[QUOTE="FoamingPanda"]I understand that many franchises are carried out way beyond their purpose, ie Mario Party and Ratchet and Clank. But those games are jsut the exact same formula with absolutely no difference in them. I also don't understand why you single out Nintendo. Why not mention other games like Sonic, Quake, Doom, Elder Scrolls, ect.? I would probably agree with you a lot more if your sole focus wasn't Nintendo, but thewhole industry. By shining a thin spotlight on them, you are ignoring the rest of the situation which should not be ignored. coreygames
I stab at Nintendo because not only are they THE WORST company about promoting mindless sequels, but Nintendo also limits, defines, monopolizes, sells, and controls content on their consoles through the use of these franchises. When these franchises are being exploited in a way to lower the standards of consumers, Wii fans are actually following into an abyss that is re-ordering their values and lowering their expectations, and coming to typify how people come to understand gaming I feel compelled to respond.
And you're completely right as far as the other titles you listed goes. I'd only consider defending TES because of the dramatically different plot lines, ideas, cultures, worlds, and ideas in each game.
Lastly, I do know this may come as a shock, but there is a story implemented at the beginning of every Mario game before ever taking over the controls.
And equally shocking, is the fact that these "stories" regurgitate the same childish filth over-and-over, and are equal in quality to something you might be able to scrounge up at the local dollar store's children's section. "Teh Princess/Mushroom Kingdom is in TEH DANGERZ from TEH ULTIMATEZ EVIL X: PLZ SVAE."
The elf-boy you mentioned has only traveled time twice, which falls short of your quite exaggerated number.
Excuse me, after fighting Ganon -- or whatever shallow, morally fixuated, or hollow villan inserted to fill the void of the one-dimension "ultimate evil villan" -- I lost count of how many times this sad, worn-out, naieve, and pointless RPG relied on a concept as lame as time travel to justify a game that is without purpose, warrant, meaning, and fun. You figure that Ganon would have simply sent an assassin to slit the throat of Link, Zelda, and shatter the Tri-Force by now.
I'm sorry if such hollow, childish, and intellectually dry games have come to typify the point I was trying to make when you asked me why I was unwilling to leave. Games aren't keeping up with other forms of entertainment in terms of quality; in fact, they're taking an enormous leap in the wrong direction under the influence of Nintendo.
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