Posts: 25314
Threads: 239
Joined: August 26, 2010
Reputation:
156
RE: Real Life GoldenEye 64
September 4, 2012 at 6:54 pm
(This post was last modified: September 4, 2012 at 6:54 pm by Cyberman.)
Rather than using the metaphor of the father of all FPS games, how about GoldenEye as their Messiah? All FPS's before then were only forerunners; GE64 changed the landscape completely. Just about every FPS to follow was compared to it.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
Posts: 30974
Threads: 204
Joined: July 19, 2011
Reputation:
141
RE: Real Life GoldenEye 64
September 4, 2012 at 7:13 pm
(September 4, 2012 at 6:50 pm)RaphielDrake Wrote: I agree but that still means you played the ones that came before but when you saw Goldeneye with all the hype it had you went "Nah, I'm good."
No. I went "I don't own a console." Honestly, I didn't follow the console scene at all. I bought a N64 around 1999, prior to that, the last console I owned was.... the Atari 2600, circa 1978. I shit you not.
(September 4, 2012 at 6:50 pm)RaphielDrake Wrote: The modern day equivalent would of been having never of played Halo. Now, its not the best game but the fact remains if you haven't played it at least once you're probably one of the Fritzle children.
I've never played Halo. Really. Honestly, I lost most interest in FPS games with Q3A, and console-only titles never interested me.
Posts: 25314
Threads: 239
Joined: August 26, 2010
Reputation:
156
RE: Real Life GoldenEye 64
September 4, 2012 at 7:25 pm
I played Halo, enjoyed it a lot; particularly the co-op mode and all the little features such as a personal flashlight for lighting up those forbidding ducts. Lost track of the sequels, mainly because I never got an Xbox 360 to play them on. My nephew Chris, who lives over here with my parents (where the internet lives) has such a machine and I have used it. I just never really got into it the way I did with the N64, Xbox and of course all the consoles predating them.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
Posts: 3160
Threads: 56
Joined: February 14, 2012
Reputation:
39
RE: Real Life GoldenEye 64
September 4, 2012 at 7:26 pm
(This post was last modified: September 4, 2012 at 7:27 pm by Reforged.)
(September 4, 2012 at 7:13 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: (September 4, 2012 at 6:50 pm)RaphielDrake Wrote: I agree but that still means you played the ones that came before but when you saw Goldeneye with all the hype it had you went "Nah, I'm good."
No. I went "I don't own a console." Honestly, I didn't follow the console scene at all. I bought a N64 around 1999, prior to that, the last console I owned was.... the Atari 2600, circa 1978. I shit you not.
(September 4, 2012 at 6:50 pm)RaphielDrake Wrote: The modern day equivalent would of been having never of played Halo. Now, its not the best game but the fact remains if you haven't played it at least once you're probably one of the Fritzle children.
I've never played Halo. Really. Honestly, I lost most interest in FPS games with Q3A, and console-only titles never interested me.
... the world doesn't make sense anymore.
I need to go lie down with a cold flannel on my head.
"That is not dead which can eternal lie and with strange aeons even death may die."
- Abdul Alhazred.
Posts: 5652
Threads: 133
Joined: May 10, 2011
Reputation:
69
RE: Real Life GoldenEye 64
September 4, 2012 at 7:27 pm
Halo is pretty good, nothing mind blowing, but still a really fun game series.
Posts: 30974
Threads: 204
Joined: July 19, 2011
Reputation:
141
RE: Real Life GoldenEye 64
September 4, 2012 at 7:36 pm
(September 4, 2012 at 7:26 pm)RaphielDrake Wrote: ... the world doesn't make sense anymore.
I need to go lie down with a cold flannel on my head.
I recommend drinking heavily.
Posts: 67192
Threads: 140
Joined: June 28, 2011
Reputation:
162
RE: Real Life GoldenEye 64
September 4, 2012 at 7:52 pm
I second the recommendation above..and further..as soon as the world starts making too much sense....it becomes even more important to resort to drowning one's self in strong drink.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
Posts: 761
Threads: 18
Joined: February 13, 2012
Reputation:
16
RE: Real Life GoldenEye 64
September 6, 2012 at 9:20 am
(September 3, 2012 at 6:27 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Aha - proof positive that no-one (or at least, no-one above me in this thread) follows the "Post Funny Videos" thread. Gotcha!
Hm. I'm a little shaken... but not stirred.
|
