stazi said:
I disagree. Look at the NDS as opposed to the PSP. No one I know who has both systems plays the PSP, no matter how amazing the graphics are for a handheld.
The Wii targets casual gamers, as well as those who want to compliment another console. I see it perfect as an add-on for a 360, as the games are just so unique and different.
Graphics are an important element to a game, in my opinion. Though it's up to the developer to create something fresh and innovative. For example, the leap from Super Mario World>Mario 64 was huge, and would never have been possible on SNES' hardware. Ditto for countless other franchises, Metroid and GTA in particular.
But to be fair, no substantial changes have been seen beyond the 2D-3D conversion, and it's more or less a rarity to find a 2D game. Most changes were made through the 16 bit to Playstation/N64 era, pretty much nowadays all we get are fucking EA rehashes. Players NOW sweat realistically!! Fuck off, please.
Let's just hope the PS3 is strong enough to break the space time continuum and hit the 4th dimension.
A lot of games rely on their graphical prowess as their main point. If you can find a game called Shadow of the Colossus for the PS2 (fucking Australia and imports
) you'll see what I mean.
stazi said:
The 360 and PS3 won't offer much originality in terms of gameplay, but the Wii certainly will, just like Nintendo did with the NDS.
No doubt, though I prefer to lock myself up in a room for hours on end with controller in hand, not flinging around a remote for ten or so minutes, having a little break, getting up again and stopping at ten minute intervals due to fatigue. This is just how I prefer to play games, which is why I'm not really interested in the Wii, but would like to give it a go nonetheless.
stazi said:
but i can shoot just as accurately as with a mouse.
Fucking lie :uhhuh:
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stazi said:
Same, nothing quite like giving your playing buddy a jab in the arm for getting a bit too overconfident. Much more fun than copping a "pwned lolz" comment over and over again from halfway across the world by some fucking thirteen year old American nerd.
Which brings me back to the console style gaming compared to the PC gaming. It's a much more communal, and more importantly fun for me, to be surrounded by friends yelling and all that junk.
stazi said:
Funnily enough, my 360 is getting repaired and the first thing I did was download FFVII for me to play on a PS1 emulator. Hadn't played it before, and I'm loving it.
(FFVII was released for PC, so it would be more fulfilling to be playing the PC version as opposed to an emulated one, better graphics and the such)
But err yeah, wonderful game, great music and takes me back to when I was but a wee lad!
stazi said:
the graphics have been constantly compared to gamecube graphics. I don't think that's very good. But then again the strength truly is the new controller, rather than the graphics which in this particular case I don't care about.
There's no question to it - the Wii will rely on it's controller and it's functionability as well as it's first party games.
I do have a bit of a problem with the way Nintendo have been going about this, much to the applause of Nintendo fanboys all over the world. They put so much emphasis on this new controller of theirs, and they condemn Sony and MS for relying on graphics too much. Most Nintendo zealots will make that tired old point (not that I'm calling you a fanboy) that they don't give a squat about graphics, it's all about the gameplay. Consumers choosing between the three consoles have to consider their priorities, what they want from the machine, whether it be a revolutionary way to play (via the Wii) or stunning graphics (Sony and MS). I'm just wondering, why does it have to be one way or the other? Why not have both good graphics and diverse gameplay?
Sefi said:
The thing that annoys me about new consoles is that they try and ride on the graphics power they hold, which is completely useless when actual gameplay and story are forgotten (why do you think FFVII is still one of the greatest games EVER).
Gameplay is not an underrated component of games. All three consoles will recieve their fare share of "classic" titles. As was stated before, playing games with a standard controller is how I like to play games, so the 360 appeals more to me than the Wii.
And who would consider Final Fantasy VII as having good gameplay?! Story-wise it enchanted me when I was young, but the gameplay has been turnbased boringness from I to X. Fair enough if it's your kind of thing, though
