GamesRadar - Let's get excited
We’ve heard the rumblings. The cries. The complaints. “2012 doesn’t look like it has that much going on; everything is in 2013,” people have murmured, and while it’s true that 2013 looks absolutely crazy, we don’t think it’s wise to write off 2012--not yet, at least.
Non-playable characters in certain games are meme material, thanks to their foolish behavior. These are the big-budget games with the dumbest NPCs.
Bethesda makes the most consistently stupid NPCs, like really bad... yet I still can't help but love playing their games. Guilty pleasure, I guess. *sigh* 😩
Every Bethesda game and Every Halo game. This list needed to have Cyberpunk somewhere.
Here are the most peaceful areas in games that are otherwise quite violent, offering players respite from chaos in the game world.
My first thought was the safe rooms in the resident evil series. When you hear that enchanting music you know you’re safe.
I literally just came here to post this. That music in the Resi 1 safe rooms is playing in my head.
I was thinking TLOU work benches. Although I remember one time where it was a false security.
Perfect. 👌👌
I'd add the top of my highrise apartment in GTA Online. That calm, quiet peace, just knowing as soon as I step out that door I will be bombarded by 8 and 12 year olds calling each other n**** and f****, trolled by combat jets and rocket launchers.
The entire map of SotC is peaceful as hell. Used to just ride around exploring it.
Afterlife in Cyberpunk 2077 is a peaceful area? Erm, hands down and very hard to miss, Misty Olszewski's Esoterica is the absolute epitome of peaceful areas in that game.
The "last of us" deer location i found to be a welcoming respite. It was nice to not have someone trying to eat me.
In Halo 4, 5, and Infinite, Master Chief became a more nuanced, human character.
In spite of the Halo series’ struggles, 343 deserves praise for adding nuance and characterisation to the ever-beating heart of Halo - The Master Chief. Playing through Infinite, it's abundantly clear that the events of the current and previous trilogies have irrevocably changed the iconic hero. He’s no longer the ‘blank slate’ that was previously presented by Bungie. He’s a fatigued, damaged and fallible protagonist, and one who is meandering through currents of grief, while reveling in his newfound agency. Giving the Chief a compelling and meaningful voice was no small feat, and 343 should be proud of that victory.
This article completely misses part of the appeal of the original iteration of character in the original game trilogy. It was the Chief and Cortana vs an entire alien collective. The blank slate Bungie displayed in their games was genius, he was an mysterious hero a wide audience could identify with because he wasn't as clearly defined as most characters.
The books added a lot of lore and backstory but most Halo players just want a fun game with exposition that doesn't get in the way of gameplay, it's why the Cortana level in Halo 3 was derided.
Not every character has to be a damaged soyboy, a soldier has to suck it up and do his duty.
A lot of people give the 343 version of Master Chief a lot of slack.
But Fundamentally he is still the same character, he just has a couple more dialogues. He has not changed in terms of attitude.
"Not every character has to be a damaged soyboy, a soldier has to suck it up and do his duty."
And that's what he has done at the end of the day, he did his duty. Watch his partner die, and was ready to destroy the weapon in Halo infinite....he is still the same soilder that everyone remembers
Halo Infintes one was a nice balance between both.
The 343i Master Chief has is based on the books. However, in Halo 4-Infinite, the Master Chief overtime become. gradually becomes more willing to show some emotion.
"However, in Halo 4-Infinite, the Master Chief overtime become. gradually becomes more willing to show some emotion."
Which is awesome! I love how Master Chief become more John and less soldier.
Notice how three are FPS (Dishonoured has a little bit but doesn't count but still)
Three are Sequels
Five of them contain violence
You know what that tells you?
That tells you that developers are too conservative. You're gonna start seeing less and less genres for home consoles in the future and less new IP's. "According to IGN's list of upcoming games, over 70% of the games that have yet to be released is either going to be a sequel or prequel."
Like I mentioned on the other thread:
"For example, after watching the E3 "The Last of Us", is the game gonna be that different from Uncharted, gameplay wise?"
Too much conservative behavior, I sense a game crash especially if cloud gaming takes over.
With all that being said, the games on the list are still good, I'm not saying they're bad or anything.
Shooters, zombie games, and driving games. The future of gaming...
The Bulk of sales will go to COD and Halo. Then Assassin's Creed and Far Cry, followed closely by possible sleeper hits: Dishonored and Forza Horizon.
I don't know of anything else that could make a splash. MOH is a possibility, but that would be a big surprise due to the competition
Dishonored & XCOM! That's all.
green man gaming have 25% discount you can use against games on their site, i got Dishonored for £22.50. the game looks awesome.
Also people should check out "Of Orcs and Men" a new RPG out at the same time as Dishonored looks really good too.