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#1 gonzalezj1
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There's several things that are annoying about what's going on in this thread. The first is that no one has bothered to come up with an operational definition of "dumbed down". I suppose the op should have done that. The second is that no one feels that it's necessary to explain why they feel as though a game has been dumbed down. There's obviously going to be some contention - you need to defend your position.
This thread will become a "let's hate popular games" thread.IronBass
I think it already has. So let me continue with that: Final Fantasy. All of them. Heck, JRPGs in general. They're just "dumbed down" versions of WRPGs. They took the role-playing out of RPGs. There is no real character interaction; you have no influence over the outcome of the story. Even the stats are simplified versions of WRPGs' stats. I think the Final Fantasy series is probably the most egregious example of the dumbing down of a genre. Play KOTOR or Fallout 2 or Neverwinter Nights and then play any JRPG and tell me which is the deeper, more true RPG experience. That being said, I still love a good JRPG (dumbing down isn't always a bad thing).
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#2 gonzalezj1
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If you want, go here.

It's the Nintendo support site.

The stuff about games freezing is a the bottom of the page and there's some more links and stuff.

Hope this helped.

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#3 gonzalezj1
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My Wii has never frozen. I've never actually heard of a Wii freezing until this thread.

Nintendo consoles are usually pretty darn reliable, so I'm going to say that it's pretty wierd.

(And, really? Hot Wheels is a demanding game?)

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PC's are for playing WOW nothing else.

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Truth of the Century! The_Brodeo has won the System Wars!
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#5 gonzalezj1
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[QUOTE="CwlHeddwyn"]

so the unified console would have to go down the PC route.

components made by different companies, advancing every year, games pushing the envelope.

Nintendo_Ownes7

Yeah that's what would have to happen for a Unified Console to work.

And then it wouldn't be a console. It would be a PC that hooks up to your tv - something a lot of PCs can do anyway.
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#6 gonzalezj1
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I see that Microsoft has yet to visit these boards and congratulate me for my genius. That's OK. Take your time Mr. Gates, take your time. By the way, when you offer to hire me Microsoft, you're going to have to pay me the big bucks if you want me to relocate.
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#7 gonzalezj1
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Just think...

The Microsoft Yablo.

I'm getting goosebumps.

EDIT:

I just realized!!!

Yablo spelled backwards is Olbay!

That's just another reason why Microsoft needs to make the Yablo!

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#8 gonzalezj1
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Yes! Microsoft NEEDS a Y! And, fortunately, I have the perfect product name for them! Get ready for it... Yablo. That's right, Yablo. It's perfect. It could be a handheld gaming device or it could be a talking mouse - you decide, Microsoft! The best part is that yablo.com is only a placeholder site that could be bought for cheap! You're welcome Microsoft. Just remember to thank me on stage at next year's E3.
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#9 gonzalezj1
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Most FF games can be played on PS2 :?

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It's true. I think you can play thirteen FF games on a PS2.

If I'm not mistaken, FFI - XII (minus III), FFX-2, and FFTactics can all be played on a PS2.

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#10 gonzalezj1
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[QUOTE="Trmpt"][QUOTE="stylesPS3"] giving you examples of real spinoffs so you understand and hopefully wont make the same mistake of calling a game like Versus a spinoff, especially when devs themselves say this is a complete different game and what a Final Fantasy should be.stylesPS3

How is Halo Reach a spin off?

cuz its not halo 3 or halo 4. it is spinning off the main series and using the name.

Wait, wait, wait... wait. Let me get this straight. The original argument was that Final Fantasy XIII VS was NOT a spin-off like Halo Wars or Halo ODST. The reason those Halo games are spin-offs is because they do not follow Halo 3 in numerical succession - they're not calling Halo Reach "Halo 4". So... maybe I missed something in your explanation, but wouldn't that make Final Fantasy XIII VS a spin-off too?