Path: ...!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-2.nntp.ord.giganews.com!news.giganews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:28:21 +0000 From: Rin Stowleigh Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Subject: Re: CRAP Poll: Does The Tech Still Impress? Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 06:28:20 -0400 Message-ID: References: X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 4.0/32.1071 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 35 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com X-Trace: sv3-jcxoGWLGMZ9YOr16KoFUKxpSnrPY5crkjGbGgwvF627C6bZOcWpGWsgvXSKeDsWfdiiJTiG/npOLg0r!ATSabCC7AMBLVHOuuOn+PpLOQsg6y1W9qJIyG+ksMfIrwJ88CXaOsgl87Ci/8YpZJxY8 X-Complaints-To: abuse@giganews.com X-DMCA-Notifications: http://www.giganews.com/info/dmca.html X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Bytes: 2632 On Tue, 25 Jun 2024 06:20:04 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote: >Rin Stowleigh wrote at 10:16 this Monday (GMT): >> On Sun, 23 Jun 2024 16:09:24 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson >> wrote: >> >>>Does the technology in games impress you anymore? >> >> By and large, it hasn't impressed me in a long time, because in >> general technology matured (by that I mean a number of factors seemed >> to plateau, such as GPU speeds, 3D modeling technology, game design >> creativity etc) compared to the rapid progress being made in the 90's >> for example. >> >> One standout title that is impressive visually (graphics/physics) and >> in many ways does feel "next level" is a game called Bodycam. A >> tactical multiplayer shooter based on Unreal Engine 5 where the >> players view is from the perspective of a body cam: >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-YGXZHNDOo >> >> But it does feel 50% tech demo and 50% actual game. > > >That sounds like it would give me a headache. Tactical shooters aren't really meant to provide relaxation or comfort. When done right, they tend to appeal to gamers that enjoy a particular sort of immersive tension, tactics, competitive teamwork and realism. Unfortunately this isn't really a teamwork game (at least not in its current form), but they certainly got the immersive tension and realism right.