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Unread 6 Jun 2005, 17:58   #1
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This might (is) old, but I found it terribly interesting

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Is the gaming industry heading stright down a dead end alley?

Is there any chance we might actually see something new(ish) in the next three-five years?
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Unread 6 Jun 2005, 21:23   #2
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Re: This might (is) old, but I found it terribly interesting

I have to say I was very annoyed to hear about EA's little spending spree (buying lots of publishers/developers).

It depends what you class as new. What makes me sad is that the architechture of the Xbox 360, PS2 and your average PC is so radically different that there will be far fewer multi-platform titles out. It just means less games for us PC gaming guys.
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Unread 6 Jun 2005, 22:11   #3
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Re: This might (is) old, but I found it terribly interesting

Sadly, that is probably the case (I don't own a single console other than the classic 8-bit NES.

About EA, well...I don't know. They did for example buy DICE (BF:1942 etc), wich might mean more money for the developer and/or less freedom.
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Godwin's Law prov. [Usenet] "As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one." There is a tradition in many groups that, once this occurs, that thread is over, and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically lost whatever argument was in progress. Godwin's Law thus practically guarantees the existence of an upper bound on thread length in those groups. However there is also a widely- recognized codicil that any intentional triggering of Godwin's Law in order to invoke its thread-ending effects will be unsuccessful.
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Unread 6 Jun 2005, 22:19   #4
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key phrase: "less freedom" we need more innovation!
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Re: This might (is) old, but I found it terribly interesting

single player game design died in 1998.

twas sad.

if you want to play a single player game, you can always download a good one tho.
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Unread 6 Jun 2005, 22:40   #7
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Re: This might (is) old, but I found it terribly interesting

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I'm not that big a nerd to actually care.
Is that what you keep telling yourself? (Other than "gawd 1 r0x0rz")

Acropolis I am currently playing, no ENJOYING KOTOR.

It is not flawless, but by GOD it is close.
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Godwin's Law prov. [Usenet] "As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one." There is a tradition in many groups that, once this occurs, that thread is over, and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically lost whatever argument was in progress. Godwin's Law thus practically guarantees the existence of an upper bound on thread length in those groups. However there is also a widely- recognized codicil that any intentional triggering of Godwin's Law in order to invoke its thread-ending effects will be unsuccessful.
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Unread 6 Jun 2005, 22:47   #8
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Re: This might (is) old, but I found it terribly interesting

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single player game design died in 1998.

twas sad.

if you want to play a single player game, you can always download a good one tho.
Hmmm... i have beside me 3 GTA's, 3 Hitman's 1 Masquerade Bloodlines... none more than 3 years old. With a 56k connection, single player is all I have :-(
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(Other than "gawd 1 r0x0rz")
Dude, I'm not the one who made a serious thread on the future of the gaming industry.
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Re: This might (is) old, but I found it terribly interesting

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Is that what you keep telling yourself? (Other than "gawd 1 r0x0rz")

Acropolis I am currently playing, no ENJOYING KOTOR.

It is not flawless, but by GOD it is close.
hey i forgot to mention that was a link that (to me) didn't suck.

kudos etc
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Is that what you keep telling yourself? (Other than "gawd 1 r0x0rz")

Acropolis I am currently playing, no ENJOYING KOTOR.

It is not flawless, but by GOD it is close.
You should play Baldur's Gate: Shadows of Amn.. best, and I mean best RPG known to man.elf or even jedi, its my favourite game of all time... what an achievement...
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Re: This might (is) old, but I found it terribly interesting

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Hmmm... i have beside me 3 GTA's, 3 Hitman's 1 Masquerade Bloodlines... none more than 3 years old.
hey what do you call it when your google search only has 1 hit again?
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hey what do you call it when your google search only has 1 hit again?
Google whack?
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hey what do you call it when your google search only has 1 hit again?
I dont understand...
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according to google whack.com it has to be just two words with no quote marks. i guess i lose
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You should play Baldur's Gate: Shadows of Amn.. best, and I mean best RPG known to man.elf or even jedi, its my favourite game of all time... what a achievement...
I have it right here on my bookshelf.

Didn't actually get that impressed by it.

Strange, as I adored the first one.

I believe it is the same people who made KOTOR tough, so we are both right

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(I actually wrote down a long and complicated reply for you, then I realized that you win anyway, so Touché old(er) man)
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I have it right here on my bookshelf.

Didn't actually get that impressed by it.

Strange, as I adored the first one.

I believe it is the same people who made KOTOR tough, so we are both right

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Manson Touché.

(I actually wrote down a long and complicated reply for you, then I realized that you win anyway, so Touché old(er) man)
Good man, have some rep for having excellent taste- I have all installments-I guess the first one wasn't dark enough for me... and the 2nd has sorceror, not to mention class-specific quests, really in-depth NPC's... memories... *sigh*
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