I Don't Like Spam!!!
YearningYou know when... you finish a game and get all depressed...? And you sit and watch the credits and realize that other than playing it again, there are no other games in existance that could be a sweet as this one?
I'm sure this is some sort of gamer-syndrome... one i have yet to grace with a name. I, however, have been stuck in this condition for the last year and a half. Since I finished Zelda.
I always whine and complain that all games these days are the same. Does the world really need another mmorpg set it the medieval-fantastical-lord of the rings-esque-world? Does the world really need any more war games? And does the world really, REALLY need any more motion-sensing minigames/ sports games? I guess it does. *shrug* Yet as much as I whine about the lack of originality that seems to jet-fuel the industry, I have finaly realized the downside to original games.
They're original.
It's that instant and well known feeling of plainly wanting more, yet due to the game being the one-in-a-million concept that it is, 'more' is presently impossible. Then there's also the pain that rises when the developers realize that there is a need for more, they release it... exclusively to japan.
I recently got a job at a movie store in a neighbouring town. Free game rentals = bonus. So I figure, since I am the most picky person I know as far as it comes to playing games, renting and playing them for free would be worth it. Too bad that selection sucks... (they don't even have okami...)
Yet out of the few I've played, making sure each time that my selections were already famed and loved games, I was still dissapointed. I played Oblivion... and as neat as running around doing whatever you wanted was, healing sucked once you ran out of potions and it has the worse animation I think I've ever seen. And really scetchy combat as well, surely they could think beyond a single slash at mid-air to kill everything. Nor do I beleive that you could jump and slash at the same time... yet dispite these things it was still game of the year?!
I don't play many shooters but Bad Company wasn't too bad in my inexperienced opinion. The rpg style of healing really helped carry me through it, rather than the usual crouch and wait methods. The animation, while still robotic was pretty okay and the dialogue was the icing for me. Gotta love great dialogue.
Anyways, as few games as I play I keep up-to-date on gaming news every day. I keep my eye out for anything that pops out of the usual croud. MMO, fps, failed rpg, and repeat. I vowed to myself a while ago to not waste any money, time or energy on the motion-sensing games, hoping and praying that my lack of support would kick nintendo in the ass, perhaps assisting in freeing it's head.
Yet nothing. All square does is feed wii owners the after shavings of anything (i coudln't last 3 minutes through dragon quest: swords). In essence we (wii) get the crappy rip-off, spin-offs which could probably save themselves some embarrasment if they didn't all insist on using motion control. Guys, just because it's a wii game, doesn't mean you will burn in hell for giving it a semi-regular control scheme. Humbug. Brawl figured that out, look how well it's doing!
By the way... I got this sweet, huge ass soul calibur iv poster from work. Vader AND Yoda on it... doesn't get much better than that. Speaking of soul calibur, I have concluded that it is very aggrivating to play on a playstation... mainly if not souly because of the controller. The analogue needs notches. I could thoroughly explain but the conclusion is, as it always has been: GameCube controllers are the best controllers ever designed and manufactured.
So what I've been bantering on about this entire entry has been about two games... no three. These games were all made in japan. These games have heart and soul, to such an extent that finishing them becomes the equivalent of smashing the console itself to bits. The satisfaction of watching animation, character design, character development, narrative, art and passion take place before your eyes on a three inch by something screen, a small two handed controller or a 4 year old prejection screen that makes you realize that the graphics are actually pretty damn good for a cube game on wii. The humility of crying during the final cut scene, cringing in having to kill your favourite character who happens to be a difficult boss or singing the theme song aloud while you plunge a glowing sword through the evil bastard's chest. April 3rd 2005, November 17th 2006 and March 25th 2008.
Some of you may be able to figure out what games these are... but naming them would drive away from my point. My point that these are the elements... I won't say 'should include' but I'd love to include in games. These three came from developers who respect their products and take the art driven aspects of the project seriously. Other games who try, they can't help but eminate that the developers are trying souly for the fact that it may in demand, and not that they actually believe in it themselves. Unless the last cutscene makes the developers bawl like children, what makes them think anyone else is going to? I want to play games that act as a translation of passion from the few to the many via interactive story telling.
Footer:
Kyuumu and JKI.S Appologize for any drowsyness or severe Boredom you may have experienced during reading this entry. Should symptoms persist, lighten dosage and go watch something mindless. JKI.S will not be held responsible for any damages to your keyboard due to excessive drooling caused by random and serious affects of snoozing, otherwise know as napping. Should reader fail to wake up seek medical attention immediately. We appologize for any innconveinience and request that you please not sue us...that would be mean. However I am no longer broke from having to buy Zelda as I now have a job.
THE LIST............................
1. Introduction--[link]
2. Love--[link]
3. Light--[link]
4. Dark--[link]
5. Seeking Solace--[link]
6. Break Away--[link]
7. Heaven--[link]
8. Innocence--[link]
9. Drive--[link]
10. Breathe Again--[link]
11. Memory--[link]
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile--[link]
15. Silence--[link]
16. Questioning
17. Blood--[link]
18. Rainbow--[link]
19. Gray
20. Fortitude--[link]
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. Cat
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Happiness
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. Expectations
34. Stars
35. Hold My Hand--[link]
36. Precious Treasure
37. Eyes
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. Rated
41. Teamwork
42. Standing Still--[link]
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. Keeping a Secret
54. Tower
55. Waiting
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. Multitasking
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. Playing the Melody
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken Pieces
77. Test
78. Drink
79. Starvation
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Out Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. Food
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drowning
92. All That I Have
93. Give Up
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. In the Storm
97. Safety First
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude
100. Relaxation
And ze Clubz:
Devious Comments
Have you played Mass Effect? As far as originality goes for a sci-fi RPG, Mass Effect does a pretty good job. And it also has a great immersive storyline.
It can't quite compare to Zelda, but it's definitely worth checking out.
If you haven't played it yet, I highly recommend Baten Kaitos. The battle system can be a little tough to get used to, but by the end of the game you can play it without more than a glance at the bottom screen.
--
[insert witty comment here]
--
YAA HAA!
Chao Hellsing: And Chao Hellsing read the fic with dread, as visions of Sark assailed his head.
Captain Kodak: Love it!!!!
Chao Hellsing: I try.
- Comment on Datastream authored by ~captainkodak1
But I mean there are those games that when you finish them your left feeling as though someone has reached into your chest and ripped out your soul. After finishing Zelda: Ocarina of Time I was depressed for weeks. You just don't feel the same.
Nice reading your thoughts, you should ramble mindlessly more often. Well, maybe you do, and I just don't catch it.
--
A [link] to my gallery if you feel so inclined as to venture a look.
But they still don't sell as well as the games where the graphics are more important or games which are popular mostly by name. (I'm looking at you, Final Fantasy)
Okami for example was/is a beautiful game with many positive reviews, but it still suffered from poor sales, according to Wikipedia.The studio that made it even had to quit.
i see so many cloned games now, its really annoying.
its hard to find because of these clone games that are being spat out. these clone games are what make it hard to dabble in the unknown games, though i usually tend to risk my money in the unknown games anyway.
the other thing about original games are the fact that when trying something new, its often hard to tell if it will be good or not, if its not, its often made fun of a whole lot, which when yes may be understandable it does annoy me a bit cuz even if they messed up and the game wasnt all that great, at least they went out on a limb and risk it all for a new idea.
It's more graphics than originallity nowdays, but there are some gold in the sandbox if you really look I think.
I havn't played as many of the new popular war games and stuff since I own a Wii and there isn't much of those there.
Just sensor-sensitive sportsgames XD
But I really really want a new Zelda game. A Zelda game for the wii only.
I've heard peple complaining about the graphics for the twilight princess but people seems to forgett that it's a gamecube game ported for the wii.
A zelda game only for the wii would probably look awesome, and the story never dissapoints. Nintendo cares for their franshies XD
But now I'm just rambling, sorry... ^_^;
I love the reactions on E3 when TP was introduced: [link]
--
Are you up for the challenge?
Join us at *theme-of-the-week
It's okay. I know what you mean by the '
Sooner or later a game will come along again that will once again leave its mark in history and touch the hearts of gamers.
--
"Everything is better with boobs!" - *BatNeko
Previous Page1234Next Page