Official Nintendo Fanboy Smugness & Gloating Thread

supermonkeyworld · Post by **supermonkeyworld** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 2:01 pm 0

I think in a perfect world you wouldn't need scores.

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 2:02 pm 0

Think about it though, the film and music industries are full of personalities, celebrities and interesting stories and legends to write about. That's an almost infinite pool of source material that doesn't have an equivalent in gaming, which makes it a lot more limiting as a subject. You can write about the games and the hardware, a bit of history and predictions, but there's nothing particularly exciting or meaty to get into beyond that.

See that article about FAQ authors in the last Edge? The article was good but just illustrates that there's comparatively little to write about when up against your Mojo, NME, Q, Uncut, Total Film or whatever. If gaming had a Scorsese, Tom Waits, Johnny Cash, Iggy Pop, Keith Richards or Tarantino then things would obviously be different.

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 2:04 pm 0

supermonkeyworld wrote:I think in a perfect world you wouldn't need scores.

9/10

Deckard · Post by **Deckard** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 2:37 pm 0

Rod_S wrote:
supermonkeyworld wrote:I think in a perfect world you wouldn't need scores.
9/10

And if Edge had any balls they would have abandoned them years ago.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 2:49 pm 0

VC games can be suspended.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/precurser/300504198/

Marius · Post by **Marius** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:15 pm 0

supermonkeyworld wrote:I think in a perfect world you wouldn't need scores.

EDGE tried that, and quickly found out that people weren't interested in a perfect world.

There are of course times I disagree with EDGE, but in general I find that I agree more with their views than other sources. Also, they tend to be fare more "reserved" regarding dishing out high scores, something I appreciate.

A game given 7 out of 10 in EDGE I consider worth buying, but a game given the same score in another magazine or a web site usually seems fare more "hmm, I dunno..."

Marius · Post by **Marius** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:18 pm 0

Rod_S wrote:Think about it though, the film and music industries are full of personalities, celebrities and interesting stories and legends to write about. That's an almost infinite pool of source material that doesn't have an equivalent in gaming, which makes it a lot more limiting as a subject. You can write about the games and the hardware, a bit of history and predictions, but there's nothing particularly exciting or meaty to get into beyond that.

See that article about FAQ authors in the last Edge? The article was good but just illustrates that there's comparatively little to write about when up against your Mojo, NME, Q, Uncut, Total Film or whatever. If gaming had a Scorsese, Tom Waits, Johnny Cash, Iggy Pop, Keith Richards or Tarantino then things would obviously be different.

Well, we do have Jeff and his beasties, plenty of juicy stuff to write about there

But I agree, we need far more strong personalities in the business that aren't afraid to stand out, and not only gaming geeks, like fatal1ty and such.

Mayhem · Post by **Mayhem** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:21 pm 0

Marius wrote:
supermonkeyworld wrote:I think in a perfect world you wouldn't need scores.
EDGE tried that, and quickly found out that people weren't interested in a perfect world.

All for trying to encourage people to read the text to see the person's opinion rather than a little number at the end of the prose.

Actually we proposed doing the same over at NTSC-UK a while back, and the majority of people voted against us not scoring games either. They still wanted that little number. C'est la vie...

disciple · Post by **disciple** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:30 pm 0

Anyway, back to the Nintendo discussions...

Has Marvel : Ultimate Alliance been overlooked?

It's got an 82% average, therefore it must be better than Monkeyball with 77.4% and Rayman with 79.5% cos of the higher percentage like.

http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/932591.asp

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:34 pm 0

disciple wrote:Has Marvel : Ultimate Alliance been overlooked?

Multiplatform, no idea why you'd want it on Wii if you own a PS3 or 360.

Nixie · Post by **Nixie** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:41 pm 0

Flabio wrote:
disciple wrote:Has Marvel : Ultimate Alliance been overlooked?
Multiplatform, no idea why you'd want it on Wii if you own a PS3 or 360.

perhaps it plays better?

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:45 pm 0

I don't see how it can. It's just a mindless punch, smash game for the most part. I can see it being worse if you have to wave a remote control around though.

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:50 pm 0

Nixie wrote:perhaps it plays better?

If we're just going off scores, the 360, ps3, psp, pc and ps2 versions are all outscoring the Wii version.

Nixie · Post by **Nixie** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:56 pm 0

Flabio wrote:
Nixie wrote:perhaps it plays better?
If we're just going off scores, the 360, ps3, psp, pc and ps2 versions are all outscoring the Wii version.

I was just suggesting why one might preferr a wii multi-platform game over a differing console. I dont actually think this particular one does!

I havent followed it because it looks so dull...

sorry if i came across fanboyish - wasnt my intention

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 4:08 pm 0

Uh-oh, guess what I'm doing today: