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Modern Games - Tomb Raider
BadMouth:
I haven't really been into gaming for a long time. The last console I owned was the original xbox and it was only used occasionally.
I like the arcade games because I can play them for 5 minutes and walk away. TBH, I like building the stuff and getting the emulators to work more than I like playing them.
I recently started buying PC racing games when they pop up dirt cheap. While shopping for those, the pc versions of modern console games have been catching my eye. It was a little more than I would normally spend, but the new Tomb Raider popped up for $13 and had great reviews, so I got it.
After playing for about an hour, I have to ask. Is this what all modern games are like?
I feel like I'm not actually controlling the character very much, but watching a movie and waiting to press the correct button at the right time....like the old laserdisc games from the early 80's. Half the game seems to be cut scenes where I'm just sitting back and watching passively.
I remember looking at reviews for a different game and there were complaints that it wasn't cinematic enough. Is this what modern gamers want?
It seems to be a good story and I do enjoy finding out what is going to happen next, but it feels like a fairly passive experience where my actions only determine whether the movie continues to play or not.
JDFan:
Yep -- seems there's a lot of games that are that way now - I hate when you have a free hour to play a game and it seems your lucky if you actually get 10 minutes of gameplay with the rest of the time spent watching load screens and cut scenes or worse STEAM decides it needs to update the game files with the latest update that their slow servers take forever to download and update your game with new features you don't even want - yet there's no way to skip.
Howard_Casto:
To be fair it's Tomb Raider... even the new Tomb Raider... well... let's just say this series was never known for it's gameplay.
That being said... cut scenes and stories are a good thing. I'm not sure why you wouldn't care for them. The Assassin's Creed series follows each mission with cut-scenes and once the mission starts you are still generally carrying out a conversation with another character. It's meant to immerse you. Don't confuse quick time events with cut-scenes, they aren't the same thing. To be honest though, people hate on QTE's but I like them so long as they are handled properly (RE4) and not embarrassingly sporadic (RE5 and above).
Vigo:
People complained about the amount of cutscenes in metal gear solid 4 as well. I personally didn't mind them because the story is so damn good, and the gameplay was amazing and plentiful.
On the other hand. FFXIII's cutscenes bugged the crap out of me, because the gameplay was not very compelling, and the storyline just confused me. Fal'cie make your characters La'cie and they have to do a focus or they will be a Cie'th.......I played 80 hours and beat the game and I still don't know wtf that means..... :dizzy:
So I guess, IMO, the plot heavy modern games are fine by me as long as they don't short change me on gameplay, and they keep the story line good.
BadMouth:
Watched a review on youtube that said the first hour is heavily laden. Hopefully it turns into an actual game.
One reviewer on Amazon said the game "was on rails" which is the vibe I'm getting.
You can't really explore much, just walk the path laid out for you and either pass or die and repeat the scene.
You are stuck in a small area until you do the one thing needed to move forward.
(and the game will point it out to you if you don't want to figure it out yourself ::) )
On a related note I missed playing Madden NFL Football, so I was checking into PC football games and there are hardly any options.
The last Madden to be released on PC was 2008.
There is an EA Sports '08 collection that includes it and four other games, usually for the same price as Madden alone.
It may not be current, but it's good enough for me being that I'm too cheap to buy a console.
I have an xbox360 controller in my hands and the game is on the living room tv. It feels like a console while I'm playing. ;D
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