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Loading Screens Should be More Dynamic

People love to be distracted. It's a pretty big part of the reason why people play games in the first place - to distract ourselves from the world. Just as real life has many ways to distract people’s attention away from boredom, games should as well, especially games that are an escape in the first place.

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stalepie2798d ago (Edited 2798d ago )

The first time I remember an interesting loading screen was for "Willy Beamish" on the Sega CD. You could spin around a set of abstract gray balls for some reason, while you waited (which was frequent). Another was the "loading" graphic for Castlevania: SotN, which you could warp around. I think an early one may have been Major Havoc, an arcade game, but I might misremember. It allowed you to play a bit of a Breakout clone in your ship's cockpit.

FallenAngel19842798d ago

More long loading screens should have minigames

nevin12797d ago

Loading screens should be non existent.

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Will There Ever Be A New Rayman Game?

Ubisoft barely have a leg to stand on lately, so do they need to crack open the vaults and return platforming royalty to glory for some goodwill?

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-Foxtrot78d ago

We need Rayman 4, they could make a great platformer game if they wanted. With the open hub levels and the like.

Better than relying on Rabbids and Assassins Creed all the time

Profchaos78d ago

Yeah agree id love a Rayman 2 style 3d platform game over another 2d platformer I know people loved legends but it never gelled with me same as Rayman 1 back in the day on PS it just felt like a average platformer with sonic and Mario offering something better on what was then last gen hardware

Terry_B78d ago

Yes..but I am sure it won't be the Rayman game fans want. Not from the company that is Ubisoft today.

mastershredder78d ago (Edited 78d ago )

Ancel is retired from games. His hoodlum/rabbid team are doing their own thing. It would not be the same if Ubisoft did.

Profchaos78d ago

Probably far more profitable to make low effort Rabbids games aimed at kids over a next Rayman

Chocoburger78d ago

Experience points, skill trees to fill up, level gating, endless menial tasks and side quests, constantly scrounging for resources. Always having to upgrade your gear. A.KA. "The Ubisoft effect".

No thanks, don't ruin Rayman's legacy.

Profchaos78d ago

Sure there will be it'll launch right alongside the next splinter cell

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10 Timeless Video Games That May Never Age

Relive the golden age of gaming with these timeless video games. From Wind Waker to Monkey Island, get ready for a nostalgia-filled ride.

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Rebel_Scum194d ago

I'd put Street Fighter 2 over 3. 2 and all its different versions dominated the arcade scene back in the day in a way that 3 never did.

Abear21194d ago

Agreed, Same with Metal Gear Solid imo. Came for Bioshock and was not disappointed. Would easily put Burger Time or Space Taxi over tempest. Also, OG Sim City and Oregon Trail. Mario 64 as well. Just too many!

Abear21194d ago

Never played it I gotta get on this one

Double_O_Revan194d ago

Me too. I didn't have a GC until way later and never played it. I've been waiting on Nintendo to release the HD edition on the Switch for forever, but they just won't!

FinalFantasyFanatic193d ago

I never bought a Gamecube, I've always had an urge to play this game, maybe it'll get a remaster in the future.

LoveSpuds193d ago

I played it on WiiU for the first time and it remains my fave Zelda game to date. So much character and a real sense of exploration without the open world bloat.

Petebloodyonion194d ago

Ms Pacman?
Robotron?
SSF2 Turbo over 3 simply by the 10000000000's ports of the game we're still having
Castlevania SOTN?
Zelda Link to the Past over Wind Waker
Super Mario Bros 3?
Chrono Trigger?
Resident evil4?
COD MW2 (the original)?
Uncharted 2
Metal Gear Solid?

Here's my reasoning for all of them versus the list proposed in the article.
They are still quite enjoyable from start to finish on their original platform, unlike some Wind Waker or Okami that are fun when you play the remastered version (unless you call: forced to watch a 20-minute cutscene or have to blow for wind chance constantly fun).
Some of them are the pinnacle of what the console could do (MGS, Chrono, MGS)
Lots of them are still considered the go-to-go game for their genre.

Shane Kim194d ago

Said it before but Heart of Darkness is truly a timeless gem.

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Rayman Legends – 10 years on from the near perfect platformer

A decade on from Rayman Legends' release, it remains a near perfect platformer, so what happened to Rayman? Will we ever see another sequel?

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