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Re: Steamy Consoles?

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From: ssj4... SSJ4 Eric
Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 16:19
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"Dean Siren" <d...@iu.net> wrote in message news:<ub1k5b7...@corp.supernews.com>...
> >>I think there's another factor which has to do with the maturity
> >>of the audience.  FPS's, regardless of their "Mature" rating, are
> >>typically kiddie fare twitch games.
> >
> > Kiddie fare twitch games? That has got to be the worst understanding
> > of the genre I've read to date.
> 
> Which FPSs are made to play slowly and deliberately?

I think a good example of this would be Unreal.  That game was so
involving.  You couldn't just run and shoot stuff to win, you had to
go through slowly, or else you might get hit by a Brute around the
corner.

But the best example of this is Alien vs. Predator 2 on PC.  You can't
just shoot stuff.  The first mission as an Alien, you have to go
around slowly and hunt a human who is all alone, and face hug him to
implant an embryo inside.  If anyone sees you, it's game over.  The
atmosphere of the game even makes you think, "I need to creep out this
door so I can see any enemies."  The constant feeling of fear slows
the game down, and makes it enjoyable.
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Subject: Re: Steamy Consoles?
Date: 8 Apr 2002 09:19:36 -0700
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