I apologize for the lack of posts over the past few weeks. This is a bit of a transition period for myself as well as Matt. I am unemployed at the moment and have to deal with a dial-up Internet connection, lol. Matt just started working full time and he's still trying to adjust to a new schedule and such. Last but not least, after talking with Matt on the phone the other night, neither of us has really been playing anything lately.
My brother let me borrow his Gamecube a few weeks ago and the novelty of the gesture has just about worn off. I beat The Legend of Zelda: The Windwaker a few weeks ago and the game surprisingly still looks impressive. There are a few nagging issues I still have with that game and I'm guessing those issues still exist in the Twilight Princess. I turned around and started playing with the Legend of Zelda collector's disc which people received after pre-ordering the Windwaker. The Ocarina of Time still plays well, but it shows how little Nintendo is willing to budge on the Zelda franchise. Ocarina of Time and the Windwaker came out about 5 years apart from each other, yet some old problems still rear their ugly heads. The characters do not speak (nor do they in Twilight Princess, which is pathetic). The majority of the boss encounters look great, but offer little to no challenge. The story is just a rehash of the previous games. If Nintendo wants to see this series evolve, they're going to have to take some more risks.
On a quick note, Manhunt 2 has been banned in certain territories and I could care less. The first game was rubbish and is the only game in my two decades of gaming I felt pushed things too far. Jamming nails into people's eyes (not actually in the game, but just an example of the level of violence) or suffocating people to death simply doesn't need to be in a game, period. I know you might think, "But Aaron, didn't you give God of War and God of War II rave reviews?" Yup, I did. Play those games and then play Manhunt. You'll understand the difference afterwards. Not only is God of War a far better franchise, but the tone and context of the violence of the game is far different.
note: Nintendo, Matt and I (and at least a million other gamers) will each buy a DS if you release software that teaches us Japanese. Get on that.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
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