They are called "gaming consoles" for a reason. To play games period. If I want an all-in-one center I will use my PC, not some watered down PC like the XBox.
Look at it this way. Nintendo went with the mini proprietary DVDs instead. Compare the amount of pirated PS2 and XBox games with GameCube games. Instead of losing the millions that MS and Sony lost to pirated games, Nintendo actually went the smarter route.
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Well then, what makes Halo 2 so special that it should be regarded higher then other FPSs?
Is it innovative? No. There is nothing new that has not already been used five years ago in FPSs on the PC or even console for that matter (Goldeneye64).
Is it revolutionary? No. The graphics are subpar to other FPS shooters out there. They look like crap compared to PC FPSs. Nothing special or new with the weapons, vechiles, gameplay, physics, etc either.
Is it evolutionary? No. Halo 2 is just a rehash of the first game. It does not set the bar for next generation FPSs.
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I have determined that the people who actually like the Halo series fit into one or more of these categories:
1. Never played a FPS shooter on PC.
2. Never played a FPS shooter prior to Halo.
3. Never played a FPS shooter with vehicles or dual weapons and think Halo is the first game to have both.
4. Never played Tribes1 or 2, Operation Flashpoint/Resistance, Battlefield 1942, etc., which have bigger multiplayer maps then Halo 2, but they think Halo 2 has the largest multiplayer maps.
5. Have only an XBox so they have no idea of other FPSs out there.
6. All of the above.
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That is not necessarily true. Look at the Final Fantasy series, it is still as popular as ever. Although one could argue that they are not continuations of the same game.
I have not seen a good video game commerical in a really long time, which boosted game character's images.
I remember Nintendo and Sega's glory days when they had funny commericals to promote their games. Nintendo used to have great commericals with some dorky kid rapping to Zelda, or Mike Tyson doing a sinister laugh at the end of his Mike Tyson's Punchout commerical, or the witch doctor commerical for Dr. Mario. Then at the end some booming voice would say "Nintendo, now your playing with power!". Sega had weird commericals where the character in the commercial would shout "SEGA!" really fast and loud at the end. The last good commerical I remember was for Final Fantasy 7, which showed various intense movie scenes from the game and said something like if you cannot save the world, there is always the reset button.
Since then, nothing. No more TV shows, no movies, no merchandice, and no commericals. I think the companies need to do more then just the game itself in order to make their characters more recognized and popular.
After playing through some of the best games this year for the PC and consoles, what game do you think deserves to be the overall game of the year for 2005?
Does General Sherman have any descendants still alive? We could really use another march to the sea right about now. And the starting point would be Ohio.
I was carrying my original NES down to the basement. Next thing I knew it flew out of may hands, bounced down twelve wooden stairs, hit the cement floor, bounced up and hit the cement wall. Along with it went my Super Mario Brothers 3 cartridge. And to this day both the NES and SMB3 cartridge are still in perfecting working condition.
And what variables will we encounter if Microsoft's HQ in Redmond, Washington is hit by an airstrike in the fog of war? Will the open-source and apple communities take to the streets and start celebrating like the Ewoks did on Endor when the Empire was defeated in Star Wars? Will there be an insurgancy of Mircosoft programmers in the streets fighting to the death in the name of Internet Explorer?
I think the government is using the wrong type of simulation. They should be using a LAN game of Stratego to practice military their military strategies. If you think about it, every war could be won using Stratego to plan military maneuvers.
For instance in Iraq we could be sending out Miners to detonate roadside bombs. Instead we are sending out scouts blindly into battle. The only option is for the US to set up a bomb shield around their flag in the bottom left quadrant of Iraq and use a Marshall and a General as a strike force. That will show them.
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They are called "gaming consoles" for a reason. To play games period. If I want an all-in-one center I will use my PC, not some watered down PC like the XBox.
Look at it this way. Nintendo went with the mini proprietary DVDs instead. Compare the amount of pirated PS2 and XBox games with GameCube games. Instead of losing the millions that MS and Sony lost to pirated games, Nintendo actually went the smarter route.
I've fallen and I can't get up?
Well then, what makes Halo 2 so special that it should be regarded higher then other FPSs? Is it innovative? No. There is nothing new that has not already been used five years ago in FPSs on the PC or even console for that matter (Goldeneye64). Is it revolutionary? No. The graphics are subpar to other FPS shooters out there. They look like crap compared to PC FPSs. Nothing special or new with the weapons, vechiles, gameplay, physics, etc either. Is it evolutionary? No. Halo 2 is just a rehash of the first game. It does not set the bar for next generation FPSs.
I have determined that the people who actually like the Halo series fit into one or more of these categories:
1. Never played a FPS shooter on PC.
2. Never played a FPS shooter prior to Halo.
3. Never played a FPS shooter with vehicles or dual weapons and think Halo is the first game to have both.
4. Never played Tribes1 or 2, Operation Flashpoint/Resistance, Battlefield 1942, etc., which have bigger multiplayer maps then Halo 2, but they think Halo 2 has the largest multiplayer maps.
5. Have only an XBox so they have no idea of other FPSs out there.
6. All of the above.
Unreal Tournament and Tribes 2.
Obviously the people on Voodoo Extreme don't own PCs .
I like using this site to give my invites away. About five minutes after I donate an invite someone gets it: http://isnoop.net/gmailomatic.php
Snoop dog was in the masterpiece True Crimes: Streets of LA.
He said it randomly generates though. If it randomly generates it will not generate the same matrix again.
What happens if you lose the paper? That means you lost your password. So how are you supposed to change it?
The quaterback of the Minnesota Vikings, obviously.
That is not necessarily true. Look at the Final Fantasy series, it is still as popular as ever. Although one could argue that they are not continuations of the same game.
I have not seen a good video game commerical in a really long time, which boosted game character's images.
I remember Nintendo and Sega's glory days when they had funny commericals to promote their games. Nintendo used to have great commericals with some dorky kid rapping to Zelda, or Mike Tyson doing a sinister laugh at the end of his Mike Tyson's Punchout commerical, or the witch doctor commerical for Dr. Mario. Then at the end some booming voice would say "Nintendo, now your playing with power!". Sega had weird commericals where the character in the commercial would shout "SEGA!" really fast and loud at the end. The last good commerical I remember was for Final Fantasy 7, which showed various intense movie scenes from the game and said something like if you cannot save the world, there is always the reset button.
Since then, nothing. No more TV shows, no movies, no merchandice, and no commericals. I think the companies need to do more then just the game itself in order to make their characters more recognized and popular.
Sorry, I meant 2004....unless if you have the power to already predict next year's GOTY. :-)
After playing through some of the best games this year for the PC and consoles, what game do you think deserves to be the overall game of the year for 2005?
Sounds like someone is part of the Confederacy...
Does General Sherman have any descendants still alive? We could really use another march to the sea right about now. And the starting point would be Ohio.
...Microsoft and Sony are going to be doing what Nintendo has done all along with the GameCube if this report is true.
I was carrying my original NES down to the basement. Next thing I knew it flew out of may hands, bounced down twelve wooden stairs, hit the cement floor, bounced up and hit the cement wall. Along with it went my Super Mario Brothers 3 cartridge. And to this day both the NES and SMB3 cartridge are still in perfecting working condition.
And what variables will we encounter if Microsoft's HQ in Redmond, Washington is hit by an airstrike in the fog of war? Will the open-source and apple communities take to the streets and start celebrating like the Ewoks did on Endor when the Empire was defeated in Star Wars? Will there be an insurgancy of Mircosoft programmers in the streets fighting to the death in the name of Internet Explorer?
I like your thinking. I am going to make you a write in on my ballot on Nov. 2nd.
Hydrogen bobms would suffice too.
If those airstrikes involve nuclear weapons, then yes because all the insurgents and terrorists will be vaporized along with everything else.
I think the government is using the wrong type of simulation. They should be using a LAN game of Stratego to practice military their military strategies. If you think about it, every war could be won using Stratego to plan military maneuvers.
For instance in Iraq we could be sending out Miners to detonate roadside bombs. Instead we are sending out scouts blindly into battle. The only option is for the US to set up a bomb shield around their flag in the bottom left quadrant of Iraq and use a Marshall and a General as a strike force. That will show them.