Super Smash Bros. Brawl Comments by Tom Bramwell
Fantastic.
Want to comment on this article? Log in, or register!
Poster
|
0
Muddtallica, The games that I think work better for my life style are games like Everyday Shooter, Ico, Shadow of the Colosuss, Rez, Portal and Killer 7. There's a maturity to these games that forgo the stereotypes that plague the image of an enthusiast gamer. The family and girl friend don't say anything. It's just I know the stereotypes that they have difficulties overcoming when they see me gaming, so I guess I now make a conscience decide to seek content that helps bridge the gap between their world and mine. It's not that I'm immature or insecure, it's that I want the different aspects of my life to make sense.
Edited 2 times,
most recently on 27/03/08 @ 15:29
|
|
RamblinSydRumpo
27/03/08 @ 15:29
0
3 pages for a game with no confirmed release date. Where's the Viking review? I want to know if it's worth toddling down to the shops TOMORROW and parting with my hard earned cash!!
|
|
gingerlink
27/03/08 @ 15:38
0
@Rash
Why not get them involved? It's what I've always done and works a lot better... Well, apart from later when they want to keep playing as well... |
|
0
@Rash:
I can see where you're coming from.. ish. So i'll honor you a proper reply as opposed to just doing my usual slating. I get embarrassed being a gamer when i read some of the childish comments from kids (usually 360 owners) on these forums. I mean all this "not as good as halo" shit and going on about score being 9/10 not 10/10.. sigh. It's embarrassing! But I dont see why get embarrassed over a graphical style? I'm grown up. I have no problems going to the cinema to watch "little nemo" or "cars", or any other "kiddy" family pixar cartoon. And i certainly dont have a problem playing family friendly games. Especially stuff like this which requires a LOT of practice to get anywhere with it. Personally i'm more embarrassed as a gamer playing games with unnecessary violence (like the american version of killer7 or something like manhunt 2), as the ONLY people violent games like that are designed to appeal to are pre-pubecessant teenagers who get turned on by gore and think it's the best thing ever and somehow make an average game (or movie for that matter) great. Like it or lump it. Game are toys. A vast majority of gamers still SEEM to be children/teenagers (look at these forums). So the vast majority of them still get woodies over games which are nothing but grey and brown with lots of gore to make them feel like they're grown ups. Personally. I dont care about graphical style (apart from, as stated, when it's overtly "adult".. translation: Covered in red pixels to make the kids playing it feel grown up). Its the GAME that matters not the colour of the pixels. Being "cartoony" didnt stop "little nemo" from being a great movie. And indeed it would look weird with realistic graphics. Being cartoony doesnt stop smash bros from being a great game. And again.. It would look weird with realistic graphics. All that jumping around and stuff.. with "realistic" graphics? Nope.. Would look crap. The problem with realism.. is you're stuck with reality.. And reality is boring. The fun with games is that you're only limited by the designers imagination. And if all games were stuck in realism.. That's a very boring gaming world you're describing. If all games went "realistic" that'd be when i stop playing.. As all imagination would be gone from the worlds i'm playing in. Now watch some (usually 360 owning kid) show how "mature" they are by replying to this post with "haha smelly's an old far" or "smellys on a fanboy rant again" or something equally kiddy designed to try to upset me.. lol |
|
Muddtallica
27/03/08 @ 16:00
0
Rash': Those are fair choices, and excellent illustrations of titles that break the traditional boundaries of videogame appeal; still, your implication that you've made a conscious decision to limit yourself to such titles in the name of compromise, at the expense of other games that under normal circumstances you'd be interested in. If that's because you feel that said non-traditional games are something your family can partipate in and enjoy with you, then fine, it's a fair compromise to make; if it's purely because you feel they'd judge you otherwise, then it isn't. That's my two cents...
Koopa Trooper: You appear to have whole-heartedly bought into the myth that Smash Bros is popular for its "Nintendo museum" aspects, rather than its qualities as a fighting game. Whilst I imagine that there are some players for whom this is true, it's not something that rings true to me, or indeed according to any of the reviews I've read of this game. I invested well over 300 hours into Melee, and I would have done the same with or without Mario and co headlining it...
Edited 1 times,
most recently on 27/03/08 @ 16:01
|
|
0
JackyB - the two best games I have played recently are Mario Galaxy and Call of Duty 4.
I love those two games myself too... Which was kinda my point.. Grown ups can enjoy anything regardless of style.. And variety is good. As I said.. it's when EVERY game goes "realistic" it'll get boring and i'll stop playing (lack of variety = bad) Oh.. And just for the record.. when it goes the other way like it did in the 8/16 bit era where every game was a platformer.. that's bad too. (although cod4 is the ONLY fps i've really liked since halflife 2).
Edited 1 times,
most recently on 27/03/08 @ 16:15
|
|
Muddtallica
27/03/08 @ 16:20
0
Koopa: Sorry, perhaps I wasn't clear enough; I'm saying that it's a myth that the extensive fanservice is the main/only reason that Smash Bros is popular. Yes, it is a big part of the appeal, and I do suspect that there is a minority of people that actually get more out of that than they do out of the main game, but for the vast majority of critics and gameplayers, the core of Smash Bros' appeal is its outstanding gameplay and abundance of modes and options; that's something that's borne out by any review you might care to read, or the testimony of any of its fans, and I feel it's disingenuous to suggest otherwise.
|
|
0
http://i32.tinypic.com/24kyy4l.jpg
http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/resources... http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/4801/... lol \o/
Edited 1 times,
most recently on 27/03/08 @ 16:35
|
|
greenthumb
27/03/08 @ 16:36
0
just checked amazon.co.uk and it has this down as a 30th April 2008 release date.... is this wrong? surely not mario kart, wii fit and smash brothers all in the same month
|
|
0
I didn't like the GC version - though I accept that may be related to the limited chance I had to try multiplayer and the type of game it is. So I won't pick this up, it's not my bag. Just gonna jump in on the whole visual style thing though.
For some people visual style is a big part of the game experience. If it is not a style they like then it does affect their enjoyment regardless of the underlying gameplay aspects. To lambast someone who feels this way is as bad as someone who lambast you for playing a "kiddie" game. Bit of understanding on both sides is needed. |
|
asphaltcowboy
27/03/08 @ 16:55
0
smelly: why do you always cite 360 owners as some kind of devil worshiping hate mongers?
|
|
0
? surely groovemeister was lambasting (good word btw, i've decided to use it myself) rash for being embarrassed about playing cartoony games, that was my reading of his post anyway - he said yoshi's island is one of his top games ever...
anyways, agree with yr last point, don't be embarrassed, play what you like! (unless of course, you're a teenager and it may stop you getting laid to be seen playing cartoony games, i guess it's acceptable then ;-) |
|
gingerlink
27/03/08 @ 17:21
0
I'm intrigued as to how they had games without lag, we're in Europe, most people you play against are gonna be in America. Although I havn't had players drop out mid-game, I can't say the game speed is normally it's usual self online most of the time...
@bitesize, so THAT'S it! meh *goes back to enjoying smash bros.*
Edited 1 times,
most recently on 27/03/08 @ 17:22
|
|
mandeep100
27/03/08 @ 17:24
0
big deal some people are calling this GOTY? i dont think so, ill stick with my xbox 360 thank you its all about ninja gaiden 2 for me and nothing else
|
|
0
"smelly: why do you always cite 360 owners as some kind of devil worshiping hate mongers?"
I dont. That'd include myself in that category then wouldnt it? But.. Oh.. I dunno.. perhaps read the posts in this thread.. and notice all the negative "trolling ones" are from the same people as you see in the 360 threads... It's not 360 owners i have a problem with.. it's 360 trolls. Look for posts in this thread by: mandeep100, TraffordAvenger, XdarXideX, miiiguel And they're the ones i DONT have on ignore (there's another 15 posts i cant see without logging out) The ps3 owners seem to keep themselves to themselves though. :-) "Oh noes, 9! The fanboys are coming for you Tom. Run!" Notice not a single wii owner has mentioned the score though..
Edited 1 times,
most recently on 27/03/08 @ 17:53
|
|
Sl1pstream
27/03/08 @ 18:19
0
I bought this last week after receiving my freeloader, it's awesome. It really is. Too bad the demos are so short.
|
Want to comment on this article? Log in, or register!
Advertisement
