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Post by Brad on Oct 17, 2013 11:07:58 GMT -5
Mine is easy. As someone who has played and enjoyed both the Saints Row and Grand Theft Auto games, I enjoy Saints Row more. It's not to say that I don't enjoy GTA or think it's a bad game (V is absolutely head and shoulders above Saints Row graphically without question) But I get sucked into Saints Row more. The gameplay is a blast.
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Post by T R W on Oct 17, 2013 11:20:40 GMT -5
Pokemon is terrible. Call of Duty is average at best with half baked campaigns and story, bad physics, and questionable multiplayer. Gameplay in Last of Us was really crappy. Great story and graphics though.
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Post by Brad on Oct 17, 2013 11:28:52 GMT -5
Pokemon is terrible. Call of Duty is average at best with half baked campaigns and story, bad physics, and questionable multiplayer. Gameplay in Last of Us was really crappy. Great story and graphics though. I don't like Pokemon and never got into COD either
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Post by Lord Ragnarok on Oct 17, 2013 11:34:28 GMT -5
Mine is easy. As someone who has played and enjoyed both the Saints Row and Grand Theft Auto games, I enjoy Saints Row more. It's not to say that I don't enjoy GTA or think it's a bad game (V is absolutely head and shoulders above Saints Row graphically without question) But I get sucked into Saints Row more. The gameplay is a blast. Saints Row 2 was definitely a lot better than GTA IV. The Third and Four were a lot of fun but the map sucked and the games were real downgrades compared to One and Two, plus the story's were really short. I can't imagine that anyone would prefer The Third or Four over GTA V though, but to each his own. After GTA, Red Dead, Elder Scrolls and Fallout, Saints Row is my fifth favorite video game series. As for me: I think the CoD and Halo games suck ass. And I can't stand FP games and I abhor turn based fighting RPGs.
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Post by Brad on Oct 17, 2013 11:53:59 GMT -5
Mine is easy. As someone who has played and enjoyed both the Saints Row and Grand Theft Auto games, I enjoy Saints Row more. It's not to say that I don't enjoy GTA or think it's a bad game (V is absolutely head and shoulders above Saints Row graphically without question) But I get sucked into Saints Row more. The gameplay is a blast. Saints Row 2 was definitely a lot better than GTA IV. The Third and Four were a lot of fun but the map sucked and the games were real downgrades compared to One and Two, plus the story's were really short. I can't imagine that anyone would prefer The Third or Four over GTA V though, but to each his own. After GTA, Red Dead, Elder Scrolls and Fallout, Saints Row is my fifth favorite video game series. As for me: I think the CoD and Halo games suck ass. And I can't stand FP games and I abhor turn based fighting RPGs. I'm not a first person shooter fan either. I honestly do prefer Saints 3 and 4 over GTA V. Understand that I'm not saying I dislike GTA V. I really DO like it. Story wise, graphically it's head and shoulders better, that's a given. But for sheer gameplay and the crazy crap you can do in the saints game, it's a true escape from reality.
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Post by Lord Ragnarok on Oct 17, 2013 12:28:18 GMT -5
Saints Row 2 was definitely a lot better than GTA IV. The Third and Four were a lot of fun but the map sucked and the games were real downgrades compared to One and Two, plus the story's were really short. I can't imagine that anyone would prefer The Third or Four over GTA V though, but to each his own. After GTA, Red Dead, Elder Scrolls and Fallout, Saints Row is my fifth favorite video game series. As for me: I think the CoD and Halo games suck ass. And I can't stand FP games and I abhor turn based fighting RPGs. I'm not a first person shooter fan either. I honestly do prefer Saints 3 and 4 over GTA V. Understand that I'm not saying I dislike GTA V. I really DO like it. Story wise, graphically it's head and shoulders better, that's a given. But for sheer gameplay and the crazy crap you can do in the saints game, it's a true escape from reality. I agree, Four was fun but still mediocre to me. I loved it, but I also hated it. The super powers are amazing and really fun, but the map and short storyline killed it for me. I find the SR 4 world terribly depressing compared to the world in GTA V, I even prefer GTA IV's map more and so do you, I'm just saying that I would have liked SR 4 a lot more if it didn't reuse the same map as The Third and it wasn't constantly dark. Plus the missions weren't that much fun, they were a lot better in The Third, without the super powers I think the game would have been dull as dirt. Other than when the DLC comes out there really isn't much else for me to do in SR IV. Eventually there won't be much left for me to do in GTA V but there's loads of stuff to do in GTA: Online. Have you given GTA: Online a try? Also, I'm not saying I dislike SR either. Like I mentioned before it's my 5th favorite video game series for but Four was a big let down for me and the only thing that saved it were the super powers. But it's just not something I see myself playing again now that GTA: Online is out. Hopefully SR 5 will go back to their roots in SR 1 and 2 but also figure out a way to include the super powers. That, plus a bigger more detailed map would be awesome.
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Post by OYDK? on Oct 17, 2013 12:29:15 GMT -5
The Half Life series isn't anything special and now it's not a graphical marvel, the third game will have nothing but hype behind it and will be massively disappointing. They're not bad, but they're certainly not pinnacles of gaming anymore.
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Post by J12 on Oct 17, 2013 12:37:49 GMT -5
I've always found Halo to be drastically overrated. I could take them or leave them.
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Post by Weemanv1 on Oct 17, 2013 13:01:07 GMT -5
I think most Open World games are boring. This includes but isn't limited to GTA, most Rockstar games for that matter, The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, etc. I get so bored of them so quickly because they really don't give as much freedom as I'd like. I either have to play the story or level grind to be able to do anything I wanted and most of the time I would rather just do what I want from the start.
I don't go out of my way to play most FPS games, but I don't hate them like a lot of people do.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2013 13:09:05 GMT -5
I couldn't get into Fallout or Bioshock at all.
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Post by sean™ on Oct 17, 2013 13:33:06 GMT -5
Sonic 3D is a worse game than Superman 64.
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Post by Fleet Foxes on Oct 17, 2013 13:37:43 GMT -5
San Andreas is still the best GTA game. Last of Us is still my goty
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Post by Brad on Oct 17, 2013 13:44:50 GMT -5
I'm not a first person shooter fan either. I honestly do prefer Saints 3 and 4 over GTA V. Understand that I'm not saying I dislike GTA V. I really DO like it. Story wise, graphically it's head and shoulders better, that's a given. But for sheer gameplay and the crazy crap you can do in the saints game, it's a true escape from reality. I agree, Four was fun but still mediocre to me. I loved it, but I also hated it. The super powers are amazing and really fun, but the map and short storyline killed it for me. I find the SR 4 world terribly depressing compared to the world in GTA V, I even prefer GTA IV's map more and so do you, I'm just saying that I would have liked SR 4 a lot more if it didn't reuse the same map as The Third and it wasn't constantly dark. Plus the missions weren't that much fun, they were a lot better in The Third, without the super powers I think the game would have been dull as dirt. Other than when the DLC comes out there really isn't much else for me to do in SR IV. Eventually there won't be much left for me to do in GTA V but there's loads of stuff to do in GTA: Online. Have you given GTA: Online a try? Also, I'm not saying I dislike SR either. Like I mentioned before it's my 5th favorite video game series for but Four was a big let down for me and the only thing that saved it were the super powers. But it's just not something I see myself playing again now that GTA: Online is out. Hopefully SR 5 will go back to their roots in SR 1 and 2 but also figure out a way to include the super powers. That, plus a bigger more detailed map would be awesome. I don't disagree with you on the fact that the super powers are what make SR4 so fun. The atmosphere and missions were more fun in 3. I'm still anxious to see what they'll do next. I haven't played GTA online yet but I will
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Post by Lord Ragnarok on Oct 17, 2013 13:49:39 GMT -5
The Half Life series isn't anything special and now it's not a graphical marvel, the third game will have nothing but hype behind it and will be massively disappointing. They're not bad, but they're certainly not pinnacles of gaming anymore. Yeah, I never understood all the hype for Half Life. It just looked like a regular run of the mill game to me, I don't get why everyone raved about it. I agree, Four was fun but still mediocre to me. I loved it, but I also hated it. The super powers are amazing and really fun, but the map and short storyline killed it for me. I find the SR 4 world terribly depressing compared to the world in GTA V, I even prefer GTA IV's map more and so do you, I'm just saying that I would have liked SR 4 a lot more if it didn't reuse the same map as The Third and it wasn't constantly dark. Plus the missions weren't that much fun, they were a lot better in The Third, without the super powers I think the game would have been dull as dirt. Other than when the DLC comes out there really isn't much else for me to do in SR IV. Eventually there won't be much left for me to do in GTA V but there's loads of stuff to do in GTA: Online. Have you given GTA: Online a try? Also, I'm not saying I dislike SR either. Like I mentioned before it's my 5th favorite video game series for but Four was a big let down for me and the only thing that saved it were the super powers. But it's just not something I see myself playing again now that GTA: Online is out. Hopefully SR 5 will go back to their roots in SR 1 and 2 but also figure out a way to include the super powers. That, plus a bigger more detailed map would be awesome. I don't disagree with you on the fact that the super powers are what make SR4 so fun. The atmosphere and missions were more fun in 3. I'm still anxious to see what they'll do next. I haven't played GTA online yet but I will Yeah, I think you will like it. It's pretty fun right now but it's only going to get better from here.
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Post by Random Weddle on Oct 17, 2013 16:49:31 GMT -5
- GTA IV and GTA V are probably the two most overrated games of all time. Highly repetitive mission structure. Huge worlds, but hardly any interiors to go into. - Skyward Sword was highly overrated. Overly easy, too much hand holding. - Assassin's Creed is the same derivative re-hash every year. Not to mention the combat is the some of the worst you can find. - Open world Ubisoft games are garbage. They fill it pointless things to do or side quests that contribute nothing to the overall story. Their games are so easy that you can easily beat anything and everything in the games with the bare minimum.
I'm probably not the best person to ask about video games. I HIGHLY dislike the cinematic/overly scripted direction gaming has been going. It should be gameplay over all and it seems only Nintendo and a select few others really remember this anymore.
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Post by Brad on Oct 17, 2013 16:58:24 GMT -5
- GTA IV and GTA V are probably the two most overrated games of all time. Highly repetitive mission structure. Huge worlds, but hardly any interiors to go into. - Skyward Sword was highly overrated. Overly easy, too much hand holding. - Assassin's Creed is the same derivative re-hash every year. Not to mention the combat is the some of the worst you can find. - Open world Ubisoft games are garbage. They fill it pointless things to do or side quests that contribute nothing to the overall story. Their games are so easy that you can easily beat anything and everything in the games with the bare minimum. I'm probably not the best person to ask about video games. I HIGHLY dislike the cinematic/overly scripted direction gaming has been going. It should be gameplay over all and it seems only Nintendo and a select few others really remember this anymore. So what games do you enjoy?
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Post by Random Weddle on Oct 17, 2013 18:11:20 GMT -5
- GTA IV and GTA V are probably the two most overrated games of all time. Highly repetitive mission structure. Huge worlds, but hardly any interiors to go into. - Skyward Sword was highly overrated. Overly easy, too much hand holding. - Assassin's Creed is the same derivative re-hash every year. Not to mention the combat is the some of the worst you can find. - Open world Ubisoft games are garbage. They fill it pointless things to do or side quests that contribute nothing to the overall story. Their games are so easy that you can easily beat anything and everything in the games with the bare minimum. I'm probably not the best person to ask about video games. I HIGHLY dislike the cinematic/overly scripted direction gaming has been going. It should be gameplay over all and it seems only Nintendo and a select few others really remember this anymore. So what games do you enjoy? For the past year I've basically been playing games on my Wii U and 3DS. As for recent 360 games: Dark Souls, Witcher 3, Dishonored, Metro Last Light, Bioshock. Mix in Halo 4, Borderlands 2, and Diablo III for online play with my friend. It's not that I don't enjoy them. It's just I don't overrate them like so many people do these days. I just don't get impressed by set pieces and graphics. If the gameplay is shallow or extremely easy then I will probably lose interest and never touch the game again unless it's a co-op title that I'm playing with friends.
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Post by Brad on Oct 17, 2013 18:12:43 GMT -5
So what games do you enjoy? For the past year I've basically been playing games on my Wii U and 3DS. As for 360 games: Dark Souls, Witcher 3, Dishonored, Metro Last Light, Bioshock. Mix in Halo 4, Borderlands 2, and Diablo III for online play with my friend. It's not that I don't enjoy them. It's just I don't overrate them like so many people do these days. I just don't get impressed by set pieces and graphics. If the gameplay is shallow or extremely easy then I will probably lose interest and never touch the game again unless it's a co-op title that I'm playing with friends. Gameplay it's self should definitely be the focus.
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Post by Revvie® on Oct 17, 2013 18:54:01 GMT -5
I find open world games terribly boring. Assassins Creed's story is bleh, and the gameplay seems less than admirable Bioshock infinite had stripped down gameplay, and the story was on the nose, and boring.
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Post by Brad on Oct 17, 2013 22:24:25 GMT -5
I find open world games terribly boring. Assassins Creed's story is bleh, and the gameplay seems less than admirable Bioshock infinite had stripped down gameplay, and the story was on the nose, and boring. I don't care all that much for the AC story but oddly enough do love the games.
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