I lived together with a few other students during the lifespan of the Cube and PS2. We had both a Cube and a PS2. Double Dash was the second most played game in those four years, second only to Super Monkey Ball.
Double Dash is not a bad game. In fact, it's one of the best car racers of all times. It just looks bad if you compare it to the original Mario Kart, or to Mario Kart DS (in fact, I personally think it's better than Mario Kart 64).
For instance, the Wii Mario Kart is coming bundled with a steering wheel to appeal to the "casual gamers."
I'm guessing you've never played GT Pro Series with the steering wheel shell. It's a great attachment, and it makes a huge difference.
Great idea. Most games aren't that big; although Grim Fandango only came on a CD, so I don't know how big it; probably to big for the Wii's internal memory.
I have nothing against voice-overs, except that 99% of all voice-overs just plain suck, especially if you're not living in the US and get crappy translations. I prefer the gibberish voices to actual voice-overs. I think the voices just fit the sureal gameplay in Okami. I also love the voices in Animal Crossing.
Absolutely. I would go as far as claim that this game would have sold better on the Cube than on the PS2. I think Cube owners bought the Cube exactly because they expected Nintendo to make games like these. For all intents and purposes, this is a Nintendo game, except that Nintendo didn't actually make it. It has all the Nintendo hallmarks: Super-high production value, funny dialogue, no real voice-overs, interesting graphics, Zelda-like gameplay.
I really, really hope this sells a shitload of copies on the Wii (I'll do my part and buy the third copy of it), and maybe Capcom might even make a sequel...
Yeah, originals are more important, but there are a few remakes or ports I'd love to see on the Wii.
I'd like to see Psychonauts make it to the Wii, although frankly I don't think the Wii Remote would add much to the game. However, there are genres where the Wii Remote would work well: Why doesn't LucasArts release a compilation of some of their classic adventures on the Wii? From Monkey Island to Grim Fandango, they have a huge number of awesome games.
What about RTS? I think Total Annihilation, Starcraft or Warcraft 2 would work great on the Wii. Blizzard could even update them and incorporate Mii support so you'd see who you were battling online:-)
The Wii version of RE4 turned out pretty awesome, clearly the best version of the game. I have the highest hopes for this. If they manage to make one of my top five games for the PS2 even better, it's going to be one of the best games of this and the last generation. I already bought two copies for the PS2, and I'll definitely buy this again, just to encourage development of games like these in my own little way.
Yeah, it has to be said: EA is probably still one of the worse developers, but they do seem to be trying. I really love the whole idea of skate, which is the first THPS competitor that is not a total clone of the game. If only they framerate on the PS3 wasn't so attrocious...
The similarity isn't the wolf. It's the whole gameplay, the fetch quests, the talking... It's basically a Zelda game. Not that there's anything wrong with this; it's a great Zelda game, after all.
The brush was acceptable on the PS2, but then, you mostly drew circles and straight lines (and a lot of people I know had issues with drawing the circles). Maybe for the Wii, they can spice that up a little.
I don't know about you, but I'll probably complain that all of the text on my unlocked iPod is in French.;-)
Just install the US firmware. Personally, I wouldn't mind French text on my iPhone. Either way, the funny thing is that there are localizations for the iPhone already. I use an US phone, but I installed a german localization to get umlauts on the keyboard. All of my apps are in german now.
And it remains to be seen whether it will even work with non-French versions of iTunes...
There is no such thing as a "french version of iTunes".
Yes, the PS3 does not have enough games. It has a few good, exclusive games: Motorstorm, Resistance, Heavenly Sword, Warhawk. It has a few ports which play worse on the PS3 than on the Xbox (Tony Hawk's, skate, Ridge Racer,...). And it has a bunch of crap.
I own four Bluray games and about 6 online games for the PS3. For my Wii I, I own about 15 DVD games and the internal memory is filled with VC games. Of course, both consoles can't compete with the 360.
Not only is 3D not uniformly better than 2D, but 2D is very often better than 3D.
There is one genre where 3D is most often better than 2D: Car racers. There's one genre that doesn't work in 2D at all: FPS. Other than that, almost all games would be better off in 2D, in my opinion.
Since when are 2D games even the exclusive dominion of the PS2?
Actually, the PS2 is one of the worst consoles for 2D gaming since Sony actively discouraged 2D games, and did not publish many 2D games outside of Japan.
You had it good! We only got 0D, and we still had to walk upwards both ways, in the winter, and the snow was twenty foot deep in all available dimensions!
Super Paper Mario, just like New Super Mario Bros., is a games that celebrates the good old times and little else, which is ok, but on its however neither really is all that good
Of course they are no Super Mario Bros 3, but they're still in the top 1% of all games released in the last decade, in my opinion.
But yeah, you're right. 2D has had a kind of revival in the last years (due to the Wii, due to online console game stores, due to flash games, and due to the incredible success of the DS9), but I think it's not sustainable. Once the current gen ends and the Wii and the DS disappear, 80% of all 2D games - especially new franchises - will go with them.
So are a ton of Wii games, and probably more than half of all DS games. I love those two consoles, they are the last bastion of 2D gaming. After this generation ends, so does a huge part of 2D gaming. Even cell phones have 3D games now:-(
Well, it was an awesome feature, as it allowed people to listen to the music on their home computer while at work. You can still do it, but it's not as easy as it used to be. Of course, removing it was hardly Apple's idea, so it's still kind of hard to fault them for it...
That's both good and bad, because while we get a better product people without clarity of direction aren't great for the industry. I will never understand why some people (mostly Americans, it seems) think that admitting a mistake is a bad thing.
It's not amusing, you're just missing the point of the iPhone. A few years back, my phone was a P800, which had a lot more features than the iPhone. I still switched from my previous phone, a P990i, to the iPhone, and I haven't looked back once. Number of features is not what makes the iPhone the best phone I've ever owned.
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Yeah, if you ignore most of the relevant stuff, you can make stupid comparison. Congratulations on this discovery.
Here's the simple version: Macs aren't more expensive than comparable PCs. However, Apple doesn't sell low-end Macs.
I lived together with a few other students during the lifespan of the Cube and PS2. We had both a Cube and a PS2. Double Dash was the second most played game in those four years, second only to Super Monkey Ball.
Double Dash is not a bad game. In fact, it's one of the best car racers of all times. It just looks bad if you compare it to the original Mario Kart, or to Mario Kart DS (in fact, I personally think it's better than Mario Kart 64).
I'm guessing you've never played GT Pro Series with the steering wheel shell. It's a great attachment, and it makes a huge difference.
Uh... Yeah? Why, is that indended to mean you disagree???
Great idea. Most games aren't that big; although Grim Fandango only came on a CD, so I don't know how big it; probably to big for the Wii's internal memory.
I have nothing against voice-overs, except that 99% of all voice-overs just plain suck, especially if you're not living in the US and get crappy translations. I prefer the gibberish voices to actual voice-overs. I think the voices just fit the sureal gameplay in Okami. I also love the voices in Animal Crossing.
Absolutely. I would go as far as claim that this game would have sold better on the Cube than on the PS2. I think Cube owners bought the Cube exactly because they expected Nintendo to make games like these. For all intents and purposes, this is a Nintendo game, except that Nintendo didn't actually make it. It has all the Nintendo hallmarks: Super-high production value, funny dialogue, no real voice-overs, interesting graphics, Zelda-like gameplay.
I really, really hope this sells a shitload of copies on the Wii (I'll do my part and buy the third copy of it), and maybe Capcom might even make a sequel...
Yeah, originals are more important, but there are a few remakes or ports I'd love to see on the Wii.
:-)
I'd like to see Psychonauts make it to the Wii, although frankly I don't think the Wii Remote would add much to the game. However, there are genres where the Wii Remote would work well: Why doesn't LucasArts release a compilation of some of their classic adventures on the Wii? From Monkey Island to Grim Fandango, they have a huge number of awesome games.
What about RTS? I think Total Annihilation, Starcraft or Warcraft 2 would work great on the Wii. Blizzard could even update them and incorporate Mii support so you'd see who you were battling online
Others?
The Wii version of RE4 turned out pretty awesome, clearly the best version of the game. I have the highest hopes for this. If they manage to make one of my top five games for the PS2 even better, it's going to be one of the best games of this and the last generation. I already bought two copies for the PS2, and I'll definitely buy this again, just to encourage development of games like these in my own little way.
Yeah, it has to be said: EA is probably still one of the worse developers, but they do seem to be trying. I really love the whole idea of skate, which is the first THPS competitor that is not a total clone of the game. If only they framerate on the PS3 wasn't so attrocious...
The similarity isn't the wolf. It's the whole gameplay, the fetch quests, the talking... It's basically a Zelda game. Not that there's anything wrong with this; it's a great Zelda game, after all.
The brush was acceptable on the PS2, but then, you mostly drew circles and straight lines (and a lot of people I know had issues with drawing the circles). Maybe for the Wii, they can spice that up a little.
Just install the US firmware. Personally, I wouldn't mind French text on my iPhone. Either way, the funny thing is that there are localizations for the iPhone already. I use an US phone, but I installed a german localization to get umlauts on the keyboard. All of my apps are in german now.
And it remains to be seen whether it will even work with non-French versions of iTunes...There is no such thing as a "french version of iTunes".
First of all, yes, I do own a PS3.
...). And it has a bunch of crap.
Yes, the PS3 does not have enough games. It has a few good, exclusive games: Motorstorm, Resistance, Heavenly Sword, Warhawk. It has a few ports which play worse on the PS3 than on the Xbox (Tony Hawk's, skate, Ridge Racer,
I own four Bluray games and about 6 online games for the PS3. For my Wii I, I own about 15 DVD games and the internal memory is filled with VC games. Of course, both consoles can't compete with the 360.
Yeah. Except last quarter, Sony publicly announced that they lost less money than expected because they sold less PS3s than expected.
Not only is 3D not uniformly better than 2D, but 2D is very often better than 3D.
There is one genre where 3D is most often better than 2D: Car racers. There's one genre that doesn't work in 2D at all: FPS. Other than that, almost all games would be better off in 2D, in my opinion.
Actually, the PS2 is one of the worst consoles for 2D gaming since Sony actively discouraged 2D games, and did not publish many 2D games outside of Japan.
You had it good! We only got 0D, and we still had to walk upwards both ways, in the winter, and the snow was twenty foot deep in all available dimensions!
Of course they are no Super Mario Bros 3, but they're still in the top 1% of all games released in the last decade, in my opinion.
But yeah, you're right. 2D has had a kind of revival in the last years (due to the Wii, due to online console game stores, due to flash games, and due to the incredible success of the DS9), but I think it's not sustainable. Once the current gen ends and the Wii and the DS disappear, 80% of all 2D games - especially new franchises - will go with them.
So by that logic, Zelda: Phantom Hourglass would be a 2D game???
So are a ton of Wii games, and probably more than half of all DS games. I love those two consoles, they are the last bastion of 2D gaming. After this generation ends, so does a huge part of 2D gaming. Even cell phones have 3D games now :-(
Well, it was an awesome feature, as it allowed people to listen to the music on their home computer while at work. You can still do it, but it's not as easy as it used to be. Of course, removing it was hardly Apple's idea, so it's still kind of hard to fault them for it...
It's not amusing, you're just missing the point of the iPhone. A few years back, my phone was a P800, which had a lot more features than the iPhone. I still switched from my previous phone, a P990i, to the iPhone, and I haven't looked back once. Number of features is not what makes the iPhone the best phone I've ever owned.
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