Seeing as the PS2 "can't hold its own" it stands to reason that there really isn't anything of any worth associated with it, lest I have some reasonable argument to consider it over a competing console. So, if those two games are, in fact, good games (or at least not bad) would they be worth playing if you had the hardware?
- Jim James Smith wrote: >Ok, please point me to where I said that either "Devil May Cry" or >"Xenosaga" were bad games, I think you are the one having logic problems. > >-- >Jay > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: 29 December 2004 17:56 >To: CF-Community >Subject: Re: Got a PS2 SlimLine for my Biiirthddaaayyy ^_^ > >Maybe it's just me, but I don't worry about visuals too much. My favorite >game for the PSX was "Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver". Maybe a little too >munch block-pushing puzzles from time to time, but I loved the story and the >universe and the voice actig was /outstanding/. It came out for the PSX, >but also the Dreamcast and the PC - and I played them both - but I preferred >the PSX version. It was jaggy, for sure, but the developers did a >magnificent job of building an environment that worked with the console's >limitations, and produced an environment that actually benefited from an >outdated graphics engine (if that makes any sense). > >Doesn't mean that I don't spring for the Xbox version of something that >comes out for all three consoles if I have a choice (Ubisoft bundling >Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia together for $20 was a beautiful thing), >but just because the shadowing effects and texture resolution in Splinter >Cell and NFL2K5 are worse in the PSX than the Xbox (and >GameCube) doesn't make "Devil May Cry" or "Xenosaga" bad games. I just >don't see your logic. > >- Jim > >James Smith wrote: > > > >>Ok, this could run and run.... >> >>Out of the list you quote there ("Beyond Good and Evil", "Metal Arms", >>"Primal" or "Ghost Hunter") the first two are available on Xbox (and GC), >>the other two I don't know. >> >>Good that you noticed most of the PS2 exclusives suck, but claiming that >> >> >99% > > >>of anything sucks in factually incorrect, and even if it was it is hardly >> >> >an > > >>excuse. >> >>While it is true that in a two horse race (sorry CG owners) one does not >>have to suck, but in this case one of them does, sorry, but it does and to >>claim the PS2 holds it's own is nonsence. Visually it stinks, pick any >>developer who actually codes for two separate consoles (rather than just >>porting the code from one) and you will see the diference, the oldest >>example being splinter cell but you could just as easily use Need For Speed >>Underground 2 if you prefer a newer game. >> >>-- >>Jay >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: 29 December 2004 16:36 >>To: CF-Community >>Subject: RE: Got a PS2 SlimLine for my Biiirthddaaayyy ^_^ >> >> >> >> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: James Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 10:48 AM >>>To: CF-Community >>>Subject: RE: Got a PS2 SlimLine for my Biiirthddaaayyy ^_^ >>> >>>Oooooooh, touch�. But I have a hard time believing there are that >>>many >>>PS2 >>>games you cant get on Xbox. Ok, there are the eye-toy collection if >>>you are >>> >>> >>> >>> >>The absolute best platformers out now are PS Exclusives ("Sly Cooper", >>"Ratchet and Clank" and "Jak"). If you're an RPG fan there's really only >>one console to choose ("Final Fantasy", "Hack", "Dark Cloud", etc). >> >>Take a look through the archives for the raves that "Katamari Damacy" has >>received. >> >>I've said it before, but it's worth buying a PS2 JUST to play "Ico" and I >>assume it will be worth keeping to play team Ico's next loooong awaited >>release ("Wanda and the Giants"). >> >>Many game series ("Grand Theft Auto", "Silent Hill", etc) make their debuts >>on PS2 months before xBox (if ever) and are not remarkably aided by >>incremental graphics improvements. >> >>I don't believe that "Beyond Good and Evil", "Metal Arms", "Primal" or >>"Ghost Hunter" had XBox equivalents, but they were all great games. >> >>There are quite literally hundreds (if not thousands, especially if you >>count the PS1 library) of games available for the PS2 but not for XBox. >>Sure, most of them suck - but 99% of anything sucks. >> >> >> >> >> >>>Sorry, but Xbox rules, Sony sucks. The original play station was >>>without doubt the best console available at the time and Sony have >>>been trading on that success ever since without releasing a single bit >>>of hardware worthy of the reputation. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>I just don't see why they have to mutually exclusive. Yes, the XBox is >> >> >VERY > > >>GOOD. But so in the PS2. One doesn't have to suck for the other to be >> >> >good > > >>- that can both be good! Isn't it a wonderful world where two things can >> >> >be > > >>good at the very same time. (Actually three things since the Cube is far >> >> >>from out of this especially after Metroid Prime II kicked so very much >ass.) > > >>The PS2 is the oldest and most popular console in this generation. Of >>course the other offering will be technically superior, but the simple fact >>is that the PS2 is holding its own, even visually, against them and, much >>more importantly, still producing incredibly high-quality games. >> >>Jim Davis >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:141211 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
