Wednesday, March 22, 2006

9:55 PM- 10:45 PM
Okay, I'm going to rant now. Not about anything particularly important. Not about the government, or rights, or all that other stuff.

...If you don't like video games, don't bother reading this. And you're probly a loser. Kidding, kidding. And I hate it when people say "jk".

Anyway! So, it looks to me like video games are like a fad or something among most males my age. They play because they enjoy doing what's popular. They are not real "gamers" or whatever. They don't understand half the crap they're doing. Most of what they play is probably just Halo. Or other such games. And many of these people have problems with the Gamecube.

I don't know why. Probably because they don't actually appreciate the games. They don't listen to the music, get wrapped up in the story, or... something with graphics. They judge them on how "extreme" or tough or whatever the games are. I'm not saying Halo is a bad game, I'm just saying that... well, a lot of losers just happen to like it.

I buy soundtracks for games. I think about the more confusing parts of the story until I've got it figured out. I do... a lot of stuff. I apprecitate the games. I don't have anything against X box, I just don't have one. And I actually kinda want a ps2, so I can get those .hack// games.

But I have Gamecube. I like Nintendo. There is nothing wrong with Nintendo. I don't care if X box is "teh besttorsg#$SJ!" or whatever the hell you people call it. I like the Gamecube. I like Nintendo games. Just because a game is bright and colorful doesn't mean it's for kids. And just cause it's on a Nintendo system doesn't mean it's for kids!

But at the same time, there are people who care too much about the games. Most game reviewers. "Oh, the pits in this level make no sense! And the music sounds like it's from the 80's! And it's nothing like the other games in the same series! I'll give it a 4."

I rate games on how fun they are. Graphics and music and all that other stuff are great, but at the heart of that is like... fun. I mean, if a game has great graphics, music, and gameplay, but is boring and lame as hell, who's really going to play it? If it's on the X box, it'll be the "game of the year" or whatever. If the same game were on Gamecube, it would just be an excuse to make fun of it.

Take Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg. It's very bright and colorful. The characters are kids and chickens. It has a mildly interesting story. The gameplay is kinda crappy sometimes. But the music is pretty good. Well, you either love or hate the main theme... It's a bunch of japanese kids screaming "la". Quite entertaining, actually. The point is, that this game is FUN. Yet, people hate it, because it looks "kiddie".

You know, I had a lot of points in my head when I started this rant... but over the course of... um, 50 minutes, I've forgotten what they were. Ah well. To bed, away!
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