John Carmack "not all that excited" by next-gen hardware

Re:John Carmack "not all that excited" by next-gen hardware by gouranga on Sunday June 24, 2012 @05:04PM (#4154250)

Depends if you like hats :)

I don't :(

Actually I was a little disappointed by all the upselling when they made it free to play on Steam.

UT was "buy CD for 20 quid" and then waste 4 years of my life (and many vodka and dominos soaked attendances as Multiplay i-series events in the UK).

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Re:John Carmack "not all that excited" by next-gen hardware by frou_dh on Sunday June 24, 2012 @05:53PM (#4154338)

The UT and Q3A days were a classic time for competitive PC gaming! I loved them both but Q3 (specifically duelling) had an extra touch of class in my eyes.

TF2 is a weird one. I think it's undoubtedly a 10/10 game, but all the evolution since release has made the experience a bit "bloated", to use a normal software term. It's almost as if the game has had too much support for its own good.

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Re:John Carmack "not all that excited" by next-gen hardware by OmegaHN on Sunday June 24, 2012 @08:23PM (#4154617)

I can see where you are coming from, but those extra stuff does add depth to the game once you learn all the new weapons. Granted, this is coming from somebody who plays a lot of TF2, but the "too many options" problem goes away certainly after 30 hours of playing, and often much less.

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