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*single tear*
thank you, Stephen. thank you.
.... feel free to acknowledge this post so I know you don't just read my unhappy ones.
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Therefore, may I ask how the difficulty curve compares to Super Mario Galaxy?
I do not necessarily mind 'easy' games, but I am unsure if the humor and level variety can keep my interest in the face of a lack of challenge.
Oh, one more question: Does the shopping cart and other assorted vehicles handle well?
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I bought a Wii. I never use it. I won't miss it when it's gone. Just try and wrap your head around that. #rabbidsgohome
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Also looking forward to Dragon Quest X. #rabbidsgohome
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you obviously dont like the wii, so why go by a wii post to talk about selling it? you like the pc, 360, or ps3? good i have a 360 and ps3 as well.. i dont play pc games, but im not going into a post about pc games to talk about how im glad i dont have a gaming pc..
its pathetic. #rabbidsgohome
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Oddly enough, he didn't rule out the "collections of minigames" that, as we all know, is the only possible thing a Wii could ever be used for. #rabbidsgohome
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It's a sword that cuts both ways, though. Personally, I wouldn't like it if someone posted, "i <3 wii!," either. It's neither substantive nor additive. I'm very busy reading and posting about games I'll likely never play over here. Let's keep it moving people! #rabbidsgohome
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Sidenote: I didn't sell my Wii like I was hoping because the buyer backed out. I guess he thought he had second thoughts, which is better than the buyer's remorse that I have. #rabbidsgohome
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Note: They must be GOOD games, not "good for the Wii" like those 4chan PSP game images where half of them are ps2 ports and about 1/4th aren't really that good. #rabbidsgohome
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Seriously, your initial post was as relevant to the topic as would be turning in a written report on frog dissection in American history class. #rabbidsgohome
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Tact. Why can't people learn it? #rabbidsgohome
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Super Mario Galaxy is the exception of course, but it's doubtful that any other studio could live up to it. #rabbidsgohome
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nowadays, you have a market leader like microsoft who doesnt care about platform games, and the licensed games are garbage. the only reason licensed games were good in the 16 bit era was because quality devs actually made the games.. konami, sega, capcom, virgin. nowadays, disney interactive and thq do all the work, but the games are developed by some no name company in wisconsin or whatever that either doesnt have the talent to make a good game, or just doesnt have the experience. another thing is that japanese devs really shine at platforming, but what are they doing these days? a few jrpgs, some 3d action, and.. well thats about it from those guys nowadays. besides the occasional sonic (fail) and mario, japanese devs dont do platform games for home consoles anymore.
but i dont think they died out with the nintendo 64 because sony brought us some of the most important 3d platform games ever. crash, spyro, jak and daxter, ratchet and clank, and sly cooper were well recieved by a new generation of gamers.
sony sold the rights to crash and spyro to universal, so they killed the franchises. sony introduced little big planet, which was recieved well. also, ratchets doing just fine on the ps3, and im sure sly would do alright as well. now if only naughty dog would bring us another jak and daxter. i think that "cinematic" platformers are doing alright these days, and there are quite a few big name games that have platform elements in them. infamous, uncharted, assassins creed, prince of persia, tomb raider, and crackdown all come to mind.
also, the ds and xbox live arcade/psn/wiiware have been home to some good ones as well. splosion man, the maw, cave story, la mulana, lost winds, trine, and updates of classics like rocket knight adventures, toki, and bonk have luckily kept things alive for 2d fans.
so id say the main areas that platformers have failed are as licensed games (although todays licenses like spongebob and kung fu panda dont have anything on aladdin and tiny toon adventures) and first party offerings. #rabbidsgohome
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Super Mario Galaxy is much more linear than its predecessors, boiling it down to pure platforming challenges. Ratchet and Clank is a combat game, and I think Jak has had some major shakeups as well.
2D puzzle platformers are indeed making a comback, but mostly mixed with adventure and puzzle elements. And the 'pure' platformers tend to be the really really crazy hard ones.
Back on topic: Rayman, on his own, doesn't have much to offer to make himself stand out from the pack. The Rabbids have proven popular enough to be worth their own franchise, so it might be a while since we see Rayman in a starring role again. #rabbidsgohome
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The 3D/HD remake of turtles in time on the PSN (most likely on Xbox live as well) was however, pretty cool, the colours alone made my eyes melt into retro goo. #rabbidsgohome
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If you have the time, could you film the Rabbids Channel in action? Or is there video of it that has evaded my search? YouTube has failed me in this quest thus far. I lost 20 EXP because of it. Grrr. #rabbidsgohome
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What about WiiConnect24 also? It would seem that the online accessibility of the Wii would be greatly increased if more titles used WiiConnect24 to establish Wii Consoles as "friends" with one another instead of the inane Friend Code system. With WiiConnect24, gamers would only have to exchange one long number code to play ALL their games with thier friends, instead of a different long number code for each individual game. #rabbidsgohome
11/03/09
The Wii versions of PangYa, Super Swing Golf, made use of the Wii Remote's memory. You could save a customized PangYa character to it, to later use for multiplayer games. #rabbidsgohome
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Of course, first they'd need waaay better quality speakers. But imagine if they did. Seriously, that'd be really cool. #rabbidsgohome
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In Guitar Hero III, the screech for missing a note would play from the Wii Remote, instead of the TV. Don't know if any of the newer games did that as well. #rabbidsgohome
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As for the part about the inch-and-a-half long speaker, see that part where I said "first they'd need waaay better quality speakers"? Consider the hypothetical situation where the minimization of technology has become so amazingly advanced that they're able to cheaply and efficiently pack a powerful, high-definition speaker into something the size of a Wiimote.
Now imagine a situation where, when you thwack a drumpad on the colorful plastic drumset controller, the sound of the instrument it's supposed to replicate _actually came from the drum controller_ like a real drumset.
Imagine if you strummed your squeaky Fisher Price toy bass guitar, and the deep resonating warbles played from the controller itself instead of the TV 20 feet away.
See where I'm coming from now? #rabbidsgohome
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