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A year ago I wouldn't have given the XBox a chance, I was screaming at its name and posting about how large it was, including the comment.
'My XBox fell through to my basement'.
Hmm.. anyways...
Yeah, so as you all should know. I gave it a beautiful chance, a chance I wouldn't have thought possible. I brought it early last summer with Halo. I was bloody impressed. It was a superb game. Bridging that much needed gap between PC FPS' and Console ones.
Then, the reason I brought the console was released. Morrowind. Excellent I thought and excellent it was. I seriously enjoyed it, but many months have past since that last purchase, and all the other game I have brought for the console but never kept.
I scan around my room and see the three consoles. One of which I turned off a few minutes ago from blitzing more Metroid Prime. Another of which my ickle sister was playing a couple of hours ago in Vice City. And another well.. another which does actually sit there, collecting dust.
Did I buy my XBox to collect dust?
The potential of the XBox is huge. Just like I said about the Gamecube, yet the Gamecube has maximised its potential at least once so far with Metroid, whereas the XBox seems to want its gamers to wait for oh wait... Halo II?
Splinter Cell? Meh, better on PC and will probably be better on the Gamecube. Its all messed up.
Is the XBox dead? Has the XBox been dead for months its just nobody has bothered to say anything. Everything that seems to be said about it revolved now around the shoddy XBox Live.
-I call it shoddy because:
a) A console with the internal spec of the XBox shouldn't be abused for games to be made to feature XBoxLive functions that have so far been novelty and crap.
b) Consoles and the UK aren't ready to go online yet.
c) I have serious issues with the hidden facts behind people signing up for XBox Live then they come running to GAME asking us 'Why won't it work without a router'. When I TOLD THEM SO.
d) I buy consoles for gaming in the house, I buy consoles for gaming with mates around. Not for talking to people online while playing a loser game like MW4.
Back to the point.
What are Microsoft playing at? Its bloody annoying actually. They promised. PROMISED seriously good games, and I at one point strongly believed what they said. Then I realised 90%+ of the games are available on the PC or PS2. Another few run better on the Gamecube. The hardware is being abused by NOT being used.
Bingo, nail on head and whatnot.
The XBox is crying for use. I can hear it 'USEE MEEE'.
Its got a problem you see.
Nobody wants to code for it. With that simple answer you have the problem with the XBox. Multi-format games are coded on the Cube dev kit and then ported, or PS2 are just ported. Nothing is ever coded on the XBox hardware. Apart from... yeah thats right... Halo.
I want seriously apecool games on my XBox. Where the hell are they.
Don't recommend me any that are available now either, as they nearly are all crap.
Oh. Buffy was fun too. The sequel is the only reason at the moment I am keeping my room consuming console.
Your opinion guys? If you understand at all where I am coming from. :)
'My XBox fell through to my basement'.
Hmm.. anyways...
Yeah, so as you all should know. I gave it a beautiful chance, a chance I wouldn't have thought possible. I brought it early last summer with Halo. I was bloody impressed. It was a superb game. Bridging that much needed gap between PC FPS' and Console ones.
Then, the reason I brought the console was released. Morrowind. Excellent I thought and excellent it was. I seriously enjoyed it, but many months have past since that last purchase, and all the other game I have brought for the console but never kept.
I scan around my room and see the three consoles. One of which I turned off a few minutes ago from blitzing more Metroid Prime. Another of which my ickle sister was playing a couple of hours ago in Vice City. And another well.. another which does actually sit there, collecting dust.
Did I buy my XBox to collect dust?
The potential of the XBox is huge. Just like I said about the Gamecube, yet the Gamecube has maximised its potential at least once so far with Metroid, whereas the XBox seems to want its gamers to wait for oh wait... Halo II?
Splinter Cell? Meh, better on PC and will probably be better on the Gamecube. Its all messed up.
Is the XBox dead? Has the XBox been dead for months its just nobody has bothered to say anything. Everything that seems to be said about it revolved now around the shoddy XBox Live.
-I call it shoddy because:
a) A console with the internal spec of the XBox shouldn't be abused for games to be made to feature XBoxLive functions that have so far been novelty and crap.
b) Consoles and the UK aren't ready to go online yet.
c) I have serious issues with the hidden facts behind people signing up for XBox Live then they come running to GAME asking us 'Why won't it work without a router'. When I TOLD THEM SO.
d) I buy consoles for gaming in the house, I buy consoles for gaming with mates around. Not for talking to people online while playing a loser game like MW4.
Back to the point.
What are Microsoft playing at? Its bloody annoying actually. They promised. PROMISED seriously good games, and I at one point strongly believed what they said. Then I realised 90%+ of the games are available on the PC or PS2. Another few run better on the Gamecube. The hardware is being abused by NOT being used.
Bingo, nail on head and whatnot.
The XBox is crying for use. I can hear it 'USEE MEEE'.
Its got a problem you see.
Nobody wants to code for it. With that simple answer you have the problem with the XBox. Multi-format games are coded on the Cube dev kit and then ported, or PS2 are just ported. Nothing is ever coded on the XBox hardware. Apart from... yeah thats right... Halo.
I want seriously apecool games on my XBox. Where the hell are they.
Don't recommend me any that are available now either, as they nearly are all crap.
Oh. Buffy was fun too. The sequel is the only reason at the moment I am keeping my room consuming console.
Your opinion guys? If you understand at all where I am coming from. :)
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Black Glove wrote:
And don't trust reviews.
Ooo! Universal Studios on GC - 23% or summat.
I think I'll buy that then.
Don't take that to an extreme.
And don't trust reviews.
Ooo! Universal Studios on GC - 23% or summat.
I think I'll buy that then.
Don't take that to an extreme.
surely you don't miss out on the so called lesser games on each console...at least you still have the option to try them if you want...which in my opinion is far better.
and also they're probably "lesser" games because they've got many fundamental flaws that don't make it necessarily fun to play
and also they're probably "lesser" games because they've got many fundamental flaws that don't make it necessarily fun to play
Kyz22 wrote:
> Damn phillosopher!
*strokes beard* - I try my best.
I'm against owning all 3 consoles, simply because I think it's much more interesting to 'indulge' in what one console has to offer.
When you own all 3 you just tend to pick and play what you think is the cream and you miss out on the so-called lesser games which often are more original than the so-called elite games.
'Indulge in one console' that's my gaming philosopher. And don't trust reviews.
> Damn phillosopher!
*strokes beard* - I try my best.
I'm against owning all 3 consoles, simply because I think it's much more interesting to 'indulge' in what one console has to offer.
When you own all 3 you just tend to pick and play what you think is the cream and you miss out on the so-called lesser games which often are more original than the so-called elite games.
'Indulge in one console' that's my gaming philosopher. And don't trust reviews.
Black Glove wrote:
> Maverick42 wrote:
> er-no speaks the truth.
>
> No. er-no speaks HIS truth, and his truth ain't my truth.
Damn phillosopher!
> Maverick42 wrote:
> er-no speaks the truth.
>
> No. er-no speaks HIS truth, and his truth ain't my truth.
Damn phillosopher!
Maverick42 wrote:
> er-no speaks the truth.
No. er-no speaks HIS truth, and his truth ain't my truth.
> er-no speaks the truth.
No. er-no speaks HIS truth, and his truth ain't my truth.
er-no speaks the truth.
Fosbe wrote:
> Lol dont you think er-no is a bit of a social retard i mean he works
> in Eb, he is over 10 and has his head up its a hole and thinks
> nintendo is the coolest thing sinced sliced toast. He will now try and
> come up with a witty reply and think he is a stud well er no i have 1
> thing to say to you, er no. Your a social ret@rd.
That very statment proved you are a total social 'ret@rd' yourself.
> Lol dont you think er-no is a bit of a social retard i mean he works
> in Eb, he is over 10 and has his head up its a hole and thinks
> nintendo is the coolest thing sinced sliced toast. He will now try and
> come up with a witty reply and think he is a stud well er no i have 1
> thing to say to you, er no. Your a social ret@rd.
That very statment proved you are a total social 'ret@rd' yourself.
Well thats told you hasn't it er-no. Consider yourself well and truly biatch slapped. ;-))
Lol dont you think er-no is a bit of a social retard i mean he works in Eb, he is over 10 and has his head up its a hole and thinks nintendo is the coolest thing sinced sliced toast. He will now try and come up with a witty reply and think he is a stud well er no i have 1 thing to say to you, er no. Your a social ret@rd.
er-no wrote:
> Handbags at dawn?
>
> I think so!
>
> :D
*Raises handbag*
> Handbags at dawn?
>
> I think so!
>
> :D
*Raises handbag*
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