Stop refering to its greatness at the time it was released. Stating that it's timeless because it was so great at the time of release is hypocritical. The only way to argue its timelessness is to judge its merits by today's standards.
Sadly, I have only little experience with this much-heralded game; what time I spent with it was fun, but cannot say if it would still carry the same impact.
Most of people seem to be forgetting MLG's other main competitive game, SSBM. SSBM is easy to watch due to its 2D nature, unlike games such as Halo 2, which take place in a 3D environment. I, for one, really enjoy watching pro matches and have a veritable store of such videos.
Joyswag: Guitar Hero World Tour band kit + Rock Band 2 game = [fill in the blank]
Nov 21st 2008 1:14AM (Joystiq)commutative property ftw! (you'd never be able to tell i'm doing discrete math hw, haha)
Goldeneye tested on 12 year-old, fails 'timeless' test
Jun 29th 2006 8:44PM (Joystiq)Stop refering to its greatness at the time it was released. Stating that it's timeless because it was so great at the time of release is hypocritical. The only way to argue its timelessness is to judge its merits by today's standards.
Sadly, I have only little experience with this much-heralded game; what time I spent with it was fun, but cannot say if it would still carry the same impact.
As for its graphics, graphics are never timeless.
Halo 2 team signs million-dollar deal
Jun 21st 2006 3:49PM (Joystiq)