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As many of you know, the X-Box had one of best launch line ups ever, which was only second best to the GameCube's. It included the amazing Halo, Jet Set Radio: Future, Project Gotham Racing and more fairly good titles to back up these smash hits. But after you've finished these, which could be some time if you've got Halo, there's nothing else. After all the fame and fortune from the launch line up, good games seemed to stop dead. I honestly couldn't name anymore well known classic games after that.
The X-Box is a perfectly capable machine - don't get me wrong. When you look at the technical specification compared to Playstation 2 and GameCube it blows them out of the water. A huge Polygon count of 116 million compared to GameCube's 12 million and PS2's 66 million. It's processor is twice as fast as the PS2 and a fair bit faster than the GC. Plus with much higher music and memory capabilities, surely this would be the console to get, no? No.
Do you know why that is? All hardcore, or at least long time, gamers should know that Tech Specs is just something fancy to show off about. What really matters is the games.
This console has, and always will have, huge possibilities for making great games and getting a good market. But they do need more than they have. They need a lot more classic games after the brilliant launch line up. Halo's all well and good but not for the rest of the year. Maybe if they got some games with some serious beats on them to show off their high music capabilities. But that's much easier said than done.
If they want to get some good games that stand out in a crowd, they'll need to get some reliable exclusive second party developers or some exclusive signings. Something that would make someone change their format. Getting GTA3 and MGS2 is all good, but PS2 owners won't buy an X-Box for them.
The Big N have Rare and Resident Evil, which would make me and Resident Evil lovers buy the console, in fact, that's the main reason I did. I thought Veronica X looked brilliant, but not just that, all the exclusive deals like Starfox Adventures and Metroid Prime, how could I resist? Mean while with the X-Box, I may crave to play Halo, but it's just not enough to make me switch formats. I wouldn't give up Res Evil and Rare classics for one game. Microsoft need some deals!
In terms of games for the X-Box, things don't look good, but there is something they could do. Surely most, if not all, of the PC games could be ported across to the X-Box. If this happened many PC lovers were maybe get an X-Box for both PC and X-Box games. It seems logical, but then, who are they competing with? Themselves, it may boost X-Box sales, but wouldn't PC's stop selling? Of course not, everyone needs a PC for something, whether it's writer on Word, creating databases, you name it, PC's have it.
Halo's already being ported across to the PC, so ports to the X-Box could work.
So maybe for all you X-Boxers out there, there may not be shattered dreams, but it all depends on how Microsoft go about it.
Thanks for reading
RiCkOsS
The X-Box is a perfectly capable machine - don't get me wrong. When you look at the technical specification compared to Playstation 2 and GameCube it blows them out of the water. A huge Polygon count of 116 million compared to GameCube's 12 million and PS2's 66 million. It's processor is twice as fast as the PS2 and a fair bit faster than the GC. Plus with much higher music and memory capabilities, surely this would be the console to get, no? No.
Do you know why that is? All hardcore, or at least long time, gamers should know that Tech Specs is just something fancy to show off about. What really matters is the games.
This console has, and always will have, huge possibilities for making great games and getting a good market. But they do need more than they have. They need a lot more classic games after the brilliant launch line up. Halo's all well and good but not for the rest of the year. Maybe if they got some games with some serious beats on them to show off their high music capabilities. But that's much easier said than done.
If they want to get some good games that stand out in a crowd, they'll need to get some reliable exclusive second party developers or some exclusive signings. Something that would make someone change their format. Getting GTA3 and MGS2 is all good, but PS2 owners won't buy an X-Box for them.
The Big N have Rare and Resident Evil, which would make me and Resident Evil lovers buy the console, in fact, that's the main reason I did. I thought Veronica X looked brilliant, but not just that, all the exclusive deals like Starfox Adventures and Metroid Prime, how could I resist? Mean while with the X-Box, I may crave to play Halo, but it's just not enough to make me switch formats. I wouldn't give up Res Evil and Rare classics for one game. Microsoft need some deals!
In terms of games for the X-Box, things don't look good, but there is something they could do. Surely most, if not all, of the PC games could be ported across to the X-Box. If this happened many PC lovers were maybe get an X-Box for both PC and X-Box games. It seems logical, but then, who are they competing with? Themselves, it may boost X-Box sales, but wouldn't PC's stop selling? Of course not, everyone needs a PC for something, whether it's writer on Word, creating databases, you name it, PC's have it.
Halo's already being ported across to the PC, so ports to the X-Box could work.
So maybe for all you X-Boxers out there, there may not be shattered dreams, but it all depends on how Microsoft go about it.
Thanks for reading
RiCkOsS
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The games a decent title, just it's not to everyone's taste. To be honest i'd rather get Simpsons Road Rage, because i'm a big Simpsons fan like many other gamers are.
It may be brilliant, but everyone has different taste.
It may be brilliant, but everyone has different taste.
RiCk0sS wrote:
>Maybe Crazy Taxi, but Crazy Taxi has never been a
> brilliant game.
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"Crazy Taxi 2" was a way better game than CT1 [more short-cuts, more strategy, better city design, superb learning curve, perfect control] - and guess what? it's coming to GameCube.... lucky you. But I've played it to death on the Dreamcast, so I'm looking forward to Crazy Taxi 3.
>Maybe Crazy Taxi, but Crazy Taxi has never been a
> brilliant game.
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"Crazy Taxi 2" was a way better game than CT1 [more short-cuts, more strategy, better city design, superb learning curve, perfect control] - and guess what? it's coming to GameCube.... lucky you. But I've played it to death on the Dreamcast, so I'm looking forward to Crazy Taxi 3.
I know, I agree totally. I am planning on getting a Gamecube. And I can honestly say, unless Shenmue 3 becomes an Xbox exclusive, there is no game that will ever make me want a Gamecube.
That's what I'm trying to say, it's all the same.
RiCk0sS wrote:
> Not all the time, the GameCube looks like it's getting quite a lot of
> groundbreakers. StarFox Adventures, Metroid Prime, Star Wars, Monkey
> Ball, Celda, Animal Crossing and more. So far the X-Box have Jet Set
> Radio, Halo and some others, no real groundbreakers looking to be
> released as of soon. Maybe Crazy Taxi, but Crazy Taxi has never been a
> brilliant game.
Plus the concept has hardly changed since it was in the arcade.
> Not all the time, the GameCube looks like it's getting quite a lot of
> groundbreakers. StarFox Adventures, Metroid Prime, Star Wars, Monkey
> Ball, Celda, Animal Crossing and more. So far the X-Box have Jet Set
> Radio, Halo and some others, no real groundbreakers looking to be
> released as of soon. Maybe Crazy Taxi, but Crazy Taxi has never been a
> brilliant game.
Plus the concept has hardly changed since it was in the arcade.
Not all the time, the GameCube looks like it's getting quite a lot of groundbreakers. StarFox Adventures, Metroid Prime, Star Wars, Monkey Ball, Celda, Animal Crossing and more. So far the X-Box have Jet Set Radio, Halo and some others, no real groundbreakers looking to be released as of soon. Maybe Crazy Taxi, but Crazy Taxi has never been a brilliant game.
RiCk0sS wrote:
> I've got nothing against the X-Box, it's a great consle, just no
> groundbreaking games seem to be on the brink of release.
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Well seeing that there is usually only one or two TRULY "ground-breaking' games released each year [if we're lucky], it's hardly surprising.
> I've got nothing against the X-Box, it's a great consle, just no
> groundbreaking games seem to be on the brink of release.
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Well seeing that there is usually only one or two TRULY "ground-breaking' games released each year [if we're lucky], it's hardly surprising.
And the names Rickoss, not Rickross :-D
I've got nothing against the X-Box, it's a great consle, just no groundbreaking games seem to be on the brink of release.
Sibs wrote:
> So are you going to wait 18 months before buying a console? You are
> making a judgement call on which console you buy. And seeing as it
> isn't 18 months since GC or Xbox have been out, if you have bought one
> you must have made a judgement between the two... (unless you bought
> both...)
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I bought an XBOX because my favourite games are exclusively appearing on it [i.e. Jet Set Radio Future, Crazy Taxi 3, and a few others].
The fact is Rickross was pre-judging the XBOX with his "shattered dreams" jibe, and all I was saying is that you've can't judge a console until it's been out for at least 18 months.
Just for the record, I have nothing whatsoever against the GameCube or the PS2. If I had the money I would buy all the consoles....
> So are you going to wait 18 months before buying a console? You are
> making a judgement call on which console you buy. And seeing as it
> isn't 18 months since GC or Xbox have been out, if you have bought one
> you must have made a judgement between the two... (unless you bought
> both...)
*
I bought an XBOX because my favourite games are exclusively appearing on it [i.e. Jet Set Radio Future, Crazy Taxi 3, and a few others].
The fact is Rickross was pre-judging the XBOX with his "shattered dreams" jibe, and all I was saying is that you've can't judge a console until it's been out for at least 18 months.
Just for the record, I have nothing whatsoever against the GameCube or the PS2. If I had the money I would buy all the consoles....
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