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a video game about a guy who goes into the matrix to relive the genetic memories of his ancestors so he can use a magic device made by humanity's precursors to stop the sun from burning up earth
told a more coherent story than a game about a guy who gets kidnapped on an island and tries to escape
except the story of far cry 3 is A) coherent and not what i'm talking about
the story of far cry 3 is perfectly understandable: you're a guy who gets kidnapped by pirates and escapes and tries to rescue your friends/get revenge. the steps you take are sometimes goofy but you almost always know what's going on and why, and the times you don't are deliberately confusing because it's a game about insanity
the story is irritating in that there are spots where it feels like there should be a chain of sidequests where you learn more about these characters, who are all just as insane as you if not moreso, but it's not remotely incoherent
so are you saying Far Cry 3 is a game about shooting people
thank you for engaging in this argument with me, it was totally not a waste of my time spent typing words to someone who doesn't actually want to talk about things
a video game about a guy who goes into the matrix to relive the genetic memories of his ancestors so he can use a magic device made by humanity's precursors to stop the sun from burning up earth
told a more coherent story than a game about a guy who gets kidnapped on an island and tries to escape
except the story of far cry 3 is A) coherent and not what i'm talking about
the story of far cry 3 is perfectly understandable: you're a guy who gets kidnapped by pirates and escapes and tries to rescue your friends/get revenge. the steps you take are sometimes goofy but you almost always know what's going on and why, and the times you don't are deliberately confusing because it's a game about insanity
the story is irritating in that there are spots where it feels like there should be a chain of sidequests where you learn more about these characters, who are all just as insane as you if not moreso, but it's not remotely incoherent
so are you saying Far Cry 3 is a game about shooting people
thank you for engaging in this argument with me, it was totally not a waste of my time spent typing words to someone who doesn't actually want to talk about things
OK, so we all agree it's about shooting people! Great!
Far Cry 3 makes a deliberate and visible effort to tell a story and when they stumble on that effort it has a negative impact on the overall quality of the product.
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Tommy2Handswhat is this where am iRegistered Userregular
this is the first time i've ever seen two people agree that a video game was a good game at the same time disagree completely
Far Cry 3 makes a deliberate and visible effort to tell a story and when they stumble on that effort it has a negative impact on the overall quality of the product.
It does
But it's minimal
Like dropping it from an A+ to an A
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Tommy2Handswhat is this where am iRegistered Userregular
edited January 2013
more like a A- to a B+
I still don't believe that Far Cry 3 is anywhere near GOTY material
Far Cry 3 makes a deliberate and visible effort to tell a story and when they stumble on that effort it has a negative impact on the overall quality of the product.
It does
But it's minimal
Like dropping it from an A+ to an A
take notes spec ops the line
gameplay comes first
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Sweeney Tomtry The Substanceit changed my lifeRegistered Userregular
Far Cry 3 makes a deliberate and visible effort to tell a story and when they stumble on that effort it has a negative impact on the overall quality of the product.
Far Cry 3 makes a deliberate and visible effort to tell a story and when they stumble on that effort it has a negative impact on the overall quality of the product.
It does
But it's minimal
Like dropping it from an A+ to an A
take notes spec ops the line
gameplay comes first
Style still counts for a whole lot
Spec Ops and Dikembe Mutombo both made my top ten this year
Wasn't based on their gameplay at all
Personality counts
And if it's good enough it's worth an average game
Note that none of these games that you believe get "passes" are actually bad games from a gameplay perspective, just nothing outstanding
Far Cry 3 makes a deliberate and visible effort to tell a story and when they stumble on that effort it has a negative impact on the overall quality of the product.
It does
But it's minimal
Like dropping it from an A+ to an A
take notes spec ops the line
gameplay comes first
Spec Ops does a way better job communicating its point, though.
Stilts on
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Sweeney Tomtry The Substanceit changed my lifeRegistered Userregular
I still don't believe that Far Cry 3 is anywhere near GOTY material
Hotline Miami, Walking Dead, XCOM, and Mass Effect 3 all came out in 2012.
Far Cry 3 was never going to beat all of them, except maybe in the minds of a person who played none of the above except FC3.
I played them all except Hotline Miami
Far Cry 3 handily outclasses the latter three even if the story is just a big gaping hole of nothing
while the story is flawed i would seriously hesitate to call it a big gaping hole of nothing
a meandering, jumbled mess, where things are hinted at and never followed up on, and thematically important things come off as forced because they aren't well-integrated, sure
I can't believe how much playing through ME1 again is raising my opinion of ME1
I can't believe how many sidequests I missed the first time I played through this game
Does each character get one, basically? I just did the Dr. Heart mission for Garrus and now he's not "talking" to me anymore in the style of here's a conversation wheel, so I guess I'm done with him?
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Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
you really need to hire better editors for your big budget video game
also more and better writers
yup
you can't just dismiss far cry 3 as a big dumb action game with no story, because it isn't. it's a lot more ambitious, and it trying to talk about a lot more than that
it isn't successful in that regard for many reasons, but that doesn't suddenly mean those elements aren't there and can't be talked about
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Sweeney Tomtry The Substanceit changed my lifeRegistered Userregular
But if Far Cry 3 is trying to say something and then fails to do so, fails to communicate anything, what is there to talk about other than its failure?
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play far cry 3 it's a really good game about shooting people
just don't worry too much about its story there are plenty of good ones out there for you to worry about
thank you for engaging in this argument with me, it was totally not a waste of my time spent typing words to someone who doesn't actually want to talk about things
OK, so we all agree it's about shooting people! Great!
The new music rules btw
Steam
It does
But it's minimal
Like dropping it from an A+ to an A
I still don't believe that Far Cry 3 is anywhere near GOTY material
FF14: ARR
take notes spec ops the line
gameplay comes first
Hotline Miami, Walking Dead, XCOM, and Mass Effect 3 all came out in 2012.
Far Cry 3 was never going to beat all of them, except maybe in the minds of a person who played none of the above except FC3.
Steam
i agree with this
however
this isn't what my complaints are about
Style still counts for a whole lot
Spec Ops and Dikembe Mutombo both made my top ten this year
Wasn't based on their gameplay at all
Personality counts
And if it's good enough it's worth an average game
Note that none of these games that you believe get "passes" are actually bad games from a gameplay perspective, just nothing outstanding
or will she
I played them all except Hotline Miami
Far Cry 3 handily outclasses the latter three even if the story is just a big gaping hole of nothing
I have not played Far Cry 3 but I can guarantee you I would like it more than Hotline Miami and Mass Effect 3.
XCOM is a no because I love that fuckin' game, and I can't say on Walking Dead because I am probably never going to play it!
Spec Ops does a way better job communicating its point, though.
I was meaning to ask, how good was that game?
Steam
while the story is flawed i would seriously hesitate to call it a big gaping hole of nothing
a meandering, jumbled mess, where things are hinted at and never followed up on, and thematically important things come off as forced because they aren't well-integrated, sure
but nothing?
nah
I can't believe how many sidequests I missed the first time I played through this game
Does each character get one, basically? I just did the Dr. Heart mission for Garrus and now he's not "talking" to me anymore in the style of here's a conversation wheel, so I guess I'm done with him?
You are dead to me.
you really need to hire better editors for your big budget video game
also more and better writers
I just saw my bank account balance and winced out loud
this is apropos of nothing I just needed to share that I am stone fucking broke for the next 11 hours
yup
you can't just dismiss far cry 3 as a big dumb action game with no story, because it isn't. it's a lot more ambitious, and it trying to talk about a lot more than that
it isn't successful in that regard for many reasons, but that doesn't suddenly mean those elements aren't there and can't be talked about
Play Hotline Miami
Not to further my point or anything like that, I'm just saying: play Hotline Miami
And for everybody reading this who hasn't: play Hotline Miami
Steam
I will when it's on Mac!
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Is it on iPad yet
I want to, badly
It gets Mac support this month and then I will
I disagree, GTA had no rasta dubstep.
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