Just because you want to live in your fantasy world where Nintendo will always be portable king, doesn't mean everyone else wants to.
I just hate Apple in general..
I just hate Apple in general. I know that they're the "portable king" by technicality.
And they haven't done shit for gaming and don't deserve any acknowledgement. They made a store, devs decided "hey, we can put games here", and Apple ran with it. There's nothing "revolutionary" about it. They changed other things, which in turn had an effect on gaming. I mean, look.
Atari made console gaming a big thing before accidentally killing it.
Nintendo brought console gaming back from the dead and practically invented portable gaming.
Sony showed that consoles are serious entertainment devices and not just "toys".
Microsoft created DirectX and completely revolutionized online for consoles
Apple made a dev-friendly app store.
Apple doesn't even belong in the same breath as companies like them. Steve Jobs sould not be considered an important person in gaming. It's just disgusting that they get praise just because it's Apple. That's the only reason. A company with next to no investment in gaming should not get credit for "revolutionizing" it.
You do realize that anything you have to say about apple from the point after your first sentence will pretty much be ignored, right?
I wonder how many game bigdaddygameboat has played.
I pretty much disagree with every winner and nomination
But why is Bethesda in pub of the year over EA/Sony/heck... even over Activision?
Some pretty laughable choices and scores. Yep, it's Edge.
You do realize that anything you have to say about apple from the point after your first sentence will pretty much be ignored, right?
I thought Edge would be smart enough to give Dark Souls GOTY Then again they weren't smart enough to give SS less than a 10, so bah!
So... Why can't Skyward Sword be one of the best games he's ever played, exactly?
I haven't played it myself, but I don't get how one poster can decide another poster's favorite games...
There are some statements made here that are completely without a moderate level of reason.
Some are hyperbolic and you can tell that the writer was simply venting or exaggerating for the sake of being able to do so. (emboldened by the anonymity afforded by the internet...etc) Others though are quite genuine and seemingly they genuinely think "statement X" is accurate based solely upon the fact that it's their opinion and opinions can't ever be wrong...right? Because it's their opinion.
Some opinions can be "wrong".
You think Skyward Sword deserves game of the year accolades...awesome. It's definitely your opinion. Saying it's the best game you have ever played to simply reinforce your belief that it deserves game of the year is madness. This whole, "Well it's just my opinion" thing that seems to be picking up momentum here and...well...everywhere is growing tiresome. Opinions can be quite wrong, or flatout nonsense.
See, you'd be wrong. I enjoyed all of the pre-dungeon segments except for one (pre-dungeon 4)Personally I think because its too inconsistent. Dungeons are excellent but there's too many fetch/collecting quests in between that I can't see anybody having fun with.
If you assume that it's blind hate and that I don't have reasons, sure. But them again, if I had said "yes, I'm upset because Nintendo should be #1", would that have changed anything? Apple fanboys will ignore me, but I don't care because I think little of them anyway.
I agree with all their choices, except GOTY.
Just looking at there outputs...Um...
See, you'd be wrong. I enjoyed all of the pre-dungeon segments except for one (pre-dungeon 4)
See, you'd be wrong. I enjoyed all of the pre-dungeon segments except for one (pre-dungeon 4)
You most certainly are...
I don't think Skyward Sword is a bad game but saying "it's the best game I've ever played".
There's simply no place for statements like that considering the games that have come out in the last five years, let alone ten years.
You think Skyward Sword deserves game of the year accolades...awesome. It's definitely your opinion. Saying it's the best game you have ever played to simply reinforce your belief that it deserves game of the year is madness. This whole, "Well it's just my opinion" thing that seems to be picking up momentum here and...well...everywhere is growing tiresome. Opinions can be quite wrong, or flatout nonsense.
...and you still need to play more games.
Listen...I recognize I'm being a dick. I know this. Like...I DO.
With that said, Skyward Sword isn't a bad game. It's a good game. But it's also a really confusing game for me.
Childish...but complicated.
Cute...but pretty serious at times.
Motion controls which are supposed to be casual player friendly (I know...I don't love the casual term either but I'm sure you get what I'm saying.)...but playing it is NOT casual at all. I can see the first real boss being a complete ass-kicker for a number of people.
AND...the pace fucking drags it's feet.
The audio is fine. The music is typical Zelda fare. I'm not appalled by it, nor am I in awe of it.
All in all...the game is very much a Zelda game...with motion controls. The combat is the most innovative part of it with the need to attack with specific motions and sometimes specific directions. This is interesting despite the fact that it's handled a bit inelegantly or inaccurately at times.
With all the games that have come out this year, let alone the last five years...I'm completely baffled by statements such as "one of the best games I have ever played".
Anyway...yeah.
I wonder how many game bigdaddygamebot has played.
Corky said:Two on each console.
Yup. They did that last month by giving Zelda a 10, and then they're doing it again by awarding it a game of the year award.
Seems they must have played the version of the game without the 20 hours of useless padding.
I don't really get what you're saying but I'm sure it's wicked funny.
You know, I see where you're coming from... But the thing is, people often look past flaws of games that they enjoy a lot.
For example:
One of my favorite games of all time is No More Heroes.
A broken mess of a game with a horrible overworld and fairly odd pacing.
But I enjoyed it more than pretty much any other game that has come out this generation.
Most people would (and have) call it an awful game, in fact. Doesn't stop me from enjoying the ever loving fuck out of it.
My only complaint with that list is the lack of Dead Space 2.
Biblical allegories are hard.
Best Online Experience
Dark Souls
Portal 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
My only complaint with that list is the lack of Dead Space 2.
What makes Dark Souls online better than what Battlefield 3 is offering?
This whole, "Well it's just my opinion" thing that seems to be picking up momentum here and...well...everywhere is growing tiresome. Opinions can be quite wrong, or flatout nonsense.
Well the same could be said of Nintendo fanboys.
Just looking at there outputs...
EA had Dead Space 2, BF3, Crysis 2, Bulletstorm.
Bethesda had Skyrim, Rage and ............ Brink?
If we want to go on who is more Evil.
EA have that whole anti steam thing going.
then again Bethesda are suing the Minecraft guy and released the ps3 version of Skyrim.
or maybe they just enjoyed the padding, or at the very least didn't overreact like little sissies at a minor annoyance
It is pretty unique for one, even compared to Demon's Souls. If you're into PVP, joining a covenant and defending your realm is fun. Tons of fun. And some of the covenants get unique perks and conditions. It is a nice twist.
BF is BF, which isn't a bad thing at all. In fact, it's awesome. But depending on the criteria you're using to judge these things, I can see why Dark Souls would get the nod over BF3.
It is pretty unique for one, even compared to Demon's Souls. If you're into PVP, joining a covenant and defending your realm is fun. Tons of fun. And some of the covenants get unique perks and conditions. It is a nice twist.
BF is BF, which isn't a bad thing at all. In fact, it's awesome. But depending on the criteria you're using to judge these things, I can see why Dark Souls would get the nod over BF3.
The Notch lawsuit and Skyrim PS3 is nothing compared to, well, EA.
C'mon son. Twenty fifth anniversary of the series, the game references other games in the series a lot.There is very little about Skyward Sword that's nostalgic.
True, but there are less assholes in that fanbase, and don't think that Nintendo would try to sue Sony for making a shiny console.
EA had more output? No shit, they're huge. They're also ran by anti-consumer wankers, with a hyper-cynical view on what we want from them, and boners for a mass market that doesn't give a shit about them. It's the industry equivalent of this thread, with EA being the OP, us being his girlfriend, and the mass market being the 'smokin hot girl'. It's despicable, they're idiots, and they deserve our utmost hatred.
Bethesda released a great game, a fair game, and a disappointing game. Oh, and some DLC. Their attitude when releasing these things was impeccable, so they're the better publisher. The Notch lawsuit and Skyrim PS3 is nothing compared to, well, EA.
If I'm to be absolutely rational about all this it's this...
I don't have time for 40+ hour console games. So I hate padding. Especially when they're done in a pretty "fuck you" kind of way.
But then, the game happens to be progressive and incredibly conservative at the same time.
I will ignore the controls since they're incredibly polarising anyway. (for reference they pissed me off far too often.. Edge loved them, fair enough).
To put it short, I would rather play a game that is superb for 10 hours straight than a game that has 10 hours of brilliance mixed with what I consider crap for another 10.