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Now, before I start I'd just like to say that I am a PS2 owner so I am extremely biased in every possible way. This doesn't matter though.
I just the latest CVG (issue 239, October) and the cover feature is about the GameCube. How exciting. 10 whole pages dedicated to it. And I knew very little about Nintendo's new console so I read it and I am shocked by the overall shoddiness.
ATTENTION: ONLY CHILDREN UNDER 5 SHOULD BUY GAMECUBE!
Out of the twenty or so launch games, over half feature cutesy little animal characters and/or garish cartoony graphics. Pikmin? Super Monkey Ball? What the hell are they? They even made Zelda in to a cartoon! For a super powerful console, 2D graphics are not acceptable even if they ARE 3D but just look 2D.
And to make it even worse, hardly any of the games are original. There's the usual Mario/Luigi nonsense, Zelda, Star Fox, Bomberman (which I admit is cool), Fifa (obviously), Super Smash Bros and loads of other games which feature numbers at the end of their names. I'm not going to complain much because a lot of the best games on PS2 are sequels too.
And...oh god I can't even bear to say it...there's bound to be Pokemon. NO! Or, rather there will be Gamecube versions of Pokemon Red, Blue, Yellow, Purple, Green, Silver, Gold, Crystal, Platinum, Titanium, Aluminium, Cardboard and MDF.
But that's the end of my little rant. If you really like cartoony characters running around doing puzzles and stuff then I hope you enjoy your new GameCube. I'll just be driving on GT3, shooting stuff in Red Faction, slaughtering zombies on Code Veronica and couting the days until Metal Gear Solid 2.
That's it...
I just the latest CVG (issue 239, October) and the cover feature is about the GameCube. How exciting. 10 whole pages dedicated to it. And I knew very little about Nintendo's new console so I read it and I am shocked by the overall shoddiness.
ATTENTION: ONLY CHILDREN UNDER 5 SHOULD BUY GAMECUBE!
Out of the twenty or so launch games, over half feature cutesy little animal characters and/or garish cartoony graphics. Pikmin? Super Monkey Ball? What the hell are they? They even made Zelda in to a cartoon! For a super powerful console, 2D graphics are not acceptable even if they ARE 3D but just look 2D.
And to make it even worse, hardly any of the games are original. There's the usual Mario/Luigi nonsense, Zelda, Star Fox, Bomberman (which I admit is cool), Fifa (obviously), Super Smash Bros and loads of other games which feature numbers at the end of their names. I'm not going to complain much because a lot of the best games on PS2 are sequels too.
And...oh god I can't even bear to say it...there's bound to be Pokemon. NO! Or, rather there will be Gamecube versions of Pokemon Red, Blue, Yellow, Purple, Green, Silver, Gold, Crystal, Platinum, Titanium, Aluminium, Cardboard and MDF.
But that's the end of my little rant. If you really like cartoony characters running around doing puzzles and stuff then I hope you enjoy your new GameCube. I'll just be driving on GT3, shooting stuff in Red Faction, slaughtering zombies on Code Veronica and couting the days until Metal Gear Solid 2.
That's it...
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Davebeech said:
I apologise. I now have nothing against Nintendo,
> just Wizards of the Coast. Damn trading cards!! I hate them! I really do!
Hmmmm i would kill them but well i concentrate on notable hunting hmm dave PKMN card killer ok needs work.
I apologise. I now have nothing against Nintendo,
> just Wizards of the Coast. Damn trading cards!! I hate them! I really do!
Hmmmm i would kill them but well i concentrate on notable hunting hmm dave PKMN card killer ok needs work.
Read the NGC magazine and then watch the video then come back to us.
Dringo wrote:
WIZARDS OF THE COAST WIZARDS OF THE
> COAST WIZARDS OF THE COAST
No N in there.
I apologise. I now have nothing against Nintendo, just Wizards of the Coast. Damn trading cards!! I hate them! I really do!
WIZARDS OF THE COAST WIZARDS OF THE
> COAST WIZARDS OF THE COAST
No N in there.
I apologise. I now have nothing against Nintendo, just Wizards of the Coast. Damn trading cards!! I hate them! I really do!
Tiltawhirl wrote:
> Yup its looking that way Dave, by the way where do shiny pieces of card come
> into it?
I'm talking about trading cards now...
> Yup its looking that way Dave, by the way where do shiny pieces of card come
> into it?
I'm talking about trading cards now...
Dringo wrote:
> The Pokemon example.
Well that's a good point actually. But still, i hate Pokemon. I don't judge completely on graphics but when you're reading a magazine, what else can you do?
If someone gave me a GC now, I'd have a good go on it and then tell you all what I thought. But, I'm betting that my opinion wouldn't be wildly different. Maybe a bit, but not a great deal.
> The Pokemon example.
Well that's a good point actually. But still, i hate Pokemon. I don't judge completely on graphics but when you're reading a magazine, what else can you do?
If someone gave me a GC now, I'd have a good go on it and then tell you all what I thought. But, I'm betting that my opinion wouldn't be wildly different. Maybe a bit, but not a great deal.
davebeech wrote:
> And ripping off kids and their parents with rubbish pieces of shiny card is fine
> then?
WIZARDS OF THE COAST WIZARDS OF THE COAST WIZARDS OF THE COAST
No N in there.
> And ripping off kids and their parents with rubbish pieces of shiny card is fine
> then?
WIZARDS OF THE COAST WIZARDS OF THE COAST WIZARDS OF THE COAST
No N in there.
Yup its looking that way Dave, by the way where do shiny pieces of card come into it?
This is going to start to be an all-out Pokemon war now instead...deary me I put my foot in it with this one, didn't i?
And ripping off kids and their parents with rubbish pieces of shiny card is fine then?
Oh i forgot Sony make moeny from rubbbish games making a good game and making money is shameless. Sigh i bet he hasn't even played the game just seen it.
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