Posts by blackdog

  • Routine

    Fantastic atmosphere, can't wait to see more [Blocked Image: http://forum.multiplayer.it/images/faccine/nerdsaw.gif]

    Edit: the teaser (2012) promises glimpses of the Moon

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  • The Last of Us

    Ellen Page is pretty pissed off for Ellie's resemblance with her:

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    [url='']Ellen Page says Last Of Us' Ellie "Ripped off my likeness"[/url][url=''][/url]"I guess I should be flattered that they ripped off my likeness", she says, "but I am actually acting in a video game called Beyond Two Souls, so it was not appreciated."

  • Playstation 4

    It's quite funny nobody pointed out Valve implemented the progressive delivery already when they launched Half-Life 2 on Steam.

    They seem to have "fixed" the immediacy problem with the pre-load feature btw.

    I think a DD system should have both aspects, to offer the best service.

    Now, the problem with the progressive download feature is that it is aimed to linear single-player games, right? I mean, how can you "start playing" a simple mp-dm oriented game, where the first map the gamer will play is totally randomic? What if I'm downloading COD but I want to play mp first, instead of the campaign. What about a sandbox, where the player could potentially be driving since the first minute to wherever he likes (see Just Cause 2).

    Quote from Buddy

    "We're building up the backstory to allow for DLC, sequels, prequels"

    Is that referred to Outlast or something else?

  • Playstation 4

    I did miss this, and I don't recall them even announcing in the conference:

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  • Wolfenstein Returns?

    There's a whole serie of behind the scenes there(!)

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    nice studio space.

  • What have you watched recently?

    Margin Call

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    I especially liked Paul Bettany's delivery: brit accent in the informal dialogues, no accent when discussing formally.

  • Xbox One

    Quote from Sentura

    CoD should already be declining. Selling the same product over again only works so many times.

    I dunno about the amount of active players, but I guess suits only worry about sales, and Black Ops 2 beat the previous entry yet another time "to become the biggest entertainment launch of all time" so... we'll have to see with the next one.

    Quote from Taylor

    Well, you can't keep increasing game budgets, leave gamers with the bill

    Just sayin' that gamers are expecting better graphics with better systems

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    I actually don't follow why Call of Duty needs competitors with bigger budgets to power its own success.

    As I said, it's just my gut feeling, so I don't know very much how to explain it. (And can very well be simply wrong.)

    I'd say that you need that shiny new toy, people love to see two entities clash in a challenge, but the challenger needs to sparkle attention. Also, the new visual standard will attract new buyers.

    Baseline of my argument is that you need variety, which is also achieved by the means of production value; if the environment gets stale, the market contracts. (I suppose.)

    Maybe i've misinterpreted your previous post, but as you cannot simply increase budgets, you can't either just stop pushing technologies and think that low-production costs will keep you afloat/ahead of the others because now you have a bigger margin.

  • What have you watched recently?

    Quote from Chimeray

    Guess I'm late to the party but I finally finished watching season 06 of Lost.

    Dah, you are not: i watched season 1 minus the last 2 episodes xD (when they were already at S4).

    I still plan to get all the seasons at once and have an intense run at it.

    (The same with Prison Break, of which I saw only the first two seasons.)

  • Xbox One

    Games are already shorter than ever, The 6-8hrs long campaigns flourished because of costs, but also because gamers weren't finishing 20+ hours games. Look at the stats of the HL Episodes... and you would have thought HL gamers are only hardcore fanboys.

    Quote from Taylor

    I mean, it's not like there are successful indie games out there making millions, or successful long-running series that are still using the same out-dated engine after five games

    True, but (i mean no offense) myopic: the industry cannot turn to the indie format as a whole. People expect and demand huge megaproductions that give value to their 400$ video card, to their new console.

    I'm coming up to the convincement that short-running huge blockbuster are crucial to the prosperity of the "smartly and strategically developed" titles. Analogy: you can enjoy the cheap "Moon" movie ($5 mln), but you wouldn't want to go see such a "boring" movie every month, to appreciate it you need the costy "Oblivion" ($200+ mln) to break it up. Does that makes sense?

    So for COD to be successful, you need the Crysis, Dead Space or even Battlefield. It's just my gut feeling, but I bet you: take all the FPSes out of the market, and after a while COD would decline.

  • de_ali (working name)

    Quote from Squad

    I also agree that this particular arch looks a bit squeezed in ... cause it is I wanted to put a bit more accent to the painting, but there should be a better way.

    I think it achieved the opposite effect, and now the eye is caught more by it