I think those people will need to see the next episode to truly make up their minds.

Writing a scenario that uses the Beginner Game characters in a different way, which way people who have the beginner's game and already read it can play with surprises.

There's ways to improve it without resorting to arbitrarily locked animation systems. There's plenty of ways now to combine need for execution, without the clunky locked systems that those games employ.

Well finally.

They're going to have to do a lot to convince me to buy it though. I appreciated most of what they were doing in DA2, but there's just some other major stuff that I find hard to forgive.

Yeah, talk about out of nowhere. It was a police chase that stemmed from some gang activity.

Figured that both MS and Sony would add something to spent your achievement/trophy points on. For MS, it will probably be related to the avatars if they still have them, or other stuff.

You know a game is in trouble if Rebellion won't take it. Rebellion's quality is iffy, but they can get anything done on a budget and be half playable.

If this is true, it's understandable that they're not happy about being forced to work on it when they should really be working on Dishonored 2. Not to mention they have to live up to bloated expectations that the CG trailer gave them.

Funny thing is, those games all had to be made using the 360 API, meaning that they could be ported over with a bit of effort. Heck, probably less effort if you just modified the 360 API to allow developers to port their own games to run on the One.

Considering MS' treatment of Arcade and Indie titles in the last few years, it reeks of PS3 launch level laziness.

So, anyone know if there will be a season 2? This aired in 2012, but it was started in 2011. It should be about time for them to announce another season, or something, assuming this was popular.

The only thing I heard was a wild rumor from a comment that they were writing more episodes, but couldn't find any links to confirm it.

I suspect that it's more that ED wasn't as popular as people thought, combined with high asking price, was the death of this kickstarter rather than the shady developers.

Dickbutts?

So I'm using chrome, and the latest version of skype.

Skype is set to run and login automatically. However, since the past month or so, it's started taking a very, very long time for it to connect and is unresponsive. Although, it eventually sorts itself out.

However, if I open up the facebook website in Chrome at any time before it connects, the whole thing just goes to hell and the facebook tab freezes up, as well as skype until I close either one.

Now it gets weirder, if I wait for skype to fully load, I can run facebook just fine. Likewise, if I load up facebook's page, then load skype, skype will still take a long time to load, but will eventually do so.

I've tried searching online in all the usual places to fix this, but it always comes up with a variety of other freeze errors.

I posted a similar comment on OO, but basically, Double Fine hasn't proven itself capable of handling strategy.

They have only one basic game that handles it well, Costume Quest, but it's simplistic enough that anyone could have done that.

Their last big effort was, strangely enough, Brutal Legend, but that game tried to ape so many different things that no part of that game, besides the humor, ever excelled.

Seems like they're aping Fire Emblem a bit in this new game. Who knows, maybe if they just straight up copy more effective gameplay designs, and also focus on fewer gameplay elements they can produce something that keeps their distinctive humor and flare, while also being a good strategy game.

If Purge and ATB's posts were on the PS4 thread for that system back in the olden days, people would be breaking out the SDF images and berating them left and right, and branding them to the level of certain infamous posters

Wonder why the double standard here?

Reality is, the situation is bad for MS right now. But they can fix that by actually showing games that people would want enough to overcome fears about their system design decisions. Because MS didn't do that, they have to swallow their price, deal with this horrific mixed message they've been throwing out, and wait until E3.

That's what it basically boils down do.

Ranger mode is also broken.

There's no way to check your ammo, unlike with the original game where you could manually pull the magazine out to count your ammo.

Then there's some menus that are required on your first play through, such as the TAB menu needed to see how much ammo you have overall of each type (which is even more limited for Ranger mode) and which secondary (thrown) weapon you have equipped. I started the game in Ranger mode, and got to a section where I needed to use throwing knives, but couldn't even select them because of that.

Well, considering that XBO has its own single-copy Steam-like system, I think we know why they dropped it.

I'm thinking 2-3 updates a day, more if people get their actions in early.

For those that don't have the rules, should be simple enough to explain them early on, anything detailed I'll cover.

I'll limit this to 6 players, and we have 5 interested so far.

There are 6 beginner game pre-made characters and we'll run through the two starter adventures. Then when the full rulebook comes out everyone can make characters, then we can either choose to retcon everything as if your new characters actually did everything, or start fresh.

Gaaaaaaaameeeeessssss.

That's all it would have took. But, without games to talk about, how can we not talk about this? It's not like we can talk about the TV stuff, I mean we have a different forum for that.

Those execs have been trained since the PS3 debacle, I think it's reasonable that the PS4's DRM scheme will be a bit more lenient. But there will be something.

However, this'll be the last of its generation to do so, if not the last console.

Great news on the remote play. I suppose if MS has requirements on kinect and smartglass, not too unreasonable about the remoteplay aspects. However, this does mean PS4 dev kits will now need to include Vita stuff.

[STARWARS]

STAR
WARS

Episode GT:
EDGE OF THE EMPIRE

A bunch of gamers have gathered
on the GAMING TREND forums
to play scoundrels, droids, merchants,
and mercenaries as they ply the
galaxy looking for fortune, fame,
or glory. All the while dodging
the forces of the evil
GALACTIC EMPIRE.

Set in the dark times after the
battle of Yavin, where the Rebels'
victory over the DEATH STAR
has set off shockwaves across
the galaxy...

I couldn't get any traction with my local gaming group on the Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG, so I'm looking to run a game on these forums via play by forum rules.

Currently, there is only the beginner's set of rules but the main rulebook should be coming out in a month or so.

Anyone interested?

Just because they hear us, doesn't mean they'll listen. Remember that their own shareholders, publishers, and non-used retailers will also be screaming in their ears.

It's a complex situation. I wonder if there could be some in-between. They can still use that write to disk bit, or some kind of on-disc code that's read on install, where instead of it automatically locking to your account and becoming a digital version in essence, you can choose either to keep it free floating, or just tie it to your account becoming an installed digital version and you just throw away the disc. As much as I hate the MS implementation I understand the reasoning behind it because for all its issues, it does simplify it by having no choice in the matter.

One thing I am sure of though, is that there will be some kind of anti-used system built in. Whether that's an extension of the online pass, extra contant, or locked content.

Of course, sticking to the older console methods could reward them with huuuge market share considering the backlash, something they need to gain dominance. They can then turn that into more solid digital sales and PSN+ subs. We'll see.

Never underestimate peoples' fallability for the monthly payment over up front.

Well, the question was based off the 1st showing entirely. So, I voted PS4.

And that's mainly because they already announced 1 game I really want (Infamous 3), and another shooter to hold me over (Killzone).

That said, I have a powerful PC that matches the spec for the coming gen, so I'll be good on that for a while until the developers really start pushing the hardware. So any multi-platforms will be on PC.

It's a game changer for people who are undecided about whether to get a PS4 on launch day, which is what we were talking about Purge. 

And NO DUH about a single game not changing anything, but as I was talking about, there's going to be a lot of titles available on, or closer to release day for this next generation of consoles.

By main base, do you mean the warp gate?

That's just the fall back spawn area, people stage there, or just hang out. Most of the action and spawning happens at bases on the front. Just use Instant Action to jump into a fight, the algorithms behind that feature have been improving steadily since launch.

Later on, you can get a better idea of where the fighting is happening. In fact, almost every update to the game has included UI improvements to point you towards where the real fighting is.

There was just another patch that has also reworked how bases are connected, which should improve how often you get into proper fights.

So, don't stay at the warp gate, the only people that really stage there are Outfits.

Les Manley: Search For THE KING

What a bad purchase that was. I was hoping for something like King's Quest, ended up with crap and never got past the third screen at my age then. Which might have been a good thing considering my mother would have freaked at some imagery in later screens. Nothing today, but risque for a 1990 PC game.

I consider my first good game purchase to be Cannon Fodder, 3 years later.

Hmm... well I retract my earlier opinion, $300-$350 would be great, but it's not going to happen on release. $400 is what they'll price it at, any higher and they've lost. If you look at the prices for the PC components that roughly match what they're shipping with, that's about as low as they can go.

The hardware specs for both systems are almost exactly the same. So I don't expect as much price variation. People say that the PS4's GDDR5 will make the system cost more, but you have to remember MS will be packaging the Kinect2 and have to have extra processing hardware to handle the higher quality input and processing of that information.

And yeah, there will be a $450 - $500 model with bigger HD and probably an extra accessory for both consoles.

I'm actually really excited for both consoles, more for the PS4 of course, but the thing is, we can actually expect some really good launch titles for next gen, or games very close to launch. Both companies have been preparing for this fight for years now, securing first, second, or third party exclusives, and generally funding a new generation of games with these deals. PS4 already has shown the new Infamous, which I'm aching to play, and the Killzone, which will make a nice shooter distraction. MS will have something to fill the Halo gap, and some other interesting stuff. 3rd Parties are clearly well prepared for next gen as well, especially since the architectures have made it easy to develop on both system (still costly, but now porting between both systems is much easier due to very similar hardware). So, we're all in for a storm of awesome gaming come release, no matter which console you decide to get.

I'm okay with it. Clearly it's targeted at the very rich, and is more of a PR piece than anything. It's an actual high end car. It's not like they're trying to shove a cheap, and often crappy, statue of the car at you, or other doodads.

I absolutely hate stuff like "making of" videos other collector's editions have because those never have anything interesting since they can't show spoilers, so you never get in depth discussion of the game like you would with stuff like DVD commentary tracks.

$350, or close to that seems reasonable. That's about the cost of a good PC with equivalent hardware. Actually, they could probably go less if it wasn't for the GDDR5.

That said, I wouldn't be surprised with a $300 price point due to how common the internal components of both systems are, they would only have to subsidize for a short time.

I owned a playstation and ps2 and they were great consoles.  I was really pissed with the ps3.

Sony promised so much before the release and when it came out, it was mediocre to crappy at best.  Eventually when developers figured out the stupid hardware, they were able to make games that were at the same level of the 360, it took a long time.  That is a far cry from what appeared to be a system that was supposed to blow away the 360.  All the power of cool cell processor tech they were hyping turned out to be Sony BS.  There were so many other blunders along the way like the Home, security issues, Move etc.

I have very little confidence in Sony because their upper management seem to be clueless.  Has there been a lot of changes in leadership that lead people to believe that they may get back on track with the PS4?

Most of the leadership from the PS3's launch time have been retired, or shoved off into non-important areas. Sadly, with Japanese companies these entrenched executives never truly go away, but the people in charge now seem to know what made the PS3 a failure at launch.

If you watched anything of the PS4's reveal, they showed off developer friendly PC-like architecture, all sorts of developer friendly programs and features, etc. The whole thing reeked of corporate style humility, which is not the same as real humility, but it's enough to show that they understand what went wrong.

They also picked up Gaikai, a gaming and networking oriented company and have been putting their tech and expertise to good use since Internet based stuff isn't Japan's strong suit.

Both systems have a common memory pool, just like the 360. They're not going to make that mistake again.

The Wii wasn't as successful in the long run for Nintendo. Apparently, their game attach rates were hideous so they didn't get anywhere near the expected profit from having so many systems out. Then they've already thrown away all the money they got from the system sales by the time the WiiU came out.

The 3DS is what's keeping them afloat.

There's a danger in trying to appeal to a market that does not play games, and they have to find a way to monetize going these normal things with the console, which means more subscriptions. Only problem is, people are already paying subscription fees for those better TV channels.

Kinda funny that D&D4 has ended up bombing so hard they had to re-release the older editions to get some D&D love back.

Okay well, people are still playing 4th edition, but by now it's clear it's just not as popular.

A bit late to this post, but while I can confirm T&E's Asia release to be a bit sleazy, I don't know if they're editing it for the US or how sleazy it will be beyond the weird panty shots thing.

However, I found proper sources and turns out the Atelier series isn't the sleazy one, instead, it's just overly cutesy a lot of the time. It's sister series, the Ar Tonelico games by the same people was the sleazy ones where gameplay literally revolved around romancing magical creatures that just happen to look like young girls to make them happy, then sticking (literally long and hard) crystals into them to power them up, with all the sexual innuendo that comes from that.

Good, Sony should still have some surprises as well, they do have more first party studios, and besides a few early deals, no third party does exclusives anymore unless they are paid through the nose for it.

Well, I'm just looking forward to actual gameplay, especially Infamous SS.

Um, external power bricks will probably be standard for next gen, new parts, higher power requirements. It's a miracle the PS3 didn't require one and that might only be due to the PS3's GPU being massively underpowered.

If anything MS learned from the 360, shoving as much of the long term cost on the consumer, and lowering as much of their up front cost from themselves paid off incredibly. Heck, it paid off with the whole hardware failure rate fiasco, even if they spent billions repairing it, they won market share and some profit.

I actually go believe that MS has gotten kinect working as originally advertised. However, there is still the nagging issue of kinect 1, which they demonstrated pretty much the same way as 2.

I kinda wish they would remake steel battalion again, that's assuming kinect 2 lives up to the hype. I'm all for the virtual cockpit, and weird moves.

You know, I'm not sure we really need another giant FPS saga.

Maybe if they made it way more open world, like the original Halo was planned to be it'd be interesting.  But we kind of have Destiny for that.

Indies wanted to abandon the Xbox well before the One, there were all sorts of issues with support, advertising, and also shoving the whole indie section (Even the vaunted arcade section) off into an extremely difficult corner of the dashboard to find.

Hoped they would change this since the Live Arcade did help the indie scene greatly this gen early on.

Except for 3's horrible encounter design. Ugh. Thankfully, we know that designer wasn't working on TLOU because he was too busy messing up the encounters in Uncharted 3.

Much like Uncharted, this is one of the games I'll break out to show the storytelling potential of games. I once brought Uncharted 2 out at a club game night back when most of them didn't have PS3s, and had almost the entire room enthralled as they watched someone play the intro segments to it.

Yeah, I know. But I'm also talking in frustration because one of my local friends was really caught up on how the console looked.

What's funny is that now both consoles are big black boxes.