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What Mario can teach Call of Duty about taking a bullet

Modern shooters have nothing on Super Mario when it comes to pain. Why do today's games insist on being so gentle with us?

Sadie21004869d ago

I *LOVE* the idea of being crippled or having some kind of disadvantage from being shot in a shooter. I'd play so much less recklessly and more realistically if there were real risks involved.

THR1LLHOUSE4869d ago

That would be so crazy...I'd probably love it the first time and then get increasingly tired of it...but MGS3 is one of my favorite games and that touched on that idea a bit.

C_Menz4869d ago

A few games already do this, most popular is the Operation Flashpoint franchise. Most casual gamers hate it though, to realistic for them.

HeartDisease4869d ago

you hit the nail on the head. most casuals hate it. guess who buys most games? guess who is the majority in gaming now? guess who developers make games for nowadays?

i laugh at the fact most shooters do not even have team damage enabled by default. how realistic is that? imagine the tactical style of play that would come with having to plan your assault around not being in cross fire from friendly units?

the whole move toward auto regenerating health is what has killed my love for shooters i think. i remember playing mass effect 2. taking on multiple enemies across a ravine. i would chip one down only to have him pop back up a minute later with regenerated health while i was shooting at his buddy. what a crap way of artificially increasing difficulty.

Army_of_Darkness4869d ago (Edited 4869d ago )

One thing I Respect Nintendo for is that they're mario games and their other franchises are always getting improvements in most, if not every sequel.... Unlike COD, more of the same stuff, just different "Locations"....

GraveLord4869d ago (Edited 4869d ago )

lmfao.....
Any Mario game improvements are very minor just like COD improvements.

But at least COD is modern. Not stuck in the 1990s

madjedi4869d ago (Edited 4869d ago )

Actually i would put mario in the early 2000's, but that was sm sunshine, i can't speak for the wii mario's since i have yet to play them.

Cod uses a heavily modified quake 3 engine, i wouldn't call a 1990's engine modern by any terms.

Now if only nintendo didn't rely on mario, zelda and metriod repeatedly and try to establish a new ip for a change, but good luck with that.

You mean the nes mario's right.

Dantheman14869d ago

at least we are not gay or trolling

scrambles4869d ago

A lot of mario games are just Mario 64 + new environment + new mechanics. Theyre cool but mario really cant go anywhere now

solidt124869d ago

great article, at first I was like WTF but I'm glad I read it.

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Mass Effect Companion Tier Ranking

One of the best things about the Mas Effect series is the companions you meet along the way. So here is a tier list of all the companions from Mass Effect!

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IAMRealHooman186d ago

Bro missing companions: Legion, Grunt, Samara/Morinth, Javik, EDI

anast186d ago

Legion, Zaeed, and Jack are my favorites.

RiseNShine186d ago

To think that Bioware at some point was capable of doing games like this, you see those characters and remember them like good old friends, and now check ME Andromeda, Anthem, Veilguard etc and wonder what the hell happened.

anast186d ago

They lost too much talent.

IAMRealHooman186d ago

some in andromeda are decent, I agree with peebee and Vetra being good companions. Except Liam he's trash tier

anast186d ago

Liam lol I can't stand that dude.

IAMRealHooman186d ago

it's like bitch but your shirt back on, your not blue or spikey get away from me

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Super Mario Odyssey Turns Seven - Ranking the 3D Mario Games

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "With the Switch getting on in years and the prospect of a new Nintendo console growing closer, now seems like an excellent time to take a look back at one of its mascot’s two big evolutionary lines, particularly since we now find ourselves in the longest wait ever between 3D Mario games. Today marks the seven year anniversary for the release of Super Mario Odyssey, and with no full new entry in sight, it comfortably beats the roughly six year wait between Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine, which should also be good news to anybody who broke a mirror that day.

3D Mario has delighted fans since 1996, maintaining an astonishing level of quality and bringing innovations not just to the 3D platformer genre, but gaming as a whole. Needless to say, it’s a hard task to rank a series where every entry is beloved, but I shall nevertheless undertake this risky venture with my head held high. Wish me luck."

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gold_drake230d ago

has it rly been 7 years already?

fk me.

Cacabunga229d ago (Edited 229d ago )

One of the worst marios.. i hated the fact it was only about finding the moons and very repetitive with the same bosses. There is no exploration in this one.
Galaxy 2 is still unmatched

TiredGamer229d ago

I played, completed, and enjoyed Mario Odyssey, but I tend to agree that I don't think it's the best 3D Mario. There was sense of sameness that prevailed after the first couple of worlds... not in the levels, environments, or aesthetics, but in the routine of each world. It just felt like each new environment was just the beginning of another checklist of moons to acquire, and the sheer number of them took away the sense of accomplishment I got from the stars in Mario 64 and the like. I can't exactly put my finger on why that is. Galaxy gets my nod as the best one.

Cacabunga228d ago

I enjoyed it too but i won’t even place it in my top10 mario games.. as you said you are just looking for stars and that irritating music everytime you find one.
Also the bosses are pretty much the same from begging to end. I would have have like some koopalings instead of these dumb useless rabbits

Chocoburger229d ago

I played a little of this game and freakin' LOVED it! But I forced myself to stop because I hadn't played Galaxy 2, which I've been playing every day for the past week. Cripes, Galaxy 2 is way better than I expected it to be! Even though I dislike the Wiimote and nunchuck controls, and it annoyed me a lot with Galaxy 1, part 2 just feels better and slightly less gimmicky when it comes to the controls.

Profchaos229d ago

Sunshine at number 7 no way. I get it's not perfect but it deserves better to date there has not been another 3d Mario that's managed to capture that same movement it's the most acrobatic feeling Mario to date.

It's by and large better than 3d land/world and I'd argue that galaxy 2 didn't offer any trie innovation it was essentially a DLC pack to 1

Personally it's
1) Mario 64
2) Mario Sunshine
3) Mario galaxy
4) Mario Odyssey
5) galaxy 2
6) Bowser fury
7) 3d land/ world.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III & Warzone - Season 6 Combat Pack Trailer

Free for Playstation owners