The Damned Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 A recent episode of the Jimquisition show just went into this big rant about how bullshit people are for complaining about a score that is well within the "great game" range is somehow bad, and how everyone acts like 9/10 is now the average. Yes, he's a giant fat ass and uses that self-righteous act a bit too much, but god damn it, he's right in ever way. People see 7.5 and think "SHITTIEST GAME EVAR" without even thinking about it. That's 75% good. That's far more towards "good" than "bad". A game gets 8.5 and suddenly it's not only not good enough, but it's an insult to the developers and/or fans of said game. A 9.5? Oh god help you, it should have been a 10, you trolling bastard. Yahoo gave a game a 6 out of 5. Yes, that's right, a 6 out of 5. They give a game a score that equates to 120% of the maximum score they can give. Fuck review scores. They mean even less than they did when they were invented. Back then, they had some relative meaning. Now, they're just a way for the gaming public to rage for no god damn reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koriantor Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Yay Fanboys! ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilecat Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I never gave a rat's ass about scores and metacritics and all that jazz. If the game appeals to me, I'll play a demo or rent it. If it looks both appealing and people are telling me it's worth buying, I might just skip the demo/rent part (if I currently have the money to spend on games). Stevo preordered it for me almost 2 months ago and I'll get to try it in 3-4 days. I haven't really read about it, just enough to make me interested in seeing what's it gonna be this time. My only gripe is how you sadly can't pick right or left-handed motions before starting a game. I'm a righty but have many left-handed friends and I understand their frustration. As for graphics: this is a retarded subject to argue about. I recall WW making many Zelda fans squirm and whine at first, but they shut up a few months after release and actually loved the game. SS in 3 days, yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I never really cared about review scores that much. Reviews are just opinions; hence all the disparity between scores and people raging at that very thing. I do look forward to playing this though, and I would whether someone gave it a 10 or a 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brithor Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Got it today. Been enjoying it very much so far, I'm midway through the first temple Must say the orchestrated music is a huge improvement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calpis Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 So jealous. I've gotta wait until Tuesday to get it. Any comments about the motion controls? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brithor Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 They work. Almost perfectly. It's incredibly fun, I can't stop slashing trees! Also, the 25th Anniversary Special Orchestra CD in the Limited Edition is just breathtaking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modus Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 5 minutes PAUSE! Whatever you think of smosh, forget it and watch their new video complete with chip-rap and dub-rap in one song. I'm really just excited about the song, to clarify.. the lyrics are a little high school But he does have a damn nice Link cosplay. It's sort of good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Derrit Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 i just can't take things like that seriously how does that guy respect himself after a) doing that showing the entire internet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modus Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Just take it as comedy aimed at junior high kids that happens to have nice music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabeel Ansari Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Just take it as comedy aimed at junior high kids that happens to have nice music. I'm a junior in high school that happens to have nice music... do I count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modus Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I, uh... think I messed up my sentence syntax. Or something. So my answer is yes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calpis Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I'll take the minimal amount of people who have the game, and posting here as most of them being too engrossed in the game to do so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaki-LEGEND.sys Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I can confirm that not only is this game great, but does a hell of a lot to reinvent the Zelda formula. Welcome to the current generation of gaming, Nintendo. The live music does A LOT to enhance the atmosphere of a given area or scene(and there is a certain feature a la Monkey Island 2 in there as well), and the added dimension to Link and Zelda's relationship(as in actually having one) does a lot for the narrative as well. In fact, from what I've played thus far(up to the first dungeon), I'm willing to say that this is the best example of narrative and story set with a mute character since ever(and no, Half-Life 2 is bullshit). Twilight Princess was a great game that sorta used motion controls well, but Skyward Sword definitely feels like the killer app that Nintendo needed when the Wii launched back in 2006 along with Wii Sports to really show what the Wii could do for gaming. It's a shame that it's going to be the Wii's Swan Song. I couldn't think of a better way to go out, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overflow Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 YARGH just one more sleep D: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modus Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 this is the best example of narrative and story set with a mute character since ever(and no, Half-Life 2 is bullshit). Exactly what I hoped for. Maybe Nintendo took cues from Wall-E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Derrit Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 i'll get this once i have some money sounds like its worth the investment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 It's not 1995 anymore. There's no excuse to have silent protagonists in the current generation of gaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabeel Ansari Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 It's not 1995 anymore. There's no excuse to have silent protagonists in the current generation of gaming. If you don't enjoy silent protagonists why are you posting in a zelda thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonamer Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 I'll try to get the bundle tomorrow. I can't play it until I get back from college in December, and the anticipation is killing me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Indeed, I call bullshit on that. Silent Protagonists are a huge and timeless foundation of video games. It's hard to hate someone who doesn't whine and say the wrong thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jamphibious Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Oh gosh. I am going to EB right when it opens tomorrow to pick this bad boy up. I will probably listen to the awesome CD before I play though, because I'm pretty much as excited for the CD as I am for the actual game. At least my 10 page research paper is out of the way so I can play the hell out of this game over the next week or two at least. Its been fun, Skyrim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDX Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 It's not 1995 anymore. There's no excuse to have silent protagonists in the current generation of gaming.There's no excuse for Rayman Origins to be in 2D in the current generation of gaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overflow Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 It's not 1995 anymore. There's no excuse to reference 1995. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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