fov mimimi. boring mimimi. God damn console kids. 
On a serious note. It was always what made Thief Thief that most direct encounters with enemies would end with ones dead. If it end up like Dishonored where you can basicly play it as fps then it's not Thief anymore imo.
Why the fuck did you sell your game, anyway? You nuts man? Of all games out there, you're selling the one that has the most content and replayability. MP is amazing and a must play, for many, many hours!
Game was fucking expensive. Missed the 50Euro deal on release day. Then game was sold out everywhere in my town so ended up importing from Austria which cost me 75 Euro. Even for a great game like GTA V that's a pretty hefty price tag so after finishing the campaign i resold why it was still hot. Didn't feel like roaming around first and frankly wasn't interested playing online on PS3. But now i miss the game when i see vids of people having fun. Ah well it's not a big deal. The more i'll be motivated for it again when the PC version comes.
Can't wait for PC version. Regretting already that i sold my PS3 version lol.
Something that came to my attention recently is panel lottery. Apparently even for high-end TV's the manufacturers put panels of very different quality in models with the same name/number. So you can't trust reviews. They might have tested on a high quality panel but the model that you buy on the internet has some cheap no name shit from China built in. And the only way to find out is to compare some tiny printed numbers on the backside with lists on the internet. 
The problem is i think they try to go for the Thief 3 look but they do it via post processing so everything is washed out. Thief 3 wasn't the most colorful game but it still had some color accents. For example the red flags in front of the building would look actualy red instead of greyish with only a hint of red.
case in point:
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It's still a stylized game not a real life simulation. If more saturated colors and some different color accents make the game look better and let the art that some people put thousands of hours in shine better then i would go for it.
Btw i live in a medieval city center. When i look out the window it doesn't look so washed out. Granted light these days is artificial and ther's lighted ads and whatnot in different colors but it's just a question of will on the side of the art director to come up with something. Thief plays in this half mechanic fantasy world. It wouldn't look out of place to have some different colored light sources. Gas lanterns in different colors, light that comes from behind colored stained glass windows etc.
The art is nice. Problem is the washed out lighting drags it completely down. I can only assume they did this to differentiate the look of the game from the lush colors of Dishonored.
It's time to bring back Descent. Especially now with the Rift on the horizon.
What a bullshit. Can't resell my copy on ebay because i have imported version from Austria and i'm not commercial salesman. Typical German bullshit. Any German members around who want to buy my PS3 version for 50Euro + DHL? It's still as good as new and i didn't use the code for the airship.
edit: nevermind, sold it to a friend
Last video misses Trevor calling Franklin "my n-word". 
Quote from ThrikOh man, I'm getting There's even a Romero appearance on page three.
The internet never forgets. So glad i didn't post back then in my youthful ignorance.
Finished the main storyline last night. My verdict is that while i enjoyed the game for the most part i can't agree with the near perfect metascore. For technical achievement sure but the game itself, story, characters etc. left enough room for improvement. Option for harder difficulty wouldn't have hurt. I had no problem whatsoever and i'm far from being a good player. What also bugs me a bit that only after the main storyline i have enough cash to fuck around properly in the game. But that feels a bit empty and pointless to me now. Lots of the sights don't seem to be used for anything or only very trivial things. I guess it will take a couple DLC's and expansions for the game to start feeling complete in that sense.
Not complaining that there isn't enough content for what i paid but for the game to deserve a 10/10 this should already be in there in my opinion. It's what i mentioned earlier in this thread what i miss compared to Bethesda games.
But overall big improvement over GTA 4. Enjoyed this a lot more.
Obviously MS is well within their rights and if it was a game that i worked on i would be pissed if people do this. But gotta stay realistic from MS perspective and keep their own interests in mind. You don't amputate your leg to fix an ingrown toe nail.
Quote from blackdogYou are right, that's not what i meant, on the point of view of a developer i find depressing the idea that i can build something that no one will enjoy.
oh yea absolutely. i was commenting from player perspective. but then i don't think i would be too sad right now if i was in the shoes of a Rockstar artist/designer.
Sounds like pretty stupid move from MS so shortly before launching a new console. Should have been more accommodating, close loopholes and rethink their strategy. Regional locking is such bullshit anyway. Even if break of TOS is obvious you can't blame people to feel entitled when other people who are customers just like them get stuff for free because they happen to be born somewhere else on this planet. It's not fair, feels discriminatory. Showing no leniency just means most of these ppl will buy a PS4 instead of a XBONE.
Quote from blackdogHow many will finish the GTA 5 campaign? GTA4 was at 27%. It's ridiculous that gamers want bigger worlds and then they don't finish the main story. And GTA is not a challenging game at all.
It's not ridiculous. GTA is a sandbox game. It's not a movie. It's not a rail shooter. Both comparisons are a fallacy. Missions are just one option of things to do in this game. Maybe a lot of people just want to do other things. This freedom of choice is the appeal of sandbox games. It's also a luxury. One that Rockstar can afford when they are on a 200m $ budget and make enough dough in the first week to make 5 more of these games.
So it's completely futile to make this a discussion about games as a whole because there arn't so many games around that compare.
If anything i think Rockstar could have pushed the content even a little further. So much attention to small details yet the environment story telling doesn't compare to what Bethesda puts out. In Skyrim or Fallout 3 you can walk in any direction and you find cool little things or surprises all the time. This stuff is still there in Rockstar games but much more sparse. I also think that actualy might one of the reasons why GTA4 wasn't finished more often. I know that i didn't finish it because i was so bored out of my mind by the rest of the game that i just quit wheras in Fallout 3 i put 80 hours into the game before tackling the main story line eventualy.
It's really awesome to drive around during the night with the hood cam and trying to follow traffic rules. This gonna be great on PC with a better fov and some mods to driving physics.
So i just stand there in front of a hipster, doing nothing. He feels intimidated and says "ok, that's enough. i'm calling the cops". Police arrives, starts shooting at me. Then i go on a rampage with a stolen bus and police don't care.
Quote from MinosIs it just me or does the city feel pretty dead and souless? I haven't played much of the game yet to be honest, but the little exploration I did was boring as hell... The few open buildings I found were parking garages with absolutely nothing inside. Tried to enter some industrial buildings through a canal and found absolutely nothing interesting in there. Piled up some cars to blow them up and had to empty half of my ammo since vehicles are almost indestructible in this game. I don't remember GTA 4 feeling this souless and empty but then again it's been a long time since I played it.
"empty and soulless" is how i felt about GTA 4 tho. Completely killed my motivation once i realised that almost the whole city is just backdrop with no purpose.
My copy of GTA V arrived today so i hope what you say isn't true. Would hate to have spent so much cash on a game that i enjoy as little as GTA 4.
Anyone know if the version sold in Germany is dubbed or cut?
