[QUOTE="Kook18"][QUOTE="tovarischs"][QUOTE="shungokustasu"]A bit off topic here, but Bioware is very overrated. Seriously I post about this a couple months back, and got alot of flack for it. I still don't see Bioware as a 'great company'. Not comapred to EA, Capcom, Nintendo, and Blizzard. When they make a video game that hits mainstream audience then maybe. As for right now, at best Bioware is like top 15 not Top 5 or 10.shungokustasuSo suddenly popular equals good? BioWare is very well-regarded within the industry and among most gamers; they just don't release 431 expansion packs for the Sims in order to make a quick buck. EA is probably the worst company out there right now, in terms of innovation and in terms of how they view the customers; as giant walking dollar signs with eyes. I'll give you Capcom and Nintendo, hell, I'll even spot you Blizzard (even though I think WoW is the biggest marketing gimmick of all time) but EA? No sir, sorry. -Johni lol'd when he mentioned EA, I'm not even gonna bother coming back to this thread after that. EA is probably one of the top 5 worst. Ruining the Football genre, making cheap cash on movie licensed games & practically all of the new I.P.s they make have been generic mediocrity. Then why do they sell so well? Because people get locked into buying patterns. Hell, I hate EA but yet I buy their new NHL title every freaking year. Why? Because I always have. And people, for some stupid reason, love Sims games. I don't know why, the only good one was the first one, but hey, to each their own. -John
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wow..does MS have no honor?ultima-flareNo! They flaunt the bushido code! We must strike and strike swiftly, to show those gaijin dogs the penalty for defying us! HAIIII! -John
A bit off topic here, but Bioware is very overrated. Seriously I post about this a couple months back, and got alot of flack for it. I still don't see Bioware as a 'great company'. Not comapred to EA, Capcom, Nintendo, and Blizzard. When they make a video game that hits mainstream audience then maybe. As for right now, at best Bioware is like top 15 not Top 5 or 10.shungokustasuSo suddenly popular equals good? BioWare is very well-regarded within the industry and among most gamers; they just don't release 431 expansion packs for the Sims in order to make a quick buck. EA is probably the worst company out there right now, in terms of innovation and in terms of how they view the customers; as giant walking dollar signs with eyes. I'll give you Capcom and Nintendo, hell, I'll even spot you Blizzard (even though I think WoW is the biggest marketing gimmick of all time) but EA? No sir, sorry. -John
See, now I can understand buying the 360 version if you already have the PC version (you can use it on your big-screen) but why buy the PS3 version when you already have another HD console version? Considering the minor cosmetic differences, is it worth 60$? I don't understand that mentality at all. -JohnI have both versions (with the patch)
ps3 version still looks better, with better loading
Nintenwon
[QUOTE="tovarischs"][QUOTE="NeoGen85"]How is LOTRO? I've heard some excellent things about it, so much so that I picked up my pre-order when I went to get STALKER. I've always liked Turbine's MMORPGs, am I to assume that LOTRO is looking to shape up to the same level of quality? -JohnI see we have a lot of people play on the PC. ::claps::
I just purchased God of War II so I've been really into that game. I am also playing in the beta of Lord of the Rings Online. I am waiting for Crisis Core, Final Fantasy VII but at Square Enix's rate we might be looking at a North American release in early 08. I haven't picked up a Wii, PS3, or Xbox 360 yet. But my PC is treating me well. I want STALKER!
NeoGen85
Lord of the Rings Online has catched on to the popularity of casual MMORPGs. You can literally have your fun in a hour or two and then log out. The game surrounds itself around a PvE experience then any other concept(PvP example). Because of that the game is quest-based, and unlike other MMORPGs the quest are very accessible. In a sense, they are the usual fetch, and killing quest you've seen before. Yet, if you are familiar with Turbine's prior MMORPG Asheron's Call, the story of the ring plays a important role in the gameplay experience. So you'll also go through these more dynamic situations that can affect the look of the game world. You'll also meet NPC that will fight along side of you, and they'll become memoriable characters much like a single player RPG. The graphics are fairly detail and give a sense of atmosphere; they are beautiful. Though the game doesn't really push your system. There is a unique PvP experience called Monster Play. PvMP is done in a restricted zone where players can take control of a creature in Sauron's army, and reck havok against players who enter their heroic avatars into the zone. Then players can use the points they earn in PvMP to put towards a main playable character or continue to upgrade their monster(or purchase new monsters).
Okay, that is incredibly cool (the PvMP). Sony did it a long time ago in Everquest, something called "Project M", but nothing quite so spectacular as this. I'm looking forward to Open Beta starting the 30th. -John
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