1 year, 4 months ago Sniping in war and videogames: Why it's hated, why it's loved, and why we do it
No love for Carlos Hathcock or the Scout Snipers? Must not be any Marines working for GR. The thing with snipers in games, as in real combat, is that they can't take or hold ground. A big bolt-action rifle with a high-power scope is useful for hitting targets at several football fields away, but is useless for close-quarters fights or attacks. Plus, once the element of surprise is lost snipers who stay in a single position are easy prey for their target's comrades.
2 years, 5 months ago The best randomly generated game names
War of the Chainsaw Ultra
Wondrous Sunshine of the Damned
Special Grizzly Bear Onslaught
Flying Sloth Oppression
Sensual Pokemon Task Force
Monty Python's Rocket Remix
2 years, 5 months ago 5 reasons Bayonetta is going to be amazing
Hold up a minute GR. Not too long ago you were bemoaning the fact that women are portrayed as oversexualized in games, but now you're excited about a game because the "flashes of bare female flesh are teasingly titillating." I realize nobody can always practice what they preach, but that was amazingly hypocritical.
2 years, 6 months ago Neuromancer: 25 years later
He was spot on in that anything can now be done in the name of "security."
2 years, 6 months ago Tokyo's underground game bars
@garnsr- Think about it. Think phallic.
2 years, 6 months ago QOTW: What once-beloved game do you now hate?
Midnight Club. I tried playing it again after a while and couldn't stand it. Idiotic opponents, boring cars(though that could just be my changing tastes), waaaay too much traffic, and kinda clunky controls.
2 years, 6 months ago The worst things a gamer can say to their girlfriend
Conversely, my girlfriend could kick the crap out of me in any shooter...
2 years, 6 months ago The 15 worst-reviewed games of the past 15 years
NRA varmint hunter? Really? I guess it's marketed to the four families in the western world that don't have access to pellet guns and squirrels.
2 years, 6 months ago QOTW: What was the first movie game that made you hate movie games?
It was probably [insert name of Uwe Boll movie here].
2 years, 7 months ago QOTW: What dead company or franchise do you miss the most?
I really miss Black Isle, and the style of the origonal Fallout games. Fallout 3 was good, but I somehow think that Van Buren would have been better.
2 years, 7 months ago QOTW: What overused gameplay element are you terribly sick of?
I'm sick of pointless gore. It was entertaining in Fallout. It was vaugely humorous in Gears. But as of now, it has lost all novelty, especailly when paired with "realism". It is not realistic to shoot a person in the legs with a shotgun and have his chest burst open like something from Alien.
2 years, 8 months ago QOTW: What was your favorite E3 2009 moment?
Left 4 Dead 2. With Chainsaws. Set in the Deep South. I hope there are vodoo zombies.
2 years, 8 months ago QOTW: What big reveal do you most want to see at E3?
Something involving Neverwinter Nights.
2 years, 9 months ago QOTW: What's your biggest hobby aside from gaming?
Just about anything involving guns. Shooting, cleaning, fixing, accidentaly breaking, reloading shells, whatever.
3 years, 3 months ago What if GTA IV was a gay romantic comedy?
I thought Liberty City was based on New York though?
3 years, 4 months ago "Mature" games that are actually mature
@Urock- The thing avout Fallout is that the player makes the decisions, not the writers. So even though it is deep, Fallout is more like a piece of paper to write a sory on, rather than a novel to read through. The maturity essentialy depends on the player's own maturity.
3 years, 4 months ago Four ways to fight gold spammers
Do you guys know of anything like this for LOTRO? The spammers are getting even more annoying than usual.
3 years, 4 months ago The cheesiest videogame songs EVER
Alright, you suckered me in with "hair metal"
3 years, 4 months ago Gaming's most impractical outfits
I bet going into a fight buck naked would be a pretty good way to dress. Hell, the Ancient Greeks did it, and they ended up creating the Olympics.
3 years, 4 months ago Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
For a game you gave a "9" rating, you sure didn't seem to like it. I think I'll stick with LOTRO.