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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 440
| therealmnm | Posted 5/19/2007 6:45:15 PM | message detail |
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Ugh, the stats topic explodes (relatively) but it's all about Starcraft. Meh. --- Currently playing: Guitar Hero 2, Gears of War, Saint's Row, SotN (XBLA), Burnout Revenge |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/19/2007 6:48:44 PM | message detail |
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Oregon Trail owns StarCraft. Bank on it! --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/19/2007 6:49:13 PM | message detail |
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And Minesweeper would be Tetris Lite. Really lite. --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| transience | Posted 5/19/2007 9:59:59 PM | message detail |
| when I saw you mention Minesweeper, I was like
"gah, I remember thinking the same god damn thing about Tetris!", but
Leon beat me to it. --- xyzzy |
| H__RR____H | Posted 5/20/2007 2:12:54 AM | message detail |
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I'm facetious though! Minesweeper would be a fun 8-seed at best. Still though, a 16/32-bracket of PC games would be pretty fun I think. --- Damn, most of my dates involve mocking and/or beating up people like you and your bride-to-be, so I really have no advice --Horatio |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 5/20/2007 9:34:35 AM | message detail |
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im making this post because im sick of searching for this topic 'cause
i dont have a post in it and didnt want to just say tag so in your face
tranny --- Explicit Content. V-Tokens: 847 |
| LordOfDabu | Posted 5/20/2007 9:44:46 AM | message detail |
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Why not use the track topic feature? --- "Professor Planet, mathematical hero. Going to take epsilon down to zero." Math board: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=576216 |
| H__RR____H | Posted 5/20/2007 10:39:56 AM | message detail |
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I wish you could check out your tracked topics through your User
Information without having to go through the main board list...minor
complaint, but it feels more natural and seems like it would fit in
there fine..... Anyway, new SSBB announcement is due tomorrow I think. Anybody have any predictions? --- Damn, most of my dates involve mocking and/or beating up people like you and your bride-to-be, so I really have no advice --Horatio |
| Luis_Sera89 | Posted 5/20/2007 10:42:17 AM | message detail |
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If it's "New Character! - Donkey Kong!" I'll be annoyed to say the least. --- "Eet's game time..." |
| H__RR____H | Posted 5/20/2007 10:46:37 AM | message detail |
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I hope it's at least one of the debated Melee characters, like Marth or
somebody. If it's one we've already seen and expect in, I hope they're
revamped so we have something more to be excited for. I'm expecting a new Nintendo character or two myself, as well as another expected Nintendo character or two. Not really betting on a third-party one yet, but I think they'll have Sonic announced at some point. --- Damn, most of my dates involve mocking and/or beating up people like you and your bride-to-be, so I really have no advice --Horatio |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 5/20/2007 12:10:28 PM | message detail |
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Why not use the track topic feature? What HaRRchin said. --- Explicit Content. V-Tokens: 847 |
| Luis_Sera89 | Posted 5/20/2007 12:50:51 PM | message detail |
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I'll reiterate that if Ridley is announced for Brawl tomorrow or any
other time before release, my gaming life will be complete :P --- "Eet's game time..." |
| Ngamer64 | Posted 5/20/2007 4:35:40 PM | message detail |
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With their Olympic game having already paved the way, the time is ripe for a Sonic in Brawl announcement. Ripe, I tell you. --- thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats Still smarting from the beatdown Rufus applied in the Guru Contest! |
| H__RR____H | Posted 5/20/2007 5:09:04 PM | message detail |
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Sonic would almost certainly steal most of SC2's hype, ha. I wanna see Ridley in too, though we're already gettin' several floating characters (Kirby, Meta-Knight, Pit, maybe Jiggly again, and maybe more)...they're cool, but I wonder how many Nintendo really wants. --- Damn, most of my dates involve mocking and/or beating up people like you and your bride-to-be, so I really have no advice --Horatio |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 5/20/2007 5:12:02 PM | message detail |
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I don't think SC2 would be the most anticipated game, not even by all
that close of a margin... granted it did pretty well in the games
contest, but that was with massive rallying and probably cheating, it
just seems like far more of a board favorite game rather than a site
wide one.... both rts' and pc games are very niche genre's, i really
dont think there's enough people to do that well in a poll. granted its
a very concentrated group, and it would probably get nearly 100% of
those anticipating it, to have it as the most anticipated, but even
then i dont think its a large enough group --- Explicit Content. V-Tokens: 847 |
| Lady Ashe | Posted 5/20/2007 5:12:23 PM | message detail |
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From H__RR____H Posted 5/19/2007 9:41:32 PM #050 I also just got to thinking...is it just me, or would a 16/32-bracket of just PC games be hectic? A SC/D2 match would be highly anticipated for a final (and imagine the rallying), we never got a real fair look for HL1 and HL2 could be bigger, WoW and WC3 would get people scared, then there would be some solid midcarders (given the context of the bracket) like the Quake and Doom series, Counterstrike, and more...plus, there's the epic powerhouse that is Minesweeper. Minesweeper, dammit!!! Not to mention Halo. o.O ~~~ Ashe. The Cream of Final Fantasy Fanboyism. http://www.board8wiki.com/Lady_Ashe |
| H__RR____H | Posted 5/20/2007 7:16:46 PM | message detail |
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I would think PC-originals only for such a bracket would be best. I
wouldn't want to see games like Halo or GTA:SA jump into the mix. --- Damn, most of my dates involve mocking and/or beating up people like you and your bride-to-be, so I really have no advice --Horatio |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/21/2007 11:42:59 AM | message detail |
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Supposedly, the official SSBB site launches today, so we'll see if there's some big announcement made along with it. --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| transience | Posted 5/21/2007 11:45:57 AM | message detail |
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"big" would involve a new character being announced.. nothing else can
really happen at this point unless they announce another third party
guy, and even then it'll be a fraction of the shock as it was the first
time around. so yeah, can't say I'm too excited. the SC2 announcement
is far, far bigger. --- xyzzy |
| ChichiriMuyo | Posted 5/21/2007 11:47:47 AM | message detail |
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Why was the SC2 announcement a big deal when anyone who could add it up
was telling you 2 + 2 = 4? There was no shock to it whatsoever, at
least SSBB can surprise. --- Once I was human. Now I am far more. |
| HaRRicH | Posted 5/21/2007 12:00:11 PM | message detail |
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I didn't think Blizzard would ever make a true sequel to Starcraft,
myself -- I figured they were gonna announce D3. The sequel to one of
the most popular games in PC-history is gonna make a splash, especially
when it's still as big as it is this many years later (how many has it
been? I wanna guess eight or so.....). Anyway, I'm HYPED about the SSBB announcement today, whatever it is. Honestly, even if they "disappointed" and didn't announce any new characters at all, I would still be awe-inspired to just see a new video of the game in action. Here's to hoping they announce Mega Man though, ha. --- This is my main account, but I see all the cool people doing it...... HaRRicH |
| transience | Posted 5/21/2007 12:01:48 PM | message detail |
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Starcraft is '98.. it's been a while. --- xyzzy |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/21/2007 12:09:12 PM | message detail |
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With the news of Mario and Sonic at the Olympics, I expect Sonic to be the newbie. Along with Knuckles, of course. --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| consolefreak | Posted 5/21/2007 12:12:34 PM | message detail |
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News supposedly in 7 hours and 50 minutes. I'm hoping some new characters will be revealed. Also, would anyone else find it awesome if maybe 1-2 other MGS characters made it in? Grey Fox, anyone? Though I doubt it and it would certainly not be announced now. --- The blood of the weak shall be the ink with which we scribe great Yawgmoth's glorious name. - Stronghold Architect, journal (MTG) |
| dethfdddddh | Posted 5/21/2007 12:19:32 PM | message detail |
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Liquid as a Snake clone (>_>;) seems likely to me... --- Rufus Shinra had Darknation eat me for lunch in the Guru contest. |
| HaRRicH | Posted 5/21/2007 12:23:43 PM | message detail |
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As much as I love the fact that Solid's gonna be in SSBB, I don't
really want the MGS series (or other series) cramming in multiple
characters; maybe two from each series, and that be it. That said, Grey Fox or Volgin would be great to see in if there had to be more MGS characters. --- This is my main account, but I see all the cool people doing it...... HaRRicH |
| HaRRicH | Posted 5/21/2007 12:53:51 PM | message detail |
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Then again though, Volgin was never on a Nintendo system..... Are there any new Nintendo characters people are hoping to hear announced? Perhaps SSBM characters you DON'T want to see? --- This is my main account, but I see all the cool people doing it...... HaRRicH |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/21/2007 12:59:37 PM | message detail |
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Come on, Sora! --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| ZFS | Posted 5/21/2007 1:01:27 PM | message detail |
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SSBB announcement today? Meh. --- Called "Godslayer" by some, feared by most. |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/21/2007 1:31:14 PM | message detail |
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I'm not anticipating SSBB as much as most people on Board 8, but I
can't say I ain't lookin' forward to the game at all, especially if
there's an announcement of a new character. There's no promise of news
of any sort at all though, looking at the site. It just says it's
launching. Doesn't mean anything is coming. --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 5/21/2007 1:48:28 PM | message detail |
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i am coming on hms mother oh burrrrrrrrrrrrrn --- Explicit Content. V-Tokens: 847 |
| HaRRicH | Posted 5/21/2007 1:55:38 PM | message detail |
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The site had been up for quite awhile, then they took it down for this
countdown-thing they were doing...and now the site says it's gonna
start again today. I predict something new will be coming with the
relaunch of the site. --- This is my main account, but I see all the cool people doing it...... HaRRicH |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/21/2007 6:21:20 PM | message detail |
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Should be happening around 11 P.M. EST here. --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 5/21/2007 9:12:29 PM | message detail |
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Watch it just be a site redesign. ~*ST*~ --- 2/4/2007 - SUPER BOWL CHAMPION COLTS!! Now Playing: Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy 3, Guitar Hero 2, Castlevania: Lament of the Innocence |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 5/21/2007 9:12:51 PM | message detail |
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More than likely. --- "Four of you have tried to kill me in the past. One of you succeeded." |
| HaRRicH | Posted 5/22/2007 12:01:54 AM | message detail |
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The site's up right now...without any sort of official roster. It has a
sample of a song and it shows off a level we saw in the videos, but
right now nothing to write home about. --- This is my main account, but I see all the cool people doing it...... HaRRicH |
| Ngamer64 | Posted 5/22/2007 12:30:11 AM | message detail |
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Nothing to write home about? Take a look at that spoiler-filled
musicians roster! The artists behind the music for the following games
are contributing to the Brawl soundtrack: Metal Gear Solid 4 (of course) Devil May Cry Golden Sun Metroid Prime NiGHTS Into Dreams... Chrono Trigger Kingdom Hearts(!) Fire Emblem Some kind of NiGHTS crossover in anticipation of the new Wii game is as good as confirmed with that info, IMO (though it's most likely just a few items, or a stage design). Chrono being there is interesting, but the real eyebrow raising name to me is Yoko Shimomura of the KH series... can you imagine the crossover potential there? Yikes! Also, there is going to be a new update to the site/new info every weekday from here out. Nintendo sure knows how to build the hype! --- thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats Still smarting from the beatdown Rufus applied in the Guru Contest! |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/22/2007 3:52:15 AM | message detail |
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You forgot the most important series listed there: STREETS OF RAGE --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| HaRRicH | Posted 5/22/2007 9:00:55 AM | message detail |
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With it being the morning after, I can be alot more excited over that list...but for last night, eh, I was wanting more. It is quite the list though, certainly. I wonder which ones could be spoilerific..... --- This is my main account, but I see all the cool people doing it...... HaRRicH |
| wavedash101 | Posted 5/22/2007 9:14:39 AM | message detail |
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All I need is System Shock 2 redone and launched with Wii controls...aww yeah --- Our shields cannot withstand wavedashing of this magnitude! Annoying posters! I am the great wavedash! [no u cru] |
| Zylo the wolf | Posted 5/22/2007 9:15:37 AM | message detail |
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You forgot the most important series listed there: STREETS OF RAGE I second that. The guy who made the soundtrack is a genius --- My Emperor, I failed you!!! |
| consolefreak | Posted 5/22/2007 9:18:29 AM | message detail |
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Yay Kingdom Hearts. --- The blood of the weak shall be the ink with which we scribe great Yawgmoth's glorious name. - Stronghold Architect, journal (MTG) |
| wavedash101 | Posted 5/22/2007 9:21:25 AM | message detail |
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Didnt Streets of Rage 2 just launch on the VC? --- Our shields cannot withstand wavedashing of this magnitude! Annoying posters! I am the great wavedash! [no u cru] |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 5/22/2007 9:25:24 AM | message detail |
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You forgot the most important series listed there: STREETS OF RAGE Leon automatically is my new favorite user. You guys all suck. --- Explicit Content. V-Tokens: 847 |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/22/2007 12:11:03 PM | message detail |
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Since I'm bored and there's not much else to do around here... Assuming there isn't a gimmick similar to the one we had in 2006 and Clinkerothio + Samus are removed, rate the odds of these 2006 characters making a return to the 2007 Character Battle: Kairi Princess Peach Aeris Gainsborough Chun-Li Lara Croft Tidus Gordon Freeman (Will people care now that the curse is broken?) The Prince of Persia Zero Captain Falcon Leon Kennedy Alucard Sub-Zero Rate the odds of these 2006 snubs returning to the 2007 Character Battle: Donkey Kong Fox McCloud Knuckles the Echidna Pac-Man Magus Ness Wario Shadow the Hedgehog Kefka Raiden Vyse Tommy Vercetti Frog Liquid Snake Vivi Orunitia Miles "Tails" Prower Carl Johnson Diablos Revolver Ocelot --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| ZFS | Posted 5/22/2007 12:30:32 PM | message detail |
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...So all they announced were the composers for the game...? --- Called "Godslayer" by some, feared by most. |
| Zylo the wolf | Posted 5/22/2007 12:53:11 PM | message detail |
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Kairi: 10%, KH fans are strange, so you can't count Kairi out. But hopefully we won't see her again. Princess Peach 0%. She only made it in thanks to the girl bracket, how she could win two matches is beyond me, but she will NEVER be in any other character contest. Aeris Gainsborough 25% She needed the female bracket and didn't live up to her previous performances. I doubt she will return. Chun-Li 30%, because I'm going to nominate her. Lara Croft 4% Nope. Tidus: 100% He made it in the 32 male bracket. He's a FF main character, he ain't going anywhere. Gordon Freeman: 75% The curse is broken, but Gordon didn't need that right? I think he's still safe. The Prince of Persia 40% I dunno, maybe. Zero 60%, he got in 32 male bracket last year, I doubt we have seen the last of him. Captain Falcon 20%: Falcon needed a rally to get in, and when he got in he got crushed. The FALCON PUNCH!!! fad is the only thing that can save him. Leon Kennedy 90% He's in the two games which many consider to be the best in that series, he got a place in the male bracket, he's not going anywhere. Alucard 90%: What I said about Leon and add the plan. Alucard isn't going anywhere. Sub-Zero 30%: His upset might give him another chance, but I hope that we have seen the last of the Mortal Kombat characters. Donkey Kong: 100% The choke master, but another female bracket is the only thing that could stop him. Fox McCloud: 50% SSBB might give him another chance. Knuckles the Echidna 200% This guy could win over almost every character in the female bracket, and over a lot of characters in the male bracket. How the hell didn't he make it last year? Pac-Man 60%: It's Pac-Man, he's always full of surprises. Magus 200% What I said about Knuckles Ness 90% The only thing that can stop him is if he isn't a playable character in SSBB, and I doubt that would stop him. Wario 80% As a character who is a newcomer in SSBB, I think Wario has a good chance, but he still would lose to Shadow. Shadow the Hedgehog 50% The reason why Shadow did so good on Mario back in 2003 was because he's only game was SA2, and that's the only game where he wasn't lame. Myabe Shadow will return. Kefka 95% It's hard to see why Kefka wouldn't make it. Raiden 40%: I don't think Raiden will return, which is a shame. I really want to see him in a match against anyone but Solid Snake. Vyse 70%: Skies of Arcadia isn't getting any younger, but I still think he could be in the top 64 of the most nominated character. Tommy Vercetti 60%: I have no idea if the GTA fans still like TV over all the other GTA characters. Frog 30%: I didn't expect to see him back in 2005 (And I was one of those who had him over Solid Snake in 2004) and I don't see coming back after what he did to Riku. Liquid Snake 20% Poor Liquid, everyone thought you was as strong as Ganondorf, Magus, Bowser, and Masterchief. Now the MGS fans rather see that lamer Ocelot, even if Liquid is a zillion times cooler. Vivi Orunitia: 80% Come on! It's Vivi! Miles "Tails" Prower 50%: He or Shadow is the third most popular Sonic character, I'm sure one of them can return. Carl Johnson 20%. If Tommy Vercetti chances aren't that good, then CJ's is much lower. Diablos 65% As the only PC character who is known for his upsets instead for his losses, Diablo might return. Revolver Ocelot 30%: He lost to Pac-Man, even if he had a 2nd seed. MGS 3 isn't a new game anymore and isn't he to old to appear in MGS4? I can't see the Revolver coming back. (Not that he deserves it, since the old fart couldn't even make 60% of the voters to vote for him over the worst character of all time, Nemesis.) --- My Emperor, I failed you!!! |
| Haste_2 | Posted 5/22/2007 1:31:08 PM | message detail |
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Kairi - 10% Princess Peach - 10%... well, she won two rounds. Aeris Gainsborough - 10%... too much FF7 competition. Chun-Li - 25%... hopefully not her yet again among SF characters. Lara Croft - 40% Tidus - 90% Gordon Freeman - 99% The Prince of Persia - 30% Zero - 99% Captain Falcon - 25% Leon Kennedy - 99% Alucard - 99% Sub-Zero - 75% Rate the odds of these 2006 snubs returning to the 2007 Character Battle: Donkey Kong - 90% Fox McCloud - 70% Knuckles the Echidna - 95% Pac-Man - 60% Magus - 95% Ness - 90% Wario - 55% Shadow the Hedgehog - 45% Kefka - 99% Raiden - 65% Vyse - 30% Tommy Vercetti - 50% Frog - 75% Liquid Snake - 50% Vivi Orunitia - 70% Miles "Tails" Prower - 40% Carl Johnson - 40% Diablo - 25% Revolver Ocelot - 35% --- "Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So...what is a party?" "Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think." |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/22/2007 1:34:16 PM | message detail |
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...So all they announced were the composers for the game...? Well, it's the only new thing they revealed, but the site is getting updated every weekday. Regardless, that list of composers is incredible. --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| HaRRicH | Posted 5/22/2007 1:53:41 PM | message detail |
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Is it just me, or is it odd for one of the biggest games to come out in
a long time have so much of its early hype be around its music? It's awesome, don't get me wrong, but I don't think I've ever known another time where such an important game's hype focused on its composers as much as SSBB has. It's one thing for games like Guitar Hero to do this, but for a fighting game? I guess since its gameplay has been loved for so long and Solid Snake is carrying its hype so much, Nintendo can afford to give extra importance to this gaming aspect that so many people overlook (including myself lots of times). It'll also give us chances to "experience" the game more before its release, too..... --- This is my main account, but I see all the cool people doing it...... HaRRicH |
