Morning Discussion
So, adaptations, then. What's your favourite video game based upon a book, film, myth, legend, meal, car or corporate mascot?
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Eurogamer says its good and they're the only review site I really trust.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-10-19-fallout-new-vegas-review-
Ars' was pretty good too: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/reviews/2010/10/fallout-new-vegas-review.ars/2
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I know this is shitty but I can't take a review seriously with a GIGANTIC FULL PAGE CURTAIN AD of the same game they are reviewing surrounding all but the strip of writing down the middle. I like eurogamer and all, but these situations piss me off however I suppose unavoidable in certain cases they are
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Well, seems like you might know this, but for many (most, I'd imagine) sites the ad sales are done by an ad agency. The sites really have little say on what ads they display, the agency takes care of the sales, placement and all that. The site just receives their cut of the income.
With that reality in mind, I've learned to ignore the silliness of what you described.-
Also, forgot to add, just imagine how complicated the whole scene would get it sites started rejecting campaigns based on the grades they are giving the games. "Sorry, we only advertise good games" doesn't mean the game publisher will go away that time, it probably means they'll go away and never come back.
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Well, I can't count the number of sites and/or reviews I've read that have had me smirking at the fact that the game the text said not to buy has banners all over the place, but yeah... good thing there are some who have some general guide lines as to what is shown and what is not on article pages. Not that I'm bothered when they are.
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I get that, which is why I prefaced my comment with 'I know it's shitty'....but I can't help it, I feel dumb reading a review of a game with such advertising for the game literally all over the place. it's reality and sites have to put food on the table but that doesn't mean it isn't off putting to me.
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Any recommendations on getting started from people actually playing it? Perks/Traits/etc?
This post has several gameplay recommendations: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?action=showpost&postid=383427371&forumid=44
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I haven't encountered any bugs so far but I've got weird slowdown issues. It's not framerate I don't think because it runs around 60fps for about 10 seconds, then just stops for 2, then back to 60fps. Fallout 3 kinda did it with the mods, not sure what it is. Changing the view distances didn't do anything and it only happens outside.