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 Video game unoriginality 
#8410891 - 05/16/08 08:36 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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It seems most games these days are just rehashes of old classics. I haven't seen a game that has been truly original since Super Mario.
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Re: Video game unorginality [Re: blewmeanie]
#8410979 - 05/16/08 09:01 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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i think there have a been quite a few great original games since the first super mario in my opinion. but, i get the feeling it's starting to taper off as gaming becomes more and more mainstream and more about the money.
the days of a couple passionate super nerds whipping up a piece of genius in their garage are mostly long gone. creating video games now is such a large undertaking and it requires months and months of development time with large teams at work, which means a hefty budget.... which then means developers don't want even want to try putting out anything different or original because they just consider it too much of a risk. consequently the industry stagnates and you get a flood of mediocre crap and sequel after sequel after sequel....
to offset the cost of development, you'll eventually see most games with in-game advertisements for companies like coca-cola and other bullshit like that... it's really sad.
the big publishers like electronic arts just eating up all of these smaller developers and smaller publishers and before you know it, 98% of the video game industry is going to be under the control of 2 or 3 major publishers that are only in it for the money  .... i guess it's not unlike the movie industry or the music industry... or television..
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Re: Video game unorginality [Re: blewmeanie]
#8410980 - 05/16/08 09:03 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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best game ever
that is the worst game i ever played
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Re: Video game unorginality [Re: Coaster]
#8410984 - 05/16/08 09:05 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Re: Video game unorginality [Re: two_rivers]
#8410985 - 05/16/08 09:05 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
two_rivers said:
i think there have a been quite a few great original games since the first super mario in my opinion. but, i get the feeling it's starting to taper off as gaming becomes more and more mainstream and more about the money.
the days of a couple passionate super nerds whipping up a piece of genius in their garage are mostly long gone. creating video games now is such a large undertaking and it requires months and months of development time with large teams at work, which means a hefty budget.... which then means developers don't want even want to try putting out anything different or original because they just consider it too much of a risk. consequently the industry stagnates and you get a flood of mediocre crap and sequel after sequel after sequel....
to offset the cost of development, you'll eventually see most games with in-game advertisements for companies like coca-cola and other bullshit like that... it's really sad.
the big publishers like electronic arts just eating up all of these smaller developers and smaller publishers and before you know it, 98% of the video game industry is going to be under the control of 2 or 3 major publishers that are only in it for the money .... i guess it's not unlike the movie industry or the music industry... or television..
Check these cats out. They're in it for the love of games not money. They're making a home-brew RPG for the Dreamcast.
http://www.youtube.com/user/GyroVorbis
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If you haven't seen an original game since Mario Brothers, you've got to be fucking blind.
Are the reptilians using a mind clouding device on you or what?
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Re: Video game unoriginality [Re: WakeboardrB]
#8411032 - 05/16/08 09:26 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Abes oddysee was a good original game. I haven't played a video game since I had a PS2 (long time ago)
A lot of people like the final fantasy games, are they original? I don't know.
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Re: Video game unoriginality [Re: WakeboardrB]
#8411038 - 05/16/08 09:28 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Check these cats out. They're in it for the love of games not money. They're making a home-brew RPG for the Dreamcast.
http://www.youtube.com/user/GyroVorbis
hey, now that's more like it..
...but i don't have a dreamcast.
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Re: Video game unoriginality [Re: Chemy]
#8411040 - 05/16/08 09:28 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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there's a game called eternal sonata for xbox 360 i suggest playing that you will be rolling in laughter the entire time
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Vampire bloodlines was an awesome game.
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Re: Video game unoriginality [Re: DimensionX]
#8411064 - 05/16/08 09:34 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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i thought it sucked, when you played the first one and then played it you realized they fucked up. the bars were nice thow, the skills were just foobared up among other things
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Re: Video game unorginality [Re: two_rivers]
#8411071 - 05/16/08 09:36 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
two_rivers said:
the days of a couple passionate super nerds whipping up a piece of genius in their garage are mostly long gone.
I miss Lucas Arts: Monkey Island, Indiana Jones (Last Crusade and Atlantis!), Tentacles of Doom, LOOM
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Re: Video game unoriginality [Re: makaveli8x8]
#8411073 - 05/16/08 09:37 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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It had a few glitches in it. Playing as the malkavians, or however you spell it, was my favorite part. I thought it had a cool story line and atmosphere.
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Re: Video game unorginality [Re: AnarchoTrip]
#8411078 - 05/16/08 09:39 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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yeah, the old adventure games were cool. Full throttle was a good one for its time.
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Re: Video game unoriginality [Re: DimensionX]
#8411079 - 05/16/08 09:40 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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apparently there's some patches or something out for that game, add's some interesting stuff to it
can't remember exactly, something about when you play one of the lines you hear voices in your head and some other stuff, makes it funnier to play
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Nintendo's where it's at if you're looking for originality. They've always been on the cutting edge and they always will be, I think. Just look at the Wii - they're re-defining how games are played in every way, rather than focusing on graphics alone (which do not make a fun game).
I bought an old gamecube a few weeks ago and I've already found five or six hugely fun games. Check these out:
Pikmin: Your spaceship's crashed on a strange planet and you've got to lead a pack of miniature-aliens around the hostile landscape to defeat weird monsters and find missing pieces of your ship.
Eternal Darkness SR: Horror games don't usually get to me, but this game is fucking scary. You play 12 different characters, in several very detailed time periods (Spanish Inquisition, World War II, Roman Era, etc), each of their stories tying into one huge, intricate plot. The voice acting is top notch and the storyline is one of the most original and compelling you'll find in any video game, on any system.
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Re: Video game unorginality [Re: Cameron]
#8411138 - 05/16/08 10:02 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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ScummVM is the emulator I use to play the old Lucas Arts games. ya' gotta download the games somewhere else, though.
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Re: Video game unorginality [Re: AnarchoTrip]
#8411147 - 05/16/08 10:04 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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lucas arts games? what console?
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Re: Video game unorginality [Re: makaveli8x8]
#8411153 - 05/16/08 10:06 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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uhh... well, I played them, originally, when I was like... 7. I have no idea what console, I know it was a computer, but I have no idea.
However, I've been playing them, recently, on my Windows PC with that ScummVM program.
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Re: Video game unorginality [Re: AnarchoTrip]
#8411223 - 05/16/08 10:36 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Nothing beats Sam N Max Hit The Road.
NOTHING!
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Re: Video game unorginality [Re: WakeboardrB]
#8411243 - 05/16/08 10:42 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
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Nothing beats Sam N Max Hit The Road.
NOTHING!
I've been dying for Sam and Max 2 to come out, but I fear it died.
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Re: Video game unorginality [Re: AnarchoTrip]
#8411252 - 05/16/08 10:43 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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im waiting for postal 3 
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Re: Video game unorginality [Re: makaveli8x8]
#8411422 - 05/16/08 11:31 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Am I the only one who doesn't think the wii is that original? They've been using that kind of technology in arcades for over a decade, they just made it into a smaller box...and almost all the games suck!
Postal games were fun for about 5 minutes...then they just get old. It's like a poor man's GTA.
Nothing original since Super Mario, OP? Come on now, there has been PLENTY of sweet games since then.
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OK there have been a handful of bad ass games I admit.
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I'm partially with you on the NIntendo thing. The console as a whole is not that originally and if anything its behind the times in way to many aspects. The internet capabilties are garish the way you interface and use it. Far to complicated with the serial number approach for friending and shit,
The controllers ARE original and pretty cool for some things, and horid for others. I've spent years just trying to adjust to the damn analog sticks and a controler for 3d shooters on a console as is and now I have to try to use an even wierder controller? Meh, Mouse and keyboard will always be number 1, followed by a 360 controller.
The graphic engine is self explanatory. Outdated, underpowered, etc.
Nintendo has a lot of cool games, but far more shitty ones. Part of that is the target demographic of little kids and wholesome family fun they are aiming for, the other part is just plain crap which all sstems have.
Now, the one thing I love the wii for is having company over. Parties, etc. It is REALLY fun to play some silly as party game with your friends while getting hammered.
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Re: Video game unorginality [Re: mndfreeze]
#8411614 - 05/17/08 12:45 AM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Mario Party 2 on dr00gz is fun. God I love the old days when every fucking game pwned.
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Re: Video game unoriginality (moved) [Re: Ythan]
#8863000 - 09/01/08 08:59 PM (15 years, 3 months ago) |
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Eternal Darkness SR: Horror games don't usually get to me, but this game is fucking scary. You play 12 different characters, in several very detailed time periods (Spanish Inquisition, World War II, Roman Era, etc), each of their stories tying into one huge, intricate plot. The voice acting is top notch and the storyline is one of the most original and compelling you'll find in any video game, on any system.
Oh yeah, Eternal Darkness was one of the best/scariest games I've ever played, especially the bathtub scene.
First time I played through that scene I was with my friend and it was something like 2 a.m. and we both jumped straight up.
The sanity meter was definitely one of the most innovative features I've encountered in a game, and I hope they make a second one.
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Re: Video game unoriginality (moved) [Re: Irieforester]
#8864099 - 09/02/08 01:39 AM (15 years, 3 months ago) |
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http://www.chimplove.com/
its available for download on the PS3 store.
I ate some acid the other day and my roommate turned it on while I was passing by and ended up laughing and watching it for about an hour.
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My friend downloaded this game on xbox live calledBraid. It is pretty fucking crazy, you control time by walking forward or backwards and you have to complete puzzles by manipulating time. Try it, its weird. Review
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Re: Video game unorginality [Re: AnarchoTrip]
#8897642 - 09/08/08 05:58 PM (15 years, 3 months ago) |
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Re: Video game unorginality [Re: Cameron]
#8904495 - 09/09/08 09:38 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Two of the most original games i've played this year are Braid and Portal.
http://braid-game.com/
http://orange.half-life2.com/portal.html (though i'm sure most everyone knows of this game now?)
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Cameron said:
Eternal Darkness SR: Horror games don't usually get to me, but this game is fucking scary. You play 12 different characters, in several very detailed time periods (Spanish Inquisition, World War II, Roman Era, etc), each of their stories tying into one huge, intricate plot. The voice acting is top notch and the storyline is one of the most original and compelling you'll find in any video game, on any system.
I fucking love this game!
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Re: Video game unorginality [Re: atayia]
#8905902 - 09/10/08 08:00 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Portal was awesome, but I lost it when I formatted my hard drive......dang
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