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Sums up my opinions, basically. I'm here to make four things: Friends, 3D models, laughter, and more Grooseland. The rest is just icing on the cake.

Beat that system, bro. >:V

Ah, I see what you're saying, and in that case, I would agree, but then shit like this exists. It makes me weep. But thankfully, this is a very egregious exception, not the rule, so in more general terms, I'll drink to that, Blinx.

First line seems to suggest that every game adds to a genre without any exceptions, yet you seem to be trying to convey in the second line and several other spots throughout this thread the exact opposite, that some games do, in fact, bring something entirely new to the table rather than work in an existing genre, however small or large a niche it may be.

Just thought I would point out the contradiction here, you might want to amend your statement, because you seem to be saying all games add to a genre, except they don't. People who are passionate about gaming are always going to be loyal to the gaming companies that make them happy, and will often try to find fault with competition because it threatens the company they love so much. It doesn't just happen in gaming, either; take just about any product with multiple manufacturers, and you'll see people compiling lists of reasons why products made by one group or another are crap. That said, as to why this game in particular is getting so much crap (which I'll agree isn't really justified as the gameplay is similar but the main idea of scoring is quite different, or at least as different as it can be while fitting in the same niche genre) is because it's one really big company borrowing ideas from another really big company--news like this just can't get covered up and it spreads like wildfire, and inevitably reaches the ears of someone who fits into the mindset I described above. Essentially, just 1upping the point To Coool was making, because it's quite valid.

You're correct, I haven't looked past videos, screenshots and a few articles that surfaced when the game was first announced during the last E3, so if I don't correctly understand something about the game, I'll readily concede that. Having just taken a look at how the combat system works though, it looks like it's still borrowing from the idea of Final Smashes, though scoring in the game seems more oriented around using those powerful attacks to instantly kill opponents rather than knocking them off the stage, which I'll grant is certainly original. So I'll amend my previous statement to say it's definitely more inspired than ripped off, and it looks reasonably solid.

Well, yeah, of course there is; most of my non-indie gaming budget ends up in Nintendo's pockets, and I view both Sony and Microsoft with a wary eye because I disagree with the stances they've taken in several cases. I should clarify, though, I'm not dissing the game--it sounds like a lot of fun and a completely different roster for a game genre I like is awesome to me, I'm just commenting that the engine and mechanics of the game look to be near verbatim identical to SSB, even utilizing the damage percentage feature which, to my knowledge, was pioneered by SSB.

While the idea of basically Super Smash Bros. but with Sony characters sounds interesting, I find it difficult to ignore the rather blatant conceptual theft that's happened--I mean, they aren't really even trying to cover it up at all, they basically ripped off SSB as a concept and made their own game out of it. But hey, I guess if the game sells and people like it, good for them.

What little bit remains after factoring in all the likely heart attacks and mutilations I'd suffer. >.>

xdan, quit your bellyaching, I got the short end of the stick. Dipped in a vat of crap.

I'll just leave this here. Warning: Vulgar and satirical.

Clearly, sir, you have yet to actually play this game in a dark room, by yourself, while all your friends torment you with scary shit over a Skype call (i.e. doing it right). >:V

That's odd, I tested out the Dark Link patch just the other day, and it works fine on PJ64 1.6. Best I can recommend is checking your ROM settings and possibly your graphics plugin settings; if you need an outline for what options work, this page should help.

That would defeat the entire purpose of the wiki as being a well of extensive information accessible to and editable by everyone. You might as well just post tutorials and documentation on a forum, much like has been done on the GCN in varying areas.

What I like is that these mods go above and beyond the simple rugged approach of just porting the display list and making it show up properly, instead electing to expand on the features by adapting it into a workable feature for the game, such as with the modified colors of spells for the Dark Link mod or porting over most of the equipment for MM Link. Very impressive, and I hope to see more, bro.

Warning: Scary THAT, SIR, IS A LIE. A DAMN LIE.

Because EVERYONE must kill Hunter. NO EXCEPTIONS. =_= I am jelly, I never get to go to things like these. D:

I swear to god, with that angle and lighting, the 3DS XL actually looked more like a purse than a game console. >.>

This thread is allowed to exist. But no brony brawls, or the hammer falls.

Micro$oft hasn't just bungled their gaming department. I trust you've heard how they plan to make the latest version of their office suite a non-licensed subscription service? Yes, you have to pay at regular intervals to keep using Microsoft Office. >sees greedy bullshit >M$ is basically Apple >consider migrating permanently to Kubuntu

Being that a decent chunk of what makes up a Zelda game (and, preferably, any fan-made projects as part of the franchise) are the puzzles and the story, I'd have to hear your ideas on that before making any calls on whether a project like this would turn out good or not so much. Still, I definitely like the quality of what I see in these screenshots.

Thanks for pointing that out Blinx, I don't always pay attention to which forum a thread is in, might not have caught this otherwise. Thread moved to the appropriate subforum. Homebrew games are always interesting, I might look into this later.

Got an early jump on the latest Humble Indie Bundle and snagged a bunch of games for $5.50, including: Rochard Shatter S.P.A.Z. Torchlight Vessel Dustforce BIT.TRIP RUNNER Gratuitous Space Battles Jamestown Wizorb So far I've only busted open Torchlight and managed to beat it after a few days--the final boss is a real douche, though, as he takes so long to kill. More of a battle of attrition than anything requiring true skill. Still, I found the game pretty enjoyable overall.

Premises Food = 1 Not food = 2 Proof 0 x 1 = 0 (where the hell is my Ramen D:<) 0 x 2 = 0 (where the hell is my kitchen D:<) Therefore, 0 x 1 = 0 x 2 Common factor of 0 leads us to (0/0) x 1 = (0/0) x 2 (oh god my house D:) Simplified, this reads: 1 = 2 Substituting our variables, we get: Food = Not food

Been working out pretty well so far. Have to second Zeth's proposition there.