The 6 Most Ominous Trends in Video Games

[Pulsar_t]

I'm no stranger to art-house cinema, but with games budget is a critical factor. Still, some indie games can be rather fascinating.

[o.pwuaioc]

But that's why there's indie/art house movies, and same with music and games, in order to rescue us from corporate blandness. Now if only there were an indie console to play indie games on...

I hear there's this thing, called the PC, where anyone can program for without having to pay licensing fees.[/quote]
Thus the



Not just precompiled games, but also flash games, too. I know a lot of "gamers" don't like casual games, but I think some really rock, like Canabalt, Robot Unicorn Attack, Amorphous+, not to mention the many various mildly entertaining games on Kongregate, Addicting Games, or other flash gaming sites.

[MidnightRider]

I know a lot of "gamers" don't like casual games

What do they think this hobby started with, Roleplaying?

[MrPopo]

I know a lot of "gamers" don't like casual games

What do they think this hobby started with, Roleplaying?

Spacewar! A game deemed too complex and so next they did Pong.

[NeverGoBak]

Thus the



Not just precompiled games, but also flash games, too. I know a lot of "gamers" don't like casual games, but I think some really rock, like Canabalt, Robot Unicorn Attack, Amorphous+, not to mention the many various mildly entertaining games on Kongregate, Addicting Games, or other flash gaming sites.

Oh Nitrome~
I love that site, great stuff. As long as I can still use a joypad, I'm up for PC gaming. I know this may sound ridiculous to some, but I can't stand controlling games with a keyboard for the most part, it just feels plain unnatural.

[o.pwuaioc]

I know this may sound ridiculous to some, but I can't stand controlling games with a keyboard for the most part, it just feels plain unnatural.

I'm right there with you on that. I *hate* keyboard. Hell, when I played Tomb Raider: Guardian of Light on Steam, I preferred my N64 controller over the keyboard. If I have to use a keyboard, I will, but for most of the games I download and play on my laptop, I only use a controller. I'd play a lot less games if I didn't have these USB adapters for SNES, Playstation, and N64.

[MrPopo]

I know this may sound ridiculous to some, but I can't stand controlling games with a keyboard for the most part, it just feels plain unnatural.

I'm right there with you on that. I *hate* keyboard. Hell, when I played Tomb Raider: Guardian of Light on Steam, I preferred my N64 controller over the keyboard. If I have to use a keyboard, I will, but for most of the games I download and play on my laptop, I only use a controller. I'd play a lot less games if I didn't have these USB adapters for SNES, Playstation, and N64.

You two are both insane.

[brunoafh]

I don't mind using a keyboard, but that's more than likely because I was pretty much raised by pc gaming in the late 80s/early 90s.

[o.pwuaioc]

I don't mind using a keyboard, but that's more than likely because I was pretty much raised by pc gaming in the late 80s/early 90s.

Was great for point and click adventure games. Otherwise I was a console kid.

[Xeogred]

I'm kind of backwards, lol. I was into emulation way before the days of USB and never had joysticks or anything, so I grew up emulating a ton of games playing them with the keyboard. I think I even mastered it enough to do speedruns on Super Metroid for awhile.

Nowadays though I prefer to do 99% of my emulation with controllers, usually I stick to a PS2 controller with one of my adapters, or sometimes my wired 360 controller. This has also taught me to grow out of save stating, seriously, I was an addict and now I almost outright refuse to use them entirely.

I also grew up with consoles too... but uh, I don't even know where I'm going with this. I have my preferences but can do both. It's just like my argument against people taking sides for FPS's or whatnot, for me it's not the control/setup that matters, it's the game itself and the "feel". Entirely subjective, but for instance Halo feels better to me on a controller, and Half-Life 1-2 feel better on the keyboard/mouse, etc.