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Not just that, but he hates Nintendo with a passion and has been trashing them for ages. His hatred for Nintendo had intensified before his BOTW review, because Nintendo had been flagging his videos on YouTube for copyright infringement.
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Yeah, I should have stuck with my instincts.Jasper wrote:Let's be honest, your posting history here at Games Ranch shows you don't even like Nintendo. Whenever you have something to say about Nintendo, it's negative.![]()
All of Jim's criticisms of Nintendo are valid, that is why it got around. I experienced all of his grievances for myself during my play through and his review is nothing less than a faithful representation of what any gamer can expect, regardless if you pay $60 or $600 to experience Nintendo's sparse open world Magnum Opus.Jasper wrote:The only reason that one review "got around", was because the reviewer was a click-bait attention whore - who knew that whilst everyone else was giving the game a perfect score, his lonesome review giving it an average score would get massive attention.![]()
Not just that, but he hates Nintendo with a passion and has been trashing them for ages. His hatred for Nintendo had intensified before his BOTW review, because Nintendo had been flagging his videos on YouTube for copyright infringement.
I hadn't owned a Nintendo console since the 64, and the new Zelda was getting massive praise from all quarters, so I thought now was the time to revisit some of the old franchises that I haven't played for a long time. I got the console in the full knowledge that most likely the only games I would own would be Zelda and the upcoming Mario game, so it was always going to be a poor financial decision. I'm sorely disappointed in Zelda because I had huge hopes for it, and seeing as the same people who think Zelda is the greatest are the people who heap 10's on modern Mario platformers, my expectations of Mario have been hugely diminished.Candy Arse wrote:Hercy why in the fuck did you buy a Switch????? I can only assume because you don't own a Wii U?
ENOUGH!!!Hercy wrote:I hadn't owned a Nintendo console since the 64, and the new Zelda was getting massive praise from all quarters, so I thought now was the time to revisit some of the old franchises that I haven't played for a long time. I got the console in the full knowledge that most likely the only games I would own would be Zelda and the upcoming Mario game, so it was always going to be a poor financial decision. I'm sorely disappointed in Zelda because I had huge hopes for it, and seeing as the same people who think Zelda is the greatest are the people who heap 10's on modern Mario platformers, my expectations of Mario have been hugely diminished.
I thought of getting a Wii U, expecting them to be like $150 now that they're superseded, but they were barely cheaper than the Switch.
My problem with Zelda isn't story, or the weapons that break. I don't really care for stories in games anyway. Give me a Crazy Taxi any day. My main problem with it is that the basic risk/reward structure of gaming is missing from it. There's no incentive to be "good" at the fighting mechanics because healing is instantaneous. Therefore there is no risk. Then, sometimes fighting a bunch of enemies can leave you with a weaker set of weapons than what you started with. So there's no reward. The open world nature of the game means that there's no progression of risk/reward as you make your way through the game. Sometimes you come across an enemy that's way out of your league, so again, no risk because you just have to avoid it. Climbing to high places is an exercise in pre-cooking and eating rather than any type of skill.
As for the grinding collect-a-thon of things: no thanks. I've never enjoyed a grind.
The puzzles in the shrines are generally poor. Oh, so this one's Magnesis because this thing in the middle glows yellow? OK, guess I'll move this thing over to this thing. At least in Tomb Raider the parts of the world are unique enough that you're never quite sure what's relevant. Red herrings are the key to good puzzles, but all that Zelda has are smooth featureless walls around the puzzles.
And then there's the horrible user interface. Why so many clicks to cook? Why so many clicks to swap a weapon I want to pick up with one in my inventory? You want me to delete pictures from my camera one by one? And there's like 5 clicks to do so?
That's my 7/10 review.
WRONG, AGAIN!Hercy wrote:No one gives a shit about Mario Kart while Forza exists
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sets record as fastest-selling game in the franchise
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sold nearly half a million copies stateside when it went on sale last Friday, making it the fastest-selling Mario Kart title ever.
Nintendo announced that the game beat out Mario Kart Wii as the series’ fastest seller, with a little more than 459,000 copies sold in the U.S. on launch day alone. (The Switch has moved 2.7 million units worldwide since launch, for context.) Mario Kart Wii, which went on to be the best-selling entry of the Mario Kart series — and second-biggest Mario game ever — moved just under 434,000 copies at launch in 2008.
Nearly half of those with a Switch already have Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, two months after the console’s launch. That’s a remarkable attach rate, even considering The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Switch has sold more copies than consoles shipped.
Well that's because it's what Nintendo says you wanted.Hercy wrote:.
And then there's the horrible user interface. Why so many clicks to cook? Why so many clicks to swap a weapon I want to pick up with one in my inventory? You want me to delete pictures from my camera one by one? And there's like 5 clicks to do so?
That's my 7/10 review.
And you ignore the fact he spent $600 as part of this whole sagaJasper wrote:ENOUGH!!!Hercy wrote:I hadn't owned a Nintendo console since the 64, and the new Zelda was getting massive praise from all quarters, so I thought now was the time to revisit some of the old franchises that I haven't played for a long time. I got the console in the full knowledge that most likely the only games I would own would be Zelda and the upcoming Mario game, so it was always going to be a poor financial decision. I'm sorely disappointed in Zelda because I had huge hopes for it, and seeing as the same people who think Zelda is the greatest are the people who heap 10's on modern Mario platformers, my expectations of Mario have been hugely diminished.
I thought of getting a Wii U, expecting them to be like $150 now that they're superseded, but they were barely cheaper than the Switch.
My problem with Zelda isn't story, or the weapons that break. I don't really care for stories in games anyway. Give me a Crazy Taxi any day. My main problem with it is that the basic risk/reward structure of gaming is missing from it. There's no incentive to be "good" at the fighting mechanics because healing is instantaneous. Therefore there is no risk. Then, sometimes fighting a bunch of enemies can leave you with a weaker set of weapons than what you started with. So there's no reward. The open world nature of the game means that there's no progression of risk/reward as you make your way through the game. Sometimes you come across an enemy that's way out of your league, so again, no risk because you just have to avoid it. Climbing to high places is an exercise in pre-cooking and eating rather than any type of skill.
As for the grinding collect-a-thon of things: no thanks. I've never enjoyed a grind.
The puzzles in the shrines are generally poor. Oh, so this one's Magnesis because this thing in the middle glows yellow? OK, guess I'll move this thing over to this thing. At least in Tomb Raider the parts of the world are unique enough that you're never quite sure what's relevant. Red herrings are the key to good puzzles, but all that Zelda has are smooth featureless walls around the puzzles.
And then there's the horrible user interface. Why so many clicks to cook? Why so many clicks to swap a weapon I want to pick up with one in my inventory? You want me to delete pictures from my camera one by one? And there's like 5 clicks to do so?
That's my 7/10 review.
Your opinion (someone who has historically only ever trashed Nintendo here at Games Ranch) is meaningless. The truth is you want to hate BOTW so you can continue on with your hate-boner for Nintendo.
I thought this was common knowledge. I mean, if I were just a Switch user, I'd be starved for games, and now I've got another Wii U port with a new hat.Lepo5 wrote:MARIO KART 8 DELUXE IS THE FASTEST SELLING MARIO KART GAME IN HISTORY!!!![]()
Yeah but that just might have something to do with there being nothing else worth playing on the system except Zelda.
WEAKEST SOFTWARE LAUNCH IN HISTORY!!!
If you take into account money raised from the sale of obsolete Nintendo hardware, I'd guess that I've spent more of my hard earned on Nintendo products than Jasper this year.Candy Arse wrote: And you ignore the fact he spent $600 as part of this whole saga![]()