23rd January 2005, 12:07 AM
Actually Geno, I just said it was more comical, but not "slightly", more like "completely". Zelda actually had a very SERIOUS storyline in Wind Waker, giving some depth to Ganondorf's personality for the first time for example. The art style was the only cartoony thing about it really. Yes, there's comedy enough there, but the series is mostly a serious one. Mario is entirely comedic, not one ounce of it is serious. I mean, even SMRPG, with what little seriousness it had, was done in a more ironic sense than anything, such as Mallow's story.
And yeah SJ, I see what you mean, hence my insult to myself about it, "a serious story, but with fuzzy animal people". The whole thing is like a serious space drama poking fun at itself I think... But it's still somewhat serious, at the very least it's serious enough that Fox won't be surfing koopa shells or bouncing hilariously off hot stuff any time soon, wouldn't you agree?
And that post... again Geno, I'm not sure what you mean by it. Did you think I was saying Mario was serious somehow? I really don't get that... were you agreeing with me or what? I can't see you taking what I said to mean the direct opposite or anything... Really, your post perplexes me.
And yeah SJ, I see what you mean, hence my insult to myself about it, "a serious story, but with fuzzy animal people". The whole thing is like a serious space drama poking fun at itself I think... But it's still somewhat serious, at the very least it's serious enough that Fox won't be surfing koopa shells or bouncing hilariously off hot stuff any time soon, wouldn't you agree?
And that post... again Geno, I'm not sure what you mean by it. Did you think I was saying Mario was serious somehow? I really don't get that... were you agreeing with me or what? I can't see you taking what I said to mean the direct opposite or anything... Really, your post perplexes me.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)