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 Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:40 am
Part-Time Viking I ******** HATE Tom Clancy games... Everything is the same washed up and overused story based around some form of obscenely pro-American combat...
And R6: V.... confused
I never got into the whole "OMFG111 SPLINTA SELSS1111".
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:59 am
Ace Paladin Part-Time Viking I ******** HATE Tom Clancy games... Everything is the same washed up and overused story based around some form of obscenely pro-American combat...
And R6: V.... confused
I never got into the whole "OMFG111 SPLINTA SELSS1111".Even I liked R6: V, and I don't like foul language or overt violence or too much realism in my shooters. That should tell you how good that game is. At least, I liked the multiplayer. I never botherd with the single player. Looked kinda... I don't know. Blah. Oh, and also I agree with Mr. Griggle. Mario may be one of the worst video game characters ever made. Of course, I love Luigi. Perhaps it's the whole "little brother" syndrome.
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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:27 pm
Wii4Mii Aurora Unit 242 and 313 from Metroid Prime 3. "Samus, it seems the PED Suit we have given you has caused Phazon Sickness, which will kill you when you use it too much. We are sorry." "Samus, we realize that this mission places you in mortal danger. We do not expect you to return alive. Go now." "Samus, find this. Samus kill that, Samus do some other dumb s**t we tell you." FOR GODS SAKE!!! THEY'RE THE POWERFUL GOVERNMENT OF THE GALAXY! THEY HAVE A MILITARY USE IT FOR GODS SAKE! EXACTLY! not to mention they're blatent mother brain clones xP anyway, I simply cannot stand navi and any fairy like her
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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:55 pm
Okay...hatred.
While I hate somethings that may ignite a Flamage worse that a carpet-bombing, there are actual people in the Gaming World (or somehow tied to it) I hate above all else:
-Jack Thompson: "Games caused the massacre at [Insert School name that had a shooting], of this I'm certain."
No, try looking at the social caste system in today's schools. The "well-to-do" kids mock the lower class of student to the point that they get the weapons their parents own and go on a rampage!
-The Average FanWank: "[Insert system's company here] has the best systems, period!"
No, what you are stating is an OPINION...not a FACT. Nintendo dominated the first couple generations of the Console Wars due to reading the market right...then messed up on the N64. Sony had a good idea with both the PS1 and PS2...but fumbled with the PS3 & PSP (That's my opinion...and I'm allowed to state it.). Microsoft got lucky with both the Xbox & Xbox 360...yet they're starting to show signs of stupidity by trying to step into Nintendo's bread and butter: The Portable Market.
-The PR p***k/b***h: "While we appreciate your support of our products, we believe your ideas should not be told to us unless you work here." (Actual line I got from submitting an idea to a certain company)
We, the Gamers of the world, can make or break a company. While most of the ideas we have may be unwarranted, we still would like to present them before you - The company in question...so you know what we think of your product. I hate with the utmost passion the "Thanks, but no thanks...but buy our stuff anyway" form letters they have for s**t like that. It makes me think that they have their say as to what gets made and what we think is inconsequential.
...So there ya have it, what I hate beyond all other things. I hate Campy Console Mascots too...irritating as hell.
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:32 pm
Not a game character.
People that think Nobuo Uematsu is the greatest thing ever and Nobuo Uematsu.
Seriously, there are better composers out there. Uematsu is horribly repetitive. Always, always.
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:14 pm
The Death Blues Mix Not a game character.
People that think Nobuo Uematsu is the greatest thing ever and Nobuo Uematsu.
Seriously, there are better composers out there. Uematsu is horribly repetitive. Always, always. I respectfully disagree. I don't think any of those composers wrote (or could write) a legitimate opera piece in 16-bit MIDI. Not to mention that those alleged "better" composers probably don't have world-touring orchestras that only play music that they have written, nor do they have their own bands that play rock versions of just their music. I also highly doubt that any of these "better" composers are one of the top-selling musical artists of any genre in the country of Japan. Of course, there are many composers that have shown glimpses of brilliance that eclipse Uematsu's everyday stuff (Koji Kando and Yasunori Mitsuda come to mind) but as far as sheer consistency goes, I feel that Uematsu delivers the goods on every project he is involved in. I disagree that he is repetitive, but even if he were, as long as the music is pleasant and fits the game it goes with, then he's done his job.
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:50 pm
Arvis_Jaggamar The Death Blues Mix Not a game character.
People that think Nobuo Uematsu is the greatest thing ever and Nobuo Uematsu.
Seriously, there are better composers out there. Uematsu is horribly repetitive. Always, always. I respectfully disagree. I don't think any of those composers wrote (or could write) a legitimate opera piece in 16-bit MIDI. Not to mention that those alleged "better" composers probably don't have world-touring orchestras that only play music that they have written, nor do they have their own bands that play rock versions of just their music. I also highly doubt that any of these "better" composers are one of the top-selling musical artists of any genre in the country of Japan. Of course, there are many composers that have shown glimpses of brilliance that eclipse Uematsu's everyday stuff (Koji Kando and Yasunori Mitsuda come to mind) but as far as sheer consistency goes, I feel that Uematsu delivers the goods on every project he is involved in. I disagree that he is repetitive, but even if he were, as long as the music is pleasant and fits the game it goes with, then he's done his job.
Most of the music in FFXI was done by other people. The stuff in Zilart, Promathia, and Aht Urghan having none of his input and the music in those areas are arguably better. Especially the Sanctuary of Zi'tah.
Popularity does not equate brilliance in music. His early stuff was groundbreaking for music in games. After a while it just became previous tracks on repeat.
It'd be like if Yoko Kanno had never done Bebop and continued to simply do the music style of her Macross and Lodoss work.
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:57 pm
The Death Blues Mix Arvis_Jaggamar The Death Blues Mix Not a game character.
People that think Nobuo Uematsu is the greatest thing ever and Nobuo Uematsu.
Seriously, there are better composers out there. Uematsu is horribly repetitive. Always, always. I respectfully disagree. I don't think any of those composers wrote (or could write) a legitimate opera piece in 16-bit MIDI. Not to mention that those alleged "better" composers probably don't have world-touring orchestras that only play music that they have written, nor do they have their own bands that play rock versions of just their music. I also highly doubt that any of these "better" composers are one of the top-selling musical artists of any genre in the country of Japan. Of course, there are many composers that have shown glimpses of brilliance that eclipse Uematsu's everyday stuff (Koji Kando and Yasunori Mitsuda come to mind) but as far as sheer consistency goes, I feel that Uematsu delivers the goods on every project he is involved in. I disagree that he is repetitive, but even if he were, as long as the music is pleasant and fits the game it goes with, then he's done his job.
Most of the music in FFXI was done by other people. The stuff in Zilart, Promathia, and Aht Urghan having none of his input and the music in those areas are arguably better. Especially the Sanctuary of Zi'tah.
Popularity does not equate brilliance in music. His early stuff was groundbreaking for music in games. After a while it just became previous tracks on repeat.
It'd be like if Yoko Kanno had never done Bebop and continued to simply do the music style of her Macross and Lodoss work.You make a great point. It's not like I have heard anything from Uematsu lately that I have gone ga-ga over. But I think his reputation is well deserved, if only for his work on FFVI-VIII. Honestly, though, if you want a good comparison, listen to the FFX OST and then listen to the FFX-2 OST directly afterwards. FFX-2 has some AMAZING pieces (Memory of Lightwaves, anyone?) but as an entire game score, FFX's is far far better. More consistent in its brilliance, with better melodies and stronger cohesiveness than the sequel soundtrack. Of course, I would argue that you are the Music Guy of this guild, so your standpoint holds a bit more sway with me than some random joe's would. Who do you think is really shining in the video game music biz right now?
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:58 pm
All Disney characters that don't appear in KH games, especially the High School Musical characters. (they make the crapppiest games)
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:03 pm
Arvis_Jaggamar The Death Blues Mix Arvis_Jaggamar The Death Blues Mix Not a game character.
People that think Nobuo Uematsu is the greatest thing ever and Nobuo Uematsu.
Seriously, there are better composers out there. Uematsu is horribly repetitive. Always, always. I respectfully disagree. I don't think any of those composers wrote (or could write) a legitimate opera piece in 16-bit MIDI. Not to mention that those alleged "better" composers probably don't have world-touring orchestras that only play music that they have written, nor do they have their own bands that play rock versions of just their music. I also highly doubt that any of these "better" composers are one of the top-selling musical artists of any genre in the country of Japan. Of course, there are many composers that have shown glimpses of brilliance that eclipse Uematsu's everyday stuff (Koji Kando and Yasunori Mitsuda come to mind) but as far as sheer consistency goes, I feel that Uematsu delivers the goods on every project he is involved in. I disagree that he is repetitive, but even if he were, as long as the music is pleasant and fits the game it goes with, then he's done his job.
Most of the music in FFXI was done by other people. The stuff in Zilart, Promathia, and Aht Urghan having none of his input and the music in those areas are arguably better. Especially the Sanctuary of Zi'tah.
Popularity does not equate brilliance in music. His early stuff was groundbreaking for music in games. After a while it just became previous tracks on repeat.
It'd be like if Yoko Kanno had never done Bebop and continued to simply do the music style of her Macross and Lodoss work.You make a great point. It's not like I have heard anything from Uematsu lately that I have gone ga-ga over. But I think his reputation is well deserved, if only for his work on FFVI-VIII. Honestly, though, if you want a good comparison, listen to the FFX OST and then listen to the FFX-2 OST directly afterwards. FFX-2 has some AMAZING pieces (Memory of Lightwaves, anyone?) but as an entire game score, FFX's is far far better. More consistent in its brilliance, with better melodies and stronger cohesiveness than the sequel soundtrack. Of course, I would argue that you are the Music Guy of this guild, so your standpoint holds a bit more sway with me than some random joe's would. Who do you think is really shining in the video game music biz right now? Sorry to but in, but I believe that Uematsu wrote the main theme of Super Smash Bros, Brawl. Personally, I don't think it sounds anything like what he has done previously.
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:24 pm
RedShadowHero Arvis_Jaggamar The Death Blues Mix Arvis_Jaggamar The Death Blues Mix Not a game character.
People that think Nobuo Uematsu is the greatest thing ever and Nobuo Uematsu.
Seriously, there are better composers out there. Uematsu is horribly repetitive. Always, always. I respectfully disagree. I don't think any of those composers wrote (or could write) a legitimate opera piece in 16-bit MIDI. Not to mention that those alleged "better" composers probably don't have world-touring orchestras that only play music that they have written, nor do they have their own bands that play rock versions of just their music. I also highly doubt that any of these "better" composers are one of the top-selling musical artists of any genre in the country of Japan. Of course, there are many composers that have shown glimpses of brilliance that eclipse Uematsu's everyday stuff (Koji Kando and Yasunori Mitsuda come to mind) but as far as sheer consistency goes, I feel that Uematsu delivers the goods on every project he is involved in. I disagree that he is repetitive, but even if he were, as long as the music is pleasant and fits the game it goes with, then he's done his job.
Most of the music in FFXI was done by other people. The stuff in Zilart, Promathia, and Aht Urghan having none of his input and the music in those areas are arguably better. Especially the Sanctuary of Zi'tah.
Popularity does not equate brilliance in music. His early stuff was groundbreaking for music in games. After a while it just became previous tracks on repeat.
It'd be like if Yoko Kanno had never done Bebop and continued to simply do the music style of her Macross and Lodoss work.You make a great point. It's not like I have heard anything from Uematsu lately that I have gone ga-ga over. But I think his reputation is well deserved, if only for his work on FFVI-VIII. Honestly, though, if you want a good comparison, listen to the FFX OST and then listen to the FFX-2 OST directly afterwards. FFX-2 has some AMAZING pieces (Memory of Lightwaves, anyone?) but as an entire game score, FFX's is far far better. More consistent in its brilliance, with better melodies and stronger cohesiveness than the sequel soundtrack. Of course, I would argue that you are the Music Guy of this guild, so your standpoint holds a bit more sway with me than some random joe's would. Who do you think is really shining in the video game music biz right now? Sorry to but in, but I believe that Uematsu wrote the main theme of Super Smash Bros, Brawl. Personally, I don't think it sounds anything like what he has done previously. Wow, somehow that bit of news had escaped me until now. But after some quick Googling, I have discovered that, yeah, he did indeed compose it. Now I just need to hear it... mrgreen
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:39 pm
Hence why I said most of Uematsu's work. It's like any album from typically repetitive artists. There are always stand outs in a persons work. The difference is you can clearly hear the influences in Uematsu's work.
He's admitted that Purple Haze, along with something else, was the inspiration for One Winged Angel for example.
The reason I brought up Yoko Kanno was because of Bebop. Granted I'm probably biased here, but it was such a departure from her previous work and since then she's been a much more varied composer.
Uematsu just needs his Cowboy Bebop to grow. He's like a voice actor being type casted right now.
Unfortunately I can't comment on the shining star of the musical side of gaming production. So many are using Hollywood composers as of late.
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:43 pm
Arvis_Jaggamar RedShadowHero Arvis_Jaggamar The Death Blues Mix Arvis_Jaggamar The Death Blues Mix Not a game character.
People that think Nobuo Uematsu is the greatest thing ever and Nobuo Uematsu.
Seriously, there are better composers out there. Uematsu is horribly repetitive. Always, always. I respectfully disagree. I don't think any of those composers wrote (or could write) a legitimate opera piece in 16-bit MIDI. Not to mention that those alleged "better" composers probably don't have world-touring orchestras that only play music that they have written, nor do they have their own bands that play rock versions of just their music. I also highly doubt that any of these "better" composers are one of the top-selling musical artists of any genre in the country of Japan. Of course, there are many composers that have shown glimpses of brilliance that eclipse Uematsu's everyday stuff (Koji Kando and Yasunori Mitsuda come to mind) but as far as sheer consistency goes, I feel that Uematsu delivers the goods on every project he is involved in. I disagree that he is repetitive, but even if he were, as long as the music is pleasant and fits the game it goes with, then he's done his job.
Most of the music in FFXI was done by other people. The stuff in Zilart, Promathia, and Aht Urghan having none of his input and the music in those areas are arguably better. Especially the Sanctuary of Zi'tah.
Popularity does not equate brilliance in music. His early stuff was groundbreaking for music in games. After a while it just became previous tracks on repeat.
It'd be like if Yoko Kanno had never done Bebop and continued to simply do the music style of her Macross and Lodoss work.You make a great point. It's not like I have heard anything from Uematsu lately that I have gone ga-ga over. But I think his reputation is well deserved, if only for his work on FFVI-VIII. Honestly, though, if you want a good comparison, listen to the FFX OST and then listen to the FFX-2 OST directly afterwards. FFX-2 has some AMAZING pieces (Memory of Lightwaves, anyone?) but as an entire game score, FFX's is far far better. More consistent in its brilliance, with better melodies and stronger cohesiveness than the sequel soundtrack. Of course, I would argue that you are the Music Guy of this guild, so your standpoint holds a bit more sway with me than some random joe's would. Who do you think is really shining in the video game music biz right now? Sorry to but in, but I believe that Uematsu wrote the main theme of Super Smash Bros, Brawl. Personally, I don't think it sounds anything like what he has done previously. Wow, somehow that bit of news had escaped me until now. But after some quick Googling, I have discovered that, yeah, he did indeed compose it. Now I just need to hear it... mrgreen Well, here is a sample, if you are inclined to hear.
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:02 pm
...that was typical Uematsu. Very FFVIII, hinging a bit on FFXI tweaking the slight happy.
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:18 pm
I agree... I thought of VII's chanting song.... but a little happier. D:
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