@VegasDawg Oh don't worry, I don't seriously think Ebola is going to be the apocalypse any more than I was serious about moving to Greenland. I actually live in NZ & we tend to do much less fear mongering in the media here.
I think there could be lessons to be learned from Hatred. If you've ever played Plague Inc, a game where you control a disease with the ultimate goal of killing everybody on the planet, you might find out some interesting things like the best ways to actually stop a plague. (If the Ebola outbreak gets much worse, I'm moving to Greenland).
Could playing a serial killer help to get inside the mind of these disturbed people & ultimately make sure things like this happen less in real life? I don't know, we'll have to wait & see. Could it turn out to be a really average game that got way too much press because it presented some shocking images? More likely. Will it sell very few copies but become popular with Youtubers pretending to be shocked by it in the same way that games like Slender Man have? Even more likely.
In 2014 I don't think censorship by banning the game is the best option. Rather just ignore it, don't give it any more press than any other game & let the market decide. Oh and the NSA will definitely be tracking you if you buy Hatred.
Not all games need to aim for photo-realism. Sometimes a cartoony look suits the material better but I'm glad that realistic games are getting closer to photo-realism.
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a beautiful game & would be excellent in VR. I really hope that more games start using this technology because VOEC looked great.
@AnonymousSquid The new Nvidia cards use voxel based lighting rather than ray tracing. Not quite as accurate as ray tracing but much easier on the hardware. Their moon landing showcase looks pretty good.
Sleeping Dogs was a great game, my personal GOTY for 2012. The story DLC are pretty good add ons but weapons & cars just spoil progression so I'd avoid them til late in the game.
@aegis_kleais These are actually important aspects of the game. Some people will make purchase decisions based on how the game runs.
When I'm buying games for PC that are locked to 30fps, I won't buy them unless there is a mod that unlocks the framerate. Higher framerates give a more responsive feel & reduce eye strain, many people take this into consideration when purchasing a game.
More information is better for everyone. Stop complaining & move on the the next article that tells you the things that are important to you like how many explosions there are per minute.
@BrunoBRS The characters in Origins were really memorable. They made party interactions a lot more meaningful than other RPGs.
Of course it's an older game now so the environments might be hard to go back to if you're used to modern graphics & open worlds with no loading screens but it's definitely worth playing. The combat is more about strategy than visceral engagement. It's about sending a tank in to draw enemies, casting spells & firing arrows from the back & sending rogues around to backstab for critical hits. If you want a game more like Skyrim or The Witcher where you click for every swing of the sword, you're not going to get that.
The story & characters definitely make Origins worth playing so you should give it a few hours to see if you like it. You can give DA2 a miss unless you really fall in love with Dragon Age.
I just picked up NFS Rivals on sale & it looks so much better (plus it runs at 60fps on ultra settings on an OC'd GTX670 once you unlock the framerate). Particle effects like leaves blowing around & little details like water droplets on the car just add to the experience a bit. Driveclub does not look like a 'next gen' game. Maybe that's because PC is always ahead.
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