Another general thread. Because hey, it's not like we have too many active threads on this forum.
IGN just reviewed their first Wii U game today: Ninja Gaiden 3. They gave it a 7.6, which is more than twice the score of the PS3 and 360 versions (3.0) thanks to the super overhaul this special edition received. They said use the Pro controller for it instead of the GamePad, and they thought the graphics weren't quite as good as the other versions of the game.
So, the other versions get 3's while the new system launch version gets twice the score? Gee, I wonder if someone is fudging the numbers behind the scenes to try and boost launch day sales..... Yes, I'm a massive skeptic.
Although thanks to delays on a lot of games, I guess i"ll only be playing NintendoLand and Mario WiiU for a bit on this.
Quote from: Nayrman on November 14, 2012, 09:05:59 PM
So, the other versions get 3's while the new system launch version gets twice the score? Gee, I wonder if someone is fudging the numbers behind the scenes to try and boost launch day sales..... Yes, I'm a massive skeptic.
To be fair, Tecmo addressed many complaints with this new version. And I mean many complaints.
I've beaten both previous on the hardest difficulty(you can check my achievements if you want DarkZero EX is my gamertag), so I know Ninja Gaiden in and out. When I played 3 at a friends house I felt as though they forgot what made the games fun in the first place. All the critics are saying the Wii U version fixes hiccups, removes QTE's, removes the parts of the game where you're forced to slowly walk around one shotting enemies, and brought back some of the traits that made Ninja Gaiden fluid in the first place.
For me, the damage is already done and I probably won't get it until it's a bargain.
Two more reviews from IGN.
New Super Mario Bros. U gets a 9.1. They say it's amazing and breathes fresh life into the 2D landscape, creating the perfect Mario title for both core and casual.
Nintendo Land receives an 8.7. IGN says it's best-of-show for Wii U's launch (though not score-wise, given that Mario review), as it's deep enough to be lasting fun for both solo and multiplayer while fully displaying what the Game Pad is capable of. "Wii Sports has met its match."
Well, we all knew IGN was gonna salivate over Mario WiiU because they do that regardless of what Mario is in, but I'm glad they're saying it gives a real challenge actually tries to bring some freshness into the mix, something that was SERIOUSLY lacking in Wii and New 2.
And yeah, Nintendo Land looks way better than any of hte Sports titles as far as being a glorified tech demo goes.
I keep hearing that NSMBWU's "Burst Rush" mode is unbelievably fun
Quote from: Nayrman on November 15, 2012, 12:27:04 PM
Well, we all knew IGN was gonna salivate over Mario WiiU because they do that regardless of what Mario is in, but I'm glad they're saying it gives a real challenge actually tries to bring some freshness into the mix, something that was SERIOUSLY lacking in Wii and New 2.
And yeah, Nintendo Land looks way better than any of hte Sports titles as far as being a glorified tech demo goes.
I believe they or some other review site said NSMBWii was gonna be "Contra hard", so I dunno if I'd expect challenge.
also i won't buy it becuase it's super intercourse ing unoriginal at this point
they haven't changed the art style
They haven't changed the music
and htey JUST released one this year
If you buy NSMB U and you have NSMB2 on the 3ds you're a tool
Quote from: Custom on November 16, 2012, 04:14:26 PM
also i won't buy it becuase it's super intercourse ing unoriginal at this point
they haven't changed the art style
They haven't changed the music
and htey JUST released one this year
If you buy NSMB U and you have NSMB2 on the 3ds you're a tool
I've heard that NSMBWU is actually pretty intercourse ing good though, Custom
it's mario
they say the same thing about pokemon
doesn't make black and white 2 not the same exact boring hting as black and white
Quote from: Custom on November 16, 2012, 05:27:04 PM
it's mario
they say the same thing about pokemon
doesn't make black and white 2 not the same exact boring hting as black and white
Black and White 2 is better though, minus the poopty protagonist design.
"The New Super Mario Bros. series may have taken the beloved Nintendo franchise back to its 2D roots, but New Super Mario Bros. U reintroduces what made the original games so good in the first place. It proves that there's more to the formula than just impeccable platforming. There's a sense of wonder again, of exploration and discovery. I'm not quite prepared to say New Super Mario Bros. U fully recaptures the spark of Mario's 2D heyday, but it's an impressive step in the right direction." ~ Joystiq
Sounds good to me dude. HD Mario? Fuck.
black and white 2 is the same
it's fun, but it's the same
i'm not going to buy the same product twice in the span of a few months
So, it launches in less than six hours here. I have two reserved, because you can make a ton reselling them.
What games are everyone picking up? I'm thinking about Super Scribblenauts and Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed.
So why do people bother to buy consoles at launch
i mean i fell for the hype for the wii, and i sure as hell wont be repeating that mistake
Quote from: zephilicious on November 17, 2012, 06:08:07 PM
So why do people bother to buy consoles at launch
i mean i fell for the hype for the wii, and i sure as hell wont be repeating that mistake
it's FUN
you don't like fun
but i can wait a year or two, save $100 and not miss any worthwhile games
Quote from: zephilicious on November 17, 2012, 06:54:26 PM
but i can wait a year or two, save $100 and not miss any worthwhile games
It's mostly for people that can't wait to get the new thing.
i can understand that for games and all, but spending hundreds on a console with no good games yet is just silly
moreso when the console doesn't actually do anything new. except have a screen on the controller i guess.
i'm zeph
i don't get any enjoyment out of life
Quote from: zephilicious on November 17, 2012, 07:23:52 PM
i can understand that for games and all, but spending hundreds on a console with no good games yet is just silly
moreso when the console doesn't actually do anything new. except have a screen on the controller i guess.
no good games? I disagree
what games do you even enjoy zeph, outside of Multiwinia I can't think of anything you remotely like
holy intercourse how do you even hold on to things like that i didnt even remember i liked that game
but i like lots of games. just not new games. because they aren't actually new.
Quote from: zephilicious on November 17, 2012, 08:56:16 PM
holy intercourse how do you even hold on to things like that i didnt even remember i liked that game
but i like lots of games. just not new games. because they aren't actually new.
I have great memory.
Aren't actually new? They're out there man.
Batman and Darksiders 2 got good and decent reviews, respectively. Basically, there's no point in buying them if you don't have them already, but they come with all the DLC, so you might as well get these versions if you don't have the game and do happen to have a Wii U.
ZombiU is unfortunately 6-worthy, according to IGN. Several cool survival ideas are muddled by mediocre execution, such as the tedious melee combat.
So, the Wii U is OFFICIALLY OUT TODAY. Anyone have it? Got your own game reviews to offer?
Mona and I got it but we went straight to bed afterwards and didn't get around to getting it set up until around 6PM today. It takes hours to get going. Between the update and setting up netflix, etc, we haven't gotten to try out Nintendoland.
see that just says you care more about the status of having it than actually using it
Quote from: zephilicious on November 18, 2012, 07:47:12 PM
see that just says you care more about the status of having it than actually using it
No I'm actually pretty irritated that its taking this long to get this going. We just popped in NintendoLand twenty minutes ago only to find out there was an update for that too.
I'm guessing I'm not going to have many issues with slow updates once I buy a Deluxe version.
ZombieU for best launch title.
Quote from: Spud on November 18, 2012, 09:13:23 PM
ZombieU for best launch title.
So, completely ignore IGN's bad review on it?
Quote from: DededeCloneChris on November 18, 2012, 08:45:16 PM
I'm guessing I'm not going to have many issues with slow updates once I buy a Deluxe version.
Depends. I bought a Deluxe. Either Nintendo's new servers were stressed and that's why it took so long, or maybe its just a massive update. 5gigs.
Quote from: DededeCloneChris on November 18, 2012, 09:49:26 PM
So, completely ignore IGN's bad review on it?
considering its pretty much the only launch game that isnt a port or a complete rehash
really not much competition there
Quote from: zephilicious on November 18, 2012, 10:46:11 PM
considering its pretty much the only launch game that isnt a port or a complete rehash
really not much competition there
cough nintendo land
Speaking of which, just got done playing the games. They're all fun in their own way. I particularly like the Luigi's Mansion, Animal Crossing, and Metroid games.
sorry i forgot to include shovelware in my list
Quote from: DededeCloneChris on November 18, 2012, 09:49:26 PM
So, completely ignore IGN's bad review on it?
IGN isn't the only review outlet to exist. Even if the game has been getting average reviews.
We'll probably have to make some sort of ID thread for the Wii U soon.
So Nintendo Land is super fun. I personally wish they made the Mii's clothes that they wear match your color. Like, in the Luigi's Mansion or Mario chase, your hat and shirt are your Mii's favorite color. The letter could either be the first letter of your name, or 1/2/3/4 (depending on what player you are), or L, M, W, Upside down L, but still match your color. Would have been cooler in my opinion. Another example would be for the Zelda Game, I WANNA BE RED LINK. But besides that pointless complaint, I've been having a blast so far.
NSMBU is also a lot of fun. For some reason, I'm loving the additional music that plays when you have a Baby Yoshi, their singing. But are they just... random power ups? Power Ups you have to keep and protect and limit yourself to use? When I first found that pink one, I thought I had to take it somewhere to eat something specific, but it doesn't seem that way. Not that I mind all that much, but I would like to know.
I don't own one, but I played the Rayman demo at Best Buy and it was super fun
Quote from: DededeCloneChris on November 18, 2012, 09:49:26 PM
So, completely ignore IGN's bad review on it?
people seem to love it
plus i've never liked ign
but i do like giant bomb
and they gave it a 4/5!!919191919
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I'm hoping to get trine 2, new super mario bros u, scribblenauts, and possibly zombiu for the holidays, but mostly trine 2. I think nintendo land is pretty fun, although it would be super cool if you could play online because I have no friends to play with wehweh
also I think the miiverse thing is pretty cool
Nintendo Land is a good showcase for the system, and the games are generally fun, with a few misses here and there. I'm glad I more or less got it "free" with the Deluxe pack, as this isn't worth a full retail purchase, but should have been a pack in title from the get go. I may actually come back to this during lull periods in games just to pass some time though, so it's already doing far better than Wii Sports ever did.
Mario U, what the New Mario series SHOULD have been in the intercourse ing first place. While it's still a bit too samey, it at least has a few new ideas and bothers to have it's own level designs, rather than shamelessly rip off Mario 3 for the upteen-bajlillionth time. I'm not completely done with it yet, but I can say with certainty I'm liking this a lot more than any previous entry in the "new" franchise.
The moment Nintendo announces a new F-zero game for Wii U, I'm buying.
BIG F-ZERO FAN
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I too would love a new F-Zero game, and to be honest the WiiU seems like a good console to put it on with it's variety of control options and finally some horsepower to really push the system like the previous game did with the gamecube. Hopefully they'll listen.
^yes
Hopefully, it will be worth the wait.
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half life 3 for wii u 2016
won't lie, would make me rage a bit. i'd imagine that gabe would get death threats
"I am really pleased to hear Twitter's opinion, because since the first episode on SNES many games have been made but the series has little evolved. I thought people had grown weary of it. I'd like to say: Thank you very much and try to wait by playing Nintendo Land's F-Zero minigame. I am also very curious and I'd like to ask those people: Why F-Zero? What do you want that we haven't done before?"- Shigeru Miyamoto on F-Zero
Maybe you guys should have bought more copies of F-Zero GX, cause Miyamoto doesn't even know why you want a new F-Zero game. This is kind of funny, what with Mario games coming out every year...
At this point, I wouldn't care if GX was remade in a coat of HD graphics + online + maybe other features.
Quote from: DededeCloneChris on November 23, 2012, 07:12:49 PM
At this point, I wouldn't care if GX was remade in a coat of HD graphics + online + maybe other features.
oh god yes
I agree with everything.
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Quote from: Tupin on November 23, 2012, 06:49:12 PM
"I am really pleased to hear Twitter's opinion, because since the first episode on SNES many games have been made but the series has little evolved. I thought people had grown weary of it. I'd like to say: Thank you very much and try to wait by playing Nintendo Land's F-Zero minigame. I am also very curious and I'd like to ask those people: Why F-Zero? What do you want that we haven't done before?"- Shigeru Miyamoto on F-Zero
Maybe you guys should have bought more copies of F-Zero GX, cause Miyamoto doesn't even know why you want a new F-Zero game. This is kind of funny, what with Mario games coming out every year...
"What do you want that we haven't done before"? Uh... Miyamoto, how about a combination of well done vehicle AND track creation that two entries had but never both at once. How about a full, great online mode with up to thirty plus racers at once? There are LOTS of things you could still do with F-Zero... sheesh.