Evening Reading

by Jeff Mattas, Jan 20, 2011 5:00pm PST

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With the deluge of new hands-on preview coverage we've amassed for today, it officially feels like the wheels of 2011 are building up speed, at least as far as hyping new games is concerned.

We've got environmental destruction and repair, a kid with wings, blue anthropomorphic avocados, a six-way race-war, and a couple of 3D shooting galleries. Honestly, who could ask for more?

You want a chatty, you say? Fine then. Here you go. Some folks are hard to please.

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Inspired by an earlier thread, I'm organizing my Steam library. Would you file Deus Ex under Shooter or RPG?

Jan 20, 2011 6:03pm PST

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Inspired by an earlier thread, I'm organizing my Steam library. Would you file Deus Ex under Shooter or R : Happy Doodle Muffin
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  Under Deus Ex, make a label for that. : shirif
  - ^^This. : alexvj
  - NEGATIVE. EVERYTHING MUST BE ORGANIZED. : Happy Doodle Muffin
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    This is the only correct answer. : The Grolar Bear
    - The other valid category would be System Shock 2. : Epsilon Sector
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    Damn right. Can't make a LookingGlass category since Deus Ex is the only game on steam from that pedi... : Xulu
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      You can totally do that by adding the other games to the Steam list. : ArcKnight
      
      That's a good idea. Perhaps I shall follow as such. Also, Thief 3 is on Steam as well, so, there's at lea... : RaptorII
    - I'm with Xulu. I play a game like Fallout 3 and I feel like I'm playing an RPG. I play Borderlands and I ... : steauengeglase
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    what other games go under that label? : spiderfill
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      http://store.steampowered.com/app/15160/?snr=1_4_4__13 : shirif
      
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      My stupid friend, in knowing that I've finished every game in my steam list, bought me this game. It's s... : JPMcWhiskers
      
      Your friend sounds awesome. : famine101
    - Mass Effect and Stalker come close... : devpaul
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      Not Invisible War. : pgharavi
      
      lol : Downforce
      
      true. : shirif
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      bloodlines : Hoax
      
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      I should check that out with the most recent fan patch. It's been forever. : RaptorII
      
      i think they were working on porting it to the most recent source engine as well. : Hoax
    - maybe Human Revolution. maybe. but that's it. : mikecyb
    - System Shock 2 : Epsilon Sector
  - Only correct response. : pgharavi
- I have it under SP FPS in my library : Strid3rtheGreat
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  I'd put it under FPS / RPG. : trelain
  - This is a catagory that put lots of stuff these days. Fallout, Borderlands, and the STALKER series for s... : Topsiderover
- Immersive Sim : ConsFEARacy
- Theres a lot of games like this, that blend the FPS game with another Genre - System Shock 2 immediately ... : kwix
- I haven't yet delineated so far down as to have FPS broken out, but Deus Ex is under Action RPG, but my c... : RaptorII
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  How many titles do you have? I tried organizing, but I think it's too late for me. : Wheatloaf
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    95. It was altogether painless, but I still don't know where to put Garry's Mod. (Deus Ex went in RPG.... : Happy Doodle Muffin
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      I'd stash it under Sandbox. : RaptorII
      
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      But it would be the only one! : Happy Doodle Muffin
      
      Get more? Shortcut to Minecraft? Uh... I don't know. : RaptorII
- I'd say RPG. : jeffmoeller
- under http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j8jMn2Kcgs : the archvile
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  Hasn't aged well : jingletard
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    I'll file your post under incorrect. : Happy Doodle Muffin
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      I'll file this under Absolutely Correct : Anir
      
      I'll file you under cottonheaded ninnymuggins. : Happy Doodle Muffin
  - wtf'd : shakybonez31
- "Old Games" : watcherxp
- I have Fallout 3 and Borderlands under RPG, so Deus Ex would fit there fine as well. : Lukiopimp
- Put it in the Best Game of All Time category. : SockMonkeh
- Under "Greatest game ever" : Anir
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  I wish Deus Ex had no shooting, it's absolutely terrible. Unless it's a stealth kill, enemies take far to... : Cateroth
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    Play on realistic!
    
    Jan 20, 2011 8:34pm PST
    
    Play on realistic! : supaLink
  - I change my answer to "Stealth". I'm organizing my 80+ library now and I'm thinking that Deus Ex fits the... : Cateroth
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  *MY CATEGORIES* what are your categories Shack? here are mine: GUNNING DOWN LIKE A BOSS for FPS/RPG : azuvatar
  - Those are some pretty badass categories. Mine seem lame now, though I really do need as many as I have. :... : RaptorII
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    SPACE ASSHOLE and NOT SPACE ASSHOLE : the_burd
    - More like FAR CRY 2 and NOT FARCRY 2 amirite? : TheVietSpecial
  - Old games New Games Unreleased and Beta Apple Stuff : watcherxp
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    So a FPS/RPG game would be ITS GOOD TO BE KING WHILE SHOOTING SHIT IN THE FACE! ? : Hemotoxin
    - *ahem* RPG/FPS hybrids I mean. : Hemotoxin
    - Steam wouldn't let me : < : azuvatar
  - mine are: things i play (which i have installed and play). tf2 things i dont play (which i dont have i... : papaskot
  - Favorites and games. I don't feel like I need to organize them more than that even if I have 129 games. : razlebol
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  OH that's an easy one, I have mine in FAVORITES : ElArabDeMagnifico
  - ^^^^^^ ding ding ding : umegastar
  - "Best Game" is also an acceptable filing category. : peanut-
  - SLEEP AIDS : spiderfill
- <a href="http://us.playstation.com/playstation/psn/visit/profiles/silentdante77"><img src="http://fp.prof... : silentdante
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  organization by genre is the worst thing ever : dirge23
  - I organised nearly my entire collection by genre and then realised it was annoying and inconsistent and r... : crummynz
  - I wanted a tidy list. I will not apologize for this. : Happy Doodle Muffin
- RPG because there is tons of talking, for a shooter i mean. : stygian_whisper
- You should organize it by PLAYED and NEVER GONNA PLAY. : Fenring42
- When Deus Ex came out I became hopeful for the future of gaming. I was expecting more games like that to ... : freshyk
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  Yes. Also Stealth and Afventure. Can you have it under multiple headings? : AxeMan808
  - Adventure. It's late. Early. Whatever. : AxeMan808

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