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#1 starcrafthenry
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I recently watched my nephews play this game. I know I've seen at least one other game with the same idea; soccer with vehicles. I'm trying to remember more details, but I just can't. I feel like the game I played was either on the N64 or Gamecube. Does anybody know other games with similar gameplay?

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I almost always play singleplayer before jumping into multiplayer. I hate how game developers are shoehorning multiplayer into games that should remain focused on singleplayer.

That said, I personally can't think of a time I would pay $60 for an online multiplayer only experience. Since split screen multiplayer is becoming rarer every year, these multiplayer only games are useless without an awesome internet connection.

I need to feel there's good value when I purchase things. I love Killing Floor. Killing Floor 2 is in early access on Steam right now, and it's $30. When it's officially released,I'll probably buy it. As it is now, I don't feel there's enough content to justify the price.

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I've played 1, 2, and 4. I've enjoyed all of them. I picked Black Flag because I really enjoyed the ship battles. 2 was pretty awesome, but I think I'm biased because I'm very interested in Leonardo da Vinci. The original game was probably the coolest setting, and best story, being during the crusades.

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Last week I got an email from EA stating that Origin accounts will renamed to EA accounts.

Unfortunately, I deleted that email thinking nothing of it. Fortunately, it's a story on Kotaku: http://kotaku.com/origin-accounts-are-becoming-ea-accounts-if-you-ve-got-1718799748

The more I think about it, the more I wonder why they're doing it. It could just be a name change to make it more clear what the product is. It could be that they've tarnished the name with all the buggy releases, and are just trying to get a fresh start. My hope is that it's because they're ending Origin, and coming back to Steam.

I wonder if leaving Steam hurt their bank account. I haven't bought any EA games on PC since they left Steam, and I'm sure I'm not the only person that refuses to use Origin. The only reason I even have an Origin account is because I played Battlefield 3 back when it was in beta.

I also wonder if Disney has some influence in this decision. Since they now own the rights to Star Wars, they want to appeal to the biggest group of consumers possible. I can't say for certain, but I would bet that Steam has a much larger user base, and therefore market-share of PC digital distribution.

What do you guys think? Is it possible that EA games are coming back to Steam? Or is this just a name change?

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#5  Edited By starcrafthenry
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In the second video, around 16:05, they play a clip of the game with English voices. Is that Cortana?

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#6 starcrafthenry
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StarCraft

WarCraft

The Command and Conquer games

Roller Coaster Tycoon

Duke Nukem

JezzBall

Lords of the Realm

Didn't really play PC in the 90's, but those are the games I remember. Of course since I've become more of a PC gamer, I've gone back and played some awesome games from then.

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#7 starcrafthenry
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If I buy another Nintendo console, it will be after games I want have already been released. The Wii really disappointed me, since it definitely wasn't geared towards me. I bought the Wii U on the premise it would have both the Nintendo exclusives I wanted, and ample third party support. Third party support has been virtually non-existent for over a year, and those exclusives I was looking forward to, still haven't arrived. I know Nintendo has more exclusive games than the other guys at the moment, but that doesn't mean anything if I'm not interested in what they're offering.

Also, I think it's time Nintendo pay those licensing fees, and make sure the next console can play whatever the current form of media is. Yes, I know lots of people have stand alone blu-ray players, but it's just one more standard feature Nintendo is lacking when compared to the other choices.

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#8 starcrafthenry
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@Coco_pierrot: I had a similar experience. It's pretty well designed and polished, but it just wasn't all that fun for me.

I rarely use voice chat, but this game would greatly benefit from it, since it is so team oriented.

I didn't like the motion controls at all, and didn't realize they could be turned off until near the end of the demo.

I may try again this afternoon, but the likelihood of me buying this game is slim to none.

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#9  Edited By starcrafthenry
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It's a hard choice, but probably the N64.

I feel like its games were the most different from anything that came before it.

  • Super Mario 64 was the first time Mario was 3D (although Super Mario Sunshine is my favorite 3D Mario game).
  • Goldeneye was the first huge console FPS, and multiplayer. We played the shit out of multiplayer.
  • Star Fox 64 was super awesome. I especially liked that there were alternate paths to take.
  • Perfect Dark had really cool gadgets.
  • Donkey Kong was more than a platformer.
  • Banjo-Kazooie. I still get frustrated that Nintendo didn't buy up the rights to all Rare games.
  • Diddy Kong Racing.
  • Duke Nukem.

Just too much stuff for me to list or think of right now.

Of course SNES and Gamecube both come close to taking the top spot for me as well. Heck, even NES could be a contender.

Wii, well, let's not talk about it too much. Nintendo really let the ball drop with it so far as I'm concerned.

Wii U has had too many droughts so far for it to be a contender for me. I go long amounts of time without having anything to play on it too often.

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#10 starcrafthenry
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If anybody finds a video of gameplay on the Wii U, I'd appreciate a link. I won't buy it at $60 either way, but I might still buy it when it hits $30.