Games are overall easier because it isn't the only component like it was in the 80's. It's as simple as that.
I can and have beaten the Original Super Mario Bros. and you know what? I'm glad I have a wider variety of difficulties in games. Sometimes I like playing The Last of Us on Survivor Mode, sometimes I like playing Journey.
I've been seeing the Greatness Awaits commercial pretty frequently on TV, especially ESPN. I even remember seeing it a couple times during the NBA Finals on ABC. I do wish the commercial said something about the PS4 specifically, but regardless it is a pretty cool ad that most people who are even remotely into gaming should recognize or being intrigued enough to Google.
That being said the saying, "Any press is good press (insinuating bad press is still good)," ...
Yup. The day I first played Baldur's Gate, and subsequently when I started Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn. I had played games for years before then, but it was the first game I had true ownership of and it opened my eyes to the fact that games can be more than just a hobby - games can be a pure form of entertainment. The distillation of emotional impact such as books or film and the adrenaline rush of a sport.
I freaking love BGII because of how great of a game it i...
It's perfectly fine if Nintendo doesn't want violence in their games - I'd even say that it's a good thing for gaming because it would be redundant to have three consoles offering the same thing. However, I don't think that excuses Nintendo for their shortcomings either.
Some people mock Sony and Microsoft for having boobs, blood and explosions. Others mock Nintendo for making kiddy games. But Sony has games like Journey and Nintendo has games like Xenobla...
Really Nintendo?
Really?
Obviously there are a lot of very famous swords not on the list (hell most Final Fantasy games have a sword that deserves a mention). But for me...
Carsomyr.
If you know what game that is from without googling it, then you are my friend indeed.
That is a ridiculous statement. Clearly you aren't capable of being rational...
I think it was Jim Sterling who said the next consoles are basically a PC with all of the negative elements and none of the good ones. And the Xbox One is a less powerful, more complicated one at that.
Still, it's good for developers - and therefore gamers - that consoles have a similar architecture than PC's.
"I have to admit that we (wii) Nintendo gamers have a little class. We look at the masterpieces that Nintendo provide, and if a game don't at least try to reach Nintendo standard will get rejected."
A Nintendo Hipster, eh?
Look, Nintendo's big title games do usually have a good level of polish, but let's also not forget that their titles aren't super ambitious either. I mean, Sony has a pretty high standard as well...
Ummm, what?
The issue is Nintendo console owners rarely buying third party games. This has been a thing for a very long time. Sure, there are third party titles for every console that struggles - even first party games struggle.
But it is very evident that in general Nintendo fans don't buy many third party games, especially if the game doesn't fall under the "Nintendo-like" umbrella like Sonic games.
This is sad to me. I will admit that I've never played ZombiU because I always thought it looked pretty boring, but seeing successful third party games suffer on the Wii U isn't a good thing. It lessens the chance of not only more third party support, but always the risks developers are willing to take by making more mature games.
I'm not a developer so all I will say is I hope with both consoles being so close in architecture to PC's that it will lead to a little less buggy of a game for everyone. Although, while I do understand there are still differences in PC's and consoles I kind of figured there wouldn't be a huge technical gap from a development standpoint.
But, like I said: I'm not a developer.
No it doesn't o.0
Where do you get this strange conclusion from?
I forgot about that, A LOT of Australians import games from Asia.......
Very strange indeed DK.
I swear, I wonder if I have ever agreed with a story from this site.
On topic, there is literally no good reason to region lock a console. It's certainly not a huge issue, but it is great to have the option to import a game that may never see an official release for your country. There are even some games, though fairly rare, that have English subtitles.
But I digress, another disagree from me aussie-gamer.
"Compare that to the over 200 million systems sold this gen and that's a pretty irrelevant number to go by."
Well, actually that is a pretty substantial test pool. It's not uncommon for a mere several thousand poll to represent millions. I get what you are saying about the "casual" gamers, but that is something that we simply cannot quantify beforehand.
However, what we can quantify - to a degree mind you - is the support from the ...
Well, while you certainly make a valid point, let's remember the context of this. The Xbox 360 had a 50% failure rate (RROD), forced users to buy XBLG for multiplayer (and even Netflix), and after the first few years really slowed down pumping out exclusives - plus Kinect.
Meanwhile, the PS3 slowly created a fantastic and consistent library of exclusives and made PlayStation Plus an incredible deal. To be objective Sony certainly had their issues as well, namely PSN being...
Microsoft claims 15 1st party exclusives in the first year, correct? Now, pardon me for being a little skeptical that all of those will be developed by Microsoft owned studios, but for the sake of the argument I'll list the announced exclusive games being published by Microsoft for the Xbox One.
1. Quantum Break (Remedy - 1st Party)
2. Project Spark (Microsoft Studios - 1st Party)
3. Forza Motorsport 5 (Turn 10 - 1st Party)
4. Halo for Xbox One (34...
I don't see how Microsoft would have more exclusives to show besides maybe one more. Granted, that doesn't mean they won't have a strong showing (nor does it mean Sony will have a bunch of new exclusives) but I'd be surprised if Sony didn't have more to show us.
Dood!