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Yep. And I'm sorry to LMGTFY you, but I think asking on a thread for a news headline expected to be seen on several websites is one of those cases in which is necessary. =P(click to show/hide)
Yeah.... it was bad. But hey, this is the What Are You Thinking Now? thread...
Flash: One of those is an over the top deliberate inversion; the others are still attractive in their own merit on multiple levels, even if they contain themselves compared to say, Team Ninja's regular work. And that's just the thing, any character design will still be made in a way that is pleasing to the viewer. This applies to women AND men alike. We just need to accept a certain level of idealization and sexualization characteristic of visual media. We should be able to judge a character beyond looks. That is after all also what we have to do in reality; you don't choose to look the way you do.You said sexualized and idealized. None of these are either. There's a difference between someone that looks sexual and someone that looks "okay" to viewers. None of them are idealized, and they all commit several mistakes along their way. They all struggle through things and act in a completely human way. Which one is even the over the top deliberate inversion?
I hate FPS games. I hate not being bale to see my character walking about, falling off that cliff I didn't see behind me, etc. I don't really take too well to extreme realism either.Hey, I used to hate FPS games too. The controls, the way the camera was positioned, the way the guns worked...
Despite this I lept out of my element and purchased a generic American war shooter; Bad Company 2
Despite my reservations, the gameplay was pretty tight. It took a little getting use to, but once I did, I was really in the zone. I felt like a soldier in a war. Creeping around corners, sneaking up on people, having fire fights, all while trying not to get shot up.
A game I thought I would completely hate, or be frustrated/bored with, I ended up liking a great deal. Go figure.
Sorry, no real in depth review, photos, or whatever but there ya go.
I think there's two problems with the premise of a good, strong, independent, non-sexualized heroines, and even heroes. First, all (main) characters are fiction are idealized and sexualized. Secondly, too much strength and independence ultimately leads to one-dimensionality. Characters aren't supposed to be perfect with only strength and no weakness, nor are they supposed to be so independent they have no social and emotional interaction whatsoever. Samus was that kind of one-dimensional character, until they flipped her around a little too far to the other side. Now is the time to find balance between both depictions.
"To be honest, I can't really remember a good, strong, independent and non-sexualized game heroine made in Japan. Except I can, but they don't count cause I dont like them."Thanks for spinning my argument into something I didn't say, [Bumpity-Boom!].
3DS supports some level of stats on your friends including what game they're playing, IIRC.
And as a latecomer to PSN I must disagree with the notion that identifying one's account via random code is without merit. Because see, if you identify by username, it means that if ANYONE ELSE IN THE WHOLE FREAKING WORLD had the same idea as you, ever, you have to either pick something else or attach random [parasitic bomb] to the end. I hate that. I'd rather the system identify me by a random number and my name appear to players as whatever the hell I want, regardless of originality.Hahahahaha! So, for the sake of keeping your favoured identity because you can't think of something original, you forego easy access to everyone and choose to let other players you know reach you through one of the worst net identity ideas I've ever seen, as if you're keeping some kind of long phone number you can be contacted with.
One man's paint is another's [parasitic bomb], it seems. Because to me, leaderboards, mean nothing. I see no value to them whatsoever and I in no way believe that Mario Kart, Mega Man, or any other such game is better for them. The taunts provide some manner of personality. Leaderboards just show who has the most time to kill. To me, the earlier is a far superior aspect of "identity" than the latter.
Nintendo's got a lot about their online setup that they could stand to fix, but stat-tracking some anonymous weirdos on the internet isn't one that interests me personally. It never did. If I want to know how awesome my friends are, I'll ask. And if I don't know who they are, then I don't really give a damn. And even if for the sake of argument I did, that's why we have YouTube.
There's no snaking in Wii. That's why we have, and despise, bikes.Because snaking makes the game SO MUCH FUN.
Strangers Wrath is the one that definitely appeals the most to me, honestly. But I figure if I'm gonna do that, I may as well play them in some sort of order, right?Stranger's Wrath is a completely different story within the Oddworld. Different gameplay, too. Just play that one, trust me.
And I'm saying the end result was nowhere near as bad as you make it out to be. It's something you're supposed to overlook for gameplay reasons alone.Because we're supposed to overlook horrible [parasitic bomb] in games, right?
And by building up what the preceding Metroids introduced, and Fusion demands it lead to, the many plot points you complained about in Other M came into existence. If it didn't, it'd be even less classic Metroid than it already is.And it came out as one of the worst stories I've ever seen in an AAA game. Gears of War has a deeper and more touching story than this.
The very fact that Samus is touched on a deeper level by its desire to protect its mother, despite her being the one that slaughtered the baby's true family, the other Metroids. Again, you're dealing with the very premises set by the older Metroid titles, the reason why she spared it at the end of Metroid II.We have no [tornado fang]ing idea why she spared it in Metroid 2. Nor do we have any kind of connection with her feelings in the other Metroids. I'm saying this game is awful, and the story is absolutely damn horrible, making no sense at all from any kind of standpoint.
Samus let herself go through it, she didn't whine about it. And with save stations all around, neither should you. Meanwhile, Adam made perfectly clear he didn't want her exploring the area beyond her current equipment, including Varia Suit. As in, you were not supposed to stay in the heat zone for any prolonged period of time. Which is why he authorized it only when there was no way back.It is [tornado fang]ing stupid in story terms, and you know it. Varia Suits never hurt anyone, and a protective armor should be allowed at all times. It makes perfect sense from a gameplay stucture standpoint, but it makes absolutely no sense within the story.
You're admitting here that Other M was ultimately limited to the very clichés its predecessors set; you're complaining about all of Metroid. Which just comes to show why you're also moaning about the very premises set by Metroid II and III.The first Metroids didn't hit you over the head with the story. That's my very point. Other than a basic reason to complete a mission, you have no story in the other Metroids. In this one, however, you do, and the game's central thing is its story, going as far as to have the option to watch the cutscenes after you played the game.
I was not aware Anthony considered Samus his mother.The [tornado fang] does that have to do with it? That is the stupidest reasoning I've ever seen. It was sacrificing one's life to save Samus'. The fact that an irrational creature thought of her as close for a few hours should not matter at all.
There's my problem. I don't exactly have a "non-taste". If I did, it'd probably be easily summed up as "World of Warcraft".Oddworld: Abe's Odyssey.
Well, except grindfests. So, anything from Disgaea.
Hmmm. Should give those 2 (Halo CE and NBA Jam) a try. I'm not going to count Burnout 3 'cause if it's anything like the other burnouts...I'm just going to love it. On of the few real life/realictic (and I use that term lightly) racing games I like. Crashing and causing mayhem is fun.Burnout is the least realistic racing game there is. =P And yes, counting F-Zero and Wipeout.
So, Halo CE, what are the minimum requirements to play it? And do you have more suggestions for games of my least favorite genres to check out?
# Operating System: Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Second Edition, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Microsoft Windows 2000, or Microsoft Windows XP.
# Computer/Processor: 733 megahertz (MHz) processor.
# DirectX: DirectX® 9.0 or later. (DirectX 9.0b is installed by Halo.)
# Memory: 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM.
# Hard Disk: 1.2 gigabytes (GB) of free hard disk space.
# Video card: 32 MB with 3D Transform and Lighting capable.
# CD: 8X.
# Sound: Sound card, speakers, or headphones with multiplayer play.
I think for me, a top 10 list would be easier(#1 is favorite genre):I see Music as one of the least-liked genres there. Meaning, I'm gonna suggest Gitaroo Man, Vib Ribbon or Audiosurf.
#1 RPGs
#2 Platformers
#3 Fighting (also includes Beat em'up)
#4 Shooters (Light Gun is favorite sub-genre, though I haven't really explored many shmups)
#5 Survival-Horror
#6 Puzzle
#7 Strategy
#8 Racing (or any vehicle simulation)
#9 Music
#10 Sports
I don't recall playing any light novel games before.
It might also depend on your graphic card, since Dolphin puts much into it, from what i've read.I can run them all beautifully. They're just kinda slow. Heck, I've played a whole zone of Colors today.
Hmmm... so it seems I'm in a better situation than you, since I can run wii games such as SONIC COLORS, Tales of Graces and few others I tried.
The problem always starts though when I try to make dat [parasitic bomb] HD.
Oh well, I can live without it.
Laptops aren't too good for those kinds of emulation, that's why I never wanted a laptop, no matter how much my father wanted to persuade me when my old pc died.
Though he's overall bad at choosing technology for himself. I mean, it took like, 6 or 5 cellphones for him to get one that finally satifies him. : /
Is it too late for me to join the experiment?Never too late to join the experiment. I actually typed up a huge reply here explaining every great game in detail, but accidentally closed the window. So now I'm just gonna list them.
Games I enjoy:
-Platformers [Such as Mario, Kirby, Mega Man. Ghost & Goblings (just played the SNES and Genesis games), Klonoa (didn't like the GBA games much though) and Sonic (?) (I'll admit I am not that fond of the first game, I've tried to like it, many times. But I just can't seem to like the game). Other Platformers I had or played were I-Ninja, and some early Spyro games]
-JRPGs [I'll admit I have a love/hate relationship with JRPGs, the ones I really like are the Breath of Fire series, Dragon Quest (just played VIII, IX, IV DS in that order, one or two Final Fantasy games...though I'll admit I haven't really finished any of them. Always stopped playing them in the end dungeon. Can't forget about Chrono Trigger. Also the Mario RPGs and I recently got back to playing Pokemon.]
-Action JRPGs [Tales of Symphonia, only 'Tales of' game I've ever played though. Kingdom Hearts (though I got bored of the serious after Re Chain of Memories) Vanilla ware's games, aka. Odin Sphere and Muramasa, love to get my hands on Princess...something-or-other.]
-Action [Devil May Cry 1 and 3, God of War 1 (Though I did find some of the fights a bit repetitive, good game though), Gunstar Heroes (both the original and the admittedly inferior GBA remake/sequel, Viewtiful Joe games, Ratchet and Clank (Only played the first game though, and it was lent to me by a friend), Ape Escape (just played 1 and 3), Mad World and No More Heroes]
-Action Adventure [TLoZ franchise, Beyond Good and Evil, Okami]
-Music based games [DDR, Gitaroo Man]
-Fighting [Street Fighter series, Samurai Showdown, Super Smash Bros., vs Capcom games, Soul Caliber]
-SRPGs [Fire Emblem, Disgaea and the like]
-Games whose Genre I can't quite assign [Pikmin, Drill Dozer, Punch Out games, Dragon Quest Swords, Custom Robo games, One Piece Mansion (not related in any way to the manga/anime about the wacky pirate gang whom I adore).]
Games I'm not that intrested in/weary of playing:
-Simulators [Much like the ones Flash mentioned. Sims was fun for a while but it got boring for me.]
-Sports game [Shocker, ain't it. Though I have to say, the times I did get my hands on one of these types of games, whether it was through the PS demo CD or playing multiplayer at a friends house, I was kinda enjoy it. But I was never really that interested enough to go out and buy one for myself.]
-RTS [more weary than not interested]
-FPS [same reason as sports. Or course I felt a bit bored when I played Halo 2 in one of my relatives homes. Not so much the case with CoD 4, though I was only able to play the tutorial, a bit of the first level. Most of the time was spent playing in split screen mutliplayer. Only FPS game I had bought would be Red Steel 2, which I rather enjoyed actually.]
Consoles I Have:
-Wii
-PS2
-DS
-PC [Can only play roms, and some downloadable games. Haven't really tried playing a retail PC game, though I doubt my comp will be able to play a current gen game. And I don't have the money to upgrade...heck I barely even have enough money for new games.]
Hey, Flash! Do you have a quad or core2duo?Intel® Core™ i5-450M Processor. I think it's dual. It's a laptop, I got it awhile ago on sale.
Because I have core2duo and some of the [tornado fang]ing games lag like hell when I put them through "HD" treatment.
FFFFF...
In fact, most of them... even when I'm not HD'ing them.
Also,
3GB RAM and 2.93 processor, and as mentioned, core2duo. HALP!
Yea, you can do that, but um, since the 3DS has new styles and looks for your Mii, you can't send it back to the Wii. o.o;That is so inconcievably stupid. Couldn't they release an update or something?
I just meant at that precise moment. Otherwise, yeah it's damn near impossible to avoid.No stealth allowed. Take no prisoners. Fight to the death.
Icons and textures look terrible. that I can tell from just playing on the Wii.Hey, the game itself has always looked bad. I mean, it's post-Sega-console Sonic. I've had stuff like Sunshine and Wind Waker run on Dolphin, and they look awesome. I'll take some screenshots of them right now.
You know the title screen? Sonic and Friends have horrible Color banding issues.
Oh, and Jaggies everywhere. Don't see how Jagged Polygons and next gen graphics are always together. (Granted Sonic Heroes is last gen, but I mean in games nowadays too.) Why doesn't anybody [tornado fang]ing Smooth that [parasitic bomb] out?
Looks like my EMulator can't play Resi 3 for some reason..oh well. Atleast I had a back up plan:You walk and can have keyboard controls. The mouse is easier to select attacks and such. If you find the battles too hard, set it in an easier setting, the game itself is all about the choices and story.
Star Wars-Knights of the old republic
Well, my first WRPG in years...I can compare it to the JRPG entry I'm doing at the same time: Persona 2 Innocent sin.
And let us pick our main character...wow. They really tried their best to make the choices as bland as possible. Well, I chose the female fighter class. Well then so far the graphics remind me on the Jedi knights games...remind me to play those after I'm done with this.
Everything's controlable with the mouse?..gotta get used to it just as I have to get used to the battles.
