Talking 'Bout This Generation

[YellerDog]

What makes you think I ever wanted to do anything but write?

I thought all you columns dudes wanted to be Anthony Burch or something?

[Frogacuda]

I don't think anybody's making Street Fighter III again, is the problem. Games are a big risk financially, and that is a banner game for "big-ass 2D productions are not a sure bet", unfortunately.

It's kind of ambiguous, really. If they COULD make the modern equivalent of SF3 on a comparable budget to the original SF3, I think it'd be perfectly viable economically. I don't know what Street Fighter III cost to make, but I guaruntee you it was a shitload less than retail Xbox/PS3 games, and probably less than Street Fighter IV.

The problem, it seems like, is more that the cost of 2D at HD spiraled more than the shrinking market for 2D, although obviously both are considerations.

We probably won't see it tried in a fighting game first, maybe a platformer or something more manageable. A modern day equivalent of Earthworm Jim's process (but less work since it doesn't have to be cleaned up as pixel art at the end).

[BonusKun]

Bullshit. Show me a shooter on Saturn or PS1 that looks as good as Pulstar. The RAM simply wasn't there to support very detailed 2D games, not just fighters.

Going to have to agree with this. The Playstation was just not the console that was meant to support 2D Neo games because of memory issues if anything. Samurai Shodown, KoF, W/e was on the NEo just looked better on the Neo then it did on the Playstation.

[A Robot Bit Me]

Bullshit. Show me a shooter on Saturn or PS1 that looks as good as Pulstar.

Sengoku Blaede.

[Fe 26]

I've sat most of this gen out. I've yet to see a game that made me want to drop 300+ for a new console. Or 1000+ for a good hd tv for that matter.

I did buy Ghostbusters, Valk Chronicles, and brutal legend. All of which were a little flaud, but I enjoyed them and I'm glad we got them. I don't think they could have been done as well had they been done on previous systems. The later half of Ghostbusters was a little meh, and kind of felt like tacted on levels from another game (spider boss woman? Devil May cry much?) but shit, did you see that proton beam? That was freaking awesome. And god that would have looked like shit on the PS2. It would have been a spinning multicolored polygon stick. About my only gripe with Valk was the writing. Too much animeish crap. But the gameplay and graphics? Fun Fun. You were pretty much playing a water color WW2 manga, how awesome is that? Brutal legend was fun despite being 50% of what it should have been. Sure the strat battles were a botched pile of shit. But I got to drive a hot rod around, listen to metal and hit monster dear.

I do wish brown games would go away though. And all these day one DLC for people who buy games at release can eat my ass. What the fuck is that shit? What if we did that with cars or clothes? If you don't buy the new ford on day one, they get to keep a tire. wtf

[Joust Williams]

FLAUD

hahahaha

[Andrew]

Oh for fuck's sake.

[Mzo]

Video games keep getting better and better. The sheer amount of options available to me through DLC services and emulation alone is staggering and completely cover any nostalgic needs I may have. The new consoles are great for their respective exclusives and big budget titles, while the handhelds (including the fucking crazy iPhone 4) cover the quirky japanese shit I still secretly enjoy in short bursts. There probably isn't a single gaming want I can't satisfy within minutes at this point, and it's getting better every year.

Not having an HDTV is lols, even if they do introduce horrible, undocumented lag issues that make buying a new one the biggest headache of all fucking time. Worth it for the staggering image quality. This is like the dude holding on to his VCR tapes saying DVD is not worth it.

[Yoshi]

FLAUD

hahahaha

Holy shit. That needs to be his new name so badly. It just sums him up in five, formerly disassociated letters.

[Yoshi]

hit monster dear.

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