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11/17/09
i also support infinite lives, and levels where you have to completely restart an objective every time you die. so make with that, super mario galaxy 2.
and don't keep telling me what to do while i play the game. like, don't ever, ever, ever send a penguin to remind me that i can press the A button to jump.
ever. #supermariogalaxy2
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11/16/09
This wont be either, nintendo has to cater to their new audience too much to make something "really challenging" #supermariogalaxy2
11/16/09
However when i'm done i would like the next game to be more challenging so i don't get bored. #supermariogalaxy2
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Not that i have a perfect record with every game... #supermariogalaxy2
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BRING IT. #supermariogalaxy2
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Oh yeah.... this. #supermariogalaxy2
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The guide is optional.
In fact, it actually provides double the challenging. Challenging if alevel is really hard, and both a challenge to halt myself from using the guide to complete it.
All in all, I like that. #supermariogalaxy2
11/16/09
I don't think the super guide be in Galaxy 2 though. Just a hunch. #supermariogalaxy2
11/16/09
Because personally, I enjoyed 64 and Sunshine more. Sorry, Galaxy was fun, the spherical planet stuff was interesting for a little while, but when it came down to it, it was another solid 3D Mario entry that was leaps and bounds easier than both before it.
I fancy myself to be pretty good at controlling 3D Mario, and Galaxy was a breeze. #supermariogalaxy2
11/16/09
And yeah I found controlling mario so simple in Galaxy. never had any problems #supermariogalaxy2
11/16/09
I find the control system for 3D Mario to be amazing, and it's a blast when you really have a good grasp on fully controlling him. Nailing precise wall jumps from side somersaults, or spin jumping in Sunshine to wall jumps to reach areas faster/earlier, is really fun. Sunshine had a lot of levels that really took advantage of it (and combined it with FLUDD features as well), and had some really challenging challenge stages as well (that removed FLUDD). I only remember having to retry things at about three points through Galaxy, and everything else was just really easy :\
I also didn't like how you never had to figure out your objective. I liked receiving a small clue or some text from an NPC at the beginning of a level to give you a general idea of where to get the star. Galaxy blatantly told you where every star was and usually the path to get to it as well, through the little intro cinematic at the beginning of each level. #supermariogalaxy2
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I loved those stages where they took FLUDD away, fantastic nostalgic throwbacks with the backrounds too.
But there were some of the stages where camera problems and frustration came on, like the bloody pinball red coin stage. Still never beat that one.
Still though I loved the challenge too, I guess I just loved Galaxy more due to the variety, in at least locations. still love Sunshine though :P #supermariogalaxy2
11/16/09
But Sunshine's camera worked actively against the player, particularly on those nostalgic levels, which were littered across the game with no sensible difficulty curve. Galaxy fixed nearly all of Sunshine's problems with the camera and progression of difficulty.
As a result, people call Galaxy "easier", but in fact it's just "not as broken". #supermariogalaxy2
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We'll see.
"Stop shooting me with star bits."
"NEVER!"
"Why are you able to kill me?"
"Because... I have no idea, just get more star bits so I can shoot you more." #supermariogalaxy2
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they were also referring to it being more challenging, and multiplayer was one of the ways they did that in NSMB Wii #supermariogalaxy2
11/05/09
they've had ads running on television with gradually increasing frequency for three years now informing people that they won't be able to use their analog TVs to watch television after that fateful date.
it would be so cool if the new year's eve countdown hit "zero" and then suddenly a huge color-bars screen came up with an announcer's voice going, "if you'd like to view the rest of this broadcast, please purchase a high-definition television, asshole!"
this is worth noting because, you know, the people who play the wii for stuff like wii fit are also the kind of people to watch and believe they actually enjoy the shit that's on japanese TV. and, one by one, they're being convinced to buy HDTVs with the same gusto that an american applies to, say, paying his or her taxes.
so. #wii
11/06/09
I have bad news. Ceasing analog broadcast has little to do with if an HD anything will be released. In fact, the difference is that the broadcast will now be digital. High Definition is just a side effect. We'll probably have to wait for next gen for an HD Nintendo console.
In summary: A change in terrestrial broadcast standards, from analog to digital, doesn't mean a change in closed circuit video electronics resolution. Especially mid generation. #wii
11/06/09
however, the people don't seem to know that. the commercials that have been running on japanese television rather explicitly state, "from january 1st, 2011, you will no longer be able to use your analog TV". i mean, that's literally what they say. #wii
11/05/09
wait, a japanese-owned company releasing an extra-wordy statement intended to confuse, rather than inform? when did they start doing such things?
lol, etc.
i have read through the wall of text, right now, while drinking something containing taurine, creatine, and caffeine (it's how i get my pump in the gym), and i have filtered the text-wall through my inner double-strong text-wall filter (layer one: ability to write incomprehensible walls of text myself; layer two: eight years' experience as a "japanese salaryman").
now calculating the answer to the question "will nintendo release an HD console / HD content?"
please hold
okay. answer computed:
"yes. just, not, like, tomorrow, or anything." #wii
11/05/09
I'm not saying I don't see the difference, I'm just saying the difference isn't enough to make me care about it. #wii
11/05/09
At this point, HDTVs are far less expensive than were large cathode ray tube or projection tvs in the past. The part about the resolution, well, I just assume you don't have eyes, then. #wii
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Blu Ray, if you have a tv that supports 1080p 24hz mode, looks amazing, better than HD movies on demand. It's staggering, like watching a fucking play -- the motion is so smooth and believable, I just can't wrap my head around it. #wii
11/05/09
One of the things I find so endearing about the Wii is the fact that the good software has a certain feeling and charm to it that NOTHING on the 360 or PS3 have, with the one exception being 3D Dot Heroes on PS3.
I said it in another thread and I'll say it again here. This industry is treading dangerous waters right now and eventually we're going to be at a point where real videogames no longer exist because of. #wii
11/05/09
Generic Hollywood-esque games on the 360/PS3 may be a dime a dozen, but that doesn't mean they're the only things they have. #wii
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