10. Simpler…ok but why is this such a good reason, there is only so many simple games one can play before needing a challenge, and plus i don’t even think all 2D games are more simple than 3D games to be honest, there’s plenty of hard 2D games, this reason is not really a reason at all to be honest.
9. More Entertaining…ok, Are you fudging serious, and using Mario as an example is a travesty, Mario 64 was an amazing game. 2D games are really not more entertaining than 3D games, some 2D games can be pretty entertaining maybe AS entertaining (Bionic Commando:Re-armed, Zelda, Super Mario Brothers etc) but 3D games are so much more entertaining man, there’s only so much side scrolling one can take, with the background just changing its appearance every now and then.
8. More Linear… this is true, but like linearity can be a bette thing but like not always, sometimes when you are stuck, and u find out what u have to do, you feel a bigger sense of achievement discovering the way to go by yourself, i think the fact that they are not only more linear, but in a sense they are TOO linear, in that there is only one way to go alot of the time.
7. More Room For Creativity…quite possibly one of the worst reasons on this list, you’re kidding right? is this a joke? more creativity in a 2D game, i mean look at the examples used, “the enemies the protagonist encounters”, “perfectly timed jump that needs to be executed” wtf! thats what they could think of for creativity, enemies u either shoot with some sort of fireball, or jump on their backs lol, give me a break man! 3D games are much more creativity, i can give 2 examples of how. Gears of War, when you have to lead that big charging monster thing outside, u stand against a wall and let his own momentum take him, that was sick! In Army of Two, the Aggro feature, enough said.
6. Better Games…i might take the last statement back, this might be the worst reason on the list, sure them games may have been great, but like they were 2D becuase at the time they didn’t have a choice, bu as soon as 3D was available they all converted, but they were said to be not as good, becuase they were the sort of games made for 2D to be honest, could you imagine playing Halo in 2D, man that’d suck! but we don’t see halo going 2D because, because it doesn’t have to, if halo was made in them years it would be 2D. 2D games are not better than 3D games, they may be better with the examples used, but that’s because everyone knows mario and (dare i say) sonic as great 2D games, so when they turn 3D they kind of lose some value they have.
5. Loss Of Focus On Graphics…oh my god, terrible reason again, some games fall victim to too much concentration on graphics, but man not al of them, especially not the best games, a game with great gameplay and a great story, will be great, add some amazing gtraphics to that, and the game is amazing! whereas a game with great graphics, a bad storyline and dodgy gameplay will suck i don’t deny that, but like for this reason to be effective, there would have to be alot of games that come to mind that fall victim to it, and there just isn’t, oh and virtual fighter as an example, GTFO!
4. Smoother Controlling… hmmm this may be true, but thats only because going right and jumping is not difficult is it lol, and whoever takes 2 hours to turn around on Resident Evil should not be giving opinions on games in the first place, but to be honest, the controlling does not bug me on any games, only some games have dodgy controlling, like kane and lynch that was pretty bad, but that was a bad game overall, but i mean with Resident Evil and GTA, i have no problem controlling the characters once i’m used to the controls. scolling right and jumping on enemies is always going to be smoother most of the time, but that doesn’t mean it’s better lol bloody hell.
3. No More GTA’s… Grand Theft Auto III verdict – AMAZING, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City verdict – AMAZING, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas verdict – AMAZING, GTA IV was a bit of a let down, but like it got a 10 lol, i wouldn’t have given it that, it was a 10 for half an hour lol, then the net hour it’d be down to a 9, then when u play it for a day it’s an 8.5, then play for a week, it’s about a 7/10, but come on this is rediculous isn’t it? everyone knows that GTA games are successful and highly innovative, let’s research, fuck me reanting cos i’d rant for longer on GTA, let me whip some research…*researches*…………*finds evidence* ok here’s an interesting fact, Mario has spawned over 200 games, 2D and 3D, and has sold 200 million, now GTA has spawned 8 stand alone games, and has sold 70 million…wow men lie women lie NUMBERS DON’T.
2. You Don’t Want To Play In The Same Dimensions You Live In… so you’re saying i’m a masterchief that shoot aliens and tries to save the world GTFO, this is a bit silly, because i don’t think there are many games that show me the world that i live in, and the ones that come remotely closely , possibly COD4 (even though i’m not a soldier in a war, it’s more real to life), it doesn’t matter because alot of them games are fantastic. here’s some more research, The Sims is quite possibly the game that is the closest to representing real life, yet The Sims franchise is 3rd overall of highest selling franchises, only beaten out by mario and pokemon. wow!
1. Easier On The Eyes…like i said before, i’ve never heard somebody saying they stopped playing a game becuase the game was hurting their eyes, they may stop because staring at the tv too long is straining, which is true, that happens to me, but the is irrelevant of what the game is, my eyes strained like hell playing breakout in the arcade on this site, the games may be easier on the eyes, but that seems t be because there isn’t as much going on lol, which can be less fun. i don’t think your eyes are affected by the actual game on screen i think your eyes are affected by the actual TV.
So to me nearly all of these reasons are stupid, my main issue with the reasons is that, it seems to be comparing all the best 2D games with alot of bad 3D games, not many examples were given for any of the reasons used as well.
just my 2 pence lol
