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Re: Talking Point: Do We Still Need Review Scores?

1958Fury

Yes, yes, of course, yes, we need scores. I remember reading a very similar article back in 1993 when I was in college. Same premise - without the scores, maybe people will actually READ the reviews. But I don't have time to read 30 full page reviews a month. But if I see a "4 out of 10", I know it's not worth my time.

Don't get me wrong, I like sitting down and reading a well-written review. But in my experience, the writers who cry, "nobody's reading my articles!" aren't as clever at writing as they think they are.

Re: Rubik's Cube

1958Fury

I had a Rubik's Cube program for the Commodore 64 back in the 80's. It wasn't fun then; I doubt it will be fun now.

Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Should Beware the Slippery Slope of Sponsored DLC

1958Fury

I think it's awesome. Any optional, extra free DLC is appreciated, even if it has corporate logos on it. IMO, in-game logos would be a welcome way to make games cheaper. If it would lower the price of the game, I want Mario to wear Coca Cola overalls while driving a Prius decorated with the Axe Body Spray logo, with genuine Firestone tires, zooming past billboards for Comcast and Microsoft.

Re: SNES Inspired 'Super World Karts GP' Adds Wii U to Funding Goal

1958Fury

@Raiko
Exactly what I was going to say... it even has you collect mushrooms. Okay, not for the same reason as any Mario game, but still, why would anyone hoping to avoid Nintendo's wrath even touch mushrooms? Not only are they copying Nintendo's style, they're calling attention to it. Has nobody learned from the Ghouls and Ghosts incident?

Re: Masahiro Sakurai: Stories in Video Games Can be "Irksome"

1958Fury

Back in the 8-bit days, I loved the story scenes. Sometimes it was the best chance for the programmers to show off what cool graphics they could make with limited resources. The NES Ninja Gai Den series was particularly impressive. But now that they can do pretty much anything with CGI, it's no longer impressive. And lets face it, very few of these stories are well-written enough to compete with actual movies. When I want to watch a movie, I'll watch a movie. But when I want to play a game, just let me play the game.