Gaming rants

[vivman1107]

This thread is a place where you can rant about games you are playing. Sometimes you just come across something in a game that makes you want to pelt the controller and scream. It could be a level, boss or just some strange thing that irks you to no end. Think of this as your place to let it all out and warn others as well. Let me start this off:

- I was playing Need for Speed Most Wanted and got up to the number 1 blacklist racer, Razor. Before I could race him for the top spot, I had to get a pursuit milestone out of three choices: tag (ram) 30-something police vehicles, get 850,000 bounty (how bad the cops want you) or engage in a pursuit for 13 minutes. Of course, you had to escape the pursuit after completing the milestone. That was the hard part. You see, by the time you complete one of those milestones, virtually ever cop in the state is on your @$$. It then takes some serious driving to put even a little distance between you and them. I played that pursuit for at least a week before finally finishing it. The thing about it is that all the pursuits before were a cakewalk. This one was a huge jump in difficulty. I understand that it was getting close to the end but that stands right up there with one of the hardest things to do in a game that I have played.

[camrE]

Vivman, I know what you're talking about. Actually I schooled someone on it recently. I think it was on the IGN boards or something.

This is ow it breaks down.

The rhino's are all that you have to fear, the heli's and zebra units are not a problem at all. Here's some tips I got for you.

1. Use the slow down button anytime they have your ass. They hit and pinch. Smack you right front, then pinch you between a wall and suv, or between a few SUVs. You hit the slow down and slide out from between them. It really is a cinch. It's the only use for the button in the entire game as well.

2. Roadblocks are no problem. There are two sweet spots. drive right thru the rears of two cars that are back to back, or obviously the horse barricade. Nuff said.

3. Heli units, general chases, are easy. you will almost ALWAYS get to cool down in the middle of the golf course, try to face the zebras head on, smack it hard enough and the cop will "die" before he can radio in your position. That's about it.

Can't remember the last time I felt like ranting about something I played. If I think of something, rest assured I will be back.

[W1nTry]

I never played this on teh 360, I sweat that out on meh PC, wet that game every which way. I agree that it was a little frustrating and I didn't get it right the first time, however I found the absolute last race the hardest... well actually the GETAWAY is what I am reffering to, its not a race per say... Once yuh have a Muceiallargo its a breeze mostly as only Rhino's as cam stated you have to worry bout, the Murc can flip most anything, and you can flip a Rhino if yuh do it right. As cam said, use the PURSUIT BREAKER (LMAO @ slow down). Aside, the hardest thing I ever played was Myst III (Exile)... honestly I eh beat it fair... I reached a particular puzzle and then either suffereing internal haemoraging to the brain or just should have taken a breather from it for a lil cause I reached a puzzle and was LITERALLY 1 marble away from solving it, but didn't realize till I read the walkthrough... ARGH!!!

[vivman1107]

I checked out some tips for Most Wanted when it was giving me headaches. I eventually did finish it but it took some real skills. The end pursuit was a lot easier IMHO simply because the time limit was a lot less.

[spinner]

im ranting bout some of those screens i saw for resident evil 4 port for the (PC). i mean, after a whole year of delays, they still give us crappy graphics...same ting with SC:double agent and its bugs...ubisoft again :@

[camrE]

im ranting bout some of those screens i saw for resident evil 4 port for the (PC). i mean, after a whole year of delays, they still give us crappy graphics...same ting with SC:double agent and its bugs...ubisoft again :@

RE4 is coming to pc??

[Qloxx]

Yeah i going under Biohazard 4 it on all the torrent sites.
Anybody ever play any of the Shin Megami tensin games, ah mean i love rpgs and hard ones at that but what de @$$ the very first enemy you meet could kill you and usually does and it only gets worse later on.

[vivman1107]

I just finish cussing out Jung Soo in Rockstar's Table Tennis for Xbox 360. That mudda @$$ just refuse to go down. He movin like lightning and hitting anything that reach on he side of the table. Of course, I am playing on All Star so I should have expected this. I did not expect the guy to be so seemingly unbeatable. It reminds me of those notorious fighting game bosses from years past. I done for tonight. Maybe I will try again some other time when my head cool down.

[Berzerk]

I  got several rants

1. im a die hard pc gamer, but the amount of lackluster ports ive seen last year into this year is making me seriously consider gettin a console

there is the crappy port of ghost recon advanced warfighter, where aside of some hefty requirements also got some show stopping bugs. I remember tryin hell hard to pass this stage to destroy some gun enplacements, and after like my 20th try, the game crashes! over and over and over again. heck I i reinstalled after a format, upgraded pc, and the game still crashes at that same spot!! (i got the game original mind you)

2. yet another crappy port rayman raving rabbits, simply wont play, no matter what, i lent it to another pardner same problem, lent it to yet another, and it works with him....

3. this shader model 3.0 crap with rainbow six vegas and splinter cell double agent, and the games still looking wash out....


4. the pc ports of devil may cry 3 and resident evil 4 (biohazard 4). these honestly arent so bad, heck im playin re4 for the first time ever and enjoyin myself thoroughly, but the graphics are very bland, no lighting nothing. i guess thats why i could max out the settings @ 16x12 res everything on high in game graphics and on video card. performance is a dream with these 2 ports but the graphics need an overhaul.

i just wish game developers will stop doing these horrendous ports. pc gamers deserve better, I mean do they test these games before they launch them?
if these weak ports continue i goin console oui....xbox 360, wii or ps3...

thankfully the rts games of last year were extraordinary, it was a great year to be an rts fan.

[rb]

My main rant ...fighting games AI should be better and infact they should be harder. Take a page out of SNK for crying out loud fighting game developers. 3rd Strike, CVS2,MVC2,GGXX Slash, Melty Blood, hell even Tekken 5 all too damn easy on the hardest AI setting (although tekken 5's ai is considerably better than the rest of games mentioned).  I can't seem to pass the mid bosses in SNK games on the hardest level, all games should be like that on the hardest setting.

[TriniXaeno]

I agree with Berserk.

Is like they not doing enough with the PC hardware and focusing on consoles.

That said, they aren't the majority. Unfortunately, it's enough for any good gamer to notice.

To be reminded of how good PC games could look and play, just run over to www.gamerankings.com

Take your pick of the best PC titles. Native stuff, not ports. Awesome games with awesome graphics. Warhammer Dark Crusade, Company of Heroes, Battle for Middle Earth, FEAR, etc...

[Berzerk]

NAH!

Compare console (ps2) resident evil 4

to pc resident evil 4


http://www.hidebehind.com/B8285737


http://www.hidebehind.com/A9BDC8C6


http://www.hidebehind.com/888AB6B0

that just shamefull!!!!!!

my word that is disgusting. I didnt know pc version was that pathetic!


tuh hell wit pc oui I goin console!

[vivman1107]

It comes down to the type of games you play. If you find that they are console first games, by all means get a console. It will be cheaper than the equivalent PC needed to play the game. If you like PC FPS's, MMO's or RTS's you will want a PC. If you like all types, just buy everything and get the best version out. Of course, that is not the best/most cost efficient option. It just works for those who can afford to do it. If not, a compromise is in order and you may have to put up with lackluster ports (both on PC and console sides).

[camrE]

My main rant ...fighting games AI should be better and infact they should be harder. Take a page out of SNK for crying out loud fighting game developers. 3rd Strike, CVS2,MVC2,GGXX Slash, Melty Blood, hell even Tekken 5 all too damn easy on the hardest AI setting (although tekken 5's ai is considerably better than the rest of games mentioned).  I can't seem to pass the mid bosses in SNK games on the hardest level, all games should be like that on the hardest setting.

So far the game with the best rated AI seems to rank true in my opinion, and that's VF4 evo, Sega based the AI on japan's top VF players, I hate the game, but the AI is VERY clever.

I'm gonna rant about DoA4 being complete crap. Based on a silly countering system made the game extremely weak from the get-go.

Poor online mode, buggy, laggy as hell.

Worse AI evaRRRRRRRRR. AI that plays like a computer should and perfectly reacts to every move in the best way possible, rather than play like a simulated human which AI is supposed to be like.


 Another rant is why no other fighting games on Xbox 360? Grrrrr! UMk3 and SF2 Hyper fighting does NOT count!

[camrE]

I  got several rants

1. im a die hard pc gamer, but the amount of lackluster ports ive seen last year into this year is making me seriously consider gettin a console

there is the crappy port of ghost recon advanced warfighter, where aside of some hefty requirements also got some show stopping bugs. I remember tryin hell hard to pass this stage to destroy some gun enplacements, and after like my 20th try, the game crashes! over and over and over again. heck I i reinstalled after a format, upgraded pc, and the game still crashes at that same spot!! (i got the game original mind you)

2. yet another crappy port rayman raving rabbits, simply wont play, no matter what, i lent it to another pardner same problem, lent it to yet another, and it works with him....

3. this shader model 3.0 crap with rainbow six vegas and splinter cell double agent, and the games still looking wash out....


4. the pc ports of devil may cry 3 and resident evil 4 (biohazard 4). these honestly arent so bad, heck im playin re4 for the first time ever and enjoyin myself thoroughly, but the graphics are very bland, no lighting nothing. i guess thats why i could max out the settings @ 16x12 res everything on high in game graphics and on video card. performance is a dream with these 2 ports but the graphics need an overhaul.

i just wish game developers will stop doing these horrendous ports. pc gamers deserve better, I mean do they test these games before they launch them?
if these weak ports continue i goin console oui....xbox 360, wii or ps3...

thankfully the rts games of last year were extraordinary, it was a great year to be an rts fan.

The PC market has fallen off substantially, even Mr. Gates himself said it. He noticed it a while ago. I guess that ever upgrading expensive hardware doesn't help none.

[Kaizen]

i to lazy to quote but @ the guy with the shin megami tensei series

GREAT MFIN GAME!!!
but i agree with you..
some of those dungeons etc mf#$%@#%$@# grimey!

[AR!Ø]

1. Nina Williams
2. @#$%in Tekken 5: Dark Ressurection PSP exclusive, and downloadable on ps3 ONLY
3. The copy of Tag Tournament that I finally found from someone whose ps2 isn't modified, DOES NOT WORK
4. Kazuya loss like a @$$ to both Jin and Heihachi!!! WDMC
5. see number 1

[greyfox]

Gene from Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops under the extreme difficulty.  two of his attacks alone can deplete a maxed out health gauge, and even if u find a place to hide he uses his voice to stamina drain you.

[vivman1107]

- EA game manuals. Have you guys seen the size of these things? They are 2, maybe 3 pages at most. I mean, come on. We paying $50/$60 US for a new game and barely have a page with the button configuration. In Most Wanted, there was no explanation of what a Speed Breaker was. A new feature was not mentioned in the manual. How do you do that?

- Onimusha 3 voice over work. So they go out and get 2 big international stars for the game. Then what do they do? They hand over the voice acting to other people instead. You have Jean Reno for goodness sake. Why can't you have him do the voice over and have subtitles? The same for the Japanese guy. It would have added so much to the game to have the real actors with their real voices.

[AR!Ø]

Didnt play that long enough to notice that, after DMC, everythin does look slow....this was too slow for me to play dred, but the openin movie was real fkin badd