[QUOTE="GabuEx"]The problem I have with all of HVS' games is that they always feel like HVS is going "look what we can do!" Rather than going "here is this awesome idea for a game, now let's figure out what technologies we need to make it happen", it feels like they're going "here are the technologies we want to showcase, now let's figure out a game can we build in which to do that". Games like Bioshock, Okami, Metroid Prime 3 - those are all examples of games where everything felt very, very purposeful to me, in which everything was chosen to achieve the core idea of the game, in which the technologies and such like were all a means to that ultimate end, rather than the intended end itself. As a result, I can't shake the feeling that HVS' games, at least what we've seen of them thus far, seem ultimately more akin to extremely glorified, polished, and large tech demos or proofs of concept - ones that may provide ample entertainment even as they are, but ones nonetheless.
If other people find exactly what they're looking for in their games, all the more power to them, but I just don't see that spark of greatness present in what I've seen thus far. Maybe I'll change my tune when I get to play the game and get sucked right in, but right now, that's all I can really say. I mean, I'm sure they'll be enjoyable games in their own right, but as time goes on, I just can't dispel that nagging thought in the back of my head that nothing yet has truly made me sat up and take notice and think, "wow, this really looks like something special".Sepewrath
I know what your mean, its like I said some games transcend past just simple entertainment, from what I seen of HVS' work so far, they wont make it into that exclusive club. But If I only had interest in games like that well I wouldn't play many games I mean so far the only games that I got that feeling from this gen has been Twilight Princess, Fallout 3, MGS 4, Metroid Prime 3, Bioshock, Call of Duty 4, Mario Galaxy and Assassins Creed. I wouldn't have much of a library if I shopped by those standards. Not saying that you do, but those were games that I was actually sorry to see end. I'm pretty sure I wont have the same feelings for this game or The Conduit but I think I will enjoy them simply as fun games. Your standards are too high Gabu :) stop being such an elitist and give the guys a chance lol.
Well didn't he say he is reserved on this game. Kind of a wait and see attitude. So maybe this insane standard that he is trying to randomly set for this game is not necessarily the deciding factor.Gabu as much as you probably see me (based on the conversations we have had on it) as this blind supporter of HVS, I really am waiting for reviews and confirmation hat their games deliver.
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