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Ok I'm an old gamer, going back to the days of the Spectrum, and I'm tired of hearing all the twaddle about game consoles.
IT'S NOT THE CONSOLES YOU PLAY, BUT THE GAMES!!!
I have a PS2 after being dissapointed that Microsoft brought out a console that doesn't play existing PC games, THAT would have been a winner.
But what I am really tired of is the the LACK of game play in many of todays games, ICO (completed in a week £39.00!!!) Medal of Honour (completed in a week £40.00!!)etc, I dont care how much power this console has, or how many polygons that console has,IT DOESN'T MATTER, we all seem to be suffering with the nice graphics shame about the game syndrome, if I shell out £40 notes for a game, I want it to last at least a month, and have something worth going back for a replay.
The PS2 has the largest selection of games, but not necessary the largest variety, not everyone is into Shoot-em-ups, Beat-em-ups, Sports or Driving games, the Game Cube does offer a wider variety which is good whereas the Xbox seems to be producing pretty much the same things as the PS2, or is it the other way around? Gamecube, other than a few exclusive titles seems to be folowing suit. What has happened to originality, or more important, value for money.
OK, so my Spectrum and Amiga didn't have 5.1 sound and the power of todays consoles, but, take a game like Populous, it, with Populous II had a few THOUSAND levels and was the predecessor of Godgames, the games were original, and like so many other games could be re-issued for todays power consoles.
It is fair to say all three consoles have merits, but it should be the games that are the talking point, and more important, value for money.
I dont give a dam about the graphics, yes it is fair to say that I enjoy good Graphics and sound, but they should not be the overiding factor for a game, and I think reviews should concentrate a little more about the games longevity rather than how it looks or sounds.
At the end of the day, buy the console that has the games you want to play and ignore the childish comments about why one console is better than another. As a now defunct game company called Ultimate always said "Play the Game"
IT'S NOT THE CONSOLES YOU PLAY, BUT THE GAMES!!!
I have a PS2 after being dissapointed that Microsoft brought out a console that doesn't play existing PC games, THAT would have been a winner.
But what I am really tired of is the the LACK of game play in many of todays games, ICO (completed in a week £39.00!!!) Medal of Honour (completed in a week £40.00!!)etc, I dont care how much power this console has, or how many polygons that console has,IT DOESN'T MATTER, we all seem to be suffering with the nice graphics shame about the game syndrome, if I shell out £40 notes for a game, I want it to last at least a month, and have something worth going back for a replay.
The PS2 has the largest selection of games, but not necessary the largest variety, not everyone is into Shoot-em-ups, Beat-em-ups, Sports or Driving games, the Game Cube does offer a wider variety which is good whereas the Xbox seems to be producing pretty much the same things as the PS2, or is it the other way around? Gamecube, other than a few exclusive titles seems to be folowing suit. What has happened to originality, or more important, value for money.
OK, so my Spectrum and Amiga didn't have 5.1 sound and the power of todays consoles, but, take a game like Populous, it, with Populous II had a few THOUSAND levels and was the predecessor of Godgames, the games were original, and like so many other games could be re-issued for todays power consoles.
It is fair to say all three consoles have merits, but it should be the games that are the talking point, and more important, value for money.
I dont give a dam about the graphics, yes it is fair to say that I enjoy good Graphics and sound, but they should not be the overiding factor for a game, and I think reviews should concentrate a little more about the games longevity rather than how it looks or sounds.
At the end of the day, buy the console that has the games you want to play and ignore the childish comments about why one console is better than another. As a now defunct game company called Ultimate always said "Play the Game"
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~Res~ wrote:
> Silent85 wrote:
> I guess so
>
>
>
> But I was just trying to break the hostility thats all. I am XBOX
> fourum PR Officer :P
>
> LOL thanx Silent85. i guess it'll be years before it blows over.
>
> i just think it's so funny how many people hate me, they take it so
> damn seriously.
>
> anyway i exspect it and really i couldn't care what they think or
> about there crappy GC and Mario sunshine.
Just don't moan when I say:
Halo is crap.
> Silent85 wrote:
> I guess so
>
>
>
> But I was just trying to break the hostility thats all. I am XBOX
> fourum PR Officer :P
>
> LOL thanx Silent85. i guess it'll be years before it blows over.
>
> i just think it's so funny how many people hate me, they take it so
> damn seriously.
>
> anyway i exspect it and really i couldn't care what they think or
> about there crappy GC and Mario sunshine.
Just don't moan when I say:
Halo is crap.
Silent85 wrote:
> Well at least I get some respect round here :D
sadly it's from me LOL so it don't mean much but it's still 1 more than what i get hehe
> Well at least I get some respect round here :D
sadly it's from me LOL so it don't mean much but it's still 1 more than what i get hehe
Silent85 wrote:
> I guess so
>
>
>
> But I was just trying to break the hostility thats all. I am XBOX
> fourum PR Officer :P
LOL thanx Silent85. i guess it'll be years before it blows over.
i just think it's so funny how many people hate me, they take it so damn seriously.
anyway i exspect it and really i couldn't care what they think or about there crappy GC and Mario sunshine.
> I guess so
>
>
>
> But I was just trying to break the hostility thats all. I am XBOX
> fourum PR Officer :P
LOL thanx Silent85. i guess it'll be years before it blows over.
i just think it's so funny how many people hate me, they take it so damn seriously.
anyway i exspect it and really i couldn't care what they think or about there crappy GC and Mario sunshine.
There's ways of winding people up.
There's a clever witty way which would make you a sort of lovable rogue.
We wouldn't have minded that.
Res did it in a childish, wittless way that made him a complete pain in the @ss. Which is what he wanted after what those newbie fanboys had posted in this forum.
What he didn't realise was that the fanboys pop up in all forums and that becoming one in the Nintendo forum wasn't going to do him any favours.
And it didn't. He got banned and he's VERY unpopular with dozens of forum members.
There's a clever witty way which would make you a sort of lovable rogue.
We wouldn't have minded that.
Res did it in a childish, wittless way that made him a complete pain in the @ss. Which is what he wanted after what those newbie fanboys had posted in this forum.
What he didn't realise was that the fanboys pop up in all forums and that becoming one in the Nintendo forum wasn't going to do him any favours.
And it didn't. He got banned and he's VERY unpopular with dozens of forum members.
I know res personally and he did the fan boy stuff to get people wound up it seems it worked lol
Strafex wrote:
> Nah. Res screwed up and went for the Fanboy style.
> He deserves all he gets.
>
> As for longevity, that's nothing to do with the consoles, it's more
> down to devellopers.
>
> By the way, Ultimate Play the Game are hardly defunct.
> They are VERY sucessful under the name Rare and incidently, make come
> of the longest lasting games around.
>
> Goldeneye lasted me 3 months and Perfect Dark lasted around 150
> hours.
>
> It's little wonder that MS were willing to pay $500,000,000 for
> them...
Strafex wrote:
> Nah. Res screwed up and went for the Fanboy style.
> He deserves all he gets.
>
> As for longevity, that's nothing to do with the consoles, it's more
> down to devellopers.
>
> By the way, Ultimate Play the Game are hardly defunct.
> They are VERY sucessful under the name Rare and incidently, make come
> of the longest lasting games around.
>
> Goldeneye lasted me 3 months and Perfect Dark lasted around 150
> hours.
>
> It's little wonder that MS were willing to pay $500,000,000 for
> them...
Nah. Res screwed up and went for the Fanboy style.
He deserves all he gets.
As for longevity, that's nothing to do with the consoles, it's more down to devellopers.
By the way, Ultimate Play the Game are hardly defunct.
They are VERY sucessful under the name Rare and incidently, make come of the longest lasting games around.
Goldeneye lasted me 3 months and Perfect Dark lasted around 150 hours.
It's little wonder that MS were willing to pay $500,000,000 for them...
He deserves all he gets.
As for longevity, that's nothing to do with the consoles, it's more down to devellopers.
By the way, Ultimate Play the Game are hardly defunct.
They are VERY sucessful under the name Rare and incidently, make come of the longest lasting games around.
Goldeneye lasted me 3 months and Perfect Dark lasted around 150 hours.
It's little wonder that MS were willing to pay $500,000,000 for them...
well buy mario sunshine for the gameplay... thats the best game coming out in the next few months, especially down to gameplay...
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