It's a geek xD culture game. Like Zelda (but not as good) it's a good game, but the meme spouting and "fanbase" around it are intolerable.

People cream their pants over Valve in general.

I loathe everything they've ever made. I've been meaning to try Half-Life, though.

People cream their pants over Valve in general.

I loathe everything they've ever made. I've been meaning to try Half-Life, though.

Half Life was decent for the few hours I played, but I didn't enjoy it much. Left 4 Dead was pretty much damn well fun to play.

I just think the games are a lot of fun.

The thing about Portal was that it only made you feel good whenever you passed a test or whatever. You felt smart after passing that one room you spent an hour trying to figure out (unless you looked it up, in which case, you're a dumbass moron loser pants). But those were the only times it was fun for me.

The game ITSELF wasn't fun. It just felt good when you were done with it.

To me, that's not what a good game is!

The thing about Portal was that it only made you feel good whenever you passed a test or whatever. You felt smart after passing that one room you spent an hour trying to figure out (unless you looked it up, in which case, you're a dumbass moron loser pants). But those were the only times it was fun for me.

The game ITSELF wasn't fun. It just felt good when you were done with it.

To me, that's not what a good game is!

Maybe you thought that, but I legitimately enjoyed every moment of playing the games.

I dunno, I thought the story was really entertaining and I liked how it played out.

You spent over an hour trying to figure out one of the rooms?

i said an hour

not over an hour

either way, that's extremely, extremely common and you're just desperately grasping for straws just to insult me

But Verb, doesn't your complaint about Portal's brand of fun extend to puzzles in general? That's how most are anyway.

not good ones

tetris, for example, actually engages you through the gameplay alone

portal has... funny dialogue?... i guess

I'd describe Tetris as being an actively constructed puzzle, where as most puzzles (especially physical ones) are passive or preconstructed. The preconstructed puzzles, such as the Tower of Hanoi (which I absolutely loathe), are all about the destination. Active puzzles are about the journey.

Tetris has always made me anxious, there's no real winning or solving it. You just see how long it takes you to lose.

Half life is mediocre as hell. Portal is okay... Left 4 Dead was my favourite zombie game

Quote from: D4C on December 24, 2014, 09:22:45 PM

I'd describe Tetris as being an actively constructed puzzle, where as most puzzles (especially physical ones) are passive or preconstructed. The preconstructed puzzles, such as the Tower of Hanoi (which I absolutely loathe), are all about the destination. Active puzzles are about the journey.

Tetris has always made me anxious, there's no real winning or solving it. You just see how long it takes you to lose.

well yeah, it's a "high score" game, a relic of the retro era, which, as you know, i hold dear

i would make the argument that zelda (any of them) is an engaging AND passive puzzle game

and while it's obviously not strictly a puzzle game, it is the closest thing i can think of to really nail it

Zelda has passive puzzles that are interspersed with "tactical" combat, which at least in the 3D games could be considered close to a puzzle if you want to speak in hyperbole.

I like the humor

hyperbole, huh

play MM, scrub

you're implying it differs from OoT in any way except atmosphere.

Quote from: D4C on December 24, 2014, 10:15:54 PM

you're implying it differs from OoT in any way except atmosphere.

shhhhhh

not yet

Uh-huh, did you just shh me? I am a strong independent Kokiri who don't need no fairy!