FearfulSymmetry: Given that we're up on the second floor I'm afraid that would just cause rather a large mess on the pavement. :P
I think they're moving out ... Fingers crossed. :P

ddickinson: That is a nice excuse to get drunk. Hopefully they will take it elsewhere soon so you can get some work done. Shall we contact your King and ask him to change his birthday until after you have done your work? :-)
*big encouraging hug*

I am doing good, thank you. The sale is nice, a little slow, but still better than the last Insomnia sale I think. Nothing for me though so far, probably only one game that is a slight consideration, but that is about it. How about you, have you seen anything you like?

*more hugs*

j0ekerr: I see no drawbacks in that scenario, whatsoever.
But that's me.

j0ekerr: Picture it this way, you're watching some movie set in California, then a valley girl opens her mouth and says:
"Och ye wee scunner, ye be pissin yer gob at me mates. Git oot ma face 'afore I brek yers. Crivens!"

CarrionCrow: That's understandable. Inept world building, bad storytelling, is very noticeable. I've already seen a story section of 4 that I'm going to think about the rest of the game due to its sheer stupidity.
Not playing 4 because of its rich narrative. Got it because it's regarded as one of the best of the entire series and I hadn't ever played it.

Some people have sticks up their ass, to put it mildly. They endlessly seek out things to squawk about.

FearfulSymmetry: Haha, I do think they're about to leave. :P And maybe we should! Especially since he's already responsible for breaking up a long tradition. Back when it was still Queen's day his mother and his mother's mother celebrated their birthday on the 30th of April. That went on from 1949 until 2013. I'm still getting used to the fact that it's now King's day instead of Queen's day, and that the date has moved forward. :P

Yep, a new bundle every three hours might be more exciting. Or two new bundles at once. :) I've only seen a couple of things I'm vaguely interested in and those were still too expensive, so I haven't grabbed anything yet. That's okay though, since I still have loads of games to play.

*sparkly hug*

ddickinson: They do indeed. They seem to need to justify themselves by trying to fix things that are not always there or making small things into big issues.

I wonder why they do not sell the original games on Steam? I guess they don't want people to play them and like them more than the newer ones as that would go against their plans of driving the series into the dirt. :-)

FearfulSymmetry: I think they're moving out ... Fingers crossed. :P

CarrionCrow: It's insecurity on the writers' parts, thinking they have to go larger since they've already done smaller-scale settings and stories. From a building, to a city, to worldwide problems. It has to keep going.

They couldn't get away with charging 20 apiece for the original games, especially with their every chunky part and pixelated section showing on HD monitors.

FearfulSymmetry: Haha, definitely. This is my youngest housemate, and I think she sometimes forgets there are other people living in this house as well ... :P

ddickinson: That tends to ruin games for me. A big part of gaming for me is the story and lore, so when that gets ruined it spoils the whole game series for me. Granted not everyone is like that, but I have always been story focused for the most part, although a good story is not a requirement for me to enjoy a game, if I find one with a story I liked and they ruin it then that is me done with the series.

I think some people just take games too serious. Maybe if it was more of a serious and political game, but it is a game about zombies, I am pretty sure it is supposed to be some silly fun.

That is a nice excuse to get drunk. Hopefully they will take it elsewhere soon so you can get some work done. Shall we contact your King and ask him to change his birthday until after you have done your work? :-)
*big encouraging hug*

I am doing good, thank you. The sale is nice, a little slow, but still better than the last Insomnia sale I think. Nothing for me though so far, probably only one game that is a slight consideration, but that is about it. How about you, have you seen anything you like?

*more hugs*

I was reading that in a Mexican accent after reading your comment about the game using Mexican instead of Spanish. Granted it was a very stereotypical Mexican accent, you were even wearing the hat. :-)

I have not played the game, so I don't know how racist it was. But given the drama people like to make about the smallest things I would not be surprised if it was something minor. But then again I would not be surprised if it was quite racist.

j0ekerr: ¡Ayayay, ándale, ándale, arriba arriba!
You might like Dark Souls then.
Actually while at first glance it might look to be lacking in terms of a story and background, there's a surprisingly large amount of it. It's just that it's hidden and subtle, you only ever see hints of it, and vital clues are only featured in the background info of equipment you collect. And still, you only ever get bits and pieces of an incomplete story which you're supposed to complete yourself.
That might sound like lazy writing but it's actually not. In fact it's the opposite. The bits that you do see form a coherent shape. It's only that some pieces of the puzzle are missing by design, for you to fill in however you like. It works brilliantly.

The second one is a mess though.

Wait, some people need an excuse for getting drunk?
I'M ASTOUNDED!

ddickinson: It is like that with most media it seems. Look at movies such as Die Hard. It starts with him saving a building, then an airport, then a city, then the world. Although I have not seen any past 3, so I don't know how big they have gotten.

They could bundle them and charge 20. It is not like it would be much work for them as they were already on the PC. I very much doubt there will be more Resident Evil remakes as the last one that was well received was just a port of the GameCube remake. If they were to remake one today they would ruin the whole game and make it more CoD like. i do wonder though why so many publishers don't release their older games to make some profit from them. Are they scared people will see all the effort put into the older games compared to now, before it was about games just looking pretty over actually gameplay and content?

CarrionCrow: I've watched some Let's Plays where the person knew quite a bit about the Resident Evil series. Hearing them throw out all the plot holes, all the crap that makes no sense in the series, did a good job of demonstrating what a mess Capcom's made out of it all. The story aspect of Resident Evil's been screwed up ever since the very first one.

That's it. I'm not looking at the infected peasants in 4 and thinking I shouldn't be killing so many Spanish people. It's more along the lines of how to wipe them out before they kill me.

FearfulSymmetry: But since it's me I'd probably accidentally kill someone by dropping a crate of beer on heir heads, and then where would I be ...

j0ekerr: There are two ways to deal with plotholes. One is to take the time to carefully fill them with a plausible explanation. This is hard and time consuming. The other is to make the game/movie so fast paed and fun, that you don't have time to notice it because you're going "WHEEEE!" with a big grin in your face.

The problem arises when the none of those happen.

CarrionCrow: I think the next title Capcom's planning on redoing is Resident Evil 2. Have seen quite a bit of interest in that one, given the original's longstanding popularity.
But that'll be a graphical update primarily, I think.

They could do that, but I guess they figure updating the graphics is more worthwhile, a better way for them to keep making money off the old games.

ddickinson: It would be interesting if it was a full remake to compare a modern remake to the Resident Evil remake done many years ago. It will be interesting to see how developers' attitudes have changes from making quality games to making cash grab games. I also don't get them doing remakes and changing it all, practically making it a new game, like the new Final Fantasy VII game they are making which has changed so much. They are just using a popular IP as a theme for a new game that they know is too risky to try to sell on its own. I can imagine the new Resident Evil 2 to be the same, or just an update to be more shooter over horror/adventure. But then I guess it would not be a remake if they kept it true to the original, that would just be a HD upgrade.

CarrionCrow: Hmm. So what you're saying is, you yourself say ay ay ay constantly, but feel self-conscious about it right now?
Okay, gotcha. ;)

CarrionCrow: I have no doubt that Capcom's going to play it safe with 2, working to clean up broken bits, make it look prettier, but touching nothing else out of fear that their nostalgic audience will want to kill them for changing things.

There's too much re- in general. Remakes, remastering, reimagining. It's all bullshit talk for going back to the same well to make more money with minimal effort.

As for Square Enix, they're totally using Final Fantasy 7's original legacy to make new stuff that they aren't brave enough to do otherwise. But even then, they aren't going to change things substantially because they'll get the same backlash if they do.
Square Enix can't afford that. They've screwed up too many times now, eventually they will go under if they keep fucking up every big project.

Personally, I'm not really going for it. I only got 4 because I never got a chance to play it anywhere else. I haven't bought any of the other remakes, and I don't intend to. I don't want to reward them for going back to the same crap endlessly while they screw up their new entries.