Video Games...Discuss Them

[rocus]

Kings Quest and Space Quest rock, yo.

It's all about Loom, baby.

[D_Davis]

PARTIAL TRACK LIST FOR WIIMUSIC!!!

While the majority of Nintendo fans may be content to play (and replay ad nauseum) the Super Mario Bros. theme in Wii Music, some of us are going to want something else to play. At tonight's E3 Nintendo Developer Roundtable, Nintendo showed off some of the tunes that might be included in the newly announced Wii title, including public domain hits like "Yankee Doodle Dandy", "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" and "Turkey In The Straw." The company promises "popular" licensed tracks will make their way to the casual game, but that it's "not focusing" on tackling downloadable content to boost the tracklisting.

http://kotaku.com/5026115/wii-music-...-plans-for-dlc

Amazing.

[Saya]

Awesome songs! :lol:

In other Nintendo news, a new Pikmin game was confirmed in a private conference at E3.

[Skitch]

Halo 3 looks pretty.

[D_Davis]

In other Nintendo news, a new Pikmin game was confirmed in a private conference at E3.

Yeah - now why didn't they announce something this cool at the real PC?

Pikmin is awesome.

Wiimusic is the opposite of awesome.

[Saya]

Halo 3 looks pretty.

Some levels look really amazing. Where are you in the game?

After haven't played the game in months, I had the idea yesterday to finish Halo 3 again on legendary difficulty. I couldn't finish the first level...:lol: I definitely need some practice again.

[bac0n]

ohboyohboyohboyohboyohboy I hope Kum-By-Ya makes it into Wii Music.

[D_Davis]

ohboyohboyohboyohboyohboy I hope Kum-By-Ya makes it into Wii Music.

That would rock so hard.

Or how about John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt?

[D_Davis]

Some levels look really amazing. Where are you in the game?

After haven't played the game in months, I had the idea yesterday to finish Halo 3 again on legendary difficulty. I couldn't finish the first level...:lol: I definitely need some practice again.

Me too. I've only made like 1/6 of the way through the game. I still need to play this.

[Stay Puft]

Behold, the greatest trailer of E3:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36746.html

[D_Davis]

Behold, the greatest trailer of E3:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36746.html

OMG, I am laughing so hard right now.

That shit is hilarious.

[Milky Joe]

GRADIUS ReBirth announced for WiiWare.

Mega Man 9 + this = awesome.

[D_Davis]

GRADIUS ReBirth announced for WiiWare.

Mega Man 9 + this = awesome.

That's another thing Nintendo didn't even mention at their PC - Wiiware.

Can't say I am excited for these new 8-bit games though. Although that Gradius shot kind of looks 16-bit...

I'd much rather see a brand new looking/playing Gradius from Treasure, something as awesome as Gradius V - one of the best shmups ever made.

Or, better yet, how about a port to Wiiware, PSN, and XBLA of THE best shmup of all time - Radiant Silvergun.

[Morris Schæffer]

That's another thing Nintendo didn't even mention at their PC - Wiiware.

Can't say I am excited for these new 8-bit games though. Although that Gradius shot kind of looks 16-bit...

I'd much rather see a brand new looking/playing Gradius from Treasure, something as awesome as Gradius V - one of the best shmups ever made.

Or, better yet, how about a port to Wiiware, PSN, and XBLA of THE best shmup of all time - Radiant Silvergun.

After Ikaruga, RS seems like a dead cert.

[D_Davis]

After Ikaruga, RS seems like a dead cert.

I thought this as well. Let's keep our fingers crossed!

Imagine a total remake of RSG, using today's graphics...oh man...that would be awesome.

[D_Davis]

Damn, the newest Giant Bombcast is 2.5 hours long.

Wow.

[Ezee E]

ohboyohboyohboyohboyohboy I hope Kum-By-Ya makes it into Wii Music.

I'm hoping for "London Bridge (Is Falling Down)"

or perhaps, Itzy Bitzy Spider

[number8]

Finally got my Wii Fit.

This thing is GENIUS.

[Saya]

A new Knights of the Old Republic game is confirmed by Bioware and it's an MMO...damn, I was hoping for a single player rpg. :sad:

[Lasse]

Behold, the greatest trailer of E3:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36746.html

... is this serious?

[D_Davis]

A new Knights of the Old Republic game is confirmed by Bioware and it's an MMO...damn, I was hoping for a single player rpg. :sad:

And if Star Wars Galaxies is anything to go by...

God, I am so farking sick of Star Wars.

I wish Star Wars and Mario would crash in a plane together.

[Skitch]

Some levels look really amazing. Where are you in the game?

After haven't played the game in months, I had the idea yesterday to finish Halo 3 again on legendary difficulty. I couldn't finish the first level...:lol: I definitely need some practice again.

I'm only an hour or so in. I just armed the bomb and ran out of the...um...whatever.

[number8]

So Wii Fit is a big hit in the house. They should make this game mandatory.

[megladon8]

And if Star Wars Galaxies is anything to go by...

God, I am so farking sick of Star Wars.

I wish Star Wars and Mario would crash in a plane together.

What about "Final Fantasy"?

Now there's a series that's been done to death.

[D_Davis]

What about "Final Fantasy"?

Now there's a series that's been done to death.

I'm done with all of Squenix's old franchises. I am especially tired of all their ports and remakes - it's like they've become the new Hollywood.

I haven't finished a FF since VII, and I haven't loved one since US III.

I bought the first one right when it came out, and my friend Paul and I played it non-stop for weeks on end.

What's funny (and sad) is that the JRPG genre really hasn't evolved much beyond better graphics since then.

I am far more interested in western RPGs. I'll take Baulder's Gate, Icewind Dale, Plansescape Torment, Fallout, Diablo, Fable, WoW, and so on any old day.

As an old school pen and paper RPGer, I have some major problems with JRPGs.

First of all, they don't allow you to really develop a character beyond what the designers and writers dictate. They aren't really role playing games. In an RPG, you design a character and then you develop him or her in the say that you see fit. In JRPGs, you play the role that the designers want you to play, and there is no changing it. You really don't impact the world or story in most JRPGs, you just go along a path triggering certain events in the plot.

In many Western RPGs, the player has at least some input in how the character and the narrative turns out. I know some people don't like this because it leaves a lot of the "fun" up to the player to make.

Secondly, another important aspect of RPGs is loot and equipping your character with said loot. When I find a new sword, gun, helmet, or suit of armor, I want to put it on and see it reflected in my character. That's part of the fun of finding the loot. JRPGs don't allow you to do this. They spend so much time and money on the art design that allowing the player to change the look of their characters is unthinkable.

This would be like a DM handing a player a PC and telling that player exactly how the character should act and look. To me, that is not an RPG. JRPGs are more like interactive adventure games. I just like more role playing in my RPGs.