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PSXtreme huh. Seems legit.

I suppose the author is entitled to his own preference, even if his way of stating it is more than a little obnoxious.



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Tachikoma said:
curl-6 said:

I was a little bit like this with Sony.

Loved the PS1 to bits, fell out of love with the comparatively soulless and bland PS2, was briefly interested again by the PS3, only to be disenchanted once more by PS4.

Disliked the ps2?

Blasphemy.

Oh believe me I'm full of blasphemy. XD

I have opinions about all three console makers that would get me crucified, haha. I usually try to tone down my more controversial opinions to avoid provoking shitstorms.



not sure sony can impress me anymore, unlike nintendo they have not been very good in preserving thier ips freshness, killzone, infamous and other games feel the same in this generation, the order despite being a new ip and having good graphical graphic assets is a dissapointment with all the letters, the game doesnt feel like a game at all, its like a boring interactive movie with only 6 hours long but 2 hours being cinematics, why so many cinematics when i want to be playing? and why release an incomplete game with only 4 hours of gameplay at 60 bucks?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy6NHKDh-Mo



I'm probably the only person in the world that feels this way, but Gamecube > Xbox > Dreamcast > PS2. I really felt like the PS2 was the most underwhelming 6th gen console.

Maybe it's because I was in college at the time, and most of my gaming was done socially.



curl-6 said:
Tachikoma said:

Disliked the ps2?

Blasphemy.

Oh believe me I'm full of blasphemy. XD

I have opinions about all three console makers that would get me crucified, haha. I usually try to tone down my more controversial opinions to avoid provoking shitstorms.

From this point onwards, you have been stripped of your right to call yourself a gamer, pack up your belongings and leave, you will receive written notice of your demotion within 28 days, due to breaching the terms of agreement of your position you may not use gaming as a reference in future passtime applications.



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hsrob said:
IIIIITHE1IIIII said:

"Maybe it has been too long since Nintendo has grabbed me. Maybe I'm too old. Maybe when I look at Nintendo games today, I wonder why I'd bother when I have...you know, grown-up games I have to catch up on."


No more needs to be said.

Indeed. The words of person determined to play the role of an adult but who's yet to discover what that actually means.

"Grown-up games", ha:)!


I think some people DO shy away from Nintendo because they are insecure... but there are alot of people who really just can't get past the cute, child like outter shell of most of their IP. This dates all the way back to the SNES. Some people like grit and edge to their games. Nintendo really doesn't provide that as far as first party goes.

Recently, I've procured an old Genesis and a bunch of games. I also have a SNES. I couldn't BELIEVE just how cutesy SMW is by comparison to some of the stuff I am playing on Genesis. I mean, I grew up with these games, and I owned both consoles back in the day and loved both but man... Nintendo really does cater to little kids. SMW is a fantasic platformer but it's so childlike, it's ridiculous.

I don't think there's anything wrong with someone prefering more adult with their games... as long as it's a genuine taste issue.



curl-6 said:

I was a little bit like this with Sony.

Loved the PS1 to bits, fell out of love with the comparatively soulless and bland PS2, was briefly interested again by the PS3, only to be disenchanted once more by PS4.

Playstations always start slow. Sony's first, second and third party take a little while to beef up. Remember when the PS3 had no games? Remember when God of War launched? Ico was underrated because no one knew what it was and the same with Uncharted. Shadow of the Colossus was also underrated and came three years later. There were plenty more games, but Sony's best always comes around two to three years after launch. Their beginning of their cycles are never really that great, which is why I always have a secondary console to fill in the gaps. The last three gens its been the Xbox which has accompanied it but before that it was Nintendo and Sega.



Op as it stands right now, for non Nintendo fanatics Nintendo's role if purchased is a secondary console because of its trend of having a lack of third party. Wii has been the only time since the SNES that the Nintendo was ever seen as a primary console by the masses and that was because it had third party. The Wii was an anomaly and dealt with a new market of consumers who Microsoft and Sony had limited access to. They were not loyal to Nintendo and neither would they be to any other console. They just wanted the gimmicks and eventually all three brands gimmicks went sour.



S.T.A.G.E. said:
curl-6 said:

I was a little bit like this with Sony.

Loved the PS1 to bits, fell out of love with the comparatively soulless and bland PS2, was briefly interested again by the PS3, only to be disenchanted once more by PS4.

Playstations always start slow. Sony's first, second and third party take a little while to beef up. Remember when the PS3 had no games? Remember when God of War launched? Ico was underrated because no one knew what it was and the same with Uncharted. Shadow of the Colossus was also underrated and came three years later. There were plenty more games, but Sony's best always comes around two to three years after launch. Their beginning of their cycles are never really that great, which is why I always have a secondary console to fill in the gaps. The last three gens its been the Xbox which has accompanied it but before that it was Nintendo and Sega.

Yeah, I'm aware of PS's slow start pattern. Which is why I am open to changing my mind about PS4 if they step their game up.

Even by the end of its life though, PS2 just didn't have that celebration of games as games that PS1 (and Nintendo's systems) have.



curl-6 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:

Playstations always start slow. Sony's first, second and third party take a little while to beef up. Remember when the PS3 had no games? Remember when God of War launched? Ico was underrated because no one knew what it was and the same with Uncharted. Shadow of the Colossus was also underrated and came three years later. There were plenty more games, but Sony's best always comes around two to three years after launch. Their beginning of their cycles are never really that great, which is why I always have a secondary console to fill in the gaps. The last three gens its been the Xbox which has accompanied it but before that it was Nintendo and Sega.

Yeah, I'm aware of PS's slow start pattern. Which is why I am open to changing my mind about PS4 if they step their game up.

Even by the end of its life though, PS2 just didn't have that celebration of games as games that PS1 (and Nintendo's systems) have.

The PS2's library is considered arguably one of the greatest overall libraries of all time. I don't understand how you came to that conclusion but everyone has their opinion. Thats cool. I've never seen another platform that literally took the whole side of the wall at Gamestops. Usually its split between 3 platforms but the PS2 was just insane.