tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344068351653946740.post8171815468040776499..comments2024-03-29T02:30:08.238-07:00Comments on Versus CluClu Land: Lasering Dudes is a SportIroquois Pliskinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14324582950813408440noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344068351653946740.post-19178592850458255852013-08-31T12:58:59.976-07:002013-08-31T12:58:59.976-07:00Excellent site, keep up the good work my colleague...Excellent site, keep up the good work my colleagues would love this. I read a lot of blogs on a daily basis and for the most part, people lack substance but, I just wanted to make a quick comment to say I’m glad I found your blog. Thanks <a href="http://clippingpathsource.com/" rel="nofollow"> clipping path </a><br /><br />clipping pathhttp://clippingpathsource.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344068351653946740.post-46188123622060603462008-08-02T05:28:00.000-07:002008-08-02T05:28:00.000-07:00I play FPS games quite often, but I don't go into ...I play FPS games quite often, but I don't go into the multiplayer, lest I run into one of those players that can bring the gaming world to its eschatological fate with a pistol in Master Chief's hand and a Red Bull in his real hand. Although you are right about the narrative quality. It's feels very action movie like to me.<BR/><BR/>There have been tons of "Die Hard" and "Matrix" moments for me in that game, and the fact that the game physics can provide those kinds of dynamic moments for me is what keeps me playing.<BR/><BR/>Although, I strongly disagree with you about a Halo film. I've been waiting for that for the longest (well, I've been waiting for a Peter Jackson production, I don't know who the guy directing it now is).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344068351653946740.post-60321700118616682662008-08-01T22:03:00.000-07:002008-08-01T22:03:00.000-07:00@matt: I agree with you, and at first I was going ...@matt: I agree with you, and at first I was going to try to put this into this post too but I decided it was overstuffed as it is. <BR/><BR/>@quinn: I can't make a really well-informed argument about the superiority of Halo relative to other multiplayer FPSes, because my experience with the genre is pretty limited. My understanding with the game, having played an absurd amount, is that the gameplay mechanics and map design are the result of a good deal of careful thought. <BR/><BR/>@laz: I understand that WoW (from what I heard) is all about coming up with some really intricate team strategies to make best use of the game's rules. Like Halo, the storytelling doesn't quite make it across to the non-player, but to the person who has the familiarity with the game I imagine it's pretty entertaining. (this is the same with football or anything else) Believe me, the only reason I'm sorry I don't play WoW is that I do not get the opportunity for you to regale me with tales of your conquests. <BR/><BR/>@l.b. jefferies: I think you're right; although I think some of the really unique possibilities for the medium come from the process of learning rules I don't think games like Halo are any intrinsically any better or worse than the meaty single-player games. It's a matter of taste. Games are versatile medium with many mansions. <BR/><BR/>The golf club medium is apt: whenever I get around to writing about Halo's gameplay I plan to talk about the fact that its combat requires a mastery of both the long game and the short game.Iroquois Pliskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324582950813408440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344068351653946740.post-72724922226395824142008-08-01T21:02:00.000-07:002008-08-01T21:02:00.000-07:00Reminds me of a conversation I got into with a fri...Reminds me of a conversation I got into with a friend when he was forced to choose between buying Halo 3 or The Darkness.<BR/><BR/>Both are really good games. One is mediocre single player but good multi-player, the other has a great plot but no multi-player.<BR/><BR/>After some discussion I finally got tired and said, "That's the game equivalent of a bag of golf clubs. You'll use it like hell but not for a plot. That's the game equivalent of a DVD series. You'll play it once and be done with it. Which one do you want?"<BR/><BR/>The trouble that can erupt with declarations that games are about mastering rule systems or experiencing great stories is that the medium is quite versatile. What makes video games so interesting is that it bridges this gap. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes your bag of golf clubs has some very interesting things to say.Kirk Battlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612840105075834275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344068351653946740.post-80617147390369994052008-08-01T10:24:00.000-07:002008-08-01T10:24:00.000-07:00I'm trying to think about how the "narrative" aspe...I'm trying to think about how the "narrative" aspect of video game enjoyment you propose pertains to my experience with WoW. It's true that I have often heard things like:<BR/><BR/>"You guys have gotta go to the guild website and check out the video I made of Fawal clearing SFK. It is so bad ass! He totally pwns Arugal! One hit! Spam Execute for the win!" <BR/><BR/>in guild chat, but I usually don't then go and watch said video (albeit mostly because wow videos are often very low resolution and thus much less entertaining than actually <I>playing wow</I>.<BR/><BR/>What we seem to spend more time talking about is our gear and our skill builds; how many bonus heals we will have if we re-spec our talent tree or what our unbuffed hp will be if we get those new epic lootz. This type of talk doesn't seem to be narrative to me, but does match the idea of trying to perfect our mastery over the rules of the game.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I also find myself going on at much greater length than is probably desirable whenever any of my non-wow playing friends ask me even the most casual comment about wow. This is a fun challenge for my linguistic abilities as it involves describing a fanatically complex scenario, which is described between other WoW players with almost insufferable levels of jargon, to someone who not only doesn't know that jargon but doesn't at all care what I'm talking about.<BR/><BR/>In the pidgin of talking about wow to people who don't know about wow, there is alot of "Storming the Castle" and "Killing the Dragon." <BR/><BR/>Sorry I just hijacked your comments thread. With a mostly incomprehensible "don't want to go to work" style post. :Dchade fallstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17600485457997218039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344068351653946740.post-15559667547991815732008-08-01T08:44:00.000-07:002008-08-01T08:44:00.000-07:00I'd be interested to read that post too, because d...I'd be interested to read that post too, because despite the pervasiveness of that opinion I've never understood why people think Halo's mechanics are so far beyond those of other FPSs. But that's probably because I suck at Halo.Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10665823669624714322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344068351653946740.post-56216479990439333742008-07-31T23:19:00.000-07:002008-07-31T23:19:00.000-07:00I think the genius of Halo 3 really lies in the we...<I>I think the genius of Halo 3 really lies in the wellneigh absurd refinement of its basic combat mechanics, but that is a story for another post.</I><BR/><BR/>I hope you write that post one day, I firmly believe that Halo 3 has the strongest multiplayer mechanics of any console shooter ever made. One could argue that the first Halo is the game that made people take console shooters seriously for the first time.Matthew Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01592343625367336913noreply@blogger.com