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Reasonable on 11 November 2010

sort of true... sort of false... sort of missleading.  I'd say more but I'm tight for time.  I'll maybe edit later as this topic does interest me.



Try to be reasonable... its easier than you think...

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Metallicube on 11 November 2010

This is a perfect example of how cinematics and more horsepower is actually HURTING games in a way. The more graphics and horsepower is crammed into a game, the more time this takes to make it, and resources are shifted from the games mechanics and openended gameplay, and towards the technological aspects. If you think of a game with great graphics, chances are it's not very open ended. This is why I and many others prefer retro games for the most part. Back then there was not as much time and resources needed on the technological aspects like graphics, so there was more room to create, well, more "room."



Vetteman94 on 11 November 2010

What about the maps from Crysis and Operation Flashpoint: DR?



Cthulhu on 11 November 2010
Gilgamesh said:

1993 represents entire game

2010 represents one level, enough said.


hmmm bad comment here dude



Farmageddon on 11 November 2010
Vetteman94 said:

What about the maps from Crysis and Operation Flashpoint: DR?


Some games still do that, which is great, but the trend is the one in the OP



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forest-spirit on 11 November 2010

That image illustrates more genres than just FPS's...



Zkuq on 11 November 2010
NiKKoM said:

Does anyone actually knows how those old games sold? I can only find that Quake 2 was at 1.000.000 plus and Quake 1 at 550.000....  So it's not really strange that developers made everything more noob friendly to get more sales... *looks at Black Ops sales numbers*

*Maybe* it's because gaming has grown quite a bit since those days.



hikaruchan on 11 November 2010
youarebadatgames said:

^ - An example of skill

Regenerating health is exactly why campfests happen, there are no items to fight for so you might as well sit around.

I miss these FPS Games.



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hikaruchan on 11 November 2010

UT3 Deathmach.

 

4K^hypno vs mouz|kiLLu - 30,000$ play.com UT3 Duel Finals London - DM-Gritt



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youarebadatgames on 11 November 2010

Nice, I spent a lot of time playing 2k4, which I think has the higher playercount today compared to UT3 lol.  I miss the shock rifle, I hope they don't let the UT franchise die.