Author Topic: 1,000+ Pages of NeoGAF: The Story of Wasted Lives and Hardcore Salt (Read 5894754 times)

mormapope · « **Reply #24420 on:** February 18, 2015, 11:14:52 PM »

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But Tales of Symphonia is my favourite video game of all time

I'll admit to enjoying my time with Symphonia, but goddamn.

Kara · « **Reply #24421 on:** February 18, 2015, 11:15:04 PM »

I wish I could stop thinking.

If I knew what AiA looked like irl I'd get a shirt that said AIA WAS RIGHT with his face on it.

Cheddahz · « **Reply #24422 on:** February 18, 2015, 11:18:24 PM »

The thread gets better as you read it, as he starts to beg that anime gets bigger and then he basically dismisses the Final Fantasy games as being "generic"

It's a classic "I think this game series is the best and I want more from it, so why isn't it more popular?" thread

bluemax · « **Reply #24423 on:** February 18, 2015, 11:23:29 PM »

Quote from: mormapope on February 18, 2015, 09:35:19 AM

MGS2 has five hours of cutscenes and codec story moments, random codec convos aren't counted. MGS3 has around four hours of cutscenes. MGS4 also has around five hours of cutscenes.

Sources are youtube vids. MGS2 has more cutscene time than gameplay time depending on how you play the game. MGS3 is 50/50 depending on how you play the game.

Kojima is the man I blame the most for attempting to make games more "cinematic". He's the one who turned making your game into a shoddy B-Movie into the big thing in AAA games.

Quote from: Cheddahz on February 18, 2015, 11:18:24 PM

The thread gets better as you read it, as he starts to beg that anime gets bigger and then he basically dismisses the Final Fantasy games as being "generic"

It's a classic "I think this game series is the best and I want more from it, so why isn't it more popular?" thread

My favorite variation of this theme is "publish y is sitting on a goldmine of unused IP!" because if any game publisher out there thought there was a way to make money from anything they've ever made they would be using it. If Capcom thought they could make any kind of money on Mega Man or Castlevania they'd be shitting them out.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #24424 on:** February 19, 2015, 12:07:53 AM »

the difference between MGS and something like The Order, is that a game like MGS3 has deep, complex gameplay with many layers of gameplay systems that play off each other. The Order seems to be just a stock TPS with nothing else going for it.

So MGS gets it right. You have the cinematic aspect but you also have the gameplay to back it up.

StealthFan · « **Reply #24425 on:** February 19, 2015, 12:15:23 AM »

MGS3

Minus the Eva escort bullshit that last two hours is god-tier.

headwalk · « **Reply #24426 on:** February 19, 2015, 12:16:03 AM »

MGS was weird given that it was completely up its own ass plot wise, but still had this pulpy humour to it and was unabashedly a video game; complete with fiddly mechanics, arcadey pace and bouts of irreverence. not just a sackboy trophy in the middle of a dour QTE ridden corridor murder slog.

StealthFan · « **Reply #24427 on:** February 19, 2015, 12:24:48 AM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=995090

toku · « **Reply #24428 on:** February 19, 2015, 12:28:48 AM »

mountain out of a mole hill, the gaffer way

thisismyusername · « **Reply #24429 on:** February 19, 2015, 12:32:02 AM »

Quote from: bluemax on February 18, 2015, 11:23:29 PM

Kojima is the man I blame the most for attempting to make games more "cinematic". He's the one who turned making your game into a shoddy B-Movie into the big thing in AAA games.

Eh, kinda but again there's still gameplay systems and the ability to skip all of that and the codecs if you want to just play. I think a lot of the "cinematic" games also pull similar. I know Uncharted allows you to skip all cutscenes. The Order is the only one to attempt to pad it's "lack of gameplay" out with unskippable cutscenes.

benjipwns · « **Reply #24430 on:** February 19, 2015, 12:34:51 AM »

Quote from: StealthFan on February 19, 2015, 12:24:48 AM

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=995090

blame space with an actual good idea:

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can we start a kickstarter to get a camera crew to follow huelen around

benjipwns · « **Reply #24431 on:** February 19, 2015, 12:35:57 AM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=152702675&postcount=51

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Assistant manager was trying to "calm me down" saying it was no big deal, and that they could apply screen protectors themselves. I told her that I felt like I was being treated like a child, and that if I want to do things myself at home my way, I should be more than able to. They were packed, so it took them that long [45 minutes] to get the manager for me. In the mean time, I was paying bills, and talking to other people in the customer service line (hint: most of them weren't happy campers either!).

:deadpos

Atramental · « **Reply #24432 on:** February 19, 2015, 12:44:36 AM »

Sausage · « **Reply #24433 on:** February 19, 2015, 01:09:33 AM »

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Since the battery seemed less than optimal, I scheduled an appointment to swap it out to get a fresh battery, and (like always by request at my Apple Store), a sealed replacement, so I can get home in my dust-free room, install a screen protector, and not worry about it.

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he took the sheet covering the tablet off, making the screen protector installation that I was gonna do a headache (truthfully, I am very picky about application of such things, but I also take pride in how well I put them on; it is my right after all).

There must be a medical term to describe this type of behavior.

benjipwns · « **Reply #24434 on:** February 19, 2015, 01:15:15 AM »

You don't have a clean room in your house?

*backs away slowly*

Kara · « **Reply #24435 on:** February 19, 2015, 01:16:50 AM »

I believe the technical term is "batshit insane."

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #24436 on:** February 19, 2015, 01:31:07 AM »

Anyone read about the Hearthstone competitive community getting catfished by a Korean "woman" player? Her moniker was MagicAmy and she kind of burst onto the scene the past few months. She won an online tournament of some note and then was invited to join one of the top teams.

Of course, the sad nerdlings who sit in twitch chat all day were begging for her to stream daily. She kept putting it off and off, but opened a website instead. Then she was invited to live events, but each time something traumatic happened even though she had free travel to go to these things. Eventually she showed up to a few events (a girl of Korean descent), but she was a terrible player when she played live.

So today, a former discredited member of her 'team' outted her on Reddit. The place exploded. Doxxing happened and they learned it was some Canadian dude that was posing as her and he would send some girl to these events to pose as 'MagicAmy' or would have her appear on streams and in chats.

It's strange out there...

http://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/2wcfzv/magicamy_megathread/

mormapope · « **Reply #24437 on:** February 19, 2015, 01:33:54 AM »

Reverse Mulan happens a lot more than straight up Mulan. Have there been any cases of a woman posing as a dude on the internet?

Vertigo · « **Reply #24438 on:** February 19, 2015, 01:44:24 AM »

So two pretty bullshitty threads, guess which one got closed and guess which one is still open?

Macroaxis: Sony Has 79% Chance of Going Bankrupt in the Next 2 Years !

Strategy Analytics report: PS4 to outsell Xbox One by 40% through 2018

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #24439 on:** February 19, 2015, 02:26:46 AM »

I have been accused (by a woman irl) of being a "closeted transsexual"

Mr Gilhaney · « **Reply #24440 on:** February 19, 2015, 04:02:43 AM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=152696504&postcount=4490 a months ban.

and I disagree with Odd, I should be able to shit on the order if i wanted to, but really... A months ban for that is some soft shit moderating. Steve pls stop being so soft, we talk about everything in the football thread.

toku · « **Reply #24441 on:** February 19, 2015, 04:25:28 AM »

Quote from: recursivelyenumerable on February 19, 2015, 02:26:46 AM

I have been accused (by a woman irl) of being a "closeted transsexual"

the year two thousand and fifteen

Mr Gilhaney · « **Reply #24442 on:** February 19, 2015, 04:27:58 AM »

We all got a little trans in us. Some of us just chose to show it more publicly, like atra & neofeg.

toku · « **Reply #24443 on:** February 19, 2015, 04:31:11 AM »

*for femme atra*

Kara · « **Reply #24444 on:** February 19, 2015, 05:30:53 AM »

I was talking irl about what a hunk Mr. Rochester was and what a home wrecker Count Vronsky was yesterday.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #24445 on:** February 19, 2015, 05:35:21 AM »

Rochester was kind of pathetic tbh. like wtf was that fortune teller stunt

Kara · « **Reply #24446 on:** February 19, 2015, 05:38:43 AM »

I would have words.

Take My Breh Away · « **Reply #24447 on:** February 19, 2015, 07:43:16 AM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=995216

The real Order 1886 review thread, has arrived

The Legend of Sunblade · « **Reply #24448 on:** February 19, 2015, 07:51:02 AM »

How does Huelen keep bursting through the abysmally low behavioral expectations I already have of him? It's unreal.

sarslip · « **Reply #24449 on:** February 19, 2015, 07:57:58 AM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=152729702&postcount=340

please guys, i've been good. shilling for sony, since no-drm gate, havent asked for a dime, just give me that sweet, sweet 72 average

"There's a word for games like The Order: 1886. Rental." - Jeff, Giant Bomb

dmj · « **Reply #24450 on:** February 19, 2015, 08:05:22 AM »

Omg it's a bloodbath

2/5 from GB
5.5 from polygon
6.5 from IGN

The weeping and gnashing of teeth is soon to come

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #24451 on:** February 19, 2015, 08:08:44 AM »

Quote from: dmj on February 19, 2015, 08:05:22 AM

The weeping and gnashing of teeth is soon to come

Nah. The next few months will still be part of the, under-rated gem phase that reviewers don't get but "real gamers" get phase, like with DriveClub.

All Time Classic!

Mr Gilhaney · « **Reply #24452 on:** February 19, 2015, 08:10:23 AM »

Was hoping it would have been good though.

sarslip · « **Reply #24453 on:** February 19, 2015, 08:17:25 AM »

i mean with a dev having had such virtuosic talent as to make God of War PSP, who couldve foreseen this?

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #24454 on:** February 19, 2015, 08:23:13 AM »

AAA video games have been mostly god-awful so far this generation. I can't think of a single full priced $60 game so far that I've genuinely liked a lot. Infamous was ok. Dragon Age got boring.

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #24455 on:** February 19, 2015, 08:24:11 AM »

Ok, the game sucks. Let's go back to insulting SJW's please. This crap is like a bad CD stuck on repeat at this point.

Dennis · « **Reply #24456 on:** February 19, 2015, 08:24:27 AM »

How hard would it have been for Ready at Dawn to make the The Order not quite so handholdy?

Seems like they should have known better than to make a game that extremely on-rails.

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #24457 on:** February 19, 2015, 08:28:46 AM »

Why is it that every generation since the SNES/Genesis lauched with shitty games the first year or so and we still act surprised when it happens?

Edit: Except the Bouncer on the PS2

Take My Breh Away · « **Reply #24458 on:** February 19, 2015, 08:34:01 AM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=152733260&postcount=964

Sony stanleys are going to have to be talked down off the ledge today

kick51 · « **Reply #24459 on:** February 19, 2015, 08:34:15 AM »

wow, even worse scores than I thought

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #24460 on:** February 19, 2015, 08:35:00 AM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on February 19, 2015, 08:23:13 AM

AAA video games have been mostly god-awful so far this generation. I can't think of a single full priced $60 game so far that I've genuinely liked a lot. Infamous was ok. Dragon Age got boring.

I don't agree. There are absolutely some games I've liked this gen both first party and third party. Whether there are enough of them is a separate debate.

I think the problem is when everybody gets fixated on a few system exclusives and then it turns into what happened here with the order. (Or to use something on the other side, The Master Chief Collection).

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #24461 on:** February 19, 2015, 08:35:28 AM »

Quote from: kick51 on February 19, 2015, 08:34:15 AM

wow, even worse scores than I thought

Okay wait a minute....that fucktard literally added a point because it was a PS4 exclusive?

Nevermind, carry on...

Steve Youngblood · « **Reply #24462 on:** February 19, 2015, 08:36:25 AM »

Quote from: Mr Gilhaney on February 19, 2015, 04:02:43 AM

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=152696504&postcount=4490 a months ban.

and I disagree with Odd, I should be able to shit on the order if i wanted to, but really... A months ban for that is some soft shit moderating. Steve pls stop being so soft, we talk about everything in the football thread.

I didn't ban him. I almost never ban people for arguing with me because I know it looks super petty. But I'll also note that despite what typically goes on in the more loosely moderated community threads, they're still on the forum. I get that they feel tucked away in the corner, but people get banned all the time in Community for treating it like an IRC channel or a thread like this off-site where you're free to whine about the site/moderation.

I guess I could argue to have the ban undone, but I won't because his argument was terrible and the guy had been banned several times previously for what I might describe as "lacking empathy" (quotes employed because that's what I was being accused of for asserting that one can't bully a commercial product).

But I thank you for your concern Mr Gilhaney.

sarslip · « **Reply #24463 on:** February 19, 2015, 08:37:51 AM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=152732672&postcount=863

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #24464 on:** February 19, 2015, 08:38:55 AM »

It's officially Minefield day on GAF

Make fun of the review score: Banned
Overly defend the game: Banned
Post a gif: Banned
Mention Xbox at all today: Banned

Bish wrapping up his ban finger today brehs.

Dennis · « **Reply #24465 on:** February 19, 2015, 08:46:29 AM »

People are getting so emotionally invested in videogames.

It is a joy to see all this passion our hobby inspires.

Take My Breh Away · « **Reply #24466 on:** February 19, 2015, 08:48:16 AM »

Quote from: Am_I_Anonymous on February 19, 2015, 08:38:55 AM

It's officially Minefield day on GAF

Make fun of the review score: Banned
Overly defend the game: Banned
Post a gif: Banned
Mention Xbox at all today: Banned

Bish wrapping up his ban finger today brehs.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=152734574&postcount=1177

OK lets guess which mod caught feelings. Kev or kagari?

Also holy shit OrsirisBlack going Three Mile Island

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=152735981&postcount=1407

milchs evil twin · « **Reply #24467 on:** February 19, 2015, 08:52:09 AM »

Damn, starting to feel legit bad for the people at RAD. Oh well.

Time to go back and laugh at SonyGAF.

SmokyDave · « **Reply #24468 on:** February 19, 2015, 08:52:47 AM »

Eh, that review thread isn't as fruity as I'd hoped. It's funny watching people pretend the reviews are mixed when they're clearly negative, but there are no real meltdowns to chuckle over.

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #24469 on:** February 19, 2015, 08:54:14 AM »

Quote from: SmokyDave on February 19, 2015, 08:52:47 AM

Eh, that review thread isn't as fruity as I'd hoped. It's funny watching people pretend the reviews are mixed when they're clearly negative, but there are no real meltdowns to chuckle over.

Over under before we have a complete meltdown? I'm going to put it at 12:30 EST

sarslip · « **Reply #24470 on:** February 19, 2015, 08:57:08 AM »

Quote from: Am_I_Anonymous on February 19, 2015, 08:54:14 AM

Quote from: SmokyDave on February 19, 2015, 08:52:47 AM
Eh, that review thread isn't as fruity as I'd hoped. It's funny watching people pretend the reviews are mixed when they're clearly negative, but there are no real meltdowns to chuckle over.

Over under before we have a complete meltdown? I'm going to put it at 12:30 EST

no, there was a reverse, see-Sony-fans-i-told-you-so, meltdown, that was pretty good

EDIT it was posted above your post AiA

Sony Order avatars like

headwalk · « **Reply #24471 on:** February 19, 2015, 08:58:30 AM »

there is a genuine underlying tone of stoic martrydom coming from the expectables. like we're supposed to admire their unwavering conviction because not even the harshest review can stop them buying this colossol turd. dutifully going down with the ship.

sarslip · « **Reply #24472 on:** February 19, 2015, 09:01:57 AM »

Quote from: headwalk on February 19, 2015, 08:58:30 AM

there is a genuine underlying tone of stoic martrydom coming from the expectables. like we're supposed to admire their unwavering conviction because not even the harshest review can stop them buying this colossol turd. dutifully going down with the ship.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=152733014&postcount=919

kick51 · « **Reply #24473 on:** February 19, 2015, 09:02:35 AM »

here's a melt
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=152734574&postcount=1177

but yeah, huelen's threads in OT are going better with the morning coffee. That guy who gets pissed at CS then tries to talk to people in the line to get sympathy is the worst.

Take My Breh Away · « **Reply #24474 on:** February 19, 2015, 09:06:41 AM »

Amir0x getting close to the edge with Driveclub comparisons

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=152737142&postcount=1551

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #24475 on:** February 19, 2015, 09:07:33 AM »

This guy will be banned on the quick

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=152739653&postcount=1868

SmokyDave · « **Reply #24476 on:** February 19, 2015, 09:07:47 AM »

Quote from: Am_I_Anonymous on February 19, 2015, 08:54:14 AM

Quote from: SmokyDave on February 19, 2015, 08:52:47 AM
Eh, that review thread isn't as fruity as I'd hoped. It's funny watching people pretend the reviews are mixed when they're clearly negative, but there are no real meltdowns to chuckle over.

Over under before we have a complete meltdown? I'm going to put it at 12:30 EST

I suppose there's the American crowd that will show up later. I'll keep checking in from time to time.

Gotta be a lot of gritted teeth and watery eyes behind keyboards today. Game got mauled.

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #24477 on:** February 19, 2015, 09:11:09 AM »

Let's pray...

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=152740169&postcount=1936

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #24478 on:** February 19, 2015, 09:13:34 AM »

Quote from: kick51 on February 19, 2015, 09:02:35 AM

here's a melt
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=152734574&postcount=1177

but yeah, huelen's threads in OT are going better with the morning coffee. That guy who gets pissed at CS then tries to talk to people in the line to get sympathy is the worst.

lulz.

Yeah the ~~passion~~ insanity these people have on both sides for this stuff is just so fucking hilarious but it seems so alien. Like I try to remember if I cared this much when I was younger. I mean I'm absolutely certain I was a fanboy of companies but there were no communities like these places to sort of cheerlead this stuff. So I think it makes the whole thing worse because they really can separate into these camps and pretend all this bullshit matters.

It's a videogame. You may like it or not like it and both positions are equally feasible. But nobody nowadays wants to talk about their personal feelings about a game. They want to be part of the crowd on either side either bashing it or loving it. It's so odd. Instead of 90% of videogames being average like they are and have always been and that being a give-in, you get these weird protracted battles over things like Drive Club, The Order, Ryse, etc.

It's so weird that most of the traffic is driven by the most average of games.

Mr Gilhaney · « **Reply #24479 on:** February 19, 2015, 09:14:32 AM »

Quote from: Take My Breh Away on February 19, 2015, 09:06:41 AM

Amir0x getting close to the edge with Driveclub comparisons

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=152737142&postcount=1551

From "the age of sony is finally over" to defending drive club.

From hitting your mom cause you can't watch south park, to whatever the fuck it is he's doing on GAF now.

Just goes to show we can all become better people with Christ in our hearts.

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Author Topic: 1,000+ Pages of NeoGAF: The Story of Wasted Lives and Hardcore Salt (Read 5894754 times)