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[Peanut]

That one is totally blown out of proportion by people who were too stupid to press a single button and speed through an explanation IN THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF THE GAME.

It was rare after that, unless there was a specific reason for her to speak to you, of which there were few.

[Doc_ock_4mugen]

Originally Posted by TheCure

You're dumb, both because Tingle is awesome and because Navi isn't even that annoying.

Tingle is awesome... I'll give you that... but He likes to drain my wallet for translating the triforce maps on WW... and the GBA connectivity thing made him more evil... (Though most of the blame should go to the helpful Player 2.) Nothing about his appearance bothers me. (but it does bother some people...)
Well she IS pretty annoying in the beginning... Tatl is less annoying... (Maybe because Tatl only jingles instead of speaking.)

I am Error.

[AquaParade]

After months and months of being curious about Far Cry 2, I finally picked it up. I'm a sucker for beautiful enviornments and a strong sense of atmosphere, such as the jungle, but had heard many complaints about the game that kinda held me back.

Well, I started the game last night, and I definitely see the potential. A few hours in, the enviornments are pretty, but I expect to see more, based on how pretty the first game was at the time.

basically, I feel like the game may be starting slow. Can anyone vouch for that?

[Cure]

I had that game and couldn't finish it. Just got fed up with it.

[Barkworm]

Speaking of the worst Zelda game, I hate Majora's Mask. I didn't even finish it because that game annoys the sh*t out of me.

[Hannah]

The text message alert on my phone is Navi saying "Hello, hey, listen!" It's cute.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Still hacking away at Brutal Legend. Either I'm terrible at all the RTS crap, or its not implemented all that well. Probably a little of both.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Picked up Episodes From Liberty City since I missed The Lost & The Damned for buying the PS3 version. I plan to hammer through Gay Tony after Brutal Legend is done since I'm saving New Super Mario Bros. Wii for Christmas morning. May sound corny, but its a tradition of mine. I always save new holiday Mario games for Christmas so it gives me something to look forward to and maybe just lights a little of that wonderful joy I felt the first time I plugged in Super Mario World on December 25th 1991.

[Powder]

Originally Posted by Barkworm

Speaking of the worst Zelda game, I hate Majora's Mask. I didn't even finish it because that game annoys the sh*t out of me.

I agree. The concept is good, and some of the gameplay is aswell but i got all f^cked up with it.

[Mecha Cow]

Flower. Oh my God, this is fantastic.

[XERO]

I finally got to play Mega Man 9.

Being old skool, I'm happy.

[Peanut]

My one problem with MM9 is the fact that it's hard for the sake of it. I can't remember any of the other MM games being that masochistic at all.

[Peanut]

Are you kidding? Jesus. I was admittedly soured on the Flower because of all the pretentious "games as art" ******ry that went on around it, but that game is so boring I fell asleep both times I tried to play it for more than 5 minutes. It's the same kind of feeling I got while playing other PSN arty titles like Pixel Junk Eden and flOw. I feel like you either need to be high, or else be a complete indie asshole to enjoy them.

[Brodie]

Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

Still hacking away at Brutal Legend. Either I'm terrible at all the RTS crap, or its not implemented all that well. Probably a little of both.

The game is like 4 hours long....How are you still....ugh.

The RTS is fine, because its hardly there. But If you're having issues, its probably because you're either playing the stage battles as strictly RTS, or not safe enough. You need to remember to use your guitar riffs during battles (blimp, face melter, power up), not just for stealing geysers.

Seriously, sit back, and wait to get the fan count up high way before you start killing the worms/taking fan geysers. If you dont take geysers, the opposing team won't attack. Its insanely easy.

[poiuytre]

I like Flower, tho in a Flash-game kind of way. Very pretty and relaxing game but I wouldn't have touched it if it cost more.

[Mecha Cow]

It's not a game, nor does it pretend to be. I don't see why it's impossible to enjoy something that doesn't fit the narrow definition of a "video game."

[Bigfoot]

While my xbox is in TX for repairs, I went and finally got a Wii. I got Play for the extra controller and Super Smash Brothers. Also reserved the new Super Mario Bros game. Im used to the 360 or my friends PS3 through HDMI. When I play these Wii games they almost feel Nintendo 64ish. I was pulled in though by the controls, and it is fun, just not very pretty. What are some Wii exclusives that you guys would suggest?

[Peanut]

Originally Posted by Mecha Cow

It's not a game, nor does it pretend to be. I don't see why it's impossible to enjoy something that doesn't fit the narrow definition of a "video game."

I never said it was impossible to enjoy it under any circumstance, but as a game, it's simply boring. I'm not one for the "whoooa, maaaaan" type of game that every alt-trendy game enthusiast seems to get a hard-on over.

And if this game, which apparently isn't a game, doesn't fit the "narrow definition" of a video game, why does the argument that "it's not a game" even need to be addressed?

[ThirdMarioBro]

Originally Posted by Bigfoot

While my xbox is in TX for repairs, I went and finally got a Wii. I got Play for the extra controller and Super Smash Brothers. Also reserved the new Super Mario Bros game. Im used to the 360 or my friends PS3 through HDMI. When I play these Wii games they almost feel Nintendo 64ish.

Yeah, it certainly can. And the bigger the screen, the worse it looks. I was running the Dolphin (Wii/GameCube) emulator on my PC at 1080p through the HDMI out on my graphics card. Night and day difference. Super Mario Galaxy would look like a 2007-ish 360 game if not for the draw-in and texture loading that the HD resolution exposes. Now Brawl? It does look HD. The sub-HD Wii resolutions don't do that game justice. Now granted, as a 2D game such as Brawl gets off easy on the Wii's graphics hardware because it only has to draw half as much, but that doesn't take away from how damn good those character models look in true HD.

Regular standard-def output seems to have more of a grainy and speckled look to it. Its less apparent on component versus composite, but its still there. Nintendo's component output seems to have more of a cloudy and soft tone to it (was about the same on GameCube's output). I think Nintendo's output is intentionally blurred to give a softer feel to the jaggies, but when you run it on anything over 42 inches, it just looks blurry and foggy like there's a thin white haze across the screen. I hate it. You get used to it, but after having not played the thing for three months, it is a bit of a shock coming back.

[Mecha Cow]

I never said it was impossible to enjoy it under any circumstance

No, just by people who are either "high," "a complete indie asshole," or an "alt-trendy game enthusiast."

I enjoyed Flower. I'm sorry you didn't.