I love my Wii, it is so much better than anything out there right now, it just makes you feel so much more into the games. It also has a lot of room to expand and grow, which I like a lot.
I think Nintendo is going in the right direction with the Wii, but how can anyone be concerned with that when Final Fantasy XII has been out for only three weeks? Finished already?
I know this might be sacrilege to some people but I've never been into Final Fantasy...not since the first version on the NES. (which I hope they release on the virtual console - along with Dragon Warriro on the NES)
But, alas, I don't own any systems. I mooch off my friends . . .
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Posts: 1950 | Location: Milkyway, the earth, USA, Arizona, Chandler | Registered: June 25, 2003
Gears of War is awesome. It being a high quality game is not up for opinion, it is fact.
As far as Wii goes, Im def happy I decided to go on my last minute odyssey for one at 4 in the morning on sunday after I got home from the bar. Its a lot of fun, especially multiplayer.
However I still feel, for a serious gamer, it doesn't hold up as an independant system and you still need to own a 360 or Ps3.
The motion sensor stuff is a lot of fun and great for multiplayer, but it still feels gimmicky in my opinion in certain games. (namely zelda)
Posts: 72 | Location: nj | Registered: October 24, 2006
Gears of War is awesome. It being a high quality game is not up for opinion, it is fact.
I haven't played it, but I'm not sure how you can define something as inherently subjective as "quality" as "fact." My earlier post was referring to the fact that a succession of overrated and dumbed-down American games (mostly for Xbox and 360, although occasionally for PS2, and very, very rarely GC) receive high scores from the press here but are virtually ignored abroad. Contrast that to the best games from Japan that are almost universally critically and commercially successful in the US and Europe (GT series, FF, MGS, etc.) It's been a long time since I've played an American-developed game that I thought was good and didn't make any annoying concessions to the target audience. You can even see it in something like the Grand Theft Auto games, which are not US-developed per se - a lot of the polish and precision that you expect in higher-end Japanese games is utterly absent, despite that series' reputation as a very popular and successful game. My point is simply that 'A-list' here does not necessarily mean the same thing as in Japan, the effective birthplace of modern console gaming
Originally posted by wirelessfetus: However I still feel, for a serious gamer, it doesn't hold up as an independant system and you still need to own a 360 or Ps3.
Yeah, the Wii seems like it would be great for parties and things like that. But what happens when you just want to sit down, zone out and just push buttons?
(Also, Splinter Cell: Double Agent rocks the house! As well as Guitar Hero II )
________________________________ "If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are rotten, either write the things worth reading or do things worth the writing." Benjamin Franklin
Posts: 1950 | Location: Milkyway, the earth, USA, Arizona, Chandler | Registered: June 25, 2003
I haven't played it, but I'm not sure how you can define something as inherently subjective as "quality" as "fact."
I don't think of "quality" as a subjective term. I guess philosophically everything is subjective. But in a practical sense, whether you enjoy something or not, its usually pretty apparant whether it is a quality product or not.
Whether it is of your taste or not is a matter of opinion. But if you were to play through the game you'd find that its very well crafted and delivers exactly what it promises.
The game works so well on so many different levels. I could explain but thats really not the point of this thread. However, if you would like me to go further into detail I am willing to back up my statements with specific examples.
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My earlier post was referring to the fact that a succession of overrated and dumbed-down American games (mostly for Xbox and 360, although occasionally for PS2, and very, very rarely GC) receive high scores from the press here but are virtually ignored abroad.
You might have a valid and strong point there. However the statement you made that refferences that point was directed to a statement specifically dealing with Gears of War...a game in which you admitted having never played.
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You can even see it in something like the Grand Theft Auto games, which are not US-developed per se - a lot of the polish and precision that you expect in higher-end Japanese games is utterly absent, despite that series' reputation as a very popular and successful game.
I see what you're saying and I can agree to a certain extent. Particularly with GTA, there were some definate issues with each game.
However on the other end I think its hard to say that despite its lack of polish in certain areas, the GTA games are not a quality product. Especially when you consider the last main installment, San Andreas.
GTA games, if it is your taste, provide a highly immersive and satisfying experience that last for quite sometime and has a high replay value.
Theres a reason so many video games mimmicked its format afterwards. The bottom line is it was just a very fun and immersive game. And unless it just wasn't your kind of game, its hard not to enjoy the gta games.
Posts: 72 | Location: nj | Registered: October 24, 2006
Video games will be better when they're no longer being made by virgins. Until then Final Fantasy will make geeks drool and I'll keep watching movies on my ps2.
Posts: 648 | Location: Killafornia | Registered: July 02, 2004
Gears of War is an AMAZING game, from what I've played. I played about 2 hours of co-op with a friend of mine, and was blown away. The game looks amazing (even though we weren't playing in hd), beautiful detail in the textures, lighting, modeling, everything. I loved how the game had a really cool cover system, but it was still really easy to control and get into. Laying down covering fire on a turret while my friend snuck around and chainsawed the guy was just cool as hell.
Video games will be better when they're no longer being made by virgins. Until then Final Fantasy will make geeks drool and I'll keep watching movies on my ps2.
Theres def hot girls out there that play video games. From my experience they also tend to be freaks in bed. You just need to find yourself a g/f like that.
Posts: 72 | Location: nj | Registered: October 24, 2006
I find GTA enjoyable, but at the same time I'm not sure it's a "quality" game. With each new release (SA included, although that lasted longer than the others) I 'rediscovered' that it was fun, etc. but the mission structure and save system are amazingly frustrating.. don't think I got more than halfway through any of them.
Originally posted by wirelessfetus: Theres def hot girls out there that play video games. From my experience they also tend to be freaks in bed. You just need to find yourself a g/f like that.
Such wisdom. Does this apply to the ladies who are into air hockey? Plus I think if my girl was into video games that would make me a geek by association.
I said games will be better when they are no longer being MADE by virgins. I live in Silicon Valley, have a buddy who works at EA in redwood city and let me tell ya, Game developers are just high functioning autistic lepers.
Game design and theory continues to develop and in the mean time some real personalities with some actual life experience will start creating these games and we won't have to play games where we are elves throwing sh*t at dragons.
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Posts: 648 | Location: Killafornia | Registered: July 02, 2004
but the mission structure and save system are amazingly frustrating.. don't think I got more than halfway through any of them.
Whats frustrating about the save system? That you have to go to a save point to do so? Or that you can't save during a mission?
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Game design and theory continues to develop and in the mean time some real personalities with some actual life experience will start creating these games and we won't have to play games where we are elves throwing sh*t at dragons.
But evles throwing sh*t at dragons is fun! lol
Posts: 72 | Location: nj | Registered: October 24, 2006
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