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On Feb 21, 7:51 am, Xocyll <Xoc...@kingston.net> wrote:
> "Trimble Bracegirdle" <no-s...@never.spam> looked up from reading the
> entrails of the porn spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs
> say:
> <snip>>I've been looking around at what action games are due within a year or so.
> >Interesting list "Most Anticipated" here:
> >http://www.metacritic.com/feature/video-game-preview-2013
>
> >Worries that I find very little I look forward to.

>
> >GTA V
>
> I wonder how many online things you'll have to be connected to to even
> _install_ this much less play it.
> I have yet to play GTA IV due to the forced connections to "social
> clubs" and the like that I have less than zero interest in.
>

Yeesh.  Games for windows and social club, both which I couldn't care
less about.

> >I have very big maybes against even that short list.
> >I never seem to get far in GTA's  before interest is worn out.
> >The no quick save system doesn't help.

I just finished GTA IV now that it works on my system - upgraded to
win 8, wouldn't work on XP for some reason, same hardware.

Anyway, I give it a thumbs down.  Rather disappointing.  No Rampages!
I think they just took themselves too seriously (GTA serious?
really!?!)

> Nothing really new here, they've been doing that since the turn of the
> millennia if not before.

I think Indie is the only way now if you want something new and
interesting (much like movies), the gaming industry has "matured".
Portal, Minecraft (not that I get Minecraft), Grimrock (not that I've
played it), etc.

> Hollywood seems to be doing the same - remakes and rehashes and action
> films best summarized by that Robot Chicken spoof  "Michael Bay presents
> EXPLOSIONS"  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7ssUivM-eM
>

I think I've seen this series on the Discovery Channel.

- Justisaur