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Tuesday, October 13, 2009 |
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"seem to be overly critical of a plot in a game where you, by your own admission, did not expect much of a plot. Perhaps the No Russian level should have been set up more by playing thru situations where you earn the Russian's trust in various events in order to infiltrate their cell. The problem with that is that it likely would have been incredibly boring. You see a story that has a poor "tonal shift" whereas I see a story that took a shortcut in order to get you into the action. Shortcut? Yes. Horrific abomination you make it out to be? No. If this were a movie it would have been a disingenuous maneuver, but I would prefer to not get bogged down in details and minutia when playing the game.
Are the snowmobile and boat chase scenes over the top? Of course. But I propose to you that a game based solely upon the harsh realities of true "modern warfare" would not sell millions of copies. A game consisting of patrolling and waiting for enemy contact, coupled with a fear IED's, suicide bombers, and the like would be boring and definitely not a form of entertainment, at least to me. This, or any, game that promises to be "realistic" must not do so to a fault. Playing games is still a form of escapism.
One last thing...Infinity Ward and everyone else for that matter know that the Cold War is over. That being said, relations between the United States and Russia are anything but friendly and open currently so to discount Russians as a potential enemy is shortsighted. (Since it's a fictional situation this doesn't matter much anyways.....would you criticize the new movie Avatar because blue aliens are not a threat to us t"
Monday, December 21, 2009
"give my ignorance, but where do I resubscribe?? Has EGM reappeared yet? After several months of horrifically written and unfunny Maxims I basically tried to forget that EGM existed so as not to compound the pain. This is excellent news and Shoe makes a subscription an automatic.
He's very well edu-ma-cated. He's a fellow Wolverine!! (maybe our football team will rise from the ashes next year too....dare to"
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
"ave two kids, a two year old daughter and 7 month old son, and my ultra secret techinique to keep playing games is - SPOILER ALERT! - to stay up very very late.
I struck a deal with my wife...I would take the first part of the night shift, until about 3 oclock or so, and then she would be take until the morning. This way, after she went to bed (normally early) I could play until a feeding or changing.
That night when they he sleeps thru the entire night will be a glorious gaming renaissance for you"
Sunday, November 01, 2009
