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If that is the case, your gaming soul needed to be hit. It seems it could do with a bit of toughening. 
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Originally posted by Skanky Burns
If that is the case, your gaming soul needed to be hit. It seems it could do with a bit of toughening.
How so?
Spikey like so many others plays games for a competive sense of achievement. Thats NOT why I play games, and if it was, Id probably somehow make the time to play a TBS or similar in MP, not an FPS in SP.
I play cause A. games are fun B. I might actually learn something Im interested in learning and C. Cause I want to learn something about gaming as an industry and a cultural phenomenon (exploring this is a hobby of mine)
My favorite genres are historically themed strategy games, and citybuilders and related sims, cause A. Theyre fun, to me and B. I sometimes learn something interesting (not just the factoids from EU2, which I could learn elsewhere, but things expressed in the gameplay, how brigade level tactics worked during the American civil war, or what happens during a missed approach while flying a plane)
OTOH playing that narrow band of games limited my learning about gaming in general, C.
I mainly wanted to play HL for C. Im also playing cause some aspects of it are fun - some parts of the story, and some of the tactical puzzles. I think I may also be learning a bit about small unit tactics and combat from the tactical puzzles, though Im guessing HL isnt really the preferred FPS is thats what youre into (but lets leave that to a thread I intend to post after I finish the game) But I dont need to do EVERY jumping puzzle in the game for any of those reasons."A person cannot approach the divine by reaching beyond the human. To become human, is what this individual person, has been created for.” Martin BuberComment
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LotM will go to any lengths to rationalise his treachery.
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"A person cannot approach the divine by reaching beyond the human. To become human, is what this individual person, has been created for.” Martin BuberComment
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Bollocks!! People like to kill, maim and destroy, and that's what FPS is all about! Winning, fighting, and enjoying your opponents defeat!Originally posted by lord of the mark
How so?
Spikey like so many others plays games for a competive sense of achievement. Thats NOT why I play games, and if it was, Id probably somehow make the time to play a TBS or similar in MP, not an FPS in SP.
I play cause A. games are fun B. I might actually learn something Im interested in learning and C. Cause I want to learn something about gaming as an industry and a cultural phenomenon (exploring this is a hobby of mine)
My favorite genres are historically themed strategy games, and citybuilders and related sims, cause A. Theyre fun, to me and B. I sometimes learn something interesting (not just the factoids from EU2, which I could learn elsewhere, but things expressed in the gameplay, how brigade level tactics worked during the American civil war, or what happens during a missed approach while flying a plane)
OTOH playing that narrow band of games limited my learning about gaming in general, C.
I mainly wanted to play HL for C. Im also playing cause some aspects of it are fun - some parts of the story, and some of the tactical puzzles. I think I may also be learning a bit about small unit tactics and combat from the tactical puzzles, though Im guessing HL isnt really the preferred FPS is thats what youre into (but lets leave that to a thread I intend to post after I finish the game) But I dont need to do EVERY jumping puzzle in the game for any of those reasons.
"An archaeologist is the best husband a women can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her." - Agatha Christie
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then what's with all the friggin' jumping puzzles?Originally posted by Traianvs
Bollocks!! People like to kill, maim and destroy, and that's what FPS is all about! Winning, fighting, and enjoying your opponents defeat!
"A person cannot approach the divine by reaching beyond the human. To become human, is what this individual person, has been created for.” Martin BuberComment
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Hehe, who thinks LotM will like the last section of the game?
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Immersion! You're walking around in a complex in chaos, invaded by aliens and what not! Otherwise we could all go back to Doom and keep playing that for the rest of our livesOriginally posted by lord of the mark
then what's with all the friggin' jumping puzzles?"An archaeologist is the best husband a women can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her." - Agatha Christie
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Ive never played Doom. I doubt there are any circumstances in which id be playing it for the rest of my life. I certainly think a certain amount of movement complexity,etc makes sense in context, but many of the jumping puzzles seem to be there to make it in part a jumping game, and in fact detract from the immersion.Originally posted by Traianvs
Immersion! You're walking around in a complex in chaos, invaded by aliens and what not! Otherwise we could all go back to Doom and keep playing that for the rest of our lives
Certainly having to reload multiple times detracts from the immersion."A person cannot approach the divine by reaching beyond the human. To become human, is what this individual person, has been created for.” Martin BuberComment
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Then stop sucking.
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