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Missed a step in developing?
Developers are rushing to get faster, better, nicer, looking games out in as little time as possible, but still wanting the quality to be the same. Having looked at a few things, yes, they are doing a grand job don’t get me wrong, but doesn’t the theory go,
Do it simple and well, or not at all.
Or something similar. Yes it does :op.
I consider, say.. blood, in FPS, a simple thing. Blood has not evolved from Goldeneye.. Still basically the same. Only game which has had work on the blood, is Max Payne.
It’s a first, person, shooter
Shooting, guns, blood, guts, violence, that sorta stuff.
I think many people, are trying to improve the gameplay, and the graphics, and looking beyond simple things. Another major one, is shadows.
Shadows, are pointless, but “Realistic” games need shadows.. otherwise they wouldn’t be “Realistic” would they? No and we wouldn’t want that would we? “Ohhh no” says audience.
Take a look at Zelda, for example, funny weird shadows, simple.. and pants.
Now, I don’t see any need for shadows, but how hard can it be? They are specialists, at making games.. so make them well. Fools :o)
*Runs from gangs of developers*
Ah got rid of them :op silly fools didn’t watch for my shadow did they :o)
Silly things, like not being able to shoot people through car windscreens, (Bar Mafia and GTA4) we don’t all drive about in flippin’ bullet proof cars do we? No. So why make them bullet proof? No, it doesn’t effect the gameplay, but we’re missing out little things now aren’t we, cutting corners perhaps??!
And don’t any of you developers give me the, “It would take up too much space” cack. We have DVD’s for games, if you haven’t already noticed. So use them :op
*Runs from developers again*
Lol, and I think Rare were having a booze up when they made some of the stuff in Goldeneye, remember when you shot a chair, and it exploded?! Lol.. that makes me laugh.. we don’t all sit on C4 packed chairs now do we? No, we don’t..
Right, that’s me rant on FPS and the like… hm now who do I pick on?
Ack, hell, I’ll pick on general things, like, I’m sure someone has ranted about Ammo and its palcement, but im gonna do it again..
Do you find a chaingun and a box full of ammo in the middle of the street? No, nor did I..
Important keycards and documents left lying about? Nope. I’m thinking however that might be a staff problem but I’m not yet sure.
Rooms with barely nothing in? On a tight budget eh? Couple of chairs, TV’s, its not hard is it?
Lack of entertainment.. im sure all you employee’s don’t just all sit about and have a cosy cuddely chin wag, with millions of different weapons at their disposal, trillions of rounds, and their sat on their behind? Lol your kidding me..
Why don’t I ever see someone/something misbehaving? Playing a real life game of paintball, but with guns. Fun? Yes :op
Missed a step in developing? Looks like it to me..
See what I did there, I took loads of guns and stuff and tea and I should really shut up now :op
Thanks for listening, or at least pretending.
*Wags finger*
Developers are rushing to get faster, better, nicer, looking games out in as little time as possible, but still wanting the quality to be the same. Having looked at a few things, yes, they are doing a grand job don’t get me wrong, but doesn’t the theory go,
Do it simple and well, or not at all.
Or something similar. Yes it does :op.
I consider, say.. blood, in FPS, a simple thing. Blood has not evolved from Goldeneye.. Still basically the same. Only game which has had work on the blood, is Max Payne.
It’s a first, person, shooter
Shooting, guns, blood, guts, violence, that sorta stuff.
I think many people, are trying to improve the gameplay, and the graphics, and looking beyond simple things. Another major one, is shadows.
Shadows, are pointless, but “Realistic” games need shadows.. otherwise they wouldn’t be “Realistic” would they? No and we wouldn’t want that would we? “Ohhh no” says audience.
Take a look at Zelda, for example, funny weird shadows, simple.. and pants.
Now, I don’t see any need for shadows, but how hard can it be? They are specialists, at making games.. so make them well. Fools :o)
*Runs from gangs of developers*
Ah got rid of them :op silly fools didn’t watch for my shadow did they :o)
Silly things, like not being able to shoot people through car windscreens, (Bar Mafia and GTA4) we don’t all drive about in flippin’ bullet proof cars do we? No. So why make them bullet proof? No, it doesn’t effect the gameplay, but we’re missing out little things now aren’t we, cutting corners perhaps??!
And don’t any of you developers give me the, “It would take up too much space” cack. We have DVD’s for games, if you haven’t already noticed. So use them :op
*Runs from developers again*
Lol, and I think Rare were having a booze up when they made some of the stuff in Goldeneye, remember when you shot a chair, and it exploded?! Lol.. that makes me laugh.. we don’t all sit on C4 packed chairs now do we? No, we don’t..
Right, that’s me rant on FPS and the like… hm now who do I pick on?
Ack, hell, I’ll pick on general things, like, I’m sure someone has ranted about Ammo and its palcement, but im gonna do it again..
Do you find a chaingun and a box full of ammo in the middle of the street? No, nor did I..
Important keycards and documents left lying about? Nope. I’m thinking however that might be a staff problem but I’m not yet sure.
Rooms with barely nothing in? On a tight budget eh? Couple of chairs, TV’s, its not hard is it?
Lack of entertainment.. im sure all you employee’s don’t just all sit about and have a cosy cuddely chin wag, with millions of different weapons at their disposal, trillions of rounds, and their sat on their behind? Lol your kidding me..
Why don’t I ever see someone/something misbehaving? Playing a real life game of paintball, but with guns. Fun? Yes :op
Missed a step in developing? Looks like it to me..
See what I did there, I took loads of guns and stuff and tea and I should really shut up now :op
Thanks for listening, or at least pretending.
*Wags finger*
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Missed a step in developing?
Developers are rushing to get faster, better, nicer, looking games out in as little time as possible, but still wanting the quality to be the same. Having looked at a few things, yes, they are doing a grand job don’t get me wrong, but doesn’t the theory go,
Do it simple and well, or not at all.
Or something similar. Yes it does :op.
I consider, say.. blood, in FPS, a simple thing. Blood has not evolved from Goldeneye.. Still basically the same. Only game which has had work on the blood, is Max Payne.
It’s a first, person, shooter
Shooting, guns, blood, guts, violence, that sorta stuff.
I think many people, are trying to improve the gameplay, and the graphics, and looking beyond simple things. Another major one, is shadows.
Shadows, are pointless, but “Realistic” games need shadows.. otherwise they wouldn’t be “Realistic” would they? No and we wouldn’t want that would we? “Ohhh no” says audience.
Take a look at Zelda, for example, funny weird shadows, simple.. and pants.
Now, I don’t see any need for shadows, but how hard can it be? They are specialists, at making games.. so make them well. Fools :o)
*Runs from gangs of developers*
Ah got rid of them :op silly fools didn’t watch for my shadow did they :o)
Silly things, like not being able to shoot people through car windscreens, (Bar Mafia and GTA4) we don’t all drive about in flippin’ bullet proof cars do we? No. So why make them bullet proof? No, it doesn’t effect the gameplay, but we’re missing out little things now aren’t we, cutting corners perhaps??!
And don’t any of you developers give me the, “It would take up too much space” cack. We have DVD’s for games, if you haven’t already noticed. So use them :op
*Runs from developers again*
Lol, and I think Rare were having a booze up when they made some of the stuff in Goldeneye, remember when you shot a chair, and it exploded?! Lol.. that makes me laugh.. we don’t all sit on C4 packed chairs now do we? No, we don’t..
Right, that’s me rant on FPS and the like… hm now who do I pick on?
Ack, hell, I’ll pick on general things, like, I’m sure someone has ranted about Ammo and its palcement, but im gonna do it again..
Do you find a chaingun and a box full of ammo in the middle of the street? No, nor did I..
Important keycards and documents left lying about? Nope. I’m thinking however that might be a staff problem but I’m not yet sure.
Rooms with barely nothing in? On a tight budget eh? Couple of chairs, TV’s, its not hard is it?
Lack of entertainment.. im sure all you employee’s don’t just all sit about and have a cosy cuddely chin wag, with millions of different weapons at their disposal, trillions of rounds, and their sat on their behind? Lol your kidding me..
Why don’t I ever see someone/something misbehaving? Playing a real life game of paintball, but with guns. Fun? Yes :op
Missed a step in developing? Looks like it to me..
See what I did there, I took loads of guns and stuff and tea and I should really shut up now :op
Thanks for listening, or at least pretending.
*Wags finger*
Developers are rushing to get faster, better, nicer, looking games out in as little time as possible, but still wanting the quality to be the same. Having looked at a few things, yes, they are doing a grand job don’t get me wrong, but doesn’t the theory go,
Do it simple and well, or not at all.
Or something similar. Yes it does :op.
I consider, say.. blood, in FPS, a simple thing. Blood has not evolved from Goldeneye.. Still basically the same. Only game which has had work on the blood, is Max Payne.
It’s a first, person, shooter
Shooting, guns, blood, guts, violence, that sorta stuff.
I think many people, are trying to improve the gameplay, and the graphics, and looking beyond simple things. Another major one, is shadows.
Shadows, are pointless, but “Realistic” games need shadows.. otherwise they wouldn’t be “Realistic” would they? No and we wouldn’t want that would we? “Ohhh no” says audience.
Take a look at Zelda, for example, funny weird shadows, simple.. and pants.
Now, I don’t see any need for shadows, but how hard can it be? They are specialists, at making games.. so make them well. Fools :o)
*Runs from gangs of developers*
Ah got rid of them :op silly fools didn’t watch for my shadow did they :o)
Silly things, like not being able to shoot people through car windscreens, (Bar Mafia and GTA4) we don’t all drive about in flippin’ bullet proof cars do we? No. So why make them bullet proof? No, it doesn’t effect the gameplay, but we’re missing out little things now aren’t we, cutting corners perhaps??!
And don’t any of you developers give me the, “It would take up too much space” cack. We have DVD’s for games, if you haven’t already noticed. So use them :op
*Runs from developers again*
Lol, and I think Rare were having a booze up when they made some of the stuff in Goldeneye, remember when you shot a chair, and it exploded?! Lol.. that makes me laugh.. we don’t all sit on C4 packed chairs now do we? No, we don’t..
Right, that’s me rant on FPS and the like… hm now who do I pick on?
Ack, hell, I’ll pick on general things, like, I’m sure someone has ranted about Ammo and its palcement, but im gonna do it again..
Do you find a chaingun and a box full of ammo in the middle of the street? No, nor did I..
Important keycards and documents left lying about? Nope. I’m thinking however that might be a staff problem but I’m not yet sure.
Rooms with barely nothing in? On a tight budget eh? Couple of chairs, TV’s, its not hard is it?
Lack of entertainment.. im sure all you employee’s don’t just all sit about and have a cosy cuddely chin wag, with millions of different weapons at their disposal, trillions of rounds, and their sat on their behind? Lol your kidding me..
Why don’t I ever see someone/something misbehaving? Playing a real life game of paintball, but with guns. Fun? Yes :op
Missed a step in developing? Looks like it to me..
See what I did there, I took loads of guns and stuff and tea and I should really shut up now :op
Thanks for listening, or at least pretending.
*Wags finger*