ai0tron
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Let me first state that I love F-Zero, I love Nintendo, and this post is pretty much going to be laden with praise and joy for the both of them.
The fact that I love F-Zero in general doesn't play into my love of F-Zero GX as much as I thought. The new game would be lovable to me even not having played the previous versions of the game. Because it is in fact, near perfect, the pinnacle of the racing genre, it stands out, and it rocks my world.
The play control is superb, tight and sensitive, but still subtle. Their is so much depth to the play control it will take weeks to get it all fine tuned to perfection. As stands now, I'm pretty darn good, I'm not going to be humble here, I rock this game, I love this game, and the winner should be someone who loves the game. (To quote a character from the game.)
The courses are challenging, and almost all of them are challenging on the master level, but some are easy even on master. On the other hand, some are next to impossible on master (To obtain 1st place that is). On the whole, the rumors are true, the game really is freaking hard. And even a seasoned veteran of F-zero such as myself was somewhat annoyed with what seemed to be insurmountable difficulty. But those challenges have all fallen, and I now stand as king of the F-Zero world.
Time Attack. Beating the staff ghosts is hard, but doable, beating people's online times is insanely difficult and may never happen. (You can post times online at the official website) Thats the kind of thing I like, a constant insurmountable challenge, something to strive for. The play depth lets you refine your times to unthinkable levels. And if you have the guts, and the skill, you can try the much ridiculed, but actually VERY cool "snake" technique. Which allows you to zoom around without boosting at speeds pushing 3,000 Kph.
3,000 Kph, yes, it hurts my head too.
You can build your own ships, and the story mode is a lot of fun with nicely done FMV sequences to liven it up and elicit a laugh or two.
The music in the game is very good, expecially for a video game, it rocks out and fits the mood perfectly. The sound effects are also very cool. Especially the ripping of air sound that racers make when they are coming up behind you. It sounds just like a fighter jet at an air show, yes, it rules.
You can also output this game in progressive wide screen. Which must be pretty friggin amazing.
All in all, pound for pound, it is per capita, the best video game ever. Nintendo will always have the best games, you Xboxers can have your regular slow fun with GT3 but nothing I have ever played can compare to F-Zero. It's better than Metroid, it's better than Zelda, it's better than everything. It rules, it owns, love Nintendo, love them!!! (And Sega)
The fact that I love F-Zero in general doesn't play into my love of F-Zero GX as much as I thought. The new game would be lovable to me even not having played the previous versions of the game. Because it is in fact, near perfect, the pinnacle of the racing genre, it stands out, and it rocks my world.
The play control is superb, tight and sensitive, but still subtle. Their is so much depth to the play control it will take weeks to get it all fine tuned to perfection. As stands now, I'm pretty darn good, I'm not going to be humble here, I rock this game, I love this game, and the winner should be someone who loves the game. (To quote a character from the game.)
The courses are challenging, and almost all of them are challenging on the master level, but some are easy even on master. On the other hand, some are next to impossible on master (To obtain 1st place that is). On the whole, the rumors are true, the game really is freaking hard. And even a seasoned veteran of F-zero such as myself was somewhat annoyed with what seemed to be insurmountable difficulty. But those challenges have all fallen, and I now stand as king of the F-Zero world.
Time Attack. Beating the staff ghosts is hard, but doable, beating people's online times is insanely difficult and may never happen. (You can post times online at the official website) Thats the kind of thing I like, a constant insurmountable challenge, something to strive for. The play depth lets you refine your times to unthinkable levels. And if you have the guts, and the skill, you can try the much ridiculed, but actually VERY cool "snake" technique. Which allows you to zoom around without boosting at speeds pushing 3,000 Kph.
3,000 Kph, yes, it hurts my head too.
You can build your own ships, and the story mode is a lot of fun with nicely done FMV sequences to liven it up and elicit a laugh or two.
The music in the game is very good, expecially for a video game, it rocks out and fits the mood perfectly. The sound effects are also very cool. Especially the ripping of air sound that racers make when they are coming up behind you. It sounds just like a fighter jet at an air show, yes, it rules.
You can also output this game in progressive wide screen. Which must be pretty friggin amazing.
All in all, pound for pound, it is per capita, the best video game ever. Nintendo will always have the best games, you Xboxers can have your regular slow fun with GT3 but nothing I have ever played can compare to F-Zero. It's better than Metroid, it's better than Zelda, it's better than everything. It rules, it owns, love Nintendo, love them!!! (And Sega)