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After this revelation I expect Wii U sales to quadruple :^)



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mZuzek said:

I'm struggling to believe some people are actually complaining about leaving out The Last of Us.
I mean, SERIOUSLY? The Last of Us is a last-gen game no matter which way you put it. Thank god there's still people who don't consider it, so maybe next time we don't get a remaster-only gen. Taking a game released a year ago and improving some visuals doesn't make it a current-gen game.

Edit: @post above, oh. but some people are still being serious over it.

The last of Us should've been only a next-gen game, but they blew it, too bad they just rushed, same thing GTA V.

-Sorry people!!! :-S



So PC belongs to nothing and Persona, TLoU and GTA among others don't count. Also, "All Nintendo games" is a bit misleading, is it not since Rayman is made by Ubisoft and has nothing to do with Nintendo. Bayonetta 2 is arguable since Nintendo funded it but Platinum made it.



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PS4 already has 6 90+ games, btw. WiiU has 5, in twice the time

 

Also completely agree with everything mummelmann said. Great post!



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1) GTAV for XBO and PS4 has a 96.

 

2) So what?

All that means is that a bunch of critics like those games. While I do check critic scores, I usually check just to make sure a game isn't a massive pile of garbage before buying it.

Usually I'll buy games that are over 60% because, even if critics don't like them, there's a good chance I still might.

For example, I enjoyed Thief. Played it all the way through and really had a good time with it. It had its problems, and when I was done I traded it in for Ys: Tales of Celceta, but I still enjoyed it. The thing I remember the most is when I was in this one house that this old lady owned, and she had a couple of guards on patrol. But the odd thing was,  the place was dead silent. All I could hear was the ticking of a clock. I knew that other people were around, and I could hear their footsteps, but they weren't screaming or yelling things out to indicate where they were. So it all relied on me to find them without any way of knowing where they were early on, and sneak past them as quickly as possible.

On the other side of the coin, I didn't like Bioshock Infinite. I thought that the new innovation of swinging on a rope was a bit too.... linear. I was expecting much more of a free roaming thing with it, but the most I got was the final boss where it felt like you were just on a roller coaster. And even then, I got so bored of it that I just started walking everywhere because it was easier and more efficient for me. The 2 weapon slot thing is a bore, and I didn't care for the people I was helping or hurting (or even the girl, for that matter).

 

So, I don't really rely on their scores that much. I look at things that might be good for me, and if the game gets a higher score than Sonic Boom, if I'm still interested I'll get it.

Excited to get Far Cry 4 and Dragon Age: Inquisition soon!

 



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Mummelmann said:

Well, after analyzing the OP; I noticed the following:

- You include the 3DS but not the Vita for some reason, the Vita actually launched several months after the 3DS and it has three titles over 90 on meta. Why exclude the Vita? Is it counting only from a specific time? I see you've excluded some 3DS titles as well, the 3DS actually seven titles over 90 meta if you count all time (and why shouldn't you if you count the 3DS as 8th gen) and if the time window aspect is indeed what you're using; why not simply use that as the defining line for when the PC counts as 8th gen? If so, doesn't that mean you should include PC games from February 2011 if the 3DS is 8th gen? And again; why no Vita?

- You exclude Indie titles, citing that they are "arguably" games, what kind of reasoning is that?

- Your list includes one multiplatform title (Rayman), which has a 91 metascore on One and a 90 on the PS4 (Flower, Fez and Diablo III on PS4 also fit this category) and you also include one title that can "arguably" be called a remake (A Link Between Worlds) if the scope for "arguably" encompasses the possibility that Indie title might be games for real.

- You fail to mention that what you're actually comparing is one home console that has been out for two years and one handheld that has been out for nearly four years and setting them up against two home consoles which have both been out one year; let's check the tally again in one year and then one more time in two years and 8-9 months, shall we?

- You exclude the PC, like many others do with such lists, there is no grounds for this since the argument is "90+ games this gen"; like I've said above, you could have simply counted PC titles as 8th gen from the date the Wii U released, or even the 3DS since that's included.

- You include Super Mario 3D Land for 3DS, there goes the time frame argument against Vita and PC again, this game released right around the same time the Vita first released in a territory.

- You group Indie games with remakes and ports for some reason, probably to disqualify them by proxy, which is an utterly mindblowing tactic, to say the least.

- The PC should feature on your list as well, with the following titles released since February 2011 (when the 3DS came out); Fez (you have included a multiplat for the Wii U, I'm simply doing the same), Skyrim (same as previous), Bioshock Infinite (same), Portal 2 (same), Dishonored (same), Deus Ex: Human Revolution (same), Mark of the Ninja (also on 360 and; I'm sorry, but Indie title are indeed games OP), Spelunky (same as the one right before), NBA2K13 (same as the other multiplats), Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (sorry, Indie title are games, anothe multiplat), DOTA 2 (PC exclusive and after February 2011), Guild Wars 2 (another PC exclusive after February 2011), Total War: Shogun 2 (PC exclusive after February 2011).

In conclusion; your thread title does not specify exclusives (simply says "out of all the games this gen")and your OP contains a multiplat for Wii U but none for others, you disregard the PC and Indie titles for no good reason, you disregard the Vita for no good reason (why 3DS but no Vita?). As mentioned; you also set a handheld from February 2011 (the first 3DS title on that list is November 2011 though, but that still gives massive problems regarding excluding the Vita and PC titles in the same space of time) and a home console from November 2012 against two home consoles from November 2013. The OP and thread title do not specifically mention exclusives either; it's like someone comes in and starts arguing the validity of the criteria and then others throw in "well, that's what he/I meant", that is a pretty low form of debating.

My list above for the PC should prove beyond a shadow of a doubt; 13 titles at 90+ meta for the PC means Out of All The Games This Gen So Far Over 90+ Meta, The PC Wins Easily (three are exclusives)! XD

I'm sorry, tbone51; this OP is massively cherrypicked and containing several ridiculous, arbitrary conditions and terms that remove all credibility and point from the effort. The only thing it proves is that you're willing to resort to all the tricks in the book to promote your preferences as superior. I think you're a deceng guy and user tbone51, but this thread is probably your worst one yet and it is based on unfair, illogical and ludicrous premises that, quite frankly, I think you understand yourself. It's cool that you show enthusiasm for the games you love; but make things fair and grounded at least, this is the kind of thread that promotes poor discussion; the OP sets the tone for discussion and as far as OP's go, this one is very far from top-tier.

"Ok thats awesome, but we are talking about 90+ scores currently in  this gen, all on Nintendo platforms and 4 are from nintendo themselves. This thread aint talking about OS, gamepad, network, thitd party support, etc.

Did i say WiiU>PS4/X1? No, i just said Nintendo has the only (currently) 90+ ranked games so far. Whenever somebody does good news for Nintendo, i hear these types of comments thats a tad bit off topic :-/"

That's a self-defeating post; your OP and thread title never specified as much, I think you're being ridiculous in here, to be perfectly honest. Answers and critique in this case are not off-topic; you should have made an actual effort with the OP and an actual, fair point instead of pulling the victim card on this one.


OP got destroyed. amazing post. this thread is done for. 



Ninsect said:
So PC belongs to nothing and Persona, TLoU and GTA among others don't count. Also, "All Nintendo games" is a bit misleading, is it not since Rayman is made by Ubisoft and has nothing to do with Nintendo. Bayonetta 2 is arguable since Nintendo funded it but Platinum made it.


Its irrelevant who makes a game. Nintendo fully funded Bayonetta 2, so it is a Nintendo game. Halo is a Microsoft game because Microsoft funded it, despite the fact that Bungie is making games for other platforms.



z101 said:
Ninsect said:
So PC belongs to nothing and Persona, TLoU and GTA among others don't count. Also, "All Nintendo games" is a bit misleading, is it not since Rayman is made by Ubisoft and has nothing to do with Nintendo. Bayonetta 2 is arguable since Nintendo funded it but Platinum made it.


Its irrelevant who makes a game. Nintendo fully funded Bayonetta 2, so it is a Nintendo game. Halo is a Microsoft game because Microsoft funded it, despite the fact that Bungie is making games for other platforms.

? Bungie was owned by MS at the time they made the Halo games.

But I did say it was debateable. Still doesn't explain the rest of my complaints, or Mummelmann's for that matter.



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Panama said:
After this revelation I expect Wii U sales to quadruple :^)

Would be nice and deserved

But, as with highly praised movies in cinema it would not happen. People don't watch the movies in cinema that were praised by critics, but they watch Transformers.



ghettoglamour said:
tbone51 said:
ghettoglamour said:

I'm sorry I went off topic to rant about the Wii U, but what I hate is this current trend on this site about how good or superior Nintendo is, which is just surreal in my opinion.

But more power to you if you're proud of being a Nintendo fan. Heck even I don't regret having a Wii U and a 3DS, altough they're not my cup of tea in terms of hardware, they have great exclusive games I just don't want to miss.


Thats cool, seems like yiu have all the systems! More power to you :)