Honestly, I agree with DocSeuss but in a different way.
The game looks like crap, but most of Bethesda games do. I think the anims are ok. What I feel is makes it look horrible is the textures and lighting. Terrible.
I mean, really, a Red Dead Redemption comparison is pretty apt in that regard. Both are open world games, Red Dead is even larger than Skyrim and has amazing looking visuals.
BUT, and this is a big caveat. I'm buying the game Day One because it really doesn't matter. The gameplay is the thing.
Dozens if not hundreds of hours of gameplay. You get so immersed into the worldspace that the graphics really just get pushed into the background after 5-10 hours.
I'm pretty ancient compared to most people on this site, so I remember getting pumped for Ultima III back in the day on the C-64. I shouldn't be bitching. :)
I think it might not have been the wisest move to put this kind of article on one of the most geeky blogs on the planet, unless you want to get flamed of course (and maybe it's on purpose as troll bait for views and comments).
Personally, I don't see anything wrong with this. It's like dating a fantasy football fanatic. This guy probably makes WAY more than some past-my-glory-days sports smchoe (and isn't overweight, sexist, and hangs with his drinking buddies..or is that too much of a stereotype too?).
Aqua-Supes..Interesting. The colors of the suit reminds me of Superman III when he got too close to nicotine-kryptonite and was starting fights in bars.
It's like buying a book. Yes, you have to be in sunlight or have it be illuminated enough to read it, but I shouldn't be forced to drop a dollar into it every 10 min. to keep me reading, or donate blood to it, or have to sign my name to it every 5 min.
The book is self-contained and doesn't need anything but the most basic env. to work in. The same should go for a single-player game. Hell, even those "freemium" games on your iPhone are self-contained and don't need a connection.
If they want to make a Diablo III game with an internet only connection for single-player put it on Facebook or a web portal and make it cost WAY less then what it should.
My one friend from Bulgaria and my wife from China said that the Smurfs were the only children's cartoon they were allowed to watch when they were kids in the 80''s.
I agree. For some people's profession though there are in certain areas that you can't get away from.
A person can change professions of course but then if they have 15-20 years of experience in that career field and then suddenly has to start from the lowest rung, with a family, which can be a real struggle.
Live in LA with a mortgage and 2 kids and we'll see how far you get. Someone can easily live on half that, but of course you and your children will be dodging bullets on the way to work/school.
You got to be out of mind. It's childish, a rant, unprofessional, and shows her art (which is horrible) in a very bad light.
In some companies, like Naughty Dog, if you submit 3 times and fail, they permanently ban you from ever trying to get a job there again.
I imagine it's the same with Valve.
The solution: Take years (and I mean years and years from what I've been seeing) to learn art and get your portfolio in shape. Even at your best, you probably have a 10/90 chance of getting in at your best.
Do you know who works there on the roster? Uber-programmers like Michael Abrams. Some of the best in the industry.