I used to play a lot of video games. Then I started running a semi-popular video game website and now I have no time to play video games! So basically what I’m saying is, I’m lucky if I can make it up to light green!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on February 8, 2012 · 11:17 PM
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That awkward moment when you have the first comment at your fingertips and nothing witty to say…
You can't see the other 99% of the line, but at the end it says type of game MMORPG.
You can never stop playing…
Thank you for not derping out another "F1RST!!!1".
This is so true.
The most over rated game of all time is probably FF7 (Yes, i still think it's a good game) and the most underrated is probably FF9. But I love all levels of gaming…
….This comment has noting to do with this picture…
But where would RTSes or MOBAs go?
My guess would be after fighting games, but I suck at them so I'm probably wrong.
Why the fuck am I in all of those catagories?
I agree with this statement completely. Now super meat boy might murder this curve a bit don't you think? "It's easy after you've beaten the game. Twice. Or more."
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I don't have any problems with "Boring parts" in videogames, especially tutorials…
That's Because I just make the prinnies do those parts!
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I notice that there's a small lack of data, but I believe it can be summarized as "Unreleased = negative time"
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FINALLY! Someone agrees with me!
Completely agree with you on the FF7/FF9 thing. I've been in plenty of fights with people with me trying to support why 9 is better then 7.
Shawn, you liar, I see you playing League of Legends and/or TF2 all the time. League is probably…Light green on this scale.
I know that feel, bro. Happened to me a couple times.
Don't know if my last comment was posted, but Shawn, you liar, you play League and TF2 all the time… I'd put LoL on the RPG level on this scale.
This reminds me of Granny's Law of Family Games: The longer the game goes is directly proportional to both the amount of hate harbored for all the other players and the amount of bragging one must do to ensure equilibrium.
Stick FPSs at the same level as casual games and you get a chart showing the total enjoyment as well.
I first read that as a difficulty curve… which is not the same.
Because if it was, IWBTG and Contra would be topping that shit like nobody's business.
(And I mean playing Contra without the fucking code.)
Because you can't have nice things.
You say it like its a bad thing.
Somewhat off topic, but rel="nofollow">I never really understood why "casual" is used as a gaming community insult.
My only complaint about the chart is that Action/Adventure games should be placed lower than fighting games. Action/Adventure games generally have basic controls, and will either start you off with intriguing narrative or gameplay. I'm thinking of the Sonic and Zelda series as examples. Fighting games (sans Brawl) are annoyingly difficult until you can master the moveset of characters until you can finally beat the damn single-player mode.
WHOA NOW. Apparently you can't speak your own opinion and someone -1'd you! +1'd for great justice. Especially since I agree and it partially does Kirby. RPG was mentioned in the graph.
Because you're a real gamer. Or so I have been told…
I believe you have accidentally inverted your axes.
The same reason the little kiddies use "fag" as an insult. They think it differentiates them…
Honestly I don't believe there is the stupid casual vs hardcore crap. To me it's player/gamers and dedicated gamers, you can pretty much guess what I mean by it. Also notice how I didn't use "Vs", because I believe people like what they will and no one should judge them by that. (See me after class if you do not understand.)
Considering they aren't on the chart must automatically mean they are great and require a life's worth of time.
That's not true or fair… casual games offer WAY more enjoyment.
To further proof your point, games like GTA and Saint's Row (gangsta "adventure" games) have the same basic controls almost everyone is familar with, and start off with a interesting cutscene and/or instant gameplay involving bullets and/or car thefts. A fighting game like Street Fighter have differcult combos unique to every character, and you can't truely enjoy it properly by spamming an attack or by randoming pressing buttons, well maybe in multiplayer but still isn't fun for the loser.
I used to be an Orc Warrior, then I took a lightsaber to the face.
How about shutting the fuck up, and let me play the game i'm playing in peace? is that an option?
Strange. I didn't notice you in any category. Who are you, again?
I agree that FFVII is overrated (although it is by no means a bad game). I also agree that FFIX is underrated. Although I don't think I would say that either one is the most over/underrated games of all time. Personally (out of the series, at least) I would say FFVIII is the most underrated Final Fantasy around. I will never understand why so many people hate that game. It's actually my second favorite in the series, right behind VI. The one that should get the most hate is FFXII. That is a total mess of a game.
Also, I don't want to be "that guy" but… this would make for some good forum talk…
And then go online and spam the same move over and over again until you win.
I don't understand why FPS games are as high up as they are. I mean, yeah. You do invest some time into them but only once. After you learn how to play one, you can play them all.
Considering just within the JRPG genre there are criminally overlooked Shin Megami Tensei and the Tales series (both which would make better flagships of the genre as a whole than the Final Fantasy series), I'm going to have to disagree with you there. Especially because Legend of the Dragoon was what FFVII overshadowed worse than IX.
If we're talking only within the Final Fantasy series, you're still not entirely right. While VII is commonly heaped praise upon (as well as criticism by people who hate the praise it gets), most of it is only for small parts of the game. Most people forget how light hearted it actually was, and end up praising some make believe version of VII that is what the current direction the spinoffs all take.
Unless we're talking about Hack and slash and Adventure games rather than Action/Adventure. That's a whole different story then.
Still untrue when you have FPS's like Bioshock, the Darkness, Half-Life, and Deus Ex.
Rephrase it to "Modern Military shooters" though and you've got the right idea.
You can never stop playing AND it never gets enjoyable.
I just played through FF7 again and defeated Sephiroth last Saturday…
When I crawled out of my room I'd forgotten what the sun looked like.
Agreed. Even as they describe it, it seems like action/adventure should be lower than fighting games.
This is not a curve. It's a bar graph.
I call bullshit. the tetris block on that kids shirt is made of FIVE blocks. we all know that REAL tetris blocks are made with four.
now then I need to go make sure that my mom lined up my spaghetti properly. I cant eat it unless all of the noodles are in perfect rows on the plate.
I imagine that there would be background music for the players of each category…
Casual=Abc easy as 123
Platformer=Limbo Rock
Shooters= America, FUCK YEAH!!!!!
Action/Adventure=Pirates of the Caribbean Theme
Fighting=Kung Fu Fghting
RPGs=Tuba music
I agree with you, FF9 is defiantly the most underrated of the series, regardless of the fact that of all of them, it makes you care about the characters the most. And it has the best card game (I'm only missing 2 cards ^_^)
On another note, I don't know what to think about 13, it's defiantly a good game (although the bosses are tiresome) and it obviously looks amazing but it doesn't feel like Final Fantasy. Not only is the battle system gone but it is completely linear, thoughts..?
Also on the topic of the image, fighting games take the longest if you wanna be good at them.
HoN/DotA2 would be very high, yes.
Thinking back to what games became fun the quickest for me…
Cave Story, Super Meat Boy, Kirby's Return to Dreamland, and Portal 2. 3 platformers and a puzzle game.
I would be a blip on the low point of that chart, because technically, there's NO amount of time that would make me have fun in casual games.
FFIX was indeed the superior game. I'm not sure what I liked about it more, the ability system, or the fact that the characters actually had positive emotions sometimes.
It's the equivalent to "noob" basically. Someone who isn't dedicated to games and just happens to feel like playing them sometimes.
IWBTG wouldn't even be on this chart. It's so mind-numbingly frustrating, I don't think you can technically ever enjoy it unless you're either a savant at it or you enjoy failure.
Technically, this is "time to enjoy" and I actually enjoyed Super Meat Boy from the start. Even when it got ridiculously face-smashingly difficult. Still fun as hell.
Wait… you mean ALL guns shoot things at people?!
No. Just the ones that use bullets. And rockets. And flamethrowers.
Didn't you know?
Losing is FUN!
And then there's Borderlands… which I might as well throw up into the RPG area.
It's that fun.
Maybe it's because they got their storyline from the first story arc of Dragon Ball Z. That's why I enjoyed it.
I assume you are referring to the "Bag of Emo" they handed Cloud once they made the movie. Cloud was never really like that except for maybe one scene in the game. If you've ever played Crisis Core, Zack's personality in that game is what Cloud's was in VII.
Energetic/Cocky/Headstrong/Humorous =/= Emo
Do you tap the table four times in between each bite? Yeah, me too.
Old Republic is dominating my life. Please send help.
what would super smash bros be
there is no combo system so the controls are easy but it is still a fighting game
ALL guns shoot something… But the Rock-It Launcher from Fallout 3 can shoot ALL the things!
Alternative:
Casual = rel="nofollow"> This
Platformer = rel="nofollow"> This
Shooters = rel="nofollow"> This
Action/Adventure = rel="nofollow"> This
Fighting = rel="nofollow"> This
RPGs = rel="nofollow"> This
So then, what do you call Demon/Dark Souls? Both are obviously harder than fighting games
case in point:
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Sounds like me and the legend of zelda franchise. Death Mountain appeared in my state like it was trying to ask for me back: <img src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/pregoisforchumps/423609_323228601047594_147285891975200_872008_525216675_n.jpg">
Too bad my longbow isn't finished yet, it's dangerous to go alone. Here there be Gorons.
EDIT: Mt. Rainier, Feb. 7th, 2012.
dunno why they put fighting games on there at all, you cant ever enjoy them.
If you think Tales is overlooked, you haven't talked to Alpar or me yet.
If it is overlooked by anyone, I CANNOT ACCEPT THAT!!!!!
Plus I enjoyed all the Mario RPGs more than I did with all of the Final Fantasies I played. (Excluding maybe X and because I haven't played IX yet, I won't say.) But, that's just me.
rel="nofollow">This should be the Casual music. I'm just insane.
What the fuck? hell no, that's weird and pointless.
In this world where we have to be better than others? 'fraid not!
"Then I started running a semi-popular video game website and now I have no time to play video games!"
I guess all those times you played TF2 and LoL don't count then.
so where does starcraft fit?
Real Time Strategy games always get the shaft.
Super Meat Boy is actually really fun. Probably because between the super tight, smooth movement and fast reload time, death is a trip-up, not a failure.
> Implying Button Mashing isn't fun
You also forgot Golden Sun and Skies of Arcadia. More so Skies. That game was so low on the radar not many people even realize it's one of the best RPG's of all time… and it was made by SEGA. So it's a ball out of left field.
Listening to all six at once makes it even better. o:
It would go under fighting games if it didn't mess up the curve.
Doing that since 1994
Average gamer that claims to be gamer: Plays only one game (At the top)
Real gamer: Plays a variety of games. (Majority of Halozmithians)
My mind was blowgsrgsrgbhjbgzbzdb f
I was gonna put the SSFIV style for fighting, but I just went with this one because it seems to be what is used in most videos
"The one that should get the most hate is FFXII."
That awkward moment when you're one of the few people who actually like FF12. D:
Ratchet and Clank's vacuum gun (Can't remember the real name) shoots most of the things. Especially smaller enemies!
All of you are wrong, because how good a game is, is almost entirely independent from genre.
Seriously, you judge games on a case-by-case basis.
Strike the earth!
*ah-hem*
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Hold a mirror behind yourself and bend over.
<img src="http://psp-download-center.com/members/advanced/img/19519_ffxii-balthier-PSP-wallpaper.jpg" width="480" height="272" alt="The leading man" />
It becomes a good game once you start paying attention to just who the real "Leading man" is in it.
But…but I'm Basch Fon Ronsenburg of Dalmasca! Don't listen to Ondore's lies!
True enough, Balthier (and Fran's ass) was the only thing close to a redeeming quality in that game.
I picked up on how FFX's story is pretty much Star Wars but FFIX=DBZ is new to me. I would like for you to explain the similarities. I am intrigued.
Wow, i actually do look like the Adventure and Action games guy.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Aren't we all?
LOL…..I hate the knives…..but you get used to it as long you dont mke fun of Sakuya's Pa-*Knifed*
Excuse me while I take a moment to brag. I BEAT CONTRA WITHOUT THE CODE!
Although to be fair, I don't think I'd be able to do it again. At least not right away. It would take many tries for me to do it again.
The same goes for Power Stone. Smash Bros. and Power Stone are both fighting games and really fun to play right when you start them up.
You're right. They go with each other so well.
Smash Bros Might not have libraries upon libraries of movesets to memorize but there are alot of techniques like wave dashing and l-canceling that can add an element of strategy if you want. They also can be like a giant awesome sumo game with Pokemon characters :D
I would warn of spoilers but if you haven't played IX or watched DBZ then you probably won't ever at this point.
However, this is my comparison: You are a monkey from another dimension, sent here by your brother to destroy the planet to make it suitable for another race to occupy. However, somewhere along the way as a child you hit your head and were raised by a fat old man to become a good person, and a good fighter. Later your brother returns to finish the job that you were supposed to do, and you end up fighting against him to save the planet.
Oh, and both you and your brother go Super Saiyan 4 at some point or another.
Edit:
Also, X was the Twilight Zone if anything. ("IM REALLY JUST A DREAM!?")
II was Star Wars. Literally, verbatim.
Even with Balthier the story wasn't that good. I mean it was GETTING good. It was starting to anyway, then the game just freaking ended. I thought I was half way through the game when they threw a final dungeon in my face.
Oh, really? You're attacking my town? The town that you already occupy with your military? RAWR KILL RABANASTRE FOR NO REASON.
Thank you for not complaining about someone who said they got the first comment
I can certainly agree with that statement. Unfortunately, it seems I've played most of the Mario RPG's (only missed out on Paper Mario 64, but I played SMRPG on Virtual Console), and I've only played the first Final Fantasy way after its time. Does it make me a bad person that I want more Mario, and the Final Fantasy 'series?' to make way for a new SquareEnix creation? LET'S GET SOME ORIGINAL IP IN HERE!
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It's all about personal definitions. If I see someone go online and say "Stop playing indie games, casualfag"(sic), then I think to myself, 'there's a person who has a very broad idea of casual and has no ability to deal with people visibly different from himself'. My definition: if a person will choose to play a game which is not focused on killing people with detailed graphics (e.g. God of War, many modern FPS's, etc), games with huge quests which take large amounts of time to complete (e.g. Zelda series, Elder Scrolls series, etc), or games with such intricate skills that they take years to master (i.e. arcade fighters), then they may choose to call themselves casual. Remember: you choose whether you are a casual or hardcore gamer, but you may also choose what that definition means.
I'm a guest and I just want you to know I hate you for reminding me of that mini-game.
Enjoy your net hate from a random person from the internet.
Please note that any part of the internet with taste no longer accepts X to the Y jokes.
Though as I say that, we happily embrace terrible puns.
I see it as OCD vs. ADD.
We sell those too.
I'll take your word for it.
Looks like I wasn't the only one, in any case.
Because you're the kind of guy who has over 100 E-Peen on Halolz.
Wait Wait Wait. The most underrated FFs of all time is FFX and FFX-2
And yes I am for real
I like it. The DBZ analogy was pretty accurate. And yes, Final Fantasy II does have Star Wars influences with the whole "princess gathers together a group of rebels to bring down an evil empire" story. But X had characters and a few story elements similar to Star Wars. Luke Skywalker has to go fight his dad because he was corrupted by the dark side. Tidus had to go kill his dad because he became Sin. Luke is mentored by Obi-Wan Kenobi, the man who once fought alongside Luke's father. Tidus is mentored by Auron, the man who once fought alongside Tidus' father. Also Yu Yevon is comparable to the Force, it being the religion that dictates that everything. Yevon can also be comparable to the emperor, as it ends up being the true evil of the world. Also Yevon is defeated just as easily as the Emperor, so… There's that. There's probably more but it has been a while since I've done a X playthrough.
Oh, what's that? You found adamantite?! Good job!
Now you die.
Not really. I managed to kick WoW to the curb. Though now I'm addicted to trying out new mmorpgs so….