Most people who own a Xbox like action games like Halo and Gears of war, but Natal is for people who like minigames and Shovelware.
Don't Write Kinect Off So Early
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Remembering the little girl playing with "skittles" the tiger cub during the conference still angers me 
Sony and Nintendo have things that point/direct as well has having the all important buttons.
Kinect does not.
The only thing i can see Kinect doing so far is party games; which is dominated by Wii owners already.
Sony and Nintendo have things that point/direct as well has having the all important buttons.
Kinect does not.
The only thing i can see Kinect doing so far is party games; which is dominated by Wii owners already.
Justin Beiber appeals to prepubescent girls up to kinda creepy women, and as such, that is what one should interpret when considering the new add on. Its for young girls and creepy women.
I'll start giving a toss about Kinect, and Move, and the Wii, as soon as a single good game for them comes out.
As it stands, ALL they have is shovelware... Not interested. And no, the Star Wars "Rail-slasher" crap does not look good. It looks neither pretty to see, or interesting to play.
As it stands, ALL they have is shovelware... Not interested. And no, the Star Wars "Rail-slasher" crap does not look good. It looks neither pretty to see, or interesting to play.
I never write anything off, as a rule. I was big into gaming when people wrote off Sony's entrance as crazy. This was back when Sega and Nintendo had already destroyed Atari, not to mention a few other smaller game companies.
That being said, I also don't jump on bandwagons. I'm not going to run around saying, "Oooh! I can't wait for the Kinect!"
I'll take the wait and see approach that has served me so well in the past. That way, I won't be disappointed if it fails, and I'll be ready to pick it up if they actually have any titles that look worth playing.
That being said, I also don't jump on bandwagons. I'm not going to run around saying, "Oooh! I can't wait for the Kinect!"
I'll take the wait and see approach that has served me so well in the past. That way, I won't be disappointed if it fails, and I'll be ready to pick it up if they actually have any titles that look worth playing.
I'll wait for it to collect its fair share of games. Then make my decision based upon that, with any luck at all it'll also have dropped down in price. But till then, I can't say I care for it... or what happens to it.
And regarding the Playstation Move... wasn't Sony's big motion controls the Sixaxis? Whatever happened to that?
And regarding the Playstation Move... wasn't Sony's big motion controls the Sixaxis? Whatever happened to that?
All the reasons you just listed lol. You could only think of 3 good titles and even those suck ass! Dance Central - wii shovelware, Child of Eden - ok this will be awesome but would be better with a controller and Milo? Seriously? A dating sim with a 10 year old kid? I think Chris Hanson comes knocking at your door as soon as you buy this?HigherTomorrow said:
Well, I'm just not interested. I'm fine with a controller, I don't see Microsoft lowering the price much and none of the games interest me. Well, the Star Wars game could be cool, except that holding nothing in your hand takes all the fun away from pretending to wield a lightsabre, and on E3, they guy on the stage moved after the image in the trailer...
As long as they keep it out of the games I want, I'm okay with it.
As long as they keep it out of the games I want, I'm okay with it.
Think of magic carpet with leaning to steer, forward or back to move in those directions, crounch to accelerate and gestures for spells. Sure it could get exhausting, bur it'd work, easily in fact.Dexiro said:
Well said, first of all.
I will concede your point about the price. Microsoft has said in multiple interviews that their is the chance for the price of the Kinect to go down. However, forgive me if my faith in that statement isn't astounding.
I will also concede your point about launch titles [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kinect_games].
However this is my person reason why I will not be purchasing the Kinect (assuming that I have the money available, whatever amount that may be) when it releases: The way it makes use of motion "controls".
The Kinect as we all know is basically a camera that tracks one's movement in the real world and translates it into the game at hand. While a neat bit of technology, I don't think it has a place in the world of video games.
While I personally enjoy games like DDR, or some of the Wii games where standing up is required, I don't like that while playing a Kinect game you absolutely have to be standing and are required to make the motions that are presented by the game. Motion capture technology is usually dodgy at best, so we don't even really know how receptive the camera is going to be.
One thing I do like though is that it will reformat the XBox menu to allow you to flip through the screens with a wave of your hand.
To the point: There are better ways to do motion control, and I think that Microsoft could have thought of one of them.
I will concede your point about the price. Microsoft has said in multiple interviews that their is the chance for the price of the Kinect to go down. However, forgive me if my faith in that statement isn't astounding.
I will also concede your point about launch titles [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kinect_games].
However this is my person reason why I will not be purchasing the Kinect (assuming that I have the money available, whatever amount that may be) when it releases: The way it makes use of motion "controls".
The Kinect as we all know is basically a camera that tracks one's movement in the real world and translates it into the game at hand. While a neat bit of technology, I don't think it has a place in the world of video games.
While I personally enjoy games like DDR, or some of the Wii games where standing up is required, I don't like that while playing a Kinect game you absolutely have to be standing and are required to make the motions that are presented by the game. Motion capture technology is usually dodgy at best, so we don't even really know how receptive the camera is going to be.
One thing I do like though is that it will reformat the XBox menu to allow you to flip through the screens with a wave of your hand.
To the point: There are better ways to do motion control, and I think that Microsoft could have thought of one of them.
That it isMexicoho19 said:
If you were forced to play games standing up, holding a controller, you would. But if someone then offers you a chair, you're going to sit down
I don't want to play games while flailing about, stainding in the middle of my living room
I had an EyeToy and it entertained me for all of about 2 hours. Waste of money
Here's my real gripe with Kinect: Games are about immersing yourself in the experience. The small, intuitive handheld controller becomes forgotten by the player while they stare unblinking at the screen, immersed in the driving, fighting, shooting, whatever it may be
With Kinect, however, you are constantly conscious of the fact that you are the controller, thus being conscious of your every movement and it's consequences in the game. I could never enjoy or be immersed in a game like that
It's a good party toy, but that's all it is as far as I'm concerned
