Dilemna

Speak your mind, or lack thereof. There may occasionally be on-topic discussions.
Post Reply
User avatar
Protodude
Posts: 960
Joined: Tue Jun 01, 2004 10:27 pm
Location: Houston, Texas
Contact:

Dilemna

Post by Protodude »

Should I keep saving my money and get DOA:Ultimate for X-box or should I wait and get a Nintendo DS (which I want on launch day). I get $20 a week, $10 for chores and another $10 if I mow the yard, and I currently have $20. Help would be appreciated

User avatar
Light Speed
Sexified
Posts: 2529
Joined: Sun May 23, 2004 4:08 pm
Location: Park City, Utah
Contact:

Post by Light Speed »

Did you play the other DOA's? Because if you did then you aren't missing much. Just new costumes and online play. I'd get it, but not for 50 bucks.

User avatar
Segaholic2
Forum God
Posts: 3516
Joined: Fri May 21, 2004 11:28 am
Now Playing: Your mom

Post by Segaholic2 »

$50 is too much for DoA:Ultimate. Also, $150 for the DS sounds high to me, but only because there aren't any games on it yet that I'm interested in.

User avatar
Zeta
Posts: 4444
Joined: Wed May 26, 2004 11:06 am
Contact:

Post by Zeta »

The DS doesn't seem to have a single good launch titlte . . .

User avatar
Protodude
Posts: 960
Joined: Tue Jun 01, 2004 10:27 pm
Location: Houston, Texas
Contact:

Post by Protodude »

Have they even said what games are available at launch? If I knew the games I might be able to make a decision.

User avatar
Zeta
Posts: 4444
Joined: Wed May 26, 2004 11:06 am
Contact:

Post by Zeta »

Spiderman 2 is the only one I've heard confirmed.

Ugh. Mediocre movie license that will problably be a crappy port of the NGage game, the PS2/Xbox/GC game - or a bizarre hybrid mix of both.

User avatar
Esrever
Drano Master
Posts: 2981
Joined: Mon May 24, 2004 2:26 am
Contact:

Post by Esrever »

I suppose they'll be announcing the launch line-up at this DS press conference deal they're having in a couple weeks. Hopefully there will be some surprises in there. I'm amazed how little we know about this thing when it is so close to launch!

If Nintendo even wants the DS have a chance to come out on top of the PSP, they'd better have some interesting, original titles out before the PSP arrives. After all, original games is about all the DS can have going for it when competing against the substantially more powerful but far too port-burdened PSP.

User avatar
Green Gibbon!
BUTT CHEESE
Posts: 4648
Joined: Fri May 21, 2004 11:39 am
Now Playing: Bit Trip Complete
Location: A far eastern land across the sea
Contact:

Post by Green Gibbon! »

Having nothing but ports certainly hasn't hurt the GBA's popularity...

User avatar
Esrever
Drano Master
Posts: 2981
Joined: Mon May 24, 2004 2:26 am
Contact:

Post by Esrever »

Well, there have been SOME original titles, but it sure doesn't feel like it sometimes. :P But on the other hand, the GBA had zero competition. Plus, they're ports of games that are often around a decade old, so they'll be new to a large chunk (maybe even the majority) of GBA owners. I think. The average owner of a GBA is still only around 12 or 13, right?

But I look at the PSP, and what do I see? Ports of games I played last year. Blah!

Lakwren
Posts: 112
Joined: Tue Jun 01, 2004 7:50 pm
Location: London, England

Post by Lakwren »

Damn, Nintendo is really sucking ass right now.

I haven't played DOA because of my lack of an X-Box, but if what the other guys said was true, maybe you should stick to the DS, but I can't really see any decent games out for it yet.

User avatar
Squirrelknight
Utada wants me so much
Posts: 564
Joined: Fri May 21, 2004 3:01 pm
Location: The O.C., bitch.
Contact:

Post by Squirrelknight »

I've always thought the DOA series was pretty crappy, gameplay-wise. But the titanic amounts of fan service it... um, serves, more than makes up for it's shitty, mash-happy fighting engine. Not that I've been counting or anything, but probably 1 out of every 20 wank-a-thons of mine are dedicated to some DOA doujinshi. Damn, that's pathetic.

Anyway, I'm getting a DS for sure at launch. You should all know my reasons by now.

User avatar
Protodude
Posts: 960
Joined: Tue Jun 01, 2004 10:27 pm
Location: Houston, Texas
Contact:

Post by Protodude »

Well, I got DOA3 for $20, and I thought that was worth it, but yeah, from videos I've seen of DOA:Ultimate it does'nt look like they add much gameplay wise besides online play. You know, I think I'm going to get a DS, on launch day hopefully, and sure, It does'nt quite look like there are any REAL good games for it yet, but it seems a lot of systems are that way at launch, so I'm going to take my chances.

Post Reply