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Re: Fallout: New Vegas "Mocking JRPGs" Advertiseme
But really, we don't want to derail this thread in yet another VATS discussion, do we? I much prefer to keep getting delighted with the fine irony of this ad:
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As sarfa has said, I was referring to VATS, a major characteristic of their game that turns out to be a very good exemple of an argument used to criticize the competition in their ads. There's is the irony.frosty_theaussie said:That's the point of the ad.
Looks like there's been a confusion. As I was referring to VATS in the post you quoted, it looked like you were comparing it to the original Fallout's turn-based combat; but now I can see that you thought I was referring to the general mechanics of JRPG's turn-based combat when I was quoting the "games becoming something that you watch" bit, which is not case nor the intention of the advertisement, which is obviously referring to the extensive presence of cutscenes and general linearity in games.PaladinHeart said:I never mentioned Fallout 3 and/or VATS. I was talking about JRPGS.Reconite said:Technically speaking, that's not true at all.
The point most people don't seem to get when comparing targeted shots to V.A.T.S. is that one is turn-based, and the other is a cheat system which lets you continue playing straight after taking your "turn".
Oh, but when the gameplay is that of a FPS, being able to do so is indeed watching the game playing by itself. The gameplay style is what matters in this regard: nobody gets surprised when a player's unit in a RTS game fights automatically against an enemy, but they surely would if that happened to their character in a fighting game.PaladinHeart said:But hey, let's just lump it all together, shall we? It's all targeted, and every every click is you telling your character what to do, rather than you doing it in real time (like any run-of-the-mill FPS).
But really, we don't want to derail this thread in yet another VATS discussion, do we? I much prefer to keep getting delighted with the fine irony of this ad:
Liberty Prime anyone?Jap advertisement said:"A game where you just follow the scenario is like living life on rails."
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