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| Tweet Topic Started: Monday Jun 13 2011, 11:54 PM (201 Views) | |
| NamelessFragger | Monday Jun 13 2011, 11:54 PM Post #1 |
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http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-6-most-ominous-trends-in-video-games/ In short, it's basically about how the game industry nowadays seems to be more content with profit than actual innovation and advancement as a medium. You know, the same sort of shit we bitch about on a regular basis here. Also of note are one commenter's remarks:
Figures that he instead gets a lot of "tl;dr" and "get a life" replies by people who apparently have ADHD or are advising the guy to get a life that they clearly don't have themselves. |
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| famicommander | Monday Jun 13 2011, 11:56 PM Post #2 |
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Wipe that face off your head, bitch.
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I added a quote from that article to my signature earlier in the day. |
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Denver Broncos: defending champs, 8-6, next game 12/25 @ Kansas City Chiefs Colorado Rockies: 75-87, missed playoffs Colorado Avalanche: 11-18-1, next game 12/20 @ Minnesota Wild Denver Nuggets: 12-16, next game 12/20 @ Los Angeles Clippers Colorado Mammoth: first game 12/30 @ Buffalo Bandits Denver Outlaws: defending champs, first game 4/22 @ Charlotte Hounds Colorado State Rams football: 7-5, next game Idaho Bowl 12/22 vs Idaho Vandals Colorado State Rams basketball: 8-4, next game 12/22 vs Long Beach State 49ers Winnipeg Blue Bombers: 11-7, lost West Division Semifinal Denver Pioneers Lacrosse: first game 1/24 vs Johns Hopkins Blue Jays #2 Denver Pioneers Hockey: 12-3-3, next game 12/30 @ Providence College Friars | |
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Tuesday Jun 14 2011, 06:15 AM Post #3 |
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David Wong has really good video game articles, but is also a douche. |
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| FOXHOUND | Tuesday Jun 14 2011, 10:29 AM Post #4 |
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I read it last night. It was depressing. |
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| Cube_of_MooN | Tuesday Jun 14 2011, 10:45 AM Post #5 |
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Teh Cube
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The whole bit about sequelism is something I really have noticed. Every big title is a sequel these days, especially Nintendo's big titles, but they've been doing that for 20 years now. Now that Activision, EA, and other big developers are riding the sequel train, every semi-successful game is given a sequel these days. |
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| Jandurin | Tuesday Jun 14 2011, 10:45 AM Post #6 |
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for a second i thought you were theokhoth, nameless |
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| famicommander | Tuesday Jun 14 2011, 10:47 AM Post #7 |
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Wipe that face off your head, bitch.
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^Nintendo has brought more new IPs to the table in the last two generations than any other company. Nobody seems to want to give them credit for that just because they keep their old series running as well. There is nothing inherently wrong with sequels, no matter what company they come from. The problem is when the sequel is the same fucking thing as the predecessor. |
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Denver Broncos: defending champs, 8-6, next game 12/25 @ Kansas City Chiefs Colorado Rockies: 75-87, missed playoffs Colorado Avalanche: 11-18-1, next game 12/20 @ Minnesota Wild Denver Nuggets: 12-16, next game 12/20 @ Los Angeles Clippers Colorado Mammoth: first game 12/30 @ Buffalo Bandits Denver Outlaws: defending champs, first game 4/22 @ Charlotte Hounds Colorado State Rams football: 7-5, next game Idaho Bowl 12/22 vs Idaho Vandals Colorado State Rams basketball: 8-4, next game 12/22 vs Long Beach State 49ers Winnipeg Blue Bombers: 11-7, lost West Division Semifinal Denver Pioneers Lacrosse: first game 1/24 vs Johns Hopkins Blue Jays #2 Denver Pioneers Hockey: 12-3-3, next game 12/30 @ Providence College Friars | |
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| FOXHOUND | Tuesday Jun 14 2011, 11:06 AM Post #8 |
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@Cube: Sequels in the console Mario series: Super Mario Bros. 2 (JP) and Super Mario Galaxy 2. Everything else is unique. I'd like to know what makes Yoshi's Island a "sequel" to Super Mario World. ICO is more of a sequel to Shadow of the Colossus than Yoshi's Island is to SMW. Nintendo does successors/sequels right. They do something drastically different to change it all up, while still keeping the basic foundation solid. Even Twilight Princess isn't THAT similar to Ocarina. Just the artstyle. Edited by FOXHOUND, Tuesday Jun 14 2011, 11:08 AM.
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| famicommander | Tuesday Jun 14 2011, 11:09 AM Post #9 |
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Wipe that face off your head, bitch.
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Yeah, Brad brings up a good point. Mario, Zelda, Kirby, Donkey Kong, Pokemon, Metroid, etc are more "brands" than they are "series". There are many different, unique series within the Mario brand. You've got 2D platformers, 3D platformers, racing games, baseball/golf/tennis/soccer/etc, party games, RPGs, music games, puzzle games... That level of diversity is one of the reasons Mario has such longevity. |
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Denver Broncos: defending champs, 8-6, next game 12/25 @ Kansas City Chiefs Colorado Rockies: 75-87, missed playoffs Colorado Avalanche: 11-18-1, next game 12/20 @ Minnesota Wild Denver Nuggets: 12-16, next game 12/20 @ Los Angeles Clippers Colorado Mammoth: first game 12/30 @ Buffalo Bandits Denver Outlaws: defending champs, first game 4/22 @ Charlotte Hounds Colorado State Rams football: 7-5, next game Idaho Bowl 12/22 vs Idaho Vandals Colorado State Rams basketball: 8-4, next game 12/22 vs Long Beach State 49ers Winnipeg Blue Bombers: 11-7, lost West Division Semifinal Denver Pioneers Lacrosse: first game 1/24 vs Johns Hopkins Blue Jays #2 Denver Pioneers Hockey: 12-3-3, next game 12/30 @ Providence College Friars | |
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| FOXHOUND | Tuesday Jun 14 2011, 11:17 AM Post #10 |
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I think it is the main reason why the franchises have lasted as long as they have. I can almost guarantee that CoD is going to go the way of Guitar Hero as soon as Activision starts releasing these spinoff games. |
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| whoozwah | Tuesday Jun 14 2011, 11:32 AM Post #11 |
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Is it live, or is it Dave-orex?
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that dude was REALLY pissed off about the lack of a proper lightsaber game. |
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| famicommander | Tuesday Jun 14 2011, 11:45 AM Post #12 |
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Wipe that face off your head, bitch.
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The Wii version of Force Unleashed II was actually pretty good in that respect. And it had like 2.5+ hours more content than the HD versions, which I believe is a first for Wii games. |
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Denver Broncos: defending champs, 8-6, next game 12/25 @ Kansas City Chiefs Colorado Rockies: 75-87, missed playoffs Colorado Avalanche: 11-18-1, next game 12/20 @ Minnesota Wild Denver Nuggets: 12-16, next game 12/20 @ Los Angeles Clippers Colorado Mammoth: first game 12/30 @ Buffalo Bandits Denver Outlaws: defending champs, first game 4/22 @ Charlotte Hounds Colorado State Rams football: 7-5, next game Idaho Bowl 12/22 vs Idaho Vandals Colorado State Rams basketball: 8-4, next game 12/22 vs Long Beach State 49ers Winnipeg Blue Bombers: 11-7, lost West Division Semifinal Denver Pioneers Lacrosse: first game 1/24 vs Johns Hopkins Blue Jays #2 Denver Pioneers Hockey: 12-3-3, next game 12/30 @ Providence College Friars | |
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| whoozwah | Tuesday Jun 14 2011, 11:49 AM Post #13 |
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Is it live, or is it Dave-orex?
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that's interesting. Were they just extra missions not relevant to the story or what? BTW, I'm not a big Star Wars fan. I've seen the movies and thought they were okay. |
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| famicommander | Tuesday Jun 14 2011, 11:54 AM Post #14 |
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Wipe that face off your head, bitch.
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No, there are actual cutscenes and relevant gameplay sequences in the Wii version that the other versions do not have. This is because with this game, development of the Wii and HD console versions took place simultaneously. The Wii development team basically mirrored the development of the HD versions, and when the HD team began dealing with porting and optimization the Wii team was already done and thus had time to add more content. With most early Wii multiplatforms Wii consumers usually got the shaft in the form of an upscaled PS2 or PSP port, but with this one development was done from the ground up. |
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Denver Broncos: defending champs, 8-6, next game 12/25 @ Kansas City Chiefs Colorado Rockies: 75-87, missed playoffs Colorado Avalanche: 11-18-1, next game 12/20 @ Minnesota Wild Denver Nuggets: 12-16, next game 12/20 @ Los Angeles Clippers Colorado Mammoth: first game 12/30 @ Buffalo Bandits Denver Outlaws: defending champs, first game 4/22 @ Charlotte Hounds Colorado State Rams football: 7-5, next game Idaho Bowl 12/22 vs Idaho Vandals Colorado State Rams basketball: 8-4, next game 12/22 vs Long Beach State 49ers Winnipeg Blue Bombers: 11-7, lost West Division Semifinal Denver Pioneers Lacrosse: first game 1/24 vs Johns Hopkins Blue Jays #2 Denver Pioneers Hockey: 12-3-3, next game 12/30 @ Providence College Friars | |
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| famicommander | Tuesday Jun 14 2011, 12:57 PM Post #15 |
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"Sequels are unfairly criticised. One regard is they're not original. You can do a lot of original things in a sequel as long as you're consistent and true to the universe that game comes up in. One of the great benefits of sequels is if enough people like the games you've been making and the universe they inhabit, they want to buy the next one. They weren't satisfying enough by it and wanted more of it. That means you've done something right. Why throw it all away and have to start all over every single time? Everything Mario started Donkey Kong. How many sequels would that even be? You're getting into high Roman numerals, like Ms or Us. Mario Kart, just because you're not calling it Donkey Kong 17, doesn't mean it still doesn't have Mario in it, right? The reason why Nintendo has been to a great extent inoculated from criticism along those regards is they execute very well in the games they make." - id CEO Todd Hollenshead |
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Denver Broncos: defending champs, 8-6, next game 12/25 @ Kansas City Chiefs Colorado Rockies: 75-87, missed playoffs Colorado Avalanche: 11-18-1, next game 12/20 @ Minnesota Wild Denver Nuggets: 12-16, next game 12/20 @ Los Angeles Clippers Colorado Mammoth: first game 12/30 @ Buffalo Bandits Denver Outlaws: defending champs, first game 4/22 @ Charlotte Hounds Colorado State Rams football: 7-5, next game Idaho Bowl 12/22 vs Idaho Vandals Colorado State Rams basketball: 8-4, next game 12/22 vs Long Beach State 49ers Winnipeg Blue Bombers: 11-7, lost West Division Semifinal Denver Pioneers Lacrosse: first game 1/24 vs Johns Hopkins Blue Jays #2 Denver Pioneers Hockey: 12-3-3, next game 12/30 @ Providence College Friars | |
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| NamelessFragger | Tuesday Jun 14 2011, 03:40 PM Post #16 |
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Who are you talking about there? That's not a name I recognize at all. Anyway, good point on sequels. There are actually some games I wouldn't mind seeing a sequel to-for instance, Rocket Jockey, because it hasn't been followed up for a good 15 years and I feel it could be improved, such as having an arena editor, fixing the technical issues on modern computers, and online play (without removing LAN, mind you). Then there's the original Steel Battalion-no, Heavy Armor is too different to be a proper sequel. It's been many years, and I think the game can still be improved in several ways gameplay-wise without tainting the essence of what made it great. But seeing a new fucking Call of Duty game every two or three years that hardly changes anything? That's milkage, plain and simple, just like sports games or fighting games (goddamn Capcom Sequel Stagnation). And as you guys pointed out with Nintendo, they might be accused of whoring their franchises, but at least with Mario, they can still change up the gameplay enough to provide a fresh-yet-familiar experience. For Zelda, we've got Skyward Sword coming up, and it's finally going to realize what I've been waiting for in games with sword combat ever since Die By The Sword (in other words, making the direction of your swings actually mean something). |
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| FOXHOUND | Tuesday Jun 14 2011, 04:11 PM Post #17 |
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SG is BRO
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Hmm... I should download TFUII. Don't want to support Lucasarts, but I'd like to try the game. |
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