Capcom = Crapcom: Good potetial, but doing the bare minimum

Ever took a look back at all the games you've played? If so, try to remember which company had the games you call your personal favorites. More than likely, Capcom comes to mind. Unless you've been living under a rock for the past 20 some odd years, Capcom has given us such games as Bionic Commando, Mega Man (Rockman to you Nippon Purists), Street Fighter, Resident Evil, and so on. You will notice that those are some of the best games that you've ever played in your gaming career. However, one dark nuance that you will most likely notice is Capcom's penchant for doing the bare minimum. In other words, making a game just fun enough, but leaving gaping flaw in the mechanics, seems to be Capcom's forte.

One glaring example is Capcom whoring out their titles. Now, that's not to say that other companies aren't guilty of this, but Capcom is downright notorious for this kind of crap. You need not look any further than the Mega Man and Resident Evil series. The first couple of iterations, normally the first 2 or 3, are pretty fun and memorable. However, when you get to the umpteenth iteration, does Capcom's ass starts to show. The first 2 Mega Man games were awesome. The third game after just becomes the same thing, same bosses, but different offshoots and locales.l Notice how Hard Man's (Mega Man 3) is awfully similar to Gutsman's (Mega Man 1) stage. Also, Resident Evil games speak for themselves. For the longest time, you have the same tank controls, same sort of gameplay, ad infinitum. Even when Resident Evil Remake came out for the Gamecube, it was still the same damn game and same damn controls. It wasn't until series creator Shinji Mikami played REmake that he knew the game needed an overhaul, but it came too many games later.

Another glaring example is Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams. The was playable...and that was just about it. The main flaw...that game was one long series of boss fights. On top of that, to reach the height of douchebaggery, Capcom decides not to give you any rest points between bosses. I won't say too much about it without spoiling the game for those who have yet to play it.

Bottom line: Capcom has the potential for such greatness, but they just get lazy and ass it to hell. In seriousness, this crap has got to stop.

This thing is kinda disjoint, but who cares. Just some stuff that I wanted to get off my chest.

Grinding my gears...

You know what really grinds my gears? Asshats. (these are perjoratively known as assholes). These are the people that make you want to throw a punch over the internet. These are the people that, no matter how zen you are, manage to screw up your day in one way or another. There seems to be many in real life, but the crux of the problem lies within the internet, the cesspool of asshats.

Good examples are myspace and online game communities. Let's start with myspace. Face it, virtually every person on that site is an attention whoring asshat. People spamming friends space just to make their puny e-peen feel better. These are the people who send pictures and crap without your prior notice or knowing who the hell you are. And a good chunk of these asshats are women. That's right, women. I'm just telling it like it is. You have everyone from dusty old women to jailbait sending you racy pics about how they wanna hook up and shit. You can ignore them, but they just keep pouring it in. Jeez, how desparate can someone get?

Another major example is the online gaming community. Some bastid wants to talk smack about you and their/your skills over the safety of cyberspace, knowing full well that they would get their pasty little asses whipped in real life. These are the people who say inane shit like "pwned", "n00b", "haxx0rzz", and a plethora of other crap that makes you want to eat glass and crap anthrax. I only got two suggestions to these type of asshats: 1) SPEAK ENGLISH!!! and 2) GROW THE HELL UP!!! There's an old saying, "act your age, not your IQ." Sadly, this concept is lost within the ether reaches of the internet.

Over time, I just learned to deal with the asshats and move on with my life because I know that I'd never meet them in real life and even if I did, I'd deliver an asskicking so vicious that their predecessors and descendants are gonna feel it. I'm just ranting to get this off my chest. But hey, ventings the best therapy, and I am zen, once again.

My Generation...2007

This gaming generation (PS3, 360, Wii) is proving to be an interesting one. From Sony's flub with the PS3 launch, to Xbox360's steady rise, or the Wii's simple presence, there really hasn't been much of a dull moment in this generation...assuming you're following all the trends. However, what about the gamers that just want quality gaming and don't care about new-fangled technology and graphics? I do believe that there are a lot of us out there and I've had the pleasure of either knowing them or talking with them one on one.

One of the things on our minds is the pricing of games. As gaming progresses, we all know that we'll have to pay to play. However, we're starting to go back to the NES and Genesis days where buying a game literally made your wallet cry for help and beg for mercy. Holy crap, $59.99 for a crap shoot, for that's what games are nowadays. You don't know whether you're getting gold or crap. And here I was thinking that $49.99 was a raw deal. A lot of games that are out for said prices are either mediocre at best or, well...just plain crap. Where am I going with this? Well, as I said, a lot of guys, including myself, are tired of this. Hence we aren't in such a big hurry to buy all the new titles. Seriously, why should we have to pay more for more of the same product, but with a different coat of paint? There was a time where I was hurting for a game, but now games are hurting me. Funny, how much of a change there can be in the span of 3 years.

Another thing is the rampant asshatery of fanboys. I know this is nothing new, but in recent times, it just gets more and more insipid to the point of becoming numb. Take the PS3, for example. In just the span of less than a year, it has become the gaming community's number 1 whipping boy, taking more hits than a man's nuts in an S&M parlor. There are good reasons for the ripping, granted, and Sony had ample time to listen to the public, but chose to march onto the console battleground with its ass on their shoulders and guns in their pants. However, why continuously bitch about a system that you're not gonna buy in the near future. Logical thing to do is get in your initial grievances, shut the hell up, and wait for a price drop. That easy, right? Unfortunately, some people's lives are so vapid that the crux of their existence lies within bitching about something all day. And there's equal amount of asshatery going towards 360 and Wii. All of the mentioned points about the PS3 apply to the other two systems. Just feel free to use your imagination and deductive skill to cut and paste the results.

In the end, there's one question we really gotta ask ourselves: who the fuck cares? Seriously, get a system you like, play the games you like, and shut the hell up. I'm all for freedom of expression and pointing out flaws when they're due, but damn, get your ass off your head and get on with your life. The gamers are gonna be the winners ultimately, due to the chaos legion of options for gaming out there. Nintendo, Microsoft, or Sony, pick your flavor and savor the moment. Seriously, there's too many asshats out there in the gaming community. Why add another set of glutes to the herd?