Akratus
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Sequelitis
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Walpknut
This ghoul has seen it all
Took him forever to complete that one, let's hope the next one doesn't take as long now that Barry and Ross are helping him.
Also, he pretty much said what I think of the new 3D Zeldas and A link between Words.
Also, he pretty much said what I think of the new 3D Zeldas and A link between Words.
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Akratus
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No, not in fallout. Fallout 3, yes. A story IS direction. And without story every game might as well be candy crush.
Walpknut
This ghoul has seen it all
There is a difference between story as a context and story as a limitation.
Akratus
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Indeed.
You know, I think that we can not expect developers to get non-linear storytelling right. I imagine it's one of the, if not the most difficult thing to create in a game. You can't accomodate every possible choice a player might want to take. And knowing what any player will do? That's impossible. I suppose the best ones so far are the Stanley Parable, New Vegas, Alpha Protocol and some others get closest.
You know, I think that we can not expect developers to get non-linear storytelling right. I imagine it's one of the, if not the most difficult thing to create in a game. You can't accomodate every possible choice a player might want to take. And knowing what any player will do? That's impossible. I suppose the best ones so far are the Stanley Parable, New Vegas, Alpha Protocol and some others get closest.
SnapSlav
NMA's local DotA fanatic
Bout damn time! I first saw his Sequilitis videos years ago, and I devoured them, while at the same time a little bit sad that there wasn't more. Then I recently decided to watch them again... and again... and again... and again, cause they're really good. But as much as it's surprising that he's suddenly got another, I'm glad! =D This one was HUGE, but good all the same! ^^
Yes, that's the point of Sequilitis. It's not just a video about a game, it's a video about how one game relates to another, specifically a sequel to its prequel(s), but you can take out that last bit and it's still relevant. If there's a bad game and a good game, how can you compare the two? What points are relevant to look at? Boom, Sequilitis. His points on why Castlevania II was inferior to Castlevania can be applied to any game where they're relevant. His points on why Mega Man X was the best game ever compared to great games in the Mega Man classic games can apply to any games.
That wasn't the problem, it's that FO3 presented its story as a fixed tale, yet gave you the freedom to ignore it altogether. That created a sense of carefree, laid back approach to the game, so its story, which portrayed itself as important, just became pointless. A fixed story isn't a bad thing when a the game's format railroad's you along each beat. A fixed story isn't a bad thing when the game's freedom works in tandem with the fixed story. FO3 just didn't do either of those things. You weren't railroaded along Escaping the Vault to tracking down Daddy to doing a favor for more information to finding Daddy to... you get the idea. You did all of those things, mostly in that order, but you could also avoid them completely, and that lessened their impact. After all, why care about a story that I can just ignore altogether?
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TorontoReign
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I saw this the other night. I agreed with most of the points he made. Ocarina of Time...hasn't aged nearly as well as Link to the Past. I could write a full essay about what he said. I'm a MASSIVE Legend of Zelda fan. He needs to do more of these. Has he only done the 4 or so? Shame.
SnapSlav
NMA's local DotA fanatic
Yep. Only 4. Though each one was packed with really great points. I was a little sad that his Zelda video (a good 2 years separate from his first 3) didn't have the same "running gag" of separating the topics in a list and announcing each shift in topic by shouting it at the top of his lungs. That was both mildly humorous and it served as a great benchmark for the topic's shift if point. This latest video just flowed on from one point to the next, which is not to say that it's bad; I just missed the old way.
Personally I hope he does an episode on Sonic the Hedgehog, preferably between the originals for the Genesis, but potentially covering the Adventure titles on the Dreamcast could also work. Obviously he mentioned Sonic when pointing out Ocarina's flaws when taking a 2D game and transplanting it into a 3D world, but I'd want to see a whole episode, and on the GOOD (or better) Sonic games rather than its more recent failures. Hell, he could even list the most recent Sonic 4 games, to talk about how a return to form isn't even enough (unless he feels otherwise). Bottom line, I'd love to see a Sequelitis on Sonic. =)
Personally I hope he does an episode on Sonic the Hedgehog, preferably between the originals for the Genesis, but potentially covering the Adventure titles on the Dreamcast could also work. Obviously he mentioned Sonic when pointing out Ocarina's flaws when taking a 2D game and transplanting it into a 3D world, but I'd want to see a whole episode, and on the GOOD (or better) Sonic games rather than its more recent failures. Hell, he could even list the most recent Sonic 4 games, to talk about how a return to form isn't even enough (unless he feels otherwise). Bottom line, I'd love to see a Sequelitis on Sonic. =)