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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

« on: May 15, 2007, 11:08:07 AM »

I think online will be the difference maker. If Brawl has sh*tty online, I expect Halo 3 to walk all over it sales wise though I, personally, want Brawl more and consider online extra.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Super Smash Bros. Brawl

« on: May 15, 2007, 09:56:17 AM »

I'm guessing a release date announcement and at least Donkey Kong unveiled. Maybe a new trailer.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Rygar on Wii

« on: May 14, 2007, 08:58:52 AM »

This is a little off-topic, but after looking at a close-up of the art, I hate that crustache Rygar has. I thought only guys on the Style network had facial hair like that.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: 2-3 times powerful

« on: May 13, 2007, 10:00:26 AM »

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I'm gonna have to disagree a bit on the part about it being harder to push the system -- at least if we're talking about the Wii/GC. You guys forget the the Wii/GC was disgustingly easy to program and develop for.

"Easy" is a relative term. GCN/Wii architecture is easy to develop versus N64 or PS2, for example. However, I would argue that creating something like Resident Evil 4 from scratch isn't "easy."

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General Gaming / RE: God of War

« on: May 12, 2007, 05:53:11 PM »

No way!

God of War was awesome. It wasn't perfect: weak bosses, short length, and Kratos' angst rivals Anakin Skywalker. It was a pretty well-rounded and enjoyable game. The sex and nudity was forced and almost laughable though.

To each his own, I guess.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: 2-3 times powerful

« on: May 12, 2007, 05:38:15 PM »

It's not that developers can't make graphically polished titles, it's that they don't want to. It's harder to make a visually impressive game like God of War II on inferior hardware like PS2. I have no doubt that 3rd parties can really push the Wii and make some stunningly beautiful games. I wonder if they're willing to put in the effort necessary to do so.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Xenosaga to be a Nintendo exclusive?

« on: May 11, 2007, 08:52:29 PM »

This is great news and I don't want to turn it into a bad thing, but what if it doesn't turn out as well as we all know it could? Monolith Soft is the first notable second party acquisition since Silicon Knights. I, personally, feel that Silicon Knights could have done great things on Wii (and beyond) and Nintendo really didn't tap their potential. I'd hate to see the same happen with Monolith Soft.

Also, on a related note, Silicon Knights was the 2nd team Nintendo had remake a 3rd party title (Brownie Brown with Sword of Mana being the first). It makes me wonder what Nintendo has planned of Monolith Soft. Given how difficult it is to create a mega-hit RPG and Square-Enix's recent remake frenzy, the implications here seem too obvious to ignore. Nintendo wants RPGs on Wii, going as far as to invest heavily in a known RPG developer, and Square-Enix has been freeing up their in-house teams for original content by employing outside development teams for remakes and ports (Matrix Software co-developed FFIII). I don't think Nintendo would do it (i.e. use their own resources) unless they got something big. So what hasn't Square-Enix remade yet? Chrono series comes to mind. And though my personal favorite is VI, Nintendo couldn't go bigger than scoring FFVII.

I don't mean to speculate. I just think it's something to think about.  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Rygar on Wii

« on: May 11, 2007, 08:06:03 AM »

I don't know. I wouldn't call God of War a rip-off of Rygar. That's almost like saying Zelda is a rip-off of Adventure (Atari 2600).

Still, if God of War borrowed from the old Rygar games, maybe this new Rygar should borrow from God of War, because the PS2 version of Rygar, despite fairly good reviews, sucked while God of War was awesome. God of War is a perfect game to draw influences from.

And this is just personal preference, but I hope new Rygar doesn't bastardize Greek and Roman mythology as badly this time. For comparison's sake, God of War changed Greek mythology yet stayed fairly accurate and it worked. Rygar, on the other hand, had Icarus as a Titan for example. Again, personal preference. I just thought the story was generally poor in Rygar and taking so many liberties made it worse. On the other hand, Valkyrie Profile wrecked Norse mythology, but I liked the storyline. I guess it just comes down to execution and quality of writing.

But hey, this is great news. Wii is finally getting exclusives, which is better than ports or no exclusives at all. Like Soul Calibur Legends, I'll be looking out for this one.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Final Fantasy IV DS

« on: May 10, 2007, 04:55:52 PM »

The only original PSP titles from Square-Enix that I know of are Crisis Core and the recent, Dissidia: Final Fantasy. After that, they have remakes of FF 1 and 2, remakes of the first 2 Star Ocean titles (just announced), a port of Final Fantasy Tactics, and a port of Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth.

Add Reverent Wings and Children of Mana to nitsu niflheim's list of original DS titles above.

Support seems pretty even. And seeing how port happy Square-Enix is, I wouldn't be surprised if they port some of those PSP titles on Wii.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Xenosaga to be a Nintendo exclusive?

« on: May 09, 2007, 08:30:58 PM »

Isn't that the whole point though? Nintendo is addressing one of their major weaknesses.

I don't know the sales figures of Xenosaga, but could it have been possible for Xenosaga to have performed better on GCN due to lack of competition? I think it's a possibility.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Xenosaga to be a Nintendo exclusive?

« on: May 09, 2007, 03:39:40 AM »

Oh, come on. You're talking like a fanboy. PS2 got like every major RPG and fighting game. And when a high-profile game got ported, such as GTA or MGS2: Substance, PS2 almost always had them significantly before Xbox or Gamecube did.

I admit PS2 had a lot of crappy titles. However, I wouldn't downplay the big franchises PS2 had. The games did have some affect on its popularity.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Xenosaga to be a Nintendo exclusive?

« on: May 08, 2007, 09:08:54 PM »

Hey, I never said those games couldn't turn out great. Rather, I want to know what kinds of games Wii is getting before I consider this a good thing because right now, all we have are a bunch of words without any real context. No video, no screenshots, no concrete info... nothing really. I don't think the "wait-and-see" approach is negative.

Apparently Famitsu just confirmed Soul Calibur Legends for Wii. First, that doesn't mean exclusive. And more importantly, that doesn't make it a good game. We know next to nothing about it except that Taki's boobs will probably jiggle a lot. I'm intrigued by what Namco Bandai has planned, but I'm also hesitant. I remember Sega announcing a Virtua Fighter based action/adventure game announced for Gamecube that eventually went multiplatform... then turned out to be Virtua Quest. Interesting idea, poor execution. So excuse my apprehension.

And yes, PS2 got ass games a-plenty, but it also got the vast majority of AAA games. Most publishers made PS2 their console of choice. PS2 had the most games (many, admittedly, quite terrible) though it had the most good games from those companies. Right now, there's no evidence that this is the case for Wii. We don't know what games they're planning, some or many could be ports of PS2/Xbox games, others could be Japanese only "games" where gameplay consists of, I don't know... buying cabbage at the local market and bringing it home to boil.

So essentially, if you didn't bother to read all that, while I'm glad Nintendo is getting 37 games from Namco Bandai, I simply want some info on those games.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Xenosaga to be a Nintendo exclusive?

« on: May 08, 2007, 06:44:12 PM »

Certainly, 37 is better then 23 and it's also better than the virtually nothing Namco released during the N64 years. Something is always better than nothing even if that something sucks because it fills out the library though, ideally, you want quality and quantity. We don't know what those 37 games are. If Namco Bandai releases more AAA titles on PS3 and 360 (such as Soul Calibur 4 for example), then suddenly, 37 doesn't look so impressive anymore, especially if the majority of that 37 are sh*tty Naruto titles.

I applaud Nintendo for mending many fractured relationships with 3rd parties. However, I won't break out the champagne until I know that Wii is getting more quality titles from big name publishers like Namco Bandai. From a Nintendo fan's perspective, it's nice to see a Nintendo console get support from 3rd parties, but it isn't enough to just get a lot of games. Maybe I'm asking too much, but who doesn't want quality and quantity, dammit!

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General Gaming / RE: David Jaffe Goes Apeshit Crazy

« on: May 04, 2007, 08:52:39 PM »

He produced a game that got decent but not amazing scores then he cried about it like a little girl. They're just reviews scores, Jaffe. Jeez, just grow the hell up and move on with your life. Make a new game. Don't blog some expletive laden sob story like some teenage emo kid.

[Smash_Brother wrote:]

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Xenosaga to be a Nintendo exclusive?

« on: May 04, 2007, 08:39:10 PM »

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And on the subject, WHAT relationship with Banco? This is the same company which continues to provide ass for Wii support while announcing Time Crisis on the PS3.

While I agree that Namco Bandai is shafting Wii (like many publishers actually), there really is no denying that Nintendo's relationships with 3rd parties is the strongest it's been since probably ever. 3rd party support isn't anywhere near where it needs to be, but I have to give Nintendo for credit for rebuilding those bridges. They have to start somewhere and there's certainly nothing wrong with being on good terms.

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General Chat / RE:NBA Playoff Thread

« on: May 04, 2007, 09:46:30 AM »

According to TNT last night, Dirk wouldn't be the first player to win MVP and get eliminated in the first round. The others were Wes Unseld and Moses Malone (twice), something like 25-35 years ago. I think MVP is judged entirely by the regular season.

Either way, the Warriors deserve all the credit in the world for winning the series. They just wanted it more and it showed. You'd think the Mavs would've tried something different... you know, like DOUBLE TEAM Baron Davis.

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General Chat / RE: NBA Playoff Thread

« on: May 03, 2007, 08:02:10 PM »

Man, am I glad the Mavs lost. I like Dirk Nowitski, but I HATE Mark Cuban. Could that guy be a bigger douche? In fact, I'm pretty sure I dislike everyone on the Mavs except Dirk.

Steve Nash for MVP all the way. I say this because the NBA needs more guys like him. Yeah, it's amazing to see Kobe score 81 points a game or go for 50 in like 4 straight games. However, in Nash, you have a guy who makes everyone better and gets everyone involved. That's why he deserves it.

So anyway, I'm rooting for the Warriors in their series regardless of who wins the Jazz/Rockets series. I hope the Jazz win because I don't like Tracy McGrady. He's a whiner... and one who doesn't know what defense is.

Even though I wanted the Heat to beat Chicago, I now want Chicago to beat Detroit. That team is way too cocky. Rasheed Wallace is a douche as well.

I don't feel like running through all the teams so I'll end by saying that I hope the Suns win it all. Even though Steve Nash isn't my favorite player, I think he deserves a championship ring.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Xenosaga to be a Nintendo exclusive?

« on: May 03, 2007, 06:12:19 PM »

That's true to a certain extent. However, like I said, Nintendo got a competent develop while still preserving their relationship with Namco Bandai. That relationship may even be stronger now because Nintendo didn't just go behind their backs and take Hirohide Sugiura and Monolith Soft's best. I think that shows how far Nintendo has come in terms of 3rd party relations. Under Yamauchi, it would've been, "F*ck 'em" and if they wanted to extend Hirohide Sugiura an offer, they would have.

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General Gaming / RE: David Jaffe Goes Apeshit Crazy

« on: May 03, 2007, 11:57:28 AM »

He did put bare boobies in God of War... It's hard to take that seriously in a videogame.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Xenosaga to be a Nintendo exclusive?

« on: May 03, 2007, 11:52:54 AM »

The way I see it, Nintendo probably could've lured Hirohide Sugiura and a bunch of designers away from Monolith Soft, but that would've basically screwed of Namco Bandai. Nintendo spent years patching up relationships with 3rd parties, their relationship with Namco Bandai being particularly strong today. And if Nintendo screwed one company, regardless of which one, how does that look to everyone else?

So really, if Nintendo basically just got a huge chunk of Monolith Soft, sans the franchises, to develop exclusively for Wii and DS, they did it the "right" way. Nintendo gets Monolith Soft, who in turn seems to really want to work with Nintendo and Namco Bandai is well-compensated. Everyone wins.

And even if the purchase didn't come with the franchises, I think Monolith Soft is more than capable of creating a brand new RPG series. There's really no reason to believe otherwise.  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Xenosaga to be a Nintendo exclusive?

« on: May 02, 2007, 06:47:47 PM »

According the the latest IGN mailbag, Namco still owns Xenosaga. However, that's not a real confirmation, just "as far as [they] know."

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

« on: May 02, 2007, 06:43:05 PM »

The quick answer: No.

The longer answer involves a needless explanation of it being horribly generic.

[Luigi Dude wrote:]

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Super Smash Bros. Brawl

« on: May 02, 2007, 03:53:56 PM »

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Actually that's not true anymore which brings me up to who I say is going to be the Fire Emblem character that will replace Roy as the second character to represent Fire Emblem.

You know, if you really want to be technical, I totally forgot that the first 2 GBA Fire Emblem titles, Sword of Seals and Blazing Sword, games exist in the same FE universe though you're right, Marth and Ike are the only two FE characters to star in 2 separate games. The only thing is that they kind of look alike and since Goddess of Dawn is the most recent title, I would expect Ike to replace Marth. Again, costumes would sort-of solve that, but then, purists wouldn't like that at all.

I don't know who I would choose if I had to pick one. There are also many other FE characters to choose from and I think the series should be well represented in Brawl. Black Knight would be pretty cool.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

« on: May 02, 2007, 02:17:00 PM »

While I liked Roy more, Luigi Dude is right about Marth's place as the most recognizable Fire Emblem character and the only one to appear in more than one game in the series. I don't expect Roy back (unless he's an alternate costume or something), but I'd be very surprised if Marth doesn't make the cut.

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General Gaming / RE:PS3 does not even come with component cables.

« on: May 02, 2007, 06:30:21 AM »

I've been to 7 Gamestop/EB stores, 3 Game Crazy stores, 2 Best Buys, and 2 Targets in my town and neighboring towns. I've searched. I've been to every one of those stores in the past month (searching for Ico) and none of them had first party component cables. Not that I need one yet, I just keep an eye out for stuff like that. For example, up until about a month ago, you couldn't find a Wii remote in any store in my area (nunchuks are still kind of elusive). Also, the Game Crazy inside the Hollywood Video I work at has SIX PS3s sitting in the back.