CorgiShinobi

GameTrailers has an exclusive Origins trailer for Skyward Sword. Thing is, well, there's no more doubt that this is to be the origin story to the Legend of Zelda series.

http://forum.pressxordie.com/index.php?showtopic=84&st=0 Last post was back in June, so its been buried.

Now I really miss my Corgi. She's not dead, just lives with the folks since I've been a college student for the last few years. Besides, with no more kids in the house, they probably need her more than I would. Doesn't mean I don't miss her... (Might upload pics in the Pets thread, if it's still around.)

Yeah, I don't particularly care for how (supposedly) these protests were initiated by an anti-advertising activist group. I dunno, I guess it would be an instance of "agree to disagree."

I demand more pictures of the Corgi! (If that is your dog as your avatar...)

For me, I think the sign of a proper protest is if, aside from simply describing the problem, there is some thought in direction. No one should expect an exact and elegant solution from any one protestor, but it greatly helps when anyone in the protest could be asked what could be done and why it could work. Otherwise it does come down to mere complaining rather than a clear example of dissatisfaction in the current system.

Seriously, I'm word for word with P4 and MBM. There are some understandable, if not agreeable points to the OWS movement. However, all this movement has amounted to is an "idea" and not much else. That's why it's difficult to fully understand; the different factions of OWS have different views, and quite frankly, they're not helping that much other than to say "there's a problem." A while ago the "53%" spawned, which if you're unaware of is the conservative response to OWS. Again, I find it to be somewhat agreeable. Yeah, it's difficult out there, but who said life would be a cake walk? You've got to work to live, and etc. There's no doubt in my mind that a good portion of the "Occupiers" are more so complaining than actually frustrated by the economic imbalance. Still, I feel like it's a bit insensitive to those less fortune to at least be in a stable job. Anyway, there are two types of people in OWS: 1. The hive mind of protestors how come to stick it to the big, bad Man, and so forth. 2. The others who are actually trying to make a difference.

I went to Best Buy today to cancel my pre-order there so I could switch to GameStop's. You have to admit, what they're offering is a megaton compared to Best Buy's one multiplayer character. The problem was if I were to cancel the pre-order, I would have to pay full price for Assassin's Creed II as I got it through the pre-order discount. Note: If you pre-order for a discount, you can't fool the system (man)!

The Grudge I have to say, aside from the jump scare in the beginning, this movie didn't scare me in the slightest. Seriously, (if you've seen it) the scene where the girl is on the bus and sees the "croaking" women ghost-thing, my friends and I began cracking up. Like, it really became predicable as well, but I have to say I did like how it made our typical "safety" places into death pits, i.e. a bed.

People tell me it's "deja vu," but to me that has always signified you're experiencing something really similar and not that you've witnessed it before in a dream. So yeah, I have this happen to me too. Sometimes it happens frequently, sometimes it'll be a long while until I "deja vu" and usually mine are triggered by a phrase and then an associated action. I can't say most of them have been significant, or anything like you could "prevent" an occurrence. Every single one I've had has acted out just as I've seen them, even to the point I recognize the event in the dream.

Possibly a little later once I have my fill of Arkham City and it might be before AC: Revelations.

But wait... then how does any of the "pointer" stuff work? Note I haven't read the review yet, but your comment is baffling me! Now, given all the videos I've watch of the game... there's a strong chance that Skyward Sword might replace Ocarina of Time as my favorite Zelda game, if not favorite game of all time. I'm still carefully staying off the hype train, but every video I see adds something new and exciting.

Alright, I'm at 48% and I think the last one was my fifth call. It looks like, knowing his story, he might have a few more excerpts. Of course, I guess Zsasz could go on about some of his significant kills, and it's not like he doesn't have 143 kills, right? Oh, but what made me log back on after playing tonight...

I didn't realize at first that you had to manually track Zsasz's calls. Most of the time Batman does things automatically. I hope there are not a limited amount of stories, or at least they repeat because I've had (I think) five calls and I'm at 35%.

It's kinda a double-edged sword. With Skyward Sword, I'm seeing a lot of additional content. Without spoiling much, there seems to be more focus on RPG elements like forging items and side quests. There is also focus on music/instruments again. I personally believe that the inclusion of musical elements has been one of the greatest defining Zelda game mechanics of the series. However, what if someone is tired of it? At this moment it has been infused to the Zelda franchise that if you reverse, well, I think you'd find a lot of upset people. Then we get into the issue of believing problems persist, but developers can't locate "the problem." That's where we get tweaking and further into disputes. Nintendo has had new IPs, but they easily become dwarfed by the veteran franchise games. Don't forget, Zelda celebrated its 25th Anniversary. There is Pikmin, a Nintendo IP that dawned in the sixth generation, but the last I heard of it was years ago when Miyamoto basically said, "There's going to be Pikmin 3." I'm at least glad Mario and Zelda can identify themselves. Look toward Spyro for an example of lost identity. While Skylanders has an interesting concept, it's in no way "Spyro the Dragon." It's kinda a shame Sony never really kept a mascot. It seems most of the iconic PlayStation [1] games have faded into "classic" territory. Yeah, there were PS2 iterations, but Sony found new icons to associate with. It makes you think, with the "Michael" television spot, how many of those characters are going to be relevant in 5 years? There will certainly always be a Final Fantasy, and LittleBigPlanet has a lot of potential to live on, but God of War is seems finished. Killzone and Uncharted might have more years after their PS Vita debuts. I dunno, but maybe we'll see more resurrections like Halo 4.

Dead Space 2: Here We Go Again Killzone 3: Genocide Assassin's Creed 2: Renaissance Boogaloo

Seriously. Unlike the other two consoles, there's no account functionality other than, "Hey, you wanna download/delete this game? It would be cool to have a red or black Wii and give my old one to my sister, but then she would have my games...

Eh, Frosty covered this pretty well. Might just "/thread" right now. I will say this, if I should be allowed to follow through... The strict philosophy of "ain't broke, don't fix" I don't inherently adhere to either, but there are a few games that I honestly believe should not be "refined" too drastically lest we see something horrific. That's where I get with Zelda, my favorite video game series. There are changes, small and significant, but we've also reached a point where there's the phrase "for a Zelda game..." (or any other Nintendo game.) Depending on how one speaks, it can have a negative or positive connotation. Something that can signify that it has become "typical" or "stale." However, you might also see it as how the franchise has sustained itself long enough to where it's a pseudo-genre of video games. With the topic of Nintendo game influences, such as Zelda to Darksiders, if Zelda didn't do what it typically did, there might not have been the same influence. I'm not honestly sure how to correctly articulate this, especially after reading Frosty's posts, but when you look at Zelda, Mario, Kirby, or even Metroid, one does expect certain recurring elements. In Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, it was awesome to have the ability to combine powers into new attacks, but Kirby still had to absorb enemies. Even having his friends help out was used before in Kirby's Dreamland 2. Same concept, but different execution. Now this isn't to say Kirby games like Canvas Curse and Epic Yarn were "bad." It's nice to explore a bit, just so long as you remember what's at the core of the franchise. Now I'd like to talk about a certain game again. Metroid: Other M... I mean, it's alright, but it's one of the furthest Metroid titles that illustrates what Metroid is aside from Metroid Prime Pinball on the Nintendo DS. Even basic attributes like enemies and navigation rooms were drastically altered from their defined characteristics. Enemies solely existed to cause damage and there were dozens of navigation rooms scattered about simply to heal Samus Aran along her linear escapade. In short, the foundation laid before previous games was shattered to create a "new" experience that didn't live up to the "Metroid" name. It's not like change is frowned upon in the Metroid universe, especially when you consider how well received the Prime series was and still is. Maybe that's because, for the most part, it merely added to the franchise without taking away anything that was defined as "Metroid." I mean, a gamer might scoff at the idea Samus Aran loses her abilities nearly every game, but then you look at Metroid: Other M and see how ridiculous it is for her to hold back on using her abilities. If I can drive home a point it would be that unlike most other video games, Nintendo games have (as I said before) a built foundation that essentially defines what they are. All you can really do is add onto them because when you begin to look backward, you're altering years of gaming progress. We don't have Roc's Cape anymore as Link can jump in his 3D realm, or even if you don't like the Hookshot, it has evolved over the last few games. It's not like just because an item might look the same or even have the same name that it will actually be the same. Again, I'm not sure I'm even making sense, but games like Assassin's Creed or any other modern title may not have a lasting legacy. Assassin's Creed 2 made much more progress over the first game because, well, AC2 was the second game. Not to mention the first had some pretty big problems, so improving was pretty much required. Still, then you look at Brotherhood. It's not much different, just a little refined in some areas. Alright, great for the third game. Revelations isn't out yet, but so far we have the hook blade and bombs. Alright, a new item and game mechanic. I dunno, isn't that what Zelda does too? Maybe if we gave Assassin's Creed 20 more years with a few more titles, we might be having the same discussion of "stale vs. formula." I'm probably going to get flak for the example, but what other games do I have to compare to Zelda? More Nintendo games? Oh, well, there are Sonic games. Those have been holding up, right? Constantly altering itself to find something that will satisfy a large enough audience. Now we're at "Sonic: Nostalgia." Not to knock the game down, but that is its number one selling point. One last bit, as it just came to mind, Nintendo could be defined as "Hardware: Innovative, Software: Traditional." Not to say everything Nintendo has crafted in hardware has been amazing (oh Vitality Sensor), but in some sense it's good to have a company who wants a console to do more than "more graphics!" On the forum, there has been the discussion of where gaming will go aside from making objects "more round." If you ask me, if we didn't have Nintendo (at least) trying out wacky ideas, Sony and Microsoft would be comfortable with selling us graphics machines. Then the idea of "innovation" would be brought up last minute and then, if anything is going to be stale, it would be the industry. EDIT: Oh, but Nintendo does need to get its "online" in order. I would be more comfortable with purchasing more VC titles if it wasn't so awfully basic. Atomsk Tangents: Closed.