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Sat Nov 14
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05:24 PM
I won't be playing an NFL title again until Visual Concepts gets the license back. To hell with madden. #sports
04:57 PM
"He's Bill."
In two words, Totilo justifies the previous 4 minutes and 34 seconds.
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04:51 PM
Creepy... #newsupermariobroswii
02:45 PM
I was one of the people who bought Eye of Judgment, and the game struggled to even read the cards correctly on a set placemat. Expecting it to react realistically would have been absurd.
Of course, I don't expect any better from Natal, as it still suffers from that "real world" problem. #eyepet
03:16 PM
I know, I know, they're entirely different projects in terms of scope and depth, but there's still room to be pleasantly surprised.
That said, emotiv's headset dealy has been described by various sources I generally trust as either good or bad, so the jury's still out on that one.
I don't think non-traditional gaming is a necessity yet, but pushing the boundaries past the virtual-reality shooter of 1995 county fairs is a welcome change. #eyepet
03:29 PM
01:30 PM
*sigh*. #eyepet
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12:12 PM
There needs to be some form of anti-trust action taken for this sort of stuff, lol. #sports
12:52 PM
Still, I understand your frustration with a predatory business deal that has diminished the quality and quantity of selection. #sports
11:54 AM
[www.nfl2k5rosters.com] #sports
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11:49 AM
And I think you're right, Owen, in that it has something to do with storytelling-- we consider that an essential criterion for a game that could win GOTY. Sports games simply don't tell stories; they create structures in which the gamer can tell a story. That, of course, brings us back to NFL 2k5, which used the ESPN format to come closer than any other football title to telling a story. It gets my nod as Sports Game of the Decade.
11:48 AM
This isn't necessarily true. Real sports certainly do have narratives - multiple ones at any given time - and I would *love it* if any sports game really tried to model this in both a realistic (ie. non-cheesy) and in-depth way. Some EA games have started to do it; the whole "player happiness" and "media reaction" things are *parts* of the real-life narrative of sports, but these are basically just treated as score modifiers right now in most sports games.
It would be great if sports games had real, multiple storylines that ran throughout your career (so you could really get to "know" the players involved over the years), that changed depending on your actions, that affected gameplay and were an integral part of the game rather than an afterthought. Like, I want to see players shooting themselves in the leg at nightclubs in the off-season. Or deciding to retire, then un-retire, then retire again, then un-retire again. Throw some wrinkles like that into your team management!
This is probably the last frontier in sports games - everything else has been done. I feel like all EA's doing in all their sports games anymore is improving the graphics and adding a new move or two each year that just makes the controls more complex. #sports
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11:19 AM
For a long time, I felt crummy for even thinking about buying tanks and whatnot from the in-game store. I saw it akin to cheating even though the developers built in those purchasable lifelines for those with enough screws to fill Roll's coffers.
Why did I think it was cheating, though? How did that conclusion takes residence in my brain? Was it from not wanting to be seen as anything other than "awesome" at games? Was I that vein and egotistical? Why should I care what others think of how I enjoy my games?
*lightbulb*
Once I let go of any aspiration to be as "heralded" as those more skilled than I, the game was finally bested and I felt great about it. I may not have perfected the game, but I did triumph within the boundaries established by the game.
In short, I am glad that Nintendo has implemented the Super Guide for those that can use a hand, and I hope no one is ashamed to play the way they want or ask for help when needed.
It's not a "win" button, folks.
12:10 PM
Because newer gamers are now able to get a helping hand from the game, Nintendo can crank up the difficulty to what some of the hardcore gamers have been wanting for years now.
Super Guide doesn't make the game easier, it makes the game harder. #newsupermariobroswii
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11:01 AM
it's a game...why are people freaking out?
I even knifed a few civilians without even thinking about it. You are trying to keep a deep cover and are doing what you must.
*spoiler alert*
totally flipped me out when he killed me at the end of the level though...I was all "damn...killed all those people for nothing"
10:43 AM
I pine for the days when music was limited to hardware synthesis and not sample-based buggery- the composers seemed to care more about making a good tune than tossing in sounds that only appear in cartoons. #newsupermariobroswii
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01:34 PM
People will have differing opinions on THE best football title but I think even Madden fanatics have to admit that 2K5 did things 5 years ago that Madden 10 finally implemented. So at the very least, it was a game ahead of it's time. #sports