It's got the 'Only on Xbox.' It's locked in for a year at least.
PS - Crimson Sea is the greatest action RPG ever and it's exclusive to Xbox.
PPS - Kingdom Hearts is a sorry excuse for a game. The Bouncer was more fun and that sucked.
It's got the 'Only on Xbox.' It's locked in for a year at least.
PS - Crimson Sea is the greatest action RPG ever and it's exclusive to Xbox.
PPS - Kingdom Hearts is a sorry excuse for a game. The Bouncer was more fun and that sucked.
Oh, I thought you meant the exclusive games on XBox versus the exclusive games on PS2 or GC. Silly me.Quote:
Originally posted by dhowerter
I meant the exclusive games on XBox versus the exclusive games on PS2 or GC.
Right. Because Metroid Prime and Halo represent the average game on their respective system. But then, Steel Battalion automatically wins its battle seeing as how the other two systems don't even have anything in its genre, and that's clearly an average XBox game.Quote:
For example, Metroid Prime DESTROYS Halo in terms of visuals, fun, and exploration.
Remotely close in what way? If you mean any XBox games that use Square and Disney characters, then no, there's nothing like that on XBox.Quote:
Also, you don't see ANYTHING like Kingdom Hearts on XBox (even remotely close).
Let's just narrow down the field while making things up as we go along, shall we? In that case, I want you to defend the GC lineup using only its games that fall into the music/dance genre.Quote:
Secondly, when I was talking about the lack of colorful games on XBox, I meant EXCLUSIVE ones AND ones that are not fighting and driving type games.
I already listed JSRF, reading helps.Quote:
I mean do you see any COLORFUL and detailed platformers
Pirates bright enough for ya?Quote:
action/adventure
Seeing as how the PS2 has two that qualify, (and neither is excellent) I don't see anything to worry about for any console owner.Quote:
RPGs
I know you don't.Quote:
I think not.
Geez! Ok, here goes, the single player mode of Halo is NOT more fun than Metroid Prime. (BTW. multiplayer is not important ot me).
The fun, exploration (forgot that did you), and strategic combat in MP far outclasses Halo. I mean heck, the game is highly strategic, with almost every enemy (especially bosses) requiring different strategies to deal with them and differemt weapons to use to defeat them. If that's the kind of thing you mean by "Strategic" then MP beats Halo in that regard.
Secondly, of course Halo 2 will have better graphics than Halo 1, but I bet you BIG time, it won't have the utter attention to enviromental detail, perfect level design, awesome music, fantastic control (all of which have been lauded by SEVERAL reviewers of the game as well as me :-), not ot mention the MUCH more colorful and beautiful environments in MP.
I mean come on, Halo's primary colors are green, brown, grey, and black Ugh.
One last thing, can't emphasize it enough, the incredibly FUN exploration of MP is really the kicker, which Halo (and probably) Halo 2) lacks.
FYI: If you're going by reviewers, Halo is the greatest thing in existance and is better then sex. I can tell you from experience that it's not, but you best not drag the general gaming public into this.Quote:
[...] all of which have been lauded by SEVERAL reviewers of the game as well as me [...]
Tracer's proves my point. Just because a developer is talking to a magazine that covers a particular console doesn't mean they're going to suck up to the readership. If that were true, Rockstar would have had to release GTA 3 for Game Cube and Xbox.Quote:
Originally posted by Core Boy
huh? what?
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I haven't seen the interveiw. When a company is trying to market and advertise their product to an exclusive audience, and they are speaking through a publication read (almost)exclusively by this exclusive audience then it is not unlikely that they will rub the balls of that exclusive audience in any way they see fit so that the exclusive audience will have a hardon for the exclusive product and think it is something special for them, and that Smilebit is their friend, and Smilebit is watching out for them, and Smilebit will only provide the goods for them because said exclusive audience is where its at.
I'm also sure that Ikaruga for GC is not the result of Treasure sucking up to GC gamers in particular.
MechDeus - First, I didn't say Halo or Metroid Prime were AVERAGE games. They're not, but they are exclusive games for each system.
I was simply trying to compare what I see as 2 games that are somewhat similar for each console. Silly me.
Second, by remotely close to Kingdom Hearts, I mean a WELL-crafted action-RPG or RPG. (No Morrowind is NOT well-crafted; witness the incredibly clunky fighting engine, not ot mention a serious lack of vivid colors other than Greys, browns, and other drab colors)
Third, very funny. I eliminated driving and fighting games (and JSRF is kind of a driving game) because ALL of the "Colorful" XBox games fell into those 2 categories (except Blinx), and 2 Categories do NOT a good library make :-) I was trying to show that outside those 2 categories (and Blinx), there is NOTHING.
Fourthly, JSRF is NOT a platformer. :-)
Fifthly, the PS2 has Suikoden 3, Final Fantasy X, Kingdom Hearts, and soon to come FFX 2, XenoSaga, and Star Ocean 3. to name a few. That is defnitely more than 2. Maybe you should learn to count :-)
Sixthly, as for the "I think not",
There are no ColorFul action/adventure, action-RPGs, RPGs, platform games, etc on XBox. Thats a fact, so I stated it. How am I wrong?
Dude, are you sure you're talking about the Xbox? I think what you really need is a new TV, seeing how you're having so much trouble with colors and all. I play my Xbox on a 27' WEGA through component inputs and I can assure you, there are NO problems with the Xbox's color palette.
Perhaps you need a SNES? :D
Melf - I mean in general, the XBox games are just much less colorful games (with Bright, vivid colors like Jak and Daxter or Mario Sunshine) than the PS2 and especially GC games.
I mean most of the XBox games have borwn, green, black, and gray as their primary color components. For example, compare Blinx (one of the most colorful games on the system) to Jak and Daxter or Mario Sunshine. Blnx is just not as colorful and bright/vivid.
Heck, compare Dead to Rights, Splinter Cell, Halo 1 and 2, Morrowind, almost any major XBox title to Mario Sunshine. That's a bit of an extreme example, but the lack of color becomes extremely evident.
BTW, my TV is fine ;-)
I didn't say it was.Quote:
Originally posted by dhowerter
Geez! Ok, here goes, the single player mode of Halo is NOT more fun than Metroid Prime.
Heh, it's too easy, but...Quote:
(BTW. multiplayer is not important ot me).
Sorry, didn't realize you had no friends.
No, I didn't say you're wrong because you're right (congratulations by the way, print that out and hang it on the fridge.) Halo isn't at all about exploration, whereas it is Metroid's most defining aspect.Quote:
exploration (forgot that did you)
Actually, I don't consider knowing what weapon to swap to strategic in the least - it's memorization by trial and error (or here, scanning) and nothing more.Quote:
and strategic combat in MP far outclasses Halo. I mean heck, the game is highly strategic, with almost every enemy (especially bosses) requiring different strategies to deal with them and differemt weapons to use to defeat them. If that's the kind of thing you mean by "Strategic" then MP beats Halo in that regard.
I love Metroid Prime, and I love the satisfaction of knowing what weaps take down which critters, but to call that strategy is isn't very accurate.
One, H2 will have better graphics than MP, as well as H1. Two, who knows since neither of us have played it. Three, who knows since neither of us have played it. Four, who knows since neither of us have played it. Five, who knows since neither of us have played it.Quote:
Secondly, of course Halo 2 will have better graphics than Halo 1, but I bet you BIG time, it won't have the utter attention to enviromental detail, perfect level design, awesome music, fantastic control (all of which have been lauded by SEVERAL reviewers of the game as well as me :-), not ot mention the MUCH more colorful and beautiful environments in MP.
Anyway, Metroid Prime is a better single player game than Halo, yeah. But in no way does that mean that Halo isn't worth owning. Metroid Prime is a better single player game than 98% of the games out there for crying out loud, it's a really really good game. That doesn't mean that the other 98% shouldn't be experienced though, especially since Metroid is a fairly unique title, and there are tons of different types of games out there. Like Panzer Dragoon on Xbox for example. And complaining about color types? Did you own a PS2 for the first year? It seemed to star a heck of a lot of brown itself as I recall. It's the developers choices that dictate color schemes, not the console.
Stop buying crap like Kingdom Hearts for awhile and you'll have the cash to get an Xbox and two free (and colorful!) Sega titles. Panzer + JSRF + Sega GT + that new system smell -or- a couple of generic platforms and RPGs. Tough one.
Want lack of color? Wait until Splinter Cell comes out on PS2. :sneak:Quote:
Originally posted by dhowerter
Melf - I mean in general, the XBox games are just much less colorful games (with Bright, vivid colors like Jak and Daxter or Mario Sunshine) than the PS2 and especially GC games.
I mean most of the XBox games have borwn, green, black, and gray as their primary color components. For example, compare Blinx (one of the most colorful games on the system) to Jak and Daxter or Mario Sunshine. Blnx is just not as colorful and bright/vivid.
Heck, compare Dead to Rights, Splinter Cell, Halo 1 and 2, Morrowind, almost any major XBox title to Mario Sunshine. That's a bit of an extreme example, but the lack of color becomes extremely evident.
BTW, my TV is fine ;-)
Remember, color use is relative to the game in question. Sunshine is, of course, colorful. It's a Mario game set on a tropical island. Bright colors are a must. On the other hand, neither RE game on GC makes use of bright colors since they're "scary" games.
There are plenty of colorful games on Xbox. However, you can't expect a game like Hunter or Enclave to have bright color palettes like Super Monkey Ball or Zelda. That wouldn't be right, given the types of games they are. Could you imagine Vice city with Sunshine's colors? Ouch.