LET'S ARGUE ABOUT VIDEO GAMES

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

His occupation is even better.

[Pentegarn]

Must be a rough gig being the entire United States

[kahljorn]

THIS THREAD JUST GOT SEXY

[bigtimecow]

hahahahahahahaahahahha

e3 for nintendo is going awful. the zelda demonstration is going terribly. they are having "interference" issues with the wii motion plus or something and i literally just watched miyamoto point the bow and arrow at the ground for like 15 seconds. no one seems impressed

[MLE]

ARGUE MORE

[Fathom Zero]

Oh poor Nintendo.

[Phoenix Gamma]

Suddenly, Kirby, Donkey Kong Country, Golden Sun, Kid Icarus, 3DS, and every 3rd party under the sun comes in and makes Nintendo's press event fucking awesome.

Awesome conference. Sony played it safe with interesting (but not totally exciting, save for Twisted Metal) sequels and their remote, but their show was still pretty solid. Microsoft's was just a total joke though. EA had a pretty good show this year, but the less said about Ubisoft, the better. But Nintendo just showed games, and their new tech looks really good. They brought back a lot of franchises that kinda disappeared (Kirby hasn't seen a proper platformer on consoles since N64, DKC died back on the SNES, Golden Sun was presumed to be forgotten, and Kid Icarus as a launch title for the 3DS is really neat) and the support for the new handheld is really impressive (MGS? Resident Evil? Shin Megami Tensei?)

It's about time Nintendo had a strong showing for E3. And I'll even give them the benefit of the doubt for Zelda (unless hands-on reports from blogs prove otherwise).

Nintendo: A-
Sony: B+
Microsoft: D
EA: B
Ubisoft: D

[Fathom Zero]

Yeah, I didn't realize how powerful the 3DS was. A remake of Snake Eater? Holy shit.

[Dimnos]

Oh shit that Kid Icarus is on the 3DS?

[Fathom Zero]

By the way, the 3DS looks like garbage, design-wise. The thing's gonna be a chintzy piece of plastic like the smaller DS and I saw the case flex a lot while people were handling it. Ugh.

[Dimnos]

[Phoenix Gamma]

By the way, the 3DS looks like garbage, design-wise. The thing's gonna be a chintzy piece of plastic like the smaller DS and I saw the case flex a lot while people were handling it. Ugh.

You already said that in the other thread. Besides, I have three reasons to believe the quality of the casing won't be a concern:

1) It'll be made out of fucking Nintendium. The Game Boy could survive a Gulf War bombing, and I've owned every iteration of the DS, and that thing is durable as shit, unlike the PSP, which I have to coddle like an infant. Nintendo makes durable stuff. Also with noting is that the system is still a year away, and this might not be final. The DS had a pretty derpy design before it's original launch.

2) I haven't heard any complaints about the case's durability on news sites.

3) I haven't seen any evidence of said flexing. Link plz.

Plus, the casing isn't my biggest concern. Price is. They threw in everything but the kitchen sink; accelerometer, gyrosensor, pretty graphics, 3D display, touch screen, improved WiFi, apparently some internal storage, and technically three cameras (two in the front for 3d photos, one inside for your face). I can't see myself paying more than $200 for this, but it seems like a pricey piece of hardware, as opposed to Nintendo's usual attempts to make things affordable for your mom.

[Fathom Zero]

Originally Posted by Phoenix Gamma

You already said that in the other thread.

I thought it would be better here because I knew I'd take a lot of shit for it.

Originally Posted by Phoenix Gamma

Besides, I have three reasons to believe the quality of the casing won't be a concern:

1) It'll be made out of fucking Nintendium. The Game Boy could survive a Gulf War bombing, and I've owned every iteration of the DS, and that thing is durable as shit, unlike the PSP, which I have to coddle like an infant. Nintendo makes durable stuff. Also with noting is that the system is still a year away, and this might not be final. The DS had a pretty derpy design before it's original launch.

Whatever. Sure, it'll last probably. But if it's the same shitty polymer and finish they used to make the 2nd generation of DS, it'll be a fingerprint and scratch magnet. Which is not cool for a handheld.

Originally Posted by Phoenix Gamma

2) I haven't heard any complaints about the case's durability on news sites.

Like I give a fuck what the news sites say. I won't use a "Nintendo bias OMG" defense here, either. I'll wait until review units go out before I really make a decision.

As an aside though, they said it was almost too easy to slide the 3D switch, which reminds me a lot of the Gameboy contrast switch where it could slide around in your pocket when you weren't playing it and make you think you've gone blind when you turn the thing back on.

Originally Posted by Phoenix Gamma

3) I haven't seen any evidence of said flexing. Link plz.

I don't really care enough about the thing to make an argument against it. So I don't feel like giving evidence to support. What I see in photos and videos is flexing and imminent flexing, in my hands at least.

[Phoenix Gamma]

But...I thought we were supposed to argue in this thread

[Fathom Zero]

I am. I'm just not providing sound evidence.

Your turn.

[Phoenix Gamma]

Originally Posted by Fathom Zero

I am. I'm just not providing sound evidence.

Your turn.

"Nintendo has made nothing but super sturdy plastic casing for all of the products they've produced in the 20+ years that they've been around, and the 3DS isn't out for another year so the casing is subject to change like the original DS did, plus there have been no reports of poor case builds from any news site" seemed like a pretty solid argument to me :V

[k0k0]

I have more reason to believe that a lot of people will be disappointed in the 3ds due to the working viewing area than the design. It seems that it only has a small bubble that you can view the 3d-ness in before it either hurts your eyes and makes them cross-eyed, or gets really blurry. I can see people suing because their kid's vision went bad due to children these days being retarded and keeping playing it even though it's fucking up their eyes.

[Fathom Zero]

'Tis good. And like I said, if it's a pre-production model, no worries. I'd like to have it matte like the DSi, but that may be too much to hope for. The DSi rules.

[Guitar Woman]

So Shadows of the Empire for the N64 looks absolutely identical to Morrowind's unmodded graphics

When I said Morrowind was like a beta of a game from 1996, I didn't realize I wasn't exaggerating. The difference is that Shadows isn't nearly as shit.

[Zomboid]

Is there not an all-encompassing e3 thread?

This is hilarious: http://www.dorkly.com/video/1848/e3-dance-central-demo

[k0k0]

Originally Posted by Zomboid

Is there not an all-encompassing e3 thread?

This is hilarious: http://www.dorkly.com/video/1848/e3-dance-central-demo

I dunno, I think that game could teach me some things. I can't dance worth a shit and although I don't actively go to dance clubs, after a bit of practice on there, I could see myself going and making a dick out of myself on a dance floor by pretty much copying the moves I learned on a game.

[Dimnos]

FLAWLESS VICTORY!

[Phoenix Gamma]

Here, someone fixed the Dance Central demonstration.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTYtH28esTg

[Dr. Boogie]

I got Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter on Steam because it's gotten to the point where it's cheaper to get it and the first episode again as part of a package deal. The only catch is that they don't let you have an extra license if you get an extra copy of a game in a package deal unless it's one of their special packages.


So fuck you, Steam.

[Fathom Zero]

Yeah, it's a bummer. It's only when they explicitly state it.

Kinda fucked up.