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Re: Feature: Our Top 10 Wii U Retail Games - Third Anniversary Edition

Sir420

@Xenocity Wow, never noticed that! I actually had it preordered, but chose to pass on it for a while after renting.

Captain Toad is on my bucket list. There are so many good games that I am in no rush. The great thing about a gaming console is those games will never go bad (until the servers go down, that is).

Re: Feature: Reflecting On Three Years With The Wii U - Part One

Sir420

Not much time to type here, but I've had the Wii U since launch and love the gamepad. Bought an Xbone earlier this year, and while it has many thing I would improve, adding off TV play would be my first priority. And for those asking, playing over WiFi on the Surface Pro 4 is not the same.

Re: Video: Here's How Zombi Shapes Up Against The Original ZombiU

Sir420

The expanded field of view and brighter lighting take away from the claustrophobic feel, but I like that they added new melee weapons. It's interesting that they removed the local multiplayer as Watch_Dogs implements the King of Zombies mode as mobile challenge, incorporating smart phones and tablets as player two.

Re: Video: Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is Shaping Up Rather Nicely

Sir420

@FLUX_CAPACITOR One thing to take into account is the advanced lighting, shadow, and particle effects. Not to mention rendering a few large items, such as in Mario Kart8, is easier than rendering many smaller items, like Diablo III, which ran poorly on Xbone/PS4 until a patch. Speaking of Mario Kart, Nintendo has a way of programing for their own hardware in a way third parties, especially indies, are not as successful with.

I would expect Frozenbyte will be able to run this game on Wii U with scaled down resolution and shaders/effects.

Re: Video: This Is What Watch Dogs Looks Like On Wii U

Sir420

@SKTTR I understand where you're coming from. My experience with Nintendo is that it takes them YEARS to drop the price on their big games, so I usually just buy them at launch. I'll splurge from time to time, like with Bayonetta 2, but just expect to budget for first party Nintendo games.

Re: Video: This Is What Watch Dogs Looks Like On Wii U

Sir420

@Goob I did not notice any tearing. Frame rate is a fairly smooth 30 with minimal dips, but nothing to be upset about. Much better than ACIV. Shadows are not the nasty hashmarks in Splinter Cell and ACIV, but are a very smooth gradient, which is very welcome. Texture filtering is sort of crappy, but I can live with it. Over all, I am impressed with the performance! It looks like the delay was worth it.