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gamercfc · 08-09-2011, 23:57

Ugh god, I was just going through some various forums for different games and I started to flip. Because I am getting pretty sick of the people who say a video game is horrible...because it isn't "realistic". . . .

As the title suggests, how f*cking realistic does a game need to be to fit you're definition of "realistic" ??? Honestly like??..

People who insult Battlefield and give the idle reason of it being "not realistic". (usually giving excuses like the snipers suck or you can't prone or lean or whatever) Okay, do you want the developers to fly you to the Middle-East, stick a heads up display around you're goggles and tell you to go capture some flags?? Is that realistic enough for you??? Hey, you get to do all the crawling and leaning you want at least!

Then there's the Forza vs. Gran Turismo crowd who say one is better than the other because the bad one isn't realistic enough. Go out and drive your car along the M9 then if it isn't realistic enough for you.

I can tolerate one who plays a game, then says it's not very realistic, but plays it anyway because he enjoys the game for what it is. But I can't grasp why some people actually refuse to even look at a game let alone play or buy it because it's "not realistic enough". Last time I checked, these were Video Games. They aren't real events happening within the game. I don't think any game is supposed to be realistic.

Rant over, i feel better now

ríomhaire · 09-09-2011, 00:05

They're just all jealous because they know Team Fortress 2 is the best game ever.

gamercfc · 09-09-2011, 00:06

lol LIKE

Samich · 09-09-2011, 00:11

Hmmm play GTA on a ps2 then play a GTA on a 3rd gen console, which would you rather play? The latter as it's more realistic

*Sarky* · 09-09-2011, 00:15

I found the first GTA more fun actually. Gouranga! Kill Frenzy!

Which would you rather play? Freespace 2 or MS Flight Simulator?

deathrider · 09-09-2011, 00:16

This is something that really grinds my gears too. I can't imagine it was always this way. People in the 80's didn't avoid Mario games because he didn't get a headache from hitting blocks (I know he punchs them, but back then, we were unsure). Fantasy is what draws me to video games. Doing the extreme, the incredible, and the completely unrealistic is where most of the fun lies. Hell, even if I play racing games, I go for the Need For Speed/ Burnout types, instead of something that feels real. If I wanted realism, I'd probably play flight sim games because they are so close to the real thing. But that's not what I want. That's why I love games like God Of War, Mortal Kombat, Devil May Cry, Bayonetta, and why I'm looking forward to Lollipop Chainsaw so much.
Give me the ridiculous!

ríomhaire · 09-09-2011, 00:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samich

GTA on a 3rd gen console

I didn't know GTA was on the Sega Master System!

deathrider · 09-09-2011, 00:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samich

Hmmm play GTA on a ps2 then play a GTA on a 3rd gen console, which would you rather play? The latter as it's more realistic

I'd rather the PS2 GTA games, as they were more fun.

Samich · 09-09-2011, 00:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sarky

I found the first GTA more fun actually. Gouranga! Kill Frenzy!

Which would you rather play? Freespace 2 or MS Flight Simulator?

There's a difference between fun and realistic

dreamers75 · 09-09-2011, 00:19

Game is a game, dont really care what it looks like.

*Sarky* · 09-09-2011, 00:21

Exactly my point. GTA got much more boring the more realism was pumped into it.

There's a certain satisfaction to be had from military or flight simulators. I understand people enjoy train simlators.

But I'd prefer the games where you play a man dressed up as a bat beating up 50 people at once, or where you wake up in a morgue and the first person to talk to you is a disembodied floating skull.

**marco_polo** · 09-09-2011, 00:30

Simples

It matters when ...

The game you prefer is widely considered to be more realistic than its competitor.

It doesn't matter when ...

The game you prefer is widely considered to be less realistic than its competitor.

DarkJager · 09-09-2011, 00:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sarky

Exactly my point. GTA got much more boring the more realism was pumped into it.

There's a certain satisfaction to be had from military or flight simulators. I understand people enjoy train simlators.

But I'd prefer the games where you play a man dressed up as a bat beating up 50 people at once, or where you wake up in a morgue and the first person to talk to you is a disembodied floating skull.

.

That's very realistic, happens every weekend in the Limerick Regional Hospital!!

marko93 · 09-09-2011, 01:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamercfc

lol LIKE

You're as bad as those cúnts who complain over "realism"
Or even worse than the people who just write "this" under a rant

>_>

tonydude · 09-09-2011, 01:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samich

Hmmm play GTA on a ps2 then play a GTA on a 3rd gen console, which would you rather play? The latter as it's more realistic

Vice city any day

08-09-2011, 23:57	#1
gamercfc Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tramore, Co. Waterford Posts: 617 Adverts \| Friends	Just exactly HOW realistic do you want it to be?!! (Rant) Ugh god, I was just going through some various forums for different games and I started to flip. Because I am getting pretty sick of the people who say a video game is horrible...because it isn't "realistic". . . . As the title suggests, how f*cking realistic does a game need to be to fit you're definition of "realistic" ??? Honestly like??.. People who insult Battlefield and give the idle reason of it being "not realistic". (usually giving excuses like the snipers suck or you can't prone or lean or whatever) Okay, do you want the developers to fly you to the Middle-East, stick a heads up display around you're goggles and tell you to go capture some flags?? Is that realistic enough for you??? Hey, you get to do all the crawling and leaning you want at least! Then there's the Forza vs. Gran Turismo crowd who say one is better than the other because the bad one isn't realistic enough. Go out and drive your car along the M9 then if it isn't realistic enough for you. I can tolerate one who plays a game, then says it's not very realistic, but plays it anyway because he enjoys the game for what it is. But I can't grasp why some people actually refuse to even look at a game let alone play or buy it because it's "not realistic enough". Last time I checked, these were Video Games. They aren't real events happening within the game. I don't think any game is supposed to be realistic. Rant over, i feel better now

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09-09-2011, 00:05	#2
ríomhaire Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 438 Adverts \| Friends	They're just all jealous because they know Team Fortress 2 is the best game ever.

09-09-2011, 00:06	#3
gamercfc Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tramore, Co. Waterford Posts: 617 Adverts \| Friends	lol LIKE

09-09-2011, 00:11	#4
Samich Closed Account Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 5,802 Adverts \| Friends	Hmmm play GTA on a ps2 then play a GTA on a 3rd gen console, which would you rather play? The latter as it's more realistic

09-09-2011, 00:15	#5
Sarky Herpivore Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Fort Kickass Posts: 19,126 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Ask Doctor Demento, Esoteric Order of Dagon, Legends of the Boards, The Cuckoo's Nest	I found the first GTA more fun actually. Gouranga! Kill Frenzy! Which would you rather play? Freespace 2 or MS Flight Simulator?

09-09-2011, 00:16	#6
deathrider Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Galway Posts: 2,875 Adverts \| Friends	This is something that really grinds my gears too. I can't imagine it was always this way. People in the 80's didn't avoid Mario games because he didn't get a headache from hitting blocks (I know he punchs them, but back then, we were unsure). Fantasy is what draws me to video games. Doing the extreme, the incredible, and the completely unrealistic is where most of the fun lies. Hell, even if I play racing games, I go for the Need For Speed/ Burnout types, instead of something that feels real. If I wanted realism, I'd probably play flight sim games because they are so close to the real thing. But that's not what I want. That's why I love games like God Of War, Mortal Kombat, Devil May Cry, Bayonetta, and why I'm looking forward to Lollipop Chainsaw so much. Give me the ridiculous!

09-09-2011, 00:19	#10
dreamers75 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: house Posts: 10,341 Adverts \| Friends	Game is a game, dont really care what it looks like.

09-09-2011, 00:21	#11
Sarky Herpivore Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Fort Kickass Posts: 19,126 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Ask Doctor Demento, Esoteric Order of Dagon, Legends of the Boards, The Cuckoo's Nest	Exactly my point. GTA got much more boring the more realism was pumped into it. There's a certain satisfaction to be had from military or flight simulators. I understand people enjoy train simlators. But I'd prefer the games where you play a man dressed up as a bat beating up 50 people at once, or where you wake up in a morgue and the first person to talk to you is a disembodied floating skull.

09-09-2011, 00:30	#12
marco_polo Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Dublin (Clare) Posts: 7,856 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Palaeontology	Simples It matters when ... The game you prefer is widely considered to be more realistic than its competitor. It doesn't matter when ... The game you prefer is widely considered to be less realistic than its competitor.