Official Nintendo Fanboy Smugness & Gloating Thread

grue · Post by **grue** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 10:12 am 0

Jeff "I should do a different job" Gerstmann reviews Zelda: http://www.gamespot.com/events/wiilaunc ... ck=topslot

They should kick him out. Seriously, he gave Dark Messiah 6.7 and Zelda 8.8 and if you see the history of his reviews it's apparent that he has lost the enjoyment of videogames in general.

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:01 am 0

grue wrote:Jeff "I should do a different job" Gerstmann reviews Zelda: http://www.gamespot.com/events/wiilaunc ... ck=topslot

They should kick him out. Seriously, he gave Dark Messiah 6.7 and Zelda 8.8 and if you see the history of his reviews it's apparent that he has lost the enjoyment of videogames in general.

Zelda gets 9/10 in the new Edge. Red Steel 5/10. Ouch.

Public Hermit · Post by **Public Hermit** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:07 am 0

Rod_S wrote:
grue wrote:Jeff "I should do a different job" Gerstmann reviews Zelda: http://www.gamespot.com/events/wiilaunc ... ck=topslot

They should kick him out. Seriously, he gave Dark Messiah 6.7 and Zelda 8.8 and if you see the history of his reviews it's apparent that he has lost the enjoyment of videogames in general.
Zelda gets 9/10 in the new Edge. Red Steel 5/10. Ouch.

Ouch indeed, Red Steel was one of those want-it-to-be-good-but-think-it-might-actually-be-pretty-shit kind of games. Seems like it is then. The problem is I like my FPSs and I really want to try an FPS on Revolution (I can't call it that other name), but the only other viable alternative to Red Steel at launch is COD3, but that doesn't have any kind of multiplayer gubbinses. Might have to get the 360 version of that instead, and wait for Metroid.

Atty · Post by **Atty** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:12 am 0

Rod_S wrote:
grue wrote:Jeff "I should do a different job" Gerstmann reviews Zelda: http://www.gamespot.com/events/wiilaunc ... ck=topslot

They should kick him out. Seriously, he gave Dark Messiah 6.7 and Zelda 8.8 and if you see the history of his reviews it's apparent that he has lost the enjoyment of videogames in general.
Zelda gets 9/10 in the new Edge. Red Steel 5/10. Ouch.

Sounds about right.

I'm wondering where all the other Red Steel reviews are, really. A lot of the other big launch titles have been reviewed by now, yet that Edge review is the only RS one I've seen.

EDIT: Oh, wait - a website called 'eToyChest' has done a review and given it a fairly respectable 78%. Their complaints includes inconsistent visuals, unengaging sword combat and poor AI, but overall they still seemed to really enjoy it (complaints aside) and the multiplayer is meant to be good fun.
http://www.etoychest.org/index.php?opti ... &Itemid=27

fog · Post by **fog** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:16 am 0

Rod_S wrote:
grue wrote:Jeff "I should do a different job" Gerstmann reviews Zelda: http://www.gamespot.com/events/wiilaunc ... ck=topslot

They should kick him out. Seriously, he gave Dark Messiah 6.7 and Zelda 8.8 and if you see the history of his reviews it's apparent that he has lost the enjoyment of videogames in general.
Zelda gets 9/10 in the new Edge. Red Steel 5/10. Ouch.

Well I've said before I never saw the appeal of Red Steel at any level.

As for Zelda only getting 8.8 off some guy I've never heard of I don't see what the big deal is. Reviews are personal opinions and reading what he's written he makes some reasonable points (very similar to the ones in Edge) and is still overwhelmingly possitive.

But even without those things, Twilight Princess is a great game that stays extremely true to the Zelda franchise's past. That's excellent news for fans of the series, who'll find in Twilight Princess a true-blue Zelda game with updated visuals, some new twists, plenty of challenging puzzles, and a faithful dedication to the series' roots.

Atty · Post by **Atty** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:25 am 0

New reviews from IGN -

Zelda Twilight Princess - 9.5

"The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is, in my opinion, the greatest Zelda game ever created and one of the best launch titles in the history of launch titles â€“ second only, perhaps, to the at-the-time ground-breaking Super Mario 64. It is also one of the finest games I have ever played."

Madden '07 - 8.5

"There are still a few issues with kicking and big hits that could be a bit more polished, and the general stigma around Wii is that some people will love it or hate it simply because it offers new gameplay over improved graphics, but the game is simply awesome despite the countless naysayers out there."

grue · Post by **grue** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:39 am 0

I still hope to find Zelda for the Cubie though. Even though I'll end up playing it on the Wii I want to do it with the Waverbird.

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:41 am 0

A pity about Red Steel. I was really hoping it would be good.

fog · Post by **fog** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:48 am 0

Well I was getting a Wavebird instead of the crappy looking Classic controller but now I'm not so sure. Surely this late in the day Nintendo must know whether a GC controller will work with VC games or not

http://wii.nintendo.com/virtualconsole.jsp

And how abou some cheap looking peripherals from Joytech

http://wii.qj.net/Pimp-your-Wiimote-wit ... /aid/73250

Yak · Post by **Yak** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:50 am 0

oo they do look a bit shit

xav · Post by **xav** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 12:06 pm 0

I think we can expect to see a lot more controller shells over the life of the Wii. Companies that previously would have made replacement controllers to sell cheaper than the official ones are probably in a bit of a sticky situation with the Wii: the technology isn't a simple case of buttons, A-D convertors and serial chips, there's a whole lot more to it than that - and a whole lot more to stuff up if the "feel" of their controller isn't the same as the official one. There could also be some Nintendo IP tied up in the controller.

So I think most of these companies will instead turn to extras for the Wii remote in the form of various shells. If the Wii and the virtual console takes off then I also predict that they'll be breaking out their old moulds and making "classic" controllers that work in the same way as the Nintendo classic controller, but in the appropriate shape for the controller in question. So give it a few months and I think you will be able to play your N64 games on an N64 style controller, or your Genesis games on a Genesis style controller.

There will also be convertors to let you use any genuine old controllers you've got kicking around, but you won't find those in Game - they'll be a Play Asia job. Some fool with a PIC microcontroller and too much time on his hands will also post a DIY version: It will involve buying a real classic controller just so you can cut the lead off to get the proprietary plug

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 12:19 pm 0

Another one for Grue - Excite Truck 6.8/10 from Gamespot

http://www.gamerankings.com/itemranking ... wid=742809

grue · Post by **grue** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 12:23 pm 0

Rod_S wrote:Another one for Grue - Excite Truck 6.8/10 from Gamespot

http://www.gamerankings.com/itemranking ... wid=742809

I've been reading Gamespot since 1997, and I became a subscriber from day one. I 've always hated Jeff's reviews, considering he seems like a nice guy. Whenever I see a review of his I add at least one full point to the score before reading the user reviews which almost always are entirely different from his.

I'll be buying excite truck anyway, the over the top jumps do it for me.

disciple · Post by **disciple** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 12:29 pm 0

For some reason I really want Excite Truck to be good.

Also for some reason I'm thinking I'd like to see a World of Stuart review of it.

Sir_LANs-a-lot · Post by **Sir_LANs-a-lot** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 12:31 pm 0

fog wrote:Well I was getting a Wavebird instead of the crappy looking Classic controller but now I'm not so sure. Surely this late in the day Nintendo must know whether a GC controller will work with VC games or not
http://wii.nintendo.com/virtualconsole.jsp

And how abou some cheap looking peripherals from Joytech

http://wii.qj.net/Pimp-your-Wiimote-wit ... /aid/73250

GameCube controllers DO work with VC games. In fact you NEED a GC controller for them IIRC.