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Saint
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[quote]Posted: Friday, May 2, 2008 at 6:50 pm EDT
This game looks awesome:Real life, as if its a video game. Someone should enforce a content rating system on this thing! I've been outside. It's overrrated. Traditionally Outside receives extremely high ratings by those who like to see others play it, and these people are in many cases comfortably ensconced Inside themselves. Outside was released many years ago, it was in fact the first massively multiplayer game, and yet it has always managed to avoid the double-edged Retro tag. In its favor, continual user updates have kept Outside current; there are always new things to see and do Outside. Participants are permitted, to some extent, to modify their own areas of Outside, which is a large part of the fun of the game. However it seems that in the end one is modifying Outside largely for the sake of it, and having done it, there is a distinct feeling of "now what?" In terms of the traditional target age content metrics, Outside is remarkably high in sex, violence and challenges to traditional values, despite the strong child-focussed marketing it receives. Many would go so far as to say that for a child to develop the ability to cope with Outside is essential, as long as the harm incurred is not too debilitating. Children injured playing Outside are usually comforted by parents, and soon encouraged to go Outside again; this leads to the conclusion that somehow Outside has escaped any and all of the usual moralizing that surrounds the videogaming industry. One might say that Outside gets a free pass from the Jack Thompsons of this world. That aside, how does Outside actually rate? The physics system is note-perfect (often at the expense of playability), the graphics are beyond comparison, the rendering of objects is absolutely beautiful at any distance, and the player's ability to interact with objects is really limited only by other players' tolerance. The real fundamental problem with the game is that there is nothing to do. In terms of game play the game sets few, if any, goals: the major one is merely "survive". What goals a player sets, are often astonishingly tedious to actually achieve, and power-ups and gear upgrades, let alone extra weapons, are few and far between. Some players choose accumulation of money, one of the many point systems in the game, as a goal, but distribution of this is often randomized and it can be hard to tell what activities will lead to gaining points in advance, and what the risks will be. Other players choose to focus on accumulation of personal abilities, the variety of which greatly exceeds the capacity of any individual to accumulate; again, the game requires players to engage in years of grinding to achieve any notable standard with a skill or ability. Players are issued abilities and characteristics largely at random, and it is entirely possible for a player to be nerfed beyond any reasonable expectation of being able to play the game, or to be buffed to the point where anything he or she does is markedly easier. Unfortunately over time, player abilities tend to degrade, unless significant effort is made to keep skills up. This reviewer cannot emphasise this enough: Outside requires a huge time investment to build up player abilities, exceeding any other massively multiplayer game on the market by some three orders of magnitude. Players are encouraged to focus on social interaction, which can be engaged in in a variety of ways. In fact it's extraordinarily difficult to solo anything whatsoever in Outside, apart from basic skill and knowledge accumulation quests. One of the major forms of social interaction in the game is based largely around the addition of new players to Outside, and is both complex and, in comparison to the storyline-driven romance quests of, say, Baldur's Gate or Mass Effect, they are immensely difficult. Dedicated players of Outside, however, report that the romance quests are among the most rewarding the game has to offer. The game world is immense, perhaps unfeasibly so. The sheer amount of resources that went into development of the Outside environment is staggering to consider. Outside is a world of tremendous size, containing examples of every known real-world terrain type and inhabited by every known real-world animal. On the other hand it is somewhat lacking in the traditionally expected, more interesting, zones where the developers would be given the opportunity to show off their skills in varying the physics and graphics of the game. There are, for instance, no zones where gravity varies to any significant degree. The respawn rate of objects and players is ridiculously slow. A dead player can expect to wait for years to respawn, and will be set back to zero assets and a tiny, nearly helpless form. Death is hardcore, and resurrection all but impossible. Outside is not a game for the QQers out there! In terms of the social environment, almost anything goes. Outside has a vast network of guilds, many of its players are active participants in designing the game's social environment, and almost any player will be able to find company to undertake their desired group quests. On the other hand, gold-buying is rife, the outskirts of virtually every city zone in the game are completely overrun by farmers, and the developers have so far proven themselves reluctant to answer petitions, intervene in inter-player disputes, or nerf broken skills and abilities. Indeed this reviewer will go so far as to say that the developers are absent from the game entirely, and have left it to its own devices. Fortunately, server uptime has been 100% from day 1, despite there being only one server for literally billions of players. On the whole, Outside is overrated, and many gamers will find themselves forced by friends and family to play it against their will, but it still deserves a high rating. I give it 7/10, and look forward to improvements in future patches. |
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Quade
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[quote]Posted: Monday, April 7, 2008 at 11:46 am EDT
Evidence that violence in games influences violence in real life.
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Chains
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[quote]Posted: Saturday, March 1, 2008 at 6:04 pm EST
ok here we go......Battlefield Heroes same guys who did the other battlefield series.....but its free to download and free to play! give it a look....ought to be a cool time killer! |
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Quade
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[quote]Posted: Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at 7:51 pm EST
http://www.bestoldgames.net/eng/old-games/leisure-suit-larry.phpLL2: Point and Click (at the bottom) |
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StArLeTz
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[quote]Posted: Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at 2:34 pm EST
Ok guys, say what you will, but I am looking for any of the Leisure Suit Larry games.I am kinda scared to download them off Emule, and surely they aren't too expensive to just buy outright. Does anyone have any suggestions as to which one to get and where to get it? |
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Saint
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[quote]Posted: Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at 4:26 pm EDT
Holy crap that looks like it's going to be an awesome game! I'm glad it's going to be available for PC. That makes me happy.
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Chains
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[quote]Posted: Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at 12:15 am EDT
anyone seen left 4 dead? |
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Saint
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[quote]Posted: Saturday, June 30, 2007 at 1:37 am EDT
I have two free 10-day passes to play World of Warcraft (not the most recent expansion, but the $20 store version). It's really quite fun and I honestly think it's worth the $15 monthly to play. Lots of room to explore (unlike DDO). It's outside, in cities, underground, etc. You can choose to play in on a role-playing server (which I do) and PVP is entirely optional. If anyone is interested, shoot me a message or call.
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Father Loki
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[quote]Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at 4:10 pm EDT
I dont want to pay monthly fees for a game i buy. CoH gives me 10 days free, Anarchy Online gives me free free free.
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Chains
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[quote]Posted: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at 3:26 pm EDT
i still want you guys to play city of heroes/city of villains with me i still love that game prob more than any other game of all time. but then again im a big comic fan. i think i have a couple of free 10 day trials if anyone wants to try
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Father Loki
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[quote]Posted: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at 2:51 pm EDT
Anarchy online is now free, well has been for abit but anyway I am playing and I think a few others are, join us or die.also this is an interesting zombie game anarchyonline.com urbandead.com |
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Quade
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[quote]Posted: Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at 7:57 am EDT
Damn... You posted that link to YouTube, and now all the traffic has brought their servers to their kneeds, and their site is down.
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KnocK
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[quote]Posted: Monday, June 4, 2007 at 11:50 pm EDT
Ok... Shadowrun FPS is pretty sweet, but if any of you have watched the credits, this is the music from it, I think these guys are awesome.Barbatuques |
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nilrem
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[quote]Posted: Saturday, May 19, 2007 at 11:22 am EDT
oh snap.. hehe I love there term... check it out starcraft 2!!ghost got cancled so they had to do something with the world!!
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Saint
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[quote]Posted: Thursday, May 10, 2007 at 10:35 am EDT
Dungeon & Dragon magazines are no longer going to be published after September. Boo!
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Dr. Pooh
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[quote]Posted: Monday, April 30, 2007 at 11:44 pm EDT
One reason to get a PS3.
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Chains
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[quote]Posted: Saturday, April 28, 2007 at 6:12 pm EDT
8 Year Old Guitar Hero Masteryeah hes good.....but wait till Zack is 8 |
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Chains
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[quote]Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at 10:32 pm EDT
BSG game using the freespace engineits free
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Chains
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[quote]Posted: Friday, February 2, 2007 at 3:36 pm EST
Chef Boyardee's Charles Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaidenyou cant make this shit up...lol...you can download the demo if you scroll down a little The Great B-Ball Purge of 2041, a day so painful to some that it is referred to only as the "B-Ballnacht". Thousands upon thousands of the world's greatest ballers were massacred in a swath of violence and sports bigotry as the game was outlawed worldwide. The reason: the Chaos Dunk, a jam so powerful its mere existence threatens the balance of chaos and order. Among the few ballers and fans that survived the basketball genocide was Charles Barkley, the man capable of performing the "Verboten Jam"... Flash forward 12 years to the post-cyberpocalyptic ruins of Neo New York, 2053. A Chaos Dunk rocks the island of Manhattan, killing 15 million. When the finger is put on the aging Charles Barkley, he must evade the capture of the B-Ball Removal Department, led by former friend and baller Michael Jordan, and disappear into the dangerous underground of the post-cyberpocalypse to clear his name and find out the mysterious truth behind the Chaos Dunk. Joined by allies along the way, including his son Hoopz, Barkley must face the dangers of a life he thought he gave up a long time ago and discover the secrets behind the terrorist organization B.L.O.O.D.M.O.S.E.S. A tale of zaubers, b-balls, and atonement; brave dangers unheard of, face spectacular challenges that even the greatest ballers could not overcome, and maybe... just maybe... redeem basketball once and for all in |
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Saint
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[quote]Posted: Monday, November 6, 2006 at 11:08 pm EST
NWN2 is a pretty sweet game... I think it would be lots of fun if we all got in on it.
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Chains
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[quote]Posted: Monday, November 6, 2006 at 6:46 pm EST
ok knock....you need to let us in on how NWN2 is.....nm i think im just gonna call ya
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Dr. Pooh
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[quote]Posted: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at 9:08 am EDT
*slaps forehead. Yeah. You know what I mean. I got it backwards.
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Chains
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[quote]Posted: Monday, October 23, 2006 at 11:55 pm EDT
wait...ok i got 5...lol...you need a hint on 9! ok here you goSpoiler Alert! those are all people but dont think of races as colors if you need another hint ill try to tell ya without giving the answer away |
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Dr. Pooh
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[quote]Posted: Monday, October 23, 2006 at 11:22 pm EDT
I'll give you a hint on 9 if you give me a hint on 5.Spoiler Alert! The staple removers are alligators.
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Chains
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[quote]Posted: Monday, October 23, 2006 at 11:17 pm EDT
ok im stuck on 2,5,and 14
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Dr. Pooh
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[quote]Posted: Monday, October 23, 2006 at 10:34 pm EDT
Stationary MoviesI'm stuck on 2,9,and 14. |
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KnocK
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[quote]Posted: Sunday, October 22, 2006 at 6:48 pm EDT
Yeah I thought it was cool. I thought, while watching it, it would be better in school/college if classes where more geared like a game.Most people now are game oriented you beat the game you pass it would be the instructors job to involve all learning aspects of the course into the "game" |
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DelMonte
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[quote]Posted: Sunday, October 22, 2006 at 5:49 pm EDT
You have to admit though, it is still better playing a game than having to to go to a boring class.....your version might be a little more interesting.Crap,this was Del's log-in. |
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KnocK
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[quote]Posted: Friday, October 20, 2006 at 7:41 pm EDT
I just saw stuff for nice aliens... I didn't see the option to emurge from under the ground to vaporize humans and the ones you don't vaporize, use their blood in hopes to terraform the planet to suit your needs. THAT would be an awesome college credit
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Dre
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[quote]Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 7:51 pm EDT
For all you geeks out there, here's a college class that you may actually enjoy!
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Edge78
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[quote]Posted: Saturday, September 9, 2006 at 10:22 am EDT
The images are too damn small.
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Dr. Pooh
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[quote]Posted: Friday, September 8, 2006 at 10:42 pm EDT
Best Google Game EVARRR!!!
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Quade
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[quote]Posted: Sunday, September 3, 2006 at 9:48 pm EDT
nice find
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Saint
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[quote]Posted: Sunday, September 3, 2006 at 9:33 pm EDT
Here is a cool link for various related gaming materials. They have a lot of neat stuff. Check it out.
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Chains
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[quote]Posted: Monday, August 7, 2006 at 5:32 pm EDT
dude guitar hero is AWESOME!....but also hard as fucklol |
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Dr. Pooh
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[quote]Posted: Monday, August 7, 2006 at 5:04 pm EDT
I'm buying Guitar Hero in a couple of days. WOOHOO!!!!!!!
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Chains
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[quote]Posted: Sunday, August 6, 2006 at 1:36 pm EDT
the best new MMO!not safe for work by the way! |
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KnocK
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[quote]Posted: Sunday, April 16, 2006 at 8:28 pm EDT
Shadowrun too!
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Dr. Pooh
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[quote]Posted: Thursday, April 13, 2006 at 10:35 pm EDT
Wal-Mart sells D&D?!?!
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Quade
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[quote]Posted: Thursday, April 13, 2006 at 10:32 pm EDT
holy crap! great find.
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Saint
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[quote]Posted: Thursday, April 13, 2006 at 9:57 pm EDT
For anyone interested, you can order just about all your sourcebooks for any roleplaying game from walmart.com and save a crapload of moolah.
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Quade
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[quote]Posted: Thursday, April 13, 2006 at 8:08 am EDT
Here's an update on everyone's favorite vaporware, Duke Nukem Forever. 10 years after it's announced, it's in the final stages. And appearantly, there's a slight hint that it might actually be released prior to December 31 of this year. 
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Dr. Pooh
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[quote]Posted: Saturday, October 1, 2005 at 5:52 pm EDT
Wizards has a newish 'card' game called Hecatomb. It's ALOT darker than Magic, and has a Lovecraftian feel too it. I want these cards. A pack comes with 13 cards and are about $5. I played Magic, but it's just too fast for me. I collect more than play now because of time. I'm so far behind on it anyway. I stopped at Apocolypse, started again at Mirrodin, but then stopped again. They are 2 set ahead of Mirrodin, and I am just losing interest. These Hecatomb cards are cool, and the game may be fun too. If you guys are interested, maybe we can all hook up and play. Check out the site.
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Chains
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[quote]Posted: Friday, September 16, 2005 at 9:44 am EDT
New Nintendo Controller.......weird
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Chains
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[quote]Posted: Thursday, April 7, 2005 at 3:51 pm EDT
Ok if you havent picked it up....STAR WARS LEGOS is a GREAT gameyou can go thru all the movies including the new one....and it adds alot of humor also i picked up my PSP today and i have to say.....HOLY SHIT THAT UNREAL!!! i still havent found the hold to insert my penis cause im pretty sure it has it cause it can do everything else in the known universe.....it will even cause your wife to get angry(only if you dont tell her your spending the money on it to buy it
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nilrem
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[quote]Posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at 8:35 pm EST
I think this may be a gold mine... all those games that came out and disappeared.. well here they might be... (I say might cause I don't know what your looking for really...) Abondond Ware p.s. this is a pay service, I just found that out. |
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Dr. Pooh
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[quote]Posted: Sunday, March 6, 2005 at 3:57 pm EST
I am playing Gran Turismo 4 right now. Awesome game. Getting the licenses is hard as hell though. Well not really. Getting gold on all the licenses is hard as hell. Over 700 cars to chose from. I saw 2 Chargers in there. I'm pretty excited about that. You can tune your car at a tune shop, or go to the dealership and have it tuned. I don't think it's any different though. The tune shop outside the dealership is for advertising, I guess, cause you can tune your car with name brand parts. There is also a photo mode, grab a car, put it in some pretty scenary, adjust the camera, and take the pic. You can print out the pic too. Not exactly sure how to get it on the PC though. Probably saves it temporarily online for you to snag it with the PC. Awesome game.
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Chains
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[quote]Posted: Sunday, January 2, 2005 at 8:56 pm EST
City of Heroes......oh sweet jesus.......i will love you always
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Anubis
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[quote]Posted: Sunday, January 2, 2005 at 5:48 pm EST
So far Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2 is kickin ass.
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Edge78
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[quote]Posted: Sunday, January 2, 2005 at 2:06 pm EST
This thread is for reviewing games. Halo 2 is freakin' awesome. This game rocks. Goldeneye: Rogue Agent was a little disappointing. I think it may be a really good multiplayer game, but so far the single player fell short of my expectations. |