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the_dengle on 26 December 2012
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bouzane said:

"But if you want to know of some of the original titles to be found on 3DS, most of them are on the eShop."

These digital games are increasingly the ones I find myself playing. Super Meat Boy for example is my favorite game and I've finished it six times now. I find the big budget titles to be largely uninspired drivel created by marketing departments.

"If you like Shantae, why wouldn't you want more Shantae?"

Because I would rather devote that time to an entirely new game. That being said, I do play many sequels but I wouldn't buy a system for them. Also, I won't even entertain the thought of buying part 7, 8, 9, etc... of a franchise. God of War II was once my favorite but I won't even give Ascension so much as a sideways glance. If any developer is still relying on the same franchises 20 years from now as today then I'll simply move on to more creative teams. Kind of like how I stopped playing Nintendo games after the GameCube / GameBoy Advance, Konami after the PS2 / PSP and Capcom after the PS1.

I see where you're coming from, but honestly I don't feel these two statements mesh together. Clearly you are willing to replay a game you enjoy at least six times. Why is that better than playing it a couple of times and then playing a different game cut from the same cloth?

And the latter part of your post -- "I won't even entertain the thought of buying part 7, 8, 9, etc... of a franchise" -- is pure lunacy in my opinion if it means you've missed out on games like Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3, any Zelda game at all, Half-Life 2 Episodes 1/2, Donkey Kong Country Returns... it depends upon your own tastes. I don't spend much time playing games myself, so I don't play a large selection, but I do play a wide variety. If you limit yourself only to original games and new IPs, you WILL miss out on some of the best experiences to be had on any console. Having a number in its title doesn't make a game less worthy of your time.

I can definitely relate if what you mean is that once you've had a certain gaming experience, you've had it and you're ready to move on to a new one. But that wouldn't account for your playing Super Meat Boy 6 times. Why would you be so willing to do that, yet so unwilling to play Super Meat Boy 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 one time apiece?

 

JWeinCom said:


Porting is bringing a game from one system to another.  SFIV Arcade Edition is not a port because it's still running on the same system.  3 Ultimate is going from the Wii to the 3DS I believe, so it is a port.

Nope, 3 Ultimate was never a Wii game. It will be a Wii U game, but that will be an HD port of the 3DS game.