happydolphin said:
Alphachris said:
I started with the NES and Zelda 1 and Super Mario Bros and Metroid were my very first Video games. The NES had also really strong third party titles like Mega Man and Castlevania. I still play these old classics from time to time and I really like the Virtual Console for this.
Then SNES was a huge step forward because you had a greater variety of Genres. This was the Time when I played my first few JRPGs like Terranigma or Actraiser (No Final Fantasy in Europe ...). Zelda 3 is still my most favourite Nintendo game... it was absolutely brilliant. Its a shame that they went away from the bird view (thats why I really liked 3d Dot Game Heroes for the PS3... a great Hommage). Super Mario World is still my favourite Mario Game. It is a pity that they forfaited the two player mode when they went 3D.
But to be honest, Nintendo lost me with the N64. I wanted to buy it for the new Zelda, but somehow the new 3D-games didn't caught my interest. I have bought a PS1 before and I the games I saw there just blew me away. Final Fantasy VII, Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid... They all delivered something that Nintendo just do not want to deliver... Characters and Storytelling.
Nintendo Games still put their focus on the gameplay, but that is no longer enough for me. "Ratchet and Clank" and "Jak and Dexter" succeeded in combing Jump'n'Run with funny characters and Dialogues. Final Fantasy tries to make you think about deep philosophical matters, Assassin's Creed brings you back to the Renaissance in Italy.
So Nintendo will aways have a place in my heart... But for games like Zelda 3, Metroid or Super Mario World. But nowadays I will prefer Ratchet and Clank to Mario or Final Fantasy XIII to Zelda because they offer more than just gameplay.
Well, Nintendo just wants to be the "Family Console", where parents can play together with their kids. Thats a decision and they deliver exactly what they want. But this also narrows down their game design because it has to be accessible to kids as well.
The next thing that I didn't like about Nintendo from the N64 era on I just hated their controller. The Wii Mote maybe was the selling point of the Wii... but Motion Controls are simply a bad control scheme for me. It is nice for Mini-Games but you simply have to sacrifice smooth controls and button variety for it.
What I really like about the "New" Nintendo is that they are not so keen on the online thing. Assassin's Creed, God of War, Uncharted... everyone tries to tack on an online mode. I hope this hype dies down because online multiplayer modes of most games are almost dead after several months and you often have troubles with finishing your online trophies.
I agree with Nintendo that it is just more fun playing with your wife or your Kid in the same room as to play with a complete stranger who behaves like an idiot and thinks he is so funny. No insulting, no cheating, no stress.
So, all in all, I think that I really liked the 2d Nintendo games. But as I grew older I started to miss the story telling and character development in Nintendo games. They are still very good games gameplay wise but I started to miss something when I play the newer games since the N64 era. If you have played games like Jak and Dexter or Ratchet and Clank, you will probably understand what I mean. Jrpgs are something difficult to compare because Nintendo simply do not offer them (ok, Pokemon is NOT a JRPG for me because it lacks the focus on storytelling and character development. If you have played games like Final Fantasy or Suikoden you will probably understand what I mean...) |
Can't they just be both? Sometimes I wonder what's so complicated for them to understand that.
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This, but in their defense they were never really big on those types of games anyway. Thats where 3rd parties come in but we know what happened there,(especially this gen). Doesnt look great when you see a bunch of Just Dance knockoffs and not an AC or GTA in sight. But i think they are changing course with the Wii U, i might be meh on it now, but i still think it has a brighter future than Wii did. There getting better 3rd party support than Wii ever did and the system hasnt even released yet IMHO
