28th March 2004, 7:08 PM
(This post was last modified: 28th March 2004, 7:17 PM by Dark Jaguar.)
Yes, I don't really get into the depth argument regarding Star Wars because it's plainly apparent that they are judging it's depth based on knowing all the story from both the books and movies combined. Maybe the books put some sort of huge crisis in Luke's mind as he was destroying the Death Star. However, based on the movies ALONE, it seemed like he was just any hero, destroying the death star with the only thing close to a crisis being a Sailor Moon-ish "believe in yourself" moral. My opinion mind you. My point is the books are "outside" the movies as far as I'm concerned.
You know Weltall, I'm not sure how powerful your PC is, but I'd recommend you start playing some PC games. Yes, there's a LOT of karp out there. A LOT. However, you don't have to actually BUY the games that suck. It may take some time, but I think you can find some old adventure games your computer can run in some bargain bins at stores. You should try out a Monkey Island game. Personally, after playing two of them, I have found Kingom O' Magic to outfunny both of the two I played combined (can't vouch for the first two mind you), but fat chance finding even a used copy of that game. Honestly I think that company that made that game would be wise to remake it for current systems, or at least port it to be a Windows game, considering that everyone has seen Lord of the Rings these days and thus would be FAR more interested in such a parody as that. Anyway, puzzly adventure games of that sort are something everyone should experience once or twice. Unlike Silent Hill or Resident Evil, which have a combination of battles and puzzles, and thus don't really have to focus on hard puzzles to keep the game fun, standard adventure games are ALL about the puzzles, and taking what can be a 5 hour game if you know the solutions and stretch it out for about a month as you scratch your head in frustration.
You know Weltall, I'm not sure how powerful your PC is, but I'd recommend you start playing some PC games. Yes, there's a LOT of karp out there. A LOT. However, you don't have to actually BUY the games that suck. It may take some time, but I think you can find some old adventure games your computer can run in some bargain bins at stores. You should try out a Monkey Island game. Personally, after playing two of them, I have found Kingom O' Magic to outfunny both of the two I played combined (can't vouch for the first two mind you), but fat chance finding even a used copy of that game. Honestly I think that company that made that game would be wise to remake it for current systems, or at least port it to be a Windows game, considering that everyone has seen Lord of the Rings these days and thus would be FAR more interested in such a parody as that. Anyway, puzzly adventure games of that sort are something everyone should experience once or twice. Unlike Silent Hill or Resident Evil, which have a combination of battles and puzzles, and thus don't really have to focus on hard puzzles to keep the game fun, standard adventure games are ALL about the puzzles, and taking what can be a 5 hour game if you know the solutions and stretch it out for about a month as you scratch your head in frustration.
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