New Super Mario Bros. 2 is not what I want

[happydolphin]

^I'm willing to accept that I have things to change, and you need to know that Rol is my friend, and I'm glad you think he did a better job at debating than I did, I learn from him all the time, as from my other good friends on here. I will make an effort to improve, but in exchange I'd like you to realize that it isn't pleasant to be called a troll or troller, to be called a graphics whore simply when I'm stating my PoV and looking for like-minded individuals, or looking for people who can carefully and non-judgingly challenge my PoV. It's all I'm asking for in return.

Having taken care of that which was after all important, I'd like to address a few points if you care to indulge. Please don't see my underline as impatience, but as simply trying to make things clear if that's okay with you:


1) Regarding artistic detail versus graphical capabilities, I mentioned to Rol that the HW capabilities weren't what necessarily mattered, but that given said capabilities, a game that has appealing artistic direction is important to me. The example I gave was Kirby's Dreamland, to counter Rol's idea that I had no interest in the graphics of the 8-bit games I played. It was very off the mark to me, personally. I enjoyed the art and visuals of most of the NES games I played, despite the lack of HW capabilities.

2) Regarding price, it is important for me to pay for the work that was put in a game. If less work was put in (big if, but let's assume), then that's the work I'd like to be paying for. I don't like feeling like I'm being overcharged. Please understand, we have different consumer values and it's important that, though we disagree, that we can at least be able to see each others' perspectives and talk about it. We don't need to convince each other, but just be able to understand each other. It's a fundamental part of building bridges and learning from each other online, on forums.

3) Regarding not buying the game and the reason, I'll try to explain. When I decided I might not buy this game, it wasn't directly intended to send a message to Nintendo. Sure, that can be a good side-effect, but that wasn't the intention. The intention was purely to abstain from buying something you don't see value in, going along the lines of "You don't like it, you don't buy it ". But even then, we will see if I'll be able to look past my pink ponies as another member mentioned earlier. I was just trying to say that I wanted to be more conscious of what I'm being offered, and stop buying without questioning if the product is what I actually want or not. It's called being an "informed buyer", and not just buying what the company assumes you need, if that isn't what you need. I hope I'm being clear but if not that's really my fault and I'm trying to get better at it.

4) Regarding two flavors of Mario, I never mentioned that the version that catered to me was catered to a true gamer. What I did say is that the way I interpreted the artistic direction of NSMB as being intended to cater to a younger audience, possibly one that doesn't notice a lack in artistic quality and would buy a game like babiz or horsez. I'm not saying I'm more of a gamer, I'm just saying that I value artistic quality, and to me that was lacking value, and so I just proposed a solution, that's all.

5) Regarding HARDCORE DETAIL, my sentence was carelessly written and poorly understood. I meant that the spider lacked detail, and it lacked it alot, meaning that in my eyes alot of work needed to be done before I was more happy with the results. Like someone looking at a construction worker working on his house, and envisioning the remaining work that needs to be done.

6) Regarding not changing my opinion, ask any of my friends here. When someone is able to challenge my opinion above and beyond the misinterpretations, I am more than capable of changing my mind or refining my PoV. But to get there, you need to get past the tall grass of misconstructions and ask me questions to see my PoV as it is, without judging it too soon.

Before I close my post, thank you for making that post, it brought value to my thread and it's much appreciated. The clearer you are, the less judgemental you are, the easier I will understand. But if you're judgemental, it's hard for me to respond with passivity. Despite my efforts, I often fail at that. I'm hoping this can lead us to better understanding each other, and seeing why the polls give the results they give, and reduce the flaming on this site if that's a benefit people value.