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Post by BaneTheDestroyer on Dec 21, 2013 15:53:24 GMT -5
This is a little website sort of thing that somebody made in which says random facts about gaming. I've always thought it to be interesting, and I figured I'd post some of them here. The original website is: didyouknowgaming.com/ Past Didyouknows: Rockstar's DNA: Animal Crossing Video:
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Post by TomJohns on Dec 21, 2013 15:57:11 GMT -5
Interesting... I hate First Person games in general
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Post by WSS? on Dec 21, 2013 16:42:18 GMT -5
I like the FPS genre, I just wish it wasn't dominating the entirety of gaming like it has been for the past few years.
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Post by BaneTheDestroyer on Dec 21, 2013 17:09:08 GMT -5
I also like FPS games (when they're good and not the same damn game every year) but I'm with Brawn.
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Post by justinlynch3 on Dec 21, 2013 17:43:31 GMT -5
Rockstar did dip into racing though and I'm sure their not the first at that.
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Post by SoonDragon67 on Dec 21, 2013 17:44:16 GMT -5
"It's in our DNA to avoid doing what other companies are doing." Racing game?  Check Zombie game?  Check. Crappy horror game?  Check |
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Post by Straight Edge Steve on Dec 21, 2013 17:46:11 GMT -5
"It's in our DNA to avoid doing what other companies are doing." Racing game? Check Zombie game? Check. Crappy horror game? Check There's no point analyzing it. Marketers lie more than politicians. |
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Post by wildknight on Dec 21, 2013 18:37:35 GMT -5
Manhunt wasn't exactly a crappy horror game, but your point is solid; the guy is full of crap.
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Post by ethanm1834 on Dec 21, 2013 18:57:56 GMT -5
You go where the money is or your going to be a trendsetter. Going into being a trendsetter costs money with a high risk. Which is why following the market is a safer bet.
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Post by BaneTheDestroyer on Dec 22, 2013 12:28:49 GMT -5
The Didyouknow has been updated on the first post.
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Post by miketheratguy on Dec 22, 2013 12:33:16 GMT -5
"It's in our DNA to avoid doing what other companies are doing." Racing game? Check Zombie game? Check. Crappy horror game? Check Manhunt was great and not a horror game, it was a stealth game. Red Dead Redemption is an action-adventure Western with an optional non-canonical expansion that features zombies. |
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Post by SoonDragon67 on Dec 22, 2013 12:37:00 GMT -5
"It's in our DNA to avoid doing what other companies are doing." Racing game? Check Zombie game? Check. Crappy horror game? Check Manhunt was great and not a horror game, it was a stealth game. Red Dead Redemption is an action-adventure Western with an optional non-canonical expansion that features zombies. Manhunt is considered a psychological horror game according to Rockstar, and it completely failed at being that, therefore it is a crappy horror game. Also as to the Red Dead Redemption thing... Why does it matter if it's an expansion? This guy said they try to avoid doing what everyone else does, but then they go and add in one of the most overused pieces of crap in video gaming today to one of their games. |
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Post by BaneTheDestroyer on Dec 22, 2013 12:40:16 GMT -5
The only good racing games I know about are:
Midnight Club (which may or may not be good, but I've heard it was)
Need For Speed (which hasn't had a great game in a long while from what I've heard)
And F1 (I believe it's what the game is called)
I wouldn't exactly call that copying everybody else neither. I will state though, that past what I just said, I have no other information in racing games, so I can't even say if there are any other (successful) racing games.
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Post by BaneTheDestroyer on Dec 22, 2013 12:41:48 GMT -5
Red Dead Redemption is completely different than most games out there. Yes, they have an expansion with zombies, but zombies isn't the main aspect of the game itself. If you're saying Red Dead Redemption is the same as Left for Dead, just because zombies are in both (or an expansion for RDR's case), you're completely wrong.
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Post by SoonDragon67 on Dec 22, 2013 12:41:55 GMT -5
The only good racing games I know about are: Midnight Club (which may or may not be good, but I've heard it was) Need For Speed (which hasn't had a great game in a long while from what I've heard) And F1 (I believe it's what the game is called) I wouldn't exactly call that copying everybody else neither. I will state though, that past what I just said, I have no other information in racing games, so I can't even say if there are any other (successful) racing games. Gran Turismo and Forza? |
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Post by SoonDragon67 on Dec 22, 2013 12:43:38 GMT -5
Red Dead Redemption is completely different than most games out there. Yes, they have an expansion with zombies, but zombies isn't the main aspect of the game itself. If you're saying Red Dead Redemption is the same as Left for Dead, just because zombies are in both (or an expansion for RDR's case), you're completely wrong. Um, the expansion thing is kind of a separate game entirely. You don't even need Red Dead Redemption to play it. It doesn't disprove my point anyhow even if it is an expansion, because they added in a game/expansion based solely on the most overused concept in gaming. |
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Post by BaneTheDestroyer on Dec 22, 2013 12:44:07 GMT -5
Yup, you're talking to the wrong person about racing games, lol.
Let's put it this way, when I said "F1," I was actually thinking of "Forza" and didn't even know that F1 was a game....
So, is F1 a game? lol
And that doesn't change the fact. There are literally Huge amounts of FPS's out there, and only 5 (1 of them being Rockstar) or 4 racing games.
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Post by BaneTheDestroyer on Dec 22, 2013 12:46:06 GMT -5
Red Dead Redemption is completely different than most games out there. Yes, they have an expansion with zombies, but zombies isn't the main aspect of the game itself. If you're saying Red Dead Redemption is the same as Left for Dead, just because zombies are in both (or an expansion for RDR's case), you're completely wrong. Um, the expansion thing is kind of a separate game entirely. You don't even need Red Dead Redemption to play it. It doesn't disprove my point anyhow even if it is an expansion, because they added in a game/expansion based solely on the most overused concept in gaming. You're completely missing the point, and yes, I only have the zombie version, which is probably why I hate it so much...I hate zombies. RDR is not the same as Left For Dead, just because it has zombies. The aspect of the game and the whole game (other than having zombies) is completely different. |
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Post by SoonDragon67 on Dec 22, 2013 12:48:45 GMT -5
Yup, you're talking to the wrong person about racing games, lol. Let's put it this way, when I said "F1," I was actually thinking of "Forza" and didn't even know that F1 was a game.... So, is F1 a game? lol And that doesn't change the fact. There are literally Huge amounts of FPS's out there, and only 5 (1 of them being Rockstar) or 4 racing games. Only 5 or 4 racing games? Yeah, that's utter bullshit. Racing games are possibly the most common type of games out there. There are hundreds of them. You're only thinking of the major franchises, not the thousands of other games out there. |
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Post by SoonDragon67 on Dec 22, 2013 12:51:05 GMT -5
Um, the expansion thing is kind of a separate game entirely. You don't even need Red Dead Redemption to play it. It doesn't disprove my point anyhow even if it is an expansion, because they added in a game/expansion based solely on the most overused concept in gaming. You're completely missing the point, and yes, I only have the zombie version, which is probably why I hate it so much...I hate zombies. RDR is not the same as Left For Dead, just because it has zombies. The aspect of the game and the whole game (other than having zombies) is completely different. Yeah, that still isn't defending the guy who said that Rockstar avoids doing what other companies are doing. Sure, the actual game might not focus entirely on zombies, but that still doesn't change the fact that they made an entire fucking expansion based on the most used concept on the gaming market. Sorry bro, but your argument is full of shit. |
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