Help Guybrush! Vote for him on Gamespot

[OldSchoolC]

Originally Posted by wefeelgroove

Voted!

Oh no, Jade is up against Samus Aran! Poor Jade. And Manny against Dante? That is so not fair!

...Even though we all know none of them will stand a chance against Cloud Strife. booo.

I felt bad for Manny too, they at least could have put him against Dig Dug or something for a real battle. Manny is awesome, but he's done for.

[Armakuni]

They should've picked a better picture of Guybrush... he looks so pathetic in the one they used.

[jmm]

Only 630 more votes, come on people!

[Gman5852]

He is a down a percent. I repeat he is down a percent. VOTE VOTE.
WAit a minute, I am using a different computer than the one I'm voting with.
See ya.
Also
List of computers I can use
Home done
This computer at friends house done
another computer at a friends house not yet
DSi not yet
Wii not yet
cousins PS3 not yet
old DS not yet
older DS not yet
Come on guys pick up the pace.

[Rawr]

Voted for Guybrush.

On the topic of the vote though.

I still don't get why people choose Cloud Strife. A rock has more personality than him. Honestly, go get a rock, and name it cloud, and talk to it, and you'll probably get the same response as you would get from Cloud.

It annoys me to hell that people choose him. Yeah Final Fantasy 7 was a good game, blah blah blah. Doesn't mean Cloud was a good character. Annoying Angsty teen. Even Squall was better than him, atleast Squall managed to gain a personality through the game, unlike Cloud whom still manages to be emo even in Advent Children.

Sorry for the little rant, it just really pushes my buttons.

[MusicallyInspired]

The competition is incredibly biased. The creators obviously don't want Guybrush to win or they would have gotten their facts straight and not made him out to be such a pathetic "hero."

[Irishmile]

Ok Guybrush may have lost but Link is being beat by Gordon Freeman... Its really close... He cant lose...
http://www.gamespot.com/greatest-vid...l?battle_id=62

[roberttitus]

Am I the only person here who actually thinks that Shadow of Colossus was bad ass. Personally, I think it is better than Monkey Island. I mean... that game was a masterpiece.

[Woodsyblue]

Originally Posted by roberttitus

Am I the only person here who actually thinks that Shadow of Colossus was bad ass. Personally, I think it is better than Monkey Island. I mean... that game was a masterpiece.

You are probably the only person on these forums who thinks that. I'm not saying your opinion is invalid, just that this is probably the wrong place to look for support on your views.

[roberttitus]

Originally Posted by Woodsyblue

You are probably the only person on these forums who thinks that. I'm not saying your opinion is invalid, just that this is probably the wrong place to look for support on your views.

Don't get me wrong... I like Monkey Island. I'm just saying that SoC is a work of art.

[SHODANFreeman]

I thought SoC was vapid and pointless.

[roberttitus]

Originally Posted by Pale Man

I thought SoC was vapid and pointless.

To each there own.... but at the end of the day... Guybrush still lost.

[Woodsyblue]

I blame that more on Guybrush's profile. It was terrible. Even I didn't feel like voting for him. They said he was a "hapless hero" and that "he tends to be rescued by his more-capable ladylove, Elaine Marley"

Compare that to "Wander does battle with 16 titans, whose massive size and special powers make them challenging foes to bring down."

I'm sorry but eff off Gamespot!

[Kroms]

Originally Posted by roberttitus

Am I the only person here who actually thinks that Shadow of Colossus was bad ass. Personally, I think it is better than Monkey Island. I mean... that game was a masterpiece.

I've loved Team ICO for a very, very long time, even before Shadow of the Colossus became such a popular game. (I still prefer Ico, though.)

I can't tell you which is the better game, because it's a lot like comparing, I don't know, Spirited Away with The Big Lebowski. But then again, the quality of the game doesn't matter, since this is the best hero - but really, can you compare Chehiro with The Dude?

Apart from the unflattering description Guybrush got pasted with (and I've seen people vote for Wander based on that), Guybrush isn't as well-known as The Wanderer. Most people who'd vote for him have no idea who Guybrush is.

Frankly, the whole thing is really, really stupid, and Gamespot should know better. It's bad enough that flimsy excuses for character like Sephiroth win so very often. I wouldn't take Guybrush losing as a major point, or as any sort of indication other than a reaffirmation as to why Gamespot is one big joke.

I also wanted to add that the Monkey games were pretty revolutionary during their time, and that there's a reason they hold-up so well today (I interviewed a pair of ten year old girls on the subject a while back). Even the newer ones are revolutionary in their own little way, as they do what no-one in gaming has managed to before: tell an excellent story in monthly installments, while somehow keeping it fun and interesting. (In chapters; Sam and Max's episodes hold-up pretty well on their own, as do Strong Bad's, etc).

Again, I love Shadow of the Colossus, I love Ico, and I've played through each game several times and studied them. I know the Colossi's names by heart. But comparing them is really, really silly, and you're just better off thinking of each game on its own.

[ShaggE]

I know Gordon is beating Link, but I have a feeling that the tides will turn at the last second, and it'll end up being Mario vs. Link. Yet again. Oy.

[Fury]

Gordon is pretty awesome, but he won't win.

Stupid fanboyism wins again. Gah.

Nintendo = Fail. As a kid, it was fun. But now, the games are dated and old and should be catering to a better audience, they're terrible games, they just appeal to kids.

[ShaggE]

Originally Posted by Fury

Nintendo = Fail. As a kid, it was fun. But now, the games are dated and old and should be catering to a better audience, they're terrible games, they just appeal to kids.

Wait, what? I'm no Ninty fanboy (my last Nintendo console was the N64), but I'd have to say that their established franchises are pretty timeless.

I mean, I'm sick of seeing Mario/Samus/Link plastered all over everything as well, but honestly, there's a reason for that: most Mario/Metroid/Zelda games are quite well made and well received. If they only appealed to kids, or if they were "terrible", then it wouldn't be an issue in the first place.

And what do you mean by a "better" audience? Kids and casuals are allowed to play games too (just keep the kids off of XBL and PSN, for my eardrums' sake ), and when a new Mario/Metroid/Zelda is announced, it's the core gamers that get hyped.

[Fury]

Metroid is a meh fps, Zelda is a watered down RPG and mario is a shallow, simple platformer.

They were great as kids but for each nintendo game, there's about 5 better games.

It's fine it's aimed at kids, but most games company made games aimed at older gamers as well. Look at the Wii, there's no games aimed at adults. There's what, 3?

I would have preferred that Nintendo make games aimed at older audiences, because they have a lot of talent and resources, it seems pointless to waste it all on mario games.

[Rather Dashing]

Originally Posted by Fury

It's fine it's aimed at kids, but most games company made games aimed at older gamers as well. Look at the Wii, there's no games aimed at adults. There's what, 3?

Wait, are you seriously going to say that the Halo and Gears of War crowd is made up of adults? Because I'm pretty sure it's split between high school boys and the worst sort of people colleges have to offer. I doubt there are many people past, let's arbitrarily guess 25, in that fanbase.

I mean, I'm no Nintendo fan either. I had a Genesis as a kid(and computers, obviously). But more or less the entirety of mainstream gaming is made up of immature, lowest-common-denominator tripe.

[ShaggE]

Originally Posted by Fury

It's fine it's aimed at kids, but most games company made games aimed at older gamers as well. Look at the Wii, there's no games aimed at adults. There's what, 3?

CoD: WaW
RE4
Godfather
MK: Armageddon
Madworld
Manhunt 2
Red Steel
Red Steel 2
Dead Rising: Chop Til You Drop
Dead Space Extraction
Onechanbara
Alone in the Dark
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
No More Heroes
Target Terror
Splinter Cell: DA
RE: Umbrella Chronicles
HotD: Overkill
CSI: Hard Evidence
Driver: Parallel Lines
BiA: Road to Hill 30
Escape From Bug Island
RE: Archives
Obscure: The Aftermath

And more.

I would have preferred that Nintendo make games aimed at older audiences, because they have a lot of talent and resources, it seems pointless to waste it all on mario games.

Thing is, Nintendo is rolling in dough by making games for everybody. That's just how Nintendo is. If you want more gritty fare, try the 360, PS3, or PC. Plenty of stuff out there. (Although, ironically, the "Mature" games are where the kids that you're trying to separate yourself from all convene anyway.)