[quote] What do you think is missing from video games right now?[/quote] {09/20/12 12:20pm pdt} [b]edit: Console games being fun without special online features. ingame cheat codes unlockable by doing certain things, remember like contra, up, up, down, down,left, right, left, right, b, a, (select) Start. Or Doom IDKFA, IDDQD, 007 373 5963, or even in halo CE the skulls made the game with unlimited ammo, what do these kinds of things bring? replay value![/b] Original answer: a good FPS/RPG hybrid that doesn't look like a cartoon. [quote] How and when did you first fall in love with Halo? [/quote] Christmas Day 2010- ended my Microsoft Strike, bought a 360 to prove to my nephews i'm a better gamer, got pwned, but loved the story, read the books, loved bungie. [quote]Do you think the game community could be doing more to cut down on harrasment or unsporting behavior in general?[/quote] No, I think with the diversity of players out there, trying to be a good patron more often leads to stimulating more of the opposite. [quote] What is the best game in your opinion - in terms of value/dollars ratio as opposed to raw quality - that came out this year?[/quote] Resident Evil: Operation Racoon City [quote] Is there one game (other than Halo) that you can point to that really hooked you and turned you into a gamer? What was it?[/quote] unfair question, due to my age/experience. I'm sure it had to do with either Atari or Commodore 64, but I couldn't tell you exactly what the first game i ever played was (it only took 1) Maybe Star Raiders on the 5200? or Zaxxon, blue max? [Edited on 09.20.2012 12:27 PM PDT]

[quote] If you could easily teach a thousand people one idea, what would it be?[/quote] I would have to teach them how to understand one another. A large majority of conflicts could be solved if people actually listened and attempted to understand the other point of view. Instead most just ignore what the other is saying.

[quote] How and when did you first fall in love with Halo?[/quote] Halo Combat Evolved. 4 people sitting around a 17" tv playing 2v2 CTF on blood gulch. Been hooked ever since. [quote]What is the most memorable positive experience you had with a stranger while gaming online?[/quote] Playing co-op Left 4 Dead. First game I joined ended up being a regular team for months. Nothing beats cool people playing awesome co-op games together. [quote]What's the best game in your opinion - in terms of value/dollars ratio as opposed to raw quality - that came out this year?[/quote] Civ 5. Just... Just one more turn...

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DeeJ Which movie would you most like to play as a video game? (please submit your answer in the form of link to an [b]iconic image[/b] from that movie) [/quote] [url=http://www.lamemovies.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/snakesonaplane.jpg]I'm tired of these mother-blam!- snakes on this mother-blam!- plane[/url]

[quote]How and when did you first fall in love with Halo? [/quote] Back around 2001-mid 2002, when I was five or so, my dad had brought me to Best Buy. We bought an Xbox and a couple games. One of those was Halo: Combat Evolved. I loved every second of it. I still love every second of it. Plus, I am no criminal or psychopath for playing an M-rated game since I was five years of age, so I myself am a disproof to anyone who says "video games are bad for you" :D

[quote]The zombie apocalypse is upon us. Most of humanity has already fallen to the hordes of flesh-eaters. You have survived because of your ingenuity, cat-like reflexes, and dashing good looks. As you travel in search of food, you find a grizzled old man who offers to give you a powerful weapon. Now is your chance to make a difference in this battle against the undead. You can choose any one weapon, real or fictional. What do you choose and why?[/quote] The Gravity Gun from Half Life because there is need to worry about ammo since you can use random junk as projectiles. It also doubles up as a handy tool for clearing wreckage/putting large heavy objects in front of doors. [quote]What do you think is missing from video games right now?[/quote] Split Screen across all game modes. The golden age of console gaming went hand in hand with couch co-op/split screen deathmatch. With many modern games it's easier to play with someone 6000 miles away via the internet, than the person sitting next to you. The Halo franchise is proof that split screen and online aren't mutually exclusive. [quote]How and when did you first fall in love with Halo?[/quote] I fell in love with Halo CE when it first launched. I loved it because it offered a compelling Co-op experience. Fighting alongside my friends instead of against them was an odd, yet enthralling experience. [quote]Which movie would you most like to play as a video game? (please submit your answer in the form of link to an iconic image from that movie)[/quote] George A Romero's [url=http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3897073408/tt0082622]Knightriders[/url]. [quote]Do you think the game community could be doing more to cut down on harassment or unsporting behavior in general?[/quote] Of course. Online gaming is a shared experience. If you can't play nice with others, don't. [quote]Is there one game (other than Halo) that you can point to that really hooked you and turned you into a gamer? What was it and why?[/quote] [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starflight]Starflight[/url]. "Set in the year 4620, the game puts players in the role of a starship captain sent to explore the galaxy. There is no set path, allowing players to switch freely between mining, ship-to-ship combat, and alien diplomacy. The story eventually expands to resemble a space opera à la Star Trek." As a Sci-Fi fan this was everything i ever wanted from a game. [Edited on 09.19.2012 1:02 PM PDT]

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DeeJ If you could easily teach a thousand people one idea, what would it be? [/quote] I would love to teach 1,000 internet forum posters the concept of proper grammar. [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DeeJ Is there one game (other than Halo) that you can point to that really hooked you and turned you into a gamer? What was it and why? [/quote] Metroid Prime on the GameCube. That game had beautiful visuals and music and it was the first game I played that was more "hardcore" than Mario Kart. [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DeeJ What's the best game in your opinion - in terms of value/dollars ratio as opposed to raw quality - that came out this year? [/quote] I think the best value so far this year is Borderlands 2. But I think the title of "best value" will move to Halo 4 when it releases.

[quote]What do you think is missing from video games right now?[/quote] -The unexpected (can't receive wonderment from something you've already experienced) [quote]How and when did you first fall in love with Halo?[/quote] -I was in a supermarket in the UK. I saw a demo stand for the new Xbox with Halo running. I'd already had tons of fun with my Nintendo so me and my cousin decided to check it out. We were there for 2 hours investigating every single corner of the small slice of Halo that was the cartographer. I got my first Xbox with a copy of Halo, 3 months later for my birthday. (*sniff, memories) [quote]Which movie would you most like to play as a video game? (please submit your answer in the form of link to an iconic image from that movie)[/quote] -[url=http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110417091319/tron/images/c/c5/Tron_City01.jpg]Done with decency.[/url] [quote]Do you think the game community could be doing more to cut down on harassment or unsporting behavior in general?[/quote] -Probably, but I think it's slowly getting better each year anyway. The easier it is to kick someone, the faster people will change. [quote]If you could easily teach a thousand people one idea, what would it be?[/quote] -Evolution and it's odds. [quote]Is there one game (other than Halo) that you can point to that really hooked you and turned you into a gamer? What was it and why?[/quote] -Mario Kart 64. It's multi-player (however scripted) turned me into a rampaging competitive beast. I felt like winning at everything forever. [Edited on 09.19.2012 5:56 AM PDT]

[quote]The zombie apocalypse is upon us. Most of humanity has already fallen to the hordes of flesh-eaters. You have survived because of your ingenuity, cat-like reflexes, and dashing good looks. As you travel in search of food, you find a grizzled old man who offers to give you a powerful weapon. Now is your chance to make a difference in this battle against the undead. You can choose any one weapon, real or fictional. What do you choose and why?[/quote]The Iron Man suit. "But that's not a weapon!" I hear you cry. Well, the United States Government would disagree. No zombie will be able to bite through the powerful exoskeleton and the ability to fly away from danger and defend yourself is the perfect combination of assests. It boasts enough firepower to defend a small population too, so it's not all for my own survival. [quote]What do you think is missing from video games right now?[/quote]Adaptive gameplay that evolves to exploit your weaknesses and avoids your strengths, forcing you to improve until you're as good as you can be. [quote]Top Five MCs? (That stands for Master of Ceremonies, not Master Chief.)[/quote][url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otCpCn0l4Wo]MC Hammer. MC Hammer. MC Hammer. MC Hammer. MC Hammer.[/url] [quote]How and when did you first fall in love with Halo?[/quote]Back when I was around 11, my folks bought me an Xbox crystal and Halo, after I'd persuaded them to let me get it having seen an advertisement somewhere. I'd never played a shooter before, so wasn't sure what to expect. Needless to say, when I first encountered the aliens of the Covenant, I was immediately engrossed in the game. At that age, the Flood were REALLY scary, and I remember having to man up and play through the sections with the big scary monsters. Then came Halo 2, and I was still scared of the Flood. This made Quarantine Zone the last level I played until I was older and finally able to face the Flood. The multiplayer of Halo 2, which I first experienced in 2005, finally won me over. [quote]Which movie would you most like to play as a video game?[/quote][url=http://www.movie-roulette.com/photos_big/oceans-eleven-3-1.jpeg]We need a damn-good heist game, with planning, preparation and execution.[/url] [quote]What is the most memorable positive experience you had with a stranger while gaming online?[/quote]In recent memory it would be meeting a fella on the battlefield in... Battlefield, who ended up in my squad. We didn't talk at all at first, until I asked him what he was doing so far away from the action on Alborz Mountains. He simply replied "I'm looking for dinosaurs." Intrigued, I passed over him in a jet several times, trying to scare him. Eventually, I heard him yelp that he'd found something, so I pulled a turn and flew back over, bailing out and landing next to him. He'd found a T-Rex skull. For the rest of the game, we were running around making dinosaur noises, until we finally lost the match 0-254. Best match ever. [quote]What's the best game in your opinion - in terms of value/dollars ratio as opposed to raw quality - that came out this year?[/quote]Trials Evolution, without a doubt. [quote]Is there one game (other than Halo) that you can point to that really hooked you and turned you into a gamer? What was it and why?[/quote]It's a tie between Spyro the Dragon, Crash Bandicoot and Croc 2. As a child, these titles crafted my passion for games. The combination of puzzle-solving, open worlds, great gameplay and new ideas had my young mind hooked, much to my parents' dismay.

[quote][b]How and when did you first fall in love with Halo?[/b][/quote] I was around ten or eleven, it was about a month or so before Halo 2 came out. Anyway I went to a friends birthday party and we played Halo CE all night long. Was my first introduction to modern shooters. I had such an amazing time the next week I went out and bought the game. [quote][b]Which movie would you most like to play as a video game? (please submit your answer in the form of link to an iconic image from that movie)[/b][/quote] [url=http://www.allmoviephoto.com/photo/2005_serenity_wallpaper_002.html]I want the universe mostly[/url] [quote][b]Do you think the game community could be doing more to cut down on harassment or unsporting behavior in general?[/b][/quote] I want to say yes, but honestly can't think of anything at the moment. [quote][b]What's the best game in your opinion - in terms of value/dollars ratio as opposed to raw quality - that came out this year?[/b][/quote] Skyrim, I still haven't did everything in that game. [quote][b] If you could easily teach a thousand people one idea, what would it be?[/b][/quote] Respect for others. [quote][b]Is there one game (other than Halo) that you can point to that really hooked you and turned you into a gamer? What was it and why?[/b][/quote] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I was introduced to it when I was around 7 or so, can't point to any one reason why it hooked me though.

[i]Disclaimer: I did the best I could to answer these questions DeeJ. Sorry if some of them are long and my formatting is off. It's midnight here and I'm really tired. Btw I'm in a game development class in case anyone wants to know. Thanks for the offer.[/i] ~Deci [quote]Q: What do you think is missing from video games right now?[/quote] A: The passion, A lot of developers these days seem to only care about making money instead of a quality game for players to enjoy. Mainly quality is what's missing from video games. Publishers need to stop being so needy and greedy, they don't understand the time and skill it takes to make a quality game. [quote]Q: How and when did you first fall in love with Halo?[/quote] A: I played the Halo: Combat Evolved demo back in 2003 when I received my original Xbox on my 10th birthday. I fell in love with the game by the story and the core gameplay. Mainly what it was. It was something I've never really seen before and it was really a huge improvement to shooters. If it wasn't for Halo, I would have never bought and Xbox honestly and I probably would lost interest in games by now, Halo is what kept my interest. [quote]Q: Do you think the game community could be doing more to cut down on harassment or unsporting behavior in general?[/quote] A: Not really. People are going to do stupid things in this world that we live in. We have these types of people in our lives I'm sure. My advice is to [u]IGNORE[/u] most of these people online since it's easier, especially in the game community. If they ruin the game with unsporting conduct, you have the tools to block that player and avoid playing with him or her. Use those tools! If the player cheats, file a complaint. Honestly the game community (mainly on Xbox Live) has actually gotten worse and worse. Too many jerks online nowadays. It's hard to find friendly fun people today. [quote]Q: What is the most memorable positive experience you had with a stranger while gaming online?[/quote] A: Probably beating this one kid at a 1v1 in Halo 3. That was fun. [quote]Q: What's the best game in your opinion - in terms of value/dollars ratio as opposed to raw quality - that came out this year?[/quote] A: This year? Probably Syndicate. There really hasn't been much honestly. [quote]Q: If you could easily teach a thousand people one idea, what would it be?[/quote] A: Use Blue Fire! It's SUPER effective! [quote]Q: Is there one game (other than Halo) that you can point to that really hooked you and turned you into a gamer? What was it and why?[/quote] A: I think the game that really turned me into a gamer would really be either Spyro or Crash. Both of those games were fun. Perfect Dark is what got me into shooters when I would go to my friends house to play his Nintendo 64.

Must, not, be, 7th, page... Wait, have I grasped the point of this thread, correctly?

[quote]Do you think the game community could be doing more to cut down on harassment or unsporting behavior in general?[/quote] Probably a lot actually, at least the extreme forms of harassment and what not. Of course stuff like that has been involved in gaming since before Recon was a young'in. And I don't see it disappearing anytime soon. After all how can I make myself feel better without calling someone on the opposing team a sissy nilly willy hammer?

[quote]The zombie apocalypse is upon us. Most of humanity has already fallen to the hordes of flesh-eaters. You have survived because of your ingenuity, cat-like reflexes, and dashing good looks. As you travel in search of food, you find a grizzled old man who offers to give you a powerful weapon. Now is your chance to make a difference in this battle against the undead. You can choose any one weapon, real or fictional. What do you choose and why?[/quote] How is this even a question? Scarab gun is the only answer. [quote]What do you think is missing from video games right now?[/quote] Bungie. [quote]How and when did you first fall in love with Halo?[/quote] It came with the XBOX my dad brought home one day. At first I my mom didn't allow me to play, because I was only like 7 or whatever, but my dad insisted he needed help with Assault on the Control Room. Once I started playing, I was hooked, and still am. [quote]Which movie would you most like to play as a video game? (please submit your answer in the form of link to an [b]iconic image[/b] from that movie)[/quote][url=http://realotakugamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/inceptioncast.jpg]I have no idea what kind of game it would be, though.[/url] [quote]Do you think the game community could be doing more to cut down on harassment or unsporting behavior in general?[/quote] That sounds borderline of an accusation... [quote]Is there one game (other than Halo) that you can point to that really hooked you and turned you into a gamer? What was it and why?[/quote] No.

[quote]What do you think is missing from video games right now?[/quote] With the sales of Call of Duty I think a lot of people (marketing, publishers, ect.) are pushing for games they can sell as "Realistic Shooters" so in one word, innovation. [quote]How and when did you first fall in love with Halo?[/quote] Game: Halo 1. Level: Halo. [quote]Do you think the game community could be doing more to cut down on harassment or unsporting behavior in general?[/quote] This is easy, people need to drop their egos and just mute/block people and people will eventually stop. [quote]What's the best game in your opinion - in terms of value/dollars ratio as opposed to raw quality - that came out this year?[/quote] I'll answer with the rest of the masses. Couter Strike:GO or Minecraft: Xbox Edition [quote]Is there one game (other than Halo) that you can point to that really hooked you and turned you into a gamer? What was it and why?[/quote] Mortal Kombat 3 because of the built in combo strings.

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DeeJ What do you think is missing from video games right now? [/quote] I serious lack of innovation. Every game I see now is just another modern shooter; gets very tiring, which just hurdles me back to playing good single player games. [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DeeJ How and when did you first fall in love with Halo? [/quote] When I was like seven or eight I would go over to my friends house every day after school and play Legendary with him and his step-dad. Yep, I came out of the womb playing Legendary... like a boss. [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DeeJ Do you think the game community could be doing more to cut down on harassment or unsporting behavior in general? [/quote] I think there's always more that could be done, but never will be done because of the incompetence of people in masses. [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DeeJ What is the most memorable positive experience you had with a stranger while gaming online? [/quote] When I'm fueled by rage after either pwning some noobs or just completely getting pooped on, and I just go on a complete -blam!--talk frenzy only to find out the person I insulted with mother jokes is the coolest dude I've ever met. It gives me hope... :'( [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DeeJ What's the best game in your opinion - in terms of value/dollars ratio as opposed to raw quality - that came out this year? [/quote] I haven't bought a single release this year except for Borderlands 2, which would be pretty biased if I gave it a pre-mature review... (but yeah, totally the best value I've seen all year!). [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DeeJ Is there one game (other than Halo) that you can point to that really hooked you and turned you into a gamer? What was it and why?[/quote] I've always respected games for innovation, even the real crappy or old ones. That being said, playing GTA as a toddler was one of the best experiences of my life, just ask my parents. [Edited on 09.18.2012 10:37 PM PDT]

[quote]Is there one game (other than Halo) that you can point to that really hooked you and turned you into a gamer? What was it and why?[/quote] It may sound silly, but Tetris. It has a very simple concept that is hard to master. Being very addictive doesn't hurt.

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DeeJ What do you think is missing from video games right now?[/quote] A sense of drive and motivation. I suppose this next part is the part where you ignore me, but I feel like writing it anyway. When I look at the vast majority of times I've gotten disinterested with video games, it's not necessarily because the game play has become boring or the story is lackluster. Even though I know that I'm making progress, it doesn't feel like my actions aren't concretely related to that progress. If I had to guess why, it's because the plot has either been set up specifically to allow me to take my merry time, or the conflict that drives the story is vague to the point that my actions feel as though they have little meaning. I suppose this is a little bit vague, so I suppose I should give some examples. In the first [b]Mass Effect[/b], the initial driving question is "why did Saren and the Geth attack eden prime?" With in an hour or two, the game then explicitly tell the player that Saren wants to "bring back the Reapers." Without missing a beat, the game then more or less tells the players what the Reapers are. The entire rest of the game is then spent dealing with the threats that the game never bothers building up. Oh dear, there is a bunch of Krogan being created? Big whoop, I've been fighting them for the better part of the game. The rachni are being brought back to life? So what, I had to mow down several of them before learning what a threat they are. It's all just a bunch of problems that the games makes a big deal out of in an abstract sense, but never gives a mechanically relevant reason for the player to care. The reason is that none of it visibly changes the status quo and none of it can be concretely shown to help resolve the initial conflict. In [b]Red Dead Redemption[/b], pretty much all of the first half of the game is spent doing a ton of meandering tasks to prepare for an assault that only seems like a big deal because your character gets harmed in a cut scene. The game literally has your character spend the better part of twelve hours mowing down countless individuals left and right, yet the player has to go out of their way to acquire all sorts of help from annoying supporting characters because the game arbitrarily says that the fort can't be taken until an arbitrary number of preparations have been taken. In [b]Fallout New Vegas[/b], the player is given a fairly compelling task to find out who shot them and why, but the questions are both answered fairly quickly. Once the player finishes their first goal, there are no more open ended questions and the rest of the game is comprised of self contained side quests that all contribute in some vague way to the outcome a battle that lets the player take their time. I suppose it's more conducive to letting the player simply explore the first time through, but it makes the game start to drag on. In [b]Halo: Reach[/b], the game is pretty good about presenting a number of small problems to be solved that sound good on paper, but the overall importance of them seems miniscule. Everything that does seem important is a forgone conclusion and most of the panicky situations (such as saving the passenger vehicle are too spontaneous and too quickly resolved to create long term drive. Where exactly am I supposed to emotionally invest myself? All of my personal victories are meaningless. None of my fellow Spartans survive because of my actions. Delivering Cortana to Keyes takes place over a single level and there is absolutely no uncertainty of how the situation ends. Contrast this with what made the first (and at times, the second) Halo so great. Lore aside, Halo's story is fairly simple, but it's filled with tons of long term, short term, and intermediate goals that all have a very understandable purpose. I know that I have to get off the ship because I'll die if I don't. I know that I have to gather up survivors because they'll die if I don't. I know that I have to rescue the captain because everyone on Halo will likely die if I don't. I know that I have to find the Silent Cartographer because I need to find the Control room. I know I need to find the control room because my enemies will have a dangerous new weapon if I don't. I could go on, but I think the point is clear: My actions need to feel like they have weight and I need to know why my actions matter. Without this feeling, I have no reason to feel engaged. I suppose this might be considered unsophisticated, but unlike books, movies, or tv, I can't be told that I care, I have to be made to care. Not enough video games have been doing this lately. [Edited on 09.18.2012 10:07 PM PDT]

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DeeJ What do you think is missing from video games right now? [/quote] Bungie's insane creativity and Marty's Kick-ass Music.

[quote]What is the most memorable positive experience you had with a stranger while gaming online?[/quote] Met this hot chick. Had xboxlive sex. jks Anyway. Got destroyed by some guy in Team Slayer. Sent him a message saying Damn you are good! He said Thanks, I said, Can I search with you(since we were both searching alone) He said yeah sure :) We are now mates In real life(both for the same city) And we always play together now and hang out :) Good times!

Yus! I'm going to edit this post later.

[quote]The zombie apocalypse is upon us. Most of humanity has already fallen to the hordes of flesh-eaters. You have survived because of your ingenuity, cat-like reflexes, and dashing good looks. As you travel in search of food, you find a grizzled old man who offers to give you a powerful weapon. Now is your chance to make a difference in this battle against the undead. You can choose any one weapon, real or fictional. What do you choose and why?[/quote]Alien Alien disintegrator from Fallout 3. Big clip, and easy to reload. [quote]What do you think is missing from video games right now?[/quote]Originality, that is why i am excited for Dishonored and Destiny. It has originality and not just a sequel. [quote]How and when did you first fall in love with Halo?[/quote]The second one. Playing Co-op with my bro was the best. [quote]Which movie would you most like to play as a video game? (please submit your answer in the form of link to an [b]iconic image[/b] from that movie)[/quote][url=http://content.internetvideoarchive.com/content/photos/1414/05940938_.jpg]Taken[/url] [quote]Do you think the game community could be doing more to cut down on harassment or unsporting behavior in general?[/quote]No. In this kind of environmental people will always be dicks. The only thing you can do is catch them fast. [quote]What is the most memorable positive experience you had with a stranger while gaming online?[/quote]A game night with the group Chapter on here. [quote]What's the best game in your opinion - in terms of value/dollars ratio as opposed to raw quality - that came out this year?[/quote]Mass Effect 3 cause it is the only game I have gotten this year. [quote]If you could easily teach a thousand people one idea, what would it be?[/quote]Understanding. [quote]Is there one game (other than Halo) that you can point to that really hooked you and turned you into a gamer? What was it and why?[/quote] Kotor 2. The first game that kept me up all night playing.

Dinosaurs, they fit every genre. Racing, FPS, RPG, puzzles, platforming, horror, you name it. [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DeeJ What do you think is missing from video games right now? [/quote] [Edited on 09.18.2012 8:53 PM PDT]

[quote] Is there one game (other than Halo) that you can point to that really hooked you and turned you into a gamer? What was it and why? [/quote]The Mass Effect series. Mass Effect really "spoke to me" as a gamer and artist. The overall story and music was emotional and breathtaking, which really sucked me into the universe. I chose Shepards path from start to finish, and really "bonded" with the characters as I learned there story's throughout the series.

[quote] The zombie apocalypse is upon us. Most of humanity has already fallen to the hordes of flesh-eaters. You have survived because of your ingenuity, cat-like reflexes, and dashing good looks. As you travel in search of food, you find a grizzled old man who offers to give you a powerful weapon. Now is your chance to make a difference in this battle against the undead. You can choose any one weapon, real or fictional. What do you choose and why? [/quote] I choose that orbital lazer thing from the justice leauge unlimited. Then i could save humanity, and be almost as cool as Kim-jong Un!

wow.. a whole lot of really good insights and replies here.