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#1 DerekLoffin
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[QUOTE="EntwineX"]Of course the graphics can be compared, they are a huge part of games so there's really no excuse for Wii anymore. Wii is grossly overpriced for its hardware and features, there's no denying it. That being said where I live Wii is still a tad bit cheaper than 360 arcade and I would never buy that POS anyway since the add-on HDD is still so expensive.saolin323

ALL games play on 360 core. the HDD is not needed at all for that

Not quite all, FFXI for instance needs the HDD. Also, many others are seriously gimped without the HDD

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[QUOTE="DerekLoffin"][QUOTE="JiveT"]

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=88881

This article completely destroys hermits weaksauce arguments against Bioshock in comparison to SS2.

JiveT

I'm sorry, but this article is the only thing that is weak sauce. Bioshock has about 2 things on SS, graphics, and no gun degredation... which SS2 patched away anyway leaving bioshock with 1 thing. Everything else is either worse, or only as good (and mostly the former not the later).

"The first one's true. BioShock is both a more accessible and easier game than System Shock 2. But "easier" doesn't have anything to with it being "dumber", and hating "more accessible" is just petty elitismfrom people who'd actually like videogames to be a ghetto consisting of them - especially when some of the things to make the game more accessible can be turned off. As long as point two's not true, then the former really doesn't matter."

I guess that line really must have hit you hard. ;)

Nope, all it did is prove he is one of those types that doesn't like it when others don't worship the game he likes. Nothing he said in any way helped his case.

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http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=88881

This article completely destroys hermits weaksauce arguments against Bioshock in comparison to SS2.

JiveT

I'm sorry, but this article is the only thing that is weak sauce. Bioshock has about 2 things on SS, graphics, and no gun degredation... which SS2 patched away anyway leaving bioshock with 1 thing. Everything else is either worse, or only as good (and mostly the former not the later).

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[QUOTE="DerekLoffin"][QUOTE="L1qu1dSword"]

OK so last generation the cows would say that the inferior graphics and hardware that had issues failing was ok with them because ps2 had the most games and the best ones too.

I think it's funny how that argument has disapeared now that it is true of their opposing console the 360.

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No, the argument hasn't disappeared, lemmings now use it, and now are on the receiving end of the opposite side. Funny how that works. You know, sorta like how sheep kept going on about how sales weren't important last gen, but now are the first ones to post sales figures because it's now in their favor.

However, the biggest issue with the so called 'hypocrisy' is that 'Cows' (and 'Sheeps' and 'Lemmings' and yes even 'Hermits') are not one individual, which means, gasp, they can have differing oppinions and problems. If Joe says DRE was excusable, and Jim says RROD sucks, just because both happen to be Sony fans does not mean either is bying a hypocrite, because individually they haven't contracticed themselves. Joe may still feel RROD is excusable, and Jim may have thought DRE was bad too.

OK I did not think that I was conversing online with ONE lemming on a computer in his hole in the ground, ONE cow in the midwest with ethernet cables going into the barn and ONE hermit living in a cave.

I AM aware that these are actually large groups of people comprised of individuals with their own thoughts and opinions. However, when conversing about such things it is common to make generalities of that nature.

Kind of like saying "Democrats are against the war" or "Republicans tend to be traditional."

It's a given that the statement does not leave a blanket of 100 percent truth over the issue, BUT it is true often enough that for the sake of a discussion a point can be made.

A less lengthy response would be.....DUH!

Sorry, but saying everyone does it, or it's okay because it's commonly done does not make it any more correct. You claim hypocricy, and therefore must show hypocricy, however it cannot be shown unless you get down to individuals, not group identities. You can't even claim it as a common trend, because hypocricy requires 2 things (one stance for something, one stance against the same general principle under a different circumstance), which again requires you to get down to individuals, not the group as a whole, as individual, as I pointed out, even within a group can hold opposite views but completely consistent with themselves. It's like claiming all dogs are green when half are blue and half are yellow. The logic doesn't follow.

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Has it won, no, not quite yet.

Is it kicking serious booty, yes, definitely, no question about it. Anything that can stay sold out for over a year with very large production and shipping number is seriously impressive.

I can tell you, I'm finally at the point where I'll be buying a new console and Wii is it... as soon as I can actually find one, which at the moment looks to be no time soon. This when last gen GC really disappointed me and I still won't touch a DS.

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OK so last generation the cows would say that the inferior graphics and hardware that had issues failing was ok with them because ps2 had the most games and the best ones too.

I think it's funny how that argument has disapeared now that it is true of their opposing console the 360.

L1qu1dSword

No, the argument hasn't disappeared, lemmings now use it, and now are on the receiving end of the opposite side. Funny how that works. You know, sorta like how sheep kept going on about how sales weren't important last gen, but now are the first ones to post sales figures because it's now in their favor.

However, the biggest issue with the so called 'hypocrisy' is that 'Cows' (and 'Sheeps' and 'Lemmings' and yes even 'Hermits') are not one individual, which means, gasp, they can have differing oppinions and problems. If Joe says DRE was excusable, and Jim says RROD sucks, just because both happen to be Sony fans does not mean either is bying a hypocrite, because individually they haven't contracticed themselves. Joe may still feel RROD is excusable, and Jim may have thought DRE was bad too.

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There are numerous reasons I didn't like the original halo:

1. Bungie should be banned from using copy and paste for the good of humanity. Never have I seen such repetive level design in a popular FPS. And worse still, they make you go back through them all... ugh...

2. A tank where you can freely shoot the driver... what genius engineer thought that was a good idea? Maybe good for gameplay, but a gloriously stupid premise in a game.

3. Really stupid vehichle controls.

Anyway, I don't claim these to be truths, they are my oppinions, which clearly lots don't share, but it's the reason I never could get into halo.

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There is almost no chance of a PS3 exclusive here. As others have pointed out, Capcom is very X360 favorable, and in that light the chance of them completely skipping that platform are basically 0. I'd be far less surprised if it was 360 exclusive, although with 360's current standings in Japan, that too highly unlikely. At most you might see a timed exclusive.
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Only one I can think of that hasn't been mentioned yet is Luca Blight from Suikoden II. I hated him so much by the time you get to kill him, and damn was he hard. He's pretty cliche, but damn, he just stands out in my mind.
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#10 DerekLoffin
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Personally, I found Okami to be a fresher experience than TP, but none the less both are very solid games and I'd easily recommend getting both if you can.