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Best and Worst of 2005
Next Generation is running a piece looking into the five biggest mistakes made in the gaming industry this year. On the other side of the coin, via GameSetWatch, an MTV News look at the finest moments in gaming in 2005. From the NextGen article: "And what did it turn out to be, this so-called Revolution? A GameCube in overdrive with a controller than can tell where you are and what you're doing with your hands. That was worth it, wasn't it? Not only that, but Nintendo has stated up front that they will not be competing with the likes of Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Rather, they'll focus on gameplay. Graphics won't matter if you just focus on gameplay. If you believe in Nintendo, clap your hands! C'mon everybody! Clap louder!" I link to em'. I don't say I agree with them.
Innovative games like THIRTY MARIO TITLES and FIFTY-THOUSAND POKEMON SEQUELS?
Hmm. That article was sounding plausible until:
"Do we judge a movie by how good the soundtrack is? Hell no, that doesn't make sense since it's the VISUAL PERFORMANCE that matters."
Yeah, right. Soundtrack doesn't matter? Tell that to anyone who listens to Also Sprach Zarathustra and *immediately* thinks of 2001. What part of "visual performance" includes the dialogue in a film?
Words fail me with just how wrong-headed that view is.