04-27-2008, 10:40 AM
Haven't done a review in a while, but I played two pretty fun games. Devil May Cry 4 and Army of Two. In short, both are fun. Devil May Cry is fun for mindless mob killing, Army of Two is really fun if you have another person to play with you. It's a lot like Gears of War but a LOT harder and with a slightly tweaked "aggro" system. You get some badass guns too and you can customize them with money you get from completing mercenary missions.
On a bigger note, GTA IV comes out Tuesday morning at 12:00AM. I've had my preorder for months... this game looks absolutely unreal. IGN gave it a 10 (which is rare) and it has a new physics / AI system called Euphoria that is going to make it super lifelike and unpredictable.
"Euphoria is a real-time simulation of humans. It uses the console's processing power to simulate the human body, muscles and -- most importantly -- motor nervous system. Previously, games have been based on pre-canned animation, stored on disc and played back at more-or-less appropriate times in the game. This meant that you could only see what's already been pre-produced, A game could never be truly surprising and interactive.
Euphoria isn't based on canned animations, but generates human movements live, as the game unfolds. This changes everything. Now, you never know exactly what's going to happen -- it's not pre-animated. Games can be truly surprising and unique. In addition, all characters are truly interactive. GTA4 is the first game to exploit this -- it completely opens up gameplay.
Euphoria is the brain and muscles behind our "ragdolls," so that instead of being limp articulated bodies that can only simulate unconscious pedestrians, we can simulate intelligent AI responses while the peds are involved in physical situations."
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On a bigger note, GTA IV comes out Tuesday morning at 12:00AM. I've had my preorder for months... this game looks absolutely unreal. IGN gave it a 10 (which is rare) and it has a new physics / AI system called Euphoria that is going to make it super lifelike and unpredictable.
"Euphoria is a real-time simulation of humans. It uses the console's processing power to simulate the human body, muscles and -- most importantly -- motor nervous system. Previously, games have been based on pre-canned animation, stored on disc and played back at more-or-less appropriate times in the game. This meant that you could only see what's already been pre-produced, A game could never be truly surprising and interactive.
Euphoria isn't based on canned animations, but generates human movements live, as the game unfolds. This changes everything. Now, you never know exactly what's going to happen -- it's not pre-animated. Games can be truly surprising and unique. In addition, all characters are truly interactive. GTA4 is the first game to exploit this -- it completely opens up gameplay.
Euphoria is the brain and muscles behind our "ragdolls," so that instead of being limp articulated bodies that can only simulate unconscious pedestrians, we can simulate intelligent AI responses while the peds are involved in physical situations."
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Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks