[QUOTE="Disturbed123"]joke thread?b-lane

suprisingly no but im havin a real hard time deciding which game i want because both seem good

Ever since coming to college (halfway through my Spring term of Freshman year) I have played very few single player action/rpg/strategy games. Mostly Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Halo 3, etc; the social and party games. But recently I have been making an effort to get back into single player gaming with a vengeance. Only to find I really don't find them all that appealing anymore. And now I know why!

Thanks, Gamespot. Thanks for in your review writing the following under "Negative" for a game which recieved a 9.0 (GRRRREAT!)

Forgettable story and characters

Really. REALLY. You're going to give a game a NINE... despite it having a forgettable story and unremarkable characters. Thats like me giving Valkyrie with Tom Cruise four stars. Here's Rotten Tomatoes' summary of that movie, "Given the subject matter, Valkyrie could have been an outstanding historical thriller, but settles for being a mildly entertaining, but disposable yarn." Sounds almost like it had... FORGETTABLE STORY AND CHARACTERS.

Oh but its at a 60%. Because you see, I as a gamer am not in it for the thrill of killing nameless foes. I am not in it for shooting cool guns. I am not in it for playing as a cool looking character.

I play games to CARE about the people I play as. To hate the people I must kill. To connect, as I would in a movie, but to take it that extra step. To be able to act on what the story and characters make me feel.

Not just to be able to act at all.

And so I've realized that all these years when I was claiming that games should be seen on the same level as film in terms of artistic value... they still SHOULD be. But they never will be, because apparently not even Gamespot seems to think that emotion is an important enough characteristic in a game to bring it below AAA status when lacking. And of course the people MAKING the games won't value that, because as long as Gamespot supports them hiring more texture-shaders and bump-mappers and firing writers and artists, and the 5 million people who will buy this game support the companies behind it, no one sends that message.

Oh. And if you liked Valkyrie? Then enjoy Killzone 2. Sounds like it'll be right up your alley.

Graedien

says a lot more about you to quit one of your favorite hobbies(from the way you talk it sounds like) based on a review you disagree with

[QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"][QUOTE="hopesfall2own"] Where are the jrpgs over 8.5 located then?BioShockOwnz

Cows still grasping onto the last generation. PS3 am cry, confirmed!

Cows need to get a 360 and DS, because it's obvious that FPS's aren't nearly enough for them.

[QUOTE="whatisazerg"][QUOTE="Chaos_HL21"]

The SRPG fan in me will never see Valkyria Chronicles as a JRPG. It is a SRPG *crossed arms*, JRPGs and SRPGs are not the same thing.

jasonharris48

wrong... a JRPG can also be a SRPG.... J = Japanese, so if its developed in the land of the rising sun, and its an RPG, then guess what..... yup, its a JRPG.

[QUOTE="WhySoSerious300"]

[QUOTE="TheOwnerOner"]Awesome game, Too bad the D3 sucks ass for shooters....TheOwnerOner

No it doesnt. It's just you that stinks with it ;)

[QUOTE="ExplosiveChorro"][QUOTE="usmcjdk6"] The online launched on I think the 24th. I spent the past 4 days in the field, not much playtime I can get in the field, now is there? You fanboys are dense, stupid, delusional, and shallow. Less depth than a parking lot puddle. Creatures that need to be watered twice a day. I feel sorry for you, honestly.usmcjdk6

Right back to yah..

[QUOTE="rorskarch"][QUOTE="usmcjdk6"]

hate to do this but...

Halo 3, 9.5. Killzone 2, 9.0. Need I say more. How can I lie when the proof is RIGHT THERE IN THE PUDDING.

usmcjdk6

i know, a sequel to a complete flop, bellow A status, ridiculed by everyone, and it receives the same score as geow2, sequal to a 9.5 game titled goty. what a sad case of events. and just because it came out two years later does not mean it did not top halo3, which is the only reason why it has a higher score.

ready to stop whenever you are;)

[QUOTE="rorskarch"][QUOTE="usmcjdk6"]

Because I waited to give the online a chance. The online failed.

And it's 12 at night

Want to work that into your little noodle there boy?

usmcjdk6

but according to you you've had it for 2 weeks.

[QUOTE="rorskarch"][QUOTE="usmcjdk6"] Why would I lie about a product I bought? FOR $60 IT SUCKS. Deal with it. It's a return with a maybe buy in 2 years. But no one will be playing this game at the end of next month, much less two years from now. Heavenly Sword, Chapter 3. What a wonderful game.usmcjdk6

hate to do this but...

Halo 3, 9.5. Killzone 2, 9.0. Need I say more. How can I lie when the proof is RIGHT THERE IN THE PUDDING.