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Top Ten Gaming Wake Up Calls

The problem with having to save the world is that, more often than not, it doesn’t wait until you’ve had a full nights sleep. The eldritch abomination, the never-ending war that has reached your doorstep, the great civilization threatening calamity, a doting mother- these are all things that are sure to pull a hero out of his or her much needed slumber. They are all also very likely to appear in role-playing games. This may seem like a cheap plot device, but it actually makes a lot of sense- it is scientifically proven that you are 60% more likely to participate in an important adventure if you are woken up first, as opposed to just waking up naturally. That must explain why so many games start off with someone rolling out of bed.

greeneggsnsam4487d ago

I love the opening to Chrono trigger but I never got far into the game. I think it needed something else to get going.

Nostradavis4487d ago

I beat that game and adore it. Go back and play it.

GenerationTheGreat4487d ago

Old school, I dig. Does this mean that new games don't use this trick anymore? Maybe it got a bit tired.

I remember Bloodmoon did that with the werewolves, though. That was cool.

Sigmarue4487d ago

Oh Dark Cloud... So much nostalgia.

Nostradavis4487d ago

I am going to go home and play Chrono Trigger. The heck with Final Fantasy XIII-2. Pshh.

GameTavern4487d ago

Link really is a lazy boy, he gets woken up in a lot of these games. I was going to suggest Skyward Sword over LttP due to the giant bird that wakes you up.

greeneggsnsam4487d ago

But in LttP you get to smash up the room in anger at being woken up:P

LightFantastic4487d ago

I totally forgot to point that out haha I'm tempted to go back in and edit it.

"Why am I awake... AHHH SMASH"

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Two Decades Later, the Original Splinter Cell is Still a Masterpiece

They don't make games like this anymore.

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vgvill13h ago

Too dated in my book. The AI is way too unpredictable to be acceptable today. It's definitely a game of its time.

Jingsing10h ago(Edited 10h ago)

Agreed with those sentiments. The quality of the CPU controlled characters make or break a stealth game and they are pretty poor in all the Splinter Cell games by today's standard. This is what led me to playing Spies vs Mercs all the time in later games just to get a better stealth experience from a real person. Arguably Sony are making better stealth games albeit not Tom Clancy stuff.

TheProfessional5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

You should stick with fortnite or one of the countless bloodborne style games then. What a joke.

rlow16h ago

I had a good time with the game. It is a product of its time. But when it came out it was a must have game for a lot of people. I wish Ubisoft would make another game in the series or at least a reboot.

vgvill4h ago

They are making a remake, I think. I loved the original game when it was released, but I tried to play it again in recent years and just couldn't get on with it. The same with the older Hitman games.

PrecursorOrb4h ago

Yeah chaos theory still holds up though I gotta say. If you’re a fan of the series I highly suggest you go back to that one. Ubi has said they are remaking sc for “modern audiences”. I don’t have a lot of faith for the future of that company

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A Matter Of Trust: What The Game Industry Should Do To Win Gamers Back

Skewed and Reviewed have written an Opinion Piece covering issues in the gaming industry, how current issues were issues years ago, and what can be done to help restore consumer trust.

anast5d ago

Nothing. It's up to the gamers to stop consuming content from companies that they don't agree with.

Garethvk5d ago

How do you know if you agree with it or not unless you play it? Which without conventions forces gamers to rely on trailers. Perhaps Demos should be made more frequently. But companies need to do better as well.

anast5d ago

Wait until release. Watch Gameplay. Exercise patience.

Garethvk5d ago

But is that not what they have now? Tons of gameplay or are you talking about watching actual gamers play it versus the trailers and streams? The big issue is that some companies pay streamers and influencers and they create content but for me; that is hardly a fair, unbiased, and factual look at a game.

1nsomniac5d ago

Get rid of the suits in the industry and job done!!

Garethvk5d ago

They usually are attached to the money sadly. It would be nice to have gamers in charge but you have so much money invested that business people are needed. Hence the issue; you need people who know business but are also gamers who know have an eye to the community. It sounds simple in theory that if you give gamers quality games that they want to play; money will be made. But that is not always so.

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From The Last of Us to Baldur's Gate 3: The success of the Game Music Festival

Marie Dealessandri speaks to Borislav Slavov and Gustavo Santaolalla about “the new golden age of games music”.

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