manic_mouse • Comments

  • This is how Xbox One game trade-ins will work, apparently

  • manic_mouse 25/05/2013

    Sony made the PS4 for developers and gamers.

    MS made the XBone for publishers and share-holders.

    I know who I'll be supporting.     Reply +5

  • Spec Analysis: Xbox One

  • manic_mouse 22/05/2013

    @cloudskipa "Regarding my opinions, I couldn't care less if anyone supports me or not it's how I feel and I'm entitled to share it."

    Xbox fanboy happy with Xbox. Who would have thought? It's just pretty funny trying to see you spin this disaster of a console unveil as somehow positive.

    It has been universally panned, even by die hard Xbox fans. You should begin to question what everyone else in the world sees that you are apparently blind to.

    Having different opinions is fine, but when you're the one guy screaming how much you like Uwe Boll movies you have to take a second to consider your position.

    Fewer exclusive games shown. Technically inferior console. Used game and almost-always online DRM. Don't forget the screwing Indie developers over by requiring publisher deals. Seriously, how is that good?     Reply +12

  • manic_mouse 22/05/2013

    @Suarez07 Rumours are that the PS4 has 1Gb overhead.

    Which makes sense considering until last minute it only had 4Gb of RAM. Anything more would have crippled the 4Gb PS4.     Reply +9

  • manic_mouse 22/05/2013

    @kosmosagamemnon

    Re-read my comment. I know the Xbox One has 8Gb of DDR3 RAM. But word on the street 3Gb is reserved for the OS.

    5Gb for games.

    Again, I said those numbers were based on what was available to games.     Reply +14

  • manic_mouse 22/05/2013

    @cloudskipa You're really on fanboy defence mode aren't you? Reply +15

  • manic_mouse 22/05/2013

    People are misunderstanding how much more powerful the PS4 is than the Xbox One.

    This generation the 360 had a better GPU, but worse CPU, slower but unified RAM. The PS3 had a better, but more esoteric, CPU, worse GPU and faster but segregated RAM.

    So in practical terms it was mostly a wash. Each system had strong points, each had weak points.

    The PS4 runs almost an identical hardware set-up as the Xbox's, except its GPU is 50% more powerful and it has 7Gb of better RAM compared to the Xbox's probable 5Gb of slower RAM but with a 32Mb fast buffer (these numbers based on what is allocated to games). And more CPU power will be used on Xbox for Kinect, 3OSes etc.

    I think the difference will be a lot more marked than this gen when it comes to games, simply because the architectures are pretty much the same but one is significantly faster and has more RAM than the other.     Reply +22

  • Microsoft reveals Xbox One, due worldwide this year

  • manic_mouse 21/05/2013

    @cloudskipa

    So they showed what is almost definitely a technically inferior console, and showed two exclusive games compared to the five I remember from the PS4 announcement off the top of my head.

    So worse console, fewer games. Yeah, real impressive.

    "For a reveal this was certainly a lot better than the 360."

    Yeah but it's not competing against the 360 is it.

    Go on, just admit it. The PS4 reveal was better. Go on, just once. Please?     Reply +24

  • manic_mouse 21/05/2013

    @cloudskipa "Overall I came away quite impressed, especially with the games."

    Are you actually serious? They showed two exclusives, one of which was Forza.

    You're impressed because you're a fanboy. If Steve Balmer had done a turd on stage and called it "Xbox Two" you would probably be "impressed".

    The PS4 event blew this out of the water, and it was 3 months ago!     Reply +48

  • manic_mouse 21/05/2013

    As others have said, it's telling there was little-to-no mention of specs. Confirmation the PS4 licks this thing technically, otherwise they would have been touting that from the rooftops. Reply +46

  • PlayStation 4 military MMO War Thunder gives you planes, warships, tanks

  • manic_mouse 14/05/2013

    every dev is dick-riding sony
    Its really hard to get any objectivity in these issues.
    One removes the other, it's called a large sample size. It isn't first party devs praising the PS4. It's everyone.     Reply +21

  • Next Xbox to be released in "early November" - report

  • manic_mouse 25/04/2013

    @cloudskipa PS+ is amazing and the best thing to happen to Playstation (or gaming) in years. That's is honestly all that needs to be said about it.

    Charging people to use Netflix? And play online?

    Not so great. MS started out well this gen, but have pretty much burned any goodwill they have with any sensible gamer with their dead-horse whipping of franchises, lack of exclusives and charging for basic services. Oh and Kinnect.     Reply +18

  • Chasm is a polished looking Castlevania-esque roguelike on Kickstarter

  • manic_mouse 13/04/2013

    There are a lot of great looking games on Kickstarter atm, this c-wars game as well. Why don't EG do a weekly round up of projects or something? http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1054244612/c-wars-roguelike-pixel-art-pc-game Reply +3

  • The video game industry's gender wage gap is worse than you think

  • manic_mouse 04/04/2013

    @Temascos Oh someone seems to have had a bit of a hissy fit.

    Nobody has said women are weak, and I certainly haven't said it. The only people implying women are weak are those who say they can't stand up for themselves in the videogame industry, or can't make their own indie games.

    The reality is that maybe women aren't as interested in tech and videogames, on average, as men. And that plays a large part as to why the industry has the demographic it does in both employees and consumers.

    Throw your toys out of the pram all you want, but there is nothing standing in the way of any woman wanting to make the next Super Meat Boy, Fez or Braid. You can't hide behind a sexist industry on that one.

    Just to note, I don't agree with women getting paid less in ANY industry. People doing the same work should be paid the same money regardless of race, sex or any other irrelevant variable. I just don't see why it's being brought up on EG. Might as well bring up the tax system, as games are taxed too. Women are paid less in pretty much every industry, so it's a societal issue not a videogame one.     Reply +7

  • manic_mouse 04/04/2013

    @Zaiz The point is that this is a society wide issue. Nobody is saying it's right, just that there's no reason to single out the videogames industry.

    It's the "in" thing to bang on about how terribly misogynist the tech industry is, when it isn't anywhere near as bad as all the white knights and feminazis are trying to make out. Sure there is an undercurrent of sexism, but there is also very little standing in the way of any woman who wants to make games or get into tech. Nobody is going to refuse to hire a talented person because they're female. Nobody is going to refuse to play an amazing indie game because it was made by a female (or mostly female team).

    People seem to have it in their heads that women are these precious little frail weak creatures that need to be coddled and cajoled into making games, and protected from dongle jokes as their weak little minds are unable to handle it a la Adria Richards. Personally I find that sexist, and offensive to all the feminists who have literally put their lives on the line for women's rights.

    Like I said, there is very little standing in the way of any woman who wants to make a game if they wanted to. Even if the industry was hell-bent on keeping women down (which it isn't) they could still easily make their own independent games.     Reply +4

  • manic_mouse 04/04/2013

    In the medical field women fought to get their jobs and against a demonstrably misogynist and patriarchal system. Now they make up over 60% of graduating doctors.

    Nothing stopping them doing the same thing in games.

    IF THEY WANTED TO.

    Which few women do.

    All this talk of an "anti-woman" culture is blown way out of proportion by all the white-knight feminist nonsense. If women really wanted to make games there is little standing in their way. A lot less than what stood in the way of the first female doctors.

    Hell, Super Meat Boy was made by two dudes in their moms' basements. It has never been easier to make and distribute your own game so even if the "anti-female" culture of the industry kept you down you can just make your own game outside of it.

    Could it be the case that maybe women just aren't as interested in videogames as men? I suspect that has a lot more to do with it than an evil male conspiracy.     Reply +9

  • Crytek confirms it will bid on Darksiders IP at auction

  • manic_mouse 28/03/2013

    Good news that the team and IP will survive but...

    I'm not sure I trust Crytek. They have Free Radical and now Vigil, what are they doing with them? They claim to be going free to play and multiplayer only, don't want to make Timesplitters or Darksiders.

    Honestly wish MS or Sony had bought both those studios to make them good 1st party devs. Actually given MS's track record with first party devs it's probably best they didn't buy them.     Reply +1

  • Lone Survivor's PS3 and Vita port due this summer

  • manic_mouse 13/03/2013

    I would love to see Fez and Super Meat Boy on the Vita. The d-pad and gorgeous OLED screen will make those games shine. Reply +13

  • Dishonored's lead level designer labels PS4's 8GB RAM "a joy"

  • manic_mouse 08/03/2013

    @StooMonster Anyone who doesn't think that more RAM is better is a silly billy, but I think the debate was whether 4Gb of fast GDDR5 or 8Gb of slower DDR3 would be better. I personally don't know but am THRILLED that Sony have gone for the no compromise approach.

    You can take of leave the social networking, but some of my best experiences this generation have been with co-op online games like Borderlands. Sony made the mistake of neglecting social aspects this time round with the lack of party chat etc - so really everyone will complain no matter what they do. No social stuff and people complain. Social stuff and people complain.     Reply +6

  • manic_mouse 08/03/2013

    @StooMonster Nothing against PC gaming (I've just kickstarted the new Torment game).

    BUT I'm talking about the people who wade into every PS4 article to boast about how much more powerful their PC is, and how inferior the PS4 is, and how games on it will be unplayable because they won't be 1080p 60fps etc.

    My attitude is that people who like to piss on parades (like those PC elitest arseholes) can themselves piss off. I think that's a pretty good attitude to have personally.

    This is a good news story about a good thing. Why certain people can't be happy about that I don't know.

    @Psyk You're totally right of course. But it seems most of those posting how many giganerds more their PCs can push don't care about games. It's all about status and numbers. So they can't have an ickle console beating their £1,000+ PC.

    Any PC gamer who actually cares about games (like me) should be thrilled that the new consoles will raise the lowest common denominator of games development.     Reply +20

  • manic_mouse 08/03/2013

    Why does every positive PS4 story have to be filled with PC elitist arseholes and Sony-hating fanboys?

    WE GET IT. YOU HAVE AN IRRATIONAL HATRED OF THE PS4 BECAUSE IT ENDANGERS YOUR EPEEN PC/COMPETING HARDWARE MAKER. SHUT UP.     Reply +48

  • With God of War finished on PS3, Sony Santa Monica dares to dream about PS4

  • manic_mouse 07/03/2013

    @cloudskipa Do you honestly not see how ridiculous your original comment was though? Sony have pushed loads of new IP and gameplay this generation. MS have pushed dudebro shooters and racing games. God of War has had TWO games on the PS3, a next gen incarnation and this one which seems to have LOTS of new stuff - like the "taked on" multiplayer.

    Your points are meaningless and you rely on your own personal feelings on things rather than reality. You bring up a POS Fable spin off to show how "innovative" MS have been with that franchise when Peter M was basically driven away because he was being forced to make the same game over and over.

    Bungie left MS because they were being forced to do the same. It's quite obvious Destiny is where they wanted to go with Halo and weren't allowed by MS.

    Sony have a very nice mix of sequels to existing franchises, re-inventions of existing franchises and lots of new and interesting franchises. Give them a break, and give them credit where credit is due. And it's no co-incidence that all three of MS's big in-house studios (Bungie, Rare and Lionhead) have gone belly up when it comes to Xbox.     Reply +14

  • manic_mouse 07/03/2013

    @cloudskipa
    this place is riddled with insecure Sony fanboys
    Yes. You're right. All the downvotes. All the logical and well presented arguments against you. It's all a big conspiracy.     Reply +19

  • manic_mouse 07/03/2013

    @cloudskipa Because it seems pretty coincidental that you seemingly happen to dislike every Sony exclusive but LOVE every MS exclusive, and level criticisms at Sony that MS are WAY more guilty of.

    Sony have done a thousand times more than MS for pushing gaming forward this gen with new IP and interesting games. They are the last people you can accuse of pushing "the same games with prettier graphics". Unlike MS and the games you are championing here with Halo, Gears and Forza (and we can add Fable to the mix).

    As has been pointed out, whether you like the games is completely irrelevant to your comment. MS is much more guilty of what you're complaining about than Sony (making the same games over and over). As is Nintendo for that matter.     Reply +11

  • Real Racing 3 review

  • manic_mouse 01/03/2013

    And this is a prime example why all the people proclaiming mobile gaming to be "the future" are dead wrong. Give me a Vita and Persona 4 over this kind of garbage any day. Mobile games cater to the lowest common denominator, have no sense of style or depth. It's all disposable, shallow, poorly controlled garbage hacked together in a few weeks to make a quick buck or pay-to-play gouge-ware like this.

    I will happily support Sony with the Vita and PS4, since they're the only people trying to make gaming the kind of hobby I like.

    Mobile gaming will continue to be popular. It will also continue to be really, really bad. Not that there aren't a few good games, but most are buried underneath a stinking pile of garbage.     Reply 0

  • EA putting micro-transactions "into all of our games"

  • manic_mouse 27/02/2013

    I LOVE that this is a blanket, comercial decision to make money. Much like forced multiplayer in every game to discourage trade ins.

    Don't worry about whether or not a game would work with microtransactions or multiplayer, or if artistically they would fit in. Just shove them in every game, shoehorning them and compromising what otherwise might be great games.

    EA can go away and die in a hole. They are the WORST thing in the gaming industry. How about making good games instead of focusing on making the absolute most amount of money with least possible effort?

    And it makes me so sad that they've bought and destroyed so many good game companies, including two of my favourites: Bioware (rapidly going down the tubes) and Criterion (who probably will be soon).     Reply +3