Assassins Creed 3 is definitely the last one for me. I understand the need to shake things up, but the execution was just poor and I hated Connor as a character. The game had a laundry list of problems apart from the bugs.
The series peaked with Brotherhood, but the story missions in that game were pretty lame.
I looked at the list of unreal 3 games and we're not missing much. I understand that consoles should be as open to different ideas as possible, but cover shooters and third person hold forward games have been done to death.
I honestly don't care what games AREN'T coming out on WiiU and I'm tired of seeing articles that say this. Multiplatform really means dual platform, and that doesn't bother me.
Rhythm is not a "natural sense." It's a skill and it's taught. If a rhythm game doesn't attempt to teach you how best to play, it's a poor rhythm game.
There's no instinctive rhythm. That's silliness.
And tone-deafness is something else altogether
I got this from origin and it just didn't work out. Maybe I am just not a car guy.
Driving was very difficult because the accelerate button is the equivalent of slamming a gas pedal to the floor. So I drove around by tapping the gas. Motion control steering was too sensitive and the stick wasn't a great deal better. I imagine trying to cram the totality of a steering wheel into an inch long stick isn't easy.
The touch screen features were very odd. At first I was surprised that there was no way to turn on the map. Then I tried playing with the wii remote (no motion steering, despite the enabled option), and suddenly they came on, but the gamepad driving controls needed to be enabled.
With the map at hand, I couldn't find a whole lot to do. I hit cop cars and ran past speed cameras, but races seemed to be pretty hard to find. The open world concept is usually pretty cool, but I think an old-fashioned menu might work better here.
The sports cars are (sorry) really ugly, at least from the back. One of the devs said you could play "any" car in the game, so I assumed I could be a taxi or a van, but that didn't work out. Back to moron driving games like mario kart and cruisn usa for me!
If the game has online multiplayer and/or I'm never going to sell it, I may as well download it. This only really works on 3DS since the SD card is cheap to upgrade.
Used prices and sales make it cost-prohibitive, though.
And during the "drought" several games have been released. They're not first-party, they're not what was promised, and most are download-only, but they do exist.
There are few ways to manage release schedules effectively:
1. work employees to death
2. release bad product
3. delay finished product
Anyone have more? 1 & 2 go hand in hand and were clearly required for WiiU's christmas release. So complaining there are too many games or not enough games are due to the problems of being human, i.e. - it ain't done yet.
When it's done, don't complain that you can't buy seven new games at once. No one's forcing you.
@DarkKirby I think wooing publishers is a factor, but not the only one. I think the catch-22 "Wii U isn't selling enough because Wii U doesn't have enough games because Wii U isn't selling enough" is the main reason publishers won't invest and I see it being the same down the road for future systems.
Finding a use for NFC in any device is puzzling. Samsung uses it in several phones now, and it's less convenient than email. I'm surprised it's so popular, and including it in a device meant to be kept at home is pretty stupid.
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Re: Ubisoft: Players Will Let Us Know When They've Had Enough Assassin's Creed
Assassins Creed 3 is definitely the last one for me. I understand the need to shake things up, but the execution was just poor and I hated Connor as a character. The game had a laundry list of problems apart from the bugs.
The series peaked with Brotherhood, but the story missions in that game were pretty lame.
Re: Talking Point: The Unreal Engine 4 Gaffe Exposes Graphical Snobbery, Again
I looked at the list of unreal 3 games and we're not missing much. I understand that consoles should be as open to different ideas as possible, but cover shooters and third person hold forward games have been done to death.
Re: New "Luigi Code" To Provide a Fresh Take on Virtual Console Classics
This is like the thinkgeek april fools where you're depressed that it's a joke, instead of relieved
Re: Talking Point: Playing it Safe in Big-Budget Console Games is Stifling Creativity
AAA!
Re: Square Enix Teases New Projects on Anniversary Website
All eleven FFs on WiiU
Re: Review: BIT.TRIP SAGA (3DS)
You guys talk wayyyy too much about the number at the bottom
Re: Retro City Rampage Has Only Sold a Quarter of the WiiWare Sales Threshold
Looks like GTA2
Re: European Release of Devil Survivor Overclocked Marred By Game-Breaking Bugs
@invmat 3DS has its own display. There's no reason for it to be converted from NTSC to PAL or to use either format in the first place
Re: Shovel Knight Hits Kickstarter Target, Stretch Goals Set
@GeminiSaint more game modes = more work hours.
Re: Talking Point: Going Mobile Will Give Miiverse a New Lease of Life
@CountEkkiM because 3DS has a ton of games, no Nintendo Network integration, and this way is pretty easy.
Re: Talking Point: Going Mobile Will Give Miiverse a New Lease of Life
The mobile aspect is great, but if you NEED to read Miiverse when you're not on WiiU, you have problems.
Re: GameStop: Wii U Marketing Strategy Has "Not Broken Through" To Consumers
@Pixelroy The kiosks suck because there are no games in them. Nintendoland should be in the tray and you should be able to at least see miiverse.
They had 12 kiosks at the Nintendo World Store (with rayman and videos) and 4 actual systems with Nintendoland, and guess where everyone was lined up?
Re: Runner 2 Patch Now Available To Download
@rambosdad They said it's coming in April. https://twitter.com/BitTrip/status/317297412131651584
Re: Nintendo of France: Games Will Improve Wii U Sales, Not A Price Cut
Wii Fit U will do it. I'd blow $60 on the digital version. Not sure how much they want.
Re: Talking Point: An Open Letter To Nintendo
I honestly don't care what games AREN'T coming out on WiiU and I'm tired of seeing articles that say this. Multiplatform really means dual platform, and that doesn't bother me.
Re: Video: Wii U Menu Speed Upgrade Cuts Waiting Time By More Than Half
@tanookisuit
scroll to the bottom, click "See All" (Browse all eshop content) then in the Sort By hit "Name"
SO HARD
Re: Video: Wii U Menu Speed Upgrade Cuts Waiting Time By More Than Half
@mariobro4 In the next gen the CONSOLE will wait while YOU load
Re: Nintendo To Reveal Its Web Framework For Wii U At GDC
If any dev wants some help making a game I do UI and CSS and think this would be fun
Re: Video: Wii U Menu Speed Upgrade Cuts Waiting Time By More Than Half
@liavcol Yeah I was bothered at first but I got used to it.
Re: Review: HarmoKnight (3DS eShop)
Rhythm is not a "natural sense." It's a skill and it's taught. If a rhythm game doesn't attempt to teach you how best to play, it's a poor rhythm game.
There's no instinctive rhythm. That's silliness.
And tone-deafness is something else altogether
Re: Review: Need for Speed: Most Wanted U (Wii U)
I got this from origin and it just didn't work out. Maybe I am just not a car guy.
Driving was very difficult because the accelerate button is the equivalent of slamming a gas pedal to the floor. So I drove around by tapping the gas. Motion control steering was too sensitive and the stick wasn't a great deal better. I imagine trying to cram the totality of a steering wheel into an inch long stick isn't easy.
The touch screen features were very odd. At first I was surprised that there was no way to turn on the map. Then I tried playing with the wii remote (no motion steering, despite the enabled option), and suddenly they came on, but the gamepad driving controls needed to be enabled.
With the map at hand, I couldn't find a whole lot to do. I hit cop cars and ran past speed cameras, but races seemed to be pretty hard to find. The open world concept is usually pretty cool, but I think an old-fashioned menu might work better here.
The sports cars are (sorry) really ugly, at least from the back. One of the devs said you could play "any" car in the game, so I assumed I could be a taxi or a van, but that didn't work out. Back to moron driving games like mario kart and cruisn usa for me!
Re: Talking Point: The Download or Disc Dilemma
@Intrepid Ten years from now, someone will want to play a Nintendo game, but can't because Cthulu ate the power grid.
Who knows what will happen in ten years.
Re: Dan Adelman: Nintendo Aims to Make eShop Publishing "as Frictionless as Possible"
This makes me want to make a game but I know eff all about game design
Re: Talking Point: The Download or Disc Dilemma
If the game has online multiplayer and/or I'm never going to sell it, I may as well download it. This only really works on 3DS since the SD card is cheap to upgrade.
Used prices and sales make it cost-prohibitive, though.
Re: Gaze Upon The Mega Man Figures You Will Never Own
oh and http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=megaman+toys&sprefix=mega+man+%2Caps%2C260
Re: Gaze Upon The Mega Man Figures You Will Never Own
There are plenty of normal-looking Mega Man dolls available, .e.g http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=10828395
Re: Phil Fish: I Love Nintendo In Ways It Probably Doesn't Deserve
Nice photo
Re: Android-based Ouya Console Will Have NES and SNES Emulation At Launch
So Nintendo should have more VC games. Their SNES offerings are paltry.
No FFV? Starfox? Dragon Quest? Earthbound?
Re: Video: Possibly the Most Legendary Zelda Cake Ever
The best thing about this cake is you don't have to horizontal slash then vertical slash those piranha plants, you can just eat them
Re: Pandora's Tower Will Be Invading North America in April
creepay
Re: Interview: Meet Adam Howden - Voice Actor For Shulk
This gives me the urge to play the game again... but I must resist, as it will eat my life.
Re: Talking Point: The Perils and Positives of a Packed Release Schedule
And during the "drought" several games have been released. They're not first-party, they're not what was promised, and most are download-only, but they do exist.
Re: Talking Point: The Perils and Positives of a Packed Release Schedule
There are few ways to manage release schedules effectively:
1. work employees to death
2. release bad product
3. delay finished product
Anyone have more? 1 & 2 go hand in hand and were clearly required for WiiU's christmas release. So complaining there are too many games or not enough games are due to the problems of being human, i.e. - it ain't done yet.
When it's done, don't complain that you can't buy seven new games at once. No one's forcing you.
Re: Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon Puzzle Swap Panel Ghoulishly Arrives In Europe
I spent about 3 months obsessing over Puzzle Swap, walking my 3DS like a dog.
The thing cheats. Repeat pieces are far more common than new pieces.
New puzzles and purple panels mean I will never complete the original puzzles, because I will keep getting repeats as I lack the purple ones.
At least Find Mii is possible without constant streetpasses.
Re: MercurySteam Still Interested In Developing A Contra Title
Look out for some tiny heads and massive chests, Contra fans
Re: Wii U Version Of Dead Island: Riptide "Not Worth It", Says Deep Silver
@SkywardLink98 Now that the dev has finally been honest about the reason for not releasing it.
This is more an indicator of the kind of articles that readers are interested in (NOT "middling game sequel skipping wiiu").
Re: LEGO City Goes A Little Too Undercover At North American Retail
You think with all this gaming "press" someone would have asked Nintendo or found out what the problem is. Instead we get @Mr_G spreading nonsense
Re: Wii U Version Of Deus Ex Will Be The "Ultimate Edition Of The Game"
1ul·ti·mate
adjective ˈəl-tə-mət
b : last in a progression or series : final <their ultimate destination was Paris>
Re: Nintendo Launches Year Of Luigi Miiverse Communities
Have you guys seen Emperor Vo on Miiverse? He draws these brilliant surrealist pieces and is really amazing with the medium
Re: Talking Point: The Problem With 'Old' Wii U Ports
The problem with old ports is 1) they're old and 2) they're $60.
EA's selling Need for Speed for $30 on its Origin site right now, though.
Re: Dead Island: Riptide Developer Says The Engine "Runs On Wii U Without Any Problems"
@DarkKirby I think wooing publishers is a factor, but not the only one. I think the catch-22 "Wii U isn't selling enough because Wii U doesn't have enough games because Wii U isn't selling enough" is the main reason publishers won't invest and I see it being the same down the road for future systems.
Re: Wayforward Teases Mighty Switch Force Sequel, We Think
That is one ugly baby
Re: Shovel Knight Confirmed For Wii U And 3DS
@Kroisos what Kroisos said
I'd buy a download code for a system I own in advance
Re: FEZ Creator Insists The Game Wouldn't Work On The 3DS
No real loss, but no one says a 3DS game must make use of the 3D effect. Fractured Soul doesn't, and none of the VC games do.
Re: Hardware Review: Oyen Digital MiniPro 1TB Hard Drive For Wii U
If I'm getting an external HDD, it's gotta be white and under $50, because I bought the basic, because wiis are white and I am cheap.
Re: Legend Of Zelda Hacked To Make Zelda The Hero
I'd rather play as the old dude in the cave.
Why must games fetishize youth when old people are perfectly good at murdering moblins?
I demand to see a son hack skyward sword so his father can play as the old cave dweller!
It's my dying wish, son. Please call me.
Re: Round Table: Let's Talk About the F-Zero Franchise
Not at this rate. I'd be happy enough with non-ambassador GBA games like Aria of Sorrow
Re: Chasing Aurora Update Now Available on Wii U eShop
Demo? What demo?
Re: Nintendo's Stock Price Jumps Higher than Mario
This is just the calm before the DOOM
Re: Talking Point: NFC and AR - Two Cool Extras That Need Some Love
Finding a use for NFC in any device is puzzling. Samsung uses it in several phones now, and it's less convenient than email. I'm surprised it's so popular, and including it in a device meant to be kept at home is pretty stupid.