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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: NEW Duplicate Listing Thread

« on: December 18, 2012, 08:24:02 pm »

http://vgcollect.com/item/9353 and http://vgcollect.com/item/36108

First link is legit, second is not.

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Site Feedback / Re: genre and sub-genre

« on: December 18, 2012, 07:58:20 pm »

It does make for a really large category ... but at the same time, some of the other categories can be moved into other stuff. Virtual pet, for example, could be classified as "garbage" and as such, you could also place alot of other genres in there (music, pinball, flight, education, casino, battle, racing, shooter, simulation, sports, strategy).

LOL!

I think

Action
Adventure
RPG
Shooter
Survival Horror
Sports
Strategy
Simulation
Fighting
Racing
Puzzle
Platformer
Arcade
Music
Educational
(and maybe Board/Card and Trivia?)

should just about cover it.  Thoughts?   

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General / Re: Game Room Pics

« on: December 18, 2012, 07:24:52 pm »

A lot of good stuff in that collection you got there!

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Marketplace / Re: Looking For / Help Me Find Thread

« on: December 18, 2012, 10:49:31 am »

At the moment I'm most serious about/actively seeking anything Guilty Gear or Castlevania (NA) that I don't have.  I definitely prefer CIB items, but am willing to make exceptions on some harder-to-find stuff.  There are also two Final Fantasy games that I'm missing:

Final Fantasy

Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls - GBA
Final Fantasy VI Advance - GBA

Are you trying to get these CIB? I have them both for sale, cart only.

Carts only is perfectly fine with these two.  Sent you a PM. 

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Site Feedback / Re: genre and sub-genre

« on: December 18, 2012, 10:24:38 am »

I personally think the only way to make it as simple as it should be is to not have the sub options at all. Cause once it starts, its going to be a flood gate of stuff basically making every game its own seperate sub-genre.

RPG
Sports
Shooter
Action
Adventure
Fighting
Platformer

Do we really need much more than this?

The more I think about it...the more that I'm starting to think that *ANY* sub-genres will quickly end up being more trouble (and , naturally, creating lots of arguments/debates about "what goes/doesn't go where...and why")...which will, in turn, take time, focus, & effort away from other things that are more worthy & important of the...time, effort, and focus/attention.

IDK the best "Answer/Solution" -but- I'm thinking maybe a site-wide consensus/discussion/vote on making sure that any & all
 MAIN
 genres are represented & accounted for (or, easy enough to add later, if originally over-looked)...may well be the best, least troublesome, and simplest & most stream-lined way to go.

You all owe me another 2 cents...again!

I agree with Soera and Disgaeniac. 

There are really only two solutions:  1.  Stick with broad and simple genres (no sub-genres needed) or 2.  List every imaginable sub-genre.  I think the best way to be thorough and cover all bases is to have a complete list of basic genres.  That way it's less of a headache for everyone involved. 

EDIT:  Also, Foxhack is right: puzzle, strategy and rhythm (or music) should be included.  Along with simulation and racing (and possibly survival horror and education?).  That would round out an all-inclusive list of genres, I think.

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Site Feedback / Re: Wish List suggestion

« on: December 18, 2012, 10:14:05 am »

with the sell list i think a way to upload images of the item is also a good idea

Probably not a good idea if admins aren't able to approve *each and every* image.  Something like this could prove to be a headache for them and possible bad news for the site (unrelated content/images)...

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General / Re: Passing the love along

« on: December 18, 2012, 10:07:13 am »

That's so cute!  As long as you teach 'em young, you have nothing to fear -- sounds to me like he'll admire you and those games for a long time coming. 

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General / Re: This game DOESN'T SUCK?!

« on: December 18, 2012, 09:56:39 am »

Viking: Battle for Asgard (360) - I picked this up used at GameStop for about $6.99.  There were multiple copies on the shelf, and at first glance I thought it was gonna be a stinker.  I was so wrong!  It's a great action, hack 'n slash game, and took me completely by surprise.  The in-game world is beautiful and the battles are epic.  I found the final boss fight to be incredibly difficult, though, and have yet to finish it for that reason.

The game was recently released for PCs, too, but since it was made by the developers of the Total War series, I thought it'd be a boring strategy game.

Not in the slightest.  You should give it a shot!  Especially since it's now been released for PC (didn't know that BTW). 

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Site Feedback / Re: genre and sub-genre

« on: December 17, 2012, 10:30:39 am »

Thanks for the bump Scott!

Just my two cents: I think we should keep it as simple as possible (ex. "Shooter"), with the possibility of adding a sub-genre after a main genre entry.  The only thing is, you don't want to over-complicate sub-genres...  My vote is to keep "Racing" just that -- without sub-genres.  Same with "Sports" and "Education".  "Fighting" should only have maybe "2D" and "3D" as sub-genres.  *shrug*  I guess what I'm trying to say is that we should keep things as easy as possible, without any room for people to jack entries' genres up.

I do still think we need 3rd Person Shooter as a genre/sub-genre, though. 

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Site Feedback / Re: Wish List suggestion

« on: December 17, 2012, 10:19:11 am »

I like the way that you think!

 

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Site Feedback / Wish List suggestion

« on: December 17, 2012, 09:30:34 am »

I wonder how useful it might be to make the wish list more like the collection list, in that you can add notes or select how complete an item needs to be.  For instance, if someone is looking only for a box or manual for a particular game, they can select only box or manual.  Notes would be helpful to list a particular release or condition that's needed.

Just a thought. 

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Marketplace / Re: Looking For / Help Me Find Thread

« on: December 17, 2012, 09:20:05 am »

At the moment I'm most serious about/actively seeking anything Guilty Gear or Castlevania (NA) that I don't have.  I definitely prefer CIB items, but am willing to make exceptions on some harder-to-find stuff.


Guilty Gear

Guilty Gear - PS1
Guilty Gear X Plus - PS2
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus - PS2
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus - Wii


Castlevania

Castlevania: Dracula X - SNES
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - DS

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General / Re: This game DOESN'T SUCK?!

« on: December 17, 2012, 08:40:01 am »

Viking: Battle for Asgard (360) - I picked this up used at GameStop for about $6.99.  There were multiple copies on the shelf, and at first glance I thought it was gonna be a stinker.  I was so wrong!  It's a great action, hack 'n slash game, and took me completely by surprise.  The in-game world is beautiful and the battles are epic.  I found the final boss fight to be incredibly difficult, though, and have yet to finish it for that reason.

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Site Feedback / Re: Genres

« on: December 16, 2012, 10:19:11 pm »

Ya we have another thread here somewhere. We have a Google docs list of main genres and sub genres going. But we haven't finalized it. When I get back home I'll look it up and bump it. Hopefully we can get it updated soon.

Awesome.  I hope so too. 

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Site Feedback / Genres

« on: December 15, 2012, 10:49:40 pm »

I apologize if this has been asked before, but are there any plans to add to/elaborate with genres when adding an item?  For instance, first person shooter exists, but third person does not.  It would be also be nice to have the option to label something as simply "shooter".  Or what about JRPG?  Are there plans to have more specific genre options in the future?