The Question of Quality over Quantity...


As time wears on, the battle of the home consoles continues...as fierce as ever...

At heart, I am a Nintendo sympathizer. I have always been, and more than likely, will always be a Nintendo sympathizer. Ever since I was little, I have admired all the outstanding games Nintendo ever made. To this day, their reputation of quality gaming has never wavered. Now, a new contender in the vastly growing console gaming age, the Sony PlayStation arrives and knocks Nintendo head over heels. Now, I have always believed in quality gaming. It never mattered how long I would have to wait for a game, just whether it would be satisfying and enjoyable. Sony's reputation has always been, that every month, there would always be about six new titles ready to be released to the eagar public. But I am thinking, if Sony can produce so many games in a short period, they can't be that good at all.

Good games need thought, and time. Without the two, the game would be lacking quality. It would make it seem like it was rushed. Honestly, gamers complain that it is taking to long for companies to finish their games. Once they are done, only because it was rushed, gamers think the game stinks. Partly, it is the gamers' faults and it is the companies' faults. As I was saying before, games need thought put into them. For example, Zelda: Ocarina of Time; It took Nintendo approximately three years to complete. As I play, I notice all the hard work of making the title so enjoyable, so immersive in gameplay. I start to notice all the little details that in whole, makes the entire game that much better. Now, I am not saying that all PlayStation games suck, pardon, are lousy. Final Fantasy VII and VIII are both very excellent games (the series, which I might add, originated on Nintendo). They probably took three years, each, to finish. Companies simply cannot rush their titles out to market. I feel that it deprives ALL gamers that chance to play a decent, well designed game.


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