tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208890564265615027.post1292519627546727499..comments2024-03-08T19:47:41.485+11:00Comments on Ascii Dreams: On gamingAndrew Doullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11099404183952971291noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208890564265615027.post-1961565810047902612012-12-16T19:24:28.582+11:002012-12-16T19:24:28.582+11:00This is all missing the point.
We need to make mo...This is all missing the point.<br /><br />We need to make more time for ourselves.<br /><br />Is there a way we can join in this endeavour?<br /><br />What about taking turns to (remotely) take care of each other's kids?<br /><br />A.Antoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08678696394287463118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208890564265615027.post-36003944242878582372012-12-16T19:22:56.383+11:002012-12-16T19:22:56.383+11:00This is all missing the point.
We need to make mo...This is all missing the point.<br /><br />We need to make more time for ourselves.<br /><br />Is there a way we can join in this endeavour?<br /><br />What about taking turns to (remotely) take care of each other's kids?<br /><br />A.Antoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08678696394287463118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208890564265615027.post-40656095685830254492012-12-16T16:51:18.675+11:002012-12-16T16:51:18.675+11:00I can't afford to buy games on release day, so...I can't afford to buy games on release day, so it's usually the $20 wait for me as well. I usually still enjoy the games very much this way, and find they haven't lost anything in the years wait (I very much loved Bioshock and Portal 2). Considering the length of games these days, spending $60 on a 10-12 hour campaign is just hard to rationalize. Interesting read either way:) Nate Kiernanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925741936830366419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208890564265615027.post-12915314571842800382012-12-13T09:22:59.592+11:002012-12-13T09:22:59.592+11:00Tom Chick is probably the closest to what I'm ...Tom Chick is probably the closest to what I'm talking about: http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2012/12/12/2012-the-year-in-gamingAndrew Doullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11099404183952971291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208890564265615027.post-41448020279288976832012-12-10T08:41:12.733+11:002012-12-10T08:41:12.733+11:00I am time rich and money poor, so I do a lot of fr...I am time rich and money poor, so I do a lot of free gaming. I could write a blog about it...<br /><br />I've recently tested out Tribes (awesome) and Age of Empires Online (run away). Also playing WoW hardcore, for free, to level 20 is definitely a challenge. I've not made it yet. Turns out to be about staying alert. Like many roguelikes, if you get into a groove sometimes you don't see death coming around the bend.<br /><br />I've also played a bazillion little hobby games, and just about every game posted on Temple of the Roguelike (many are just not worth playing yet, but there are a couple of gems, quickhack was one, @Starwars is another though it's way too early to tell). <br /><br />There was also a Starwars HTML5 roguelike game recently where you played a Jedi. It was very well done for a short game. Prime has also picked up steam in that genre if you can handle Nethack inspired mechanics. I've not played Darren's game in awhile, but the early build I played showed a lot of promise.<br /><br />Still failing to get into Dwarf Fortress, though strategy games are my thing. I picked up an old copy of Warcraft II and III, and will be playing them soon. Still, nothing beats Total Annihilation for over the top RTS fun on the cheap. Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09866329313708655247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208890564265615027.post-1411844496892542052012-12-10T04:21:23.918+11:002012-12-10T04:21:23.918+11:00I'm in a similar boat; very little free time, ...I'm in a similar boat; very little free time, and I'm a cheapskate. I tend to play games a year or two after their release. It means I don't have much of anyone to discuss the games with. Multiplayer games are not amenable to this game-buying strategy, either.<br /><br />Blockbuster entertainment is primarily about capturing the attention of the world for a weekend or two. (Go hive mind!) Creating a work for the ages (a.k.a. a year or two later) is a secondary goal. Journalists are part of the machinery of collective consciousness, so they'll be writing about the thing du jour.<br /><br />For sampling blockbusters near the time of release, we have RedBox here in the US now. A couple dollars a night. I tried out Rage that way.<br /><br />It is fascinating to see which games hold up a year or two on. There are several factors working in favor of games at release:<br /><br />Paying a lot of money for a game makes it more fun, since you're invested in extracting the fun from it. I'll never forget the night I attended a free-play event at a video arcade. There was barely anything worth playing in the place.<br /><br />Having friends playing through the game simultaneously makes it more fun. It's a shared experience; something you can talk about and compare notes on.<br /><br />Having cutting-edge graphics can make it more fun, due to the novelty. This is less of a factor as the years go by, I think, since it's costing more and more to make massive leaps in graphic quality.<br /><br />I've gone back using GoG to try out some of the games I missed when they came out. Most recently I was trying "Giants: Citizen Kabuto" and it is mildly amusing. I got stuck on a stage that involved rescuing a bunch of smarties from falling into piranha-infested water and the difficulty derailed me enough that I haven't been back. If I'd paid a bunch of money for the game it probably would have encouraged me to get through the tough spot.<br />James McNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08901649215141005959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208890564265615027.post-68114441530317671052012-12-09T10:24:36.233+11:002012-12-09T10:24:36.233+11:00The closest equivalent to MST3K for gamers I'm...The closest equivalent to MST3K for gamers I'm aware of is the NSFW series <a href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation" rel="nofollow">Zero Punctuation</a>, but even that's a bit of a stretch.RogerNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614114969755516694noreply@blogger.com