Going to have to agree with you on Majora's Mask. But as far as Twilight Princess goes, the game was too damn easy. The fight on the bridge had major potential for epicness, but when I fell off and only lost half a heart, it really ruined my feel for it. Same thing with the final boss fight and the fact that you were surrounded by pots with hearts.Drakmeire said:
Star Ocean 2 spent the first half on an under-developed planet as well. You actually see more of the sci-fi stuff in SO3.Grand_Arcana said:
I'm taking a neutral stance here, but I'd like to read your reasoningFrozen Donkey Wheel2 said:
When it came out and they decided that The Wind Waker was awesome. Don't worry, once Skyward Sword gets here, people will hate that and then everyone will suddenly think Twilight Princess was awesome too.Drakmeire said:
How? All that happens is she lets you lock on again, but you don't even use it against Ganon because locking on means you jump attack instead of roll and you need rolling to get behind him. This means you don't lock on and thus Navi is completely useless. She might as well have kept up the "I can't get close!" nonsense from the Ganondorf battle where she actually would have been helpful.ZeroMachine said:
Off topic, but I absolutely love your avatar!Gudrests said:
Alrighty, here goes. Wall of text incoming, sorry.starwarsgeek said:I'm taking a neutral stance here, but I'd like to read your reasoningFrozen Donkey Wheel2 said:
that.... actually makes a lot of sense! I guess that Breen talking to Freeman about how Freeman is destroying stuff that humanity has worked hard for makes sense!Frozen Donkey Wheel2 said:Alrighty, here goes. Wall of text incoming, sorry.starwarsgeek said:I'm taking a neutral stance here, but I'd like to read your reasoningFrozen Donkey Wheel2 said:
OK, so...First of all, the premise that Gordon Freeman is any different from Master Chief to begin with. People say he's just a physicist with a crowbar, but that isn't true. He's a physicist with a crowbar and power suit. That heals his injuries, gives him amazing athletic abilities, and absorbs damage. EXACTLY like Master Chief. He's also a symbol of hope to a downtrodden civilization, like Master Chief, except in Freeman's case that makes no fucking sense. The Chief is connected with the military, so it makes sense that people have heard of him. There's probably propaganda ads featuring him on Earth. Plus, he's actually saving humanity. (Keep in mind, in this next bit, how Freeman is supposed to be "defined by the players actions) Freeman, however, is a physicist working a top secret facility, part of only a small handful of people who got out alive. How did people hear about him in the gap between HL1 and 2?
Maybe you say the few surviving Black Mesa employees spread the word. Word became legend, etc, etc. That would almost make sense, except for one thing: Freeman has never done anything WORTHY of humanities' collective admiration. Think about it: In HL1, all he does is open the door for an apocalyptic alien invasion, spectacularly fail to stop it, and then disappear for 20 years. Our hero, everybody! But that's not all! His legacy of destruction and failure continues into HL2, where he manages to lead the Combine through the Resistance's escape route, which probably took YEARS to set up, and then leads them right to the nearest resistance base. This results in the capture of one the Resistance's most important figures. In the process of rescuing him, he manages to disappear AGAIN, though only for a week this time. While he's gone the revolution starts without him, and, to his credit he puts up a good fight once he gets there.
But then. He gets all the way to the top of the Citadel and undoes ALL of it. Our brilliant physicist starts banging shit together, without regards for anyone's saftey, resulting in the destruction of the Citadel, and indeed, City 17. Now, I know what you're thinking: "The Combine did that so they could set off their portal!" No. No they didn't. They just didn't stop the process once it had already begun. But I digress.
The destruction of the Citadel does far more damage to the people of Earth then to the Combine. Millions are left dead or displaced, the journey to the nearest Resistance base is much longer then before (thanks to Freeman, you'll remember) and even if the millions of refugees get to Resistance bases, the bases will be poorly equipped to handle such a huge increase in population so fast. Virtually no one benefits from the destruction of the Citadel.
In conclusion: If Freeman really is defined by his actions, then he's a moron who has no idea what the hell he's doing. Both he and Master Chief are power-armored Messiah figures of the future, virtually devoid of personality, but at least Master Chief got around to saving humanity at some point.
Annnnd....I'm done. Sorry if any of this is unclear, I'm typing it up at about 1 in the morning. If you want me to clarify anything, just ask and I'll try.
