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Re: Talking Point: The Fragility of Buying Download Games

TheNumberHunter

Another thing- the Wii U doesn't let you play a game (physical or digital) if you delete its update data. What if the Wii U servers shut down and something happens to your update data- will you have to factory reset the device? Will that even fix it? Thankfully the updates aren't mandatory as long as you don't use Wifi.

Games these days are becoming more like long term rentals. I don't even connect my systems to the internet anymore due to the potential abuse of DRM.

I regularly play retro games and don't want any of my discs or even downloads ending up unplayable in the future. It's too bad because the quality of Nintendo software is still high (even with the constant patches and bug fixes).

I think this will be my last generation of game systems.

Re: Review: Sonic Lost World (3DS)

TheNumberHunter

What a bad review, did you seriously complain about the cutscenes? Would you rather have boring text boxes over full CG movies from the console title that, although compressed, look awesome?

Anyway this game is awesome and more challenging than any Mario title.

Re: Review: Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal World Duel Carnival (3DS)

TheNumberHunter

OK I just downloaded it and have to say... it's the best Yu-Gi-Oh game ever.
I don't understand any of the criticism, it's exactly what you'd want in a TCG video game.

All the cards are unlocked at the beginning- no lame starter decks or stupid virtual "card collecting" (which isn't nearly as satisfying as the real packs), plenty of pre-made decks that are fun and easy to use, plus you can play as Zexal characters OR your own avatar, and there are even options to adjust the difficulty. The story isn't up to par with the DS games but I really didn't enjoy having to walk around and explore to advance the story and thankfully there aren't any gimmicky tag duels.

The only downsides are the lack of multiplayer (but that's what the cards are for, the video games are more about playing against the computer when you can't find a duel in real life) and the lack of physical release in North America.