Quote from: Cup-O on December 06, 2015, 06:50:02 PM

Watch_Dogs has player invasions that are seamless for the invadee
MGS V has player invasions, though not seamless for some reason

Player invasions are a negative aspect anyway. It's one of the worst aspects your game can have.

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Journey has seamless solo/co-op

Dark Souls did not invent this. If Dark Souls was never made, another game would've had it instead, guaranteed.

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Halo 4 and 5 frame 'player death' as taking place inside a simulator, at least for the multiplayer, although the idea could be vastly expanded upon

why do you care so much about this "player death" shit

and how do you KNOW it was inspired by dark souls

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The Last of Us gives drips of story details as the game progresses, although this is arguably more of a general trend than something that could be attributed to DS

Then why mention it?

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Witcher 3 (undisputed GOTY) had combat greatly inspired by Dark Souls

Well, whatever. That's one.

Well, I mean, even though Dark Souls may not have necessarily been the first to feature some of these ideas, it did start at least a few trends and affected games that are more mainstream to follow suit.

RE: seamless solo/co-op, I never understood the argument that 'well it's not a big deal in this case, because something else would have come around and done the same thing and made it popular.' The fact is, they didn't.

Why I'm so hung up on 'player death explanations' is that no other storytelling medium lets itself get away with unexplained 'resets' within the same continuity and story because the narrative didn't go the way the storyteller wanted. I think more games should care about maintaining suspension of disbelief and immersion in general.

Quote from: Cup-O on December 06, 2015, 06:29:06 PM

TBH, in-between its seamless multiplayer integration/blending of the lines between single and multiplayer experiences, careful drips of lore, and a canonical, not-immersion-breaking explanation and demonstration for character death and rebirth, Dark Souls is one of the best games of last-gen. It's one of those titles that'll be talked about for a long time, and rightly so. It raises the bar for video games in many low-key ways that are sure to become recurring conventions in years to come. Most games haven't done these things, but they really should.

Stuff like 'restarting from a checkpoint when you die' doesn't really make for a coherent narrative experience without some sort of explanation, such as a time loop. It's a doofy thing to say, but Dark Souls has advanced video games as an art form.

lmao

Okay, Mr. "Virtual Boy is objectively better than Xbox 360"

TBH, in-between its seamless multiplayer integration/blending of the lines between single and multiplayer experiences, careful drips of lore, and a canonical, not-immersion-breaking explanation and demonstration for character death and rebirth, Dark Souls is one of the best games of last-gen. It's one of those titles that'll be talked about for a long time, and rightly so. It raises the bar for video games in many low-key ways that are sure to become recurring conventions in years to come. Most games haven't done these things, but they really should.

Stuff like 'restarting from a checkpoint when you die' doesn't really make for a coherent narrative experience without some sort of explanation, such as a time loop. It's a doofy thing to say, but Dark Souls has advanced video games as an art form.

I won't be seeing it until the 27th.

._.

Star Wars is on the cover of the latest Time Magazine:


Within, Mark Hamill shows off the fruits of his Star Wars diet. (This isn't really important.)

or their programs in general

T4R

I'll write something up later.

Wow, Jeb really sank like a rock.

Ah well, I did find it a bit ridiculous that Jeb could just walk that impossible Iraq/43 tight rope and go mostly unchallenged. Have to say I'm glad Trump pushed him off :^)

wrong chris carney you fucking dipshit

Source

The latest report, to be released Wednesday, provides some of the most damning revelations yet, which include:

-A previously disclosed incident, which turned out to be worse than initially thought, in which a person pretended to be a member of Congress to slip past security and talk with President Obama.
-A trespassing incident on VP Joe Biden's house property that was noticed, not by the Secret Service, but by Mr. Biden's neighbors.
-Another trespassing incident involving Bush 41's property in which a man with an expired visa was able to remain undetected for over an hour, due to a lack of a functioning alarm system.

The report also found that the previous three Secret Service heads had all lied at some point in their testimony to the panel.

The report is the latest news in an investigation that's seen the resignation of a Secret Service director, and an unsuccessful attempt by a high-ranking member of the Secret Service to discredit committee chairman Rep. Jason Chaffetz.

More Security Lapses by Secret Service Disclosed
Congressional committee says incidents show agency is ‘in crisis’

By Devlin Barrett
Dec. 3, 2015 12:01 a.m. ET

A congressional panel said it has uncovered an array of previously unknown security lapses by the Secret Service showing the agency is “in crisis’’ and needs major changes.

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform report, set to be released Wednesday, documents what it says are widespread problems at the Secret Service. The committee, led by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R., Utah), has been probing the agency since a 2012 scandal over agents bringing prostitutes back to their hotel rooms in Cartagena, Colombia.
The newly revealed security breakdowns cited in the report include:

Security at Vice President Joe Biden’s home in Delaware was breached in 2013 when four young adults went fishing in his backyard. The Secret Service learned of their presence from neighbors of Mr. Biden, according to the report.

A previously disclosed incident in which a man pretended to be a lawmaker to get backstage at a Congressional Black Caucus event was worse than initially thought. The man managed to speak directly to President Barack Obama at the 2014 event before being removed, the report says.

Last year, a Czech citizen with an expired visa was able to enter the property of a former president and remain undetected for almost an hour, the report said. People familiar with the matter said the incident involved the Texas home of former President  George H.W. Bush—a breach made possible by a previously documented lack of a properly functioning alarm system.

The report also concluded that the last three Secret Service directors, including current head Joseph Clancy, have provided “false information’’ to the panel when questioned about incidents and operations. The committee said the service spends too much time on investigative matters like credit-card and computer fraud and not enough time on its protective duties.

A Secret Service spokesman didn’t immediately comment, though agency leaders have defended their record of protecting the president, senior officials and their families.

Mr. Clancy was named in February to lead the agency. He had served as interim director since October 2014, when Julia Pierson resigned as director amid the fallout from a series of security breaches.
The senior Democrat on the panel, Rep.  Elijah Cummings (D., Md.), said he supported the findings and expected the report would be approved unanimously by Republicans and Democrats on the panel.

“This bipartisan report warns that Congress cannot make some of the biggest budget cuts in the history of the Secret Service and expect no repercussions to the agency’s staffing and its critical mission,” said Mr. Cummings.

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6785645/scott-weiland-stone-temple-pilots-dead

famous for being the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots and the supergroup Velvet Revolver


fuuuuuuck 2015

based

Oh, John Oliver is going to get a kick out of this one.

no punintendo

see's

Quote from: Cup-O on November 28, 2015, 07:33:16 PM

🎶 Here's to you, Nicola and Bart 🎶

that song made Ground Zeroes for me

MGS4 Version > Ground Zeroes Version tbh

I'll have to see for myself when I finally play that game >.>

Quote from: Cup-O on December 02, 2015, 04:20:28 PM

Quote from: IngloriousWho98 on December 02, 2015, 04:17:49 PM

1O/1O thread

>using O's as zeroes

>using your ass as a vagina

pot calling the kettle black