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[QUOTE=thelurker1234;45842272]There's way too many everything lmao. Though I really don't get watching lets players, quite a few of my friends watch pewdiepie and they're like "what the fuck man, why not?"[/QUOTE] 's not for everyone, but i watch a lot of it mainly for particular people i find funny, the conversations they can have with other people they play with, interesting tidbits they give on the game theyre playing, or games that i wont ever have the chance to play (or at least for a long time)
[QUOTE=Primigenes;45842644]Visual Novels aren't games[/QUOTE] THANK YOU.
Games are visual novels.
[QUOTE=Primigenes;45842644]Visual Novels aren't games[/QUOTE] Why exactly? Most have player choices that affect the story as well as failure states. In fact they're arguably more games than so-called walking simulators even. They're fairly close to text adventures which basically no one argues aren't games.
[QUOTE=Oizen;45840614]There are way too many "Lets players" on youtube, and pretty much all of them suck.[/QUOTE] I think it's because of the now very visible decline of video game "journalism" people rather rely on let's plays with a narrator of their choice (sharing his usual tastes, perhaps?) to guide them in game purchases.
[QUOTE=proch;45843315]I think it's because of the now very visible decline of video game "journalism" people rather rely on let's plays with a narrator of their choice (sharing his usual tastes, perhaps?) to guide them in game purchases.[/QUOTE] Nah, the whole let's play explosion is probably based off of how youtube promotes content. And people are willing to watch normal people do normal things, just one look at reality tv can prove that.
[QUOTE=Alice3173;45843104]Why exactly? Most have player choices that affect the story as well as failure states. In fact they're arguably more games than so-called walking simulators even. They're fairly close to text adventures which basically no one argues aren't games.[/QUOTE] i consider visual novels to be their own thing, seperate from games
[QUOTE=Alice3173;45843104]Why exactly? Most have player choices that affect the story as well as failure states. In fact they're arguably more games than so-called walking simulators even. They're fairly close to text adventures which basically no one argues aren't games.[/QUOTE] I would argue those types of visual novels where you just keep clicking 'Next' until the end aren't games, they're just electronic books, but other ones where you do make choices would qualify. Ones like Long Live the Queen are definitely games too, no absence of gameplay.
[QUOTE=Hakita;45843486]i consider visual novels to be their own thing, seperate from games[/QUOTE] They're an interactive application intended for entertainment. If player choice actively affects how it runs then there is no reason whatsoever to not consider it a game. Getting hung up on the definition of what a game consists of is quite stupid in my opinion anyways. What's more important is whether it does its job of entertaining you.
[QUOTE=Alice3173;45843753]They're an interactive application intended for entertainment. If player choice actively affects how it runs then there is no reason whatsoever to not consider it a game. Getting hung up on the definition of what a game consists of is quite stupid in my opinion anyways. What's more important is whether it does its job of entertaining you.[/QUOTE] visual novels are more like books than games, even with the reader having to make a choice sometimes an electronic book or a movie can also be described as "an interactive application intended for entertainment", you flip the book's pages and with movies you even have choices that affect the movie like language i'm not saying visual novels can't be games, i'm just saying i don't consider them games, not in a bad "you're not a real game!" way, but i just consider them to be a different category, seperate from games and movies
[QUOTE=Hakita;45843772] an electronic book or a movie can also be described as "an interactive application intended for entertainment", you flip the book's pages and with movies you even have choices that affect the movie like language[/QUOTE] Flipping pages or choosing language doesn't have any impact on the story though. The language might give it a bit of new context, but the story will always be the same. Also, there are a bunch of visual novels where you can get a game over, something that I have never gotten in a book,
[QUOTE=Alice3173;45843104]Why exactly? Most have player choices that affect the story as well as failure states. In fact they're arguably more games than so-called walking simulators even. They're fairly close to text adventures which basically no one argues aren't games.[/QUOTE] VNs are really more like talking simulators than anything else. At least with those old text-based adventure games from the days before graphics processors, you can type up your own actions and play the way you want to play.
[QUOTE=gokiyono;45843785]Flipping pages or choosing language doesn't have any impact on the story though. The language might give it a bit of new context, but the story will always be the same. Also, there are a bunch of visual novels where you can get a game over, something that I have never gotten in a book,[/QUOTE] and that's why i consider VNs their own thing, they're not really fully games but they're not fully books either, they're just VNs
I liked Batman Arkham origens the most out of the the Arkham games the style the design and selection of villains made it feel it was written to appeal to me I enjoyed the hell out of it
[QUOTE=Primigenes;45843655]I don't think the fact that in some visual novels you can make choices makes the fact that just by being in the Visual Novel category classifies you as a game. Something like Umineko is literally the equivalent of reading a book. Just because of that fact is why they can't be considered games. Having dialogue options is not a requirement thus the genre as a whole cannot be considered a game. [B]Personally I don't think CYOA books are games in general Just because you choose a dialogue option in order to get a different outcome in a story doesn't make it a game. You read, see 2 or more choices, save, pick a choice until you get every story in that specific VN. Or you just go through it once and then read the rest on like wikipedia.[/B] You don't have to respond to this. It was me digressing[/QUOTE] I went over [URL="http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1261685&p=45833210&viewfull=1#post45833210"]this[/URL]. You just don't enjoy visual novels. You're basically saying the equivalent of "reading graphic novels is not reading" or "rap is not music". Telltales games are basically VN's with some action sequences but are almost universally considered games.
Can someone explain to me why people are complaining about the lack of dedicated servers in CoD games? All the CoD games with dedicated servers have awful multiplayer. I got Black Ops 1 in the Steam sale and the Multiplayer is mostly Servers which ban x or have certain mods on or are dlc only, who actually wants the game to have restrictions on it? With Matchmaking, I look for a game and I get one with a full compliment of players with Dedicated Servers I look for a game and I can't find one because either all the servers are empty, the servers are full, there's some stupid restriction on it, the ping is awful or there are no servers. Don't get me wrong. In most cases Dedicated Servers are a good thing, it's just that they're not at all sutible for CoD.
[QUOTE=The mouse;45845791]Can someone explain to me why people are complaining about the lack of dedicated servers in CoD games? All the CoD games with dedicated servers have awful multiplayer. I got Black Ops 1 in the Steam sale and the Multiplayer is mostly Servers which ban x or have certain mods on or are dlc only, who actually wants the game to have restrictions on it? With Matchmaking, I look for a game and I get one with a full compliment of players with Dedicated Servers I look for a game and I can't find one because either all the servers are empty, the servers are full, there's some stupid restriction on it, the ping is awful or there are no servers. Don't get me wrong. In most cases Dedicated Servers are a good thing, it's just that they're not at all sutible for CoD.[/QUOTE] Because with matchmaking the hosts keep migrating and the ping is based off of the host,which is often quite horrible
[QUOTE=RenegadeCop;45846081]Mint and chocolate should not be combined[/QUOTE] Also chocolate related I fucking love vanilla chocolate waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay over normal chocolate. [QUOTE=The mouse;45845791]Can someone explain to me why people are complaining about the lack of dedicated servers in CoD games? All the CoD games with dedicated servers have awful multiplayer. I got Black Ops 1 in the Steam sale and the Multiplayer is mostly Servers which ban x or have certain mods on or are dlc only, who actually wants the game to have restrictions on it? With Matchmaking, I look for a game and I get one with a full compliment of players with Dedicated Servers I look for a game and I can't find one because either all the servers are empty, the servers are full, there's some stupid restriction on it, the ping is awful or there are no servers. Don't get me wrong. In most cases Dedicated Servers are a good thing, it's just that they're not at all sutible for CoD.[/QUOTE] And what's wrong with servers with restrictions on them? That's the beauty of dedicated servers, it allows for the host to customize the server to his liking. Also dedi servers usually have better and less unpredictable latency.
[QUOTE=RenegadeCop;45846081]Mint and chocolate should not be combined[/QUOTE] Uh excuse me, have you ever tried After Eight?
[QUOTE=Gwoodman;45847023]Uh excuse me, have you ever tried After Eight?[/QUOTE] Andes candies are the bomb
[QUOTE=thelurker1234;45846951] And what's wrong with servers with restrictions on them? That's the beauty of dedicated servers, it allows for the host to customize the server to his liking. .[/QUOTE] Because I want to play the game the way that the developers intended.
[QUOTE=The mouse;45847122]Because I want to play the game the way that the developers intended.[/QUOTE] Those servers probably exist though. Though call of duty is a game where most people jump ship and play on the newest one, so black ops 1 might not have many of those servers, they probably still exist.
Loadouts are an inherently more balanced system than pickup weapons in direct combat (multiple teams, clearly marked, clearly fighting each other, or just free for all) shooters.
[QUOTE=The mouse;45847122]Because I want to play the game the way that the developers intended.[/QUOTE] I have over 100 hours in Black Ops 1 on PC, there's plenty of non-modded servers. I don't think I've played a modded server once [editline]30th August 2014[/editline] Watsky is.......blech eugh
is it me or does Andrew WK only ever sing about parties? It gets a tad annoying when its just PARTY PARTY PARTTY PARTY PARTY HEY GUYS PARTY WE PARTY GUYS PARTY PARTY PARTY HARD YPARTY
Having just recently finished the games, Metroid Prime 2 is an overall more enjoyable game than the first Prime (although the first one slightly wins out when it comes to music).
[QUOTE=Primigenes;45848431]Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat the fuck? Who told you I didn't enjoy visual novels? So because I fucking said that Visual Novels and shit like Umineko are essentially books means I don't enjoy Visual Novels? Thats actually really annoying Way to make random assumptions out of fucking thin air. And like I just fucking said. [B]It isn't a requirement for VNs to have branching choices[/B]. [B]Thus Visual Novels themselves can't be games if thats the only reason where including them[/B][/QUOTE] I went over [URL="http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1261685&p=45833210&viewfull=1#post45833210"]this[/URL]. Why does a game need branching choices? When was this standard established?
[QUOTE=Primigenes;45850131] Fuck this isn't an opinion. It's a fact VNs aren't games. The only people still absurdly hung up on this are weeaboos. Fuck, I read VNs and think they aren't games solely because they're Visual Novels because they'd be dense.[/QUOTE] I don`t even read VNs. You`re the one writing paragraph after paragraph ranting about how VNs aren`t games so you seem to be the one hung up on this issue. Im curious though. What do you think about Choose your own adventure E-books? Are they video games? How about games where you just walk without any choices at all and just experience a setting?
[QUOTE=Rangergxi;45850431]Im curious though. What do you think about Choose your own adventure E-books? Are they video games? How about games where you just walk without any choices at all and just experience a setting?[/QUOTE] I always question why people whine about visual novels not being games but text based games get off scot free despite the only real difference being you type your choice instead of clicking it. And even then that's not a universal thing you have to do, I am sure I have seen some where you have to select from several options instead of actually having to input a choice. But text based games are somehow games and VNs aren't to them. It's nonsensical.
Dark Chocolate is infinitely better than milk chocolate.
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