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[quote name='corrosivefrost']How do you know Q&A didn't do their job?
You can't press start and use any controller other than "controller 1" to play the game. :lol:[/QUOTE]


I can tell you that QA does their job. It's the suits above everyone else making the hard decisions, "How much money can I not spend on these fucks so that I can make it my bonus?"

Money is spent in QA, poor time management and "stat" guys ruin good things.
 
[quote name='j-cart']I can tell you that QA does their job. It's the suits above everyone else making the hard decisions, "How much money can I not spend on these fucks so that I can make it my bonus?"

Money is spent in QA, poor time management and "stat" guys ruin good things.[/QUOTE]

I work in QA. Software test, just not for video games.

If I was working on QA for a game, one of the first things I'd test is "what happens if I have the controller plugged in to port 2"?

Hell, the game Inindo: Way of the Ninja for SNES wouldn't work if you had the Super Scope 6 sensor plugged in.

Someone on the Q&A team should be responsible for these 1-off tests by now; they don't require a ton of bandwidth.
 
So, my son wanted to restrict some of the games on the PS3 so that some of his younger friends don't accidentally play them. After playing around with them, PS3's parental controls fucking suck. Really? A global setting that affects all accounts, and a level system that doesn't make much sense?
 
[quote name='corrosivefrost']I work in QA. Software test, just not for video games.

If I was working on QA for a game, one of the first things I'd test is "what happens if I have the controller plugged in to port 2"?

Hell, the game Inindo: Way of the Ninja for SNES wouldn't work if you had the Super Scope 6 sensor plugged in.

Someone on the Q&A team should be responsible for these 1-off tests by now; they don't require a ton of bandwidth.[/QUOTE]


Now that is a console issue, so take that up with Sony or M$ :D

They like to take large sums of cash to let bugs slide, seriously they do.
 
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[quote name='hankmecrankme']Wii U comes out in 5 days. Who's hyped?[/QUOTE]

I have one pre-ordered, undecided on whether to keep it or not. Was 100% sure I was gonna keep it until Halo and Black Ops 2 came out, now I don't know if I'll have time to even dedicate to Wii U.
 
[quote name='corrosivefrost']I work in QA. Software test, just not for video games.

If I was working on QA for a game, one of the first things I'd test is "what happens if I have the controller plugged in to port 2"?

Hell, the game Inindo: Way of the Ninja for SNES wouldn't work if you had the Super Scope 6 sensor plugged in.

Someone on the Q&A team should be responsible for these 1-off tests by now; they don't require a ton of bandwidth.[/QUOTE]

My bet is someone in QA found that issue but it was never deemed a priority to fix.
 
[quote name='j-cart']Now that is a console issue, so take that up with Sony or M$ :D

They like to take large sums of cash to let bugs slide, seriously they do.[/QUOTE]

It's not a console issue. I can leave my fight stick in and play RE6 with controller 2, no issues. But I boot up Quantum Conundrum or Ratchet and Clank HD Collection and I find that I have to alter the controller settings.

Seems like it's up to the developer on PS3, not the console.
If it affected all games on the other hand, I would agree.

[quote name='Jimbo Slice']I have one pre-ordered, undecided on whether to keep it or not. Was 100% sure I was gonna keep it until Halo and Black Ops 2 came out, now I don't know if I'll have time to even dedicate to Wii U.[/QUOTE]

Just dump Halo 4 and get Black Ops 2 on Wii U. Problem solved. :cool:

[quote name='BlueScrote']My bet is someone in QA found that issue but it was never deemed a priority to fix.[/QUOTE]

Hmmm, maybe. But my guess is it's one of those limit type tests that people gloss over.
Like when you're unit/function testing a command and don't think to check what happens if someone puts letters or negative values in where the command expects a positive integer.
I was surprised at how obvious that test seemed to me as an undergrad and even more so that I was the only one in my class who thought to test for those conditions. Again, I think most of the rest of them thought it was obvious what the commands/programs required and focused solely on the scaling tests. :lol:
 
[quote name='mrspicytacoman']wow halo 4 was pretty awesome
I can't believe I've been playing these games for over half of my life lol[/QUOTE]
You are clearly not old enough.

WOO! Finally got back into the swing of things in DAO. Goddamn, I forgot how much I have a boner for Morrigan.
 
[quote name='BlueScrote']My bet is someone in QA found that issue but it was never deemed a priority to fix.[/QUOTE]


Happens more often than you think.


[quote name='corrosivefrost']It's not a console issue. I can leave my fight stick in and play RE6 with controller 2, no issues. But I boot up Quantum Conundrum or Ratchet and Clank HD Collection and I find that I have to alter the controller settings.

Seems like it's up to the developer on PS3, not the console.
If it affected all games on the other hand, I would agree.
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Sony and M$ have their own QA teams that test specific hardware issues when a game goes through submission. I'm just saying that they (Sony or M$) will lets issues slide if the publisher is willing to throw money at them to get the game through submission.

Of course a minor player 2 issue should have been the first thing found and letting it slide to meet a release date for a sum of cash is always in option ;D


[quote name='GUNNM']Every capcom game pre new console era is great. Prove me wrong![/QUOTE]


-Dino Crisis 3... IN SPACE!
-Devil May Cry 2, easy button for the win!
-Chaos Legion, soo much shit on screen we forgot that we actually had to make it fun.
 
[quote name='TheLongshot']Not sure why. Onimusha 2 sucked.[/QUOTE]
If by "sucked" you mean it's the best game in the series, then you're absolutely right. Otherwise you're a liar.
 
Where is Omnimusha HD?

[quote name='j-cart']

-Dino Crisis 3... IN SPACE!
-Devil May Cry 2, easy button for the win!
-Chaos Legion, soo much shit on screen we forgot that we actually had to make it fun. [/QUOTE]

I never played chaos legion but Ok I stand corrected
 
GTAV looks pretty awesome. Will be interesting to see what they do with this allegedly "revolutionary" open-world multiplayer.

I dunno if I like the multiple protagonists yet, but it does kind of make sense to marry a "Pulp Fiction-esque" story with the GTA universe. So the characters are all from previous GTA games? I spaced out on what was going on due to the purty graphx.
 
why are people so excited for gta5?
I don't get all the hub-bub, gta stopped being fun or relevant a long time ago.
I do hope its good, but I don't think rockstar is going to change much from 4.
 
[quote name='GUNNM']Where is Omnimusha HD?

I never played chaos legion but Ok I stand corrected[/QUOTE]

I wasn't a fan of a lot of their stuff back in the day. Most of the Clover stuff, I think, save Godhand. Okami is praised a lot, and while it's solid, it never really clicked for me. Never got into the Viewtiful Joe games either. And outside of clover, there's a lot I never really liked either... bought Onimusha 2 for full price and didn't ever have fun playing it; my housemate loved it though, so I just watched him play a good portion of it. The original game though? Loved it. Especially the Panda costume.
 
[quote name='GUNNM']Every capcom game pre new console era is great. Prove me wrong![/QUOTE]


Capcom has always been a mixed bag since the beginning of time. it's funny to see people seeing a couple bad releases in a row and calling it the end of Capcom.
 
[quote name='The Crotch']What was the story with Jean Reno in Onimusha 3, anyway?[/QUOTE]


Time portal appears and both switch timelines. So Jean is in Japan and Samo is in present day France. Solid game with some abusable moves. Loved the Onimusha series, mixed old school Japanese lore with a demonic take.

Surprised Capcom never tried to reboot the series on the next gen systems.


[quote name='The Crotch']I wasn't even aware of the fact that we hated Capcom until fairly recently.

I still miss Breath of Fire.[/QUOTE]


I only hate Cashcom because of their recent money grabbing tactics and poor ideals to gaming. It is a love hate relationship. Love the old games they use to produce, hate how they are treating the consumers as a mean to exploit for profit by using nostalgia.
 
[quote name='panzerfaust']ninja theory will get to onimusha soon enough[/QUOTE]


Selling point:

We can make 30 FPS look like 90 FPS!

Look at all these cutscenes that we can make!

We are AWESOME!
 
I can never remember if it's Ninja Theory I'm supposed to hate or if it's actually Team Ninja but then I eventually realize that it's both and I'm okay with that.
 
[quote name='The Crotch']I can never remember if it's Ninja Theory I'm supposed to hate or if it's actually Team Ninja but then I eventually realize that it's both and I'm okay with that.[/QUOTE]

Team Ninjadog is a shadow of its former self, but still way better than Ninja Theory.
 
Ninja Theory certainly has more potential right now than Team Ninja. That however is not saying much.

As of right now, Platinum Games is the gamers development studio. Those guys know exactly what they are doing and why. They just need to start making games on the PC because of console hardware limitations. because I don't have a console.

Platinum, renowned for its high quality, is a metal that keeps its luster forever. It was with this property in mind that we named our company PlatinumGames Inc.
Click to expand...


http://platinumgames.com/about/history/
 
[quote name='j-cart']As of right now, Platinum Games is the gamers development studio.[/QUOTE]

You might as well just go all the way and say they're the best development studio.
 
[quote name='The Crotch']Console developers aren't allowed to be the best development studio.[/QUOTE]
Incorrect, sir.
But you don't know any better, so it's okay. :cool:

[quote name='distgfx']You might as well just go all the way and say they're the best development studio.[/QUOTE]

Pretty much.

[quote name='j-cart']Ninja Theory certainly has more potential right now than Team Ninja. That however is not saying much.

As of right now, Platinum Games is the gamers development studio. Those guys know exactly what they are doing and why. They just need to start making games on the PC because of console hardware limitations. because I don't have a console.




http://platinumgames.com/about/history/[/QUOTE]

Platinum is much better in their current incarnation than I ever thought they were when a lot of them worked for Clover Studios. Bayonetta, MGR:R, and Vanquish certainly are some of the top games from this gen without a shadow of a doubt.
Madworld and Anarchy Reigns? Not so sure.
And Team Ninja > Ninja Theory any day of the week; I'm not a DoA guy, but there seemed to be a decent reception to DoA5. The rebalanced/updated NG3 might actually be okay. This is more than I can say for any game put out by NT and I'm not exactly hopeful regarding their latest effort either.
 
[quote name='distgfx']You might as well just go all the way and say they're the best development studio.[/QUOTE]


See Bayonetta on PS3.


[quote name='The Crotch']Console developers aren't allowed to be the best development studio.[/QUOTE]


This. Because I don't console game anymore.


[quote name='distgfx']But they still make the best games.[/QUOTE]


As much as I want to disagree with this, I can support this statement by saying the console versions of Call of Duty (post Modern Warfare) are better than the PC versions. Sad, but unfortunately true.
 
[quote name='j-cart']See Bayonetta on PS3.
[/QUOTE]

Platinum technically had nothing to do with that.
Sega ported it.

Then again, I platinumed (pun not intended :lol:) it on PS3 and did a good majority of that on 360 as well. Point being that while better, the 360 version wasn't exactly without it's technical difficulties.
And even with those technical difficulties, it was a fantastic action game, sans some of the wonkier "alternate gameplay" stages, IMO.
 
Platinum doesn't have a very long track record yet, and to be fair, neither does Ninja Theory. Both could end up going opposite directions from here. Look at Blizzard.

But MGR looks a whole century ahead of DmC, so yeah...
 
[quote name='distgfx']But they still make the best games.[/QUOTE]


I kind of have to agree with you on that.

My reasoning:

What titles end up on PC, primarily, that are not MMO or RTS? Fuking console ports.
 
[quote name='Rei no Otaku']I had forgotten how good Okami is...[/QUOTE]
Agreed, it's very good. Especially the HD version, shit comes to life in 1080p. Wish they would've given Godhand this treatment. Or make a Viewtiful Joe HD Collection next.
[quote name='Rei no Otaku']I was disappointed in Onimusha 3.[/QUOTE]
And disagreed. Oni3 was the shit. But I like all 3 of them. . .
[quote name='Jimbo Slice']I really liked Chaos Legiona lot. I know I'm in the minority on that one. Devil Kings is also one of my favorite PS2 games.[/QUOTE]
I liked Chaos Legion, but I didn't get anywhere in it. Never tried Devil Kings. I'm sure copies of both are dirt cheap by now. Maybe they should make a Capcom Leftovers HD Collection.
[quote name='GUNNM']Where is Omnimusha HD?[/QUOTE]
Would buy.
[quote name='The Crotch']I wasn't even aware of the fact that we hated Capcom until fairly recently.

I still miss Breath of Fire.[/QUOTE]
We hate them because they are greedy bastards that nickel and dime you on everything while outsourcing and bastardizing everything you liked about them.

It's kinda like how Hollywood is taking every move I liked growing up and is now churning out shit remakes of them.
[quote name='j-cart']I only hate Cashcom because of their recent money grabbing tactics and poor ideals to gaming. It is a love hate relationship. Love the old games they use to produce, hate how they are treating the consumers as a mean to exploit for profit by using nostalgia.[/QUOTE]
This. 100% this.
[quote name='panzerfaust']ninja theory will get to onimusha soon enough[/QUOTE]
Would be horribly amazing. But perhaps if you gave them static backgrounds, they'd be able to do 60 FPS?. . .Nah, fuck that, it'd still run like ass.
[quote name='distgfx']Team Ninjadog is a shadow of its former self, but still way better than Ninja Theory.[/QUOTE]
I'd agree, at least on the technical side.
[quote name='The Crotch']I can never remember if it's Ninja Theory I'm supposed to hate or if it's actually Team Ninja but then I eventually realize that it's both and I'm okay with that.[/QUOTE]
Just hate both. It's easier this way.
[quote name='distgfx']You might as well just go all the way and say they're the best development studio.[/QUOTE]
Mmm, for action games? Definitely. I'd like to see them try more genres though, like fighters, just because I'm curious. Or just make a sequel to Godhand. Don't even call it Godhand, just make the same shit with a different skin if you have to.
[quote name='distgfx']But they still make the best action games.[/QUOTE]
Fixed.
[quote name='corrosivefrost']IPlatinum is much better in their current incarnation than I ever thought they were when a lot of them worked for Clover Studios. Bayonetta, MGR:R, and Vanquish certainly are some of the top games from this gen without a shadow of a doubt.
Madworld and Anarchy Reigns? Not so sure.
And Team Ninja > Ninja Theory any day of the week; I'm not a DoA guy, but there seemed to be a decent reception to DoA5. The rebalanced/updated NG3 might actually be okay. This is more than I can say for any game put out by NT and I'm not exactly hopeful regarding their latest effort either.[/QUOTE]
I need to cop Vanquish still. I liked what I've played of my friend's copy a lot.

I know I'm probably the only one that would want this, but have Platinum make a sequel to Jet Set Radio. Just make it over the top insanity. I know they could pull it off.
[quote name='distgfx']Which they had nothing to do with.[/QUOTE]
Bingo. Sega sucked that one up. Whoops.
 
[quote name='gunm']I kind of have to agree with you on that.

My reasoning:

What titles end up on PC, primarily, that are not MMO or RTS? Fuking console ports.[/QUOTE]
Older RPGs, 4X games, smaller titles like Natural Selection and FTL...

I guess if you rule out 90% of what I play then yes, console ports.
 
Don't get me wrong, I liked Onimusha 3. It's just that I LOVED Onimusha 2. I liked all the characters and the gift giving mechanic that led to a lot of different paths in the storyline was fun. Onimusha 3 just felt watered down in comparison. Only two characters and a straight forward action game. No alternate paths or anything.

Though I always like to bring up Dawn of Dreams whenever someone mentions Onimusha because that's a game that doesn't get enough respect IMO. I liked that one almost as much as Oni 2.
 
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