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Spoiler Duck on Apr 12, 2008
Haha, I like you. Very articulate compared to the average commenter on this site. Apologies if my tone seemed off or my argument presumptuous, but your initial two comments made it seem to me you disliked ZD and its properties just for doling out reviews and scores less flattering than other review bodies. You never explicitly said that, true, so it was probably just my interpretation; you demonstrated well enough there was substance to your statements.
However, I still find myself disagreeing. One issue of contention is that you feel there is an unfair amount of leeway given to big Western developed titles. It is true that generally Western (USA and Europe) developed titles are getting higher scores/better reviews, but I would argue that is simply because right now the West is producing superior media to Japan, the reverse of what it has been for the past decade and a half.
I find Japanese titles playing it by-numbers more often than Western ones these days, especially in regards to plot and character design, which tends to be slight variations of very old manga stereotypes and cliches. The same could be said of the ever-common 'gritty space marine' that plagues many FPSs, but they are a lot less prevalent than the spikey-haired, belt-buckle and zipper wearing teenager in Japanese titles.
I also feel that Western developers are more open to adopting more intuitive control schemes and gameplay modes (a good example being how archaic the Metal Gear Solid series plays and controls and how MGS4 has been, in the developers own words, "Westernised" for a superior play experience).
I cannot speak for "stoking the fires" on fanboyism, as I frequently hear the more prominent writers voice their disdain for the console wars and the closed-minded attitudes of various internet-dwelling fanboys. I haven't been following the ZD group for long, so perhaps you have a better perspective on the matter.
Anyway, this is starting to get long, so I'll let you reply if you wish. Again, no disrespect was intended, I just disagree with you but enjoy a good, intelligent debate all the same.
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Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic commented on Former SEGA Idol Opens Meat House, at 7:47 AM on May 16
So does this mean Anne Heche is going to start operating a chain of steak houses?
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Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic commented on Shenmue On Wii, Anyone? Anyone?, at 1:37 AM on May 16
If Shenmue 1 and 2 came out for the Wii - finally allowing me to play them the way they were meant to be played (with transferable saves and no bullshit boot disc) I would not only buy a Wii, I'd let Reggie come over and shit in my salad.
But don't lose hope guys.
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Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic commented on Kojima: Western Devs "Have Surpassed Us", at 1:05 AM on May 15
@dirtypanda:
I do agree with Kojima.....Japan began to lose its stature as the major gaming market with the PS1 era.....
Seriously?
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Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic commented on Kojima: Western Devs "Have Surpassed Us", at 3:48 PM on May 14
@MattB: I live in New Zealand so at best you can probably blame me for inflicting Fight of the Concords or the Lord of the Rings Trilogy on you.
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Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic commented on Kojima: Western Devs "Have Surpassed Us", at 3:17 PM on May 14
It's bad enough that movies like U-571 get made.
It goes both ways.
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Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic commented on Kojima: Western Devs "Have Surpassed Us", at 1:56 PM on May 14
As others have said, there's definitely a concatenation of circumstances at play here.
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Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic commented on Kojima: Western Devs "Have Surpassed Us", at 11:52 AM on May 14
In certain respects what Hideo says is true, but before this turns into another Western development circle-jerk let's not forget a couple of things:
1) There are still several areas where Western developers seem woefully under-skilled.
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Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic commented on Itagaki: No More Ninja Gaiden, This Was My Swan Song, at 8:37 PM on May 13
Ah, Microsoft's fanboy developer in residence.
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Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic commented on Gametrailers Blows It with PS3/360 Footage, at 1:44 PM on May 10
Nice to see further proof of the theory I keep pushing: that this gen is by far and away the most stacked in terms of media coverage.
Too many outlets have been pushing a pro-360 agenda since day one (for God knows what reason) and I'm glad to see at least one them get bitten in the ass by it.
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Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic commented on Aaron Greenberg Goes Berserk, Bites Sony In The Face, at 1:22 AM on May 9
Any and all references to "popcorn" should be a banable offense on every message board.
At the very least karma owes anyone a good, swift kick in the crotch for using such a tired, obnoxious expression.
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Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic commented on Capcom, Nippon Ichi, Namco Bandai, Gust, And Idea Factory Team For RPG Fan's Wet Dream, at 11:35 AM on May 8
@Rabite: The two GBA Super Robot games featured a wholly original cast, i.e.
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Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic commented on Capcom, Nippon Ichi, Namco Bandai, Gust, And Idea Factory Team For RPG Fan's Wet Dream, at 5:39 PM on May 7
@Jinto: Would you be more satisfied if they threw in a tough talking, hard-as-nails, omni-ethnic space marine?
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Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic commented on Some New Killzone 2 Screens, at 1:31 PM on May 7
@Marasai: You know, this goes well beyond one's opinion of Killzone 1.
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Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic commented on Some New Killzone 2 Screens, at 11:17 PM on May 6
@Marasai: Wow.
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Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic commented on Some New Killzone 2 Screens, at 10:23 PM on May 6
@Marasai: Except you're ignoring that important part where Guerilla developed Killzone: Liberation.
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Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic commented on Some New Killzone 2 Screens, at 9:51 PM on May 6
@Coquiton: And, people really need to look up the term sarcasm.
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Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic commented on Some New Killzone 2 Screens, at 9:45 PM on May 6
@Luke Plunkett: You're welcome.
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Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic commented on Some New Killzone 2 Screens, at 9:40 PM on May 6
@okenny :): Hey, I'm just trying to inject a little zest into my criticisms ;) Seems better than just leaving it at "I'm amazed Luke Plunket even has a job writing here, his articles read like little more than posts from an eloquent GameFAQs troll."
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