[Sarah Evason]

Am I the only one who thought ME2 was fantastic?

Yes

[JD FROM HELL]

I feel that I would be correct in saying that Kotick is probably the biggest failure of the gaming community in 2010. And ever, for that matter. :confused:

I like how his Wikipedia now has a lot of positive tripe on there now whereas before it was just all about his controversy. He apparently set out to create "an institutional quality, well managed company with a focus on the independent developer", which in reality meant "an evil cooperation where I am on the top, everyone else is below, and we're solely focused on gaining profit while taking it away from independent developers by milking popular franchises to death." :dry:

[Ruben Bernal]

I detest Black Ops.

What is DRM?

[Erika Ellsworth]

I detest Black Ops.

What is DRM?

DRM = Digital Rights Management.

The dark side of gaming.

Common DRM "solutions" are:

- Limited installs which must be verified through an authentication server. Once you go over the default limit of installs for your product key, you will no longer be able to install that copy on any PC... ever... unless you buy it again.

- Forcing players to authenticate their copy through an authentication server. This means if the server is down, you cannot play your game.... that you bought.

[:)Colleenn]

I heard Duke Nukem is coming out next year...

[Esther Fernandez]

DRM = Digital Rights Management.

The dark side of gaming.

Common DRM "solutions" are:

- Limited installs which must be verified through an authentication server. Once you go over the default limit of installs for your product key, you will no longer be able to install that copy on any PC... ever... unless you buy it again.

- Forcing players to authenticate their copy through an authentication server. This means if the server is down, you cannot play your game.... that you bought.

I miss the days when all you ever needed to do was enter a CD-key.

And you know what? It may as well be because these new DRM methods are stopping Piracy just about as much. Which is to say, not at all!

[Sophie Miller]

DRM = Digital Rights Management.

The dark side of gaming.

Common DRM "solutions" are:

- Limited installs which must be verified through an authentication server. Once you go over the default limit of installs for your product key, you will no longer be able to install that copy on any PC... ever... unless you buy it again.

- Forcing players to authenticate their copy through an authentication server. This means if the server is down, you cannot play your game.... that you bought.

http://kotaku.com/5487918/ubisofts-new-drm-system-falls-down-locks-out-paying-customers.

That is also one of this year's biggest failures.

@SimpsonFly: Yup, even Ubisoft's DRM was hacked. I wonder when/if companies will realize that there's literally no way to stop piracy.

[Kortknee Bell]

The Kinect.

And the continued existence of the Wii.

And the remake of Golden Eye for the Wii. Why? Why do that?

[Taylor Tifany]

Mass Effect 2

I gave up on the story after 2. Shepard will win just becaue he is the "good" guy. The reapers were ruined in ME2. And now there is no interest in the next game.
Story will be like DAO just in space... Get army kill evil forces, the end.
Stories are rarely that great these days, Mass effects is predictable chosen one, all life at stake, good > evil. If a gameplay has a good story thats great, but few games do, ME was good especialy the twist with soverign, but 2 just ruined it for me.

This pretty much sums it up, although to be fair, thats the overall plot to every Bioware RPG... But yes, forgetting the whole neutering of features, the story was ruined and made into pure camp. The Reapers and Protheans are now Borg? Theyre making a terminator human reaper? Just stop Bioware, your dead.

[Abel Vazquez]

And the continued existence of the Wii.

And the remake of Golden Eye for the Wii. Why? Why do that?

Don't like it? Don't play it. That's my policy.

I have no problem with it happening. I'll go play the original if I want.

[Kelly Tomlinson]

Whats with all of the hatred for ME2 and DA:O?

ME2 was a great game and superior to the first IMO.

DA:O plays almost exactly like KoToR and yet KoToR doesn't receive the same amount of hate? I dun get it.

[Kelli Wolfe]

I'm pretty sure Ubisoft's DRM takes home the trophy this year. And runs sprinting with it, clear into the nearest brick wall. :down:

[Alexis Acevedo]

The way I see it. Mass Effect was a superior rpg when compared to it's sequel. They had cut out a ton of the rpg aspects from the second. Not saying the second game was bad, I enjoyed it.

[Dale Johnson]

And the remake of Golden Eye for the Wii. Why? Why do that?

Don't like it? Don't play it. That's my policy.
I have no problem with it happening. I'll go play the original if I want.

I agree, if you dont like it, dont play it. However I do have it and am playing it and it is very good.

[Rachael Williams]

Mass Effect 2



This pretty much sums it up, although to be fair, thats the overall plot to every Bioware RPG... But yes, forgetting the whole neutering of features, the story was ruined and made into pure camp. The Reapers and Protheans are now Borg? Theyre making a terminator human reaper? Just stop Bioware, your dead.

Yeah, http://gza.gameriot.com/content/images/orig_320200_1_1257581825.png is great.
I hated how it went "You cant understand our plans" Even Virgil said this then it was so pathetic when you get to the ship.
And dont get me started on how much crap was pulled, the normandy fighting off a collector ship on its own, landing on a place with conveniently no security, few enimies for their freaking homeworld, and the conveniently undiscovered IFF on the reaper. The sad thing was, it ruined ME for me, but the majority of the plot was collecting squadmates and tending to daddy isses. There was Horizon, freedoms progress, IFF and suicide run. And side missions. Only 4 advance the plot. The plot may well have not existed.

Whats with all of the hatred for ME2 and DA:O?

ME2 was a great game and superior to the first IMO.

DA:O plays almost exactly like KoToR and yet KoToR doesn't receive the same amount of hate? I dun get it.

Simple for me ME1 set a high bar, ME2 stripped lots of great things away from ME1, and become more tps than rpg. I bought ME1 because it was an rpg, if I wanted a tps I would play gears of war, ME2 just changed too much and ruined something I enjoyed. DAO was good, but the plot wasnt to great, liked character interaction though. Biggest flaw is the dlc, and witch hunt was me paying for a DA2 advert.

[Mariaa EM.]

DRM = Digital Rights Management.

The dark side of gaming.

Common DRM "solutions" are:

- Limited installs which must be verified through an authentication server. Once you go over the default limit of installs for your product key, you will no longer be able to install that copy on any PC... ever... unless you buy it again.

- Forcing players to authenticate their copy through an authentication server. This means if the server is down, you cannot play your game.... that you bought.

Silly PC gamers!

[Nims]

Yeah, http://gza.gameriot.com/content/images/orig_320200_1_1257581825.png is great.
I hated how it went "You cant understand our plans" Even Virgil said this then it was so pathetic when you get to the ship.
And dont get me started on how much crap was pulled, the normandy fighting off a collector ship on its own, landing on a place with conveniently no security, few enimies for their freaking homeworld, and the conveniently undiscovered IFF on the reaper. The sad thing was, it ruined ME for me, but the majority of the plot was collecting squadmates and tending to daddy isses. There was Horizon, freedoms progress, IFF and suicide run. And side missions. Only 4 advance the plot. The plot may well have not existed.


Simple for me ME1 set a high bar, ME2 stripped lots of great things away from ME1, and become more tps than rpg. I bought ME1 because it was an rpg, if I wanted a tps I would play gears of war, ME2 just changed too much and ruined something I enjoyed. DAO was good, but the plot wasnt to great, liked character interaction though. Biggest flaw is the dlc, and witch hunt was me paying for a DA2 advert.

What I will never understand: How did people like ME2, especially people who liked 1? I remember reading previews about ME2 before it came out, everything was pointing to a stripped down game. I addressed this concern on the ME forum...I was bashed to death. When 2 finally came out and my worst fears were realized, I figured we would be present for the biggest backlash in gaming history...It was widely lauded as the best game in a decade?!?!?!?!?!? WHAT?!?!?!?!?....How can a sequel have less content than its predecessor? I would go so far as to say the reason it was on two discs is because it was cheaper for EA to put it on two discs than take the time to find out how to put it on one. Then add in the EA nickel and diming. Bioware, the walking corpse.

[LijLuva]

Am I the only one who thought ME2 was fantastic?

No your not i loved it : ) CoD BO and NFS:HP where my big dissapointments

The only CoD ive liked so far was CoD4 MW1, MW2 had more plot holes than a piece of swiss cheese and MP was unbalanced plus most of the weapons svcked WaW made by treyarch just didnt like it and BO was made by treyarch (i now call them treyfail) the plot was boring and predictable IMHO and MP is boring and again the weapons svck IMHO only Infinity Ward should make CoD but more like MW1 i want the S.A.S back!

And NFS:HP i just didnt like

[Spooky Angel]

The only CoD ive liked so far was CoD4 MW1, MW2 had more plot holes than a piece of swiss cheese and MP was unbalanced plus most of the weapons svcked WaW made by treyarch just didnt like it and BO was made by treyarch (i now call them treyfail) the plot was boring and predictable IMHO and MP is boring and again the weapons svck IMHO only Infinity Ward should make CoD but more like MW1 i want the S.A.S back!

Infinity Ward doesn't exist anymore, Activison fired everyone, most of the staff are at a new company that isn't controlled by Activison. Also, you should try Call of Duty 1 & 2 if Call of Duty 4 was your favourite.

[Krystina Proietti]

Infinity Ward doesn't exist anymore, Activison fired everyone, most of the staff are at a new company that isn't controlled by Activison. Also, you should try Call of Duty 1 & 2 if Call of Duty 4 was your favourite.

Actually the company itself is still around and is still going to be making Call of Duty games, however it's just a hollow shell of it's former self, with 40+ people having either left or been fired from it and all.

[lolli]

Infinity Ward doesn't exist anymore, Activison fired everyone, most of the staff are at a new company that isn't controlled by Activison. Also, you should try Call of Duty 1 & 2 if Call of Duty 4 was your favourite.

i played CoD 2 got all the achievments as well but im just not that huge a fan of the WW1/2 time era's for games. yea i heard about that with IW i was always more of a Halo fan over CoD but still i didnt mind it.

[hannaH]

What I will never understand: How did people like ME2, especially people who liked 1? I remember reading previews about ME2 before it came out, everything was pointing to a stripped down game. I addressed this concern on the ME forum...I was bashed to death. When 2 finally came out and my worst fears were realized, I figured we would be present for the biggest backlash in gaming history...It was widely lauded as the best game in a decade?!?!?!?!?!? WHAT?!?!?!?!?....How can a sequel have less content than its predecessor? I would go so far as to say the reason it was on two discs is because it was cheaper for EA to put it on two discs than take the time to find out how to put it on one. Then add in the EA nickel and diming. Bioware, the walking corpse.

I agree. I find it pretty bad on the forums, if you say anything bad about mass effect then you better have a flame shield. It was stripped down, then they sell us content back (they took the mako out we get a replacement as crap as it is, with dlc), we cant customize armour anymore now we have [censored] like "alternate appearance packs". And people still think its one of the deepest rpgs ever, when I can play that game not paying any attention to the stats/build and just shooting. Also they overhyped the import feture "consequences" the onyl consequence was I had chambers go on about how many emails I had. The characters were either fanservice (jacob or miranda) or just completely forced in even though it goes against lore *cough*Tali*cough*.
I am just going to say its a "success" because its BW, because if some less know developer stripped out loads of features, then they would get ripped apart, but not BW, oh no.
Not tto mention how stupid parts were "ah yes we have dismissed that claim" what the [censored]. They really pulled some crap in that game. I think for ME3 I will just go on youtube, search the ending I would have got, and saave myself ￡40, also notice how BW will never punish paragon decisions.

[Rebecca Clare Smith]

I agree. I find it pretty bad on the forums, if you say anything bad about mass effect then you better have a flame shield. It was stripped down, then they sell us content back (they took the mako out we get a replacement as crap as it is, with dlc), we cant customize armour anymore now we have [censored] like "alternate appearance packs". And people still think its one of the deepest rpgs ever, when I can play that game not paying any attention to the stats/build and just shooting. Also they overhyped the import feture "consequences" the onyl consequence was I had chambers go on about how many emails I had. The characters were either fanservice (jacob or miranda) or just completely forced in even though it goes against lore *cough*Tali*cough*.
I am just going to say its a "success" because its BW, because if some less know developer stripped out loads of features, then they would get ripped apart, but not BW, oh no.
Not tto mention how stupid parts were "ah yes we have dismissed that claim" what the [censored]. They really pulled some crap in that game. I think for ME3 I will just go on youtube, search the ending I would have got, and saave myself ￡40, also notice how BW will never punish paragon decisions.

Yeah, by the end of ME2, with a fully upgraded Normandy, I didn't even care who died at the end since I knew I wasn't even going to play 3. I'm wondering what ingenious money grab schemes EA/Bioware is thinking up for the KOTOR MMO. How did ME2 not get http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/rpg/arcaniaagothictale/index.html summary?

[Isabel Ruiz]

I thought it was way too soon for a new fallout, ME2 didnt match up with ME1 imo, and seeing how every game reviewer out there seems to praise black ops even though its terrible made me realize how unreliable they are.

[carly mcdonough]

Speaking of romance, that bilge is rotting BioWare's minds. Ever since they started those NPC romances, the fans HAVE to have them, and BioWare just caters to them. I bet that 1/4th of the fanbase would leave if BioWare removed them.