Post by: Pryopizm on December 30, 2005, 07:29:20 PM
Post by: Djunknown on December 30, 2005, 07:49:28 PM
2k6 is going to be a very interesting year. I foresee many changes ahead. And I'm confident that the PGC staff will take us through these changes in style. [/brown nosing]
Hopefully the bitching will be kept to a minimum. But since I'm the first post, I won't hold my breath.
Post by: KnowsNothing on December 30, 2005, 08:19:03 PM
Biggest disspointment is the weak Rev specs though? Come on. I think Zelda getting pushed back a year (or half a year, or WHATEVER BIGJIM) is more disappointing than "weak rev" especially when we haven't seen any proof. And Pokemon XD for even being nominated for most disappointing game? Who actually thought it would be good? Also, ACWW needs to be the runner up for GOTY for the DS
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"Because we can" is such an awesome quote, but Miyamoto's takes the cake. Best moment of E3.
Post by: BigJim on December 30, 2005, 08:56:19 PM
Not too many surprising "winners" this time around. It's been sort of a skimpy year.
Post by: IceCold on December 30, 2005, 09:12:35 PM
Biggest Surprise Runner Up: Incredible amount of support DS has gotten
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Most disappointing Game: Geist
- Oh come on... all previews indicated that it wasn't going to be a 5-Star game - and it wasn't bad for what it was also. I know it had been worked on for a while, but still..
Sleeper Hit: Phoenix Wright
- Battalion Wars also deserves consideration
DS Game of the Year Runner Up: Castlevania
- Must have been the toughest pick - after Mario Kart look at all of the great DS titles; Kirby, Meteos, Advance Wars, Sonic Rush, Nintendogs, Mario & Luigi 2, Animal Crossing etc
Post by: Spinnzilla on December 30, 2005, 10:02:41 PM
I wasn't completely shock by anything, other than best port winner(Yes, I own JSS). I was also more impressed by the visuals in Nintendogs than Mario Kart...but Mario Kart is funner.
Post by: Rocketsastrostexans on December 30, 2005, 10:30:40 PM
Post by: olanmills on December 30, 2005, 11:32:31 PM
While I think Minish Cap deserves its awards, I also wish that DK: King of Swing could somehow be mentioned because it had some really fun, innovative gameplay.
I'd also like to gloat and say that I've been to Nintendo's pre-E3 conference the past four years in a row.
Post by: MaleficentOgre on December 31, 2005, 05:15:56 AM
Post by: Robageejammin on December 31, 2005, 07:22:09 AM
oh, and Happy New Year!.....s Eve!
Post by: Rize on December 31, 2005, 08:31:06 AM
Post by: Ending Walker Tropic on December 31, 2005, 08:40:33 AM
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on December 31, 2005, 09:19:03 AM
Post by: stevey on December 31, 2005, 11:09:19 AM
Post by: ruby_onix on December 31, 2005, 02:31:44 PM
Sprung also sucked, but I think the fact that UbiSoft is taking chances on oddball games that nobody in America would touch with a ten-foot-pole, which happen to be the entirety of the DS's intended lineup, makes UbiSoft extremely valuable as a DS publisher.
Post by: Kairon on December 31, 2005, 02:33:12 PM
I PLACE A CURSE ON YOU! YOU SHALL WEAR MANLY LIFE JACKETS FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFESSS!!!111!!
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: Nephilim on December 31, 2005, 03:52:40 PM
Yeah and he also said XD is the best pokemon game ever made......
Post by: NotRimmer on December 31, 2005, 04:13:52 PM
Also, Battles of Prince of Persia getting dissed? Ridiculous. EA clearly deserves the award
Post by: Pryopizm on December 31, 2005, 04:18:03 PM
Post by: Sir_Stabbalot on December 31, 2005, 04:46:42 PM
Post by: darknight06 on December 31, 2005, 04:59:50 PM
As for the revolution, I'm just gonna wait and see what comes of it. I'm not gonna say anything about it, I'm not gonna speculate. There's a lot more I'd like to know about before I give my judgements on it. For the meantime, I'm gonna figure out how to fit 5 new DS games into my budget within the next 2 months.
Post by: Infernal Monkey on December 31, 2005, 05:49:40 PM
Post by: Knoxxville on January 01, 2006, 10:37:05 AM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on January 01, 2006, 01:38:00 PM
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Originally posted by: ruby_onix
"Lunar: Dragon Song" was made by GameArts, not UbiSoft. UbiSoft signed up to publish it before development on the game even started. The fact that GameArts fell short, and Lunar DS wasn't as good as Lunar 1&2, was probably just as much of a dissapointment to UbiSoft as it was to everyone else.
Sprung also sucked, but I think the fact that UbiSoft is taking chances on oddball games that nobody in America would touch with a ten-foot-pole, which happen to be the entirety of the DS's intended lineup, makes UbiSoft extremely valuable as a DS publisher.
Sprung was released last year, so it wasn't really a factor.
As for Lunar, Ubisoft does indeed hold some of the blame in its mediocrity. All publishers have some control of their games' quality; if you don't believe me, read some of the stories of developers complaining that their games could have been great if only the publisher hadn't rushed the development cycle, or look at how many developers have praised Nintendo for its involvement in the games it publishes from other studios. The publisher's influence can even come down to how much funding it offers for the game's development, which translates into buying better tools and hiring better people to create the game.
Ubisoft had every opportunity to positively influence the development of Lunar: Dragon Song, and in fact, they even could have made a few simple tweaks to the Japanese version that would have helped the international version be a smoother experience. Instead, they translated the text as quickly as possible and just shoved the game out the door.
Note that EA outsources development of many of its portable games as well.
Post by: Ian Sane on January 03, 2006, 06:35:45 AM
I would say however that the biggest disappointment was Zelda's delay. That just took the wind out of my sails. That was supposed to be THE game for 2005. The Cube was going to have a pretty weak lineup in 2005 but Zelda was going to make up for that. But we didn't get Zelda so there wasn't anything to look forward to to justify the weak year. I didn't get any Cube games for Christmas this year and DDR is literally the only Cube title I bought all year (not a Resident Evil fan, if I was I would have bought two games). Now with Zelda I would have only bought one more game for the year but having that big game at the end of the year really makes up for everything. I've found that a poor year can be salvaged by having one absolutely amazing game to play at Christmas while an otherwise good year can seem disappointing without one. For me 2005 was just overall a lousy year for me as a gamer and that's largely due to Zelda's delay.
The Rev specs thing is more of a non-event anyway since what is disappointing is something that never happened instead of something that did. And any negative effects it might have will affect next year. 2005 really is no worse off by any Rev specs. 2005 however was worse off because of Zelda's delay.
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on January 03, 2006, 01:37:15 PM
Post by: IceCold on January 03, 2006, 04:52:01 PM
Not even Fire Emblem?
EDIT: And did you at least rent RE4? Because, as KDR said, it's quite different than the other ones..
Post by: KDR_11k on January 03, 2006, 08:50:46 PM
Shame on you. Even if you hate fixed-camera survival horror, Resident Evil 4 is not one of those. RE4 has plenty ammo, plenty enemies and less attempts to scare the user. Hail to the King, baby!
Post by: Ian Sane on January 04, 2006, 06:20:50 AM
Rent a Gamecube game? What sort of magic fantasy land do you live in?
I might get RE4 if I find it for cheap. With Cube games these days prices tend to fall pretty fast so I've somewhat conditioned myself to wait when it comes to games I'm not really anxious to get. For example at a local store I could get Metroid Prime 2 used for only 10 bucks. Now I already have that game but still.
Fire Emblem actually was on my Christmas list and I just didn't end up getting it. Still usually I buy around five Cube games a year and there's a bunch of titles I want but never get around to getting. This year I only had like two games I wanted (and none of them I really felt I "needed", I got DDR ASAP because of its rarity) and one game I figured I might try at some point. That still makes for an underwhelming year.
Post by: kirby_killer_dedede on January 04, 2006, 08:07:27 AM
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WHAT?!?!?! SPRUNG ROCKED!!!
I PLACE A CURSE ON YOU! YOU SHALL WEAR MANLY LIFE JACKETS FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFESSS!!!111!!
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
I...hahaha, I'm sorry....I just can't take anything you say seriously with that ridiculous "~Carmine M. Red" sign off.
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on January 08, 2006, 07:09:27 PM
