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Comment on Hypothetical Question: Perspective by Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:05:21 +0000

The desired perspective is definitely dependent upon gameplay. Arcadey-action; we talking Contra, TMNT, River City Ransom? Is side-scrolling out of the question or not sufficient for gameplay?

Earthbound has great perspective in relation to other SNES-era RPGs; it draws the player into the scene more. Immersion may not be as important in an action game though. I dislike completely overhead views like GTA's from an artistic standpoint, but depending on the project, they may fit the game's needs. Multiple views may work as well, as in TMNT (overhead for overworld, side-scrolling in sewers).

Or you could just make a sequel to Earthbound. That would be nice.

Comment on Penny Arcade! – Words And Their Meanings by Gamercow

Gamercow — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:35:18 +0000

I usually try to buy used games from other people, instead of gamestop. I understand what Gabe is trying to say, but quite frankly, he's coming off as a rich douchebag to me. He gets games for free all the time, and what he doesn't get for free, he can buy with cash from his Scrooge McDuck sized vault. I can't, and won't, pay $60 for every game I buy. Also, he hasn't addressed the other issue of "What do we do with used games if we are done with them?" Most games have crappy replay value, really, and as much as I'd like to just give a game to someone(I have done this many times) I'd also like to get something back for it as well.

Comment on Penny Arcade! – Words And Their Meanings by steve

steve — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:24:20 +0000

Bentley, you're theoretically on the money. Developers should (and sometimes even do!) receive benefits in the form of royalties, additional projects, even a leg up in negotiations for their future contracts. My contention isn't so much that we're never helping the developer by buying new, it's that as a developer, I don't believe that's our fight. We shouldn't be angry with the consumers for being rational consumers seeking the best deal. If we are unhappy with our compensation, we should be negotiating for better compensation with the people that pay us (publishers, if we aren't all cool and indie). I think that in general, developers lose more money due to decisions made by publishers than to decisions made by consumers.

Comment on Penny Arcade! – Words And Their Meanings by Bentley

Bentley — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:48:06 +0000

Sometimes I've bought games new thinking I was helping the devs out. Now I feel dirty.

I would like to hope that if a publisher benefits from game sales, then the devs benefit, in the form of new projects being greenlit, and hopefully larger development budgets.

From your post, I'm feeling like that belief was probably naive, and that, and that the publishers probably just pocket as much as they can, and that the benefits passed on to the Devs are trival.

Anyway, I've been able to buy games direct from the developers a lot recently, and there's no better feeling than that.

Comment on Penny Arcade! – Words And Their Meanings by steve

steve — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:03:15 +0000

I didn't know any libraries ever charged anything for borrowing. Minus the late fees, of course. DVD check outs are free from my local library. I assume if/when they stock games, they also will be free.

Comment on Penny Arcade! – Words And Their Meanings by Ultraberg

Ultraberg — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:12:35 +0000

A lot of libraries where I'm from have game borrowing (2-3$, just like DVDs). It's like going to the grocery store; you go for milk, you pick up other things. People go in for games, hopefully come back with a lot of books as well.

Comment on Interesting Choices: Colonization’s Founding Fathers by Gamercow

Gamercow — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:17:10 +0000

So I downloaded and started to play this game. Wow, do I suck. I was trading like a fool, but I was putting nothing into Liberty Bells. I have no idea what a winning strategy here is, because there is a LOT more city-level micromanagement than in Civ 4.

Comment on Gaming Squared: WoW Chat Bomber by Bentley

Bentley — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:01:14 +0000

Starcraft 2 tempted me to investigate WoW again, so I will totally try out this Chat Bomber game. I feel like Obama could be as rich a vein as Bush as far as controversial gold mines go.

Comment on The Secret Lives of NPCs – Red Dead Redemption by Platypotamus » Blog Archive » In Praise of the Greet Button

Platypotamus » Blog Archive » In Praise of the Greet Button — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:43:50 +0000

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Comment on The Adventures of a Noob – Minecraft by Alex

Alex — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:59:57 +0000

Great article, very interesting and informative (I too was perplexed in regards to digging, had no idea you had to hold the mouse button!).