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| Singapura:
--- Quote ---Consoles are just that, games with lots of colors and wow effects but no substantial game play. This is why arcades have a hold on gamers and dont die. --- End quote --- Maybe you should try and join the 21st century ??? I agree that there is a trend of reviving "old" names to get extra cash but to state that modern consoles don't offer substantial game play is just not true. Games like Bioshock and Metal Gear Solid offer substantially more game play then Galaga or Pacman. "Arcades" don't have a hold of gamers and are slowly but surely dying out. The new Japanese style shooters (of which the new Galaga is a prime example) and fighters are all that keep the arcades alive, at last in Asia. In Europe only slotmachines and a few sit downs can be found in the old arcade halls. Classic arcades games are just like vinyl records, they won't die out as long as there are people around with fond memories of the "old days" but as soon as that generation is gone only a very few "connoisseurs" will be left. I.m.h.o. the best way is to enjoy both the old and the new. Play the classics like they should be played, on a cab but enjoy the new games any way you want to. |
| isucamper:
Heh... it's probably a mistake to do this... as there is already so much BS floating around in this thread. But I'm going to do it anyway!!!! There's a site called Metacritic which basically compiles all game reviews for all games and averages out the scores into a single rating. By doing so, games are given a "Metascore" which is the overall score for that game taking into consideration all professional reviews that have been written for it. As of today, Galaga Legions is 12 points higher than the original Galaga. http://www.metacritic.com/search/process?sort=relevance&termType=all&ts=galaga&ty=0 ;D |
| AtomSmasher:
--- Quote from: isucamper on August 23, 2008, 09:40:38 pm ---Heh... it's probably a mistake to do this... as there is already so much BS floating around in this thread. But I'm going to do it anyway!!!! There's a site called Metacritic which basically compiles all game reviews for all games and averages out the scores into a single rating. By doing so, games are given a "Metascore" which is the overall score for that game taking into consideration all professional reviews that have been written for it. As of today, Galaga Legions is 12 points higher than the original Galaga. http://www.metacritic.com/search/process?sort=relevance&termType=all&ts=galaga&ty=0 ;D --- End quote --- Umm...you do realize that the reviews are for the re-release of Galaga on the Xbox 360 and not for the arcade Galaga. I really doubt there were ever complaints of "iffy-controls" with the original arcade version of Galaga (saw it as a complaint glancing at the reviews of the re-release). And I don't think anyone who's actually played it have said Galaga Legions is a bad game, just that it shouldn't be called Galaga. |
| Xiaou2:
--- Quote ---Maybe you should try and join the 21st century Huh --- End quote --- This has nothing to do with any "Generation". A true Artwork transcends all of time. --- Quote --- Games like Bioshock and Metal Gear Solid offer substantially more game play then Galaga or Pacman. --- End quote --- All games have "gameplay". The question is... Is that GOOD gameplay? Pacman, Galaga and Robotron...etc... will always be remembered. Bioshock will be forgotten in a few years. Like Most FPS games... the Gameplay is basically identical. Its a certain Kind of gameplay. Weather of not its more complex means very little. A game like Robotron is much more fun and challenging to play... and unlike those Fps games, it never get old. (great replay value) The gameplay mechanics are more simple... yet the game is FAR superior. Its a 'Desert Island' game. (the one game you would choose if you were stranded on an island... and had the means to keep it powered) --- Quote --- "Arcades" don't have a hold of gamers and are slowly but surely dying out. --- End quote --- This is mainly a result in poor gameplay and stale repeated gameplay types (or poorly executed and imbalanced). IE: All racing games or shooting games. Nothing original, creative, or captivating anymore. Graphics that get old quickly (unlike a game like Outrun, which still looks like a work of art), and challenge that is non-existent. (games are too easy and childish) Or simply are designed quarter munchers (no skill required... just need lots of cash to succeed) --- Quote --- The new Japanese style shooters (of which the new Galaga is a prime example) and fighters are all that keep the arcades alive, at last in Asia. --- End quote --- I would suspect that several Japanese companies would take great offense to you putting the new Galaga in the same line as their works. At least with them... they have a team of skilled artists designing detailed graphics and backgrounds. New Galaga?! Pff. Nothing but special effects. And Btw - No... Im not a big fan of the new Japanese shooters... because they have lost their way. Too many bullets onscreen, and again as posted.. they are merely quarter munchers. A game like Thunderforce II for genesis stomps them in gamplay and replay. Its limited continues provide a reason for you to come back and try again later to beat it. Popping quarters in to get to the end merely makes it a movie than a game.. and it loses all its value or reason to play it more than once. Success in such a game also means nothing. Its an empty victory. Unlike the year of off and on play it took me to beat TFII... upon which still holds meaning to me to this day. It was quite a memorable feat.. unlike when I beat Blazing Star... which holds no value to me at all. In fact, I cant even remember Blazing Star that much.. yet I can recall every single detail on TFII. That says a Lot. --- Quote ---Classic arcades games are just like vinyl records, they won't die out as long as there are people around with fond memories of the "old days" but as soon as that generation is gone only a very few "connoisseurs" will be left. I.m.h.o. the best way is to enjoy both the old and the new. Play the classics like they should be played, on a cab but enjoy the new games any way you want to. --- End quote --- It matters not weather a game is New or Old. Just the same as music or any other artform. I will play and even purchase games that are made new today IF they are good and worth it. However... that is a real rarity in todays times... as the quality is severely lacking. The gameplay "type" does not interest me... or the gameplay is poorly imbalanced..etc. The graphics on the older games could certainly use updates.. and in fact, there could be some brilliant expansions on Classic games such as adding the Helicopter part in Spy Hunter that didnt get to be added in the original due to time and or hardware constraints. Galaga was never my top favorite shooter... yet, its a fun game, and has certain gameplay qualities that make it a game that is always great to play. That cant be said for many of clones, remakes, or even other shooters. Of course, even Namco screwed up their own sequel to Galaga. (Gaplus) |
| Xiaou2:
I want to add.. that this game wouldnt even get noticed if it didnt have the Galaga name on it. There are tons of better shooters all over the net. Many of the Freeware shooters destroy this craptastic game. |
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