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by Fussbett 03/23/2005, 9:25am PST |
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Creexul speaking of GoldenEye again and yesterday's release of a new Timesplitters made me think about GoldenEye again, and how I loved it. GoldenEye on the N64 was crazy good. Next Generation (Magazine and Online) gave it huge praise, as did everyone who played it. I played through 80% of the game in "00 Agent" difficulty, which means that you can only get hit like twice. I loved every second of it, no matter how difficult it got, and even going back to complete levels within time limits to unlock extras. Then after the single player game was finished, we played 4-player death match, carry the briefcase, golden gun, and flag tag. We played it till our fingers bled (was the summer of '69).
Looking back, though, I can't remember why I loved it. Was it just the first of the "smart" FPSs? Why did I get bored of the developer's sequel, Perfect Dark? I'm no James Bond fan, so it's not that I care for Pierce. I played a little of TimeSplitters and lots of TimeSplitters 2 -- which had a very GoldenEye feeling 4-player split screen -- and it still failed to capture my interest the way GoldenEye once did.
Far Cry gave me the closest feeling to playing GoldenEye since 1997. I think it was the stiff difficulty, and how I would replay one difficult section several times, each time changing my tactics, getting better or worse results, and continuing to enjoy each reload.
Anyway, I guess I have to wait for Jhoh to come home from school to learn more about why he thinks GoldenEye would still be a viable game today. |
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Why was GoldenEye so good? by Fussbett 03/23/2005, 9:25am PST 
Re: Why was GoldenEye so good? by Creexul :( 03/23/2005, 10:57am PST
Some people must still love it. Otherwise why would you bother with me? NT by Halo 03/23/2005, 12:38pm PST
1. Because Halo is 300% better. 2. Because an Xbox is $1500 cheaper. NT by bink 03/23/2005, 7:03pm PST
those $1700 N64's were a bitch NT by FABIO 03/23/2005, 8:32pm PST
Cartridges were an expensive medium. NT by Bodybag 03/23/2005, 8:57pm PST
THAN A COMPUTER. Make me spell it out for ya, geez. NT by bink 03/24/2005, 12:04am PST
God you're a clueless motherfucker. NT by Casual observer 03/24/2005, 12:10am PST
Aw little CO can't fight back against anyone else. NT by Clarance Carter 03/24/2005, 3:14am PST
Not unless he's a Mysterio. He gets PWNed, nobody knows. Except Dungsroman! NT by bink 03/24/2005, 12:03pm PST
You got something on your lip there bink... by Casual observer 03/24/2005, 12:39pm PST
I think you missed my point. by bink 03/24/2005, 3:46pm PST
Halo is 300% better than a computer? NT by FABIO 03/24/2005, 3:30am PST
Yes, yes it is. It is also 300% better than apple pie and tire irons. NT by bink 03/24/2005, 4:42am PST
Step 1 NT by Kill yourself 03/24/2005, 3:04pm PST
I think it was just all-around awesome. by Bodybag 03/23/2005, 6:20pm PST
Re: Why was GoldenEye so good? by Quentin Beck 03/23/2005, 7:39pm PST
Quentin Beck liked the level design. NT by binkbot 03/24/2005, 2:29pm PST
You could play as Oddjob NT by Entropy Stew 03/30/2005, 10:27am PST
It was one of the only 3 good games on the N64 by Mischief Maker 04/02/2005, 12:37pm PST
Nintendo: leading contender in worst controller ever for the past 2 generations by FABIO 04/02/2005, 3:05pm PST
Re: Nintendo: leading contender in worst controller ever for the past 2 generati by motherfuckerfoodeater 04/06/2005, 4:07am PDT
punctuation addendum by motherfuckerfoodeater 04/06/2005, 4:08am PDT
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