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I would have much preferred a lackluster sequel 14 years ago than an amazing game today. I no longer own a Windows PC, play first person shooters, or use a mou
by dstein 15y ago
I would have much preferred a lackluster sequel 14 years ago than an amazing game today. I no longer own a Windows PC, play first person shooters, or use a mouse.
- milestinsley 15y agoIt will be available on both the Xbox 360 and PS3, in addition to the PC.
- oinksoft 15y ago> I no longer own a Windows PC, play first person shooters, or use a mouse. What point are you trying to make? FPS are still massively popular, and there's no doubting that many who were small children 14 years ago have taken your place, owning Windows PCs, playing FPS, and using mice.
- ErrantX 15y agoI think his point was that he, personally, would have liked to play it :)
- dstein 15y agoMy point was this is being released far too late for me to care. I was anxious about a sequel in the late 90's. But now it's been so long that I no longer use the technology or this type of entertainment anymore.
- oinksoft 15y agoSo you're making a comment to say that you no longer care for FPS...I don't quite get it. That's like saying the release of Starcraft 2 was a waste because some SC1/BW players got tired of RTS, or gaming in general.
- ipince 15y agoNo. He's saying he won't play it. Nowhere did he mention anything about other people or that the game as a whole is a waste.
- dstein 15y agoSigh. I didn't say the game was a waste of time, or that FPS games or dead, or anything like that. If you're going to be pedantic, at least try to interpret an opinion literally.
- true_religion 15y agoI may not agree with it, but the heart of his criticism is (harshly put) that you're polluting HN with your opinion because it isn't valid past you, nor does it reveal anything deeper about the subject at hand. He can correct me if I'm putting words into his mouth.
- dstein 15y agoSee, you're doing it too. You're putting words in people's mouth and arguing against a position that was never made.
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- oinksoft 15y agoHowever, what he said is spot-on. I am looking for some discernible "point" in the hope that the comment is not just the arbitrary expression of an individual's taste, which it now clearly is.
- StrawberryFrog 15y agoWhat point are you trying to make? That generally, a large market for a sequel (of any kind of media) is people who enjoyed the first one. And that they have left it a bit late in this case. A sequel to a popular teen rom-com movie would lose a lot of impact if it came 14 years late.
- bad_user 15y agoYou don't use mice anymore? Geez, you're either living in Emacs, or playing with fart apps all day.
- dstein 15y agoI excusively use touchpads now. Even at a desk I use an external Apple touchpad synced with my laptop.
- sorbus 15y agoIt's possible to play FPSes with touchpads, though probably not good for your hands and definitely not as easy as using a mouse. Using Caps Lock to shoot instead of right-click helps.
- hugh3 15y agoyou're either living in Emacs, or playing with fart apps all day. You've just given me a great idea for a new emacs extension.
- alnayyir 15y agoI live in Emacs and play PC games. I didn't know they were mutually exclusive.
- bitwize 15y agoI don't use a mouse either. Not since I discovered trackballs are the way to go.
- jeffool 15y agoI get you, but politely disagree. I would prefer an amazing game fourteen years late to any number of mediocre games in the interim. There's been no shortage of lackluster games that could have filled the void for me as a gamer.