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Nintendo Gaming / Shenmue 3 confirmed, but not the platform.

« on: July 14, 2003, 04:02:55 PM »

If SEGA learns anything from past experience, they will have this game as a multi release.  

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Nintendo Gaming / Why don't Nintendo fans like Fighting Games?

« on: May 28, 2003, 08:01:05 AM »

I am really surprised to hear so many of you slam on the controller.  I thought the lot of you were 9 year olds. J/K
  Anyway, what I want to say is that I have absolutely no problems with the D-pad.  I'm 28 yrs old, 140 pounds (+ or - 5 pounds), and 5'6".  I play Bloody Roar with the D-pad mostly and I prefer that set up.  My hands don't cramp or get blistered at all unless I use the control stick.  I'm just puzzled is all.  Some of you must be 6' tall to not be able to use the D-pad.  Most Americans are like me- average height.  Oh well... I'm off to pre-order Metal Gear Solid and R: Racing Evolution. Oh yeah... and Rebel Strike!!!

[BLEH!!!!!!]

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Nintendo Gaming / Why don't Nintendo fans like Fighting Games?

« on: May 26, 2003, 05:12:47 AM »

Ok, I'm wondering why some of you say that you don't really get into fighting games because it's easy for another good player hand you your arse.  I say, and it's always been my experience, to play a game alone and often to at least get the hang of one character before you start with a human opponent.  Kilik was my all-time favorite fighter in SC on the DC and I got pretty good with him.  I often beat my girlfriend, her cousins and her cousins step-sons with him or another couple of characters I got proficient with.  Not saying I was the best, just that I did my homework and had a strategy.  You don't have to memorize moves and combos with SC like you do with "combo fests" like Mortal Kombat and Killer Instinct.  It is very much a "PICK UP AND PLAY" game.
   About SSB: M, I really liked it when I rented it, but because of the frantic action on-screen my girlfriend never really liked it as she lost sight of her character every time she played.  I did have Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, but even though some of the extras were cool, it just bored me to death.  Freedom of movement was good, as well as the option of using weapons, but the extras, IMO, were "BLEH!!!!!!".  I mean, come on! Most of the extras in the Krypt were just renders and concept art.  Some nice videos, extra characters and some bio about the arts and weapons thrown in for the "hardcore" fighting fan.  It sucked when you saved enough money to open a Kasket only to find it empty.  Midway should have done their homework and completely made the gameplay a cross between SC and VF/Last Bronx.  Took that game back to EB and traded it in for Wind Waker.   It would be great if Nintendo themselves made a fighting game that would rival the trinity of excellence in fighting games:  Tekken, Virtua Fighter, Soul Calibur.  HOpefully next generation.
     
    Now to respond to you, Strell.  I never said anything about why PS2 keeps on getting Tekken.  I thought everyone knew that:  

[On Phone]
Sony:  Hey guys! Kaz here.  How would you like to keep Tekken on PS2 only, huh?
Namco:  We kinda wanted to bring over Tekken to the GCN and really take it in new directions.
Sony:  Heh.  We'll pay you 30 Billion Yen to keep it exclusive or else we'll let everyone know what you did with those motion-capture      
          fighters in your dungeon.
Namco:  Really? Deal then!  We would love to keep it on PS2!  
Sony:  Great!  Just dot your initials on the contract I'm sending you by my persoal carrier.  Don't mind his appearance.  He was born with
           with that hump.  And the horns.  And the forked tail.  Some kind of radiation mutation from Hiroshima.

 Besides, you're saying I'm ranting like a loon?  That's the only way to go on the 'net, don't you know.  I really LOVE fighting games.  Have since day one when I got my first one.  Just wish there was some other way to get the ones I want but I can't really afford it since I have a 2 yr old to think about and splurging on a PS2 for Tekken and VF just isn't responsible parenting.  Still, I already pre-ordered SC2 and that was before Link showed himself.  Just wish there was more to choose from.  Don't know how good DragonBall Z is and I require more than 15 moves per fighter.  Commercials on it looked good though and I am a big fan of the cartoons.  Can't wait till GT starts on CN.  

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Nintendo Gaming / Why don't Nintendo fans like Fighting Games?

« on: May 25, 2003, 11:11:08 AM »

I haven't posted anything on this board in a while but this has been nagging me for a bit now.  I see so many threads about all these great 1st, 2nd and 3rd party RPGs, Adventure, Racing etc. games but hardly anyone talks about fighting games.  Sure, almost everyone is excited about Soul Calibur 2, but that was almost solely based on the game having Link from Legend of Zelda in it.  I was a big fan of the original SC on DreamCast and I was excited about the game WAY before I even heard about Link being a playable character in it.  But that is the only fighting game anyone is talking about.  What about anyone wishing for or protesting the lack of any other quality fighting game on the GCN?  Sure, we're getting DragonBall Z: Budokai and some of us already have Bloody Roar: Primal Fury (still got my copy) but why doesn't anyone get their panties in a twist when we don't get Tekken 4 or 5 or Virtua Fighter 4 or any of the Dead or Alive games.  Sure you can argue about the quality of the DOA series but that's not the point.  I would love a Fighter's MegaMix 2 from SEGA on my GCN or even a Last Bronx or Fighting Vipers from them.  Heck! Give me a 3D Eternal Champions!  What about more fighters from Capcom?  I'm not even going to comment on Mortal Kombat because that series is all-and I mean ALL-about combos and remembering the combos and not even up to Soul Calibur's quality and gameplay goodness, what with the controls favoring customizable combos i.e. creating them on the fly.  That's one of the reasons I love my copy of Bloody Roar.  Sure you might say its a button masher but that doesn't mean it isn't fun.  I like the freedom to create my own combos and finding new moves I didn't see before.  It makes a good fighter even better when you have worthwhile secrets to add to gameplay or just a nice graphical touch like customizable outfits (think VF4).

  Ok.  That's all from me for now.  what about you guys?  And don't get me started on why none of you buy Sports Games (Mario Golf and Tennis don't count).

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General Gaming / Will the PGC E3 2003 DVD have captioning?

« on: April 27, 2003, 05:43:11 AM »

no problem Grey Ninja... I don't mind answering the question.  Yes, I've had to miss out on a few games, but i don't feel that ambient sounds in a game or movie are going to affect me too much, since I can't hear them.  It's more the speech in story driven games that gets me.  When I played RS2: RL, I had such a hard time figuring out what to do next, I had to constantly study the screen for clues since I didn't know what my wingmen were saying... I did figure some things out, but for the most part, I had to use a strategy guide I found on another website.  I'm looking forward to Enter the Matrix but, again, this is a VERY story driven game and I don't know if the "Brothers", as they are sometimes called, put in a stipulation that the game have captioning.  I'm going to rent it first to make sure on this point.  For most Nintendo games, I really don't have to worry about this since Nintendo likes including text in conjunction with their voice work.  I'm just hoping things change with game companies and they realize that there are alot of people who cannot hear, i.e. deaf and hard of hearing, who love playing their games.  We all seem to be last in everyone's mind and it blows.  I just hope that if they do make a DVD this year, they include some captioning.  I'm still looking forward to RS3: RS and the various big games like StarFox, StarCraft, F-Zero and next year I'm looking forward to Resi Evil 4.  I lost my hearing and not all deaf and hard of hearing ppl were born this way.  Some of us lose it regardless of how we were born.

   Hey, Ninja, keep gaming and join the cause!  

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Nintendo Gaming / suggestions for the PGC E3 2003 DVD

« on: April 21, 2003, 07:49:26 AM »

1.  Closed captioning of conferences or a transcript of it when booted up to a PC...
2.  With direct feed videos, showcase the biggies first, like Rogue Squadron 3, Game Zero, Mario Kart, Soul Calibur 2, Star Craft Ghost, etc. and then have the lesserknown games afterward.  Kind of like in descending order of hype.
3.  Less footage of any of the staffers
4.  Interviews with studio chiefs like Naka, Miyamoto and such.
5.  As an Easter Egg, the afterparty footage, and keep it to a minimum of 15 mins.
6.  Do the same top job you did with last year's DVD...

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Nintendo Gaming / Xbox fan buys Gamecube....story at 11.

« on: April 10, 2003, 07:02:57 PM »

KatDaddy... you might want to know there are a few games you should think about getting that are only coming to the Cube  (all exclusives except for 2) and they will come out this year or next.
<p>
Virtua Fighter Quest
Metal Gear Solid GC
F-Zero
Animal Crossing 2
Metroid Prime 2
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles (Major GBA connectivity)
Soul Calibur 2 (Link)
Enter the Matrix
Splinter Cell (GBA connectivity)
Rogue Squadron 3 (Best graphics ever according to Matt at IGNCube)
Jedi Knight 3
Star Fox Armada
Sonic Adventure 3
Game Zero
Mario Kart
Pikmin 2
Mario Golf
Mario Tennis
Too Human
Second Silicon Knights Project
1080 Avalanche
Viewtiful Joe
Resident Evil 4
Killer 7
Dead Phoenix
R: Racing Evolution (Formerly Ridge Racer 6)
Baten Kaitos
Tales of Symphonia
WrestleMania 19
Camelot RPG Unnamed
...
<p>
Also, I think you should hang around for E3... keep watching the web and if you want some new info on the surprises that are sure to pop up for the Cube and the Xbox (the only way to go is with these 2) then PM me and I'll give you the info on where to go.

[ANY]

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Nintendo Gaming / Star Wars Games

« on: April 10, 2003, 06:29:10 PM »

I'd wait for Rogue Squadron 3.  From all indications, it should have multiplayer and some of the best graphics ever to grace any and I mean ANY of the current crop of Next Gen consoles.  Though this is  wishful thinking on my part, online could be there.    I just can't get enough of playing RS2, and even though I got it at launch, and have beaten it twice, there is nothing like taking after some Tie fighters after you've had a particularly trying day running after your two year old son.  
  By they way, I'm 28 myself, and have followed the saga since I was a pup. I haven't played any of the other games, but from what I've seen they just don't seem like anything I'd want to play.  But from what I've read, Jedi Knight 3 sound VERY promising and is something I'd wait for as well as RS3.

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General Gaming / What will be at E3?

« on: April 09, 2003, 08:42:41 AM »

ok...  what will be at E3?

Rogue Squadron 3
Mario Kart
Mario 128
FF:CC
F-Zero
StarFox Armada
Metal Gear Solid GC
Possibly a trailer for Resident Evil 4
Soul Calibur 2 (USA vers.)
Virtua Fighter Quest (hopefully no superdeformed characters like VF Kids)
Viewtiful Joe
Killer 7
Dead Phoenix
P.N.03
...

That's all I can think of off the top of my head... there are sure to be some surprises that none of us can fathom as of yet.  Just wish it would come sooner.

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General Gaming / Will the PGC E3 2003 DVD have captioning?

« on: April 09, 2003, 08:30:56 AM »

I'm a deaf gamer and a regular PGC reader.  I read the site everyday or at least when my son is sleep.  I would like to know if this year's DVD will have Closed Captioning for the deaf and hard of hearing.   It seems like so many videogames and their developers have yet to catch up with the regular DVD/Video-taped markets.  Almost all of them have some form of Captioning.  Most Television shows and movies have captioning in them.  I'm not saying subtitles, or that they should be on all the time.  Just give us the option to have them turned on when we set our televisions to display the captioning.  
 BTW, C1 is the standard when coding Captions, so when we enable them on our TVs, we always choose C1.  I hope you guys think about this and implement it.  I would have bought last year's DVD had it had Captioning.    

[the PLANETGAMECUBE E3 2003 DVD]

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Nintendo Gaming / Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron III CONFIRMED

« on: March 24, 2003, 08:42:02 AM »

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that would be a great idea, i dont imagin it would be very easy to play rogue leader without being able to hear what they are telling you todo =\ on the other hand atleast most RPG's Action Adventure style games all have just text when your talking to NPCs (this will probably change in tomorrows games =\)

  True... I got alot of enjoyment out of Zelda: OOT and the fighting games (which really don't require text except for the story heavy titles like Soul Calibur and Mortal Kombat), though figuring out what to do next in Rogue Leader was tough.  I couldn't have gotten thru it without some online strategy guides.  I only use them if if there is no way I can figure out what to do next, after trying for at least a week.  I loved the game and hope the next one improves in this area.  It seems the games industry, when talking and talking about how much speech is in a game and then if I rent it from BlockBuster, and find that they don't have any text in it, I just can't follow what to do next.  I have no way to follow the story and glean from it what-the-name-of-Alpha-Trion to do next and for me and probably many other deaf gamers (almost every deaf person I have met owns at least 3 systems and most of them have PS2s or GameCubes, and that is alot of deaf ppl, believe you me) that hurts our enjoyment of the games and loses potential customers down the road.  I certainly hope the PLANETGAMECUBE E3 2003 DVD is captioned for the deaf and hearing impaired.  Gotta get back to my sleeping son and wake him up.  Time for lunch.

[Closed Captioning]

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Nintendo Gaming / Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron III CONFIRMED

« on: March 24, 2003, 04:31:14 AM »

aside from the Graphics to improve (which is a given considering Factor 5's obvious talents in this area of game development), more missions, more unlockable secrets, more variety of ships, control of capital ships for inter-capital ship battles, more feedom to screw around, ground and sky and space battles as well as a much more coherent storyline that expands on the SW universe we all know and love, I would like to see Closed Captioning included in this game.  I am a deaf gamer (28 yrs old and lost it 5 years ago due to severe tinitus) and I know plenty of Deaf gamers of all ages (practically my girlfriend's entire graduating class) who would welcome this type of thing in videogames.  
   We have it on our television shows, in our DVD and video taped movies and serials and very sorrily in the theaters (there is much debate as to whether hearing ppl would mind having the captions on the big screen while watching a movie).  Its about time its included in videogames.  It wouldn't have to be on all the time, just as an option for those individuals who have caption-ready televisions.  That's my two cents.

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Nintendo Gaming / Soul Calibur 2 Controls

« on: February 07, 2003, 11:42:01 PM »

have none of you ever played the original Soul Calibur on DreamCast?  if that is anything to go by, you'll be using the analog stick more and the button layout is similar to the GCN's.  Only 4 buttons are needed.  This isn't Street Fighter!