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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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Your just
> jealous of
> the money nintendo made from pokemon.
Plenty of people make
> a lot of money from different ways. I just don't like the way Nintendo have gone
> about it with Pokemon. Shameless...
Honestly Nitnendo making an excellent title that ended up selling millions and companys suchas wizards offering Nitnendo wods of cash so they can make moeny out of it aswell. Utter shameless.
> jealous of
> the money nintendo made from pokemon.
Plenty of people make
> a lot of money from different ways. I just don't like the way Nintendo have gone
> about it with Pokemon. Shameless...
Honestly Nitnendo making an excellent title that ended up selling millions and companys suchas wizards offering Nitnendo wods of cash so they can make moeny out of it aswell. Utter shameless.
davebeech wrote:
> Dringo wrote:
> Shall i do the Pokemon example again?
Which Pokemon
> example? Was it the one about how to make millions by exploiting young,
> impressionable children? Getting them to spend all their money on trading cards
> to try and collect 150 and then just to rub it in, release another god knows how
> many new Pokemon to make them spend even more money!
£2.50 those Neo
> cards are? £2.50!? And for what? No, I don't like Pokemon and no, i don't
> invite all you Pokemon fans to have another go at me. Just another opinion...
I blame wizards of the coast for that rather than Nintendo.
The Pokemon example.
Ignore the Graphics and you have animals, hitting, stabbing, kicking, freezing, burning, bloeing up and shooting eachother.
Sounds like an adult blood sport game that should be banned add cute graphics and wow it isn't only legal game but for children aswell!!!
Do you judge on graphics? Conker is cute like MArio is that a kids game?
> Dringo wrote:
> Shall i do the Pokemon example again?
Which Pokemon
> example? Was it the one about how to make millions by exploiting young,
> impressionable children? Getting them to spend all their money on trading cards
> to try and collect 150 and then just to rub it in, release another god knows how
> many new Pokemon to make them spend even more money!
£2.50 those Neo
> cards are? £2.50!? And for what? No, I don't like Pokemon and no, i don't
> invite all you Pokemon fans to have another go at me. Just another opinion...
I blame wizards of the coast for that rather than Nintendo.
The Pokemon example.
Ignore the Graphics and you have animals, hitting, stabbing, kicking, freezing, burning, bloeing up and shooting eachother.
Sounds like an adult blood sport game that should be banned add cute graphics and wow it isn't only legal game but for children aswell!!!
Do you judge on graphics? Conker is cute like MArio is that a kids game?
davebeech wrote:
Plenty of people make
> a lot of money from different ways. I just don't like the way Nintendo have gone
> about it with Pokemon. Shameless...
They are a company, companies make profits. Any way, it's not the children's money, it's the parent's. If the parent's are willing for their children to buy the cards, then why stop them?
Plenty of people make
> a lot of money from different ways. I just don't like the way Nintendo have gone
> about it with Pokemon. Shameless...
They are a company, companies make profits. Any way, it's not the children's money, it's the parent's. If the parent's are willing for their children to buy the cards, then why stop them?
Rickyfire wrote:
>I'm not slagging you off, just giving you OUR opinion!
Not you personally!
>I'm not slagging you off, just giving you OUR opinion!
Not you personally!
Lord Semajal wrote:
> Im going to enjoy pointing out how wrong you are ;)
Oh no, not another one...
Under 5's????? How many children will be able to afford
> a £150 console?
Errr...rich parents?
Your just jealous of
> the money nintendo made from pokemon.
Plenty of people make a lot of money from different ways. I just don't like the way Nintendo have gone about it with Pokemon. Shameless...
> Im going to enjoy pointing out how wrong you are ;)
Oh no, not another one...
Under 5's????? How many children will be able to afford
> a £150 console?
Errr...rich parents?
Your just jealous of
> the money nintendo made from pokemon.
Plenty of people make a lot of money from different ways. I just don't like the way Nintendo have gone about it with Pokemon. Shameless...
davebeech wrote:
> Rickyfire wrote:
Of course you are allowed your own opinion, but that doesn't
> mean we
> all have to agree with it.
I'm honestly not asking you to
> agree. It's fine to have your own opinions, but i'm not too keen on people
> slagging me off and trying to start an argument.
I'm not slagging you off, just giving you OUR opinion!
> Rickyfire wrote:
Of course you are allowed your own opinion, but that doesn't
> mean we
> all have to agree with it.
I'm honestly not asking you to
> agree. It's fine to have your own opinions, but i'm not too keen on people
> slagging me off and trying to start an argument.
I'm not slagging you off, just giving you OUR opinion!
Rickyfire wrote:
Of course you are allowed your own opinion, but that doesn't mean we
> all have to agree with it.
I'm honestly not asking you to agree. It's fine to have your own opinions, but i'm not too keen on people slagging me off and trying to start an argument.
Of course you are allowed your own opinion, but that doesn't mean we
> all have to agree with it.
I'm honestly not asking you to agree. It's fine to have your own opinions, but i'm not too keen on people slagging me off and trying to start an argument.
Im going to enjoy pointing out how wrong you are ;)
davebeech wrote:
> 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.
Shoddiness in the magazine. CVG seem to rather like "toilet" humor.
ATTENTION: ONLY CHILDREN UNDER 5 SHOULD BUY GAMECUBE!
Under 5's????? How many children will be able to afford a £150 console? Also some nintendo games may look "cartoony" but they are designed to appeal to people of all ages. A violent game is only suitable for older gamers leaving out the massive market of younger kids. You are obviously one of those people who believe looks are everything. Well thats basicly wrong. Its really gameplay that counts.
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
I am personally not sure about zelda but they wanted to try somthing different.
> 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.
Thants a load of bull. There is a luigi game. Origional games in handfulls. Pikman, star fox dinosaur planet ets
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.
The PS2 PS and PSone have WAY more sequals than the N64 and GC. Your just jealous of the money nintendo made from pokemon.
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...
There are gonna be some gooooooood games on the GC, Plenaty of gore etc. GAmes for everyone.
davebeech wrote:
> 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.
Shoddiness in the magazine. CVG seem to rather like "toilet" humor.
ATTENTION: ONLY CHILDREN UNDER 5 SHOULD BUY GAMECUBE!
Under 5's????? How many children will be able to afford a £150 console? Also some nintendo games may look "cartoony" but they are designed to appeal to people of all ages. A violent game is only suitable for older gamers leaving out the massive market of younger kids. You are obviously one of those people who believe looks are everything. Well thats basicly wrong. Its really gameplay that counts.
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
I am personally not sure about zelda but they wanted to try somthing different.
> 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.
Thants a load of bull. There is a luigi game. Origional games in handfulls. Pikman, star fox dinosaur planet ets
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.
The PS2 PS and PSone have WAY more sequals than the N64 and GC. Your just jealous of the money nintendo made from pokemon.
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...
There are gonna be some gooooooood games on the GC, Plenaty of gore etc. GAmes for everyone.
Dringo wrote:
> Shall i do the Pokemon example again?
Which Pokemon example? Was it the one about how to make millions by exploiting young, impressionable children? Getting them to spend all their money on trading cards to try and collect 150 and then just to rub it in, release another god knows how many new Pokemon to make them spend even more money!
£2.50 those Neo cards are? £2.50!? And for what? No, I don't like Pokemon and no, i don't invite all you Pokemon fans to have another go at me. Just another opinion...
> Shall i do the Pokemon example again?
Which Pokemon example? Was it the one about how to make millions by exploiting young, impressionable children? Getting them to spend all their money on trading cards to try and collect 150 and then just to rub it in, release another god knows how many new Pokemon to make them spend even more money!
£2.50 those Neo cards are? £2.50!? And for what? No, I don't like Pokemon and no, i don't invite all you Pokemon fans to have another go at me. Just another opinion...
davebeech wrote:
> To all the people who have come in here to have a go at me:
Er...freedom of
> speech people? Is that not what these forums are about? I commented on what I
> read and what I personally believe to be true. I admit I am biased and
> opinionated but if you don't have your own ideas then you're nothing but a
> mindless automaton.
If anyone has got a civilised response, I will take
> notice of it. I care not one jot about you or your opinions if you give them in
> an aggressive or insulting way.
We too have got Freedom of Speech, and we are using this basic right in disagreeing with you. Of course you are allowed your own opinion, but that doesn't mean we all have to agree with it.
> To all the people who have come in here to have a go at me:
Er...freedom of
> speech people? Is that not what these forums are about? I commented on what I
> read and what I personally believe to be true. I admit I am biased and
> opinionated but if you don't have your own ideas then you're nothing but a
> mindless automaton.
If anyone has got a civilised response, I will take
> notice of it. I care not one jot about you or your opinions if you give them in
> an aggressive or insulting way.
We too have got Freedom of Speech, and we are using this basic right in disagreeing with you. Of course you are allowed your own opinion, but that doesn't mean we all have to agree with it.
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