Charles Martinet has been the voice of Super Mario basically forever, but Nintendo just announced that he won't perform in the role going forward.
GB: "We take a look at 15 amazing games that had the perfect length."
Pretty good list. Botany Manor would be the newest addition that encapsulates that title.
Talal writes: "I'm talking about having that rush of excitement - that feeling you get when you know you've just made a memory for a lifetime."
There are different games. Some have gamplay at it highest priority, some have the story, some have the replay value and choices... There are a lot of different game experiences.
It is laughable that just now graphics does not have anything to do with that experiene. We have had many games of that type over time. This is just the one that have come closest to feel like playing an actual movie. Just look the the Digital foundry walkthrough it is a masterpiece in that perspective and hence wrth trying. But yes do not do it for the gameplay - but that was never the goal of this experience.
They don't make games like this anymore.
Too dated in my book. The AI is way too unpredictable to be acceptable today. It's definitely a game of its time.
I had a good time with the game. It is a product of its time. But when it came out it was a must have game for a lot of people. I wish Ubisoft would make another game in the series or at least a reboot.
Due to the lack of modern stealth games, and me constantly playing the MGS series, I've been looking for alternative stealth games to play, and went back and re-played the SC series recently. I wouldn't call SC1 or SC:PT masterpieces, there are AI issues, they're very much trial-and-error games, and that can lead to a lot of frustration. I also found the stories in this series to be boring, uninteresting, and just sloppily told. Cinematics are also of poor quality for both in-game scenes and CG cut-scenes, the soundtrack didn't leave any impression on me either.
Chaos Theory is better, but there was still a lot of room for improvement, and Double Agent (old gen ver.) was a sloppy mess that ended up a regression from CT. But still, at least they tried back then, these days Ubi-junk doesn't even try to make good games!
he'll definitely be missed.
just a shame Nintendo didnt give him the opportunity to voice Mario in the movie.
Now is time for Chris Pratt to really shine! /s
I met him in NYC last year September...by chance..
I was in NYC for a short holiday break. On one day I decided to pop round Nintendo store at Rockefeller plaza. He was there for photoshoot with a young disabled fan who's bucket list was to meet him. No one knows he would be there so it wasn't a fan event but a quiet one. I just managed to meet him and got a photo of his mario pose.
As someone just visiting from the UK managed to meet him without realising was once in the lifetime.
I wish Charles all the best with his future endeavours.
listen, I love this dude, but there's absolutely zero reason why he should "retire" from his role. Especially for the games, I just can't imagine (beyond a few press events) that there's a massive time commitment, so why not do as the person who voices the gecko in the Geico commercials, and rock out for as long as possible?
Regardless, he will be missed. He's certainly earned his retirement. I just hope this isn't Nintendo forcing him out to get a *ahem* "real" celebrity voice.
Isnt Marios vocab...."woohoo"... "yippee" and "its-a-me-a-Mario".. .they have those sounds..