HL2 is bunk because no matter how Valve tries to spin it Gordon being a disembodied pair of hands and a gun was dumb especially when in a vehicle and you have no real forward point of reference other then the front of the vehicle because you didnt even get hands then.
And the cutscene issue is this as well.
I barely noticed the 'no hands' thing, so I guess for me it's an utterly irrelevant complaint. If I had I doubt I would have gone from loving the game to WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS.
NO IF THERE IS ONE THING WRONG THE GAME IS LITERALLY CANCER
they're just not intentions you're supposed to openly have in this post-1945 world
well
are we claiming now that Russia actually gave two shits about the populations they planted in eastern block countries during the soviet union era? they weren't just a flimsy pretext for other strategic and geo-political goals?
even aside from the crucial black sea navy base in the crimea, by seizing the peninsula they also just took the majority of Ukraines black sea territory
there's oil in them thar waters
I think the nationalists do care quite a bit about their fellow Russians, yes
the oil just provides an impetus for an alliance with oiligarchs
this is where we have a difference of opinion, i think it's the other way round
nationalist rhetoric is just a convenient excuse and an easy way to rally public support, i don't think it's the actual motivation behind Russias action
putin has been purging assorted oligarchs and relying instead on conservatives and nationalists
public support does matter; russia is not so centralized or so stable that putin can just wholly ignore public dissatisfaction at the degree of kleptocracy
i don't disagree with you there
point is though the nationalists are a means to an end
they're not really a demographic you can fire up for a few handy events and then put back in the toybox until next needed
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surrealitychecklonely, but not unloveddreaming of faulty keys and latchesRegistered Userregular
hl2 sucks dongs because it smells of wee and u cant be a girl
the end
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surrealitychecklonely, but not unloveddreaming of faulty keys and latchesRegistered Userregular
HL2 is bunk because no matter how Valve tries to spin it Gordon being a disembodied pair of hands and a gun was dumb especially when in a vehicle and you have no real forward point of reference other then the front of the vehicle because you didnt even get hands then.
And the cutscene issue is this as well.
I barely noticed the 'no hands' thing, so I guess for me it's an utterly irrelevant complaint. If I had I doubt I would have gone from loving the game to WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS.
if anything i was a fan of the first person perspective cutscenes
they're just not intentions you're supposed to openly have in this post-1945 world
well
are we claiming now that Russia actually gave two shits about the populations they planted in eastern block countries during the soviet union era? they weren't just a flimsy pretext for other strategic and geo-political goals?
even aside from the crucial black sea navy base in the crimea, by seizing the peninsula they also just took the majority of Ukraines black sea territory
there's oil in them thar waters
I think the nationalists do care quite a bit about their fellow Russians, yes
the oil just provides an impetus for an alliance with oiligarchs
this is where we have a difference of opinion, i think it's the other way round
nationalist rhetoric is just a convenient excuse and an easy way to rally public support, i don't think it's the actual motivation behind Russias action
putin has been purging assorted oligarchs and relying instead on conservatives and nationalists
public support does matter; russia is not so centralized or so stable that putin can just wholly ignore public dissatisfaction at the degree of kleptocracy
i don't disagree with you there
point is though the nationalists are a means to an end
they're not really a demographic you can fire up for a few handy events and then put back in the toybox until next needed
disagree
all you need is a constant stream of media and propaganda presenting them the world as they want to see it and they're happy
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I already aired my concerns about it on the PC side so I'm more interested in Sony's efforts.
Though this should surprise nobody, I am very interested in how Microsoft's VR thing susses out.
Especially since it would be criminal to not incorporate the kinect into it, which can do realistic face scans for 3d character models, and accurate mapping of where the body is and what you are doing with your arms/hands. The next kinect can even track the fingers, letting you gesture and grip things.
I am imagining a future game where you hold the controller in your left hand for just the stick and triggers, and you otherwise have both arms free to interact seamlessly with the world you are walking around in via the stick.
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Let's play Mario Kart or something...
Comparing Metroid and HL2 doesn't really work for me, because Metroid barely bothers to have a story or characterisation. Which is fine, but it makes it a difficult choice for comparisons with HL2.
i much preferred the no-assed metroid storytelling to the half-assed HL2 storytelling
HL2 is bunk because no matter how Valve tries to spin it Gordon being a disembodied pair of hands and a gun was dumb especially when in a vehicle and you have no real forward point of reference other then the front of the vehicle because you didnt even get hands then.
And the cutscene issue is this as well.
I barely noticed the 'no hands' thing, so I guess for me it's an utterly irrelevant complaint. If I had I doubt I would have gone from loving the game to WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS.
if anything i was a fan of the first person perspective cutscenes
Comparing Metroid and HL2 doesn't really work for me, because Metroid barely bothers to have a story or characterisation. Which is fine, but it makes it a difficult choice for comparisons with HL2.
i much preferred the no-assed metroid storytelling to the half-assed HL2 storytelling
they're just not intentions you're supposed to openly have in this post-1945 world
well
are we claiming now that Russia actually gave two shits about the populations they planted in eastern block countries during the soviet union era? they weren't just a flimsy pretext for other strategic and geo-political goals?
even aside from the crucial black sea navy base in the crimea, by seizing the peninsula they also just took the majority of Ukraines black sea territory
there's oil in them thar waters
I think the nationalists do care quite a bit about their fellow Russians, yes
the oil just provides an impetus for an alliance with oiligarchs
this is where we have a difference of opinion, i think it's the other way round
nationalist rhetoric is just a convenient excuse and an easy way to rally public support, i don't think it's the actual motivation behind Russias action
putin has been purging assorted oligarchs and relying instead on conservatives and nationalists
public support does matter; russia is not so centralized or so stable that putin can just wholly ignore public dissatisfaction at the degree of kleptocracy
i don't disagree with you there
point is though the nationalists are a means to an end
they're not really a demographic you can fire up for a few handy events and then put back in the toybox until next needed
disagree
all you need is a constant stream of media and propaganda presenting them the world as they want to see it and they're happy
can you see Putin pulling a Khrushchev-esque "okay, okay, we'll withdraw from Cuba if you secretly withdraw your Polaris missiles, thus embarrassing me to all my Soviet colleagues back home who have no clue that the US gave up anything" and not losing anything from it?
not exercising for 4 months is dumb i can barely do anything now
it makes it so much harder to start again
should never ever stop but i guess i am type of person who if he falls off wagon he falls off hard
Do 5 hours of planking or bridges or whatever they call it.
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surrealitychecklonely, but not unloveddreaming of faulty keys and latchesRegistered Userregular
vr is basically an inevitability
however console vr is going to be peasant tier, as either the fidelity or the fps is going to take a hard kick to the balls to fit onto that hardware
valve have been pitching figures of 90-95 fps per eye for immersion without some types of motion artefacting, and carmack agrees
in one sense it is perhaps understandable theyd push the top end as being essential given they are pc-centric, but it is significant that in 5 years or so it will be night on impossible to have the equivalent vr experience on a console. i will be very interested to see what people do with this beyond the obvious first person stuff, because i suspect a lot of what will get put onto the ps4/xbone will be ps3/360 games running at high fps and 1080p for vr. i would love to play bayoneta as a disembodied floating hed
HL2 is bunk because no matter how Valve tries to spin it Gordon being a disembodied pair of hands and a gun was dumb especially when in a vehicle and you have no real forward point of reference other then the front of the vehicle because you didnt even get hands then.
And the cutscene issue is this as well.
I barely noticed the 'no hands' thing, so I guess for me it's an utterly irrelevant complaint. If I had I doubt I would have gone from loving the game to WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS.
if anything i was a fan of the first person perspective cutscenes
HL2 had immersion up the wazoo
immersion is not the word i'd use for having someone talk at you without getting any response
and also ignoring the fact that the player is currently hopping and crouching like some caged, agitated bonobo
cutscene plz
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surrealitychecklonely, but not unloveddreaming of faulty keys and latchesRegistered Userregular
they're just not intentions you're supposed to openly have in this post-1945 world
well
are we claiming now that Russia actually gave two shits about the populations they planted in eastern block countries during the soviet union era? they weren't just a flimsy pretext for other strategic and geo-political goals?
even aside from the crucial black sea navy base in the crimea, by seizing the peninsula they also just took the majority of Ukraines black sea territory
there's oil in them thar waters
I think the nationalists do care quite a bit about their fellow Russians, yes
the oil just provides an impetus for an alliance with oiligarchs
this is where we have a difference of opinion, i think it's the other way round
nationalist rhetoric is just a convenient excuse and an easy way to rally public support, i don't think it's the actual motivation behind Russias action
putin has been purging assorted oligarchs and relying instead on conservatives and nationalists
public support does matter; russia is not so centralized or so stable that putin can just wholly ignore public dissatisfaction at the degree of kleptocracy
i don't disagree with you there
point is though the nationalists are a means to an end
they're not really a demographic you can fire up for a few handy events and then put back in the toybox until next needed
disagree
all you need is a constant stream of media and propaganda presenting them the world as they want to see it and they're happy
can you see Putin pulling a Khrushchev-esque "okay, okay, we'll withdraw from Cuba if you secretly withdraw your Polaris missiles, thus embarrassing me to all my Soviet colleagues back home who have no clue that the US gave up anything" and not losing anything from it?
well
that's where propaganda comes in
i mean was that actually presented as a loss to the Soviet public?
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syndalisGetting ClassyOn the WallRegistered User, Loves Apple Productsregular
I just bought thief for 30 bucks.
Worst case scenario; I wasted 30 bucks.
But I'm hoping I can enjoy this one for at least long enough to get to the next "big thing"
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Apothe0sisHave you ever questioned the nature of your reality?Registered Userregular
however console vr is going to be peasant tier, as either the fidelity or the fps is going to take a hard kick to the balls to fit onto that hardware
valve have been pitching figures of 90-95 fps per eye for immersion without some types of motion artefacting, and carmack agrees
in one sense it is perhaps understandable theyd push the top end as being essential given they are pc-centric, but it is significant that in 5 years or so it will be night on impossible to have the equivalent vr experience on a console. i will be very interested to see what people do with this beyond the obvious first person stuff, because i suspect a lot of what will get put onto the ps4/xbone will be ps3/360 games running at high fps and 1080p for vr. i would love to play bayoneta as a disembodied floating hed
My third eye means I require a steady 270fps for immersive VR
like i just struggled doing 1 set of 5 chin ups
and 1 set of 15 push ups
i looked at fitocracy
last workout i logged there was nov 3
did 6 sets of 5 chin ups with 20 lbs added on
and did 7 sets of 5 bench presses at 140 lbs
which probably not very impressive but holy shit that's depressing that my laziness could take away that much and now i have so much work to do to get even back near that point
they're just not intentions you're supposed to openly have in this post-1945 world
well
are we claiming now that Russia actually gave two shits about the populations they planted in eastern block countries during the soviet union era? they weren't just a flimsy pretext for other strategic and geo-political goals?
even aside from the crucial black sea navy base in the crimea, by seizing the peninsula they also just took the majority of Ukraines black sea territory
there's oil in them thar waters
I think the nationalists do care quite a bit about their fellow Russians, yes
the oil just provides an impetus for an alliance with oiligarchs
this is where we have a difference of opinion, i think it's the other way round
nationalist rhetoric is just a convenient excuse and an easy way to rally public support, i don't think it's the actual motivation behind Russias action
putin has been purging assorted oligarchs and relying instead on conservatives and nationalists
public support does matter; russia is not so centralized or so stable that putin can just wholly ignore public dissatisfaction at the degree of kleptocracy
i don't disagree with you there
point is though the nationalists are a means to an end
they're not really a demographic you can fire up for a few handy events and then put back in the toybox until next needed
disagree
all you need is a constant stream of media and propaganda presenting them the world as they want to see it and they're happy
can you see Putin pulling a Khrushchev-esque "okay, okay, we'll withdraw from Cuba if you secretly withdraw your Polaris missiles, thus embarrassing me to all my Soviet colleagues back home who have no clue that the US gave up anything" and not losing anything from it?
well
that's where propaganda comes in
i mean was that actually presented as a loss to the Soviet public?
no; it was a dissent widely held amongst senior party members who were not privy to the deal, but the dissatisfaction was not publicized
is Putin in a position to enforce such message discipline?
they're just not intentions you're supposed to openly have in this post-1945 world
well
are we claiming now that Russia actually gave two shits about the populations they planted in eastern block countries during the soviet union era? they weren't just a flimsy pretext for other strategic and geo-political goals?
even aside from the crucial black sea navy base in the crimea, by seizing the peninsula they also just took the majority of Ukraines black sea territory
there's oil in them thar waters
I think the nationalists do care quite a bit about their fellow Russians, yes
the oil just provides an impetus for an alliance with oiligarchs
this is where we have a difference of opinion, i think it's the other way round
nationalist rhetoric is just a convenient excuse and an easy way to rally public support, i don't think it's the actual motivation behind Russias action
putin has been purging assorted oligarchs and relying instead on conservatives and nationalists
public support does matter; russia is not so centralized or so stable that putin can just wholly ignore public dissatisfaction at the degree of kleptocracy
i don't disagree with you there
point is though the nationalists are a means to an end
they're not really a demographic you can fire up for a few handy events and then put back in the toybox until next needed
disagree
all you need is a constant stream of media and propaganda presenting them the world as they want to see it and they're happy
can you see Putin pulling a Khrushchev-esque "okay, okay, we'll withdraw from Cuba if you secretly withdraw your Polaris missiles, thus embarrassing me to all my Soviet colleagues back home who have no clue that the US gave up anything" and not losing anything from it?
well
that's where propaganda comes in
i mean was that actually presented as a loss to the Soviet public?
no; it was a dissent widely held amongst senior party members who were not privy to the deal, but the dissatisfaction was not publicized
is Putin in a position to enforce such message discipline?
have you seen the Russian Crimea coverage?
the vote condemning the Crimea annexation had 100 nations vote for it, 58 abstentions and 11 votes against
the Russians are domestically presenting it as a a growing trend of support for them
Russian media is now as doctored as it ever was by the Soviets
nationalists are gullible, easily manipulated morons basically
this is true
the question is who is pulling the strings: the central executive or senior members of nationalist organizations/media groups
i.e., if Putin really wanted to push Dugin aside, is he in a position to do so atm without suffering crippling loss of political capital
maybe not
no one ever said drawing on nationalist support was completely without drawbacks
they're just the easiest group to easily please and gain immediate and vocal support from
so if Dugin once again goes around calling Putin a wimp, like he did for 'losing' Ukraine before the Russian army moved in by surprise, what do you think will happen?
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however console vr is going to be peasant tier, as either the fidelity or the fps is going to take a hard kick to the balls to fit onto that hardware
valve have been pitching figures of 90-95 fps per eye for immersion without some types of motion artefacting, and carmack agrees
in one sense it is perhaps understandable theyd push the top end as being essential given they are pc-centric, but it is significant that in 5 years or so it will be night on impossible to have the equivalent vr experience on a console. i will be very interested to see what people do with this beyond the obvious first person stuff, because i suspect a lot of what will get put onto the ps4/xbone will be ps3/360 games running at high fps and 1080p for vr. i would love to play bayoneta as a disembodied floating hed
eeehhhhh.
Going by Tycho's post on the front page, a 720p 3dHALF-SBS feed on the original devkit was enough to convince him he was underwater. I think there are lots of people out there who SAY you need the best and shiniest for reasons not connected to getting the job done.
five years from now everything on the PC will obviously blow away everything on consoles, including how nice a VR game can look. And we will be waltzing into a new console generation around then.
But as has been said countless times, you cannot make the mistake of looking at what the PS4 and XBO are capable of now, and extrapolate that to what it can do end of generation.
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NO IF THERE IS ONE THING WRONG THE GAME IS LITERALLY CANCER
they're not really a demographic you can fire up for a few handy events and then put back in the toybox until next needed
the end
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if anything i was a fan of the first person perspective cutscenes
HL2 had immersion up the wazoo
I've heard that the PC-version is necessary for enjoyment.
disagree
all you need is a constant stream of media and propaganda presenting them the world as they want to see it and they're happy
Though this should surprise nobody, I am very interested in how Microsoft's VR thing susses out.
Especially since it would be criminal to not incorporate the kinect into it, which can do realistic face scans for 3d character models, and accurate mapping of where the body is and what you are doing with your arms/hands. The next kinect can even track the fingers, letting you gesture and grip things.
I am imagining a future game where you hold the controller in your left hand for just the stick and triggers, and you otherwise have both arms free to interact seamlessly with the world you are walking around in via the stick.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
i best not be getting sick
tho would not be surprised with poor sleep i've gotten......
So does swimming through the settling basin...
I was using my whole ass!
And he'll have to stand up to his mother alone. Hmm.
doing some piddly home exercises right now
not exercising for 4 months is dumb i can barely do anything now
it makes it so much harder to start again
should never ever stop but i guess i am type of person who if he falls off wagon he falls off hard
can you see Putin pulling a Khrushchev-esque "okay, okay, we'll withdraw from Cuba if you secretly withdraw your Polaris missiles, thus embarrassing me to all my Soviet colleagues back home who have no clue that the US gave up anything" and not losing anything from it?
That's something we tell ourselves to feel better, I think.
however console vr is going to be peasant tier, as either the fidelity or the fps is going to take a hard kick to the balls to fit onto that hardware
valve have been pitching figures of 90-95 fps per eye for immersion without some types of motion artefacting, and carmack agrees
in one sense it is perhaps understandable theyd push the top end as being essential given they are pc-centric, but it is significant that in 5 years or so it will be night on impossible to have the equivalent vr experience on a console. i will be very interested to see what people do with this beyond the obvious first person stuff, because i suspect a lot of what will get put onto the ps4/xbone will be ps3/360 games running at high fps and 1080p for vr. i would love to play bayoneta as a disembodied floating hed
and also ignoring the fact that the player is currently hopping and crouching like some caged, agitated bonobo
cutscene plz
good work d0g
just remember to keep beginning
What's up dude?
this is true
the question is who is pulling the strings: the central executive or senior members of nationalist organizations/media groups
i.e., if Putin really wanted to push Dugin aside, is he in a position to do so atm without suffering crippling loss of political capital
well
that's where propaganda comes in
i mean was that actually presented as a loss to the Soviet public?
Worst case scenario; I wasted 30 bucks.
But I'm hoping I can enjoy this one for at least long enough to get to the next "big thing"
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
history speaks for itself here
nationalists have always been the go to group for easy support to achieve geopolitical means
like i just struggled doing 1 set of 5 chin ups
and 1 set of 15 push ups
i looked at fitocracy
last workout i logged there was nov 3
did 6 sets of 5 chin ups with 20 lbs added on
and did 7 sets of 5 bench presses at 140 lbs
which probably not very impressive but holy shit that's depressing that my laziness could take away that much and now i have so much work to do to get even back near that point
no; it was a dissent widely held amongst senior party members who were not privy to the deal, but the dissatisfaction was not publicized
is Putin in a position to enforce such message discipline?
maybe not
no one ever said drawing on nationalist support was completely without drawbacks
they're just the easiest group to easily please and gain immediate and vocal support from
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Often by nationalists, that's what you're omitting. Sure the nationalist rabble is, well... rabble.
When a $60 game released in February is $30 in March, this is a warning signal about the quality of the game.
disagree. The problem with motion control is it's not VR. You can't turn more then like, 20 degrees off-axis from the screen before you can't see it.
have you seen the Russian Crimea coverage?
the vote condemning the Crimea annexation had 100 nations vote for it, 58 abstentions and 11 votes against
the Russians are domestically presenting it as a a growing trend of support for them
Russian media is now as doctored as it ever was by the Soviets
so if Dugin once again goes around calling Putin a wimp, like he did for 'losing' Ukraine before the Russian army moved in by surprise, what do you think will happen?
eeehhhhh.
Going by Tycho's post on the front page, a 720p 3dHALF-SBS feed on the original devkit was enough to convince him he was underwater. I think there are lots of people out there who SAY you need the best and shiniest for reasons not connected to getting the job done.
five years from now everything on the PC will obviously blow away everything on consoles, including how nice a VR game can look. And we will be waltzing into a new console generation around then.
But as has been said countless times, you cannot make the mistake of looking at what the PS4 and XBO are capable of now, and extrapolate that to what it can do end of generation.
360 launch title:
360 towards the end of life:
Let's play Mario Kart or something...