THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Van Cruncheon on March 03, 2007, 11:24:58 PM

Title: Earthbound > Shenmue
Post by: Van Cruncheon on March 03, 2007, 11:24:58 PM
Earthbound:
+ tries to be funny and deep
+ has good art direction
+ has a good soundtrack


Shenmue:
- none of the above
Title: Re: Earthbound > Shenmue
Post by: Vizzys on March 03, 2007, 11:26:27 PM
I fully agree.
Title: Re: Earthbound > Shenmue
Post by: TVC15 on March 03, 2007, 11:29:35 PM
I'm not sure I can get behind this.  Let me take you on point by point:

+ Tries to be funny and deep

TRIES!  There's nothing worse than trying and failing at being quirky, funny and deep.  This + is actually a -.

+ has good art direction

Taking into account that this is subjective, I have to disagree.  Both games have their own styles and pull them off well.  Unfortunately, Earthbound's style was dated before it even came out.  Shenmue was at least forward-looking.

+ has a good soundtrack

I actually don't recall it, so it couldn't have been that great.  That said, I don't recall Shenmue's either.


Shenmue is a shitty, shitty game, but I can at least understand a little bit why people may have bought into the hype.  Earthbound is just an awful game in every regard.  Dated graphics, dated gameplay, a failure at writing, despite what you say.
Title: Re: Earthbound > Shenmue
Post by: Himu on March 03, 2007, 11:30:20 PM
Shenmue has a good soundtrack.
Title: Re: Earthbound > Shenmue
Post by: Vizzys on March 03, 2007, 11:35:33 PM
lolz fission mailed
Title: Re: Earthbound > Shenmue
Post by: Himu on March 03, 2007, 11:35:53 PM
It's better than earthbounds
Title: Re: Earthbound > Shenmue
Post by: Van Cruncheon on March 04, 2007, 12:07:35 AM
alright, alright, let's just agree that Earthbound ~= Shenmue
Title: Re: Earthbound > Shenmue
Post by: y2kev on March 04, 2007, 12:13:44 AM
Agree...Shenmue is Koshiro.
Title: Re: Earthbound > Shenmue
Post by: Vizzys on March 04, 2007, 12:22:12 AM
Is miyamoto a fan of shenmue? I think not.

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Title: Re: Earthbound > Shenmue
Post by: Himu on March 04, 2007, 12:23:04 AM
Miyamoto is a taco who dresses up in tights and plays with toy swords/shields with his gay playmates at night.

Who cares what he thinks.
Title: Re: Earthbound > Shenmue
Post by: Vizzys on March 04, 2007, 12:23:35 AM
you sir, fail at the internetz