| Rpruett said: 1.) Wait so a game that is has colorful graphics and non-sensical characters isn't like by someone because they said they felt it had too much colorful graphics and non-sensical characters? Isn't that again the very foundation of a basic opinion. She feels it is over-done. Over the top. Too Cartoony. Who are you to say which degree is too cartoony. If i recall correctly, the woman mentions nothing about the colors or the style or atmosphere in the game or being over-done or over the top. She merely says it's too cartoony. It's not as if there is a whole list of things she could have meant, it is quite clear that she is ragging on the games premise and approach, which as has been mentioned before is hypocritical seeing as she's such a huge fan of other cartoony games, including various DS Mario titles. Super Mario Galaxy 2 is no more cartoony than any other game in the franchise, anyone who's even watched as much as a gameplay video will tell you this. 2.) Again, some people are picky SOBs. That 30 minutes of 2D might have really been a deal breaker for her. It's just like anything else. Kill Zone 2 got panned critically for it's controls because they didn't resemble Call of Duty's. (Well no shit it's a different game), but that doesn't matter. Everyone has an opinion on a subject. An incorrect opinion on this would be her saying that a game that contains NO 2D, has too much 2D. Since this game has 2D portions, she is incorrect in her opinion. Do you seriously believe a mere 30 minuets of 2D gameplay is enough to distract someone from a game that's primarily 3D. In fact i rather do doubt she even accumulated at least five minuets of 2D gameplay. The game doesn't slap you in a 2D style gameplay for a full half hour, they appear in small segments at various points in the game, they're not so lengthy either, how on earth would one be so distracted by these elements to completely ignore the 3D parts that the entire game is made up of. Would it be fair to say Modern Warfare 2 needs more FPS or isn't FPS enough simply because i tried the snowmobile portion of the games campaign? How does one yearn for more 3D in a game that is fully 3D, with a basis of jumping to various platforms that - almost each - have their own gravitational pull? Her cries for more 3D or a more 3D look in this game are irrational and illogical 3.) Again, they are different games. Maybe she felt they were fitting with what was being presented in the game. Maybe she has different expectations from DS games or Wii games. A console with more horsepower than a handheld you might hold with different regards in terms of appearance and how games should look. Ratchet and Clank is a totally different ball of wax. Just because Ratchet and Clank is a cartoon game doesn't mean it suddenly is Mario's equivalent in cartoon appearance. Maybe, she feels that Ratchet and Clank is the right amount of Cartoony and Mario is too much. I certainly would say in my opinion that R&C is less cartoony than SMG. (Even though both are cartoons). Again, you can't prove this point. Just how different could she have possibly expected a console and handheld iteration of these games to be? I mean really, Mario is not known for having numerous art styles. Mario and Ratchet & Clank are of course completely different franchises, but they are both created with a cartoon fashion and no there is not some giant chasm separating a really cartoony cartoon from a less cartoony one. I for one would not say Ratchet & Clank is less cartoony than Mario because they are both cartoonish in style and appearance, they just have their own respective roles. Dtewi already proved the point, you chose to ignore it apparently. 4.) People dislike games for different things all the time. People complain about swearing in games. People complain about controls, appearance, etc. What's your point? The points she raises certainly exist in the game and while some people love them, some might absolutely hate them. Thus making the opinion valid (Able to be questioned, but still valid). There is enough 2D in the game for someone to be bothered by it obviously and I'm sure she isn't the only one saying it. Just because she didn't do the routine ball wash of Super Mario Galaxy 2 doesn't mean she is biased. There are legitimate reasons for people to dislike certain games, from awkward or imprecise controls, to sloppy graphics and art styles, to irritating sounds effects and bland music, to bad and conflicting gameplay mechanics. It's too cartoony and It isn't 3D enough are not legitimate reasons to be used with the intent on lowering ones opinion of a game. There is a reason people think up ludicrous reasons like the aforementioned to try and bring specific games down. This game has no glaring flaws, the woman has no real reason for disliking the game aside from the gameplay not suiting her style, but if this was the case she could have simply said as much. However, she did not. It is rather apparent that an individual has lost the plot and are merely afraid when they stutter to think of the flaws in a highly praised video game, and their only real response is something akin to It's the same game again or I wan't something different. |
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