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so many development companies now take loyal gamers for fools. every month dishing out sloppy conversions of games on other formats or rehashes of their own or a rival teams work. but my main complaint is that games that i pay huge amounts of money for are being completed and (you've all done it!) returned to the shop claiming there is a fault, to get that hard earned cash back in full.
i for one have finished with one certain company, konami, after i completed my spanky new copy of metal gear solid 2 in six (count 'em, six!) hours. don't get me wrong, its an amazing game, but nearly all of its either made up by codec conversations or flashy cut-scenes, and nowhere near enough gameplay, you don't even play as snake half the time!
its not all bad news though people, there are some severely good games out there that will take a lifetime to finish and gives you more than your moneys worth. my n64 sits in higher acclaim than the ps2 does, mainly due to legend of
zelda:ocarina of time which took a full years worth of gameplay to complete first time, or final fantasy 7 on the pc/ps1 which took about the same, even though the sequels weren't quite up to scratch.
finally, i'd just like to ask all of the gamers reading this to stop encouraging developers making short games by actually buying good ones, and not waiting for the next tomb raider or final fantasy (have you not realised these series grow worse as they go on?) and if you want lastability, grow up and look to the few trustworthy developers in the world like, nintendo, rare, activision, capcom, namco, (and to a lesser extent, sega) and ignore the likes of konami, core, square or microsoft who endlessly have caused miffed faces all over the world in gamers who buy what mr biased in their magazine said and figure out its either a boring game, or very good, but takes a day to finish.
i for one have finished with one certain company, konami, after i completed my spanky new copy of metal gear solid 2 in six (count 'em, six!) hours. don't get me wrong, its an amazing game, but nearly all of its either made up by codec conversations or flashy cut-scenes, and nowhere near enough gameplay, you don't even play as snake half the time!
its not all bad news though people, there are some severely good games out there that will take a lifetime to finish and gives you more than your moneys worth. my n64 sits in higher acclaim than the ps2 does, mainly due to legend of
zelda:ocarina of time which took a full years worth of gameplay to complete first time, or final fantasy 7 on the pc/ps1 which took about the same, even though the sequels weren't quite up to scratch.
finally, i'd just like to ask all of the gamers reading this to stop encouraging developers making short games by actually buying good ones, and not waiting for the next tomb raider or final fantasy (have you not realised these series grow worse as they go on?) and if you want lastability, grow up and look to the few trustworthy developers in the world like, nintendo, rare, activision, capcom, namco, (and to a lesser extent, sega) and ignore the likes of konami, core, square or microsoft who endlessly have caused miffed faces all over the world in gamers who buy what mr biased in their magazine said and figure out its either a boring game, or very good, but takes a day to finish.
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Hey i dont want to brag or nothin but i have to agree with nupunksk8er. I mean i was waiting for ages to buy Jak & Daxter to be released and when it did i had no money to buy it but my mates did. I loved it and thought what a long game, could i be more WRONG. I borrowed it off my mate and completed it in 4 DAYS. AND i did watch all the FMV got all the power cells so i did really complete it. Unfortunately that put me off buying it. I was expecting something challenging like the orignal Crash Bandicoot for naughty dog's skill. Another master piece was Devil May Cry and Onimusha (which only took me 4 & half hours to complete the first time with a B ranking and all the blue stones). Devil may cry i have to admit i didn't complete because i bought it on the day of release and got to level 17 on the same day and thought this is not worth £45. okay it was fun but its like £1 per minute of play with capcom, do they really make their games this easy on purpose.........
If I'd paid £30+ for Medal Of Honour, I'd be kicking off right now
But since I got it free, I can't complain ;)
But since I got it free, I can't complain ;)
WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> T-Devil wrote:
> Wookiee, have you tried throwing the guards off of the
> ship.
Yep! And dropping on them from above... shoving them in lockers...
> bursting out of lockers and surprising them... it's amazing.
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What about the pictures of the scantily clad women in the lockers!!!
Mmmmmmm, women!
> T-Devil wrote:
> Wookiee, have you tried throwing the guards off of the
> ship.
Yep! And dropping on them from above... shoving them in lockers...
> bursting out of lockers and surprising them... it's amazing.
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What about the pictures of the scantily clad women in the lockers!!!
Mmmmmmm, women!
T-Devil wrote:
> Wookiee, have you tried throwing the guards off of the ship.
Yep! And dropping on them from above... shoving them in lockers... bursting out of lockers and surprising them... it's amazing.
> Wookiee, have you tried throwing the guards off of the ship.
Yep! And dropping on them from above... shoving them in lockers... bursting out of lockers and surprising them... it's amazing.
WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> So, you've basically skipped all the cut-scenes, dashed through the game, paid
> no attention whatsoever to the story. You've probably not found or enjoyed any
> of the subtleties throughout the game. You probably played it on Easy too!
> I've had more than 5 hours of highly entertaining gameplay from just the DEMO of
> MGS2! Yes, you can complete the demo in a few minutes once you know what
> your're doing and where you're going, but there's tons of things to try, and fun
> to be had.
So basically, in my opinion, you've ruined it for yourself by
> dashing through it.
The value of a game comes not from how much you pay or
> how long it lasts, but how much you enjoy it. I completed Jak & Daxter in
> under a week, Namco's Ace Combat 4 in just over a day; are they poor value? Not
> for me, because I enjoyed every minute of them. If I want a longer challenge, I
> have GT3... or GTA3... or Pro Evo. All of which last varying amounts of time,
> but all of which are excellent value, simply because I enjoy playing them.
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Wookiee, have you tried throwing the guards off of the ship.
If you go to the side enterance, you can open the hatch and toss the guards into the sea! What a game. I like the stealing the dog tags idea.
> So, you've basically skipped all the cut-scenes, dashed through the game, paid
> no attention whatsoever to the story. You've probably not found or enjoyed any
> of the subtleties throughout the game. You probably played it on Easy too!
> I've had more than 5 hours of highly entertaining gameplay from just the DEMO of
> MGS2! Yes, you can complete the demo in a few minutes once you know what
> your're doing and where you're going, but there's tons of things to try, and fun
> to be had.
So basically, in my opinion, you've ruined it for yourself by
> dashing through it.
The value of a game comes not from how much you pay or
> how long it lasts, but how much you enjoy it. I completed Jak & Daxter in
> under a week, Namco's Ace Combat 4 in just over a day; are they poor value? Not
> for me, because I enjoyed every minute of them. If I want a longer challenge, I
> have GT3... or GTA3... or Pro Evo. All of which last varying amounts of time,
> but all of which are excellent value, simply because I enjoy playing them.
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Wookiee, have you tried throwing the guards off of the ship.
If you go to the side enterance, you can open the hatch and toss the guards into the sea! What a game. I like the stealing the dog tags idea.
Mmm, coconut!
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