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06-06-2014, 10:48 PM
JBHuskers

Well shit.

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06-07-2014, 05:49 AM
SmoothPancakes

http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertco...may-all-share/

I gotta say, the guy makes some good points. As much as I LOVE Titanfall, I don't think I could name a single character from the campaign off the top of my head. And while Watch Dogs is fun as hell, Aiden Pierce definitely doesn't fit into that memorable character role like someone like Link, Kratos or Master Chief or MANY of the old Final Fantasy characters. If anyone in Watch Dogs would be declared a memorable character, I'd have to put my vote on Jordi over anyone else.

Unfortunately these days, it's all about selling to the masses and selling as many copies as possible, so instead of a fully fleshed out story and fully developed characters, all of the attention goes to throwing as much as possible into the game and the multiplayer so it'll appeal to more people.
06-07-2014, 11:23 AM
GatorfanStovy

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Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes

http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertco...may-all-share/

I gotta say, the guy makes some good points. As much as I LOVE Titanfall, I don't think I could name a single character from the campaign off the top of my head. And while Watch Dogs is fun as hell, Aiden Pierce definitely doesn't fit into that memorable character role like someone like Link, Kratos or Master Chief or MANY of the old Final Fantasy characters. If anyone in Watch Dogs would be declared a memorable character, I'd have to put my vote on Jordi over anyone else.

Unfortunately these days, it's all about selling to the masses and selling as many copies as possible, so instead of a fully fleshed out story and fully developed characters, all of the attention goes to throwing as much as possible into the game and the multiplayer so it'll appeal to more people.

What about good ole Solid Snake from the metal gear series?
06-07-2014, 11:56 AM
SmoothPancakes

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Originally Posted by GatorfanStovy

What about good ole Solid Snake from the metal gear series?

Him too. Back in the "good" old days of gaming, there were a ton of games with GREAT stories and very memorable characters that you grew attached to while playing. One big example for me, is Aeris in Final Fantasy VII. She was an extremely memorable character and learning her whole back story, only to have her killed by Sephiroth in that historic scene of the game, that is something that really would catch you while playing and it stuck with you.

Another one that instantly comes to mind is Lee and Clem. I don't know a single person who didn't cry at the end of season 1 of Telltale's Walking Dead game. I forget who it was who said it in another topic just the past day or two, but it was the same thing with me, I not only cried, I balled my fucking eyes out at the end of that game. I don't know of any other game in the last 5-10 years that could have possibly done that to me. The stories and the character development in games these days just plain sucks.
06-07-2014, 08:50 PM
souljahbill

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Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes

Him too. Back in the "good" old days of gaming, there were a ton of games with GREAT stories and very memorable characters that you grew attached to while playing. One big example for me, is Aeris in Final Fantasy VII. She was an extremely memorable character and learning her whole back story, only to have her killed by Sephiroth in that historic scene of the game, that is something that really would catch you while playing and it stuck with you.

Another one that instantly comes to mind is Lee and Clem. I don't know a single person who didn't cry at the end of season 1 of Telltale's Walking Dead game. I forget who it was who said it in another topic just the past day or two, but it was the same thing with me, I not only cried, I balled my fucking eyes out at the end of that game. I don't know of any other game in the last 5-10 years that could have possibly done that to me. The stories and the character development in games these days just plain sucks.

That was me.

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As someone who cried at the end of Episode 5 (not shed tears, CRIED), I'm all about getting this table.
06-07-2014, 08:55 PM
jaymo76

I will always remember Tommy from GTA Vice City. nothing like cruising vice city to 80's music. Man of loved those ps2 days.
06-16-2014, 07:27 AM
bdoughty

EA is a bit of an odd duck some times. Releasing FIFA 15 for the Wii but not the WiiU? Sure the Wii has a large user base but damn, poor WiiU.

This image as never been so appropriate.

http://www.reasonforgaming.com/wp-co...indow-wiiu.jpg
06-16-2014, 11:10 AM
JBHuskers

Need a sad panda on the WiiU screen.
06-16-2014, 11:25 PM
JBHuskers

After reading up on what's on the Virtual Console, and some of the games, I got a deal on this...

http://cdn.nintendonews.com/wp-conte...i_3ds_xl_a.jpg

The potential of this also turned me on to buying a 3DS XL. http://appygamer.mobilesrepublic.com...cleid=24630913
06-17-2014, 12:21 AM
bdoughty

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Originally Posted by JBHuskers

http://cdn.nintendonews.com/wp-conte...i_3ds_xl_a.jpg

I like Yoshi but that would have to be a stay at home handheld for me.
06-17-2014, 12:22 AM
JBHuskers

It's a Nintendo 3DS no matter how you slice it. Plus I'm probably not taking it anywhere much.

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06-17-2014, 05:46 AM
souljahbill

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Originally Posted by bdoughty

I like Yoshi but that would have to be a stay at home handheld for me.

DUDE, you HAVE to download the Fire Emblem: Awakening demo. It's an AMAZING game.
06-17-2014, 09:24 AM
JBHuskers

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Originally Posted by souljahbill

DUDE, you HAVE to download the Fire Emblem: Awakening demo. It's an AMAZING game.

Will do! It comes Thursday. Comes with a 4GB card, I'm assuming a shit ton of games can be stored on that. I figured it was time to get a Nintendo system, and definitely wasn't interested in the WiiU. This is my first Nintendo system since SNES.
06-17-2014, 09:48 AM
JBHuskers

Actually I had a Wii for a brief time, but rarely used it.
06-17-2014, 09:54 AM
souljahbill

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Originally Posted by JBHuskers

Will do! It comes Thursday. Comes with a 4GB card, I'm assuming a shit ton of games can be stored on that. I figured it was time to get a Nintendo system, and definitely wasn't interested in the WiiU. This is my first Nintendo system since SNES.

4GB is good. You can put a lot on 4GB. If you ever run out of space, all you gotta do is transfer folders onto a PC then onto a new card.
06-17-2014, 09:56 AM
JBHuskers

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Originally Posted by souljahbill

4GB is good. You can put a lot on 4GB. If you ever run out of space, all you gotta do is transfer folders onto a PC then onto a new card.

I bought a few Virtual Console games on Wii a long time ago, do those transfer?
06-17-2014, 10:07 AM
souljahbill

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Originally Posted by JBHuskers

I bought a few Virtual Console games on Wii a long time ago, do those transfer?

Yeah......to a Wii U. LOL!

Edit: Nintendo hasn't mastered the Sony 1 account, multiple device thing yet. They JUST got the same eShop account on both systems a few months ago. Before, it was 2 different stores.
06-17-2014, 10:12 AM
JBHuskers

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Originally Posted by souljahbill

Yeah......to a Wii U. LOL!

Edit: Nintendo hasn't mastered the Sony 1 account, multiple device thing yet. They JUST got the same eShop account on both systems a few months ago. Before, it was 2 different stores.

Hopefully my money is still there :D I think I had $20.00 in my account when I sold my Wii.
06-17-2014, 10:13 AM
souljahbill

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Originally Posted by JBHuskers

Hopefully my money is still there :D I think I had $20.00 in my account when I sold my Wii.

Chalk that up as an L, my dude.
06-17-2014, 10:19 AM
JBHuskers

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Originally Posted by souljahbill

Chalk that up as an L, my dude.

Oh well. :D

I'm definitely going to dig into the Virtual Console.

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