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04/15/09
I question your inclusion of certain bullet points in the "What Should Stay The Same?" heading, namely "Varied Weapons", "There Will Be Cheats", and "It's On The Wii". Commenting on weapons and cheats that you did not get a chance to see seems rather moot. How do you know what the rest of the weapons will play like? Maybe they'll suck. Likewise with the cheats. In terms of The Conduit being on the Wii I think you make a valid point, but it doesn't say anything about what should stay the same about the game itself. All the aforementioned bullet points make it seem like you were trying to be nice to the developers and balance the pros with the cons.
On another note, though you briefly mentioned texture quality I would have liked to hear more about the graphics. High Voltage has put together several tech demos and gameplay videos to tout The Conduit's graphical prowess. Are the graphics all they're cracked up to be (despite ongoing changes)?
04/16/09
As to the graphics, I think I was pretty clear that what I saw wasn't representative of what High Voltage intends the game to be and didn't look that fabulous. Check out my other previews on The Conduit if you want to hear more about what they're trying to implement (blur effects, etc.).
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I don't see shooter fans having problems with the controls, Wii controls are perfect for FPS games, far more intuitive and precise than analog sticks. I see they having problems with graphics..
04/15/09
But seriously, hardcore dual analog shooter fans will likely never play this, but they'll talk about how bad it was.
I plan to pick it up. I'm hopeful, but I recognize there are some initial hurdles that have to be overcome. Like the fact that the dev is not known for major titles with good review scores for one. But still, I'm hopeful. We'll see. I'll give it every chance to succeed for me and to that, it only has to be fun and entertaining and include free online multiplayer.
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Mr. Glasser, do you know what difficulty setting you played on? There's supposed to be around 5. If you were still on an easy setting, then HVS should probably make it more balanced.
I'd like to hear some impressions about the music. It's perhaps the only thing left that has hardly been covered in previews but I suppose its hard to do in a convention given the amount of background noise.
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And, yes, I am a chick; but I'm used to the confusion.
04/15/09
My money's on the latter, though. If only for the the overhype or the fact that it won't redefine console FPS games.
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and probably the only fps on the wii that i know of.
04/15/09
Oh dear.
04/15/09
plese tell me what you mean, i hope i didn't offend nobody.
04/15/09
This game's greatest problem, in the end, is that only the vocal Internet forum-dwellers are excited about it. And sadly, MadWorld has shown just how little that means. I doubt The Conduit will do much better than MW (possibly worse, for several reasons). Here's hoping I'll be proven wrong.
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Especially 12 year old kids who can con their parents into getting it... Just like I did my parents for goldeneye.
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In order to convince those gamers (who have access to many excellent FPS on the other consoles) The Conduit will need to be very good in more than one area.
If the only thing that sets it apart is a good control scheme, it will struggle attracting gamers who could just as easily play COD4-5, Halo 3 or Killzone 2.
There's a good chance The Conduit will outshine them in the controls department, but what about Multiplayer? Level design? Pacing? To me, those are the big (unanswered) questions.
The reason Metroid Prime 3 was such a great game is that it was unlike any other FPS available on the HD consoles. The Conduit needs to bring that same uniqueness to the table.
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Of course, level design, modes of play, weapon loadouts, framerate etc are all important as well but I'd be more than happy to leave Killzone 2 for a while to play the Conduit for the superior Wii controls alone...
04/15/09
Oh it really was that bad, but knowing how bad it was while you played just made it that much more fun. It's one of those games.
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04/02/09
No more mindless-brawling Batman. No more side scrolling Batman with weird enemies and most of all, no more Bat-nipples!
That was the best thing to come out from GDC for me at least. It reaffirms my hope for the game. Maybe we're finally getting a good Batman game after all this years...
04/02/09
As for what I'm most excited about, I'd have to say Battlefield 1943. So many good memories with D.I.C.E. I just hope that it lives up to 1943.
04/02/09
But from what we've seen and read so far. They have a very good chance in making this a solid game...I mean I know a lot of people have been clamoring for a stealth-type Batman game for years now. Add the detective mode and the fighting as long as it's not crudely done and they have a winner.
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02/05/09
I for one don't want to see moaners in the comments blasting at a review just because the grade given wasn't exceptional.
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Sorry, it's just one of those things for me.
02/05/09
Thanks!
02/05/09
I've actually stopped reading most previews because I had started knowing everything that was going to happen in the game before I played it and that made most games far less enjoyable. I know it's a very fine line between good info in a preview and spoiler territory. I just ask for discretion and ask yourself if you would have enjoyed a certain part of the game if you already knew what would happen. (this is not a dig at Kotaku specifically by the way, but previews at large)
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Please don't bore me too much with a game's story or characters either. I'm really about the gameplay, so make sure you focus on that.
And lastly, please don't fall into the fanboy/enthusiast trap of sounding like your trying to sell a game. Even if a game is amazing, make sure to keep a professional tone that is unbiased and somewhat distanced. Also, please don't go the other way and hate on a game because of some petty flaw (like a weak story) either.
02/05/09
To some people story and character are the ehart and soul of why they play video games.*
*Not I, but your argument sucked and I had to point that out.
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Even worse are the commenters that read a Kotaku review and say, "That sounds like an X out of Y.". Not the place, people... I would suggest that be a bannable offense.
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Sounds like someone has felt the swiftness. QQ
02/05/09
all i'm saying is, lets not get bogged down by a trifle annoyance.
02/05/09
And I don't find it to be a trifle annoyance, or trivial, that someone comments in exact opposition of what (the CREDO, the MISSION) is trying to be accomplished with the review system on this site. It's like saying, "Let's not mind the murder going on outside of the house we're in with small children." ok, maybe that's an exaggeration, but doneso for literary dramatic purpose. :p
02/05/09
Like if you know you're getting some hands-on with new Batman game you post "you guys we'll be testing new Batman at comic-con (or whatever)" and then we reply with "be sure to test the camera controls" "ask about the achievements/trophies" "ask if we're getting some Nightwing" you know basically like the bestest questions ever.
Seriously most of the time it will be ordinary stuff and the same shit over and over (its a given you'll pay attention to gameplay I guess, no need for us to say so) but now and then we could come up with interesting stuff.
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Too many previews pussy foot around issues and can almost be blindingly optimistic. It's very disconcerting to see how 'fantastic a game is shaping up to be' and see the same people trash it upon release for being a bad game.
Same goes for interviews really. Too many publications chicken out of asking the hard questions that we the consumers would love to have answered.
Needs to be more actual journalism in "video game journalism"
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but your second point is truth. although it doesn't really apply to previews, in general kotaku has a history of presenting the information in a questionable way: for example, yesterday's story about the abc coverage of a wannabe boxer girl, that was atrocious.
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And how you tied that in to the presentation of the ABC boxer article completely boggles my mind.
To be frank, I'd rather just end the discussion. One thread of comments with you and I'm calling it quits. No offense. :p