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    Anybody tired of the Zelda formula?

    Yes Zelda is refreshing in that you kind of know everything about the world, you know the little things that make it special. And thats great for drawing you into the world. But Zelda used to be at the forefront of gaming - it pretty much defined what would appear in adventure games as well as...
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    Next Generation Think Tank

    Yeah I will agree on some of the great level design in Twilight Princess. As I said on the other thread, I did thoroughly enjoy it, and I think the water temple in TP was one one of the most well designed temples I've played in a while. I just think TP was missing a lot - at some point it...
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    Next Generation Think Tank

    Yeah I'm in the same boat. With this generation I don't really care about shiny graphics, amazing textures or whatever. I think game development and the use of development-tools is allowing the creation of games where it doesn't have to be utterly amazing to be great-looking. We need...
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    Anybody tired of the Zelda formula?

    An overrwhelming yes is my answer. Although I thoroughly enjoyed TP, it did at parts feel rather tired. I'm sure if one hadn't have followed the franchise for a long time it would have been an amazing experience, but for me, it just felt too much like an OOT-clone. Nintendo must innovate...
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    97: A Murderer Has Your Email Address

    I've never heard about this game, nor this genre before, but it is definately intriguing. I don't know whether I would have the stomach for it though, despite knowng full well that I am in no danger whatsoever. I can't really grasp whether that is a good thing or not - maybe it is a good sign...