oh hey, i wont be posting any more since i realized nobody cares...
thanx
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Saturday, July 07, 2007
i would like to weave you a tale of turmoil and woe.
the adventurous journey in which i embarked to retrieve a certain game called "dead rising"
now, if you could do me a justice and look at the following link
http://the-boxman.blogspot.com/2007/01/bomberman-honestly-i-dont-know-why-im.html
that was Friday January 19, this year.
and i quote "i got it only because they didnt have dead rising, which was the game i WANTED to see, but sadly it got stole from rogers"
this is where my journey starts.
i was fortunate enough to get my hands on an xbox 360 through mysterious powers, but at a fear that it could be taken away from me at any day i decided to rent one of the few games i was interested in. now i like zombies. it is indeed my favorite genre of movie, and a zombie game sounds good to me, but a zombie game where you beat zombies over the head with T.V.'s, sounds like a total delight that you can only get from skinning a Marmaduke. i dont know what a marmaduke is, but it sounds like fun to me.
so i went to rogers and did the sensable thing. i tried to rent it. to buy the game mike be thought as, a "financial risk" and so i set forth on my adventure and tried to rent it.
rogers didnt have it. every week i looked, until on the third week i asked a clerk when it was supposed to be returned.
"febuary 4th" they said and so i waited patiently. and on febuary 5TH i went in, in search for that game.
"they havent returned it yet"
and so i waited.......a month.....two months.....three months.
nothing. it is pretty safe to assume, they would not be returning the game.
fine....
so i was left with little recourse. i had to buy the game.
this presented me with even further issues.
first i went to ebgames, which is always a mistake. first of all i noticed it was used, the yellow sticker always gives it away. the second thing i notice is, its 59.99
how can you justify that...?
well ill tell you how, some twerp bought it, i went back today to see it was no longer on the shelf, and although i can say that person must have wanted it much more, i think he is rather selfish for buying it at that price.
so the game is rather important... i am forced to try other paths in my adventure.
by the way if your wondering why i did'nt buy it for 60, because chances are i would have (dont even mention the hippocritasism) the guy in the front desk says i need to be 17......."but i am 17" i pleaded....."we need to see I.D" says the clerk sternly.
ok so i try and buy it on Ebay next. of course if you've ever tried to purchase something like that on ebay you will know that the amazingly greedy americans will try to swindle you out of 10 dollars for shipping, on top of the overpriced sticker.
most of them on ebay are 60 dollars, and the best deal there slipped out of my fingers.
grrr, ok but if that wasnt bad enough, yesterday i turned 18 (yay) but when i try to buy it from bestbuy (its brand new and 49.99, i hate you EB)
so, finally we come to the end out my tale. tomorow, i must bring one of my parents (or guardians, however you want to say it) to bestbuy to purchase this game.
i have NEVER had more trouble, to play one game...
my point is.... it better be good... ill let you know...
by the way i think i should add, that i still check occasionally, and it still has'nt been returned to rogers.
the adventurous journey in which i embarked to retrieve a certain game called "dead rising"
now, if you could do me a justice and look at the following link
http://the-boxman.blogspot.com/2007/01/bomberman-honestly-i-dont-know-why-im.html
that was Friday January 19, this year.
and i quote "i got it only because they didnt have dead rising, which was the game i WANTED to see, but sadly it got stole from rogers"
this is where my journey starts.
i was fortunate enough to get my hands on an xbox 360 through mysterious powers, but at a fear that it could be taken away from me at any day i decided to rent one of the few games i was interested in. now i like zombies. it is indeed my favorite genre of movie, and a zombie game sounds good to me, but a zombie game where you beat zombies over the head with T.V.'s, sounds like a total delight that you can only get from skinning a Marmaduke. i dont know what a marmaduke is, but it sounds like fun to me.
so i went to rogers and did the sensable thing. i tried to rent it. to buy the game mike be thought as, a "financial risk" and so i set forth on my adventure and tried to rent it.
rogers didnt have it. every week i looked, until on the third week i asked a clerk when it was supposed to be returned.
"febuary 4th" they said and so i waited patiently. and on febuary 5TH i went in, in search for that game.
"they havent returned it yet"
and so i waited.......a month.....two months.....three months.
nothing. it is pretty safe to assume, they would not be returning the game.
fine....
so i was left with little recourse. i had to buy the game.
this presented me with even further issues.
first i went to ebgames, which is always a mistake. first of all i noticed it was used, the yellow sticker always gives it away. the second thing i notice is, its 59.99
how can you justify that...?
well ill tell you how, some twerp bought it, i went back today to see it was no longer on the shelf, and although i can say that person must have wanted it much more, i think he is rather selfish for buying it at that price.
so the game is rather important... i am forced to try other paths in my adventure.
by the way if your wondering why i did'nt buy it for 60, because chances are i would have (dont even mention the hippocritasism) the guy in the front desk says i need to be 17......."but i am 17" i pleaded....."we need to see I.D" says the clerk sternly.
ok so i try and buy it on Ebay next. of course if you've ever tried to purchase something like that on ebay you will know that the amazingly greedy americans will try to swindle you out of 10 dollars for shipping, on top of the overpriced sticker.
most of them on ebay are 60 dollars, and the best deal there slipped out of my fingers.
grrr, ok but if that wasnt bad enough, yesterday i turned 18 (yay) but when i try to buy it from bestbuy (its brand new and 49.99, i hate you EB)
so, finally we come to the end out my tale. tomorow, i must bring one of my parents (or guardians, however you want to say it) to bestbuy to purchase this game.
i have NEVER had more trouble, to play one game...
my point is.... it better be good... ill let you know...
by the way i think i should add, that i still check occasionally, and it still has'nt been returned to rogers.
sonic the hedgehog: the secret rings
i rented it, i played it for.... ONE HOUR.
this ladies and gentlemen is THE WORST game i have played ....possibly ever. i was totally flabbergasted when i played this game. they have totally ruined sonic.
ok, well the first 3D sonic game i played, was sonic adventure, the original for the dreamcast. it was one of THE BEST games i had ever played.
and in comparison to this new one id like to mention what is missing in this new sonic which sonic adventure, failed to lack.
1. a main town: the fact that there was one main place that you could familiarize yourself with was a good thing. it added a nice touch to the gameplay, and all around it gave the game a much warmer feel to it.
2. animative cutscenes: they didnt even really bother with this one, they just have this little photoshopped comic style cartoon every once in a while to create the illusion that there is a plot. oh yeah and forget about voice acting, youl spend all your time grimacing about the squeeky voices and corny jokes.
3. control: there is just no control at all in this one. they tried to involve the ingenuity of the wiimote, yes very good, bravo, but you cant CONTROL the dam thing. instead of using the analog stick, this time sonic runs on his own and you move him left and right with the wiimote. this is pretty laughable in the first place because if you could imagine this in the 2D version, all you would do is jump.
if they had tried just a little bit harder, maybe this wouldn't be such a loss. but i don't know i thin they've really ruined what used to be a good series of games.
ever since sonic adventure theres been a downfall in quality, in EACH game a noticeable decrease in entertainment.
even sonic adventure 2, which mind you is a very fun game, which i played for hours, was lacking something which the first one managed to keep. i think it was the town. the fact that you could roam around as your favorite sonic character and do whatever you please, and find neat stuff. in sonic 2 you just choose if you were good or bad, and you could even pick your character.
sonic heroes was bad enough that i sold it. and shadow the hedgehog...FORGET IT!!!! THE DAY THEY GIVE SONIC A GUN IS THE DAY I SAY NO MORE MY FRIEND!
apologies
i give this game a 2/10
it should be 1 but theres always something in a game that was mildly amusing. and in this case it was the interesting, yet unfortunately limited style of control.
i rented it, i played it for.... ONE HOUR.
this ladies and gentlemen is THE WORST game i have played ....possibly ever. i was totally flabbergasted when i played this game. they have totally ruined sonic.
ok, well the first 3D sonic game i played, was sonic adventure, the original for the dreamcast. it was one of THE BEST games i had ever played.
and in comparison to this new one id like to mention what is missing in this new sonic which sonic adventure, failed to lack.
1. a main town: the fact that there was one main place that you could familiarize yourself with was a good thing. it added a nice touch to the gameplay, and all around it gave the game a much warmer feel to it.
2. animative cutscenes: they didnt even really bother with this one, they just have this little photoshopped comic style cartoon every once in a while to create the illusion that there is a plot. oh yeah and forget about voice acting, youl spend all your time grimacing about the squeeky voices and corny jokes.
3. control: there is just no control at all in this one. they tried to involve the ingenuity of the wiimote, yes very good, bravo, but you cant CONTROL the dam thing. instead of using the analog stick, this time sonic runs on his own and you move him left and right with the wiimote. this is pretty laughable in the first place because if you could imagine this in the 2D version, all you would do is jump.
if they had tried just a little bit harder, maybe this wouldn't be such a loss. but i don't know i thin they've really ruined what used to be a good series of games.
ever since sonic adventure theres been a downfall in quality, in EACH game a noticeable decrease in entertainment.
even sonic adventure 2, which mind you is a very fun game, which i played for hours, was lacking something which the first one managed to keep. i think it was the town. the fact that you could roam around as your favorite sonic character and do whatever you please, and find neat stuff. in sonic 2 you just choose if you were good or bad, and you could even pick your character.
sonic heroes was bad enough that i sold it. and shadow the hedgehog...FORGET IT!!!! THE DAY THEY GIVE SONIC A GUN IS THE DAY I SAY NO MORE MY FRIEND!
apologies
i give this game a 2/10
it should be 1 but theres always something in a game that was mildly amusing. and in this case it was the interesting, yet unfortunately limited style of control.
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
ANIMAL CROSSING 3!!!
oh wait its just a cheap knock off from sony... and also i did a quick look and i dont see anything about "my summer vacation" 1 or 2.
obviously they wanted to hit the animal crossing crowd so cony cranked out a pleasant looking duplicate, and called it 3, because they didnt want to make it so obvious...
oh wait its just a cheap knock off from sony... and also i did a quick look and i dont see anything about "my summer vacation" 1 or 2.
obviously they wanted to hit the animal crossing crowd so cony cranked out a pleasant looking duplicate, and called it 3, because they didnt want to make it so obvious...
this looks fairly interesting, and may yet use the innovative control of the wii.
it actually looks like what was suppoed to be the sequel a fond game of mine, "no one can stop mr. domino"
strange name i know, but it was fun!
i thought there was going to be a sequel for the wii called "mr. D comes to town"
but i havent heard about it since...
bah...
expecting a review...?
well of course i wouldn't want to dissapoint my only reader...me. so i will talk a bit about rag doll kung fu
its good...
ummm it seems to me that gaming world has seen better days. i find myself with extra cash all of a sudden and no hot titles to spend it on. "join the club" i hear someone subconsciously thinking. are you going to stand for that?
are you going to sit there while the gaming world taunts you and teases you? do you realize how dumb it is. there are plenty of people right now, who would buy... ANYTHING if it came out. i mean we are starving for a new game, and those fools are going to wait until Christmas because they think their going to sell more! they're not!
you don't think so? you think everyone is going to buy every hot title that comes out this Christmas?
lets haul out the check list shall we...
ahem
so... nine games...
that is... well... half-life is 40 and so i Zelda if Nintendo still knows what their doing
500 dollars even.... before tax, totaling 575 dollars
I'm not even going to pretend for a second that some nut case might buy ALL of these games. decisions will have to be made. choices will have to be met. and some games will not be bought... at least not right away.
but say... half these games came out now, which I'm pretty sure they could. think of how many they could sell, especially since school is out. their pretty foolish.
but hey don't listen to me, save up 575, its worth it!
expecting a review...?
well of course i wouldn't want to dissapoint my only reader...me. so i will talk a bit about rag doll kung fu
its good...
ummm it seems to me that gaming world has seen better days. i find myself with extra cash all of a sudden and no hot titles to spend it on. "join the club" i hear someone subconsciously thinking. are you going to stand for that?
are you going to sit there while the gaming world taunts you and teases you? do you realize how dumb it is. there are plenty of people right now, who would buy... ANYTHING if it came out. i mean we are starving for a new game, and those fools are going to wait until Christmas because they think their going to sell more! they're not!
you don't think so? you think everyone is going to buy every hot title that comes out this Christmas?
lets haul out the check list shall we...
ahem
- super smash bros.
- super Mario galaxy
- half-life: episode 2
- spore
- guild wars: eye of the north (i looked it up)
- grand theft auto IV
- Zelda DS: phantom glass (laughs)
- Bioshock
so... nine games...
that is... well... half-life is 40 and so i Zelda if Nintendo still knows what their doing
500 dollars even.... before tax, totaling 575 dollars
I'm not even going to pretend for a second that some nut case might buy ALL of these games. decisions will have to be made. choices will have to be met. and some games will not be bought... at least not right away.
but say... half these games came out now, which I'm pretty sure they could. think of how many they could sell, especially since school is out. their pretty foolish.
but hey don't listen to me, save up 575, its worth it!
Friday, June 29, 2007
geometry wars
Well now why would I be doing a review about such a small title? Well you underestimate the power of geometry. Geometry Wars is the most downloaded game on the Xbox 360 (so i hear) and is available on Steam for as little as the price of two goes on the DDR machine (thats four dollars).
I do like a good arcade shooter so I thought I'd give it a shot.
I have to say it's quite good. If you've ever played a game called "Mu-Cade" then that's a good comparison to this. But I also have to say if you took away the flashy effects and the really cool "mesh-wave" effect in the background.. this game might not be as interesting. I play it just to see how the effects of my new and improved blaster, will interact with the background mesh.
and of course with something as cool as that you've got to have a black hole or two, just to see what happens!
Yeah this game is pretty dam hectic, and the weak of heart might just a have a seizer... or two, but it's worth the risk. Of course game play consists of shooting things, and blowing things up, but were not playing this for the storyline, that's for sure.
and although it does chug a bit when my video recorder is in effect, it moves very quickly.
It really is your standard shooting gallery kind of game, but for four bucks... I'll take it.
Heres a small sample of the game, the only thing is, the music leaves much to be desired, so i added one of my fave's. Look away if you start to blink a lot
by the way if your wondering why I didn't rate this, it's because I don't think it really deserves to be judged, I just think its a good value.
Well now why would I be doing a review about such a small title? Well you underestimate the power of geometry. Geometry Wars is the most downloaded game on the Xbox 360 (so i hear) and is available on Steam for as little as the price of two goes on the DDR machine (thats four dollars).
I do like a good arcade shooter so I thought I'd give it a shot.
I have to say it's quite good. If you've ever played a game called "Mu-Cade" then that's a good comparison to this. But I also have to say if you took away the flashy effects and the really cool "mesh-wave" effect in the background.. this game might not be as interesting. I play it just to see how the effects of my new and improved blaster, will interact with the background mesh.
and of course with something as cool as that you've got to have a black hole or two, just to see what happens!
Yeah this game is pretty dam hectic, and the weak of heart might just a have a seizer... or two, but it's worth the risk. Of course game play consists of shooting things, and blowing things up, but were not playing this for the storyline, that's for sure.
and although it does chug a bit when my video recorder is in effect, it moves very quickly.
It really is your standard shooting gallery kind of game, but for four bucks... I'll take it.
Heres a small sample of the game, the only thing is, the music leaves much to be desired, so i added one of my fave's. Look away if you start to blink a lot
by the way if your wondering why I didn't rate this, it's because I don't think it really deserves to be judged, I just think its a good value.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
STEAM
ive said it before and ill say it again, steam is the place to go for a wide selection of entertaining games!
and due to recent events, i will be able to play most of that that wide selection! hooray!
the first game on my list believe it or not, was a delightful game called "the crazy adventures of gumboy" a wonderful sidescroller, thats got a lot going for it!
firstly, this is one of the most visually pleasing games i have ever seen. i have to put it right up there with guildwars for graphics. yes it is a 2D game, but it has such a magical feel about it, i think the developers must have done every single image in photoshop or something because this game, is friggin sexy-looking, and i dont say the term likely...
second of all, the gameplay is just.....fun. nothing more then that, its just plain entertaining, and thats why we play games isnt it? forget the story, games are usually better without it, and i know i gave gears of war shit for not having story, but thats because it should have a story.
why? becuase throughout the game, it feels like it leading somewhere... what are these creatures? why are we at war with them? what do they want?
gumboy, doesnt even try to have a story and thats what i like about it. it tries to be fun, and a lot of games these days are trying to be a lot more then that.
ive always said, i would rather play a good game that tried to be simple, then a bad game that was trying to be complex.
the only thing i dont like about this game, is the control. not like..the buttons, or anything, but how you actually control your dude. it gets kind of agrivating sometimes, when he bounces around where you don't want him, but this is not too common, and i forgive it, just because it looks so nice :)
so i give this game a 8/1o its a good game and for TEN DOLLARS!?!? holy shit... buy this game, buy it now...
this is my video, the music is ...not mine, i got it from newgrounds a long time ago...
if you cant see, that means you are reading this not so long after i write it! thank you reader!!
ive said it before and ill say it again, steam is the place to go for a wide selection of entertaining games!
and due to recent events, i will be able to play most of that that wide selection! hooray!
the first game on my list believe it or not, was a delightful game called "the crazy adventures of gumboy" a wonderful sidescroller, thats got a lot going for it!
firstly, this is one of the most visually pleasing games i have ever seen. i have to put it right up there with guildwars for graphics. yes it is a 2D game, but it has such a magical feel about it, i think the developers must have done every single image in photoshop or something because this game, is friggin sexy-looking, and i dont say the term likely...
second of all, the gameplay is just.....fun. nothing more then that, its just plain entertaining, and thats why we play games isnt it? forget the story, games are usually better without it, and i know i gave gears of war shit for not having story, but thats because it should have a story.
why? becuase throughout the game, it feels like it leading somewhere... what are these creatures? why are we at war with them? what do they want?
gumboy, doesnt even try to have a story and thats what i like about it. it tries to be fun, and a lot of games these days are trying to be a lot more then that.
ive always said, i would rather play a good game that tried to be simple, then a bad game that was trying to be complex.
the only thing i dont like about this game, is the control. not like..the buttons, or anything, but how you actually control your dude. it gets kind of agrivating sometimes, when he bounces around where you don't want him, but this is not too common, and i forgive it, just because it looks so nice :)
so i give this game a 8/1o its a good game and for TEN DOLLARS!?!? holy shit... buy this game, buy it now...
this is my video, the music is ...not mine, i got it from newgrounds a long time ago...
if you cant see, that means you are reading this not so long after i write it! thank you reader!!
gears of war...
ok i know ive already done it, but i went back and played it all the way through, this time with a friend...
i have to admit, with a friend, even the stupid beserker levels are fun, and thats saying a LOT!
i bought another controller, so i could play halo with my friend (i know its on my hate list....dont ask)
and i played a selection of xbox games with my friend master gex...
it was fun working together, and i might even replay the game on a harder setting, but the storyline is still lame and dried out, like a shriveled 1up shroom.
so, although i forget what i gave it before, ill give this game an updated 7/10
ok i know ive already done it, but i went back and played it all the way through, this time with a friend...
i have to admit, with a friend, even the stupid beserker levels are fun, and thats saying a LOT!
i bought another controller, so i could play halo with my friend (i know its on my hate list....dont ask)
and i played a selection of xbox games with my friend master gex...
it was fun working together, and i might even replay the game on a harder setting, but the storyline is still lame and dried out, like a shriveled 1up shroom.
so, although i forget what i gave it before, ill give this game an updated 7/10
well well well i havent done anything in a while havent i?
thats going to change, first off shadowrun.
i have to say i was kind of dissapointed with this game, in more ways then one. first off id like to say that the PC version of the game is only available on vista, and cant be installed on XP. second of all you have to own a live account which means you have to pay microsoft money just to play online. thirdly the single player in this game, is.....fairly non-existant. four.. well thats enough for me at that point...
the gameplay is interesting, new and somewhat innovative of the first person shooter. now with the new addition of magic to the playing field, almost anything is possible.
i thought i might segragate this a bit...
teleportation
neat, its a good way to flash in and out of battle. if your in trouble, you can get out in a second, and your enemy probably wont know where you went, unless you were obvious about it.
drawback... of course there are always solid walls, and sometimes they arent so blatently obvious, so the next time you need to get out of a battle, you might not be able to, and that extra second really counts in this game...
Ressurection
a cool thing about this is that you arent quite alive. if the person that ressurects you dies then you lose health until death.
drawbacks... of course this means that when people die more and more, eventually everyones going to rely on one person to stay alive...
i havent tried to ressurect someone who ressurected me... im not sure how that would work...
smoke
i think of it as "ghosting". you leave your body and become this whipsy seethrough ghost of yourself, inpenatrable to bullets and weapons. although you can be hurt quite a bit by a ability called "gust" but the ability is so useless the only reason you would want to have it is for this.
summon
the last of the "major" spells, which of course summons a big fiend that tears your enemies apart, a fitting end.
you also have some technology at your disposal, including the ability to see through walls, a glider, auto-aim, and grenades...
the game is fairly fun, but gets kind of tiresome quick, also there arent too many levels to choose from and there is a lot of dying involved...
as for online, it might have been enhanced with a mic and earphone, but i think a 40 dollar price sticker for microsofts golden microphone, is asking too much, so they will have to deal with my dissapointment.
i give this game a 7/10
neat idea but there are just too many factors, that kill this game
thats going to change, first off shadowrun.
i have to say i was kind of dissapointed with this game, in more ways then one. first off id like to say that the PC version of the game is only available on vista, and cant be installed on XP. second of all you have to own a live account which means you have to pay microsoft money just to play online. thirdly the single player in this game, is.....fairly non-existant. four.. well thats enough for me at that point...
the gameplay is interesting, new and somewhat innovative of the first person shooter. now with the new addition of magic to the playing field, almost anything is possible.
i thought i might segragate this a bit...
teleportation
neat, its a good way to flash in and out of battle. if your in trouble, you can get out in a second, and your enemy probably wont know where you went, unless you were obvious about it.
drawback... of course there are always solid walls, and sometimes they arent so blatently obvious, so the next time you need to get out of a battle, you might not be able to, and that extra second really counts in this game...
Ressurection
a cool thing about this is that you arent quite alive. if the person that ressurects you dies then you lose health until death.
drawbacks... of course this means that when people die more and more, eventually everyones going to rely on one person to stay alive...
i havent tried to ressurect someone who ressurected me... im not sure how that would work...
smoke
i think of it as "ghosting". you leave your body and become this whipsy seethrough ghost of yourself, inpenatrable to bullets and weapons. although you can be hurt quite a bit by a ability called "gust" but the ability is so useless the only reason you would want to have it is for this.
summon
the last of the "major" spells, which of course summons a big fiend that tears your enemies apart, a fitting end.
you also have some technology at your disposal, including the ability to see through walls, a glider, auto-aim, and grenades...
the game is fairly fun, but gets kind of tiresome quick, also there arent too many levels to choose from and there is a lot of dying involved...
as for online, it might have been enhanced with a mic and earphone, but i think a 40 dollar price sticker for microsofts golden microphone, is asking too much, so they will have to deal with my dissapointment.
i give this game a 7/10
neat idea but there are just too many factors, that kill this game
Monday, June 11, 2007
wow..... haven't made a new post in a while... maybe because ive been playing garry's mod...
they've vamped it up to the point where you really can....do ANYTHING!
heres a short 5 minute video that i made over the weekened to prove it...
ps, ill be doing shadowrun shortly, looks like a fairly interesting game...
they've vamped it up to the point where you really can....do ANYTHING!
heres a short 5 minute video that i made over the weekened to prove it...
ps, ill be doing shadowrun shortly, looks like a fairly interesting game...
Saturday, May 05, 2007
paper Mario part 3
well, it was hard on everyone but i managed to play and beat super paper Mario. i rented it on Sunday and beat it today (Saturday) and let me tell you it wasn't no walk in the park. i guess if i were to buy the game, i would've taken more time to enjoy it, but with a time limit as little as six days, you've got to prioritize.
one thing I've got to warn against... do not do what i did. if you play this game for too long you start to get frustrated with it and it doesn't really deserve frustration. i will say the game gets tedious around chapter six or seven though. at that time i was just thinking "i just want to get to the end, i just want to get to the end" but maybe that was only under the circumstances. i must say that this game was really good. i really liked everything. the setting, the concept and the plot, man oh man, you'd never think you'd find one in a Mario game, but this one was really good. first of all, this game gets big time points for pulling out the princess is stolen crap and putting in some actual story. its no longer about peach but about saving the universe, and in about eight or nine different dimensions. unfortunately i had a rather unpleasant shock by tripping over a plot twist near the end on a youtube video (thanks a lot... jerk) but ah well, in a way it made it interesting.
i really must put emphasis on how good the story really was, at the end, i almost shed a tear, it was really sad... but in a happy way, but oh oh oh ive said too much ^ ^
i like to see Luigi is actually playing a part in things, i hope that sticks. lets face it Luigi is a much more likable character then Mario, Mario's personality is really paper thin (heh heh). but honestly, once again Mario is reduced to a few head jerks and mumbles. I'm cool with the fact that Nintendo didn't want him to be a talking character, but they have to confront the fact that he will in turn be a "who cares" character. in fact I'm going to go as far as saying i kind of dislike Mario, he always triumphs in the end and he doesn't say a word about it.
the new villain is frigging AWESOME! hes got so much style and character, i really wish Nintendo could bring him back to something, i don't know, a cameo would be nice but of course i think he would need his own game. i am of course talking about the infamous Count Bleck, and besides his name he is in general a really cool character. nefarious is pretty cool, thats the counts brainwashing sidekick.
if you didn't know already the new gimmick is that you can switch between dimensions, very cool idea, and it would be welcome in games to come i think!
my only real complaint is its another (find the seven things) game... we really need to get away from that, but you know what, good job Nintendo!
8.5/9
well, it was hard on everyone but i managed to play and beat super paper Mario. i rented it on Sunday and beat it today (Saturday) and let me tell you it wasn't no walk in the park. i guess if i were to buy the game, i would've taken more time to enjoy it, but with a time limit as little as six days, you've got to prioritize.
one thing I've got to warn against... do not do what i did. if you play this game for too long you start to get frustrated with it and it doesn't really deserve frustration. i will say the game gets tedious around chapter six or seven though. at that time i was just thinking "i just want to get to the end, i just want to get to the end" but maybe that was only under the circumstances. i must say that this game was really good. i really liked everything. the setting, the concept and the plot, man oh man, you'd never think you'd find one in a Mario game, but this one was really good. first of all, this game gets big time points for pulling out the princess is stolen crap and putting in some actual story. its no longer about peach but about saving the universe, and in about eight or nine different dimensions. unfortunately i had a rather unpleasant shock by tripping over a plot twist near the end on a youtube video (thanks a lot... jerk) but ah well, in a way it made it interesting.
i really must put emphasis on how good the story really was, at the end, i almost shed a tear, it was really sad... but in a happy way, but oh oh oh ive said too much ^ ^
i like to see Luigi is actually playing a part in things, i hope that sticks. lets face it Luigi is a much more likable character then Mario, Mario's personality is really paper thin (heh heh). but honestly, once again Mario is reduced to a few head jerks and mumbles. I'm cool with the fact that Nintendo didn't want him to be a talking character, but they have to confront the fact that he will in turn be a "who cares" character. in fact I'm going to go as far as saying i kind of dislike Mario, he always triumphs in the end and he doesn't say a word about it.
the new villain is frigging AWESOME! hes got so much style and character, i really wish Nintendo could bring him back to something, i don't know, a cameo would be nice but of course i think he would need his own game. i am of course talking about the infamous Count Bleck, and besides his name he is in general a really cool character. nefarious is pretty cool, thats the counts brainwashing sidekick.
if you didn't know already the new gimmick is that you can switch between dimensions, very cool idea, and it would be welcome in games to come i think!
my only real complaint is its another (find the seven things) game... we really need to get away from that, but you know what, good job Nintendo!
8.5/9
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