Okay guys. At the end of 2012 i came across all kinds of stuffs on the internet. As a gamer what does an end of a year really mean? Is it really limited to only giving awards-Best game of 2012, best shooter and so on (not that Im insulting those who do).what else does is it mean. Ive given a lot of thought about this question. As I thought what is end. End means past, past has many things we leave behind.But we take only two in to the future which is memories and lessons.so from the memories of 2012 i'm putting out some lessons i learnt. Playing over 30+ AAA games and a handful of indie games i have picked out 10 important lessons that i learnt this year as a gamer and how i came to learn it and why it is mentioned here. So here it goes(pls dont go mad bcuz of my mispelled words)
#10
There is no harm in trying someting new.(pun not intended)
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has anybody played this game called BINARY DOMAIN. If not im sorry for you.though hestant at first i gave binary domain a try.And my god it blew my mind away.i dont know whether it was the low expecations i had for it or the great story or the great cover and shoot system this third person was a real treat for me.and im sure it will be for you too.the story depth this game carry is just breath taking from fighting the corrupted robots to falling in love with a girl who you fight along with and finding out that she is a robot and still fighting is just plain awesome.
I was really glad i gave binary domain a try and it turned out to be great.so try somehting new in your life and am i sure you wont regret it(well not sure sure i just hope you dont)
#9
knowing that what you do is right but others say your failing?doesnt matter keep doing it
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Have you done a good thing and not been appreciated for it. or worse have you got blamed for it as a bad thing by another guy.in this scenario you wont continue to do the 'good thing' you would say go to hell(or worse) and go away. But 30 studios did the opposite they created a gem of game called KINGDOMS OF AMALUR (which did not perform as expected in the market) which gamespot gave it a 7.5 and ign gave it 9.0.so as you all know even though 30 studios created a rpg game orth cherishing it was closed for a lot of reasons which iassume youll already know.until the end the 30 studios didnt give up you sholdnt either.
another company worth mentioning here is THQ.As you know THQ has flled for bankruptcy i hope studios with great potentail and success like VIGIlL doesnt get affected by this(damn you pirates ;) )
#8 Life is full of dissapointments.you just need to keep going.
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gamers faced many dissaointments in 2012.medal of honour warfighter was one such game.this game as a massive dissapoitment to MOH fans(and a great one for COD freaks) .i dont know about youll but for me AC 3 was more or less a dissapointment.It just didnt live up to its expectations everyone had.The other game related to this lesson is Bioshock Infinite.all bioshock fans were eager to play this game this year only to face dissapointment after dissapoint with dates getting pushed.i just hope the game lives up for the hype its making.
eventhough ith all these dissapointments faced im sure anybody didnt give up gaming ,im sutre any fan didnt give up there favourrite franchise there just hoping the next one will be better.this what you should do in life also. i kno life could have many **** ,mind bogling dissapointments you should never loose ope you should keep going.
#7 INNOVATION IS ONE OF THE KEYS TO SUCCESS
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which game released in 2012 stands out as an innovative game.There are many anwers for it like spelunky,journey,hot line miami.what does these games have in common?.thats right they are all indie games. for t last 10 minutes i tried to come up with a AAA game which is innovative but i think there arent any AAA gmaes which stands out as innovative game.Midst all these advertisment and hype from huge distributors how does an indie game like journey become a success?INNOVATION thats the main reason. thats the reason why journey went on to be a commercial and critical success.that is also the reason why it won the best game of the year in the 2012 spike video game awards.
#6 Hard work really pays off(you should just know when to cash it in)
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okay.i know you would have listened to this a thousand times or more but its actually true.DISHONOURED a contender for many awards this year as all gamers who played this would say that this game is simply epic.But did you know it nearly took ARCANE studios THREE years to finsh making the game.phew! I mean that of hard work they guys at arcane studios put in has payed off. Another game worth mentioning which iknow wasreleased in 2011 and has a sequel in the making is DARK SOULS.the warnings you get before playing this game in the internet is hust not enough man.this game too brutal ut if try hard and work hard finishing this game will be a milestone for you not only as a gamer but as a person who never loses his self confidence.
So this year CORVO and the undead tought me hard work never fails.so for those who out there who have never gazed upon success or who wants to hard work is just for you. Speaking of spike awardds I should also mention that HALF LIFE 2 won the game of the decade award,the GAME wich was in production for 6 YEARS.
#5
DUTY COMES FIRST
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As i mentioned above some of the 30+ AAA games i played are MAX PAYNE 3,DISHONOURED,COD:BLACK OPS 2(and all the other shooters).what all these games have in common other than guns is men who dedicate themselves for their responsibilities and duties knowing that at any moment they should give the ultimate sacrifice,their lives.MAX PAYNE & DISHONOURED share more or less the same theme. where the protagonist has the responsibility of protecting the family of his employer. For max its a family in seo paulo and for corvo its the royal famil of dawnguard(im nt sure).these men go to great heights from rigging a building with explosives to possesing a rat to acheive it.
I'll be back with other important 5 other lessons i learnt somtime next week.
MAY THERE BE NO JUDGMENT:D