Ooh a games discussion, my favourite!
You'll have to excuse me as I go off on one, I can really lose myself in videogames.
Matbow wrote:Anyone here planning on getting a Nintendo Wei/PS3/XBOX360 for Christmas (or any other reason!)??
I think the Wei sounds awesome, but I have doubts over the games, I don't do XBOX's and the PS3 isn't released in Europe until March (and even then it's going to be really expensive). I think I'll hang on a while and see which one comes out on top - I'm thinking that's going to be the PS3.
I'll be getting a Wii in one month. I have researched all the future consoles and that's the one I want first. I will be getting all 3 in the end though. I have spoken to a few friends in America who have Wiis and they LOVE them, with a capital L-O-V- and E
I asked one about how precise the aiming with the controller is, and he said it's good, except for a few instances where it can get a little frustrating (keeping a steady hand when aiming the bow in Zelda).
Nefer wrote:The technology in the Wii is similar (or the same, I'll have to check) to what's used in the PS3.
Nintendo's Wii will have the worst out of the 3 when it comes to technology, graphics, etc. PS3 will have the best, with Xbox 360 not too far behind it.
Bee wrote:Personally, I'm excited about the Wii. It's supposed to be amazing. Plus I think the first game with it is Zelda.
Yep, I plan to get Zelda with my Wii
But the Wii already comes with a free game that I'm also looking forward to: Wii Sports (which consists of tennis, baseball, bowling, boxing, and golf). As well as this, I plan to get Excite Truck (a racing game) as well as a controller grip shaped like a steering wheel, so I can hold it properly for that game.
John R wrote:All this interactive stuff is nuts. I remember the good old days of Sonic the Hedgehog, 2D on the Mega Drive! Best ever!
This is also one reason why I want the Wii! Along with future titles, you get a whole back catalogue of downloadable past titles from the NES, SNES, TurboGrafx-16, Megadrive, and N64
They cost money though (Wii points that you can buy at a game store). I think that NES is 500WP, TG-16 is 600WP, SNES is 800WP, N64 is 1000WP, and I think Megadrive is 800WP too. I hope they put Breath of Fire for the SNES on sale..
To play some of these games, you can buy a "classic controller" which resembles the controller of the SNES.
John R wrote:My friend has the xbox 360 and he says it's way better than ps2, which surprised me really.
All 3 consoles are better than their predecessors, although Wii's graphics processor is only marginally better than the Gamecube's. This isnt that bad though, because the Gamecube has never been used to it's full potential. With the small-capacity discs it had, developers couldn't go all out like they now can with the Wii.
Nefer wrote:There's a game coming from PS3 called Assasins - its based in like 12th century Jerusalem. It's super cool b/c you are the assasin, and you can actually interact with the crowd to get the job done, or if you do something like climb a wall, on-lookers make noise & scare away your target, or once you've shot the dude, the crowd panics & impedes your escape, etc.
I've seen game-play for it (courtesy my geek bro!) and it looks awesome - all the effects are super real.
Can you tell I'm a PS3 fan? It's super-duper awesome (& this is coming from a non-gamer!)
Assassin's Creed is coming out for both the PS3 and the Xbox 360
This game alone made me want to get a PS3. Since PS3 has twice as good graphics as the 360, I am still wanting to get this game on the PS3, even after finding out about the game's upcoming 360 release. The PS3 will be getting the next Metal Gear Solid (4), the next Devil May Cry (4), and the next Final Fantasies (3 parts of FF13).
And finally, comparing PC gaming to that on consoles.. The PC will win when it comes to first-person-shooters. This is thanks to the precision of the mouse. However, like Mat said, when it comes to sports and platform games, the control scheme is different and you can't get the same precision out of a keyboard and mouse as you can out of a 360 degree thumbstick, to move your character. That's what I think anyway.
I'm sorry about the length of this post! Please don't take me as a know-it-all
I am just really passionate about games, and want to reply to some of the previous posts but wasn't able to come on for a while to see them.