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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Van Cruncheon on July 16, 2008, 10:41:37 PM

Title: twilight princess wii
Post by: Van Cruncheon on July 16, 2008, 10:41:37 PM
did it run at 60 fps? did it have ANY visual improvements over the gamecube version?
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Bildi on July 16, 2008, 10:42:44 PM
It was widescreen?
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: MCD on July 16, 2008, 10:43:53 PM
non controllable camera.
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Cormacaroni on July 16, 2008, 10:44:05 PM
disappointed at the lack of new canon in this thread.
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: demi on July 16, 2008, 10:45:19 PM
it lets you hack your wii
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Grecco on July 16, 2008, 10:45:29 PM
Shigeru Miyamoto had said in an interview that the only differences between the GameCube and Wii versions of Twilight Princess were technical.[35] The Wii version also displays in a 16:9 (anamorphic widescreen mode) format in 480p, where the GameCube version plays only in 4:3.[36] 480p is possible on early DOL-001 models of the GameCube, using the component-cable or if the GameCube version is played on the Wii.
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 16, 2008, 11:17:06 PM
non controllable camera.

was it really? 
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Oblivion on July 16, 2008, 11:40:14 PM
Widescreen and no slowdown in Castletown. That's about it.
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: pilonv1 on July 16, 2008, 11:43:50 PM
it lets you hack your wii

best wii game ever
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Phoenix Dark on July 16, 2008, 11:52:31 PM
Nintendo's brilliant E3 has convinced Prole to purchase another Wii port.

$50 contributed to the betterment of gaming experiences everywhere
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Oblivion on July 17, 2008, 12:35:56 AM
Why you ask anyway? Surely buying an inferior port is when you already have the superior version is an EB cardinal sin, is it not?
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 17, 2008, 12:42:52 AM
Why you ask anyway? Surely buying an inferior port is when you already have the superior version is an EB cardinal sin, is it not?
But Drinky loves Zelda so very much.

http://www.gaming-age.com/reviews/archive/old_reviews/ga2/n64/zelda.shtml (http://www.gaming-age.com/reviews/archive/old_reviews/ga2/n64/zelda.shtml)
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Phoenix Dark on July 17, 2008, 12:51:28 AM
(http://www.gaming-age.com/staff/pics/castellan.jpg)
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 17, 2008, 12:51:45 AM
Wait, how drunk were you when you wrote this review?

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Character design and animation is equally well-done, with each sporting reasonably detailed polygonal bodies and a full set of textures. Of special note or the impressive boss characters, which range from the eerily ethereal (Morpha, the almost anthropomorphic amoeba) to the shockingly enormous (King Dodongo, the "infernal dinosaur"; and Bongo Bongo, a gargantuan shadow demon). Sporting rather cinematic and extensive introductory animations, these baddies among baddies are sure to wow you.

yikes
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: laesperanzapaz on July 17, 2008, 12:54:30 AM
did it run at 60 fps? did it have ANY visual improvements over the gamecube version?

1. 30 fps

2.  component allowable? maybe

3. widescreen

4. dont buy it on wii
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Positive Touch on July 17, 2008, 12:56:20 AM
i love how much that review is brought up
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Post by: Flannel Boy on July 17, 2008, 12:56:47 AM
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At this point, some mention of the game's use of the Rumble Pack should be mentioned.

 :usacry
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Oblivion on July 17, 2008, 12:58:37 AM
Wait, how drunk were you when you wrote this review?

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Character design and animation is equally well-done, with each sporting reasonably detailed polygonal bodies and a full set of textures. Of special note or the impressive boss characters, which range from the eerily ethereal (Morpha, the almost anthropomorphic amoeba) to the shockingly enormous (King Dodongo, the "infernal dinosaur"; and Bongo Bongo, a gargantuan shadow demon). Sporting rather cinematic and extensive introductory animations, these baddies among baddies are sure to wow you.

yikes

:bow :bow Doug Erickson best reviewer ever :bow2 :bow2
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 17, 2008, 01:01:33 AM
My theory is that Drinky had a ten minute deadline or forced Matt Casamassina to write the review.
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Van Cruncheon on July 17, 2008, 01:06:33 AM
i am cutting myself
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: TakingBackSunday on July 17, 2008, 01:07:29 AM
 :lol

I liked Twilight Princess Wii, but granted I never played the GC version.  I just might have to some day here soon.
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 17, 2008, 01:11:20 AM
i am cutting myself

 :lol

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this bizarre design decision hardly impacts the overall graphic experience to any significant degree.

E.B. White am cry.  :'(

Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Crushed on July 17, 2008, 01:11:45 AM
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After that moment, Nintendo 64 owners have had to play an exhausting game of anticipation, as release dates were pushed back and delays occurred more frequently and spontaneously than pregnancies at an Ozark revival.

:rofl

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And, boy, is it beautiful. Graphically, the game, for the most part, is absolutely captivating, although the trademarked "muddy" textures are still in abundance, thanks to the low resolution necessary to store them on cart and the use of texture filtering. Still, the Nintendo 64's high-quality alpha channel translucency effects and superior graphics horsepower combine to bring us some very captivating environments heavy with atmosphere and and an involving sense of location. From the shimmering reflections on the walls of Zora's Domain to the infernal flames of the Fire Temple to the thick fog of the Forest Shrine, not a single place in all of Hyrule remains indistinct or unmemorable.

:bow N64 graphics :bow2
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Oblivion on July 17, 2008, 01:11:56 AM
i am cutting myself

If it makes you feel any better Drinky, you're review was officially the lowest OoT score for all major reviewers.
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Van Cruncheon on July 17, 2008, 01:16:13 AM
down the tracks, right
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Crushed on July 17, 2008, 01:17:59 AM
http://www.gaming-age.com/reviews/archive/old_reviews/ga2/n64/turok2.shtml

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When it comes to sheer good looks, Turok 2 beats the competition, on virtually every US platform. The textures were concocted with an incredible eye for detail, the models are incredibly well-defined, and the backgrounds look superb. The omnipresent fog from the first Turok has been pushed back, allowing the brilliance of the game's aesthetic design to shine through spectacularly, creating immersive environments and enemies that look (and behave) almost frighteningly real. Slap in the $30 RAM Expansion Pak and you can set the game into one of two high-resolution modes for even greater visual clarity - booya! If you can maintain the integrity of your bladder after firing up this game for the first time, you're more jaded than I am.

Of especial note is the monster animation. While this Turok sports no obviously human enemies prime for a gory demise, it does feature an amazing cast of superbly well-developed and animated beasties, ranging from "dinosoids" to gruesome insects to lumbering, ape-like hulks. My personal favorite is a critter called an "Endtrail," a human/raptor crossbreed that behaves almost like a real human opponent. Iguana's much-vaunted soft-skin animation algorithms make your foes look and behave with frightening realism - you'll see then twitch, breathe, and spasm in very organic style. The bosses look even better - my first encounter with the Mantid's momma left me near-catatonic over the impressive animation. Definitely a looker, for such an ugly sod.

 :o


Quick, scour the archives! Find all of his reviews!

http://www.gaming-age.com/reviews/archive/old_reviews/
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Van Cruncheon on July 17, 2008, 01:20:04 AM
the thought of an afterlife spent with manabyte is worse than anything hieronymous bosch might conceive
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: jiji on July 17, 2008, 02:59:35 AM
It also has mirrored overworld.
I still don't understand why they did this. Link changing dominant hands shouldn't have required this.
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: laesperanzapaz on July 17, 2008, 04:15:56 AM
so

Drinky is Doug Erickson?  Nordic origin, I presume.  Ugh, Scandinavian.  [unless I'm calculating this wrong]

btw, LTTP > Oot
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: tiesto on July 17, 2008, 08:13:06 AM
so

Drinky is Doug Erickson?  Nordic origin, I presume.  Ugh, Scandinavian.  [unless I'm calculating this wrong]

btw, LTTP > Oot

Well at the very least, the Scandinavian girls I know are really skanky.
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Eel O'Brian on July 17, 2008, 08:19:58 AM
that's it, drinky has me convinced, i'm buying a(nother) wii

who's with me
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Human Snorenado on July 17, 2008, 08:35:09 AM
Why you ask anyway? Surely buying an inferior port is when you already have the superior version is an EB cardinal sin, is it not?

But Drinky loves Zelda so very much.

http://www.gaming-age.com/reviews/archive/old_reviews/ga2/n64/zelda.shtml (http://www.gaming-age.com/reviews/archive/old_reviews/ga2/n64/zelda.shtml)

Quote from: Drinky
Unfortunately for the nay-sayers, Zelda turned out great. Really great. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is certainly not the videogame equivalent of a Hanson album or a James Cameron epic; Zelda: OoT is videogaming at its most excellent, where it stands out as a work of quality art rather than a successful demographic venture.

lolololololololol
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Tieno on July 17, 2008, 08:47:24 AM
Drinky was a professional game enthusiast? What happened?
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: bud on July 17, 2008, 08:48:02 AM
prole's turok review shames manabyte's suicide posts. and to think there are many more.

don't try to find the other reviews, people. just... don't. :-\
 
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: DJ_Tet on July 17, 2008, 09:42:43 AM
I'm playing Zelda Wii for the first time and it's shocking to me how much a non-controllable camera is bothering me.  Supporters will say 'hur Z targeting auto center' plus C button is good enough.  I say z targeting is fucked because there are too many times when you're on a platform and have enemies flying around you, and the camera jumps from enemy to enemy in a tight situation.

It's sad when a launch title highlights the fact that your controller needs at least 2 more buttons.

I'm going to pick up the GC version on the cheap at some point, but I'm not sure how good it will look on my plasma. 
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: y2kev on July 17, 2008, 10:34:07 AM
did manabyte really kill himself?

it's getting kind of annoying, i wish he'd make up his mind
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: TakingBackSunday on July 17, 2008, 11:06:20 AM
No, now he's a trucker.

Seriously, he fucking trucks.
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: tiesto on July 17, 2008, 11:08:52 AM
No, now he's a trucker.

Seriously, he fucking trucks.

Didn't he say he got fired or something after one day on the job?
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Human Snorenado on July 17, 2008, 11:09:12 AM
Other than the pronounced Drinky smarminess, that review really reads like a Halverson piece.  For shame, Prole, for shame.
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Phoenix Dark on July 17, 2008, 11:12:02 AM
Hanson...?

that's gotta be shopped. drinky would never say that  :'(
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: DJ_Tet on July 17, 2008, 11:26:51 AM
No, now he's a trucker.

Seriously, he fucking trucks.

Didn't he say he got fired or something after one day on the job?

Yeah and said he was gonna kill himself in Omaha.

Then Evilore came in and said all his recent posts were from Cali lol.


Cue Mana getting shit on for about a half hour until Evilore popped in and said 'whoops, my bad, you actually are posting from denver and omaha'

lol too funny, he better hope mana didn't kill himself
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Brehvolution on July 17, 2008, 11:36:19 AM
Drinky was a professional game enthusiast? What happened?

He died. :'(

http://www.dooger.net/ (http://www.dooger.net/)
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: demi on July 17, 2008, 11:38:49 AM
Drinky was a professional game enthusiast? What happened?

He died. :'(

http://www.dooger.net/ (http://www.dooger.net/)

RIP Erickson  :'(
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Van Cruncheon on July 17, 2008, 11:39:17 AM
(http://www.dooger.net/images/home/home_main_img.jpg)
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: demi on July 17, 2008, 11:48:21 AM
Doug had a partciular way of finding just the right words for the right moment. Often poigniant and insightful, never dull, sometimes unnerving but always reflecting his unique sense of humour, this is a collection of those phrases.

“psst, putcher dickaway.” – usually said while whizzing off the deck at the end of the day.

“WHAT a hammer-head...” – usually preceded by some kind of 'bone-head' move/comment by himself...

“.....watch out for the steamer!” – not a steam engine or ship but doggy-doo, generally Tunook's.

“TOOOOO much fun!!!” – ... always with a big smile, said while taking in his rich life. Often during a session on Doug's cherished Nintendo Wii.

“I wonder what the poor folks are doing” – generally said while in a nice part of the world

“I'd rather be at the Bull River Inn drinking beer and watching soaps” -- generally said while floating on a nice stretch of river

"Unfortunately for the nay-sayers, Zelda turned out great. Really great. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is certainly not the videogame equivalent of a Hanson album or a James Cameron epic; Zelda: OoT is videogaming at its most excellent, where it stands out as a work of quality art rather than a successful demographic venture." -- lolololololollolololololololololol
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: hyp on July 17, 2008, 11:49:31 AM
twilight princess is game of the century

spoiler (click to show/hide)
:bow twilight hack
[close]
Title: Re: twilight princess wii
Post by: Van Cruncheon on July 17, 2008, 11:49:53 AM
“TOOOOO much fun!!!” – ... always with a big smile, said while taking in his rich life. Often during a session on Doug's cherished Nintendo Wii.

i was such a card when i was alive