I was summoned from the grave because I heard through the grapevine brothas were bringing sexy back to System Wars, lol. :P Namely, PS gamers.

QUAD UP!

It's good to see new faces! It's also good to relate names to faces. There are pretty people here all around. :)

LOL, I really like this picture, with the bokeh effects and overall "bling" look. It's like a parody of old school RNB videos. ;)

A Solemn Soul, A Worldly Percipient. This is my profile pic if you send me a Name Request on PS4 - TruEve

Outlast seems cool and and is undoutedtbly aesthetically pleasing. Judging from just being able to look at it, they nail the vibe that I'd expect form a game such as this. That said, I can't get hopeful for any super genuine scares. I'm not speaking of the jump out of your seat variety, but the sort that slithers under your skin and burrows deep into your thoughts. That real shit that gives those nervewracking frights. I haven't experienced that since Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3. Could have been my younger age that made it that much more powerful at the time. I don't know. Speaking of horror games, Amnesia was a very well done one! But as I played I often said to myself, "is this part intended to scare me?". I think it's all due to horror being such a love of mine that I've experienced so much of it and have virtually limitless reference for the genre in general. I find myself reading horror stories, watching films, and playing games to see what formulas and mechanics the creators utilize to bring about the gooseprickles. It's fun!

I'm gonna buy it most likely. I'm so happy that they are developing a project like this :). I wish I could get Lovecraft, Dario Argento, and Poe to come together with a talented studio to make the ultimate horror game (Takashi Miike and King would be dope too). Gaming increases the potential for horror, but it more importantly aids with various forms of storytelling due to its interactive nature. You literally become one with the vision and the world. No other medium can make that claim. The culmination of interactivity, music, hand painted artwork, performance, and voice to deliver an astounding emotional impact. Something that is tangible. The closest we can come to experience something without having gone through it in real life. We should be proud to be gamers :). A fvcking awesome thing.

TREAL_Since

This is actually a very good thing for MS, seeing as they could only go up. The average consumer won't give a damn about their backpeddling. The XO is more comparable to the PS4 now than before. If MS decides to take away mandatory Kinect, then Sony has a real problem on their hands competition wise. I think MS advertising capability will outmanuever Sony's as well. For anyone thinking Sony would handily mop the floor with MS, think again. This makes things more interesting lol.

Gamers/consumers are the champion here, not just Sony. The fact that Sony listened to the demands of the consumer was paramount of course. We spoke and they had no choice but to listen. Now only if gamers were more inclined to speak out against paying for online mutliplayer... you damn sheeple. Remember, we pay them. So the "power" ultimately resides within in our grasp. I can't make that clear enough lol.

TREAL_Since

Remember gamers, we have the "power". But with great power comes... you know the rest :P.

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[QUOTE="Merex760"] There's another guy in a different industry like this, his name is Armond White and he reviews film. He's widely known by critics and industry alike for being a review troll. Tanking good films for site hits. This became so common that Rotton Tomatoes stopped even posting his reviews as part of the meta. 

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[QUOTE="kuraimen"] That's what the metagame says. Sorry pal but you can't play with a set of rules for one instance and a with another set of rules for another instance.kuraimen

Link me to where in the metagame the Rule is having a AAAAE makes you autowin? Its no where to be found kid. Learn the actual rules please.

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True, but this is something McShea does. He usually McShea's things. Every now and again he will surprise us with an expected score, but that's the exception. The rule is he will McShea a game. It's his bread and butter. This is how GS rolls. Until they get more than one reviewer, at least for the major titles, these things will always be a crapshoot.

June 4th Review: "Animal Crossing: New Leaf 3DS"  = June 5th Review: "The Last of Us" for this week, both from McShea. :lol:

Oh well, it won't stop me from enjoying the game, McShea is going to McShea. :P

 

Merex760

So because he reviews lower on average he's the bad guy? Are you shitting me Ty?

I've had my own reservations about the combat as well. Something has been whispering to my guts that there would be fragments within The Last of Us I won't take a liking to. Maybe McShea's opinion isn't too far off? He's played it and we haven't. So who knows for now.

On the character side of the spectrum Ellie always seemed to me as the glue that will bind the rage filled, violence first world together. Maybe her 'human after all' disposition as an individual makes her too complex or emotionally charged, rendering the supporting cast dull? I'm sure this was a design decision by ND. Perhaps it works in the grand scheme of the type of story they want to tell, and McShea's too picky? Or maybe the game's issues are just too darn distracting?

Lately, for me at least, gaming's negative aspects somewhat supersede the positive ones. Am I jaded, becoming increasingly picky, or just see the through the illusion? I don't know. I just know that I haven't been undividedly satisfied with a video game in a quite a while *sad expression*.

On a brighter tip, the rest of the net appears to be enamored by it which is a good ass sign. 95 (likely to be 94 in the end) is impressive. If reviews are ever an indicator of a products worth, then this is a positive thing. For them, the overall experience is so well executed it quells whatever immersion breaking combat moments or limp supporting cast that may or may not exist. Well... I can't wait to play it!

TREAL_Since

The other reviews are definitely incandescent! We'll see when we get to play.

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Maybe it's still a Playstation exclusive and will be re-debuted at Sony's conferece (or later) for the PS4. Maybe it's multi-plat now. I bet it's still in development, though (that's the last official word on it).

navyguy21

Never thought about that. If they did outsource it, hope it went to Rockstar San Diego! I think it's just been transitioned to next gen.

Eventually, sure. Badosh

Same here. I don't think I'll be able to afford both at launch, though. I'm still on the fence about the X1, until E3. I hope MS shows out!

Maybe it's still a Playstation exclusive and will be re-debuted at Sony's conferece (or later) for the PS4. Maybe it's multi-plat now. I bet it's still in development, though (that's the last official word on it).