THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: cool breeze on July 26, 2009, 02:41:40 PM

Title: review of wii sports resort
Post by: cool breeze on July 26, 2009, 02:41:40 PM: the game forces you to watch a three minute video explaining how to plug in, remove and connect the nunchuck to the motion plus

so far

sword game = tech demo. snore.
archery = tech demo. snore.
sky diving = tech demo. snore.
bowling = same as first game. good if you don't have wii sports...uh
golf = get tiger woods. snore.
ping pong = FREAKING GREAT. A+++++

I'll try the rest later

and the thing makes you calibrate before every game by either pointing towards the screen or laying it on a flat surface for a few seconds. Gets a bit annoying.
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: archie4208 on July 26, 2009, 03:08:53 PM: Constantly requiring recalibration is so distinguished mentally-challenged. I never had that problem with Tiger Woods. The only worthwhile games are swordfighting, archery, frisbee and ping pong.
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: demi on July 26, 2009, 03:10:41 PM: you guys just love wasting money it seems
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: archie4208 on July 26, 2009, 03:13:49 PM: The only money I wasted was $20 on the M+ accessory.
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: archie4208 on July 26, 2009, 03:17:02 PM: Also: This game has achievements. I'm sure nfags will now be celebrating them as a true innovation in videogames.
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 26, 2009, 03:39:21 PM: Quote from: archie4208 on July 26, 2009, 03:17:02 PM
Also: This game has achievements. I'm sure nfags will now be celebrating them as a true innovation in videogames.

Metroid Prime 3 had achievements.
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: cool breeze on July 26, 2009, 03:43:54 PM: another annoyance is that they have those stupid "take a break" things before every game now instead of once in a while. A lot of this game has been made distinguished mentally-challenged fellow proof compared to Wii Sports. Even the tutorial parts go slower now and don't let you skip to the next message right away.

anyway

sword game survival mode is better than the other two sword stuff
bicycle is bad and I don't get why motion plus is needed; you waggle both hands to peddle, then lean to steer just line in Mario Kart or Excite truck
jet ski is similar to the bike, except instead of waggle peddling, it's flicking your wrist to throttle
water boarding is the worst
kayaking is surprisingly alright
basketball sucks
airplane doesn't really have a point, but it controls fine, so a pass I guess
frisbee golf is awesome; frisbee dog is trash

yeah, this is kinda lame. I do hope that someone makes a complete table tennis game in the future because it's really good. The rest sucks or is just meant to be a tech demo with whimsy.

and golf might actually be worse because it's hyper sensitive now. It makes you feel like the fucking hulk because a tiny swing is enough to overpower the gauge. They don't give you the sanctification of hitting the golf ball.

and comparisons to pilot wings and wave race is pretty dumb because those were games and these aren't.
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on July 26, 2009, 04:52:39 PM: Yeah, I think I'm skipping this too. Wii Music and Wii Fit feel like full fledged products with minigames tacked on. The sports/play brand always feel like tech demos.

I'd suggest Tiger Woods 10, swaggaz. There's a good blend of arcadeyness and rpg progression. Sometimes its a little too sim. The online has alot to offer too.

However, I think Grand Slam Tennis is too finicky about calibration. It automaticaly does it between returns so I'm hoping they emulate what Nintendo did with ping pong next year. The feature list in GST was great.
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on July 26, 2009, 04:55:33 PM: Oh, and theres been alot of Wii games with achievements lately. Excitebots and Overkill had good ones because they are tied to unlockables. Boom Blox 2 has pointless ones that don't do shit.So achievements not tied to unlockables STILL blow.
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on July 26, 2009, 05:00:28 PM: Quote from: archie4208 on July 26, 2009, 03:08:53 PM
Constantly requiring recalibration is so distinguished mentally-challenged. I never had that problem with Tiger Woods. The only worthwhile games are swordfighting, archery, frisbee and ping pong.

Tiger Woods does require constant calibration. Try holding your wiimote down at the floor while twisting your wrist. Notice how its in a neutral position. Same with disc golf. Why do you think it asks you to pick up the disc? Why do you think it asks you to pick it up again if you drop it?
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: fistfulofmetal on July 26, 2009, 05:05:07 PM: i'll wait for the adult version when sony's waggle wand comes out.
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: DJ_Tet on July 26, 2009, 05:14:46 PM: Quote from: fistfulofmetal on July 26, 2009, 05:05:07 PM
i'll wait for the adult version when sony's waggle wand comes out.

You waiting for the adult version, that's gotta be a first.
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: fistfulofmetal on July 26, 2009, 05:17:03 PM: that was pretty funny
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: cool breeze on July 26, 2009, 05:23:07 PM: yeah, this is a waste. I got tired of the sword game already. Ping Pong is still great, but it's just exhibition matches for the most part. I don't imagine that even when playing with friends the bad games (most of them) will get better.

Quote from: Borys on July 26, 2009, 03:49:24 PM
Why are you people bothering with trash like this...

smh

I hope you got it for free swaggaz.

payed for it and feel ripped off

will saying I didn't wait in the annoying long line at gamestop help? probably not.
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: DJ_Tet on July 26, 2009, 05:25:42 PM: Quote from: fistfulofmetal on July 26, 2009, 05:17:03 PM
that was pretty funny

Thanks. So how long were you banned from gaf? Seemed to be an innocent request lol
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: fistfulofmetal on July 26, 2009, 05:33:07 PM: till tuesday
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: TakingBackSunday on July 26, 2009, 07:36:30 PM: it's a party game. why don't you play with people, you know, the way it's intended
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: Bildi on July 26, 2009, 07:44:10 PM: I was kind of sort of entertaining the thought of getting this. Thanks swaggaz, sounds like a pass.
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: cool breeze on July 26, 2009, 11:23:36 PM: Quote from: BrandNew on July 26, 2009, 07:36:30 PM
it's a party game. why don't you play with people, you know, the way it's intended

yeah, people said that about wii music too.

I've played enough wii mini-game collections with friends to know which ones will be fun. The only game that will probably get a lot better in multiplayer is the flying game because there is a two player dog fight mode. Ping Pong is basically Tennis x1000, and we used to play Tennis a ton.
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on July 30, 2009, 12:17:58 AM: I just played the demo at gamestop. The only events I enjoyed were ping pong and bowling. Bowling doesn't have that distinguished mentally-challenged auto spin to center anymore and is much better. What I really want is full fledged versions of ping pong and bowling with online integration, not part of this package.
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: pilonv1 on July 30, 2009, 10:02:19 AM: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/844-Wii-Sports-Resort

:bow YAHTZEE :bow2
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: Third on July 30, 2009, 12:52:25 PM: The game is pretty fun (for a while) if you play it with friends/family
It's a total bore when you play it alone.
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on July 30, 2009, 01:51:16 PM: What is the appeal of computer ping-pong, over actually playing ping-pong? I mean, I get it for stuff like music games where it lets you rock out to popular songs with a backing band etc. without actually having to buy expensive instruments, put in years of practice, find people to play with and a place to play, etc., but ping-pong?
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: TakingBackSunday on July 30, 2009, 02:07:25 PM: you could say that about almost all casual sports games
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: Brehvolution on July 30, 2009, 03:02:15 PM: Quote from: pilonv1 on July 30, 2009, 10:02:19 AM
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/844-Wii-Sports-Resort

:bow YAHTZEE :bow2

:rofl
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on July 30, 2009, 05:37:12 PM: Quote from: recursivelyenumerable on July 30, 2009, 01:51:16 PM
What is the appeal of computer ping-pong, over actually playing ping-pong? I mean, I get it for stuff like music games where it lets you rock out to popular songs with a backing band etc. without actually having to buy expensive instruments, put in years of practice, find people to play with and a place to play, etc., but ping-pong?

I don't have room for a ping pong table in my apartment.

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and I cant't make friends :/
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Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on July 30, 2009, 06:24:17 PM: Isn't there like a bar or athletic club or something with a ping-pong table near you?
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: cool breeze on July 30, 2009, 06:48:34 PM: the reason it's fun is because it's a super lazy, still enjoyable version of ping pong. To make it seem like a marketing pitch: "it's all the thrills of ping pong without the effort!*" (*not including the $360 + tax you need to spend to buy a wii, the game, and another controller + motion plus)

against the computer it reaches a point where each match is really easy, but against a friend, you can go back and forth for a good while. I don't know if it's as intense as Ping Pong on the 360, since that is a better game even without the motion controls, but like I said before, I would totally buy a dedicated hardcore ping pong game for the Wii now.

btw, dogfighting and a lot of the other multiplayer only games are just as boring as the regular versions. Though, I think the plane flying game has some appeal in single player since it has crackdown-like orb hunting.
Title: Re: review of wii sports resort
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on July 30, 2009, 08:51:30 PM: Quote from: recursivelyenumerable on July 30, 2009, 06:24:17 PM
Isn't there like a bar or athletic club or something with a ping-pong table near you?

Did you ignore my spoiler?
Theres a gym with a basketball court and a bar with pool tables. The arcade has air hockey.