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Such a good game. #kotakutalktadio
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Me: "Yes. Yes he is." #kotakutalktadio
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I can't pick it as my favorite, though, as it's a bit too short and linear. That honor goes to Super Mario World, with Galaxy very slightly behind. #kotakutalktadio
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Sidenote: What about Yoshi's Island DS? While I have not played much of it, many of the late-game stages are fiendishly difficult -- and not necessarily in a good way.
Oh, and the music is terrrrrrible
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A similar thing happened to the Good Feel-developed Wario Land: Shake It, though I liked that game moreso than YI DS.
It had manageable difficulty and an interesting replay mechanic for a Wii game -- achievements. And while the platforming was decent and inspired at times, the levels are nowhere near as interestingly designed as past Wario Land titles.
I sure hope Nintendo starts developing these types of games in-house once more.
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So far, I still haven't played a better Mario game in recent years than Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World.
[EDIT: I thought Mario 64 great but it was lacking many cool things like multiple suits and vast level designs]
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That is good to hear, I will be possibly getting a Wii this weekend. Also, Virtual Console here I come! #kotakutalktadio
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Yeah, I didn't think hats were remotely as cool as SMB3 suits. #kotakutalktadio
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i took SOTC as a puzzle game, first and foremost. it was amazingly complex and punishing on your first time through each monster. its what every game should be. every stage is a deliciously crazy giant monster that you have to over come and topple- not with a gun, or a jump on the head, but in a calculated, timed strike while after and several-minute-long MOVING rock climb. Nothing beats it. and i'd love to see it remade in 1080p for the PSN with a couple extra hard modes, or DLC monsters!!
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I hate to say it Ueda, but as far as mechanics and design and responsiveness are concerned, yours aren't the best out there. You've prided yourself on making things artistically unresponsive for SoTC when you're riding the horse and trying to force your way up those huge Colossi, and I totally appreciate that. Accept the fact that your games aren't the most FUN to play. They are amazing works of art and some of my favorite games out there, but knocking a game like Mario Galaxy for not doing much very interesting with the mechanics coming from you isn't a great criticism.
07/07/09
I still say SoTC is what Zelda TP should have been. Link going to the Dark Dimension to bring Ganon back to Hyrule because Gant proved to be a far greater threat than Ganon ever was. The combined power of all three Triforces would be the only chance Hyrule has. But in order to resurrect Ganon and his power, Link would have to defeat all of the Colossi. Totally changing the constant rehash of dungeon crawling and item hoarding and heart container fetching that we've been doing since forever. And it's a better story to boot.
Nintendo could have taken a page out of SMB2's book...the american version...It was such a blast to play through that not only because it was totally different than SMB, but also because we had new enemies, and we could play with different characters.
Ueda wins...I agree. and yes GTAIV was a gorgeously rendered rehash.
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I like how a random dude on gaf is now considered a professional translator.
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While some users might understand it came from gaf, most just read the quote with out looking at the source.
I can't think of how many times some misstranslated info got blowed out of proportion.
"Miyamoto could of made halo" anyone?
07/07/09
Is this your site? If so, there's something called tips. You can send 'em.
I'll update the post.
07/07/09
Of course they did, because 70% of the time, the fans don't have the slightest clue of what they are talking about.
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He said it was rumored, as quoted by your own post.
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It wasn't much of an insult (and if it were, it'll hardly land in in any real tourble), but those were subtle but harsh criticism of SMG.
Now Itagaki claiming he can make a better Pikmin than Miyamoto, that's something.
07/07/09
Itagaki is very ballsy, very ususual for a Japanese man in his position (well... from what I've seen, at least). He outright HATES Tekken, he drinks all the time, and isn't the least bit afraid of speaking his mind.
He's my hero.
07/07/09
It isn't that hard to think that Miyamoto picked up something from Team ICO.