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[Bill Aurion]

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NWR Forums Discord / RE:Official Naruto Manga Thread.

« on: August 26, 2007, 07:42:03 AM »

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Originally posted by: Bill Aurion
They've already established that Naruto is pretty tactical while in a fight as far back as when he fought Neji, so that's not a good excuse!

On another subject, one thing I just realized is that Pain not only looks like Naruto, but happens to be from a water-based country like Naruto's mother is...Seems like family of some sort for sure...

Well Naruto is tactical at times but . . . he isn't Shikamaru smart. Naruto as a ninja and a character just needs to become better . . . Naruto just sucks as a ninja and brute force isn't always going to win. I would love to see him learn some taijitsu and some more techniques. Which I am sure he will sometime in the future but for now he is still meh.

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TalkBack / RE: Metroid Prime 3 Coming to a TV Near You

« on: August 26, 2007, 07:33:52 AM »

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The problem isn't related to the status of hunters as a main stay of the metroid series, is related to the fact that the DS hasn't seen a real Metroid game and there's no hope for the near or even distant future.

But why do you think there is no hope?

Just because a more traditional metroid game hasn't been announced for DS doesn't mean it won't happen.

How much has Nintendo really shown us about its 2008 line up? Little to nothing, so I wouldn't give up hope just yet.

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General Gaming / RE: Nintendo, 2d platformers, evil Colonel Sanders Spiders, what's not to like?

« on: August 26, 2007, 06:39:32 AM »

And yet Jason still does not provide citation for his so called factual numbers.

Still waiting on some sources there buddy.

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General Chat / RE: Superbad

« on: August 26, 2007, 06:36:28 AM »

Yeah for real . . .

Also: you like farces? Aren't those usually not based on intellectual humor?

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Also, people falling down is always funny. Especially when they slip on ice.

You're being sarcastic right?

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NWR Forums Discord / RE: Official Naruto Manga Thread.

« on: August 26, 2007, 06:34:17 AM »

But Naruto doesn't have Shikamaru's smarts . . .

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NWR Forums Discord / RE: Official Naruto Manga Thread.

« on: August 26, 2007, 06:24:39 AM »

The whole obito/tobi complex is interesting and I agree I knew he would have a sharingan bit I wasn't expecting him to be ANOTHER Uchiha and not Obito.

I don't see the fights as predictable like you guys do. Maybe in the outcome kinda but not in the execution.

The fights are generally well written and more than just "I'm stronger than him so I can win" sorrta thing and usually involves a big thought process to beat the enemy. That's why I like Naruto so much.

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TalkBack / RE: Metroid Prime 3 Coming to a TV Near You

« on: August 26, 2007, 06:18:56 AM »

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My point is that we got hunters because some people thought Prime was another FPS, and their collective whining was loud enough for Nintendo to take notice and start raping the series.

I really don't care if the ads are attacking the gamer stereotype or not, thats the least of my concerns, I only don't want that scenario to happen again, that people complain about the game not because an actual flaw but because its Metroid and does Metroid things (backtracking, difficulty, item collection, etc, etc), since Nintendo will continue changing the series from what it originally was into another generic thing.

See the whole "people complained and thus hunters happened" statement doesn't hold much water because well hunters isn't a main stay in the series first of all. Secondly, what massive complaining and whining are you talking about? Prime got rave reviews across the board. It was one of the best selling games on the Gamecube. This complaining and negativity you speak of, I just never saw it or heard about it.

I mean would you say Metroid Prime Pinball was a result of complaining and whining as well? No, it was a result of them just doing something different with the series.

We'll see what happens with Prime 3 tomorrow but I don't have any doubts in my mind that it won't be an awesome metroid experience.

Edit: Bill sums it up nicely actually:

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Nostalgia has a nasty habit of not allowing people to accept change, even if it's for the better...

Well said Bill, well said.

[mantidor]

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TalkBack / RE:Metroid Prime 3 Coming to a TV Near You

« on: August 25, 2007, 08:07:53 PM »

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Originally posted by: mantidor

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Originally posted by: Mashiro

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If I wasn't a metroid nut this commercial wouldn't make me buy it.

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And yes you can do an ad advertising isolationism, its just perfect, it shows you this is a game more about finding things than shooting things.

I've said it before and I'll say it again:

METROID FANS WILL BUY METROID PRIME 3. We don't need more commercials playing to the audience that will ALREADY be buying the game.

And you think this commercial did it?

And I think this commercial did . . . what?

Appeal to a more wide audience than metroid fans? Yes.

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I initially hoped there would be lots of people ignorant enough to get the game thinking is another FPS with some g!mmicks, and thats probably what happened with the first prime, but thats only a short term benefit, these are the same kind of idiots that started the metroid/halo retarded comparison in the first place, who were expecting metroid to be like those games and who ended up being dissapointed and whiny about it, making terribly publicity and really bad word-of-mouth for the whole series in general, "too much keys", "its too hard", "it has too much backtracking" basically "it made me think and I hate that", stupid people.

This only hurts the future of metroid games more and more, this is the reason we got a game like hunters.

We got Metroid Hunters because of casual gamers?

Your points are confusing at best.

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General Chat / RE: Superbad

« on: August 25, 2007, 08:01:05 PM »

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i saw the 40 year old virgin, and wanted to turn it off halfway through. it was excruciatingly unfunny.

That's a shame, someday I hope you find a sense of humor.

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NWR Forums Discord / RE: Official Naruto Manga Thread.

« on: August 25, 2007, 07:29:17 PM »

Bleach is terrible, I stopped following bleach a long time ago . . .

[jasonditz]

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General Gaming / RE:Nintendo, 2d platformers, evil Colonel Sanders Spiders, what's not to like?

« on: August 25, 2007, 07:27:54 PM »

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Originally posted by: jasonditz
The statistics in question are not "hypothetical"... they are real statistics derived from real statistical analysis.

You haven't provided any hard evidence that they are real . . .

You have to cite documents and such in order to build a decent argument.

Saying something is true and saying why it is without any supporting evidence =/= truth.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: New WiiWare developer...

« on: August 25, 2007, 06:37:43 PM »

Wait . . . wait wait wait . . . wait . . .

Cap, our Cap is actually a developer of games?!

Why wasn't I informed?!

[jasonditz]

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General Gaming / RE:Nintendo, 2d platformers, evil Colonel Sanders Spiders, what's not to like?

« on: August 25, 2007, 06:23:31 PM »

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Originally posted by: jasonditz

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Originally posted by: Mashiro
But it's all hypothetical, big deal.

Hypothetically I could go out and kill 100 people, hypothetically I could never do an act of violence in my life, blah blah.

I think you may be mistaken about the definition of that word, hypothetically speaking.

How so.

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General Gaming / RE: Nintendo, 2d platformers, evil Colonel Sanders Spiders, what's not to like?

« on: August 25, 2007, 05:59:42 PM »

But it's all hypothetical, big deal.

Hypothetically I could go out and kill 100 people, hypothetically I could never do an act of violence in my life, blah blah.

[Bill Aurion]

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NWR Forums Discord / RE:Official Naruto Manga Thread.

« on: August 25, 2007, 05:37:55 PM »

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Originally posted by: Bill Aurion
"Probably the best manga ever."

The twists are too predictable and the fighting is pretty boring, so I can't agree with this, but thankfully the negatives are made up by some great character personalities and character interaction, which I consider to be the most important aspect of a manga...

"Edit: also Jiraya is going to die which is sad =("

Let's face it, by the time all is said and done with, a LOT of major characters are going to be dead... =)

Bill you lost some face by saying the twists are predictable (some are but not all) and that the fighting is boring (good recovery on the compliments but still) . . . I dunno man I personally feel Naruto is the best manga ever written at this point in time.

Also I meant this particular manga was the best one but I shoulda phrased it as chapter sorry lol. Still I think Naruto is the best ever.

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General Gaming / RE: Nintendo, 2d platformers, evil Colonel Sanders Spiders, what's not to like?

« on: August 25, 2007, 05:35:47 PM »

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'd be fascinated in knowing exactly how many of us there are either in the country or on the planet. Sadly, there is no polling data available to that effect

Same for your claim.

Your argument has absolutely no basis of truth. And again here is your statement:

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Using violence to force others to agree with one's point of view hardly seems extremist. As I said before... 99%+ of people are willing to do that.

Which, while being very broad, has no basis of being true. Nor is there any data to prove otherwise.

Hypothetical statistics fail at everything.

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NWR Forums Discord / RE: Official Naruto Manga Thread.

« on: August 25, 2007, 03:55:46 PM »

Probably the best manga ever.

I LOVE the "Well there's Kakashi . . ." - "That's a given" line for when they discuss the next hokage.

Edit: also Jiraya is going to die which is sad =( I hope Tsunade dies so that we can have Kakashi as hokage.  

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NWR Forums Discord / RE: Hats!

« on: August 25, 2007, 01:29:00 PM »

Lol . . . I think that proves that metroid hats are stupid . . . (looking).

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General Gaming / RE: Nintendo, 2d platformers, evil Colonel Sanders Spiders, what's not to like?

« on: August 25, 2007, 12:17:52 PM »

Nice work unclebob=D

That translates to: "Our legal department is going to kick their sorry ass all over the place and make em take it down".

::thumbs up::

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TalkBack / RE: Metroid Prime 3 Coming to a TV Near You

« on: August 25, 2007, 09:54:51 AM »

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If I wasn't a metroid nut this commercial wouldn't make me buy it.

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And yes you can do an ad advertising isolationism, its just perfect, it shows you this is a game more about finding things than shooting things.

I've said it before and I'll say it again:

METROID FANS WILL BUY METROID PRIME 3. We don't need more commercials playing to the audience that will ALREADY be buying the game.

[Caliban]

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NWR Forums Discord / RE:Confirmed: Metroid Prime 3 will suck

« on: August 25, 2007, 08:02:39 AM »

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Originally posted by: Caliban
Make sure you get some hot shots upskirts photos for us.

Of course man . . .

they're all in the slideshow . . .

(+100 cool points for anyone who gets that reference).

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: where is smash brothers dojo slam?

« on: August 25, 2007, 07:27:07 AM »

I am surprised they never made one for the DS, seeing as how well Shonen Jump Super Stars and Ultimate Stars was received.

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General Gaming / RE: Bioshock

« on: August 25, 2007, 05:10:32 AM »

<--- Never played Deus EX.

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NWR Forums Discord / RE: OS Warz: Jonny versus Karl

« on: August 25, 2007, 05:07:05 AM »

Hey now . . . Vista is at LEAST OS X 10.4 because it tries (And fails) at copying Expose.

(Expose ftw . . . OS X ftw).

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NWR Forums Discord / RE: Confirmed: Metroid Prime 3 will suck

« on: August 25, 2007, 05:04:55 AM »

Anyone who honestly thought MP3 would be any good is stupid.

Only fanboys like Metroid and Wii for that matter. It's just a stupid fad.

Excuse me I'm going to go play . . . hot shots golf on my PS3 lozers! LAWL!