For those of you that don't already know, Ocarina of Time is being released on the VC tomorow. This is the only game on Gamespot (to my knowledge) that has achieved a perfect 10.0 rating. Now I know that Gamespot's rating don't in any way affect (or sometimes reflect *coughcoughtwilightprincesscough*) the quality of a game, but since Gamespot has unintelligently decided to rerate timeless forbidden>
For those of you that don't already know, Ocarina of Time is being released on the VC tomorow. This is the only game on Gamespot (to my knowledge) that has achieved a perfect 10.0 rating. Now I know that Gamespot's rating don't in any way affect (or sometimes reflect *coughcoughtwilightprincesscough*) the quality of a game, but since Gamespot has unintelligently decided to rerate timeless forbidden>SonicTheMonkey
Actually OoT is 1 out of 4 games on Gamespot to get a 10. OoT is probably the best of them though. The games that also got 10's were Tekken, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 (or some such), and some other game... They haven't given a 10 sich Tony Hawk, which they took alot of heat for.
TP deserved its score. Do you even know how they rate VC games? they don't rate them based on how great they were back in the day... they rate them based on how they stand up to todays standards.
[QUOTE="XBSHX"]TP deserved its score. Do you even know how they rate VC games? they don't rate them based on how great they were back in the day... they rate them based on how they stand up to todays standards. heh, a lot of the more hardcore Nintendo fans in this forum refuse to accept that.
[QUOTE="PikaPichu"][QUOTE="XBSHX"]TP deserved its score. Do you even know how they rate VC games? they don't rate them based on how great they were back in the day... they rate them based on how they stand up to todays standards. heh, a lot of the more hardcore Nintendo fans in this forum refuse to accept that. Soooo........ They have opinions?
[QUOTE="PikaPichu"][QUOTE="XBSHX"]TP deserved its score. Do you even know how they rate VC games? they don't rate them based on how great they were back in the day... they rate them based on how they stand up to todays standards. heh, a lot of the more hardcore Nintendo fans in this forum refuse to accept that. Yea. This game should get like an 8.5 max due to today's standards.
For those of you that don't already know, Ocarina of Time is being released on the VC tomorow. This is the only game on Gamespot (to my knowledge) that has achieved a perfect 10.0 rating. Now I know that Gamespot's rating don't in any way affect (or sometimes reflect *coughcoughtwilightprincesscough*) the quality of a game, but since Gamespot has unintelligently decided to rerate timeless forbidden>SonicTheMonkey
^ Hey what the hell? My message was like twice as long as that, it just cut it off and put "forbidden" ill see if i can post my whole message
Well I dont think time has affected this game in the least. I think that it really holds up well to time, but I dont know how they would be able to give it a 10 again because of the fact that its over 9 years old right now. And even though time has not really killed this game or really even hurt it, it still 7 years of improving from other games thats prolly not going to make this game look as perfect anymore.
[QUOTE="XBSHX"]TP deserved its score. Do you even know how they rate VC games? they don't rate them based on how great they were back in the day... they rate them based on how they stand up to todays standards.PikaPichu
heh, a lot of the more hardcore Nintendo fans in this forum refuse to accept that.
Because they're stubborn and haven't played better games like Oblivion and SOTC and Okami probably..
[QUOTE="SonicTheMonkey"]For those of you that don't already know, Ocarina of Time is being released on the VC tomorow. This is the only game on Gamespot (to my knowledge) that has achieved a perfect 10.0 rating. Now I know that Gamespot's rating don't in any way affect (or sometimes reflect *coughcoughtwilightprincesscough*) the quality of a game, but since Gamespot has unintelligently decided to rerate timeless forbidden>SonicTheMonkey
^ Hey what the hell? My message was like twice as long as that, it just cut it off and put "forbidden" ill see if i can post my whole message no its gone...strange, maybe gamespot didn't like me saying that their VC ratings are pointless, lol. But, ya the whole point of this topic was to say that VC ratings are meaningless...grrr what happened to my message???
[QUOTE="SonicTheMonkey"][QUOTE="SonicTheMonkey"]For those of you that don't already know, Ocarina of Time is being released on the VC tomorow. This is the only game on Gamespot (to my knowledge) that has achieved a perfect 10.0 rating. Now I know that Gamespot's rating don't in any way affect (or sometimes reflect *coughcoughtwilightprincesscough*) the quality of a game, but since Gamespot has unintelligently decided to rerate timeless forbidden>SonicTheMonkey
^ Hey what the hell? My message was like twice as long as that, it just cut it off and put "forbidden" ill see if i can post my whole message no its gone...strange, maybe gamespot didn't like me saying that their VC ratings are pointless, lol. But, ya the whole point of this topic was to say that VC ratings are meaningless...grrr what happened to my message???
[QUOTE="SonicTheMonkey"]For those of you that don't already know, Ocarina of Time is being released on the VC tomorow. This is the only game on Gamespot (to my knowledge) that has achieved a perfect 10.0 rating. Now I know that Gamespot's rating don't in any way affect (or sometimes reflect *coughcoughtwilightprincesscough*) the quality of a game, but since Gamespot has unintelligently decided to rerate timeless forbidden>SonicTheMonkey
^ Hey what the hell? My message was like twice as long as that, it just cut it off and put "forbidden" ill see if i can post my whole message Yeah, the forbidden error comes up everytime you try to type forbidden>
OOT, Soul Caliber, Tony Hawk Pro 3, and Chrono Cross are the only games to ever get a perfect, but I highly doubt that the VC review will get any higher than a 9
[QUOTE="PikaPichu"][QUOTE="XBSHX"]TP deserved its score. Do you even know how they rate VC games? they don't rate them based on how great they were back in the day... they rate them based on how they stand up to todays standards. heh, a lot of the more hardcore Nintendo fans in this forum refuse to accept that. i can accept it, but i think that they should rate it at least somewhat differently..i dont think its fair to rate it based on other games that have come since then, the question should be, can i pick up this game and have a good time? they are cheap games and thats how they are being used..they arent the bread and butter of most peoples gaming libraries
[QUOTE="XBSHX"]TP deserved its score. Do you even know how they rate VC games? they don't rate them based on how great they were back in the day... they rate them based on how they stand up to todays standards.PikaPichu
heh, a lot of the more hardcore Nintendo fans in this forum refuse to accept that.
There's a great many that refuse to accept ANY form of reality. If you're worried that much about what score OoT will get, then buddy I envy you. I wish that topped my list of worries. But IMO, if Gamespot wants to give Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 a 10.0 (as good a game as it was), then the whole system doesn't mean a damned thing to begin with and should be suitably ignored.
OOT, Soul Caliber, Tony Hawk Pro 3, and Chrono Cross are the only games to ever get a perfect, but I highly doubt that the VC review will get any higher than a 9schoony_5
ya i wasn't saying it would, i just meant to say it's dumb to go back and rate games again, this isn't even a re-release, it's just a port. my analogy that got cut off was it's like looking at a picture of your high school sweetheart when you're 50 and going "Eeeew, she's way to young for me"
[QUOTE="SonicTheMonkey"]For those of you that don't already know, Ocarina of Time is being released on the VC tomorow. This is the only game on Gamespot (to my knowledge) that has achieved a perfect 10.0 rating. Now I know that Gamespot's rating don't in any way affect (or sometimes reflect *coughcoughtwilightprincesscough*) the quality of a game, but since Gamespot has unintelligently decided to rerate timeless forbidden>Shadow_Link50
Actually OoT is 1 out of 4 games on Gamespot to get a 10. OoT is probably the best of them though. The games that also got 10's were Tekken, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 (or some such), and some other game... They haven't given a 10 sich Tony Hawk, which they took alot of heat for. Chrono Cross is the game you are thinking of.
[QUOTE="SonicTheMonkey"]For those of you that don't already know, Ocarina of Time is being released on the VC tomorow. This is the only game on Gamespot (to my knowledge) that has achieved a perfect 10.0 rating. Now I know that Gamespot's rating don't in any way affect (or sometimes reflect *coughcoughtwilightprincesscough*) the quality of a game, but since Gamespot has unintelligently decided to rerate timeless forbidden>Shadow_Link50
Actually OoT is 1 out of 4 games on Gamespot to get a 10. OoT is probably the best of them though. The games that also got 10's were Tekken, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 (or some such), and some other game... They haven't given a 10 sich Tony Hawk, which they took alot of heat for. The other game was Chrono Cross, Great game
They should not be rating VC games, at least not with their current scale. A simple yes or no would do, no need for a number. At the very least they should leave a classic game like OoT alone. It is possibly the best game of all time and some of the gamespot staff must agree because it got a 10 and got on their greatest games of all time. They should just say whether or not it merits a buy(wonder if they would acually say not to get it) but they did not leave LoZ LTTP or Mario 64 alone so it might get rated. I think it should not get a rating period and I am concerning with OoT getting trashed. I'm sure if they re-rated Halo there would be an uprising in the forums, why would pissing of the Zelda fans be any different.
It should score high, it's still very fun to play and I completely forgot how to do some of the puzzles even at the very beginning :p btw, I live in UK so it's already out here
It doesn't really matter, but it will be disappointing if GS gives it less than a 9. They shouldn't even be rated at all by score. It's obvious that these games will never get a decent score in the graphics category so it takes a hit right there. As TheGreenToad mentioned above me, a simple thumbs up or down, something along those lines would be better and more fair.
[QUOTE="burfeindt21"]well idk it gave it a 10 the first time, why wouldnt it get it again?PikaPichu
Because there are better games out now like Okami, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and Majora's Mask. I'm gonna have to stop you right there. Okami is great and all, but better than Ocarina of time? May I say: lol
For those of you that don't already know, Ocarina of Time is being released on the VC tomorow. This is the only game on Gamespot (to my knowledge) that has achieved a perfect 10.0 rating. SonicTheMonkey
no, theres a couple more
Now I know that Gamespot's rating don't in any way affect (or sometimes reflect *coughcoughtwilightprincesscough*) the quality of a game,SonicTheMonkey
twilight princess got the score it deserved. in fact, im suprised it didnt get lower now that ive played through the whole game.
 but since Gamespot has unintelligently decided to rerate timeless forbiddenSonicTheMonkey
theyre only rerating games to show how well theyve held up throught the times.
anyway to answer the main topic question, no, im not worried about gs "tarnishing" OoT.
Okami was an amazing game, but it most cases, Zelda fans didn't buy into because some of them didn't even have a PS2, because, well, Sony is evil. And the ones that did, refused to try it just because it tried to compare to Zelda, and few would admit that it gave the Zelda series a run for it's money. There were the few Zelda fans that did try it, and found a great game. I immensly enjoyed Okami, as I enjoyed OoT. I personally liked OoT better in it's time than I liked Okami in it's time, but OoT was ground-breaking when it came out. Anyway, back on to the topic, I wouldn't be so worried about it. No one should really care what Gamespot thinks if you loved the game that much. And yes, there is the thought of them giving it a low score, under 9.0, there is a distinct possibilty. But what does that really matter...anyone who is going to skip over OoT because of a low score doesn't know much of video games. Don't read into Gamespot's reviews too much...they don't mean much to me due to it being a port that's many years old. Something we all have to keep in mind that if any of the games that got pefect 10's were released now...they certainly wouldn't get them again.
I'm not worried about it. I think that OoT should get something in the high 8's if they rate the game on how it's standerds are today. Don't get me wrong I love the game, but for the day and age it should get something around the 8's. Just my opinion folks.
they dont grade bytodays standards this has been said a lot. they grade based on how well the game stands up to the test of time otherwise the games would be unfairly rated because of the hit to their graphics
they dont grade bytodays standards this has been said a lot. they grade based on how well the game stands up to the test of time otherwise the games would be unfairly rated because of the hit to their graphicsshadowman0610
yes, if they had to rate by todays standards then: Midi music would get 7 or lower, graphics that are in bits should be 3 and lower, etc.
[QUOTE="SonicTheMonkey"]For those of you that don't already know, Ocarina of Time is being released on the VC tomorow. This is the only game on Gamespot (to my knowledge) that has achieved a perfect 10.0 rating. Now I know that Gamespot's rating don't in any way affect (or sometimes reflect *coughcoughtwilightprincesscough*) the quality of a game, but since Gamespot has unintelligently decided to rerate timeless forbidden>Shadow_Link50
Actually OoT is 1 out of 4 games on Gamespot to get a 10. OoT is probably the best of them though. The games that also got 10's were Tekken, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 (or some such), and some other game... They haven't given a 10 sich Tony Hawk, which they took alot of heat for.
Actually the 4 games are Chrono Cross, Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3, and Soul Calibur. They decided to rerate them to tell you if they are still worth your money.
i really dont care what they give it.....reviews are useless to me....if i want to know what a game should get.....i will play it and decide for myself
[QUOTE="XBSHX"]TP deserved its score. Do you even know how they rate VC games? they don't rate them based on how great they were back in the day... they rate them based on how they stand up to todays standards.err...I don't know if you can realize this seeing as your probablly being blinded by nostalgia.......but TP is technically the better game.
Well to say on topic, everyone some how seems to be talking about TPs score and cant say on topic, coughshirlytemplecough, yes I do agree with you, but it will only be fanboys that tarnish it, someone will say "well OoT is a 10/10 and then someone will say no, gs gave it a 8 its not good or something like that.
[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"][QUOTE="XBSHX"]TP deserved its score. Do you even know how they rate VC games? they don't rate them based on how great they were back in the day... they rate them based on how they stand up to todays standards.err...I don't know if you can realize this seeing as your probablly being blinded by nostalgia.......but TP is technically the better game. Thats the only reason im happy about this review, because if it scores worse than TP, hopefully when it comes to raw games people will see that TP is better, but your right, alot of people are blinded by nostalgia and say OoT is better.
[QUOTE="tman93"][QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"][QUOTE="XBSHX"]TP deserved its score. Do you even know how they rate VC games? they don't rate them based on how great they were back in the day... they rate them based on how they stand up to todays standards.err...I don't know if you can realize this seeing as your probablly being blinded by nostalgia.......but TP is technically the better game. Thats the only reason im happy about this review, because if it scores worse than TP, hopefully when it comes to raw games people will see that TP is better, but your right, alot of people are blinded by nostalgia and say OoT is better. nostalgia blinds 99% of the gamers. FF VII will allways be the best FF game ever, OoT will always be the best 3D Zelda ever, and so on.
well idk it gave it a 10 the first time, why wouldnt it get it again?burfeindt21
... One reason: Wii Virtual Console games haven't received as high of ratings as their counterparts have already. On GameSpot, Super Mario 64 on Nintendo 64 got a 9.4/10 while the Wii port got an 8.0/10. I'm guessing Ocarina of Time probably will have 9.0/10 or lower.
TP deserved its score. Do you even know how they rate VC games? they don't rate them based on how great they were back in the day... they rate them based on how they stand up to todays standards.XBSHX
Which, in my opinion, is ridiculous. Unless they go strictly off game play, than the reviews are pointless.
    It is my understanding that the N64 games are updated to play in EDTV (the 480i thing) but lose rumble functionality. Am I the only person who remembers that after you unlock the rumble pack you have to use it to find the hidden holes for the sidequests? If rumble pack support goes away entirely, it NEEDS to be replaced by a similar mechanic (some way to know where every hole is). This is not a joke, as it will actually RUIN the experience. The same with fishing, because it's needed for a piece of heart (or two?). No rumble=bad fishing=broken game. This could actually get anywhere from a 9.0 to a 5.0 depending on how many other things relied on rumble.     No joke, everyone who buys the game tomorrow could be crying for a patch to resume the Jigglin.
It is my understanding that the N64 games are updated to play in EDTV (the 480i thing) but lose rumble functionality. Am I the only person who remembers that after you unlock the rumble pack you have to use it to find the hidden holes for the sidequests? If rumble pack support goes away entirely, it NEEDS to be replaced by a similar mechanic (some way to know where every hole is). This is not a joke, as it will actually RUIN the experience. The same with fishing, because it's needed for a piece of heart (or two?). No rumble=bad fishing=broken game. This could actually get anywhere from a 9.0 to a 5.0 depending on how many other things relied on rumble. No joke, everyone who buys the game tomorrow could be crying for a patch to resume the Jigglin. SirSpudly
Actually, the rumble feature was used as this in OoT. You get a key item, that was called the Stone of Agony, and if you had the rumble pack (sold separately) you could feel a little rumble when you were close to secret holes. Its similar to the feature in FF VIII were you could raise a Chocobo if you had an add on that know I dont remember the name though.
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