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Re: Random: Hideki Kamiya Would Rather You Not Play Okami On The Wii

PessitheMystic

I know he splits opinion with his hot takes and attitude sometimes, but I think he’s onto something here.
My only experience of Okami to date was on the Wii and I think the motion controls severely hindered it. I found them very unresponsive with the attacks in particular and it stopped me from continuing the game. Which is a shame, because it’s considered to be one of the industry’s very best. I have a HD copy somewhere and will get to it one day.

Re: Zelda Fan Film Kicks Off Fundraising Campaign With First Live-Action Trailer

PessitheMystic

@JohnnyMind people who don’t learn from their mistakes, or learn from others’ very obvious and widely-publicised mistakes, need to be held accountable.
Nintendo will absolutely go after this if it gets enough traction and everyone knows they will. They are the most consistent and notorious protectors of their IP in the industry, so I don’t have any sympathy for the creators now and I won’t in the future either. It’s also a good thing that the trailer was mince because we won’t be missing anything.

Re: Random: PlayStation's Astro Bot Director Pays Tribute To Mario And Nintendo In GOTY Speech

PessitheMystic

A surprisingly touching and classy gesture. Some have argued, however, that Astro Bot has gone beyond more ‘influenced by Mario’ and has straight-up copied mechanics at times. But respect to this guy for even having the audacity and awareness to reference Nintendo when accepting an award for a first-party Sony title.

@obijuankanoobie I mean, he does mention Super Mario Bros. by name, which is a game made a company that I’m sure everyone in that room is aware of…

Re: Random: Metroid Prime 3 Dev Left Retro Studios After "Unhealthy Relationship" With Nintendo Micromanagement

PessitheMystic

Don’t forget, we’re only getting one side of the story here. For example, I know he’s paraphrasing but he was never told to “go away”, I refuse to believe that. Unsure why he’s coming out with this 17 years after the game release too, what is the point? Like everyone else, I’m siding with the so-called micromanagers as that Nintendo quality is obvious through the course of their work.