Lenneth... About your performance...
It is magnificent!
=> My favorite quotes were
Lezard: "They say not to speak unkindly of the dead, so I say, 'Nice try.'"
Freya: "I AM FREYA! Recall my name on your journey through Hell."
Oh that Freya... Such a sassy little Aesir! <3
Original Content does not beat out a port "any day" Next-gen crap is still crap.
Examples:
Megaman X7 & X8
.hack//EVERYTHING
Phantasy Star Universe
Shining Force Anything-After-2
I hope you aren't implying that any next-gen game is crap. I mean, yeah, there is a lot of shitty games out there. There were even more shitty games for the old systems though, if you think back. Judging the next gen of games as the generation is just getting started is hardly anything to go by. Just looking at next gen RPGs, there are 3 new IPs that I know of that look extremely promising - Valkyria (ps3), Operation: Darkness (360), and Too Human (360).
I would rather see new original games than port after port of old games. If I wanted to play old games, I'd go back and play the originals that I already own
or emulate for free. At least original content is something new and potentially interesting. Even if a game is shit, it could spawn new and improved sequels, potentially introduce something innovative that can be taken and used in better games, or even just give other developers the balls to lay it on the line with a new IP they've been sitting on the back burner. ANYTHING new is better than just the same old rehashed bs that I've already played to death, imo. Ports and remakes and sequels without any progression are the kinds of things that stagnate the game industry.