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Nintendo Gaming / RE:The inevitable DS vs PSP debate.

« on: July 21, 2004, 07:02:02 PM »

Ugh, don't start a technical debate- the point I was making was that Team ninja claimed games like DOA3 were only possible on the XBox when we've seen games on the Gamecube that clearly surpass it, such as Rogue Leader, Rebel Strike, and Resident Evil 4.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:The inevitable DS vs PSP debate.

« on: July 21, 2004, 05:38:56 PM »

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In reference to Itagaki, Team Ninja's efforts have been generally pretty high quality. Ninja Gaiden of course leaps straight to mind...they make games how they want to make them, and they dont bother themsleves with details like "this might be too hard for some people".

They also don't bother themselves with details like "this game is exactly like something else on the market", or "this game is so frustratingly difficult I'm not having any fun at all". It's good to see Team Ninja isn't worrying themselves with the details.

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I respect that...at any rate, as long as his studio stays dedicated to producing quality software, I can tolerate a little eccentricity...

A little eccentricity? The man makes wild claims that his games are only possible on the XBox in the face of more impressive games on at least the Gamecube and then doesn't even explain himself! He actually called Tekken a "piece of ****" in an interview (he used those words), as if his own fighting series was any better. Itagaki may make some polished games but the fact of the matter is he's an arrogant, pretentious asshole who's money hat is pulled down so far over his eyes that he is incapable of making a single relevant comment on the industry.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Nintendo DS price and game prices

« on: July 21, 2004, 03:41:17 PM »

Eh, MSRP for just about all GBA games now is $29.99- Wal-Mart's nothing special. Occasionally you'll have some company (like Square-Enix) be a bastard and jack the price up to $34.99, but not usually.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Nintendo DS price and game prices

« on: July 21, 2004, 02:46:08 PM »

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seems likely, as most things do these days

The Gameboy never had a regional lockout, so why should the DS? Especially since it's backwards compatible with the GBA.

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General Gaming / RE:Gran Turismo 4 anticipation post

« on: July 21, 2004, 01:08:07 PM »

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and now there's the new portables

Damn, I forgot about that! I have some 10 games and 5 DVD sets I want this year and I completely forgot about the DS. I need a job.

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General Gaming / RE:Gran Turismo 4 anticipation post

« on: July 21, 2004, 12:51:24 PM »

Well, the internet and downloadables don't mean much to me since I don't have a hard drive or modem for my PS2, but the rest certainly sounds worth it.

Ugh, add another game I want this year, I need some money.

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General Gaming / RE:Gran Turismo 4 anticipation post

« on: July 21, 2004, 11:41:02 AM »

How much new stuff is being added to Gran Turismo 4? I'm really interesteed in getting it, but if there's not a whole lot of new stuff I'll just get Gran Turismo 3 for $20 since it's a Greatest Hits title.

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NWR Feedback / RE:State of the boards: WEAK!

« on: July 20, 2004, 09:42:29 PM »

Ugh, too much fake concern and too little real concern. Never complain about something you're perfectly capable of fixing, people. There's a few of us here still trying to keep intelligent discussion alive but you're making it very difficult- it shouldn't be just us. I'm beginning to envy Ninja's freedom of this board.  =|

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NWR Feedback / RE:State of the boards: WEAK!

« on: July 20, 2004, 01:19:23 PM »

How about you go and try to improve the boards yourself. I'm tired of people complaining that the boards are going downhill and then doing nothing about it themselves.

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General Chat / RE:Cg Master Sword...

« on: July 20, 2004, 09:44:51 AM »

Look, all the guy asked for was some specs on the Master Sword- either you can help him our you can't. You don't have to be rude about it.

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General Chat / RE:The "add to the picture!" game

« on: July 19, 2004, 07:34:54 PM »

Looks like the GG's are in town!

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:DS Gripes

« on: July 19, 2004, 07:11:50 PM »

That's the thing- he says they have a lot of small ideas and the problem is developing them into full fledged games. I've been commenting on that for the last 2 or 3 posts.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:DS Gripes

« on: July 19, 2004, 06:13:14 PM »

Well, why can't he think of ideas? Even gamer nerds on a message board can think of ideas, why not him? As I've been saying, that doesn't scream good gameplay design- you don't pay your game designers to be stumped, especially when you have a wealth of tools at your hands. He shouldn't be looking for ways to make a game out of things like the touch and dual screen features, he should be looking for ways these features can accent a completely different idea.

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General Chat / RE:Cg Master Sword...

« on: July 19, 2004, 05:12:30 PM »

Slap a man with a fish and he's probably not going to like you.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:DS Gripes

« on: July 19, 2004, 04:57:56 PM »

I think it's quite obvious the developer hasn't tried hard enough to find ideas for the DS- the simple fact that they're in a rut should say as much.

And my point in bringing up his PSP game with it's "new style of gameplay" is what about the DS is holding them back from releasing their game on it? The fact is it's nothing- in fact, his game could only benefit from the DS's extra capabilities, such as the dual and touch screen features.  I think his problem is he's trying to build an entire game around using the dual or touch screen features, when what he really should be doing is looking for ways to incorporate those features into a much larger game. Don't make them the only piece to work with, make them work together in many different ways. I'm sure the DS could offer interesting and fun additions to his PSP game- in fact, I fail to see how it couldn't. He uses the analogy of blowing up a short story into a novel to describe the problem he's facing with DS games. He shouldn't be trying to enlarge one short story, he should be trying to piece together many interrelated short stories to form chapters of a single novel. Again, the problems he's facing don't exactly scream good gameplay design. I wouldn't be surprised if his PSP game turns out fairly bland.  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Different Game Ideas for DS that utilize features

« on: July 19, 2004, 04:50:07 PM »

I mentioned RTS's specifically though because they're a genre that has traditionally been very hard to adapt to consoles and hence often turn out mediocre at best. With the DS, though, you could use the stylus in the same manner you would a mouse, maing RTS's much better suited on the console. Which I'm very happy about- I used to hate RTS's but lately I've been playing them like mad.  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:DS Gripes

« on: July 19, 2004, 03:33:27 PM »

I dunno- if a group of message board rats are able to come up with a bunch of interesting ideas, why can't he? And why is his company offering something with supposedly new and original gameplay on the PSP when it's nothing more than a souped up GBA? The DS has everything the PSP has and then some- I find it hypocritical of him to say they CAN'T think of any good ideas on the DS but CAN think of good ideas on the PSP. I don't think he has a legitimate base at all. I don't think his company has really tried at all- they've come up with a bunch of superficial ideas that they've scrapped because they're "too small". That kind of lack of creativity doesn't exactly scream good game design.

As for higher priced games? Keep in mind the games are 3D now, and are using such features as 2 screens, a touch screen, voice recognition, wireless LAN, and Wi-Fi. Wouldn't it be naive to assume the production and research costs would not rise considerably?  

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General Chat / RE:The "add to the picture!" game

« on: July 19, 2004, 02:56:05 PM »

He is The One

Oh, and sorry I inadvertanly made the picture smaller.

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General Chat / RE:Cg Master Sword...

« on: July 19, 2004, 01:28:32 PM »

Yeah, you guys could've been more polite.

I'm interested in seeing the final product at least, Primus- hope everything goes well!

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Different Game Ideas for DS that utilize features

« on: July 19, 2004, 01:04:29 PM »

Come to think of it, RTS's in general would work great on the DS with the touch screen. I also really like that monster idea-  it would be very creepy.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Which Classic NES games do you want next!?

« on: July 19, 2004, 12:16:50 AM »

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I don't remember there even being a SNES Kirby game.

Actually, I think the SNES has the most Kirby games of any console: Kirby Super Star, Kirby's Avalanche, Kirby's Dream Course, Kirby's Dreamland 3, and Kirby's Ghost Trap. However, I believe only Kirby Super Star and Kirby's Dream Land 3 were traditional Kirby games.

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General Chat / RE:The "add to the picture!" game

« on: July 18, 2004, 06:47:31 PM »

Yay for novice Photoshoppers!

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:The most ANNOYING Zelda enemy ever

« on: July 18, 2004, 04:43:23 PM »

Neh, you're just clinging to the "I don't like timed games" thing because you can't think of a legitimate reason to not play it. You're in the exact same predicament I was with Baten Kaitos, except I'm actually going to give that game a shot.

Suit yourself, Bill, but in my opinion Majora's Mask is the second best game ever made, second only to Ocarina of Time. Your loss.  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:The most ANNOYING Zelda enemy ever

« on: July 18, 2004, 03:47:38 PM »

How can you even say that when you've barely played the game? You know Shenmue? That game had oodles of freedom yet you still had to finish it by a specific date- the date was so far off, though, that I spent most of my time jacking around and still finished WAY before the deadline. You shouldn't let the simple notion off a time limit ruin the experience- that's just plain stupidity. It's an excuse not to play the game. Use the backwards Song of Time and then forget about the time limit altogether because it will never be a problem (and if it is you've got some issues). The only thing that happens at the end of the time limit is you go back to the first day anyway- I spent many of my 3 day cycles just running around the overworld attacking monsters, looking for hidden treasure, and completing dozens of sidequests for masks. You don't have to start the next dungeon immediately, you can roam around all you want! You're judging a game you haven't even played all the way through. You HAVE to beat this game- I don't care if you don't like it otherwise, but don't give me any of this time limit crap.  

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General Gaming / RE:1 Million People Are Using Xbox Live

« on: July 18, 2004, 03:41:09 PM »

I for one will bet against MS- I don't think they'll make the $2 billion back, not close to it. I don't think they really care at this point, though. Obviously they'll work on making the next console more profitable (or profitable period), but I don't see MS making their investment back this generation.