Comments on: Some thoughts… http://buttonmashing.com/2006/03/21/some-thoughts-2/ Mashing buttons since 1984 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:05:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tony http://buttonmashing.com/2006/03/21/some-thoughts-2/comment-page-1/#comment-6130 Tony Thu, 23 Mar 2006 12:39:48 +0000 http://buttonmashing.com/2006/03/21/some-thoughts-2/#comment-6130 Will - You're right about neglect. Right now my regular Xbox is 4th on the list. The DS and PC are currently vying for my time now. Funny thing, but I'm playing Fire Emblem on the Gamecube, too. It doesn't get much playing time, though. ag - I like the idea of waiting for some budget titles. I really hope something strikes my fancy, but 60 bucks is a lot to drop for something that has the possibility of sucking. (I think you meant to reference your comment to Will, not Mike, so I edited for ya) Will – You’re right about neglect. Right now my regular Xbox is 4th on the list. The DS and PC are currently vying for my time now. Funny thing, but I’m playing Fire Emblem on the Gamecube, too. It doesn’t get much playing time, though.

ag – I like the idea of waiting for some budget titles. I really hope something strikes my fancy, but 60 bucks is a lot to drop for something that has the possibility of sucking. (I think you meant to reference your comment to Will, not Mike, so I edited for ya)

]]> By: agentgray http://buttonmashing.com/2006/03/21/some-thoughts-2/comment-page-1/#comment-6127 agentgray Thu, 23 Mar 2006 05:54:58 +0000 http://buttonmashing.com/2006/03/21/some-thoughts-2/#comment-6127 Tony: I have the exact same sentiments with the X360. By the time I will be ready, there should be some good budget titles. I just don't see $60 for a new X360 game that cost as much to stamp as an X180 game (and if the dev is supposed to be so much easier why is the game cost more with that reasoning as well). However, my drool is being reserved for the Revolution. Will: I did the same thing with Morrowind. The combat turned me off. Hack. Hack. Hack. Ding. I guess if you like to explore, it's the game for you. Here's my list: PC (Guild Wars and Gal Civ II [digital crack!], DS (Tetris, Metroid, AC, and sprinkles of Mario Kart) I still have Psychonauts and Prince of Persia:Two Thrones shrink wrapped from Christmas. Tony:
I have the exact same sentiments with the X360. By the time I will be ready, there should be some good budget titles. I just don’t see $60 for a new X360 game that cost as much to stamp as an X180 game (and if the dev is supposed to be so much easier why is the game cost more with that reasoning as well).

However, my drool is being reserved for the Revolution.

Will:
I did the same thing with Morrowind. The combat turned me off. Hack. Hack. Hack. Ding. I guess if you like to explore, it’s the game for you. Here’s my list: PC (Guild Wars and Gal Civ II [digital crack!], DS (Tetris, Metroid, AC, and sprinkles of Mario Kart)

I still have Psychonauts and Prince of Persia:Two Thrones shrink wrapped from Christmas.

]]> By: Will http://buttonmashing.com/2006/03/21/some-thoughts-2/comment-page-1/#comment-6122 Will Wed, 22 Mar 2006 13:53:07 +0000 http://buttonmashing.com/2006/03/21/some-thoughts-2/#comment-6122 There's nothing wrong with not feeling the 360 right now. As much as I like the console, it is not my #1 played console in the house. That title goes to the DS, as there is just so much goodness there. #2 goes to the Gamecube because of my newly-rekindled love for RE4, and my wife's Fire Emblem addiction (I don't know anyone else who can spend 4 hours on a single mission). #3 could go to either Xbox or 360, depending on the week. A very close #4 goes to the PC for WoW. Besides, not buying the 360 saves you a boatload of cash to spend on the DS, EVE montly fees and the upcoming DS Lite. The cost of gaming on that thing is prohibitively high. Consider the fact that a single wireless controller effectively costs $70 ($50 for the controller, $20 for the practically-mandatory play and charge kit). I also own Morrowind and played for exactly 15 minutes, spread across three different sessions. I hated it. I can't put a finger on why, but I did. Despite that, I was one of those suckers that dropped $70 on the Oblivion CE. Right now, the game is pretty sweet. But is it $70 sweet? I'm not sure just yet. There’s nothing wrong with not feeling the 360 right now. As much as I like the console, it is not my #1 played console in the house. That title goes to the DS, as there is just so much goodness there. #2 goes to the Gamecube because of my newly-rekindled love for RE4, and my wife’s Fire Emblem addiction (I don’t know anyone else who can spend 4 hours on a single mission). #3 could go to either Xbox or 360, depending on the week. A very close #4 goes to the PC for WoW.

Besides, not buying the 360 saves you a boatload of cash to spend on the DS, EVE montly fees and the upcoming DS Lite. The cost of gaming on that thing is prohibitively high. Consider the fact that a single wireless controller effectively costs $70 ($50 for the controller, $20 for the practically-mandatory play and charge kit).

I also own Morrowind and played for exactly 15 minutes, spread across three different sessions. I hated it. I can’t put a finger on why, but I did. Despite that, I was one of those suckers that dropped $70 on the Oblivion CE. Right now, the game is pretty sweet. But is it $70 sweet? I’m not sure just yet.

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