Best orly Evar.Before I run into a long spiel about what I think about this claim, let me say this. Goldeneye for the N64 was a good shooter, definitely the best you could get for the N64 from my experience and worth a look if you like FPS games and have access to a N64.
But "BEST EVAR SHOOTER!!!11!1!eleven"? I wish I had been drinking something when I first saw this, I would have definitely done a spit-take before roaring with laughter, which I did anyway before saying "that is good joke!" in a poor Heavy Weapons Guy style accent.
The controls are horrible, it's on a console... Need I say more?
The pace of the game is slooooooow... compare it to quake and you'll see what I mean.
The graphics were "ok", mostly flat colours with minimal textures.
Enemies were just soldiers most of the time "yawn"
Single player was repeditive, see above
Multiplayer was repeditive, see above as well as local only
Awesome graphics! *cough*I've played this game, unusual for me due to my anti-console stance but a cousin of mine had it way back in the 90's once when I visited; so I gave it a shot. My immediate reaction was "man, I'm glad this game is slower than a roadkill turtle, because these controls are making me act like I'm as slow as a roadkill turtle!". And what was really funny is when I played split-screen multiplayer with my cuz... I ripped him a new one so hard, he refused to play against me after about a half-hour claiming that I "cheated". :)
You know why people think this is the best shooter ever? It's what I call fanboi syndrome, it's the late 90's, you haven't seen any good shooters because you're a Nintendo fanboi, you play goldeneye and then you declare it the "BEST EVAR SHOOTER!!!11!1!eleven", satisfied that your declaration is truth, you tell your friends and the interwebs. But once it's on the interwebs, bastards like myself call you out on your narrow view of the genre and casually point to a dozen or so better games than your "BEST EVAR SHOOTER!!!11!1!eleven" with an arrogant smile on their face... kinda like I do now.
Half Life: Better graphics, better game.Thank you, btw, I haven't laughed this hard since someone told me that WoW takes skill about 8 months back.
You want a shooter that's better? Try Quake, Half life, Unreal Tournament or Duke3D. These are all better games from the same period and each one is better on almost every score and Half Life is definately better in every way. Some would say the story of Goldeneye is better than Half Lifes strange Sci-Fi mixed with myth... I'd respond by saying that Valve actually worked for their story, and managed to make gameplay that fit with it instead of making a movie tie in game that changed 007 from a super spy into a mass murdering stock standard FPS protagonist. Heck, you want a shooter where you're more like a spy? Try Thief and Thief 2 or Deus Ex!
Goldeneye for the N64 is not the best FPS ever, it's not even the best of it's time, it's not even all that special. It's popularity is powered by the mystical energy of fanboiz, nothing more. When the remake comes out I predict that the fanboiz will split into two groups, the one that feels the new Goldeneye sucks ass, and one where the new one is sooo good they want to give it a tounge bath.... and the rest of us will say "it looks mediocre" and move on.
Fanboiz - 'nuff said.I find it hilarious that Nintendo aren't even hiding their incapacity to come up with new ideas, I thought this Wii version of golden was just going to be a cheap port, but it's a full priced "new" game... but with the same levels, story, etc; but that's a rant for another time.
Goldeneye, for the Wii or the N64, is not the best of anything... Give it up fanboiz.
You're bias makes you sound very stubborn. Goldeneye 64 is the only fps I had ever played on a console until I just recently got a Wii. Other than that most of my fps experience was on the pc with Unreal, Half-Life 1 and 2, and Doom 3 (all glorious games). I'm not a Nintendo fanboy and I can confidently say Goldeneye 64 was one of the best fps games ever, and Goldeneye 007 Wii is also one of the best fps games ever (yes, I said that). The Wii revolutionizes the experience by letting you point to aim instead of moving a stupid stick or mouse around. The controls for an fps have never been so intuitive and comfortable. It's an awesome experience. After playing Goldeneye on the Wii I have no interest in playing another fps with a traditional controller or mouse/keyboard setup. You are sooooo missing out if you don't give it a chance. Thief is unique and amazing and shouldn't be called an fps (even if it is), so I don't think it should be included in this discussion. It is the only game that I sometimes return to the pc for.
ReplyDeleteThief isn't really a FPS... unless you think First Person Stealther, but it is common for people to class it as a FPS for some reason. Nevertheless, I mentioned it because is about being stealthy and more like a 007 game should be, imo. Change the setting to modern, make it more about sabotage and espionage instead of stealing gold and valuables, add the awesome gadgets 007... there you go, a 007 game that actually makes you a spy and not a common, every day shooter. I'd at least try that game out, not GoldenRehash for the Wii.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I am stubborn, this blog is essentially my opinions amplified; a little along the lines of zero punctuation or Angry Joe (without the skill or interweb fame :P), so I'm going for an abrasive style to let out a little steam and practice writing.
However I stand by the basic points of my post, I found the original GoldenEye inferior (and easy), and I am annoyed (but not surprised) by the apparent lack of innovation in the new GoldenEye and no, I don't see the waggle stick as innovation *shrug*. Granted, I haven't looked too closely, but my goal here isn't to change anyone's mind (mine or yours) or to give an unbiased view, it's to have a little fun and maybe provoke a some thought.
And hell, you can't be wrong with opinion, can you? :D