| Nem said: Consistency in putting out quality games. |
Quality is the subjective portion, but the magic is the effect that it has one who plays it emotionally (think "movie magic"). Its kind of like someone having nostalgia for Nintendo because the style of gaming they sold left a lasting impression on their past experience.
KLAMarine said:
Sucks some dissed it for its "kiddy" art style. |
It really disgusts me that people pass on it just because of that. It's a marvel of a game, and I'm glad it's been getting the respect it deserves recently.
| KylieDog said: Putting out unoriginal retreads of old games and not getting ripped apart in reviews like everytime someone else does it, because it is expected of them at this point. User moderated for this post -RavenXtra |
Splatoon would like to have a word with you.
spemanig said:
I still felt the "Nintendo magic" with all these games despite having absolutely no nostalgic links to them. Even Nintendo games that I feel are over rated like Ocarina of Time, have that magic. I even feel silly using the word magic, but there isn't any other word to describe it. I can explain to you why Super Smash Bros. is such a technically superb party brawler, but I can't explain to you why it's so fun to play a game that literally makes me hate my friends. I can explain to you why Wind Waker is one of the most well designed games of all time, but I couldn't tell you why a cynic like me cracks a smile when Link gets the Master Sword and realizes for just a second how much of a bad ass he's become before becoming humbled in it's presence. I can explain to you all the smart design choices that makes back tracking in Super Metroid fun, but I couldn't explain to you why feeling lonely in Super Metroid is fun. And I couldn't tell you why all the unexplainable feelings I get from these three completely different games is, in truth, the same single feeling. Nintendo makes games that make people feel something that can't and need not be described, because everyone feels the same thing. It's like Nintendo crafted a secret language of pure emotion that only it's players can hear, speek, and understand. That's magic. |
Thank god, some intelligent comments in this thread. This perfectly articulates the unique quality of Nintendo's games.
Nintendo magic doesn't exist
What exists is great expertise and virtuosity in some genres, like platformers, because of the employees they have and the experience they have doing those things. They also have some geniuses like Miyamoto.
Mainline Mario has continued to be great after Miyamoto (after Mario 64) because Koizumi seems to be great, but Aonuma with Zelda does not seem to be as good as Miyamoto was (his last Zelda was OOT).
| Tootylicious said: Well, Bioshock is a more mature title. Kill Bill certainly is more mature than The Little Mermaid as well. "You can play a Nintendo game, not knowing it's a Nintendo game, and know for sure after 10 minutes that it's a Nintendo game. You can feel that. " |
It has nothing to do with maturity. Metroid has Nintendo's magic even without being a children's game. It has absolutely nothing to do with age catagories. It absolutely is exclusive to Nintendo. That doesn't mean that other games don't have special qualities, which is why I brought up Bioshock, but those qualities are not comparable to Nintendo's magic. Sonic 1, 2, and 3 are another example. Three great, kid friendly games that clearly feel special. There's obviously something to them, but they don't have Nintendo's magic. That doesn't mean that they are worse games. It just means that they don't have the touch that many Nintendo games have.
Of course I recognise Nintendo games because I'm familiar with them. I also recognise Disney movies because I'm familiar with them. Obviously someone not used to playing Nintendo games would not be as able to recognise that feel, but you'd still feel it.
No, it doesn't explain Nintendo's magic as "fun."
It all comes down to exceptionally tight gameplay and a ridiculous amount of polish, the latter is the biggest difference for me personally. It's very rare for a Nintendo game to have glaring or game breaking bugs. It's that factor that separates Nintendo published games from those by other publishers, including those released by other platform holders.
S.T.A.G.E. said:
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I disagree. Quality is the objective portion, everything else is subjective.
Nintendo has my respect for polishing their games and not releasing half-finished products for the public to test out.
However, what their games are about and how they are presented doesn't work for everybody. I have never enjoyed platformers, for instance, not even as a kid. In general, I need to have a story arc and characters that I can attach to emotionally and intellectually. Cartoon worlds and characters just don't do that for me. Very subjective. For me, the magic lies elsewhere.
S.T.A.G.E. said:
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I dont have a Nintendo past. I always prefered SEGA back in the day. But i can also see they release quality games. That is the feeling i get playing their games. Wether its a game i like or not, theres no denying the quality of the product. From artistic level, from a performance level and from a fun factor level. They do follow a formula that works, theres no denying it.
atomicblue said:
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The interesting thing is the inclusion of F-Zero GX, as that was an Amusement Vision game rather than Nintendo. I'd actually say it exculted SEGA's mastery of arcade racing more so than Nintendo magic.
Overall I agree though, Nintendo are certainly good at checking that quality is in games representing their franchises etc.
I think there have been a lot of non Nintendo titles displaying this quality too lately though. Just not the big mainstream AAA stuff.
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