You don't frickening get it do you? IGN just said that you'll be able to use the Pro Classic Controller with GoldenEye, which is almost exactly like the old N64 controller.Originally Posted by Bolivar
You don't frickening get it do you? IGN just said that you'll be able to use the Pro Classic Controller with GoldenEye, which is almost exactly like the old N64 controller.
The N64 controller was the most godawful thing ever.
The Jaguar was the worst thing ever.
Or because Craig is the new Bond and it makes more sense.
Hopefully those weren't the in-game graphics. They look more like the N64 version, but that isn't what the "trailer" passes them off as. Regardless, I probably won't play.
Before passing final judgment, sure. But Activision being the publisher and a company like Eurocom, who doesn't have a stellar development track record, developing it is plenty of reason to view the game with some trepidation.
If it were easy to make a good game then there'd be a lot less crap on the market. In fact, they really can't use the original as a blueprint because the only thing that isn't completely dated is the mission structure, and the few levels in the game that were really well designed (a lot of them weren't that great by today's standards). And designing good levels and AI isn't easy. In fact, a lot of companies get it wrong and if you have mediocre or bad levels and AI in an FPS then you might as well throw in the towel.
We'll see how it turns out, but the original game is so dated as a blueprint that it's almost useless, and in trying to update it they may just end up with an FPS that plays like every other FPS on the market. And if that happens then what's the point really?
Daniel Craig is actually a big fan of videogames. Saw it in an interview once.
"They said this day would never come. They said our sights were set too high. They said this country was too divided, too disillusioned to ever come around a common purpose. But on this January night, at this defining moment in history, you have done what the cynics said we couldn't do." - Barack Obama.
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Probably in an interview where he was promoting a video game.
there was a picture here
No, still better than the GC controller. Dear god, my hands ache with remembered torture.
I stand corrected, the N64 controller is second to the GC controller. smurfing Nintendo sucks at controllers.No, still better than the GC controller. Dear god, my hands ache with remembered torture.
OH MY GOD YES ALL MY DREAMS ARE CO-Goldeneye Remake
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[q=Del Murder]Virtual Boy[/q]I stand corrected, the N64 controller is second to the GC controller. smurfing Nintendo sucks at controllers.No, still better than the GC controller. Dear god, my hands ache with remembered torture.
Why would you respond to an accusation of outdated controls by saying you'll be able to play it just like you used to?You don't frickening get it do you? IGN just said that you'll be able to use the Pro Classic Controller with GoldenEye, which is almost exactly like the old N64 controller.
I think everything can be summed up by my original post, on the kids geeking out over "Goldeneye being one of the best shooters of all time"
It wasn't.
edit: overall this is a smaller part to the larger, disgusting image of Nintendo trying to recapture the "hardcore" (MAN i hate that word) by revisiting games, franchises, and gimmicks we've seen, done, got the t-shirt, and moved on to more worthwhile experiences like Ico, Metal Gear Solid, Uncharted, and Demon's Souls which are actually moving gaming as well as our expectations and understanding of the medium forward.
And the saddest part is that journalists, especially IGN, are falling head over heels for it while any real gaming discussion is occurring... well, right here on EoFF! I guess I can't really complain, would I have it any other way??? Lol
Couldn't agree more myself. I will fully admit that I have great memories of playing Goldeneye in both single and multiplayer, and I still love to get it out every few months and play it, but it's far from being one of the best shooters of all time. It was certainly the best console shooter of it's day and stuff like the mission objectives were pretty new and innovative at the time. But it has aged and calling it one of the greatest shooters of all time would be a crime with how bad it plays by current standards.
And perhaps more important as far as remaking it is that everything it did well and made popular is pretty standard in shooters and other genres now. Which begs the question of what they'll try to do to push the innovation envelope, or if they'll try to make a game that isn't innovative but is instead incredibly polished and well paced. I don't think I'll count on the later, and making something that fits the former is extremely difficult. We'll have to see how it goes.
Original XBOX controller. Game, set, match.
All you haters can gtfo, I look forward to this game, even if it lacks a certain Pierce.
I think the n64 controller does pip the original xbox control pad to the post actually, the 3 prongs with the z button on the middle one and the d-pad off center was a real pain in the ass.
However I would love to point out how much the xbox original small controller rocked compared to some of the pads out there today including the sony dual shock 3 siiraxis controller.
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