Phantasy Star Online : Episodes I and II Comments by Tom Bramwell
Mugwum catches up with the latest news on the forthcoming Cube versions of the seminal multiplayer RPG
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As childish as the console name calling is, Nintendo should seriously consider calling it the DustCube.
... Xbox is by FAR the better console on every level, period. Please, everyone, just read the above. Just read it. Go on. (This evening's entertainment has been brought to you by Texan Bobby, also known as the ScumMeister, and his lovely assistant Fanboy FeZZ, the Flaming Fleming. They thank you all for your generous laughter.) |
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Max Diablos
15/06/02 @ 20:55
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Makes a change from the usual. Rather than previous policy being a failure it looks like the recent comments from Nintendo's new CEO put new energy into design led games. This is infinitely more preferable to the tired tech led approach we see on platforms such as the X-Box. This can only mean one thing. X-Box is dead.
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Yeah well you can say what you want, but microsoft aims it's arows directly to the american and european markets, whereas sony and nintendo focus meanly on the japanese market.
So in result you guys will keep getting poor pal conversions, and delayed launch dates for the next few years. I seriuously doubt that nintendo is EVER going to get Gcubes online in europe. So until mario sunshine and zelda get launched over here, I'll just sit here with a very big grin on my face. You're getting fucked by japanese developers and love it. Makes no sence to me... So anyway, now that pikmin finaly arrived ( hooray ) whats the next GC title to look forward to ? And should we expect it before X-mas ? |
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Max Diablos
15/06/02 @ 21:28
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You're getting fucked by japanese developers and love it.
Really? Looks like this site is called Eurogamer not EuroConsole. The focus is on games, the quality of games, and the future of games. Nintendo have a stronger commitment to games, and a track record to prove it, than a cash hungry Microsoft that treats its customers like a revenue stream. |
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You're getting fucked by japanese developers and love it.
Ooh yeah, Mr Miyamoto, pleasure me with your entertaining and innovative gardening-based real-time strategy tackle! Ooh, again! You know I love it! Don't be shy, Mr Kuturagi, plenty of room for you and your music-based hypnotic ground-breaking shoot-'em-up love truncheon! Oh, oh, don't stop! But - who's that at the door? Eh? Mr Gates?? With a large suitcase full of viagra, some specialist magazines featuring space-based future warfare, elves and goblins, racing cars and American sports, and some exotic leather clothing and a whip? And you want me to pay you how much?? Er, no thanks, why don't you and your gimp entertain yourselves in that cupboard over there? The one marked 'FeZZ'? Right, Miyamoto-san, Kuturagi-san, where were we? o_O |
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Max Diablos
16/06/02 @ 03:11
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ES,
You're talking drivel. Nintendo said they were placing more emphasis on design led game development. This doesn't mean they are lessening their commitment to the Gamecube platform. What you also fail to appreciate is the traditional long term view Japanese business takes, and the changes taking place in the global games market. Unlike many others, I am aware of both factors. X-Box is dead. |
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It seems some XBox apologists seem to think "high quality" means "high number of polygons" in variants on the same old formulas, or a high number of ports from the other consoles. There is zero innovation in the XBox stable compared to e.g. Pikmin or Rez on the other consoles. Most titles could just as well have been made for the PC - as some are.
It's going to hurt them a lot when the realization they've bought a secondary PC hits them... |
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Moonbender
16/06/02 @ 08:55
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LOL ... how can you have the same stupid argument over and over again? There can't possibly be anything new in this thread, everything on the topic has been said not once but many times too often in the past. |
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LOL I'm finding this thread highly amusing, how long ago was it when EuropeanScum was enlightening us with his opinion of the Xboxen versus the PS2?
So 'if' the GC 'were' to increase in sales with the new titles, Zelda, Mario, Metroid, et al, 'and' the Xboxen sales didn't improve sufficiently, would the direction of Xboxen arguments be directed at PSone owners? ;) |
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fernandoweb
16/06/02 @ 10:49
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Otto, what happened to the thing about ignoring a certain someone (and his own personal four lettered fanboy, I'd suggest...)? You know it makes sense! It's always ironic to hear people who've bought an Xbox talking about other people being screwed - kind of like someone setting their arms on fire before giving a lecture of the danger of playing with matches. Microsoft must be rubbing their hands in glee...
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Otto, what happened to the thing about ignoring a certain someone
I know, I'm sorry, my bad, and I was doing so well too... but sometimes I catch the beginning or end of one of his rants and it's so hilarious I just can't resist. OK I will be strong, no more slip-ups.
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terminalterror
16/06/02 @ 19:01
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Will both episodes come on the same disk, or a disk each? If on the same disk, if you want to switch between them , will you have to reset?
Does anyone know (roughly) how much those keyboard controller things wil cost, and do you need one to play? Can anyone explain why european scum hates the gamecube so much, and dismisses Rogue Leader as just a sequel, when so many of his list of Xbox games that are higher quality than Luigi, Pikmin, RE, and Star Wars are sequels themselves? Halo Hunter: The Reckoning Jet Set Radio Future - sequel Dead or Alive 3 - sequel Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - sequel Rallisport Challenge Project Gotham Racing - sequel World Series Baseball GUNVALKYRIE NBA Inside Drive 2002 I am not sure about the sports ones as I don't really care about soprts games, especially ones that noone plays outside of america
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if anyone is remotely interested here are the console sales for japan 3rd -9th june
PlayStation2: 49,800 (- 10,200) Game Boy Advance: 29,500 (- 6,700) GameCube: 18,700 (+ 13,300) PSone: 4,500 (- 3,400) Xbox: 3,800 (- 1,900) WonderSwan Color: 2,000 (+ 300) Game Boy Color: 1,500 (- 700) taken from the-spoon.co.uk it appears the XBox had a blip upwards after a price cut i don't see how the xbox can gain any kind of position they also don't have one game in the japanese top 50. |
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Looks like the price cut helped, then. :-)
Just a little - I think there was an article at the time on gamesindustry.biz. As for playing this offline, it looks more worthwhile than the DC version (since you can play multiplayer offline), and while even that was quite fun while the quests lasted, I still think it'll a bit of a waste offline. The keyboard is almost essential if you go online (unless they've improved the menu chat system a lot), and almost useless if you don't. I wouldn't like to guess at the price at the moment. |
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Incidentally, aren't those screenshots on the second page a bit old. They've got the old dreamcast style 'four hexagons' button mappings on them, rather than gamecube looking ones like on this screenshot.
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I own all three consoles and I really like to play PSO.
Listening to twats like ES makes me buy the GC version. Hah, you know I'm in the same dilemna (sp?). I know that it's coming out for both GC and XBox, and I thought about which console I'd rather play it on. Most logical would be the XBox since it's already got the ethernet adapter and hard drive (not that PSO needs it), but then I thought about all the XBox trolls out there and really, GC owners seem to be alot more light hearted and carefree than the XBox owners. Sure I'd have to spend extra money for the GC broadband adapter (as I did for DC version awhile back), but I think the experience online will be worth it. |
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From what I've seen, looks like a very good game... *drools* I could use a game that'll eat up my life (eventually), since I'm not hooked on Subspace anymore... *grin*
Oh, and about the console bashing... I love my Gamecube - it a beautiful, small box that sits perfectly with four controllers on the side of my TV. |
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BlankOBlank!
29/06/02 @ 17:19
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Just bought a second hand copy of this for DC, along with the second hand DC (£33 from Gamestation, not bad for a net ready machine), and inspite of what the shopkeeper said I can't go online with PSO. It is of course locked to the previous owner's DC. Does anyone know how I can get round this, please?
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