Too Many Humans -
October 29, 2001 - Brooke Bolander
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GIA. There is coarse language and potentially offensive
material afoot. Buy the Hype! soundtrack. Don't say we didn't warn you.
I guess I might as well get this out of the way now instead of springing it on you guys on Friday - I won't be doing the column after this week. Okay, okay, you can stop cheering, sheesh. Instead, some other lucky sucker person will be taking the reins. I hope whomever accepts the challenge has fun with it. Really. Stop laughing.
I got a total of four letters about today's subject. How's that to start off a final week, eh?
| Pikimon. |
| Brooke -
Do you Pikmin? I know I sure would if I had the money, the time, and
everything else needed to accomplish all that is Pikmin.
I entered that damn Sega Contest. Man, who woulda though SEGA would be giving
away a Gamecube and a copy of their latest game for that system...freaky
shit....
Anyway, if I win my GC, then Pikmin is definatly on the list. The game looks
like it just might offer the pointless one objective with numerous solutions
angle I'm looking for. Of course, he mention of the possibility of repition
is frightening, but it's way to early to judge.
On a side note, I just saw the freaky beach scene in Crono Cross, like an
hour into the game. Tell me, does the game have a story? Do any characters
but Kid and Serge get any development? And most imporrtantly, are there more
RPG cliche and Chrono Trigger based jokes to come? For I must admit, though I
love the battle system, the graphics, and the dialogue...the storyline in
general isn't looking too good...
On the bright side, the music is phenomenal.
Whatever, peace,
Ray Stryker. My Pikmin are bigger than your Pikmin
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I'd Pikmin, but that would require the thing known as Kashkin. Thus, no Pikmin for me. Cry cry. And I still haven't gotten over my inital shock at seeing Sega and Nintendo in bed together. They tried to tell me it was okay, but I ran screaming and crying from the room before they could catch me.
| It Is a Good Game. Yes. |
| When I first heard of PIKMIN, the only thing that had me interested was the
fact that it was being developed by Shigeru Miyamoto. The gameplay sounded
intriguing, but not really my sort of thing (I am more into the RPG and
action genres). One thing it had going for it though, was that it was
certainly one of the most unique games I had heard about in a long time, but
I wasn't sure if that would help factor in to me buying it come launch day.
After all, I didn't want to waste $80 (I'm Canadian) on something that MIGHT
(I assumed, seeing as how I don't like stragety games) bore the hell out of
me.
However, after reading many, many sites and magazines, I am more excited
about this game than any other to be released this year. Just when I think
it can't sound any better than it already does, more info gets released and
I am left in awe.
I would get PIKMIN the day it came out, but those bastards at Electronics
Boutique have screwed me with their bundles. I guess Madden and Rogue
Squadron 2 will have to suffice until I get some more money. *sigh*
Well, take care.
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Um...yeah, it certainly is looking good. Not eighty bucks good, but interesting, none the less. And is there really anything to say other than that?
The bundles thing all the stores are doing just plain sucks, though. Jack the price from three hundred dollars the five hundred, THAT will certainly make people buy more of them! It doesn't matter if you just want a freaking system, you'll have to spend extra money buying the system and a bunch of games you don't want. Jesus.
| Traaaails, man. |
| Ms. Bolander,
It looks like Shigeru Miyamoto is hopped up on drugs again coming up with
Pikmin. Actually most games seems like they're inspired from something out of
a '60's drug hallucination. Notice many RPG's have you go into someone's mind
where you often find out why they're nuts.
- Imperial Mog
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Video games and anime are just a way for the designers/creators to get out those weird acid fantasies they had back in the sixties. Okay, at least that's my theory. So are games in reality endorsing drugs? GASP!
Closing Comments:
I apologize for that, really.
Since Halloween is but one day away, I'll just cut to the chase and throw one of those wonderful fluffy topics you all know so well out. Scariest gaming experience - go to it, my little chum-chomping sharks.
- Brooke Bolander, on the long hard road out of Hell.
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