Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams launched on Wii U with a bug which prevented sound from being outputted from the GamePad's speaker, and while this was fixed in the European edition of the game, North American players are still waiting for the fix.
We recently approached Black Forest Games for clarification on the delay, and were told the following:
This is an issue of the US version where Nintendo US didn't accepted the patch we did while Nintendo Europe did. We just got the info that Nintendo US is already testing our new patch, so January is a safe bet for this being fixed.
Black Forest has also revealed that it is aiming to bring the Dream Rush local multiplayer mode to the Wii U game — this is already available in the PC version of the game.
North American players: will the news of this forthcoming patch convince you to pick up this excellent platformer? Let us know by posting a comment below.
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I already own the game from when I got it on sale, but haven't played it for more than a few minutes. It looked great, but I was disappointed that the TV-only sound hadn't been patched yet. Until reading this, I wondered if it would ever actually happen...
I was confused. I thought EU is the one that didn't get the patch so I didn't buy it. I will get it on the next sale/discount.
Well, that took a while. Anyway, the game's pretty good. I have it on PC.
I'm glad it's coming. I normally play indie games using off-TV mode and it was disappointing that there was no sound
Multiplayer platform racing sounds fun, if limited, but will keep this in mind. I've noticed a tendency for these games to offer sales the week updates and patches go live.
@Tsurii897 The EU version got the patch earlier this year.
Great news, was waiting for this patch (for a long time now)!
Heh, about time.
Excellent! I've been a squeaky wheel on this for some time. Have let the game rest while we've been waiting. Despite its less than tight controls, muttering frame rate, and level pacing issues, this is a great time waster and challenge.
@Yorumi
NOA didn't accept their patch, so they had to make another one that they are currently testing. That is how it is worded in the comment they made, anyway.
I honestly don't care much for off-TV play, but it's great news for those who care. I only tried to play this game in off-TV mode, once, then I realized it the sound wasn't happening. I only use off-TV play during a rare occasion.
@Yorumi - I don't know. Developers just need to release things that work, period. Sometimes patches are inevitable, and this one isn't that major, honestly, but go look at Ubisofts Tetris Ultimate on PS4. I guess we live in patch world, now. It would help if we knew why NOA decined their patch.
@Yorumi
We still don't know why the patch was rejected, or when any of the patch work happened, so it's equally unfair to throw all the blame at Nintendo. For all we know, there might be a memory minimum for Nintendo to bother releasing a patch.
Cool. I downloaded it when it was on sale but been waiting for the off-TV patach.
YAY, I've been waiting for this update forever! I'd love the DLC to come to WiiU also
@Yorumi
For me if it was NOA's fault, then BFG should have said so right away. I remember how long it took for Chronicles of Mystara to arrive on Wii U because of the game being broken and Nintendo refused to allow it.
I honestly deleted it from my console after I realized the sound was glitched. This is welcome news as I played through enough to know the way I want to play it is on the Gamepad while my kids are watching Disney movies or various equivalents.
The multiplayer would greatly enhance my desire to dive back into Twisted Dreams, but I would happily invest in Dieselstormers, you know... Given the opportunity on the eShop...
Oh wow i was one of the many people who asked about this and here it is. Great it's finally coming so i can get back to playing it. I've developed a deep connection with the Gamepad so I barely use my TV. If it doesn't have off tv then i won't play it
@sinalefa
It's still broken. The Wii pointer controls aren't working for like half the screen, from my experience.
@SCAR392
I play it with Gamepad and Classic Controller, so I never noticed.
I actually already picked it up! Now I can't wait to beat it!
@Nintendood Same thing. I actually played it on the gamepad for a time without audio. Made it to the second stage but it didn't feel right. Although I do use the HD screen for certain games, I do a lot of Off-tv play on the gamepad when it's convenient to do so. Mario Kart I play on the monitor because using the gamepad for extended periods of frantic gameplay is uncomfortable. Casual play is fine on it though.
And of course I do play games on the HD screen whenever a game uses the gamepad for auxillary purposes and not just duplicate output.
Either way I should finally be able to get my money's worth out of this title after like 2 years sitting on the home menu. Shame really, I love Giana sisters and the graphics are mesmerizing even if the 3+ Gb file size is bloated. Black forest, if you're reading this, try compressing the graphics slightly. What are you using to store the image data, 32-bit uncompressed BMP? If so, PNG would shrink the file size drastically with zero perceptible quality loss.
I keep forgetting about this game. Gotta pick it up before the Deluxe Digital Promotion ends, I think.
Great! Now if only NA can get that Ittle Dew patched...
Awesome! Now can someone ask them to compress some data? The thing's like 3 GB.
@brandonbwii Ugh, yes, this too. That game is so close to an instant recommendation, too.
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