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digitaldragoness) wrote2005-08-14 12:20 pm
digitaldragoness) wrote2005-08-14 12:20 pm
Why I don't like the XBox
Today is the last day of housesitting for my boss. At first, Jim and I were mildly excited because she left us her XBox to play with. Unfortunately, she loaned away "Fable", the only one I was vaguely interested in, and only left us with "SH4", which I like just fine on PS2, and "GTA:VC", which I also can play on PS2. So we went out to rent games for it.
1st rant: This IS the testosterone system. All I found are sports games, FPS games, or things that looked like other types of games but focused mainly on boobs and killin'. Now, don't get me wrong, I love me some boobs and killin'. I'd just like to see a little more variety (and of course, more RPG's) for a system. Not only that, but it won't work unless Jim is in the room. The moment he walked in, it'd start reading games properly. *laugh*
2nd rant: Just like windows, it easily gets confused. What do I mean?
*puts in DVD*
XBox: What's this?
Me: It's a DVD you shitbox.
XBox: I can't read those! :D
Me: Yes you can, I've seen you do it before.
XBoX: Please insert a disc I can read! :D
Me: I hate you so much.
*reboots the XBox*
XBox: Oh, a DVD. COOL LETS ROCK EXTREME DVD WOOO!!!!
*blinks*
(I would like to note that the movie "Sideways" is NOT particularly extreme.)
3rd rant:
Don't take crack and THEN design a game controller.
Even the S-controller, which doesn't break your hands quite as much (the original controller being further testimony to my rant about it being the testosterone system- BIGGER IS BETTER, DUH!), is still retarded.
4th rant:
I just tried playing SH4 on it to give it the benefit of the doubt, playing a game I know I like. 3 minutes in it stops the game to inform the the disc is dirty or damaged. I looked and the disc looks BRAND NEW. *grrr*
5th rant:
Gameplay. Now, as I mentioned above, I tried playing a game that I know is okay on PS2 for comparisson, but the XBox wouldn't even read it so that's it's problem.
Also, I've played "Fusion Frenzy" and "Panzer Dragoon: Orta" before and found the controlls lacking there as well.
The XBox seems to have the same wonderful hit detection in it's games as the NES did. I don't know how many times I sent Spyro and his friends sliding off cliff edges that I wasn't anywhere near or dying by monsters inches away. The other game we rented, "Breakdown"...
(quoting Jim here, who wholeheartedly agrees with the rest of this post) "FPS: fun! Fighting game: fun! Fighting game where you are constantly in first person mode and therefore can't focus on all of your opponents or even see the "EXTREME" moves you are pulling off: ASS. Forcing me to be in first person mode while doing backflips? MURDER. DEATH. KILL."
6th rant:
Computers are computers,
Consoles are consoles.
Serriously.
I know this is going to be the "way of the future" and even my beloved Playstation is going that way, but I don't think they even pulled it off well.
7th rant:
Silly man, you can't use a game controller to work a DVD machine, you need a DVD remote!!! To play DVDs you need to BUY another controller. Because, yanno, XBox didn't already have controller issues.
What the hell. It's at least an OPTION with the PS2, which I have found to be a superior DVD player as well.
That's all I can think of now, but I'm sure there will be more.
I tried. I spent almost a week with the thing and I still don't like it.
*spits in Microsoft's general direction*
1st rant: This IS the testosterone system. All I found are sports games, FPS games, or things that looked like other types of games but focused mainly on boobs and killin'. Now, don't get me wrong, I love me some boobs and killin'. I'd just like to see a little more variety (and of course, more RPG's) for a system. Not only that, but it won't work unless Jim is in the room. The moment he walked in, it'd start reading games properly. *laugh*
2nd rant: Just like windows, it easily gets confused. What do I mean?
*puts in DVD*
XBox: What's this?
Me: It's a DVD you shitbox.
XBox: I can't read those! :D
Me: Yes you can, I've seen you do it before.
XBoX: Please insert a disc I can read! :D
Me: I hate you so much.
*reboots the XBox*
XBox: Oh, a DVD. COOL LETS ROCK EXTREME DVD WOOO!!!!
*blinks*
(I would like to note that the movie "Sideways" is NOT particularly extreme.)
3rd rant:
Don't take crack and THEN design a game controller.
Even the S-controller, which doesn't break your hands quite as much (the original controller being further testimony to my rant about it being the testosterone system- BIGGER IS BETTER, DUH!), is still retarded.
4th rant:
I just tried playing SH4 on it to give it the benefit of the doubt, playing a game I know I like. 3 minutes in it stops the game to inform the the disc is dirty or damaged. I looked and the disc looks BRAND NEW. *grrr*
5th rant:
Gameplay. Now, as I mentioned above, I tried playing a game that I know is okay on PS2 for comparisson, but the XBox wouldn't even read it so that's it's problem.
Also, I've played "Fusion Frenzy" and "Panzer Dragoon: Orta" before and found the controlls lacking there as well.
The XBox seems to have the same wonderful hit detection in it's games as the NES did. I don't know how many times I sent Spyro and his friends sliding off cliff edges that I wasn't anywhere near or dying by monsters inches away. The other game we rented, "Breakdown"...
(quoting Jim here, who wholeheartedly agrees with the rest of this post) "FPS: fun! Fighting game: fun! Fighting game where you are constantly in first person mode and therefore can't focus on all of your opponents or even see the "EXTREME" moves you are pulling off: ASS. Forcing me to be in first person mode while doing backflips? MURDER. DEATH. KILL."
6th rant:
Computers are computers,
Consoles are consoles.
Serriously.
I know this is going to be the "way of the future" and even my beloved Playstation is going that way, but I don't think they even pulled it off well.
7th rant:
Silly man, you can't use a game controller to work a DVD machine, you need a DVD remote!!! To play DVDs you need to BUY another controller. Because, yanno, XBox didn't already have controller issues.
What the hell. It's at least an OPTION with the PS2, which I have found to be a superior DVD player as well.
That's all I can think of now, but I'm sure there will be more.
I tried. I spent almost a week with the thing and I still don't like it.
*spits in Microsoft's general direction*