roushimsx

" http://www.giantbomb.com/duke-nukem-3d/61-3407/releases/   The Nintendo 64 release should be deleted. Duke Nukem 64 already has its own page and differs from the PC version by a lot.   EDIT: A question: Does a digital release count as a release? Like gog.com or steam? "

" @Halberdierv2:
 Now, as for your hasty creation of the page, don't do that in the future. As Hamz said, wait for an official response (staff or moderator) before you act. "

" @roushimsx: Actually that page shouldn't really be in the database at all because there's already a page for the game here. "

" Fine, then I'm going to make an American Villains page, brb. "

Upscaling over component -> Always
Upscaling over HDMI -> only if the small amount of latency it induces doesn't bother you.

Smoothing on PS1 games -> Mostly a waste of time
Smoothing on PS2 games -> Sometimes a slight improvement

I love how clean and crisp PS1/PS2 games look on the PS3, but I know a lot of people can't stand seeing something so obnoxiously low resolution that they're used to seeing blurred and obscured by analog noise and low dot pitch CRT screens. It all comes down to personal preference.

Too many WW2 games set in Europe, not enough set in the Pacific.

It doesn't help that major series like Call of Duty rarely even try to infuse any sort of storyline and instead degenerate into replicating scenes from major movies/tv shows. One of my few gripes with World at War was that they took a promising introduction that followed the style of Modern Warfare's storytelling and then pissed it away by shoving in a bunch of Russian missions that felt completely out of place.

For as weak as a majority of the Medal of Honor games are, at least they try to put some sort of story in there. Granted, it's generally threadbare and the games themselves are questionable more often than not, every now and then there's a nice diamond like Pacific Assault (!) or Spearhead. Shame Rising Sun sucked, because its opening level was absolutely tits. Hell, I directly blame the anti-WWII movement to the overall lackluster quality of the Medal of Honor series. Frontline, Breakthrough, Rising Sun, European Assault and Airborne? That's quite a string of weak games for such a majorly promoted series. Garbage like Call of Duty: Finest Hour doesn't help things at all, either.

There's some really nice WWII games that get little exposure, too. Deadly Dozen and Hidden & Dangerous were both absolutely fantastic series well worth turning up in the bargain bins. Ever play The Outfit? Many other sci fi games are little more than WWII games with a fresh coat of paint. The easiest example is Killzone, which is a schizophrenic mix of WWI/WWII/Korea/Vietnam all in one title, though if you pay attention, you'll find quite a few other games with obvious WWII influences. Remember the assault map "Overlord" in Unreal Tournament? Guess the WWII-themed movie that directly inspired that one.

Open world allows you to roam around and explore a large area. Even something like Headhunter on PS2/Dreamcast could be considered an "open world" game.

Sandbox games seem to be defined by games that are "open world" while having "asshole physics" (or emergent gameplay. whatever). Crackdown, GTA San Andreas, Oblivion, etc.

Woops, I misspelled Star Wars: Episode I - Racer

Trying to dig up my instruction manual to confirm a proper name for the games anyway. It looks like the games should be called "Star Wars: Episode I Racer" (according to this press release anyway).

Confirm/Deny?

(for fun, read how many different ways they spell the game title throughout the press release)