At the beginning of the 3DS' life everybody said "3D is such a gimmick." Yet, to this day, whenever I play my 3DS I can't help but exclaim "oh my god 3D without glasses what is this magic ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" I cannot wait for these Kinect 2 features, I am just so excited.
Definitely tacky. Making jokes at the competition's expense is funny, like the game sharing thing at E3, but directly bashing the competition is unprofessional, regardless of how true it may be.
I'm actually really happy with all of the Xbox One policy reversals. Originally, PS4 and XB1 were kinda different consoles, making my next-gen purchase a tricky decision. Now, with all of the policy changes (including Sony's TV thingy), PS4 and XB1 are essentially the same thing, especially seeing as most of the good launch titles, and probably most 3rd party titles in the future, are or will be non-exclusives. In my opinion, all that's really left is:
1. XB1 has a controller with how many millions invested in it to improve on something that wasn't broken, and it won't cost me any extra over a PS4 controller? It must be pretty freakin' awesome. 2. XB1 has Titanfall.
Maybe there's a feeling that you don't think you can trust Microsoft anymore, but come on, business is business. It's not like they're out to get us and make our lives miserable, that really would be a terrible business move.
@Naylord It just seems unlikely that Snake will be in this next one... But if that's the case, it wouldn't surprise me at all if they replaced him with someone who plays at least similarly, kind of like Mewtwo and Lucario. Kind of.
"Oh she's saying Nintendo are excellent she must be bashing Sony/Microsoft oh why is she attacking me personally I better say something bad about Nintendo..."
Woah, chill out.
The point isn't that the Nintendo games that were announced and shown are breaking all kinds of territories. The point isn't that the racers and shooters that were shown for Sony and Microsoft's systems aren't going to be fresh or innovative or masterpieces.
The point is that there are other things you can do with the incredibly powerful hardware than create a serious realistic shooter or racer. It seems like each publisher is going to try their hand at one of each for these two systems and do basically nothing else. Even if they are all incredible games in their own right, we're going to be stuck with similar gameplay experiences for the next 12-18 months.
Nintendo are keeping it fresh by showing that AAA games don't have to be realistic racers or shooters. Their showcase of games contained games of a variety of tones and genres, and even if they are each just another entry in their respective franchises, the gameplay experiences over the next 12-18 months won't lack variety.
And finally, to anyone saying Mariokart 8 is just another racer, you are a fool. While there is racing involved, that's about where the similarities end between Mariokart and something like Forza or Gran Turismo. Stop being silly please.
I always read reviews on games I'm interested in; but I don't take them as bible truth. A game that a non-biased review gives a 6 could be one man's 9 and another's 3. "Using your own judgment" doesn't mean forking out the $60 or so for any cool looking game instantly. It means thinking about what people have to say, and comparing that to what you like in a game.
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