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PS3 or XB2
Topic Started: Dec 24 2004, 05:26 PM (591 Views)
Tails2258
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The GCNs sales are insignificant for the good of the company by now. The damage is already done; maybe it would have been avoided altogether IF it released the games the public asked for. Nintendo fought its 3rd party support off the bandwagon for starters. This meant no average casual but popular games the masses buy. Also, Nintendo fans craved more Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Fox and other names. 1 Zelda with a graphics style that was rioted against (WW was decent anyway, but still), 1 Mario with a gimmicked gameplay, 1 Fox that was generally disliked (A Zelda wannabe), and 2 Metroids will not cut it. The Metroid GC titles are very impressive; I own both and Im playing through the 2nd as of now. The reason I own the console is my general fondness towards their other consoles, Zelda, and Metroid. Oh, c'mon, we've been waiting for the awesome true Zelda: OoT sequel first unvealed at Space World 2000 for many years. It is still being completed and it MIGHT come out this spring. With such a long development, it must be flawless or down with the company! Another thing that contributes are broken promises. Like the Zelda issue I just mentioned, release dates are rarely correct. Nintendo promised many titles and quit many of those projects. They promised more of what the gamer needs. Nintendo barely came through on any of their claims. Last, games like Billy Hatcher and The Giant Egg and Animal Crossing (I know, AC is kinda fun...) gave a false impression that the console was for ages 13-. This steered a number of possible fans away.


Yes, in your opinion that's absolutely postively true. But in reality, it's not. Your opinions are blinding you to the truth. You're going to be so pessimistic towards Nintendo all the time, you'll always find a way to turn a little good news into a PS2 fanboy remark, hehe. "Generally disliked" "We", "the gamer", and "the public" don't represent factual individuals.

I loved Animal Crossing, and liked Billy Hatcher for it's... erm, unique gameplay... thank you very much. Plus, people who mock the new Zelda are simply ignorant.

It's all entirely opinion, you see. My opinions fuel my arguments, your opinions fuel your's. And, in my honest opinion, RPG's are boring. Repetitively battling enemies through a command menu, with limited hands-on control of your character, while enduring commonly weak stories that have been done too many times before bores me. RPGs, the greatest gaming genre in Zohar's eyes, is utter crap to me. The only RPG I've played is Paper Mario, and I rarely play it today.

Me and Zohar are quite the debators... :tails:
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Lesolithe
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Indeed. I enjoy deep storylines, and RPGs seem a logical place to look.... but I've seen "Chosen Ones", "Ancients", and variations thereof so many times... it's become a very lackluster genre, as was evidenced in the past year.

However, a few sparks of creativity arise from time to time... I, for one, find the plots in Xenogears/Saga (yeah, Zohar, they gots dem' good plots. :P ), Kingdom Hearts (The story was incredibly unique, and deeper than it first appears to be... no matter how much you deny it, Zohar. =P ), and a few others to be interesting.

However, I've found myself constantly stuggling with strategic battle systems that leave you feeling like an obeserver over the battles.... you are directly removed from combat. Action RPGs are much more fun, but many seem to focus to much on button mashing, instead of the actual strategy inherent to RPGs.... but, I suppose, it's hard to find a balance.

But I'm moving too far off subject... perhaps someone should start a seperate thread? ^_^
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Tails2258
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Yes, this would be a rather intresting discussion to be held elsewhere. I'll make a topic soon...

One thing I ponder about the new Xbox is this... will it have backwards compatibility with old Xbox games? At first I heard they weren't going to do so, then I heard they would, and now I've heard mixed things. I have heard for sure, however, that the new Xbox system is planned to launch with a standard, money-efficient version, as well as a special version with an included hard drive for memory. I think there might also be a home-entertainment-esque version as well.
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Lesolithe
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Sony said a similar thing a few months back; that they were pondering the idea to create a gaming version, and an entertainment version. However, I assume that has been axed with the huge failure that was PSX.

As for your comments on the rumors... I, myself, haven't heard them, but I do not follow XB2 news and rumors as closely as I used to. However, the idea seems like a bad one to me... Microsoft will most likely have to choose what is more important; price or inclusion of HDD.
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Animal Crossing owned. I loved that game.
My Gunbound Guild Forum.
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