gunsmoke on 15/7/2010 at 09:20
Wow, that trailer completely turned this into a 'not even if it was $1' purchase...
WingedKagouti on 15/7/2010 at 13:52
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Yeah, but I like the trailer. I like that they're actually showing us all the different apporaches you can take to a situation rather than just
telling us about it, like most developers do. Yeah this could be fun, though I'm not expecting great things from the plot.
It would have been more interesting if they had shown a situation that wasn't "kill these dudes standing out in the open". Unless they allow you to take different approaches to non-combat situations based on your abilities/skills, all it'll boil down to is having a bunch of different weapons.
june gloom on 15/7/2010 at 19:01
This looks fucking awesome. I'm getting it.
lost_soul on 15/7/2010 at 19:45
It does sound pretty cool, but it uses the Source Engine. That means it (probably) requires Steam. I refuse to buy anything I don't explicitly control myself.
june gloom on 15/7/2010 at 19:50
hahahahahaha
Still not joining the armed forces 'cuz of the DMCA, huh?
Sulphur on 15/7/2010 at 20:01
Good luck with buying DVDs, Blu-Rays, your PC's region-protected optical media drives, cinema tickets, and/or cats.
That last item does also include the Andrew Lloyd Webber singing variety, though I wouldn't buy one of those myself unless I intended to strangle it with a sock.
Yakoob on 15/7/2010 at 20:18
Quote Posted by lost_soul
It does sound pretty cool, but it uses the Source Engine. That means it (probably) requires Steam. I refuse to buy anything I don't explicitly control myself.
Technically every single game and program you own you dont actually own. You merely license it.
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Nope. The games I've bought belong to me. Remember the Autodesk controversy?
Most of the time, the game sellers/publishers tell you to "buy it now!". They don't say "license it now!". Are they deliberately lying to consumers?
You are welcome to give the publishers the ability to take away your goods post-sale if you like. I won't do this though.
lost_soul on 15/7/2010 at 20:30
Quote Posted by Sulphur
Good luck with buying DVDs, Blu-Rays, your PC's region-protected optical media drives, cinema tickets, and/or cats.
That last item does also include the Andrew Lloyd Webber singing variety, though I wouldn't buy one of those myself unless I intended to strangle it with a sock.
I never plan to buy a DVD or watch a movie again. I also actively avoid PCs with blu-ray. If they produce something I *must* have, I'll buy it used to screw them over, the way they insist on screwing me.
Optical media is on the way out, unless somebody makes cheap disks that hold 100+ gigs of data. Flash memory will supersede it and we won't need bulky DVD drives anymore.
Sulphur on 15/7/2010 at 20:45
Yes, but just because optical media is on the way out doesn't mean your movies and music don't come with DRM. It's already happened.
Never buy a DVD or watch a movie? Pretty extreme viewpoint you've got there. I can't say I admire it or even understand it, the way I don't admire or understand the Amish, but enh... it's down to individual choice.
Personally, if DRM's transparent and unobtrusive and doesn't cause me unnecessary inconvenience, I don't give a shit. If it isn't transparent and unobtrusive and does cause me unnecessary inconvenience, there are workarounds. I fail to see why one must deny themselves of something to prove a point - voting with your wallet only works if you're a significant part of the masses that's doing the voting.
