I understand what the reviews say about this game, but if I compare my impressions of it to a cover shooter like Gears Of War, The Bureau seems way more up my alley, and I actually enjoyed some of the GOW games I played. I love Enemy Unknown, and certainly no disrespect to the XCOM tradition, but this looks fun. I have to try it.
Why bother when they can make a fortune off of soulless "freemium" games like Tapped Out? The vast majority of gamers seem to not have a problem with that.
If the "current" generation includes the original Mass Effect and Portal, Condemned, Resistance: Fall of Man, El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, The Witcher, ArmA II, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, WarioWare: Smooth Moves, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, and Trauma Team, then that list of finalists feels pretty limited.
You're confused. Jason Rohrer is married with three kids, and he has designed relatively thoughtful games. Your feeling that The Castle Doctrine somehow promotes paranoia and treating real people as things arises from your misinterpreting the intentions of this game, and your feeling that somehow by playing it you will be giving into its philosophy. Yes, you are supposed to play it, but it's fairly obvious that you keep yourself at a distance while doing so. It's okay that you didn't understand and got upset, but this article is all kinds of wrong.
I have been casually following Rohrer's games. This seems like a huge misunderstanding. Please stop the grandstanding, take a second look, and make a real effort to "get" this game and its author.
I own an Xbox 360 and a PS3, and most of their menu screens look like department store ads. 20% OFF!! BUY THIS!! STREAM THIS MOVIE, EXCLUSIVELY ON ___!!!
On the OUYA, the main menu screen's options are:
PLAY
DISCOVER
MAKE
MANAGE
That's a pretty straightforward philosophy. With no ads, and no begging.
Right now the OUYA's game library is slim pickings, and the system is definitely a little rough around the edges, but if you have nothing but bad things to say about it, and you truly want it to fail, maybe you should put the controller down and pack up your systems in a box and put them in the attic. Take some time and think about why you play video games.
@Gargus @GreenvaleXYZ Sorry you had a bad experience with yours. Actually, the first unit I bought was defective, but I returned it and bought another one, and I'm really happy with it.
I understand the anger, but not the ignorance of facts. The Ouya's price is very competitive, and there are benefits for developing for a "mobile" platform. How much do most high quality smart phones cost? And if you're selling a 5-year-old laptop for $99, I assume it's about to die.
Those Mogus look pretty cool, and inexpensive, too! Maybe you're right, time will tell...
The Ouya accommodates small developers and those who are interested in playing their games. It's great for retro gaming. It's inexpensive. It's very hackable. And you can at least try every app/game for free.
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