Game Wars!!

[Synnyr]

Ugh. Why is there always a war on something. Especially when it comes to something meant to bring out entertainment. Fanboys bring everything to an extreme to a particular game and flame another in a similar genre. This is the Game Wars, most notably the FPS and Fighting genres.

First of all, why? Are people's lives so miserable that they have to get angry over someone else that favors one game over another. This confuses me to a degree of insanity. Why? People have different opinions on different things and some (meaning most) can't accept that. One who falls into this category should just kill themselves for belittling another and themselves. Here are the topics we are going over today.

I. Halo 3 VS Call of Duty 4
II. Tekken VS Street Fighter VS Virtua Fighter

I. Halo VS Call Duty.
This is possibly the biggest Game War since NES vs Sega Genesis. Everywhere I go if someone even mentions the essence of the games title, another comes out of nowhere saying something like "Cock of Duty fag!" or "Gaylo!" (I swear I did not make that up). I do not fully understand this, but when something like this happens in my heart I say say "That it is just a game," but in reality I beat the living shit out of him. Back to the games. Though understand why some people favor one over the other I just don't understand why they fight about it.

Here are my likings to Call of Duty 4. Call of Duty 4 has quite possibly the best multiplayer systems out there complete with customizable classes and brilliantly detailed maps. This game also supports a great campaign mode with a gut-wrenching storyline. Most people agree with these elements of the game, but it is the flaws in the game that seem to get Halo fans upset. Like the glitches that are far more easy to access in COD4 than in halo 3. Another noteworthy flaw in it is the Martyrdom and Juggernaut perks. These piss everyone off and push people away from COD4. Also another factor that contributes to players hatred is the lack of a host migration system (which Halo 3 has). What I mean is that when someone pussies out in the game and quits and if he is the host the entire match ends and the game is declared a draw. Again this pisses everyone off.

Now to Halo 3. This game also has an excellent multiplayer system with rankings similar to COD4 and with detailed maps. The campaign mode is great if not a bit too short (COD4 shares the same problem), but delivers a twist ending that ensures a future sequel. The best part about this game are the multiplayer maps. Being good at Halo multiplayer ensures that you memorize the locations of weapons and items which allows to strategize in the 15+ maps available to you, which is what makes the overall multiplayer experience enjoyable. However the game isn't without its flaws which COD4 fans turn away from. One is its massive health pools. Many people get pissed off when you drain your whole clip into somebody and they kill you with four shots (BR). This speculates that going against an opponent which has a far better gun than you, you will always lose, something that COD4 doesn't have when you can kill someone with a Scorpion when they have an M60e. That brings me to the next problem, weapons. Halo 3 doesn't have a balanced weapon system especially when some guns take take over 15 shots to kill and others are one shot kills. The bigger weapons have their weaknesses, but those are overshadowed by their speed and power. AS I said before you can kill someone with a Scorpion vs M60e in COD4.

What I have noticed is that those with more of a fast-paced game or realism go toward COD4 and those with a slow-paced game or fantasy go toward Halo 3. However there should not be fighting over who likes what best. I prefer COD4, but also enjoy Halo 3.

II. Tekken VS Street Fighter VS Virtua Fighter

Tekken, SF, and Virtua Fighter have been the H2H fighting genre juggernauts in the past decades. Most prefer Tekken or SF, however there are many people who prefer Virtua fighter over those. But of course someone who likes Tekken over SF or vice versa. Let me try to break it down. I won't include Mortal Kombat or Soul Caliber, because they deal with weapons and I don't include it in this fighting genre.

Tekken is by far the most eclectic of the three featuring characters with the most storylines and interrelations with one another. However when it comes down to it, it is all about the fighting. Tekken's fighting styles reflect those of actual martial arts including some ones made up for the game. Tekken also has the biggest set of moves with each character having over 100 moves. The actual fighting is paced steadily, offering time to set up a strategy, but constricts time to watch your opponent which ultimately stacks up an intense fight. It also incorporates a lag system which disallows an infinite combo when you pop someone up into the air. However Tekken doesn't come without its flaws as the characters themselves don't have a good range of jump attacks. Some characters have balancing issues, mostly with range as some characters can just spam long range attacks at characters who have a relatively short range.

Street Fighter is the biggest juggernaut of the three , mostly because of its fast paced combat and its colorful characters. The fighting styles resemble that of actual martial arts, but twist and distort them, mostly in a good way. And some characters completely ignore human potential. The best thing about SF itself is the actual fighting where every move you make against a character is different than the moves you made against your previous opponent. Also the input commands are the easiest to learn out of the three. Of course there are always flaws. The biggest flaw is definitely balance. Out of the three fighting games this is the worst in balance. Mostly because of again range, but this also incorporates speed and power. Take Tekken for example, King is the most damaging opponent in the game, but is slow and has incredibly difficult input commands. Akuma from SF is highly damaging, but is very fast and has high range. Another bad thing about SF is the amount of spam. Many times you can just tap a certain combo and it will go on forever, although many characters have attacks with lag, but most super combos in SF have none.

Virtua Fight. I can't really say much about Virtua Fighter since I haven't really played it more than a few times, but I can say that it is the most realistic of the three. The most recent games have near perfect copies of the actual fighting style that each character portrays. However it has one major problem. It is just too slow-paced. There are rarely any 3+ plus hit combos and if there are, they are usually meant for characters with fast paced fighting styles like karate or bushido.

Above all it breaks down like this. Those who want a medium-paced fighting game will go for Tekken. Those who want a fast-paced fighting game will go for Street Fighter. Those who want a slow-paced fighting game will go for Virtua Fighter. Another way to break it down is matter of realism, those who prefer a more realistic game will turn to Tekken or Virtua Fighter in favor over Tekken and vice versa. I prefer Tekken.

Above all, a gamers choice of games should not be under the scrutiny of others. Please stop these Game Wars, all you are doing is sacrificing soldiers lives for an unworthy cause.

[Captain]

That's a long post, I bet it's very interesting and thorough.

[miranack]

At 10/22/09 04:33 AM, Captain-Ben wrote: That's a long post, I bet it's very interesting and thorough.

YES IT IS MAN

[Synnyr]

Wow. I didn't realize how long I made that until now.

[Gustavos]

Let me contribute to the topic. The mods obviously never heard of such a manuever, but hopefully they won't ban me for following the rules.

Ahem, no we do not have to fight. But just because we don't have to, doesn't mean we shouldn't. If our friends jumped off a cliff, that doesn't mean we shouldn't follow them.

It's in human nature to fight for something. To choose a side. The people who stay out of the fight are slightly more evolved than the rest of the human race, but it could take hundreds of years for natural selection to take place in that respect.

Then, you have to think of how we're on the internet. We're not arguing face-to-face. We can say or do whatever we want, and the worst that can happen is a 24-hour ban from the forums.

Some people treat arguments like a sport. Those people will be the first part of our species to become extinct.

[Greenfrost6]

If we don't talk about console wars, then the VG forums would be pointless altogether.

[Wolfos]

I read a british magazine about halo ODST and they said it sucked a little, compared to the other Halo's
the other magazine I read about it had hired a stupid fanboy to review it...