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Mary McMoePanties
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 Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:42 pm |
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| google wrote: |
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| See, 25 minutes is perfect for me, because I just cant play that much longer in one sitting, you know? |
WHAT?!! |
Seriously.
Whether it's because I simply don't have the time, or the patience, I just cant do it. |
I'm a married man with a lot of other interests and hobbies than just games, so I totally get you. I find time to put in a few hours at a time (especially for a big release), but on average I don't play for very long at once. That 's why once a game starts veering into the 15+ hour category, I can get a little bored. I usually play 2 hours at a time, max, so through casual play a game can take weeks—sometimes this is great and sometimes I start to get antsy before the endgame kicks in.
Usually by the time I reach the last sixth of a game or so, I start power-playing because I'm eager to see the end, see what happens in the story, or what-have-you.
Sorry if this isn't relevant at all.
I'm looking forward to playing this demo very much. I love demos. Sure beats renting and often, the demo of a game is all I need (hello, Pac-Man CE).
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Mary McMoePanties
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:44 pm |
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| the demo of a game is all I need (hello, Pac-Man CE). |
I don't know if you're saying that you only need the demo of Pac Man CE, or that it convinced you to buy the game. But if it's the former you are missing so much by not buying that game. It's like getting 6 Pac Man games for the package deal. |
I understand that, but I just don't think I'd play enough to warrant the game sitting unused on my hard drive, whereas now I've got a free five-minute fix that essentially gives me all I ever seem to need. Also, Prey. And Geometry Wars. Et cetera.
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Mary McMoePanties
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:55 pm |
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Well hoolleeee shieeet. I just finished the demo and I was really, really impressed. I jumped a couple of times, and the control and enemy encounters just feel perfect. Switching between the plasmid (I only had the electrobolt) and my weapon felt satisfying. The enemies felt really intelligent, which was a nice change. I'd also forgotten how much more interesting game stories can be in first person.
The game looks ridiculous in 720p; I was continually amazed. The water was, yeah, just an incredibly opening. Sign me up!
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Mary McMoePanties
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| Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:03 pm |
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| The minor side effect is that they don’t seem to compensate sound vertically, so something that’s above/below you sounds about as loud as if it was on the same horizontal field as you. |
It took me a while to catch on to this, as I was scouring the area looking for whoever it was that kept yapping. I agree about the overall sound quality and design; the demo made me love my home theatre setup so, so much.
I find the game just overpowering (in a good way). I played it slowly, because there is so much to take in, both aurally and visually, that I didn't want to miss anything. Playing BioShock seems to me like watching Blade Runner; I don't want to rush it, because I want to take in all the luxurious detail.
I also love the cigarettes/booze dichotomy.
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Mary McMoePanties
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| Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:00 pm |
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Only at SelectButton can someone start a topic about a game demo that has everyone heading to the library.
I've never read Rand, but now I kind of want to, even if it's terrible. I want to see for myself.
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