I feel awful for Next Level. It actually looked like fun little game. I was more upset by the double Animal Crossing (2013 Directs soured me on hearing about anything related to the franchise since it took so long to hear remotely anything about XCX or SMT x FE) and Yoshi's Wooly World getting yet MORE TIME explaining it when it didn't need it. At least FE Fates, SMT x FE, and XCX trailers all happened in a row, so I could stop the video right after.
@MrYuzhai From what I remember, the character design for Ivan was inspired by a Buddhist legend about a demon slaying priest that has his entire body covered in tattoos to protect him during the exorcism. They mentioned it in the Treehouse gameplay.
All they have to do is simply make more of them. And by more, I mean ACTUALLY MORE. 2-3 Marths per store is not enough considering that they're probably coming in a full pallet of Peach and Super Mario amiibos. Just focus on the new waves and make what there wasn't enough of because those will definitely NOT be at risk of staying unsold on shelves.
@Cheesydonut Seems like going from more realistic character designs as seen in the 2013 trailers to the more stylized ones from 2014 and onwards was the big reason people claim the graphics were bullshotted.
The left one looks like it's set later in the day with the main difference being the floors, the wall in the distance and the Dolls being gone while the right one looks like it's around noon because of how much brighter it is and less sunlight coming in. The shot of the MC starting up the Doll just looks worse all around with no real reason for it to be that way, console constraints or not since it wasn't like the original shot was all that graphically intensive looking anyways. The only shot that looks genuinely downgraded to me is that last bit with the construction Doll.
@Artwark
Sex sells just as well as gritty realism in videogames. I myself got Senran Kagura Burst expecting a good laugh throughout at the fanservice just to get surprised at how well written the story and characters were.
@Quorthon That entire squabble was nothing more than cancerous on both ends of the argument. The Law & Order episode annihilated both sides by showing every person sane enough to keep their distance from it just how ridiculous and embarrassing gamer culture has become to outsiders.
@WindWakerLink I'm sure they'll make more now that the idiot who bought thousands of dollars' worth of them sent them the message that Rosalina is bankable enough to maybe get her own game. Super Rosalina Wii U confirmed!
@White-Wash
@Kejomo
Might want to check Play-Asia if all else fails. The only one they don't have is Marth and I'm fairly certain they're not region-locked.
I managed to get Marth, Wii Fit Trainer, and some rarer ones ordered as well as the Smash bundle thanks to the guys at my Gamestop being total bros and getting one brought in from out of state. I bet if you check conventions like Wizard World or C2E2, you'll see the rare ones being sold at 4-5x the price in dozens because scumbag resellers bought out the stock to make some easy cash.
Friendly reminder that jimmies are being rustled over how a person who doesn't even exist in our world looks in a video game designed by people who aren't bothered by such a topic when far more unrealistic things exist and happen in it. ZSS is far more realistic in design than a good majority of characters from Street Fighter, Soul Caliber, King of Fighters, Blazblue etc.
Instead of region locking the system, region lock games that are guaranteed to come out in the west at some point. Better yet, hand the localization of most niche games to XSEED, D3, or NIS if they seem too risky. At this stage, there is absolutely no reason big games from Japan should be kept there unless they're shovelware or will sell less than 1000 copies both digitally and physically.
Nintendo should get Lunar Magic on eshop as an app if they really want to put Ouya in its place. Just imagine being able to share ROM hacks of SMW on Miiverse! Of course, only for those who bought the game.
I'm fine with making more mature stories and settings as long as that doesn't mean changing the current IPs Nintendo is best known for. They shouldn't have to change their ways just because it's popular to make violent games set in a realistic setting and tie some big epic plot in there. So far, the only franchises that could be more like that that I know of are either Fire Emblem, Metroid, and maybe Legend of Zelda. If Nintendo did move towards making more mature games dedicated towards the hardcore crowd, they should 1. choose the right IP 2. make reasonable adjustments 3. or revive an old IP and reinvent it for the modern gamer. Remember, just because a game is rated M doesn't mean mature gamers are the ones most interested in them. Just look at Call of Duty.
@ErnisDy Try Gunlance or Long Sword. He's weak to fire and lightning. Also, those kinds of missions tend to be harder than the actual quests in the game because of the equipment you're forced to use
I really hope 3rd party developers do more with the system. It's annoying to see countless games coming out on every other console except this despite there being a lot of time since dev kits were sent out and most of these games started production
Only thing I was disappointed by at launch was the lack of a game bundle here in the states and all of the annoying "graphical inconsistencies" complaints every reviewer outside of NL used to bash the Wii U versions. They look FINE, people! It's a new console and they're launch ports! This wasn't a surprise!
If SE wants people to make them money, they need to stop being a bunch of ducks and give them a reason to! None of this FF13-3 Chapter 2-Page 4- Paragraph 6-Verse 2 CRAP! All of these games in Japan that are just teasing us are being left there while the garbage is brought in. They know what to do, they just have pull their heads out of their butts and get to it!
Just wondering, would the money I pay to transfer my VC games to the Wii U also accumulate points withe the deluxe promotion program like other eshop purchases?
Please not in March. My wallet's already sore from the amount of cash its going to be hemorrhaging from Monster Hunter, Bioshock, Aliens, Pikmin 3, and Walking Dead
We just need developers to actually work on some actual projects for the system. None of this ports BS. I'm sick and tired of seeing the Wii U getting the cold shoulder from developers and publishers. I know we can't just expect every game to be developed just for us when it's nearly shipping out to stores, but then again, the games that are being co developed for it should get the same treatment. If Aliens and Injustice get DLC and CE's on 360/PS3/PC, then so should we. They can't expect more Wii U owners to buy their games if they don't give potential owners a reason to pick one up, let alone the ones that actually one the freaking thing.
@FluttershyGuy Seems like all the big companies from the 90's are that way now. Square, Enix, Capcom, and Konami. Square Enix puts money before its own fanbase (killing off any fan Chrono projects doesn't help). Capcom is just unpredictable with its wild cancellations, on disc DLC, awful localization, and unwillingness to listen to its fans. Konami...I don't even know anymore. Most of their franchises are basically dead now or handled by someone else. What happened to that new Contra game that was in the works? Mercury Stream is doing a great job with Lords of Shadow, but I miss the days of Konami developed Castlevania, Contra, Gradius, Metal Gear etc. games. They even own all of Hudson now but aren't doing anything at all with them. I miss the 90's
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Re: Talking Point: Metroid Prime: Federation Force and Entitled Fury
I feel awful for Next Level. It actually looked like fun little game. I was more upset by the double Animal Crossing (2013 Directs soured me on hearing about anything related to the franchise since it took so long to hear remotely anything about XCX or SMT x FE) and Yoshi's Wooly World getting yet MORE TIME explaining it when it didn't need it. At least FE Fates, SMT x FE, and XCX trailers all happened in a row, so I could stop the video right after.
Re: Tomonobu Itagaki's Devil's Third Will Lay Waste To Your Wii U On August 28th
@MrYuzhai From what I remember, the character design for Ivan was inspired by a Buddhist legend about a demon slaying priest that has his entire body covered in tattoos to protect him during the exorcism. They mentioned it in the Treehouse gameplay.
Re: Poll: We Need to Talk About amiibo - Where Do You Stand?
All they have to do is simply make more of them. And by more, I mean ACTUALLY MORE. 2-3 Marths per store is not enough considering that they're probably coming in a full pallet of Peach and Super Mario amiibos. Just focus on the new waves and make what there wasn't enough of because those will definitely NOT be at risk of staying unsold on shelves.
Re: SEGA and M2 Are Happy to Continue 3D Classics "Indefinitely if Sales Are Good"
THUNDER FORCE IV
Re: Atlus Confirms Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains Release Date
@Goob
On the bright side, you'll probably be old enough to buy it by the time Atlus' $15 sales start including it too.
Re: Fire Emblem If Box Art Confirms amiibo Support and 15 Years and Up Age Rating
@DarthNocturnal
I still find it hilarious that Senran Kagura Burst got an uncensored T rating here despite it getting CERO D in Japan.
Re: Video: Xenoblade Chronicles X May Have Been Subject to a Slight Graphics Downgrade
@Cheesydonut Seems like going from more realistic character designs as seen in the 2013 trailers to the more stylized ones from 2014 and onwards was the big reason people claim the graphics were bullshotted.
Re: Video: Xenoblade Chronicles X May Have Been Subject to a Slight Graphics Downgrade
The left one looks like it's set later in the day with the main difference being the floors, the wall in the distance and the Dolls being gone while the right one looks like it's around noon because of how much brighter it is and less sunlight coming in. The shot of the MC starting up the Doll just looks worse all around with no real reason for it to be that way, console constraints or not since it wasn't like the original shot was all that graphically intensive looking anyways. The only shot that looks genuinely downgraded to me is that last bit with the construction Doll.
Re: Shantae Premium 3DS HOME Themes are Hitting North America on 2nd April
@Artwark
Sex sells just as well as gritty realism in videogames. I myself got Senran Kagura Burst expecting a good laugh throughout at the fanservice just to get surprised at how well written the story and characters were.
Re: Swedish Newspaper Questions The European Release Of Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson
@Quorthon
That entire squabble was nothing more than cancerous on both ends of the argument. The Law & Order episode annihilated both sides by showing every person sane enough to keep their distance from it just how ridiculous and embarrassing gamer culture has become to outsiders.
Re: Nintendo Download: 19th February (North America)
@Spoony_Tech
Only one I recognize is Frog's Theme from Chrono Trigger
Re: Nintendo Download: 19th February (North America)
@hcfwesker
Only digital buyers of MH4U (except bundles) got themes.
Re: Nintendo Download: 19th February (North America)
WOO AXELAY!
Re: Reported GameStop Memo Shows Massive Delay in Delivering Some amiibo Pre-orders
Same thing happened to me with my Newegg order of Ike, Mega Man, King Dedede, and Sonic. They've been delayed because of "stock issues".
Re: Best Buy Is Cancelling Majora's Mask New 3DS XL Pre-Order Duplicates
@WindWakerLink
I'm sure they'll make more now that the idiot who bought thousands of dollars' worth of them sent them the message that Rosalina is bankable enough to maybe get her own game. Super Rosalina Wii U confirmed!
Re: Nintendo of America Issues a Fresh Batch of Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Demo Codes
@SH007ME
Thanks! #3
Re: Nintendo of America Issues a Fresh Batch of Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Demo Codes
Trading Strike Vector, Orion: Prelude, or Drunken Robot Pornography on Steam for a code
Re: Poll: Have You Been Able to Buy the Super Smash Bros. Controller, GameCube Adapter and amiibo You Want?
@White-Wash
@Kejomo
Might want to check Play-Asia if all else fails. The only one they don't have is Marth and I'm fairly certain they're not region-locked.
Re: Poll: Have You Been Able to Buy the Super Smash Bros. Controller, GameCube Adapter and amiibo You Want?
I managed to get Marth, Wii Fit Trainer, and some rarer ones ordered as well as the Smash bundle thanks to the guys at my Gamestop being total bros and getting one brought in from out of state. I bet if you check conventions like Wizard World or C2E2, you'll see the rare ones being sold at 4-5x the price in dozens because scumbag resellers bought out the stock to make some easy cash.
Re: Talking Point: A History of the Sexualisation of Samus
Friendly reminder that jimmies are being rustled over how a person who doesn't even exist in our world looks in a video game designed by people who aren't bothered by such a topic when far more unrealistic things exist and happen in it. ZSS is far more realistic in design than a good majority of characters from Street Fighter, Soul Caliber, King of Fighters, Blazblue etc.
Re: New Loveplus+ Heading To 3DS in Japan
@NoUsernameHere I'd rather get Axelay 2. That sequel has been promised over 21 years ago and still nothing!
Re: Talking Point: It's Time for Nintendo to Drop Region Locking
Instead of region locking the system, region lock games that are guaranteed to come out in the west at some point. Better yet, hand the localization of most niche games to XSEED, D3, or NIS if they seem too risky. At this stage, there is absolutely no reason big games from Japan should be kept there unless they're shovelware or will sell less than 1000 copies both digitally and physically.
Re: Ouya Heralds Emulation By Tweeting Image of Super Mario Bros.
Nintendo should get Lunar Magic on eshop as an app if they really want to put Ouya in its place. Just imagine being able to share ROM hacks of SMW on Miiverse! Of course, only for those who bought the game.
Re: Wolfenstein: The New Order Looks Set To Skip Wii U
Well they can keep their damn game and be bigots about which console they release it on. I'll just spend my money on better games
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Should Aim to Produce Mature, Genre-Defining Storytelling Experiences
I'm fine with making more mature stories and settings as long as that doesn't mean changing the current IPs Nintendo is best known for. They shouldn't have to change their ways just because it's popular to make violent games set in a realistic setting and tie some big epic plot in there. So far, the only franchises that could be more like that that I know of are either Fire Emblem, Metroid, and maybe Legend of Zelda. If Nintendo did move towards making more mature games dedicated towards the hardcore crowd, they should 1. choose the right IP
2. make reasonable adjustments
3. or revive an old IP and reinvent it for the modern gamer.
Remember, just because a game is rated M doesn't mean mature gamers are the ones most interested in them. Just look at Call of Duty.
Re: Monster Hunter 4 Release Date and 3DS Systems Confirmed for Japan
@Retro_on_theGo
Hold on to it. Maybe there's a data transfer option like they did between the PSP games.
Re: Four New Pokémon Make CoroCoro Appearance for Pokémon X & Y
That blonde girl looks just like Alisa from God Eater Burst...
Re: Pokémon Black & White 2 Owners Can Catch Deoxys In May
@antipop621
I thought DSi did have WPA...
Re: Circle Pad Pro XL Available Through Nintendo's Online Store In North America
@47drift
That's because the GamePad and 3DS are the almost the same size with the CPPXL!
Re: Nintendo’s Bill Trinen: 2013 Is The Year When The 3DS "Takes Off"
My wallet....have mercy Nintendo!
Re: SEGA Still Committed To Wii U Despite Aliens: Colonial Marines Cancellation
THUNDER FORCE VI
Re: Time to Celebrate the Two Year 3DS Anniversary, Bring on the Infographic
WHERE'S DENT?!?
Re: Video: An Ultimate Monster Hunter Gives a Masterclass
@ErnisDy Try Gunlance or Long Sword. He's weak to fire and lightning. Also, those kinds of missions tend to be harder than the actual quests in the game because of the equipment you're forced to use
Re: Capcom To Make "New Product Announcements" At PAX East
Power Stone 3, MH4, or Okami HD would be awesome
Re: Fez Creator Believes Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is More Suited To Vita
So a touch pad on the back and overpriced proprietary memory cards aren't an issue for him?
Re: Talking Point: The Pros and Cons of a Wii U Price War
They need to get more advertising in and more games...and cowbell
Re: Wii U January Sales in U.S. May be Higher Than NPD Figures, Thanks To Resellers
I really hope 3rd party developers do more with the system. It's annoying to see countless games coming out on every other console except this despite there being a lot of time since dev kits were sent out and most of these games started production
Re: "Modified" Version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution Classified by Australian Ratings Board
I wouldn't exactly call this a shooter. It's more like Metal Gear Solid, but in first person
Re: Corecell's ChronoBlade is Now Called AeternoBlade
I remember thinking Dream Trigger 3D was a Chrono game until I saw gameplay and D3's logo on it.
Re: Capcom Seeks a Western "Breakthrough" With Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
@Ernest_The_Crab
Greatsword is garbage underwater for beginners. The hammer works wonders on him despite being water based. Gunlance too
Re: Activision's Bobby Kotick Is Disappointed With The Launch Of The Wii U
Only thing I was disappointed by at launch was the lack of a game bundle here in the states and all of the annoying "graphical inconsistencies" complaints every reviewer outside of NL used to bash the Wii U versions. They look FINE, people! It's a new console and they're launch ports! This wasn't a surprise!
Re: Square Enix Laments "Increasingly Difficult" Console Market
If SE wants people to make them money, they need to stop being a bunch of ducks and give them a reason to! None of this FF13-3 Chapter 2-Page 4- Paragraph 6-Verse 2 CRAP! All of these games in Japan that are just teasing us are being left there while the garbage is brought in. They know what to do, they just have pull their heads out of their butts and get to it!
Re: Fire Emblem: Awakening Cut Down By Shipping Delay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcy8bvhewtU
Re: You Can't Use Your Wii Virtual Console Saves With the Wii U Virtual Console
Just wondering, would the money I pay to transfer my VC games to the Wii U also accumulate points withe the deluxe promotion program like other eshop purchases?
Re: Pandora's Tower Finally Heading To North America
Please not in March. My wallet's already sore from the amount of cash its going to be hemorrhaging from Monster Hunter, Bioshock, Aliens, Pikmin 3, and Walking Dead
Re: Ubisoft Open To The Idea Of ZombiU Sequels
Bring back Killer Freaks From Outer Space!
Re: Satoru Iwata: Customers Understanding The Wii U "Will Take a Little Time"
We just need developers to actually work on some actual projects for the system. None of this ports BS. I'm sick and tired of seeing the Wii U getting the cold shoulder from developers and publishers. I know we can't just expect every game to be developed just for us when it's nearly shipping out to stores, but then again, the games that are being co developed for it should get the same treatment. If Aliens and Injustice get DLC and CE's on 360/PS3/PC, then so should we. They can't expect more Wii U owners to buy their games if they don't give potential owners a reason to pick one up, let alone the ones that actually one the freaking thing.
Re: "All The Bravest" Square Enix Trademark Was for iOS Game, Not Bravely Default Localisation
@FluttershyGuy Seems like all the big companies from the 90's are that way now. Square, Enix, Capcom, and Konami. Square Enix puts money before its own fanbase (killing off any fan Chrono projects doesn't help). Capcom is just unpredictable with its wild cancellations, on disc DLC, awful localization, and unwillingness to listen to its fans. Konami...I don't even know anymore. Most of their franchises are basically dead now or handled by someone else. What happened to that new Contra game that was in the works? Mercury Stream is doing a great job with Lords of Shadow, but I miss the days of Konami developed Castlevania, Contra, Gradius, Metal Gear etc. games. They even own all of Hudson now but aren't doing anything at all with them. I miss the 90's
Re: Pokémon X & Y Legendary Details Revealed
@MeloMan I hope the forest spirits are also in this game :3
Re: Capcom Reveals Weapon Details for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
@GreenDream Good thing you don't need to log onto a server for the HR and G missions