That's kind of it's charm though. It's wacky and zany enough to differentiate it from other racers but the amount of skill required to win gives you a definitive edge. MK is about thinly veiled chaos.
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Edge #236 - GOTY's & Reviews
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That's kind of it's charm though. It's wacky and zany enough to differentiate it from other racers but the amount of skill required to win gives you a definitive edge. MK is about thinly veiled chaos.
test_account
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What does mainstream actually means? I thought it ment that it is a game for everyone, but all 3 games that are in that category are games that i wouldnt concider as mainstream games, especially when it comes to Dark Souls.
Anything on PCs or consoles that are not made by independent developers I assume.
Maybe the online worked better in Europe?
Released by a large publisher to retail on console. At least a combo of these it seems.
DR2K
Banned
Not all items require the same skill usage. Bullet bills, red/blue shells, stars, gold shrooms, etc. . . are made to decrease the gap. It's fun, but luck is definitely a part of every single race.
Riposte
Member
Skyrim is at least as mainstream in design as WoW and has the numbers to make it mainstream. Zelda seems like an easy choice too.
DR2K
Banned
Because skill does matter as well. Knowing the tracks, karts, items, etc. . . is beneficial. Players do lose to items, regardless of skill though.
06nbarnhill
Member
This thread is delicious.
Really happy about SS's win. Though not sure its my personal goty.....I liked it better than Dark Souls and Skyrim (I have it on the ps3).
Really happy about SS's win. Though not sure its my personal goty.....I liked it better than Dark Souls and Skyrim (I have it on the ps3).
*Zelda*
*MK7 and SM3DL*
I usually ignore these list , but the my inner fanboy had this reaction.
06nbarnhill
Member
What I love about MK is that skill does matter....but if you don't have skill (me and racing games....ugh) its still fun. The perfect mix imo.
That's exactly the same way I think about Edge.
This is the real shame of the awards season. I still think Portal 2 is better but Rayman tops everything else and at least Portal 2 is getting recognition. I don't even understand the snubs- the critics loved it a few weeks ago when it was review time and now it's not even good enough to get nominated anywhere? Stuck in between tons of "bigger" (in terms of blockbuster hype, at least) players, it seems Ancel is destined to lose out commercially and critically.
Well, I think MK7 does most things better than most other MKs before it
My favorite is either MK64 or MK7. But I guess it's like the Zelda series, fans just can't agree on which game is best or worst.I'm just annoyed that people think MK7 is the same old thing. Gameplay elements from previous games has been tweaked, kart customization is deeper, there's underwater sections (which I hate) and gliding sections (which are cool), and a really really good online system. What more were people expecting?
Hot Coldman
Banned
Not that weird. Mario Kart DS did everything better than it's predecessors. Some (crazy) people think likewise for the Wii game.
Anasui Kishibe
Banned
Mario Kart requires no skill? Lol
knowing the items doesn't take long, but using them at the right moment, preserving the ones to shield your ass, calculating the trajectory of a bouncing green shell, strategically placing a banana at the most obvious hairpin bend, using the lightning bolt when someone's gliding/jumping over a precipice, cutting a turn while drifting with pixel perfect precision, and so on requires skill and a lot of practice
knowing the items doesn't take long, but using them at the right moment, preserving the ones to shield your ass, calculating the trajectory of a bouncing green shell, strategically placing a banana at the most obvious hairpin bend, using the lightning bolt when someone's gliding/jumping over a precipice, cutting a turn while drifting with pixel perfect precision, and so on requires skill and a lot of practice
Tim Langdell?
There's this one time where I was playing with a japanese and he was leading all the way and I was 2nd. At the final lap about half way to the finishing line, he parked his car by the side and waited for people to overtake him and bam I got the blue shell. He then from 6th place became first place again and won the race. That was amazing
Haha, me too. It's bittersweet though because I know SS isn't really goty material.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
...aaaand cry-moar of the year goes to:
bigdaddygamebot
Runner-up: French (disqualified since he's always crying, buuu)
bigdaddygamebot
Runner-up: French (disqualified since he's always crying, buuu)
ratcliffja
Member
I own Arkham City and Portal 2, and I still consider Skyward Sword to be my GOTY.
billy beane
Banned
So, when does our Game of the Year voting start? I have a feeling Skyrim will win, but I'm still interested in voting.
Unlike Skyrim, this game breaking glitch was avoidable and the rest of the game worked. It's not comparable to 0fps.
But if you did not read forums or anything online how would you know? Can you imagine being a kid playing the game for the first time and all a sudden its broken.. only choice is to start over again. Not to mention most people don't want to spoil their games... Id hate playing a game thinking I have to keep an eye out for a certain part or I may fuck this all up. It would bring down the experience for me.
I am sure there will actually be a fix for the ps3 version of Skyrim. Hell even Darksouls had some awful ass FPS issues and it took longer than Skyrim has currently been out for them to fix that stuff (which will surely be a big GOTY contender). Zelda on the other hand.. always and forever. You will either have to worry about not breaking the game or find out the hard way (or get lucky and not bump into it at all
).But if you did not read forums or anything online how would you know? Can you imagine being a kid playing the game for the first time and all a sudden its broken.. only choice is to start over again. Not to mention most people don't want to spoil their games... Id hate playing a game thinking I have to keep an eye out for a certain part or I may fuck this all up. It would bring down the experience for me.
I am sure there will actually be a fix for the ps3 version of Skyrim. Hell even Darksouls had some awful ass FPS issues and it took longer than Skyrim has currently been out for them to fix that stuff (which will surely be a big GOTY contender). Zelda on the other hand.. always and forever. You will either have to worry about not breaking the game or find out the hard way (or get lucky and not bump into it at all
Nintendo's got a support page for the SS glitch. They're also planning to release a program that will repair save data, but for now you can mail them your save file (lol). So there's that.
If I had to pick from the 3 Edge had up I would pick SS. Skyrim without the bugs would bet it, but that's not the state of Skyrim right now.
I love Edge and Dark Souls could well be my favourite game of the year, but that it would even be considered for Best Online Experience is crazy. Best Online Idea, If It Worked, Which It Does Occasionally, But Mostly SUMMONING FAILED, maybe.
Their review was similarly oblivious to the reality of the game.
Their review was similarly oblivious to the reality of the game.
"Occasional"? "Momentary"?!Edge said:
They must have completely skipped Blighttown somehow.
SolidSnakex
Member
What makes you so sure of that? Let me remind you that Bethesda has known for at least 3 years that Skyrim would have this framerate problem. Why? Because this problem goes all the way back to Fallout 3. They didn't fix it in that game and they didn't fix it in New Vegas. Why will Skyrim be any different?
I'm sure people say this every month and then come back again the next issue to pour over Edge scores. It's never been a big deal for me reading the mag. Pickong one up now Having not read it for a while, i'd say it's improved compared with a couple of years ago. Not so sure about the redesiggn and centre justifying everything, but the content seems better. The 'postcript' to the reviews are good additions and makes the scores matter less.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
But if you did not read forums or anything online how would you know? Can you imagine being a kid playing the game for the first time and all a sudden its broken.. only choice is to start over again. Not to mention most people don't want to spoil their games... Id hate playing a game thinking I have to keep an eye out for a certain part or I may fuck this all up. It would bring down the experience for me.
I am sure there will actually be a fix for the ps3 version of Skyrim. Hell even Darksouls had some awful ass FPS issues and it took longer than Skyrim has currently been out for them to fix that stuff (which will surely be a big GOTY contender). Zelda on the other hand.. always and forever. You will either have to worry about not breaking the game or find out the hard way (or get lucky and not bump into it at all
LOL
Nintendo's fix is days away, fixed FOREVER. That's it.
Ridiculous fanboy comparison to Skyrim, not even slightly in the same fuckin' league.
I'm sure they do it to antagonise and create discussion. They've done it forever, there has to be a point where they have lost direction and do it because they feel they have to. It's a great mag with the best features in the world, that opens a window into games and the people behind them, but heir critiquing leaves much to be desired.
Anasui Kishibe
Banned
Quadrangulum
Banned
I think there are so many great games nowadays that selecting one, or even a few, as the best is too difficult but those are solid choices.
Talking of the Skyward Sword glitch, if you have homebrew you can always fix it yourself with this patch.
http://pacochan.tales-tra.com/index.php/traducciones--romhacks/zelda-skyward-sword-bug-fix
http://pacochan.tales-tra.com/index.php/traducciones--romhacks/zelda-skyward-sword-bug-fix
walking fiend
Member
not really, just call Nintendo and they will fix the save file.But if you did not read forums or anything online how would you know? Can you imagine being a kid playing the game for the first time and all a sudden its broken.. only choice is to start over again. Not to mention most people don't want to spoil their games... Id hate playing a game thinking I have to keep an eye out for a certain part or I may fuck this all up. It would bring down the experience for me.
I am sure there will actually be a fix for the ps3 version of Skyrim. Hell even Darksouls had some awful ass FPS issues and it took longer than Skyrim has currently been out for them to fix that stuff (which will surely be a big GOTY contender). Zelda on the other hand.. always and forever. You will either have to worry about not breaking the game or find out the hard way (or get lucky and not bump into it at all
They lumped them together, but used the bad word.
I believe SS is widely praised for its soundtracks, and Portal 2 for voice acting.
Risk Breaker
Member
Actually Dark Souls' audio design is very good, it's not only about the voice acting or the music.
personally i praise portal 2 for its soundtrack and ss for its voice acting
Portal 2 had godly audio design. Get over yourself.