Kinect multiplayer = fail.

[trashcanman]

You know I'm all for pushing gaming technology forward rather than having the big three gaming console companies just ripping each other off all the time. Microsoft's Kinect is obviously a step in the right direction and brings to mind future virtual reality experiences like we used to watch in 80's movies. Unfortunately, it's the present and it appears Microsoft did not really think this thing through entirely in their rush. Now, the obvious motion control boom is attributable the success of the Nintendo Wii, which killed the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 straight out of the gate with brainless party games that were crazy fun (for a short while) so long as you had a room full of people to play them with. The Wiimote allowed you to play from anywhere so long as you could aim it at the tv screen. Now along comes Microsoft's Kinect which does away with the controllers entirely and has you stand in front of a camera which scans your body in three dimensions and responds to your voice and movements. Awesome, right? Well, using a camera means that to play together, you need to both stand in close proximity to one another. Uh. Oh. Here comes the pain!



All right, no worries. Not so bad.



Holy fuck. That smarts.

I have a feeling these are not going to be the last or worst of these videos. Microsoft innovated, but in the end it looks like they put out a product that appears to be poorly suited for it's purpose. Now, doing this online would be cool, but to equal the fun of the Wii, you really need to be able to play with more than one person in the room at a time. And doing that appears to invite the necessity of facial reconstruction surgery. And people wonder why I don't much care about this motion control crap. Great ideas in concept, but I'd much rather just use a controller.

[The Curmudgeon]

Ugh. You know what, I am SO over this novelty "whee! Jump up and down! Move your arms!" bullshit. Like you said, Trash - fun at first.

I am no way a "hardcore" gamer, but, to me, a REAL videogame is something you sit down to play, long cold drink in front of you, and you fight, shoot, score, jump, strategise or build your way through. That's a videogame. This "play with your gran" shit is almost embarrassing. Party games are one thing, real actual VIDEOGAMES are something else.

[trashcanman]

Yeah, I'm betting the next gen sees this trend fall flat on it's face. All the old-timers will be just as happy with their Wiis and the real deal gamers will be actively avoiding any and all motion control gimmicks until the technology is much more advanced. I'm glad I didn't spend a dime on any of it.

[The Curmudgeon]

I grew tired of the Wii after Wii Tennis. Not the Wii as such, I must add. Paper Mario, Super Mario and the 2 Mario Galaxy games are all superb, but the only thing "motion senser" about those games is the fact the remote control has no chord. I go over to this guys house sometimes, and he has loads of those fucking terrible "party" games that are about as fun as sticking a fork in your eye.

Anyway, looks like Kinect isn't the only dangerous thing about modern games..

failblog.org/2010/11/10/epic-fail-video-rock-band-fail/


What a prick.

[trashcanman]

Looks like when Jane's Addiction got in a fight onstage and broke up because Navarro chucked his guitar into the audience. These games really do simulate the whole rock star experience.

[The Curmudgeon]

Call me stereotyping, but I have a feeling guys like that don't see much groupie action, though.

[trashcanman]

Does wanking to hentai count?