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XyrlocShammypants posted:I mean we do have to be honest that BOTW being a Zelda title greatly affected perception of the game and critical acclaim. Try to imagine if another company took the core elements of the game, stripped away the very Zelda elements and released it as a new title. What would the view of the game have been? Surely every critic was blinded by the Zelda name and Nintendo nostalgia and not a single one was able to judge the game on its own merits. Thankfully, forums poster Xyrloc is here to wake us all from our brainwashed Nintendo nightmare world. I’m only kidding I know you weren’t really bashing the game that hard.
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Infinitum posted:Mario is in a zone and you have to collect a bunch of items, and do a bunch of minigame Nice cherry-picked reductive argument.
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Don't get me wrong, Odyssey could have easily won GOTY Zelda was more deserving of it
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XyrlocShammypants posted:I mean we do have to be honest that BOTW being a Zelda title greatly affected perception of the game and critical acclaim. Try to imagine if another company took the core elements of the game, stripped away the very Zelda elements and released it as a new title. What would the view of the game have been? Would Metroid Other M be a bad game if it wasn't a Metroid game?
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Infinitum posted:Mario is in a zone and you have to collect a bunch of items, and do a bunch of minigame Let's just go full reductionist: aren't all games just game? You play game with controller, am I describing game or game?
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the issue of who should have won the goty 2017 award, mario or zelda, is going to be an epic gamer debate for years to come
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mabels big day posted:the issue of who should have won the goty 2017 award, mario or zelda, is going to be an epic gamer debate for years to come Its mario tho
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Real hurthling! posted:Its mario tho I agree
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mario vs. sonic... who could've predicted mario vs. link
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Hey friends, I just saw the thing about Bayonetta and I am very excited to buy Bayonetta again and also get a new one.
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Dec 8, 2017 06:38
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Bayonetta is one of those rare games where I will buy it as many times as you dangle it in front of me because it's the only way to communicate my ravenous hunger for more
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I was a hater at first but grabbed a copy of 1+2 from a friendly goon and it loving owns. I even love the aesthetic, which was initially that making me want to stay away. Get Bayonetta.
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Bleck posted:Bayonetta is one of those rare games where I will buy it as many times as you dangle it in front of me because it's the only way to communicate my ravenous hunger for more Not emptyquoting
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Dec 8, 2017 06:42
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Lmao this gimmick for the Zelda DLC rules so hard
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Infinitum posted:Mario is in a zone and you have to collect a bunch of items, and do a bunch of minigame Mad that I read this, doubly mad that it doesn't even apply to galaxy
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Stan Taylor posted:I was a hater at first but grabbed a copy of 1+2 from a friendly goon and it loving owns. I even love the aesthetic, which was initially that making me want to stay away. same, I avoided it for years because I figured it was just embarrassing anime game but then I bought it on a whim for $8 and it turns out it's awesome anime game
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Possible Titan Quest release for Switch. For those that don't know, Titan Quest has received improved graphics and a recent expansion. I need this rumor to be true. Then Diablo 3 please. http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/12/gamefly_lists_titan_quest_for_nintendo_switch_release
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Astro7x posted:Would Metroid Other M be a bad game if it wasn't a Metroid game? It’s not so much about bad or good [I happen to think it’s good obviously] but that being a Zelda title allowed it to escape the same review that other games are subject to. Most other games get evaluated on their major strengths balanced against their major weaknesses and then compared to other titles broadly. BOTW being a Zelda title almost forced reviewers or at least guided them toward viewing the game “for what it is,” which only certain games are afforded the luxury of. Had this been a non-Zelda IP with the game core content and mechanisms I think it would have been reviewed very differently.
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well yeah. so i guess it was smart to make a zelda game, that will receive scrutiny because its a zelda game, a good one?
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alf_pogs posted:well yeah. so i guess it was smart to make a zelda game, that will receive scrutiny because its a zelda game, a good one? It’s smart to make Zelda games and never stop making them
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Bayonetta owns. BotW owns. Switch owns.
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Astro7x posted:Would Metroid Other M be a bad game if it wasn't a Metroid game? I'm genuinely wondering what the reaction would have been if Other M was a completely new IP with a female protagonist that got treated that way.
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ATTENTION SOMETHING AWFUL! Switch is good.
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I would love to peek into the Alternate Universe where Other M was it's own thing.XyrlocShammypants posted:It’s not so much about bad or good [I happen to think it’s good obviously] but that being a Zelda title allowed it to escape the same review that other games are subject to. Most other games get evaluated on their major strengths balanced against their major weaknesses and then compared to other titles broadly. BOTW being a Zelda title almost forced reviewers or at least guided them toward viewing the game “for what it is,” which only certain games are afforded the luxury of. Had this been a non-Zelda IP with the game core content and mechanisms I think it would have been reviewed very differently. But it would of became one of those Niche Darlings (like Alpha Protocol and such), mostly forgotten after a few months by most people apart from the fans. BotW oozes nostalgia from nearly every pixel. I haven't played the N64/GC/Wii Zeldas and skipped out on most of the DS ones and there was still bucket loads of it for me recognise.
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XyrlocShammypants posted:I mean we do have to be honest that BOTW being a Zelda title greatly affected perception of the game and critical acclaim. Try to imagine if another company took the core elements of the game, stripped away the very Zelda elements and released it as a new title. What would the view of the game have been? BOTW is the GOAT open world game. A huge reason why the game is great is how you just wander around. Pick a spot on the map that looks cool and you will find something. No other open world game has felt the same.
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Hm. I dunno. Don't get me wrong it's a really really good game but I think the way it handles open world exploration is cooler than the world itself. Which is really great, but on it's own I don't really know if beats a good handful of other open worlds out there.
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Spacebump posted:BOTW is the GOAT open world game. A huge reason why the game is great is how you just wander around. Pick a spot on the map that looks cool and you will find something. No other open world game has felt the same. Will you find something. My biggest issue with BOTW is exploring felt great but you never found anything worth looking for Which is why I got bored and quit playing.
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I'm glad Zelda won GOTY, I think it definitely deserved it. I guess I will be adding to my 170 hours with the DLC finally (didn't get around to playing the DLC1). Maybe I will even get all 900 seeds. Odyssey was a great game too, and I can see why people would prefer it. If it wasn't for Zelda, I would have put it at the top too. However, I 100%'d it and probably will never play it again unless they release some DLC with new levels (especially if you can control other characters like Peach and her cappy... or capette, whatever). The fact that I will go back to Zelda for more, and will restart it at some point in the future, is more telling in why I personally put Zelda as GOTY. HZD is great as well, but it just felt more confined and typical mission style compared to other open world action/adventure games. If I played it before Zelda, I would have appreciated it more, however, I still would have put Zelda over it. Well, may as well offload my WiiU copy of Bayo 2 + 1. I barely played 1 and if I ever do get around to playing it in the future, it'll be on the Switch. FireMrshlBill fucked around with this message at 07:30 on Dec 8, 2017 |
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Astro7x posted:Would Metroid Other M be a bad game if it wasn't a Metroid game? Yes. The basic underlying character-writing and themes are pretty unsalvageable, Samus or no.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Yes. The basic underlying character-writing and themes are pretty unsalvageable, Samus or no. It's also really clunky.
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You face roll to dodge and actually aim the Wiimote to shoot missiles my God no game would survive that nonsense.
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Platinum released some official details about the Bayo 1+2 port. Here's the long and short of it if you're too lazy to click: Bayo 2 will be updated with a local wi-fi version of Tag Climax mode (alongside the original online version), Amiibo support (including the Smash Bayo amiibo) and the video capture functionality. Bayo 1 and 2 will be released on the eShop in NA/EU/AU as separate games on Feb 16. How much they cost depends on what order in which you buy them, oddly - It's either $49.99 for Bayo 2 and $9.99 for Bayo 1, or $29.99 for Bayo 1 and $29.99 for Bayo 2.
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mycot posted:I'm genuinely wondering what the reaction would have been if Other M was a completely new IP with a female protagonist that got treated that way. It would still have sucked because the gameplay is also poo poo
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acksplode posted:BotW deserved it, feels like it was designed five years into the future It's just Far Cry 2 without guns and malaria. XyrlocShammypants posted:I mean we do have to be honest that BOTW being a Zelda title greatly affected perception of the game and critical acclaim. Try to imagine if another company took the core elements of the game, stripped away the very Zelda elements and released it as a new title. What would the view of the game have been? See above Mister Facetious fucked around with this message at 07:47 on Dec 8, 2017 |
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Horizon: Zero Dawn is "only" a solid 30-ish-hour job. Tack on another ten for The Frozen Wilds DLC expansion. Legends 1 predates OoT 
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The Kins posted:Platinum released some official details about the Bayo 1+2 port. I wonder if it's still gonna be 720p though. Gorgeous as the game was, and it ran at 60 FPS which was dope, it would be nice if it wasn't still 720p in full screen. That was my only real complaint I had about Bayo 2 at least
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Ahhhhh Bayonetta 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti-i40Ez6KY
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Xenoblade 2 will crash if you dont close the app for a few days. No autosave 
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The Switch is gonna have a loving ridiculous library of games by the end of 2018, even more so than it does now, what the hell edit: Even if Bayo 3 doesn't come out in 2018
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8-Bit Scholar posted:Ahhhhh Bayonetta 3 Even though I haven't played #2, I CANNOT WAIT!
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