06-10-2012, 02:25 PM
(06-09-2012, 09:54 PM)Alpha Six Wrote: "nostalgia" is a stupid gimmick and quite frankly everyone needs to get over it
Like all gimmicks if used right Nostalgia can be a good thing and with such a rich history as Nintendo is a powerful weapon to use - and thus would be foolish not too. Contra 4 used it well, being inspired by stages and bosses of the past but still creating a completely new and exciting game. Super Mario 3D Land teased us with that raccoon tail and the Koopalings being in New Super Mario Bros Wii pulled at my nostalgic heart strings.
I don't know what "terrible" thing koopaul did in the past (and frankly don't care) but opinions here seem to be held far too highly here. If my memory serves correct (it probably doesn't) it was him who defended Metroid Other M to scary levels*. I say I like God of War and get handed a philosophical argument as to why my opinion is wrong. Like it's a game people. If you like it good, if someone doesn't - well that's fine to. People aren't going to change what they consider is a good game by what people tell them when they enjoy it. Saying "Well I think So n So is shit" is fine, but arguing to why someone's opinion is wrong is just stupid. I studied religion at University, made arguments that leave God as something that simply does not exist yet when someone says "God spoke to me" or "I feel Jesus within" your done. Your not going to change anyone's mind. No one really cares if your right - so don't be forceful pushing your opinions onto people. And don't be a smeg-head and start the whole "so people who think murder is ok shouldn't be told otherwise" logic - we're in a completely different ball-park and you know it, lets have some maturity.
Stating why you don't like it is fine, saying why other's shouldn't like it is just being King Shit of Shit Mountain. We all love games, games are fun - lets keep the talking about games fun.
Sadly I was away during E3, managed to watch Nintendo's live and the rest was headlines. Nintendo disappointed me, and even the stuff shown after the press-conference (like Game & Wario) didn't do much to excite me. So far the Wii U just seems like a whole lot of interesting ideas not being used well. Yes Batman looked cool as changing gadgets was a bit (as in very mildly) annoying but showing off what the Wii U can do for games which have long been on the market isn't the best way to capture an audience's enthusiasm. And again, yes Mario Wii U looked good, but it isn't anything ground-breaking.
I'm also really looking forward to Luigi's Mansion 2 (even if the subtitle sucks) but the trailer for that game is about as unexciting as it gets. I'm sure it'll be a great game but I wish they put something a bit more exciting together to show it off.
*If it's on any importance, Koopaul seems like a cool guy now (if he even was the Metroid person, which he may not have been) and attacking someone like that is uncalled for regardless of what he may have done - let's keep it cool people.