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| Jazzie D 1245th Post
 
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|  "A Jazzie rant - Part II"
, posted Thu 27 Jun 13:17
Yup. It's another Jazzie rant.
Well, I'm sure you know how I am now these days. I watch a lot of anime, but I rarely play games, or rather, I don't play games anymore. This is why.
I had a conversation with a chat pal of mine. We've known each other for over a year now. What peeved him off is that people are saying the traditional Rockman games are getting old.
Sure, the Rockman games have been here since 1987, but I like them! Hell, Wily is one of the funnest bosses ever! If Capcom brought a Rockman IX, then I would be more than happy to play it!
The point is, majority of today's gamers are damn annoying jerks! They care about graphics! I don't even want to know how they became gamers in the first place! I was thinking about going to Sunnyvale's Golfland, but now, I want to cancel.
A game is not about having great graphics! When you see a game, you play it to see if it is fun! That's the heart of a game! Give me Tokimeki Memorial or even Centipede anyday!
*Sighs*
Now, if you want to talk to me, I'll be watching the last few episodes of To Heart.
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| Rid Hershel 2937th Post
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| "Re(1):A Jazzie rant - Part II" , posted Thu 27 Jun 13:32
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The point is, majority of today's gamers are damn annoying jerks! They care about graphics!
That's true, today gamers are tending to the "graphic whore" side more and more... But I don't see why stopping playing videogames... I mean, you're missing jewels like, lets' say, Megaman X6!
Internet is soooo full of jerks (that horrible Onslaught joke proved that) but that won't make me stop connecting...
So go now, buy MMX6, Silohuette Mirage, Bangai-O and Mischief Makers, and have some old-school fun with simple graphics and AMAZING gameplay.
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| ChunliFan
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| "Re(1):A Jazzie rant - Part II" , posted Thu 27 Jun 15:14
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Yup. It's another Jazzie rant.
Well, I'm sure you know how I am now these days. I watch a lot of anime, but I rarely play games, or rather, I don't play games anymore. This is why.
I had a conversation with a chat pal of mine. We've known each other for over a year now. What peeved him off is that people are saying the traditional Rockman games are getting old.
Sure, the Rockman games have been here since 1987, but I like them! Hell, Wily is one of the funnest bosses ever! If Capcom brought a Rockman IX, then I would be more than happy to play it!
The point is, majority of today's gamers are damn annoying jerks! They care about graphics! I don't even want to know how they became gamers in the first place! I was thinking about going to Sunnyvale's Golfland, but now, I want to cancel.
A game is not about having great graphics! When you see a game, you play it to see if it is fun! That's the heart of a game! Give me Tokimeki Memorial or even Centipede anyday!
*Sighs*
Now, if you want to talk to me, I'll be watching the last few episodes of To Heart.
Yeah i agree dude. My brother and I love the original Megaman series to death. At least theyre bringing Rockman and Forte to GBA.
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| Ishmael
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| "Re(1):A Jazzie rant - Part II" , posted Thu 27 Jun 18:46
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Yup. It's another Jazzie rant.
Well, I'm sure you know how I am now these days. I watch a lot of anime, but I rarely play games, or rather, I don't play games anymore. This is why.
I had a conversation with a chat pal of mine. We've known each other for over a year now. What peeved him off is that people are saying the traditional Rockman games are getting old.
Sure, the Rockman games have been here since 1987, but I like them! Hell, Wily is one of the funnest bosses ever! If Capcom brought a Rockman IX, then I would be more than happy to play it!
The point is, majority of today's gamers are damn annoying jerks! They care about graphics! I don't even want to know how they became gamers in the first place! I was thinking about going to Sunnyvale's Golfland, but now, I want to cancel.
A game is not about having great graphics! When you see a game, you play it to see if it is fun! That's the heart of a game! Give me Tokimeki Memorial or even Centipede anyday!
*Sighs*
Now, if you want to talk to me, I'll be watching the last few episodes of To Heart.
Where were these "people" that were complaining about Rockman? Some online forum? The great thing about the internet is that it gives every idiot out there a platform from which to discuss their views, while the bad thing is that it gives every idiot out there a platform from which to discuss their views. While it's a good tool for hearing individual viewpoints and for watching people become hopelessly obsessed with loving or hating one trivial thing the internet is not a good barometer for determining widespread opinion. I know that online negativity can be a souring experience [I used to like KoF a lot more before I read posts from some SNK "fans"] but one shouldn't allow online babbling to sway their feelings.
As for me, I think games are as good or as bad as they have ever been. When I look back at the good old days of video games -a time frame that varies wildly from one person to another- I find that there were a few games I really liked, a bunch of games that were obvious derivatives of whatever was popular at the time, and a bunch of forgettable swill. Pretty much like the game market today. As long as there are still games being put out that I find fun, regardless of what others may think of them, I'll be happy. Now if you'll excuse me I have to get back to hacking the hell out of everyone in sight in Way of the Samurai.
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| Juke Joint Jezebel 576th Post
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|  "Graphics are good, but don't be a whore."
, posted Thu 27 Jun 21:54:
ah yes. everyone pretty much said everything. but there is one thing i'd like to point out:
as people bitch and moan (ooh, that sounded erotic) about how this or that game's graphics are outdated, likewise you cannot be prejudice towards a game for being beautiful
i remember a conversation with some people from my old high school about Final Fantasy. their argument was that the best FFs were on the SNES, and that "the new ones are just all graphics." i mean, we've all got our opinion. i'm sure a lot of you agree with them (about the best FFs on SNES, at least), but they totally put the newer FFs to shame, and i'm certain they haven't even given them a chance. i lost control and yelled at them. i got my point across, but scared away some passerbys while doing so, hehe. everything Squaresoft is sacred to me. anyone who attacks it gets me on their ass ^-^
anyways, my point is that even though graphics aren't everything, they can be an incredible tool to help tell a story
and yes, despite how a majority of people feel, i love Final Fantasy VIII. (mentioning FF8 is going a bit off topic, but ehh i'll just go with the flow.) it has its differences but i've learned to accept them and enjoy another great FF. by "differences," i mean the "futuristic" theme they had (come on, you guys have to admit that Balamb Garden is one of the most beautiful places that has ever existed in the video game world. also, the "gunblade" -- a mix of a gun and a sword. am i the only one who thinks this is a great idea for a weapon? and how they designed it, it just looks marvelous. i wish i had one! hell, i will have one!! i just need some duct tape), the drawing system (i, myself, didn't like this system too much but this new system was unique compared to the previous FFs and Square thought they'd give it a try. i like that), and the love story (a lot of people out there complain about FF8's theme of love. i'm just a sap for that love stuff so maybe it didn't bother me as much as others. but think back to older FFs. there's love that grows between two people in nearly every one! just because they put a little more emphasis on it in this FF, it shouldn't be too much of a burden to hate FF8 altogether). the ONLY thing i hated about FF8 was how fking horrible it was to gather the elements for everyone's final weapons. ARGH that drove me nuts spending days fighting the same monsters over and over >_< but anyways ..
imagine how the older Final Fantasies (or any game!) would be like if they had the technology of today to tell their story. so much emotion! the games were magnificent the first time around when it was just done through words, but imagine now -- the looks of anger, hatred, and sadness they could create on peoples' faces as they charge into battle to protect their loved ones or as they weep to mourn a fallen friend
i wish i had a big conclusion to go with my long thought-provoking post, but ehhhhhh, i'm braindead now. all i can think about is making my own gunblade ^_^
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added a space between "and" and "sadness." argh i'm always scared to edit my long posts. so paranoid that it'll be deformed somehow during the editing T_T oh well
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| Hungrywolf 1092th Post
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| "Re(1):Graphics are good, but don't be a whore" , posted Fri 28 Jun 10:15
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ah yes. everyone pretty much said everything. but there is one thing i'd like to point out:
as people bitch and moan (ooh, that sounded erotic) about how this or that game's graphics are outdated, likewise you cannot be prejudice towards a game for being beautiful
i remember a conversation with some people from my old high school about Final Fantasy. their argument was that the best FFs were on the SNES, and that "the new ones are just all graphics." i mean, we've all got our opinion. i'm sure a lot of you agree with them (about the best FFs on SNES, at least), but they totally put the newer FFs to shame, and i'm certain they haven't even given them a chance. i lost control and yelled at them. i got my point across, but scared away some passerbys while doing so, hehe. everything Squaresoft is sacred to me. anyone who attacks it gets me on their ass ^-^
anyways, my point is that even though graphics aren't everything, they can be an incredible tool to help tell a story
and yes, despite how a majority of people feel, i love Final Fantasy VIII. (mentioning FF8 is going a bit off topic, but ehh i'll just go with the flow.) it has its differences but i've learned to accept them and enjoy another great FF. by "differences," i mean the "futuristic" theme they had (come on, you guys have to admit that Balamb Garden is one of the most beautiful places that has ever existed in the video game world. also, the "gunblade" -- a mix of a gun and a sword. am i the only one who thinks this is a great idea for a weapon? and how they designed it, it just looks marvelous. i wish i had one! hell, i will have one!! i just need some duct tape), the drawing system (i, myself, didn't like this system too much but this new system was unique compared to the previous FFs and Square thought they'd give it a try. i like that), and the love story (a lot of people out there complain about FF8's theme of love. i'm just a sap for that love stuff so maybe it didn't bother me as much as others. but think back to older FFs. there's love that grows between two people in nearly every one! just because they put a little more emphasis on it in this FF, it shouldn't be too much of a burden to hate FF8 altogether). the ONLY thing i hated about FF8 was how fking horrible it was to gather the elements for everyone's final weapons. ARGH that drove me nuts spending days fighting the same monsters over and over >_< but anyways ..
imagine how the older Final Fantasies (or any game!) would be like if they had the technology of today to tell their story. so much emotion! the games were magnificent the first time around when it was just done through words, but imagine now -- the looks of anger, hatred, and sadness they could create on peoples' faces as they charge into battle to protect their loved ones or as they weep to mourn a fallen friend
i wish i had a big conclusion to go with my long thought-provoking post, but ehhhhhh, i'm braindead now. all i can think about is making my own gunblade ^_^
EDIT:
added a space between "and" and "sadness." argh i'm always scared to edit my long posts. so paranoid that it'll be deformed somehow during the editing T_T oh well
I've just realized and always keep in mind that people are generally stupid and are generally sheep. That's why this sort of thing happens. I myself still have all my videogame systems ready to be hooked up anytime (In addition to my GCN, Dreamcast, PSX, and N64 I have my super nintendo, nintendo, and atari2600 still). Games are good based on many different aspects. I agree though that just because so many people are graphic whores that it doesn't mean you can be against good graphics (like JJJ was saying). I love new and old games (The most difficult games were still the older games though. I've never played a Zelda game as difficult as The Adventure of Link or a Mario game as difficult as Super Mario Bros.). Oh, and FF7 started the futuristic theme IMO (wasn't until 9 and only 9 that FF seemed like the older ones) and 7 had some good stuff (I didn't like it, but that's just me). I am a big fan of 8, mainly because of the love story and because I thought it had great characters and the gameplay was there. I just wanted to throw in my little bit of info on how I feel about the FF games. (Final Fantasy on NES is still the hardest one IMO)
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