]

No I find it creepy because you're you.

[Shaka Khan]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=865970

 

Nothing wrong with this. Some people can exercise self-restraint, devo.

Self-restraint? You? Getta outta here you whore.

[Momo]

No I find it creepy because you're you.

[nudemacusers]

oh man you could feed andrex for a day with all the salt mined from that mobile japan thread. my god. i love it.

[Pickles the Firecat]

backslashbunny had a solid run of angrily shitting on dudes before she got got.

[Shadow Mod]

She'll be back.

[WanderingWind]

backslashbunny had a solid run of angrily shitting on dudes before she got got.

Awww. And I had so much empathy for her. </3

[Tasty]

oh man you could feed andrex for a day with all the salt mined from that mobile japan thread. my god. i love it.

I do love my salt. Pretty much pour some on every spoonful of stew I have...

[nudemacusers]

mods must be sleeping

or fapping

[nudemacusers]

which avatar do you mean, this one or the gaf one?

re: gaf, I've been thumbing through some great toddler moe and loli waifu demons for some material. porn chix and the like are too on the nose.

[doctavius bonbon]

gaze long into the abyss and such and such

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and then mac was the toddlercons

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[Dennis]

Did I miss the doggie porn?

[nudemacusers]

hey hey hey


I linked to a famous actor's twitter account. i am not responsible for the contents of said account.

[StealthFan]

Best part of Live From Playstation is the bitches that flash their tits and cooter.

[Momo]

Best part of Live From Playstation is the bitches that flash their tits and cooter.

At that point, why not just go to that cam site PD linked. Better bang for your 0 bucks.

[StealthFan]

It feels sleazier on there. Gamers chomping at the bit like fiends for that pussy.

[Momo]

Sleeze/Depravity based erections, so wrong, so hard

[Rufus]

Lol I still can't believe that guy linked to a picture of a dog eating out a chick wtf

And then mac linked it

Here's a reaction video I stumbled across on Motherless of all places. Only sounds.
http://motherless.com/F120C65

You can see her soul leave. She takes it in stride though.

[Squiddy]

Lol I still can't believe that guy linked to a picture of a dog eating out a chick wtf

And then mac linked it

Here's a reaction video I stumbled across on Motherless of all places. Only sounds.
http://motherless.com/F120C65

You can see her soul leave. She takes it in stride though.

Yeah, there's no way I'm clicking on that.

My favorite asian waifu was banned? What for? 

[magus]

he's also approaching this as a magoose, which means things are getting sorted not by any actual logical groupings but rather by whatever arbitrary means he comes up with to say "ehy i'm right"

when i posted that i tought "what's the point of saying this? oscar is just going to be an asshole about it" and "ehy i'm right"

though i guess it beat himumu "WE HAVE PICROSS! ALL HAIL PICROSS!"

i guess there aren't enough games about violating children on mobiles for his tastes

also that's totaly not true!

[Dennis]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=123577403&postcount=10



thread is super though

[Broseidon]

backslashbunny had a solid run of angrily shitting on dudes before she got got.

what i miss?

[Squiddy]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=123550088&postcount=162

Just her (correctly) poining out that laughing at a chinese cave called Wang Dong is racist.

[Momo]

Yeah racism against Asians is shit no one cares about, sadly.