Banjo-Kazooie is teaching women the wrong message

Kebo
on 10/2/2011

Servo won the two man vote because he voted first. Banjo-Kazooie it is.

What's most important in this kind of game is the storyline. This is why we play childish 3D platformers. What I've learned is that Banjo-Kazooie reinforces the notion that women are sex objects. Yes, that's right. The main adversary of the game is Gruntilda; a fat, hideous green witch. What's her evil scheme? To use her new invention to steal the beauty from a little girl bear. She abducts your sister, Tooty, and you have to go on an adventure to save her, blah blah. When you save and quit, you see a scene of Gruntilda transforming herself into a sexy, beautiful N64 woman (no, I'm not aroused, spyder), while your sister becomes this deformed obese freak creature. So that's the premise of the game. We're fighting over female attractiveness. 

As for the less important aspect of gameplay: the game is evocative of Donkey Kong 64, albeit you don't switch characters. There was a point where I was transformed into an ant creature, which allowed me to access new areas. It's not as polished as DK, probably because it was released earlier, but overall, I'm really enjoying the nostalgia of N64 3D platforming. If you (servo) are looking for classic 3D platforming, it's easy to recommend. Banjo-Tooie may be the better option though. 

Pick what I play

Kebo
on 10/1/2011

I'm sure my numerous fans have already heard, but I just finished Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. Prior to this, I beat Fable 2. Prior to that, I beat Darksiders and Ikaruga. Yes, a whopping four games over two months, I'm a kid again. At this pace, it'll only take 48.5 years to beat all of the games currently on my wish list. Let's have a vote on what I play next. This is not a binding vote; if suddenly I'm compelled to play one of these over the rest, or the voters make an Obama-esque selection, then I am free to ignore democracy and rule as I see fit. But I'm pretty sure if there is consensus, I will play what FF hoists upon my shoulders:

Sin and Punishment: Star Successor (Wii)
Armada (Dreamcast)
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (Dreamcast)
Rogue Squadron 3: Rebel Strike (Gamecube)
Kingdom Hearts (Playstation 2)
Onimusha 2 (Playstation 2)
Mark of Kri (Playstation 2)
Rygar (Playstation 2)
Banjo Kazooie (Nintendo 64)

Super Mario 64 Speedrun (120 star)

pH
on 7/24/2011

The precise jumping, control, and awareness in this gameplay is impressive. It's somewhat disheartening watching him roll through levels that I've played so many times without the least bit of urgency as he does. However, speedruns are fun for a number of reasons: 1) Expedient nostalgia. I can relive the entirety of the game without having to play it for hours. 2) Impressive gameplay. How delicately players craft their gaming is entertaining. 3) Difficulty. If you know how trying it is to accomplish much of this, then you can genuinely appreciate the ease of which it's done. And it's always nice to appreciate something.

Cheese and Art

pH
on 5/17/2011

I don't buy it, but if it makes things better for you then why not? Everybody enjoys popcorn and movies. Peanuts and baseball.