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x_DMX_x on 16 October 2011
morenoingrato said:
I want Japanese domination again

Japanese domination never stopped.Look at the Wii for example.Japanese dominate at almost every aspect of gaming.I would love to live in Japan just to go to those game arcades daily.I mean I love it in America but people definitely do think to high of themselves.



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x_DMX_x on 16 October 2011
VGKing said:
I disagree. The best-selling games this gen ARE NOT focused on graphics. Here's some examples
-Wii Sports
-Super Mario Galaxy
-Call of Duty

I agree the best selling games this gen are not focused on graphics but, Wii sports sold alot because it was bundled with the Wii lol.CoD sold alot because well I honestly forgot maybe it was because people hyped it up everyone brought it and it just took off from there.Mario Galaxy I dont know about that one since I dont own Mario Galaxy or know much about it.



S.T.A.G.E. on 16 October 2011
Ostro said:
I own a lot of games for the current generation. Now you can argue it's either because there are plenty of good games or because the games are short and get boring very quickly so I need new ones. Games of the last two generations were played for far more time. I played games like five times to a 100% statistic, going for extreme results like "beat the CPU on hard with highest handicap" and stuff like that (take a soccer game, hardest CPU, 7 vs 11 players, bad mood vs great mood, and win that match without the CPU getting a single goal) - everything without Trophies and Achievements.

Are games getting better or worse? I have wondered this myself for months now. I personally think the same as what is stated in the first post. Since the West is so strong games have changed too much for me. It's not really a game anymore, just entertainment like movies. That's probably why I play lots of retro, remakes, arcade and Japanese "shovelware".


Yeah, one of my friends is getting really close to quitting games all together. I still love it whichever direction it goes, but he sold his Xbox 360 and kept his Wii because of his wife and friends. He also has the whole PS2 library and loves to still collect those. He also plays emulators for all the older games he missed out on. Holding onto the older games is his balance of sorts. He'll only play next gen Tekken really. I like others perspectives, because they make you think on a whole other level about the situation.



trent44 on 16 October 2011
d21lewis said:
And yet, when I look at my library of close to 100 Gamecube and PS2 games (each), I have a hard time finding games that had gameplay on the level of NSMB Wii or LBP2, or any number of XBLA titles. Nothing as intense as Gears of War, or Punch Out. No amazingly fun co-op games as Resident Evil 5 or The Simpsons Game. And definitely nothing that sucked up hours and hours of my time without ever getting old like the Call of Duty (online) series or Peggle.

There's an obvious push for the cinematic this gen but it's what last gen games were trying to be (my favorite game from last gen was MGS3). It just depends on where you look. I think games have gotten better, not worse. All it took was a few sessions of Resident Evil (Gamecube), Resident Evil 4, or Metroid Prime to convince me of this.

Long Live Play.


I feel quite the opposite on this point. I think I have like 57 Gamecube games and 66 PS2 games, while I only have like 28 Wii games and 33 PS3 games (half as many).

I felt that I more enjoyed the large range of titles on the Gamecube and PS2, than I did the smaller range of titles on the Wii and PS3. I also notice that the Wii and PS3 games have a shorter playing time on average, sometimes due to content, but mostly due to lack of difficulty.

There are the few occasional titles on the Wii and PS3 that stand head and shoulders above all games before them, but I can only play those same games for so much time. As such, I have come to be burnt out on a lot of my Wii and PS3 library.

As of late, I have been going back to buying older games (which is a good way to save money on gaming), ironically now attaining an opposite, but good problem; I have become buried by my back log of games I haven't even played (mostly PSP and PS2).

I don't know what next gen gaming holds for me, but as of right now I am putting most (not all) my hopes on the Vita. I hope it goes well for me. :D



Artman605 on 16 October 2011

street fighter 4, tekken 6, gears of war series, mortal kombat.... are the games i enjoy most this gen. in terms of a larger number of good games i'll go for the previous gen, but in quality it's unquestionably this gen. though i hate the fact that everything is about the visuals now and they all look the same to me. :(



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S.T.A.G.E. on 16 October 2011
trent44 said:
d21lewis said:
And yet, when I look at my library of close to 100 Gamecube and PS2 games (each), I have a hard time finding games that had gameplay on the level of NSMB Wii or LBP2, or any number of XBLA titles. Nothing as intense as Gears of War, or Punch Out. No amazingly fun co-op games as Resident Evil 5 or The Simpsons Game. And definitely nothing that sucked up hours and hours of my time without ever getting old like the Call of Duty (online) series or Peggle.

There's an obvious push for the cinematic this gen but it's what last gen games were trying to be (my favorite game from last gen was MGS3). It just depends on where you look. I think games have gotten better, not worse. All it took was a few sessions of Resident Evil (Gamecube), Resident Evil 4, or Metroid Prime to convince me of this.

Long Live Play.


I feel quite the opposite on this point. I think I have like 57 Gamecube games and 66 PS2 games, while I only have like 28 Wii games and 33 PS3 games (half as many).

I felt that I more enjoyed the large range of titles on the Gamecube and PS2, than I did the smaller range of titles on the Wii and PS3. I also notice that the Wii and PS3 games have a shorter playing time on average, sometimes due to content, but mostly due to lack of difficulty.

There are the few occasional titles on the Wii and PS3 that stand head and shoulders above all games before them, but I can only play those same games for so much time. As such, I have come to be burnt out on a lot of my Wii and PS3 library.

As of late, I have been going back to buying older games (which is a good way to save money on gaming), ironically now attaining an opposite, but good problem; I have become buried by my back log of games I haven't even played (mostly PSP and PS2).

I don't know what next gen gaming holds for me, but as of right now I am putting most (not all) my hopes on the Vita. I hope it goes well for me. :D


I want the Vita as well. I can see a lot of hot JRPG's coming out for it that never touched down on the PS3. Man it's crazy how poor the PS3 JRPG's are this gen and how good the PSP ones are. The Xbox 360 has Lost Odyssey and The Wii has the crowd with Xenoblade and The Last Story. Versus couldn't find a better time to come out.



S.T.A.G.E. on 16 October 2011
trent44 said:
d21lewis said:
And yet, when I look at my library of close to 100 Gamecube and PS2 games (each), I have a hard time finding games that had gameplay on the level of NSMB Wii or LBP2, or any number of XBLA titles. Nothing as intense as Gears of War, or Punch Out. No amazingly fun co-op games as Resident Evil 5 or The Simpsons Game. And definitely nothing that sucked up hours and hours of my time without ever getting old like the Call of Duty (online) series or Peggle.

There's an obvious push for the cinematic this gen but it's what last gen games were trying to be (my favorite game from last gen was MGS3). It just depends on where you look. I think games have gotten better, not worse. All it took was a few sessions of Resident Evil (Gamecube), Resident Evil 4, or Metroid Prime to convince me of this.

Long Live Play.


I feel quite the opposite on this point. I think I have like 57 Gamecube games and 66 PS2 games, while I only have like 28 Wii games and 33 PS3 games (half as many).

I felt that I more enjoyed the large range of titles on the Gamecube and PS2, than I did the smaller range of titles on the Wii and PS3. I also notice that the Wii and PS3 games have a shorter playing time on average, sometimes due to content, but mostly due to lack of difficulty.

There are the few occasional titles on the Wii and PS3 that stand head and shoulders above all games before them, but I can only play those same games for so much time. As such, I have come to be burnt out on a lot of my Wii and PS3 library.

As of late, I have been going back to buying older games (which is a good way to save money on gaming), ironically now attaining an opposite, but good problem; I have become buried by my back log of games I haven't even played (mostly PSP and PS2).

I don't know what next gen gaming holds for me, but as of right now I am putting most (not all) my hopes on the Vita. I hope it goes well for me. :D


I want the Vita as well. I can see a lot of hot JRPG's coming out for it that never touched down on the PS3. Man it's crazy how poor the PS3 JRPG's are this gen and how good the PSP ones are. The Xbox 360 has Lost Odyssey and The Wii has the crowd with Xenoblade and The Last Story. Versus couldn't find a better time to come out. Sony needs to put monster hunter on the PS3.



S.T.A.G.E. on 16 October 2011
trent44 said:
d21lewis said:
And yet, when I look at my library of close to 100 Gamecube and PS2 games (each), I have a hard time finding games that had gameplay on the level of NSMB Wii or LBP2, or any number of XBLA titles. Nothing as intense as Gears of War, or Punch Out. No amazingly fun co-op games as Resident Evil 5 or The Simpsons Game. And definitely nothing that sucked up hours and hours of my time without ever getting old like the Call of Duty (online) series or Peggle.

There's an obvious push for the cinematic this gen but it's what last gen games were trying to be (my favorite game from last gen was MGS3). It just depends on where you look. I think games have gotten better, not worse. All it took was a few sessions of Resident Evil (Gamecube), Resident Evil 4, or Metroid Prime to convince me of this.

Long Live Play.


I feel quite the opposite on this point. I think I have like 57 Gamecube games and 66 PS2 games, while I only have like 28 Wii games and 33 PS3 games (half as many).

I felt that I more enjoyed the large range of titles on the Gamecube and PS2, than I did the smaller range of titles on the Wii and PS3. I also notice that the Wii and PS3 games have a shorter playing time on average, sometimes due to content, but mostly due to lack of difficulty.

There are the few occasional titles on the Wii and PS3 that stand head and shoulders above all games before them, but I can only play those same games for so much time. As such, I have come to be burnt out on a lot of my Wii and PS3 library.

As of late, I have been going back to buying older games (which is a good way to save money on gaming), ironically now attaining an opposite, but good problem; I have become buried by my back log of games I haven't even played (mostly PSP and PS2).

I don't know what next gen gaming holds for me, but as of right now I am putting most (not all) my hopes on the Vita. I hope it goes well for me. :D


I want the Vita as well. I can see a lot of hot JRPG's coming out for it that never touched down on the PS3. Man it's crazy how poor the PS3 JRPG's are this gen and how good the PSP ones are. The Xbox 360 has Lost Odyssey and The Wii has the crowd with Xenoblade and The Last Story. Versus couldn't find a better time to come out. Sony needs to get monster hunter on the PS3.



brendude13 on 16 October 2011
S.T.A.G.E. said:
trent44 said:
d21lewis said:
And yet, when I look at my library of close to 100 Gamecube and PS2 games (each), I have a hard time finding games that had gameplay on the level of NSMB Wii or LBP2, or any number of XBLA titles. Nothing as intense as Gears of War, or Punch Out. No amazingly fun co-op games as Resident Evil 5 or The Simpsons Game. And definitely nothing that sucked up hours and hours of my time without ever getting old like the Call of Duty (online) series or Peggle.

There's an obvious push for the cinematic this gen but it's what last gen games were trying to be (my favorite game from last gen was MGS3). It just depends on where you look. I think games have gotten better, not worse. All it took was a few sessions of Resident Evil (Gamecube), Resident Evil 4, or Metroid Prime to convince me of this.

Long Live Play.


I feel quite the opposite on this point. I think I have like 57 Gamecube games and 66 PS2 games, while I only have like 28 Wii games and 33 PS3 games (half as many).

I felt that I more enjoyed the large range of titles on the Gamecube and PS2, than I did the smaller range of titles on the Wii and PS3. I also notice that the Wii and PS3 games have a shorter playing time on average, sometimes due to content, but mostly due to lack of difficulty.

There are the few occasional titles on the Wii and PS3 that stand head and shoulders above all games before them, but I can only play those same games for so much time. As such, I have come to be burnt out on a lot of my Wii and PS3 library.

As of late, I have been going back to buying older games (which is a good way to save money on gaming), ironically now attaining an opposite, but good problem; I have become buried by my back log of games I haven't even played (mostly PSP and PS2).

I don't know what next gen gaming holds for me, but as of right now I am putting most (not all) my hopes on the Vita. I hope it goes well for me. :D


I want the Vita as well. I can see a lot of hot JRPG's coming out for it that never touched down on the PS3. Man it's crazy how poor the PS3 JRPG's are this gen and how good the PSP ones are. The Xbox 360 has Lost Odyssey and The Wii has the crowd with Xenoblade and The Last Story. Versus couldn't find a better time to come out. Sony needs to get monster hunter on the PS3.

Ouch haha, bad connection?



PullusPardus on 16 October 2011

Just keep playing japanese games and screw whoever says otherwise, for example i'm enjoying dynasty warriors 7 at the moment just like i enjoyed it back then, actually 7 is the best in the series.
even though every reviewer hates it with passion , i say fuck reviews who gives a shit about those no lifes anyways

other than skyrim and Deus Ex, i don't see me giving a rat's ass about any western game after playing them more than a couple of hours, they're mostly just realistic graphic simulators . and i want to play a game not watch an interactive movie, no offense to anyone, but Battlefield 3 , MW3 , Uncharted 3, Gears 3 , Ass Creed  and the endless linear as hell sequels, i don't really care about, while i do love games that are fun to play like most japanese games are, yeah you can call me a weeboo all you want, but thats also not true, there are a lot of crappy generic japanese games out there . i'm looking at you Boobie infested generic JRPGs with lame gameplay , and the "WESTERNIZED!!!!111" shooters that some japanese idiots come out with.