Someitmes my friend, publicity is generated by talent. Or, if you think that's an insulting word, publicity is generated by "what the majority of people likes".
Radiohead do make music I enjoy. I didn't give them a dime for their money because, let's face it, they're already sitting on a ton of money. But their fame was *not* entirely dependent on their publicist. You can publicize shit all you want, if people don't want it, they don't want it, period.
I don't think they're in a very sad mood right now... If they're smart, they'll just go "psha, who cares? We got rid of the REAL parasites and we're motherfucking millionaires".
The DS version is ALL about skill. Which is why so many people hate online play, because you have to know how to snake (or "cheaply exploit the game like a two-dollar-whore", will the noobs say) if you want to stand a chance. None of that "Ooops, one blue shell. Whoops Three red shells in a row. Yay, I was first but thanks to the power of shitty luck I come in last! Yay for casual fucking gamers!" bullshit. As a matter of fact, you can snake out of a blue shell in MKDS. It's replaced MK64 as my favorite Mario Kart game of all time. I consider the gamecube game to be mario kart in name only.
I tried it on an HD-ready Plasma - no fucking difference. Tried it on my video projector (usually, the PS3 or the 360 are in the home cinema room, because THESE consoles really shine in that regard) - um... yeah... if you look REALLY HARD, there *is* a tiny little smidge of difference. The 480p cables are not worth the money IMHO. (this coming from a guy who spent 16000 euros on his rig!)
I'll bite, anon. You may have noticed that in all of Israel's neighbors, you would be hard-pressed to find ONE secular state, or even a functioning democracy. Whereas in Israel, fundamentalist nutjobs do get fined or jailed whenever they stir up trouble. They don't get to evade the law when they excise their daughters, slay victims of rape in "honor killings", lapidate adulterers, etc, etc, etc.
Your definition of a "hardcore gamer" could very well fit in the movie business. Depth, replay value, and whatnot - they're what make a game good. We both agree on that. I think most consumers look for that in a game, or in a DVD, or music, or anything. Being conscious of the money you spend does not a hardcore gamer make.
Look at the people who partake in our pastime, who scream "videogames are art!!!" or who say "the story in *insert jRPG* is deep and involving because you have to save the world!!!". Those who, essentially, GLORIFY THEIR TOYS. When the substance will *be* there, I'll acknowledge that there is a difference between casual/nolife gamers.
You should definitely try out Excite Truck, as it is the most fun I've had with my Wii for now.
As for your "50 versions of the same old thing" comment... I remember playing a "virtual tennis" game with a funky controller 25 years ago;)
So your theory is that in 1985, over 60 million hardcore gamers were there to buy the NES, which was a hardcore-only console as we all know? I've been a gamer ever since I could hold one of those funky rotating things you used to play pong, and find people who consider themselves "hardcore" to always be either :
- 13-year-olds who think the best game in the world is GTA.
- Guys who take their videogames way too seriously (kinda like those star wars fans who know the name of obi-wan's first gilfriend)
When video gaming will be accepted as much as, I dunno, any other pastime like chess or uno, it won't be thanks to the hardcore. Small hint : smelly hardcore fans make people go AWAY.
It could also mean that third parties sell poop on Nintendo platforms because they know the competition is serious. I'm not really inclined to buy more third-party games for my wii after having seen the first batch. If Ninty can pump out quality titles, why can't the other lazy bums?
You can add my voice to those complaining about that. I'm ashamed to say that mario *anything* games are THE mark of quality videogames in my eyes. Because... You know. It's mario. But it's not Nintendo's fault if Nintendo games get crappy competition.
Here's my wii game list :
Nintendo games :
- Wii play came with the remote. Nothing much to say. It's a decent billiards game for ten euros, come to think of it.
- Zelda. 'nuff said. I liked it, and I'm one of the old farts who were seven when they had a NES. Without the nostalgia goggles, it's a great game, with the goggles, it's STILL a great game.
- Warioware. The only game with decent competition (that being rayman, which I think is technically inferior but much funnier for a party)
- Excite Truck. BEST DAMN GAME ON THE WII. Fuck the reviewers who trashed it, they didn't play it more than ten minutes IMHO. Everyone I know (in meatspace) who played it loves it. Even girls, dammit.
Non-Nintendo games :
- Red Steel. I bought it, ignoring the bad reviews because of the above mentioned game, got to about 70% of the game, and will never finish it. I very rarely give up on a game because I'm a stingy bastard, but I can't bear more of this bugfest. Rushed pieces of shit with crap controls are just "store credit fodder" for another nintendo game. (That reminds me I need to get Mario Strikers)
- Heatseeker : Meh. Disappointed, but it kills time well for an ugly, repetitive game. I'm not anti-ports or anything, but I was hoping they'd release at least ONE flying game where you could wield the wiimote as a joystick. Suppose it's too hard to code, until some guy at Nintendo does it.
- Dragon Ball Z : Currently the only 3rd party title I enjoyed and can honestly say I got a full "bang for my buck ratio", but nostalgia plays a huge role in this, as I hadn't played a DBZ game since the SNES days.
- Rayman : Decent game. Not spectacular, but easier to play with other people than warioware, so it gets more screen time.
- Monkey ball : sold it after sifting through the boooooring list of minigames. Huge disappointment as I loved both episodes on the gamecube.
tl;dr : Statistically, my money is better spent on nintendo than on third parties. Not my fault or nintendo's.
That's true, I actually had to pry open the damn thing because I was short on some non-4-side screwdriver whose name I can't remember now because I'm high, but let's just say I understand why they say "to cannibalise a dead laptop", it's pretty gory.
- Where's the tinkering involved? Don't take this the wrong way, but today's linux distros install themselves if you ask me. Oh, you mean, managing to make anything prettier than e17 run on a 256-megs-of-ram-machine? English isn't my native language, but I don't call that "tinkering", more like "believing in magic".
- Accessing specific parts of the hardware is just as crippled on the PS3 as it is on the PS2. Hopefully, this update will allow us to bypass sony's fucktardery.
- So making it a big selling point and advertising this feature countless times in countless slashvertisements ("A CELL PROCESSOR BASED LINUX, FORGET ABOUT OUR ROOTKIT, YOU CAN EVEN RUN FOLDING@HOME ON IT!!!") means "DO NOT INSTALL LINUX ON THE PS3, PLEASE, YOU DASHING REBEL, YOU"?
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Someitmes my friend, publicity is generated by talent.
Or, if you think that's an insulting word, publicity is generated by "what the majority of people likes".
Radiohead do make music I enjoy. I didn't give them a dime for their money because, let's face it, they're already sitting on a ton of money. But their fame was *not* entirely dependent on their publicist. You can publicize shit all you want, if people don't want it, they don't want it, period.
I don't think they're in a very sad mood right now... If they're smart, they'll just go "psha, who cares? We got rid of the REAL parasites and we're motherfucking millionaires".
The DS version is ALL about skill. Which is why so many people hate online play, because you have to know how to snake (or "cheaply exploit the game like a two-dollar-whore", will the noobs say) if you want to stand a chance. None of that "Ooops, one blue shell. Whoops Three red shells in a row. Yay, I was first but thanks to the power of shitty luck I come in last! Yay for casual fucking gamers!" bullshit.
As a matter of fact, you can snake out of a blue shell in MKDS.
It's replaced MK64 as my favorite Mario Kart game of all time. I consider the gamecube game to be mario kart in name only.
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I tried it on an HD-ready Plasma - no fucking difference.
Tried it on my video projector (usually, the PS3 or the 360 are in the home cinema room, because THESE consoles really shine in that regard) - um... yeah... if you look REALLY HARD, there *is* a tiny little smidge of difference.
The 480p cables are not worth the money IMHO. (this coming from a guy who spent 16000 euros on his rig!)
Sir, you misspelled Mario KART.
Please hand in your gamer card!
Anarchists? :(
Hey, don't trust the parent post, either!
In fact, don't trust me, either.
Don't trust yourself! The corporate plants are EVERYWHERE! AAARRRRGH!
You can hear the missing details between WAV and MP3? /. !
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I'll bite, anon.
You may have noticed that in all of Israel's neighbors, you would be hard-pressed to find ONE secular state, or even a functioning democracy.
Whereas in Israel, fundamentalist nutjobs do get fined or jailed whenever they stir up trouble. They don't get to evade the law when they excise their daughters, slay victims of rape in "honor killings", lapidate adulterers, etc, etc, etc.
Maybe in five years, the price for technology has gone *down*?
Just sayin'.
Way to get angry over ONE game.
Your definition of a "hardcore gamer" could very well fit in the movie business. Depth, replay value, and whatnot - they're what make a game good. We both agree on that. I think most consumers look for that in a game, or in a DVD, or music, or anything. Being conscious of the money you spend does not a hardcore gamer make.
;)
Look at the people who partake in our pastime, who scream "videogames are art!!!" or who say "the story in *insert jRPG* is deep and involving because you have to save the world!!!". Those who, essentially, GLORIFY THEIR TOYS. When the substance will *be* there, I'll acknowledge that there is a difference between casual/nolife gamers.
You should definitely try out Excite Truck, as it is the most fun I've had with my Wii for now.
As for your "50 versions of the same old thing" comment... I remember playing a "virtual tennis" game with a funky controller 25 years ago
So your theory is that in 1985, over 60 million hardcore gamers were there to buy the NES, which was a hardcore-only console as we all know?
I've been a gamer ever since I could hold one of those funky rotating things you used to play pong, and find people who consider themselves "hardcore" to always be either :
- 13-year-olds who think the best game in the world is GTA.
- Guys who take their videogames way too seriously (kinda like those star wars fans who know the name of obi-wan's first gilfriend)
When video gaming will be accepted as much as, I dunno, any other pastime like chess or uno, it won't be thanks to the hardcore. Small hint : smelly hardcore fans make people go AWAY.
Actually, ds outsells psp FIVE TO ONE.
It could also mean that third parties sell poop on Nintendo platforms because they know the competition is serious.
I'm not really inclined to buy more third-party games for my wii after having seen the first batch. If Ninty can pump out quality titles, why can't the other lazy bums?
You can add my voice to those complaining about that. I'm ashamed to say that mario *anything* games are THE mark of quality videogames in my eyes. Because... You know. It's mario.
But it's not Nintendo's fault if Nintendo games get crappy competition.
Here's my wii game list :
Nintendo games :
- Wii play came with the remote. Nothing much to say. It's a decent billiards game for ten euros, come to think of it.
- Zelda. 'nuff said. I liked it, and I'm one of the old farts who were seven when they had a NES. Without the nostalgia goggles, it's a great game, with the goggles, it's STILL a great game.
- Warioware. The only game with decent competition (that being rayman, which I think is technically inferior but much funnier for a party)
- Excite Truck. BEST DAMN GAME ON THE WII. Fuck the reviewers who trashed it, they didn't play it more than ten minutes IMHO. Everyone I know (in meatspace) who played it loves it. Even girls, dammit.
Non-Nintendo games :
- Red Steel. I bought it, ignoring the bad reviews because of the above mentioned game, got to about 70% of the game, and will never finish it. I very rarely give up on a game because I'm a stingy bastard, but I can't bear more of this bugfest. Rushed pieces of shit with crap controls are just "store credit fodder" for another nintendo game. (That reminds me I need to get Mario Strikers)
- Heatseeker : Meh. Disappointed, but it kills time well for an ugly, repetitive game. I'm not anti-ports or anything, but I was hoping they'd release at least ONE flying game where you could wield the wiimote as a joystick. Suppose it's too hard to code, until some guy at Nintendo does it.
- Dragon Ball Z : Currently the only 3rd party title I enjoyed and can honestly say I got a full "bang for my buck ratio", but nostalgia plays a huge role in this, as I hadn't played a DBZ game since the SNES days.
- Rayman : Decent game. Not spectacular, but easier to play with other people than warioware, so it gets more screen time.
- Monkey ball : sold it after sifting through the boooooring list of minigames. Huge disappointment as I loved both episodes on the gamecube.
tl;dr : Statistically, my money is better spent on nintendo than on third parties. Not my fault or nintendo's.
Boy, I don't envy you at all.
I'm from France, btw.
That's true, I actually had to pry open the damn thing because I was short on some non-4-side screwdriver whose name I can't remember now because I'm high, but let's just say I understand why they say "to cannibalise a dead laptop", it's pretty gory.
I tried out orb, and while it has its strengths, my personal preference went to Weezo.
Oh, and I'm *still* waiting for a god DAMN lightsaber game.
And Thank You for reminding me, by the way, great work, pal.
- Where's the tinkering involved? Don't take this the wrong way, but today's linux distros install themselves if you ask me. Oh, you mean, managing to make anything prettier than e17 run on a 256-megs-of-ram-machine? English isn't my native language, but I don't call that "tinkering", more like "believing in magic".
- Accessing specific parts of the hardware is just as crippled on the PS3 as it is on the PS2. Hopefully, this update will allow us to bypass sony's fucktardery.
- So making it a big selling point and advertising this feature countless times in countless slashvertisements ("A CELL PROCESSOR BASED LINUX, FORGET ABOUT OUR ROOTKIT, YOU CAN EVEN RUN FOLDING@HOME ON IT!!!") means "DO NOT INSTALL LINUX ON THE PS3, PLEASE, YOU DASHING REBEL, YOU"?
kinda like leenoos torvalds saying leenoks?