Final Fantasy VII: More Than Two Problems?

"There were no truly unique skillsets, nothing to set one character a part from the others. You can make everyone a white mage if you want, that's fine. And while that propensity was around in other Final Fantasies, there were at least specific skillsets like Kain's jump attacks, Sabin's blitz, and Edgar's tools. These kept the characters varied and make them feel like unique entities. Final Fantasy VII's characters only had limit breaks to make them distinguishable, and those have never been a fun game mechanic.

All told, it was a flawed game. It still is. The criticisms in the article are perfectly valid. And like it or not, those weaknesses are worth pointing out. People are delusional about this game's quality."

by dukerayburn

Uno Coming to Xbox Live Arcade... UNO!

"With UNO, the 360 can't fail now!

Though I worry that all the cores inside the system may not be able to handle the great strain.

Now to wait for Simon, Jacks, and Pog."

by Kenofthedead

Xbox 360 Should Have Been More Expensive

"The bottom line (for me) is that if they're building this machine that will require them to eat a chunk of the cost just to give their customers a barely acceptable pricepoint, they're probably adding too many features to it. If they knew their audience well, they would know that we would rather be spending our dimes to buy games (you know, being that these are gaming consoles and all), rather than extra features that we may or may not use. They would also realize that for many of us, a reasonable budget is a necessary factor."

by macdeth

Wii Pisses People Off

"It's official - all of the next gen console names suck.

Xbox 360? Too technical sounding.
PlayStation 3? Makes people who didn't buy the first two feel excluded.
Wii? Uh...

Hey, can we go back to Revolution? Please? Or, if that's too long, how about the "Rev". The Nintendo Rev. "Rev it up!" See, *that* sounds cool."

by Lampbane

Poll: Do You Hate Wii? Like Really, Really Hate It?

"'Who left Wii on the floor?'
'I can't wait to play with my Wii all weekend long.'
'What color is your Wii?'
'Using your DS, you can touch my Wii.'
'Plug your Wii into my socket.'

OK, I'm done."

by soul4sale

Opinion: In Defense of Wii

"I'm glad they named it Wii. It can now be used as a litmus test on gamers to see how stupid they are. Here's an example:

'So you're a gamer huh? Do you have the Wii?'
'Huh? No way. That name is retarded.'
'So... you're not going to play a video game system because of the name?'
'Uhhh...'

At this point, they either answer no (and contradict their previous statement), they answer yes (and, obviously, sound stupid themselves), or go off topic, which you can then point out and thoroughly harrass them about. :)

Seriously, Wii is the professional argumentor's skeleton key into the mind of a gamer. I love it!"

by DaveKap

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