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Denver, 2:53 PM
Mon Nov 30
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02:50 PM
Are there decent motion-controlled games? Of course. They should be in a separate genre, or perhaps a completely separate console. Yes it would be vastly expensive, but if people put down money to buy Motion Controlled Console, they would likely be interested in spending money on the games and peripherals required to play them.
I can't blame them for trying, and unfortunately it sounds like so much is wrong on this first try. I'm sure someone will eventually get it right, or at least market it correctly, much like the Wii.
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God this industry sucks sometimes.
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The truly out-of-place and technologically-ridiculous-for-its-setting is the giant trans-dimensional spaceship that the Draenei arrived in. Space-goat people? Riiiiiight.
(And yes, I know it's all powered by magic or whatever...still more confusing and out of place than steam vehicles.)
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Kidding aside, a Zeppelin or regular riding helium balloon would seem a more logical step in technology before a train, but so far in reading about it a train seems fine. Just as long as a special skin flute doesn't need to be played in order to change it's direction then we're good.
01:24 PM
Tentacle rape and giant robots? Mayhaps not. But bestiality? Well, that's a big hit with Zelda fans. :P
01:36 PM
I guess he could mean the excitement of visiting new places (like personal exploration) rather than being an actual fore-runner who discovers a new area, but all told, trains seem like one of the least obvious choices for a vehicle that's venturing into the unknown. Your examples of blimps would make a lot more sense.
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Twilight Princess already had some of the elements, particularly in some of the effects
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I was just going to post a similar comment. I think fans of the series are crying out for a steampunk style Zelda game. I don't think it would be too out of place, and some dungeons in previous games have had a very similar feel to them which felt like they could be almost steampunk
I think a clocktower would be a good setting for Link. A church and also maybe an underground network of tunnels beneath a bustling city
I also think muskets would work in Hyrule - I am sure we've already seen pirates with muskets, but anything like a Colt.45 or modern-day Glock wouldn't really work. Could you really imagine Link with an MP5 or RCP90? Me neither.
The Zelda games are more about swords, slingshots, and boomerangs. Whatever happened to the Fire Rod and Ice Rod? Something which hasn't really carried over well to the modern Zelda games
12:13 PM
Handheld gaming isn't necessarily a private experience, but it ain't gonna be kicking the TV's ass for social gatherings.
12:39 PM
Even more importantly, I pop out my laptop and start gaming.
Last week I had this cute Chinese girl watch me play the opening of Borderlands for a good 45 minutes.
In retrospect, it would probably be more worthwhile to put away the earphones and the laptop and get straight to the flirting, but fudge that.
Gotta get mah Borderlands on.
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I refuse to wait for actual gameplay impressions or even a game trailer: let's get some torches and burn Ubisoft to the ground!
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Street Fighter: The Movie is a pretty good example of EXACTLY THAT.
I'm not saying that Prince of Persia will be a repeat, but it's not like there isn't precedent.
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This may go without saying, but might I suggest giving Sands of Time a try (if you can still find it at, say, Blockbuster) ? It's pretty different from the new Prince of Persia, in terms of both platforming and combat, if I'm not mistaken.
01:27 PM
I never did follow the series beyond it, but the title was a lot of fun to play and one of the first games that I can remember that made good use of a rewind mechanic for frak'n up.
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Sorry - must have woken up in my torture people with Cher mode today. :-(