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Snesboy said:
Squilliam said:
Snesboy said:
Squilliam said:

It doesn't appeal to you so what? Most of the games don't appeal to me either but that doesn't stop me from seeing the good qualities of many of them. Enlightened people > unenlightened people.


Can you see the good qualities of Wii shovelware too?

*Imagines all WIi titles as shovelware*

Yep I can see good qualitites in Wii shovelware.

*wins*




Man, I just can't say no to that Captain Kirk avatar.

Theres no such thing as an unwinnable scenario!



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Squilliam said:
Snesboy said:
Squilliam said:
Snesboy said:
Squilliam said:

It doesn't appeal to you so what? Most of the games don't appeal to me either but that doesn't stop me from seeing the good qualities of many of them. Enlightened people > unenlightened people.


Can you see the good qualities of Wii shovelware too?

*Imagines all WIi titles as shovelware*

Yep I can see good qualitites in Wii shovelware.

*wins*




Man, I just can't say no to that Captain Kirk avatar.

Theres no such thing as an unwinnable scenario!


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nickvasko said:
BMaker11 said:

According to GeneralMLD, these games, looking no better than any Move titles (Sports champions --> Kinect sports, Eye Pet --> Kinectimals) will blow everything out of the water


i cant believe you just quoted MLD, unless ur being sarcastic of course 


of course I'm being sarcastic. I hate that guy. In fact, I just made a thread about how much he pisses me off



scottie said:
oniyide said:

@scootie  I dont even think youve ever played an actual SF game. you cant do your best by button mashing. im pretty sure there are some very specific movements with the joystick in where you have to do get some of the special moves. Smash Bros. is like my "1st fighting game" all you can do is mash buttons and jump around occasional, hell half that game is luck anyway, where your relying mostly on randomly generated items.

I've played a fair bit of it, always just havin fun with friends and never actually trying to get good

 

Mashing buttons in Smash Bros is not an option. It has reached the stage where if a person button bashes, I can reliably kill them without taking a single % of damage.

 

As for the randomly generated items thing that comes up every time someone who doesn't know a thing about Smash Bros talks about smash bros, yes, there are randomly generated items. No, you cannot rely on them. Select an item from Brawl, and I shall instruct you in how you can make the opponent picking that item up either do nothing, or in some cases be a liability

http://super-smash-bros.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_items_in_Super_Smash_Bros._Brawl

N.B. I play with healing turned off, because I will admit the healing items can be a bit OP

Healing items overpowered? Fft. Not unless you're playing Stamina, and not since original Smash Bros where Maxim Tomato was 100 and Heart was infinite.

Only the Smash Ball is unbalanced, and that depends on who you're playing as (as they definitely gave some people unstoppable stuff, like Olimar and Sonic, while Donkey Kong and Wario get shat on)



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@mr. khan  yeah DK really got screwed, I think Luigi's the best in my opinion



KungKras said:

It's getting a Panzer Dragoon, that's all I need to know.

Anyways, I'll probably keep my Kinect in unopened condition because I have a hunch that it will be a nice rare collectible like the 32X someday.

So you will play the game even if it sucks or if it is a spin-of ?

Just because it is getting a Panzer Dragon title, means nothing at this time.

The Gamecube was also getting a Final Fantasy, but it turned out to be below FF standards.



mchaza said:

 

Check the List of games that will be available for Kinect:


Kinect Adventures

Price: Packed in with the Kinect sensor.

Date: Nov. 4


Kinectimals

Price: $49.99 or $59.99 for the Limited Edition which comes with a plush toy and unlock code.

Date: Nov. 4


Game Party: In Motion

Price: $39.99

Date: Nov. 18


 

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 The Videogame

Price: $49.99

Date: Nov. 16

 


 

Your Shape: Fitness Evolved

Price: $49.99

Date: Nov. 4

 


Dance Central

Price: $49.99

Date: Nov. 4


 

The Biggest Loser Ultimate Workout

Price: $49.99

Date: Nov. 4

 


DanceMasters

Price: $49.99

Date: Nov. 4


EA Sports Active 2

Price: $99.95 and comes with a heart rate monitor

Date: Nov. 16

 

Zumba Fitness

Price: $49.99

Date: Nov. 18

 


Kinect Sports

Price: $49.99

Date: Nov. 4


MotionSports

Price: $49.99

Date: Nov. 4


DECA Sports Freedom

Price: N/A

Date: "Holiday"


Kinect Joy Ride

Price: $49.99

Date: Nov. 4


Adrenalin Misfits

Price: $49.99

Date: Nov. 4


Fighters Uncaged

Price: $49.99

Date: Nov. 4


Sonic Free Riders Price: $49.95

Date: Nov. 4



Look at that list!!!!!

Its got fail written all over it, and why wouldn't they first make a balance of more hardcore titles such as a rip off of Time Crisis. instead kinect is launching with Zumba Fitness. Now all these titles are aimed at the causal market. Now the section of the causal game market these games tailor to are Mothers or kids (mostly girls) as you are not going to see an 8-30 year old male playing Dance masters when they can play call of duty instead. 

But another Disclaimer on the Kinect is that majority of the Causal market Kinect is aimed at already have an Wii and an array of family favourite Nintendo games to draw in all types of gamers. 

Whats an other problem with these games they are either related to the Wii or they are familiar to the eye toy. There rarely a thing orginal there. 

My recommendation is to save your money and wait yes Wait until there are better games, that gives you an back up if it bombs and no more games are being made for it or that any good games come out for it. 

edit:

The NY Post reports Microsoft is set to spend $500 million dollars in marketing Kinect, the Xbox 360 controller-free camera, this holiday. 

"Kinect is the largest, most integrated marketing initiative in Xbox history, bigger than its launch," said Robert Matthews, general manager of global marketing communications for Xbox. "We are going to be spending millions to launch this globally

http://au.xbox360.ign.com/articles/112/1128566p1.html

I wouldn't rest 500,000,000 on those titles, i dont know MS really risky 

disclaimer: while i do have an PSN symbol below i do have an xbox and was considering buying the Kinect. Also i dont play XBL because it isn't free and hence no gamer card. again no PS3 fanboy here. 

*looks at sig* "Oh, I get it!"

On a more related topic, Kinect is fail to you, but to the general public, you know, all the ones who bought the wii because of games like these, it's gonna be freaking sweet...whihc is exactly why MS has banked so much on Kinect. The only fail I see in that list is the fail of troll.



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ramses01 said:
mchaza said:

 

Check the List of games that will be available for Kinect:


Kinect Adventures

Price: Packed in with the Kinect sensor.

Date: Nov. 4


Kinectimals

Price: $49.99 or $59.99 for the Limited Edition which comes with a plush toy and unlock code.

Date: Nov. 4


Game Party: In Motion

Price: $39.99

Date: Nov. 18


 

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 The Videogame

Price: $49.99

Date: Nov. 16

 


 

Your Shape: Fitness Evolved

Price: $49.99

Date: Nov. 4

 


Dance Central

Price: $49.99

Date: Nov. 4


 

The Biggest Loser Ultimate Workout

Price: $49.99

Date: Nov. 4

 


DanceMasters

Price: $49.99

Date: Nov. 4


EA Sports Active 2

Price: $99.95 and comes with a heart rate monitor

Date: Nov. 16

 

Zumba Fitness

Price: $49.99

Date: Nov. 18

 


Kinect Sports

Price: $49.99

Date: Nov. 4


MotionSports

Price: $49.99

Date: Nov. 4


DECA Sports Freedom

Price: N/A

Date: "Holiday"


Kinect Joy Ride

Price: $49.99

Date: Nov. 4


Adrenalin Misfits

Price: $49.99

Date: Nov. 4


Fighters Uncaged

Price: $49.99

Date: Nov. 4


Sonic Free Riders Price: $49.95

Date: Nov. 4



Look at that list!!!!!

Its got fail written all over it, and why wouldn't they first make a balance of more hardcore titles such as a rip off of Time Crisis. instead kinect is launching with Zumba Fitness. Now all these titles are aimed at the causal market. Now the section of the causal game market these games tailor to are Mothers or kids (mostly girls) as you are not going to see an 8-30 year old male playing Dance masters when they can play call of duty instead. 

But another Disclaimer on the Kinect is that majority of the Causal market Kinect is aimed at already have an Wii and an array of family favourite Nintendo games to draw in all types of gamers. 

Whats an other problem with these games they are either related to the Wii or they are familiar to the eye toy. There rarely a thing orginal there. 

My recommendation is to save your money and wait yes Wait until there are better games, that gives you an back up if it bombs and no more games are being made for it or that any good games come out for it. 

edit:

The NY Post reports Microsoft is set to spend $500 million dollars in marketing Kinect, the Xbox 360 controller-free camera, this holiday. 

"Kinect is the largest, most integrated marketing initiative in Xbox history, bigger than its launch," said Robert Matthews, general manager of global marketing communications for Xbox. "We are going to be spending millions to launch this globally

http://au.xbox360.ign.com/articles/112/1128566p1.html

I wouldn't rest 500,000,000 on those titles, i dont know MS really risky 

disclaimer: while i do have an PSN symbol below i do have an xbox and was considering buying the Kinect. Also i dont play XBL because it isn't free and hence no gamer card. again no PS3 fanboy here. 


You do realize that there are at least 2 system movers/AAA games there and possibly 3 or 4.  your shape and dance central are going to do gang busters.  Uncaged looks interesting as do Kinect sports and adventures.  I don't like cart games but Joy ride seems like a big addition to that genre and kinetimals looks with an awesome pet game for the under 12 set.


So that is 7 of the games that look good for what they are.  That is impressive for a launch with short dev time.  of course there is plenty of crap, but there is plenty of crap already.

 How does joy ride seem like a big addition to the genre lol. Didn't that game start out being free, but then they decided to make you pay for it? Is it the controls that make it special? If it is, I have yet to see it working, but then again, people only post videos of kinect not working. That list is utter rubbish to "hardcore" gamers around the world.



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homer said:

 How does joy ride seem like a big addition to the genre lol. Didn't that game start out being free, but then they decided to make you pay for it? Is it the controls that make it special? If it is, I have yet to see it working, but then again, people only post videos of kinect not working. That list is utter rubbish to "hardcore" gamers around the world.

They turned Joyride into a full game, and the Wii proves that "hard core" gamers are a minority. This will be a cash cow for MS.



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