Wonderful 101, Bayonetta 2, the next Mario game from the Galaxy team, and a deep price cut.
Or I guess if my son still wants one next Xmas.
But serious answer, they had me at monster hunter. The question isnt if it's when
GAMES, what else? The only Wii-only title I have any real interest in is Bayonetta 2, and that's not enough to make me buy the console. I figure the sales will suck and Platinum will go back to making Bayonetta for the other systems.
I'm not sure you understand what happened with Bayo 2. Unless SEGA sells the IP or Sony/MS pay for another one, this is probably where Bayo ends. Especially if it bombs.
I hope Rising does well because I suspect Platinum will be in shit if it doesn't. TW101 and Bayo sure aren't going to sell well enough to ensure future publishing deals.
As ever, three games I want to play. I don't think I'll have to worry about that anytime soon. Also, with what's happened to Zelda it's not a guarantee to make that list anymore, which is really, really sad.
I was hoping there'd be some sort of Fallout game, but Bethesda has pretty much come right out and said they've written off the Wii U.
199 before ps4/720 with a bundled game and a promise of some major big budget zelda overhaul/metroid/new high budget hardcore ip.
GAMES, what else? The only Wii-only title I have any real interest in is Bayonetta 2, and that's not enough to make me buy the console. I figure the sales will suck and Platinum will go back to making Bayonetta for the other systems.
I'm not sure you understand what happened with Bayo 2. Unless SEGA sells the IP or Sony/MS pay for another one, this is probably where Bayo ends. Especially if it bombs.
I hope Rising does well because I suspect Platinum will be in shit if it doesn't. TW101 and Bayo sure aren't going to sell well enough to ensure future publishing deals.
Considering how many games Platinum sells, not that many Andrex :munch
Considering how many games Platinum sells, not that many Andrex :munch
*looks at Bayo 2 announcement thread*
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigggggggggggggggggghhhhhtt...
I always chuckle when Andrex brings up platinum
Platinum is the first good developer since the SNES days that has a somewhat good shot of aligning with Nintendo. In the past they had to deal with crap (Left Field, Silicon Knights, Cing, etc.)
severe mental distinguished mentally-challenged, which is why i own one
Platinum is the first good developer since the SNES days that has a somewhat good shot of aligning with Nintendo. In the past they had to deal with crap (Left Field, Silicon Knights, Cing, etc.)
I always chuckle when Andrex brings up platinum
You mean the developer whose games he had no interest in until they started producing games on Nintendo platforms?
Platinum is the first good developer since the SNES days that has a somewhat good shot of aligning with Nintendo. In the past they had to deal with crap (Left Field, Silicon Knights, Cing, etc.)
WiiU isn't region-free, so there probably isn't a whole lot they could do. Nintendo properties don't interest me, either.
Can the Wii U play Wii games in HD?
Not that it makes a big difference since resolution was just a small part of why Wii games looked like crap but I just couldn't think of many reasons right now.
Considering how many games Platinum sells, not that many Andrex :munch
*looks at Bayo 2 announcement thread*
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigggggggggggggggggghhhhhtt...
Considering how many games Platinum sells, not that many Andrex :munch
*looks at Bayo 2 announcement thread*
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigggggggggggggggggghhhhhtt...
You realize GAF is a tiny modicum of the vidya market that has a bias towards smaller, niche, games and doesn't represent the industry as a whole, right?
Or did I just get tricked?
andrex literally no one IRL knows who platinum are or what bayonetta is. thats archies point
yes but my point andrex is that what you perceive as a meltdown is nothing more than some basement dwelling nerds caring and no one of real worth.
That's all a meltdown ever is.
calling platinum ag ood dev? lolThey are'nt good. They are great.
platinum aren't idiots so nintendo mustve paid them alot to waste time on bayonetta 2 since it wouldnt have sold much anyways
platinum aren't idiots so nintendo mustve paid them alot to waste time on bayonetta 2 since it wouldnt have sold much anyways
bayonetta is the worst game i've played this gen next to saints row.
bayonetta is the worst game i've played this gen next to saints row.
Replaying Jak 2, it's apparent Naughty Dog simply got lucky with Uncharted
By lucky I mean they obviously stumbled into a style of gameplay that they're actually competent at making (excuse me . . . copying). Jak 2 is such a bumbling, poorly designed game that if it weren't for the good will engendered by the first game in the series the company deserved to crash and burn after the offensiveness of Jak 2. It's an incompetently executed knock off of the GTA formula that failed as a game after the the studio was capable of making a competent knock-off of the Mario formula with the first game.
Obviously, with Uncharted, ND discovered that they apparently had the skill set to actually pull off a competent knock off of the third person cover shooter and probably held a party at the office celebrating that they'd found a gameplay mechanic they could execute with some finesse.
Now, following this logic it's quite obvious why "The Last of Us" - judging by all released media to date - seems to play in a highly similar fashion to Uncharted. They're not quite ready to move on to something different for fear of giving up the one game mechanic they've found themselves capable of actually delivering with. Of course, this begs the question . . . how long can Naughty Dog milk this style of gameplay before gamers realize they're a one-trick pony? Will the management actually risk trying something completely different on PS4, and thus exposing the company as incapable of making anything beyond this one style of game in a competent manner?
If someone threatens to take a huge dump in my mouth.
i would buy one if it'd mean everyone would stop fucking talking about magical scenarios thatd keep this thing from a massive bomb
i find you pretty rude and your unwillingness to accept my taste in childrens entertainment troubling:lol :lol :lol
The worst thing about Bayonetta are the Alfheim missions - or rather, how you're forced to play them whenever you want to play for score/Pure Platinum ranking. I don't want to throw the entire concept under the bus because a lot of them are fun combat arenas, but there are also a bunch of them that put stupid, arbitrary limitations on you that are absolutely no fun to complete, let alone score well on. Button mashing finishers also suck because the faster you mash, the more points you get, so you have to hammer some button ALL THE TIME. And of course everything involving vehicles is god awful.
It's a good game though. Of course I'm going to wait for more footage and info about Bayonetta 2 before buying a Wiiu, but it should be excellent if they were able to identify all of the problems and bad design choices in the original.
thats gold :loli find you pretty rude and your unwillingness to accept my taste in childrens entertainment troubling:lol :lol :lol
Not to mention the shit Sony is doing like Cross-buy. Doesn't Monster Hunter let you play co-op between the 3DS and WiiU? I might give the WiiU a second look once that is out. I never got into Monster Hunter on the PSP but I really did like God Eater. I think the addition of a lock on in the 3DS game (like God Eater had) might be enough to get me into it
Yeah, you can play local multiplayer with the Wii U version with three other 3DS's. Or of course, if you're going 3DS only you can link up to four of them.
I don't know if the lock on thing is like you're imagining.
The worst thing about Bayonetta are the Alfheim missions - or rather, how you're forced to play them whenever you want to play for score/Pure Platinum ranking. I don't want to throw the entire concept under the bus because a lot of them are fun combat arenas, but there are also a bunch of them that put stupid, arbitrary limitations on you that are absolutely no fun to complete, let alone score well on. Button mashing finishers also suck because the faster you mash, the more points you get, so you have to hammer some button ALL THE TIME. And of course everything involving vehicles is god awful.
It's a good game though. Of course I'm going to wait for more footage and info about Bayonetta 2 before buying a Wiiu, but it should be excellent if they were able to identify all of the problems and bad design choices in the original.
problem is usually when they identify and fix the problems you liked about the game.
my expectation for bayonetta 2 is viewtiful joe 2 to viewtiful joe. I'd be happy with that. really, I'm more interested in wonderful 101
The worst thing about Bayonetta are the Alfheim missions - or rather, how you're forced to play them whenever you want to play for score/Pure Platinum ranking. I don't want to throw the entire concept under the bus because a lot of them are fun combat arenas, but there are also a bunch of them that put stupid, arbitrary limitations on you that are absolutely no fun to complete, let alone score well on. Button mashing finishers also suck because the faster you mash, the more points you get, so you have to hammer some button ALL THE TIME. And of course everything involving vehicles is god awful.
It's a good game though. Of course I'm going to wait for more footage and info about Bayonetta 2 before buying a Wiiu, but it should be excellent if they were able to identify all of the problems and bad design choices in the original.
problem is usually when they identify and fix the problems you liked about the game.
my expectation for bayonetta 2 is viewtiful joe 2 to viewtiful joe. I'd be happy with that. really, I'm more interested in wonderful 101
I was interested in Wonderful 101 till I played it at NYCC. Seemed a bit too gimmicky for my tastes.
What kind of game is it? I've never been able to tell from the screenshots.
What kind of game is it? I've never been able to tell from the screenshots.
It's like an action-focused Pikmin. You coral a bunch of people to make giant fists and stuff to beat the bad guys, by drawing like a fist on the touchscreen. I think. TBH it's a hard game to understand even watching it being played
I don't really think it's much of an RTS aside from moving a bunch of people around.
Doubting Kamiya's game designs? The lot of you :wag
What are the odds on gamecube VC coming? Is there even a VC on the eshop yet?
The worst thing about Bayonetta are the Alfheim missions - or rather, how you're forced to play them whenever you want to play for score/Pure Platinum ranking. I don't want to throw the entire concept under the bus because a lot of them are fun combat arenas, but there are also a bunch of them that put stupid, arbitrary limitations on you that are absolutely no fun to complete, let alone score well on.They all add some variety and challenge. There's nothing technically wrong with the vehicle sections either, they're all competent mini-games with responsive controls and their own scoring sections. If you think they're stupid/bad "just because".. well whatever.
watching the Mario 64 speed run made me realize I'd love an HD Mario 64 remake that I can play with the Pro controller. Fix the camera, too.
watching the Mario 64 speed run made me realize I'd love an HD Mario 64 remake that I can play with the Pro controller. Fix the camera, too.
counter-offer: mario 64 on the virtual console as-is, nothing added from the ds version, ain't fixin shit, might work with your pro controller, ten bucks
They all add some variety and challenge. There's nothing technically wrong with the vehicle sections either, they're all competent mini-games with responsive controls and their own scoring sections. If you think they're stupid/bad "just because".. well whatever.