Thirith on 1/10/2009 at 06:23
Quote Posted by Iroquois
In all fairness, one should always develop for a platform at its most basic level. You could hook a controller, but that would make buying one a requirement, which would be irritating for the customer/gamer. It's like deciding to leave the sound uncompressed in a game and requiring a user to own a BD Rom, because the game wouldn't fit in a DVD.
So flight simulators are crap because you can't really play them well with M&K?
Iroquois on 1/10/2009 at 14:04
Quote Posted by Thirith
So flight simulators are crap because you can't really play them well with M&K?
You can play them fine with mouse and keyboard, the joystick is just a tad better. But look at the more extensive ones, like Falcon; the joystick isn't enough. There are functions mapped across the entire keyboard. Some of them require to use the mouse to flip switches inside the actual cockpit on-screen. That's far from requiring you to buy a joystick with the game.
Sulphur on 1/10/2009 at 20:00
Hate to break it to you folks, but no matter how much of an ass Tim Schafer might be, pissing off on an entire contingent of people -- the man knows how to make games, and he knows how to make 'em shine.
Just played the demo, and while it's choppy-chop (in terms of presentation, not gameplay, which has good choppy-chop) and has a very inane boss battle capping things off, the humour, the pizazz, and the METAWL are all present and accounted for.
Fuck, the game won me over the moment the EA logo splashed across the screen and the next thing I heard was Ozzy yowling 'Dooouble Fiiiiine!' over the speakers.
That's the sort of moment where you know you're amongst old, familiar friends. And that's what playing the demo felt like. Comfortably awesome.
October's gonna be one heck of a month this year.
Aerothorn on 1/10/2009 at 20:28
Oh man, I can't wait till I get back to the states and have access to a console. And a television, for that matter!
Also, I'm missing how, exactly, Tim Schafer is an ass? Is this about that Eurogamer Q&A? Because I saw no asshattery there.
june gloom on 1/10/2009 at 23:34
If I do get this game (not bloody likely), I'm going to buy it used or get it as a gift. TimmyS and Double Fail are not going to see one red cent from me.
Aja on 1/10/2009 at 23:53
blunt force trauma
CCCToad on 1/10/2009 at 23:54
Quote Posted by dethtoll
If I do get this game (not bloody likely), I'm going to buy it used or get it as a gift. TimmyS and Double Fail are not going to see one red cent from me.
rent it.
mothra on 2/10/2009 at 00:08
i have no xbox, but i got friends who do !!!! I'm ready for rocktober.
june gloom on 2/10/2009 at 00:32
Quote Posted by CCCToad
rent it.
Great idea, I'll just go to the great rental place near me.
Oh wait there isn't any. :/
