1: Lack of theater-worthy releases.
So far I've bought The Departed, Stargate, Total Recall and Casino Royale. I'll get Terminator 2 soon. But for the life of me, I can't find a reason to buy Click or Along Came Polly on Blu-Ray. I didn't get HD to watch people share their feelings; I want to see explosions and lasers, goddamnit!
2: Concept of storage space is lost.
TV producers have yet to realize that for some shows, HD really isn't necessary. Here is where you introduce the "one-disc box set": it reduces your cost while people will accept a good amount of markup for the luxury of an entire season of episodes on one disc.
3: Not actually HD.
Ooh, I can see genuine film grain! I can hear pops and hiss with stunning clarity! Nice job remastering your old movies for the new millenium, assholes. It's good to know I'm getting that commitment to quality for my extra $15.
Damn straight.
Here we have a man who saved an entire alternate dimension from a brutal evil, only to come back to our reality and perform such feats as create the 34 moons, teach an entire generation the Low Kick, dunk on slims, and inspire the world with his musical stylings. If the ranchlings can't recognize the godliness that is Shaq, then they deserve KKKobe.
Now if we could just stop them from amputating people's limbs and reattaching them to their backs without anaesthesia when all they needed was a blood transfusion, we'd be all set in the world of medicine.
These are all lovely sentiments, but I'm afraid that Nintendo hasn't done anything I've even remotely been interested in for a solid decade. N64: ridiculous controller, barely 3D. Gamecube: flopped. GBAdvance: great potential for handheld gaming technology, reduced to truckloads of franchise rehashes, currently fossilizing in my drawer. DS: gimmicky. Wii: forces developers to "innovate" (i.e. come up with new ideas that they can't capitalize on through other consoles).
Is anyone really surprised that UE3 won't run on the Wii?
I mean, far be it from me to drone on about hardware limitations, but the Wii wasn't even made for that kind of software. It's all about gameplay, man, the gameplay! When will you people learn that the ability to wave a stick around offers endless gameplay possibilities?!? You can pretend it's a sword or a bat or a racket or a longer stick or some bat/sword hybrid. A bword, if you will. The Wiimote responds to your every movement, duh. It then translates that movement into a general "the Wiimote is moving" signal which then triggers one of three generic sword-swinging animations. How can you not see the potential?
Seriously, though: there may be a shortage of horsepower for the Wii, but thankfully the world will never run out of people to say "Man that game would be soooo awesome using the Wiimote".
I like how the 'good' in any new technology or method, particularly those in the telecommunications arena and on the internet, doesn't become apparent until someone finds a way for large companies to profit from it. (That's not to say that the technology isn't already available and the benefits aren't already apparent...) Marketing campaign aside: these guys can go fuck themselves. The interweb does just fine without big commerce.
...When I was planning on making a comedy series based on the scientists in Half-Life all those years ago. Episode 1 was going to be about the ingredient "Yellow #5" and why the first four versions were deemed unfit for human consumption.
Damn my attention span. Now if you'll excuse me, someone is jingling their keys...
The best one? Depends on who you ask.
There are people who say that FF10 is the best FF. These people are girls.
The people who say every FF since 7 sucks are the ones who started with 7. These are the people clamoring for FF7 sequels and make knee-jerk comments about the "pretty boy" quality of the main characters. Ironic, since their hallowed game started the trend.
But generally, the consensus is that 9 is the best for the technology. 12 seems to be a good match for it, though.
If you want to go back some more...
Then there are people who say the best one is 6. They're slightly more believable than the people above, because at least they have the patience to sit and play the 8- or 16-bit era games, all of which have a certain unmistakeable quality.
There are also people who say 4 or 3 was the best. Less trollish than the 7 crowd, less subjective than the 6 crowd. Will not hesitate to tell you that Cecil could kick Sephiroth and Cloud's ass simultaneously while spinning plates on his forehead.
Then there are the guys who say 1 was the greatest game ever. They're either posing or haven't seen daylight in years.
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1: Lack of theater-worthy releases. So far I've bought The Departed, Stargate, Total Recall and Casino Royale. I'll get Terminator 2 soon. But for the life of me, I can't find a reason to buy Click or Along Came Polly on Blu-Ray. I didn't get HD to watch people share their feelings; I want to see explosions and lasers, goddamnit! 2: Concept of storage space is lost. TV producers have yet to realize that for some shows, HD really isn't necessary. Here is where you introduce the "one-disc box set": it reduces your cost while people will accept a good amount of markup for the luxury of an entire season of episodes on one disc. 3: Not actually HD. Ooh, I can see genuine film grain! I can hear pops and hiss with stunning clarity! Nice job remastering your old movies for the new millenium, assholes. It's good to know I'm getting that commitment to quality for my extra $15.
Damn straight. Here we have a man who saved an entire alternate dimension from a brutal evil, only to come back to our reality and perform such feats as create the 34 moons, teach an entire generation the Low Kick, dunk on slims, and inspire the world with his musical stylings. If the ranchlings can't recognize the godliness that is Shaq, then they deserve KKKobe.
Now if we could just stop them from amputating people's limbs and reattaching them to their backs without anaesthesia when all they needed was a blood transfusion, we'd be all set in the world of medicine.
These are all lovely sentiments, but I'm afraid that Nintendo hasn't done anything I've even remotely been interested in for a solid decade. N64: ridiculous controller, barely 3D. Gamecube: flopped. GBAdvance: great potential for handheld gaming technology, reduced to truckloads of franchise rehashes, currently fossilizing in my drawer. DS: gimmicky. Wii: forces developers to "innovate" (i.e. come up with new ideas that they can't capitalize on through other consoles).
But sales don't necessarily mean the console is better, which I'm sure is what you used to parrot five years ago when you were a Gamecube fanboy.
FPSs may have given me better vision, but thank to Tetris I'll never look at tile floors or window panes the same way again.
Is anyone really surprised that UE3 won't run on the Wii?
I mean, far be it from me to drone on about hardware limitations, but the Wii wasn't even made for that kind of software. It's all about gameplay, man, the gameplay! When will you people learn that the ability to wave a stick around offers endless gameplay possibilities?!? You can pretend it's a sword or a bat or a racket or a longer stick or some bat/sword hybrid. A bword, if you will. The Wiimote responds to your every movement, duh. It then translates that movement into a general "the Wiimote is moving" signal which then triggers one of three generic sword-swinging animations. How can you not see the potential?
Seriously, though: there may be a shortage of horsepower for the Wii, but thankfully the world will never run out of people to say "Man that game would be soooo awesome using the Wiimote".
Maybe not in the most immediate sense...
I like how the 'good' in any new technology or method, particularly those in the telecommunications arena and on the internet, doesn't become apparent until someone finds a way for large companies to profit from it. (That's not to say that the technology isn't already available and the benefits aren't already apparent...) Marketing campaign aside: these guys can go fuck themselves. The interweb does just fine without big commerce.
Step One: Get a 5.1 system and an LCD TV that is NATIVE 1080p. If you can't afford that, save up and deal with your crappy 20" for now.
There is no Step Two.
Let it be revealed!
You know, I've never been to one of these, but they sound like fun. I'd only go to pick up chicks, though.
...When I was planning on making a comedy series based on the scientists in Half-Life all those years ago. Episode 1 was going to be about the ingredient "Yellow #5" and why the first four versions were deemed unfit for human consumption. Damn my attention span. Now if you'll excuse me, someone is jingling their keys...
The best one? Depends on who you ask. There are people who say that FF10 is the best FF. These people are girls. The people who say every FF since 7 sucks are the ones who started with 7. These are the people clamoring for FF7 sequels and make knee-jerk comments about the "pretty boy" quality of the main characters. Ironic, since their hallowed game started the trend. But generally, the consensus is that 9 is the best for the technology. 12 seems to be a good match for it, though. If you want to go back some more... Then there are people who say the best one is 6. They're slightly more believable than the people above, because at least they have the patience to sit and play the 8- or 16-bit era games, all of which have a certain unmistakeable quality. There are also people who say 4 or 3 was the best. Less trollish than the 7 crowd, less subjective than the 6 crowd. Will not hesitate to tell you that Cecil could kick Sephiroth and Cloud's ass simultaneously while spinning plates on his forehead. Then there are the guys who say 1 was the greatest game ever. They're either posing or haven't seen daylight in years.