The Year That Was: Revisited

[Dylflon]

off the top of my head I believe Avatar is holding in the mid-80s on RT, but I wasn't a huge fan of the movie, while GI Joe which is probably sitting at 30 something was a much more enjoyable movie to me.

Just noticed this.


Opinion fail.

[BreakABone]

Originally Posted by Professor S

That's because it was subjective opinion. If you don't agree, that's ok.

No, I literally meant I didn't understand it.
Just explain/expand.

Originally Posted by Dylflon

Just noticed this.


Opinion fail.

I know this is def a case of expectations and results, I expected nothing from GI Joe so it had a very low level to cross.

Where as I expected something special from Avatar. And it is and it isn't.

[Dylflon]

Originally Posted by BreakABone

No, I literally meant I didn't understand it.
Just explain/expand.



I know this is def a case of expectations and results, I expected nothing from GI Joe so it had a very low level to cross.

Where as I expected something special from Avatar. And it is and it isn't.

So I had this ice cream the other day and I was expecting it to taste great but it only tasted okay.

And then there was this dog turd that i was expecting would stink really bad. But guess what!? It didn't smell quite as bad as I expected.

Therefore the dog shit is better than the ice cream.



This is essentially your line of reasoning, yes?

[BreakABone]

Originally Posted by Dylflon

So I had this ice cream the other day and I was expecting it to taste great but it only tasted okay.

And then there was this dog turd that i was expecting would stink really bad. But guess what!? It didn't smell quite as bad as I expected.

Therefore the dog shit is better than the ice cream.



This is essentially your line of reasoning, yes?

Pretty much.
I don't see the problem with it. Though wouldn't have used such an example.

[Fox 6]

So Earls movie opinion = s***?

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by BreakABone

No, I literally meant I didn't understand it.
Just explain/expand.

Ok, my 360 has provided me with games that have literally expanded the idea of what I thougth video games could accomplish as an artform, from graphics and sound to expansive storytelling (I only leave out the PS3 because I do not own one). The Wii simply could not recreate games like Mass Effect, Bioshock, etc in all their splendor. Compared to the Wii, the 360 is simply a broader canvass that gives the author access to better tools to create the most beautiful art possible.

Meanwhile, the Wii doesn't supply that broad canvass, but what it does provide are active games that get you up and moving, most of the time with people (real live people in person!) and actually helps build and maintain interpersonal relationships. And even if for the most part I haven't found the experience "mind expanding" it has been really fun as a social gaming system.

Does that help clarify?

[Fox 6]

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/105/1058513p1.html

http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/...sheet-2010.pdf

Nielsen says Wii least used console in the amount of minutes played.