Comments on: Where Games Go to Die http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/05/17/where-games-go-to-die/ Everyone knows girls don't play video games. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:56:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Ephidrina http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/05/17/where-games-go-to-die/#comment-2560 Ephidrina Sun, 18 May 2008 01:14:06 +0000 http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/05/17/where-games-go-to-die/#comment-2560 Great article. Starcraft Ghost is definitely one of those games that you completely forget about over time but had so much potential. Sadly, well before it was delayed and before Blizzard canned Nihilistic you knew where the project was going. The game was so promising too. Metal Gear Solid type stealth and recon, Unreal Tournament style fighting and weapons, and the Starcraft world which was looking great for 2002. I guess Ghost wasn't a huge letdown for me because I never expected it to be released. Diablo 2 made me pretty wary of ever expecting Blizzard to release a project, much less on time. I did get some hope when the project went to in-house but basically forgot about the game until someone brings up a Starcraft MMORPG. Blizzard's other MMORPG is what put the nail in Ghosts coffin though so maybe there is hope. I watched the Resident Evil 1.5 trailer hidden on the first Playstation Underground disc about a decade ago. It looked scary as and the added siren effect that was always going off made it seem even better. The story elements that you bring up make a lot of sense but 1.5 also seemed really open ended in compared to other Resident Evil games (pre 4). Almost every scene was a huge lobby or rooftop with tons of reaction time for the zombies. Both games would be a blast to play even given how outdated they've become. RE in particular would be so tiny it could easily be fit onto a Resident Evil collectors disc. Great article.

Starcraft Ghost is definitely one of those games that you completely forget about over time but had so much potential. Sadly, well before it was delayed and before Blizzard canned Nihilistic you knew where the project was going. The game was so promising too. Metal Gear Solid type stealth and recon, Unreal Tournament style fighting and weapons, and the Starcraft world which was looking great for 2002. I guess Ghost wasn’t a huge letdown for me because I never expected it to be released. Diablo 2 made me pretty wary of ever expecting Blizzard to release a project, much less on time. I did get some hope when the project went to in-house but basically forgot about the game until someone brings up a Starcraft MMORPG. Blizzard’s other MMORPG is what put the nail in Ghosts coffin though so maybe there is hope.

I watched the Resident Evil 1.5 trailer hidden on the first Playstation Underground disc about a decade ago. It looked scary as and the added siren effect that was always going off made it seem even better. The story elements that you bring up make a lot of sense but 1.5 also seemed really open ended in compared to other Resident Evil games (pre 4). Almost every scene was a huge lobby or rooftop with tons of reaction time for the zombies.

Both games would be a blast to play even given how outdated they’ve become. RE in particular would be so tiny it could easily be fit onto a Resident Evil collectors disc.

]]> By: Jacob http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/05/17/where-games-go-to-die/#comment-2561 Jacob Sun, 18 May 2008 01:15:13 +0000 http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/05/17/where-games-go-to-die/#comment-2561 I'm with you on Twilight Princess. I enjoyed it though. Once I have the game and controller in my hands, I am one happy dude. Delays and all that be damned. But still, the delays WERE pretty crazy. I remember first seeing that Twilight Princess-looking duel between Link & Ganondorf waaaaay back several months after Majora's Mask was released. Then they put it aside so Wind Waker wouldn't look so lame (sorry, it still did)...while working on the GCN version for Twilight the whole way along. I remember reading somewhere that the Wii version was literally an afterthought on their parts. They were literally about 90% done with the GCN version when it occurred to them they should probably make a Wii version too instead of trying to breathe life into the dying system. Which really, I guess is okay. Wii doesn't seem capable of handling any better graphics than those of the GCN anyway. And yes, (high fives Monique) another Parasite Eve fan! Aya DOES deserve better! Now I've never been a fan of any Resident Evil-style game--by that I mean the CONTROLS--and PE2's controls just sucked IMHO but just because it felt disrupting to the storyline is no reason to water down the whole franchise! But wow, I'd love to see a full-blown PE3 on the 360 or something. :) I’m with you on Twilight Princess. I enjoyed it though. Once I have the game and controller in my hands, I am one happy dude. Delays and all that be damned. But still, the delays WERE pretty crazy. I remember first seeing that Twilight Princess-looking duel between Link & Ganondorf waaaaay back several months after Majora’s Mask was released. Then they put it aside so Wind Waker wouldn’t look so lame (sorry, it still did)…while working on the GCN version for Twilight the whole way along.

I remember reading somewhere that the Wii version was literally an afterthought on their parts. They were literally about 90% done with the GCN version when it occurred to them they should probably make a Wii version too instead of trying to breathe life into the dying system. Which really, I guess is okay. Wii doesn’t seem capable of handling any better graphics than those of the GCN anyway.

And yes, (high fives Monique) another Parasite Eve fan! Aya DOES deserve better! Now I’ve never been a fan of any Resident Evil-style game–by that I mean the CONTROLS–and PE2’s controls just sucked IMHO but just because it felt disrupting to the storyline is no reason to water down the whole franchise! But wow, I’d love to see a full-blown PE3 on the 360 or something. :)

]]> By: Dale http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/05/17/where-games-go-to-die/#comment-2564 Dale Sun, 18 May 2008 04:18:01 +0000 http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/05/17/where-games-go-to-die/#comment-2564 Darkfall Darkfall

]]> By: William http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/05/17/where-games-go-to-die/#comment-2570 William Sun, 18 May 2008 07:34:03 +0000 http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/05/17/where-games-go-to-die/#comment-2570 It's interesting how expectation plays such a huge role in this. If someone says, "We're thinking Game X will be out in Fall 2009" and then nothing shows, people are WAY more cheesed than if the company is just cagey about details. This is pretty obvious, if you get people's hopes up, then dash then, it's way more negative than just keeping them in a state of limbo. Where this gets REALLY interesting is when it, I think, negatively impacts people's opinions of the game. People will have a lower opinon of a game that got delayed, all other things being equal, and they might not always chalk it up to the delay. It’s interesting how expectation plays such a huge role in this. If someone says, “We’re thinking Game X will be out in Fall 2009″ and then nothing shows, people are WAY more cheesed than if the company is just cagey about details. This is pretty obvious, if you get people’s hopes up, then dash then, it’s way more negative than just keeping them in a state of limbo. Where this gets REALLY interesting is when it, I think, negatively impacts people’s opinions of the game. People will have a lower opinon of a game that got delayed, all other things being equal, and they might not always chalk it up to the delay.

]]> By: Kevin http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/05/17/where-games-go-to-die/#comment-2571 Kevin Sun, 18 May 2008 08:57:32 +0000 http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/05/17/where-games-go-to-die/#comment-2571 The two things that redeemed Twilight princess for me was the DOUBLE claw shot which was fucking awesome, and the ball n chain. Not just any Ball N' Chain, this thing was at least twice the size of Link and should have crushed him under its weight. It was highly recognizable to the weapon found on the enemy guarding Princess Zelda in the beginning of Link to the Past. Im still waiting for another Ocarina of Time worthy zelda. The two things that redeemed Twilight princess for me was the DOUBLE claw shot which was fucking awesome, and the ball n chain. Not just any Ball N’ Chain, this thing was at least twice the size of Link and should have crushed him under its weight. It was highly recognizable to the weapon found on the enemy guarding Princess Zelda in the beginning of Link to the Past. Im still waiting for another Ocarina of Time worthy zelda.

]]> By: Monique http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/05/17/where-games-go-to-die/#comment-2581 Monique Mon, 19 May 2008 16:58:36 +0000 http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/05/17/where-games-go-to-die/#comment-2581 The thing that made the game decent for me was just riding Epona. It was very fun. I wish they'd just... oh I don't know, kept some of the lore I guess. I really like certain storylines in Zelda; a LttP and OoT in specific. Other ones, not so much. This was a case of a not so much. Didn't like Midna. The thing that made the game decent for me was just riding Epona. It was very fun. I wish they’d just… oh I don’t know, kept some of the lore I guess. I really like certain storylines in Zelda; a LttP and OoT in specific. Other ones, not so much. This was a case of a not so much. Didn’t like Midna.

]]> By: Selphie http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/05/17/where-games-go-to-die/#comment-2585 Selphie Mon, 19 May 2008 23:05:31 +0000 http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/05/17/where-games-go-to-die/#comment-2585 Ahhh I'm so happy you included RE there! Years ago I was a rabid RE fangirl myself and bought just about any gaming magazine that I saw had an artcile about RE2, and this entry brought all these memories back to me. Personally I always thought that they scrapped Elza and turned her into Claire because Leon and Elza would have been too much like Chris and Jill, but I don't know. I wasn't aware of the changes with RE 3.5/4 though. That's kinda cool. Ahhh now I got such an urge to play RE games. I still haven't finished RE4 either... I got to the last boss but my latest save was just before that and that's the save where I have like 30 bullet for the Uzi and nothing else... And I'm not pro enough to knife the bitch down. I'm still really glad they ended up doing RE Remake. I loved that game, and the new additions were awesome. Ahhh I’m so happy you included RE there! Years ago I was a rabid RE fangirl myself and bought just about any gaming magazine that I saw had an artcile about RE2, and this entry brought all these memories back to me. Personally I always thought that they scrapped Elza and turned her into Claire because Leon and Elza would have been too much like Chris and Jill, but I don’t know. I wasn’t aware of the changes with RE 3.5/4 though. That’s kinda cool. Ahhh now I got such an urge to play RE games. I still haven’t finished RE4 either… I got to the last boss but my latest save was just before that and that’s the save where I have like 30 bullet for the Uzi and nothing else… And I’m not pro enough to knife the bitch down.

I’m still really glad they ended up doing RE Remake. I loved that game, and the new additions were awesome.

]]> By: Dennis http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/05/17/where-games-go-to-die/#comment-2638 Dennis Fri, 23 May 2008 09:20:23 +0000 http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/05/17/where-games-go-to-die/#comment-2638 Surprised you didn't like Zelda:TP. I really did but then again, its not for everyone. At least Tingle wasn't in it right?? Surprised you didn’t like Zelda:TP. I really did but then again, its not for everyone. At least Tingle wasn’t in it right??

]]> By: Daniel Primed http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/05/17/where-games-go-to-die/#comment-2708 Daniel Primed Sun, 25 May 2008 01:54:34 +0000 http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/05/17/where-games-go-to-die/#comment-2708 Yeah I would definetly like to play both the early variations of Resident Evil 4 and 2. Definetly looks very interesting. There are videos on Youtube from these games so I'd check them out if you are interested. http://www.playstationmuseum.com/Games/BETA/BTA-076.htm Can't find the early RE4 video, just do a YouTube search. Yeah I would definetly like to play both the early variations of Resident Evil 4 and 2. Definetly looks very interesting. There are videos on Youtube from these games so I’d check them out if you are interested.

http://www.playstationmuseum.com/Games/BETA/BTA-076.htm

Can’t find the early RE4 video, just do a YouTube search.

]]> By: Crys http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/05/17/where-games-go-to-die/#comment-2715 Crys Sun, 25 May 2008 06:24:29 +0000 http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/05/17/where-games-go-to-die/#comment-2715 1 word: SPORE! Will we ever see it? 1 word: SPORE! Will we ever see it?

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