Author Topic: twilight princess wii (Read 3911 times)

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?

Bildi · « **Reply #1 on:** July 16, 2008, 10:42:44 PM »

It was widescreen?

MCD · « **Reply #2 on:** July 16, 2008, 10:43:53 PM »

non controllable camera.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #3 on:** July 16, 2008, 10:44:05 PM »

disappointed at the lack of new canon in this thread.

demi · « **Reply #4 on:** July 16, 2008, 10:45:19 PM »

it lets you hack your wii

Grecco · « **Reply #5 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.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #6 on:** July 16, 2008, 11:17:06 PM »

Quote from: McDragon on July 16, 2008, 10:43:53 PM

non controllable camera.

was it really?

Oblivion · « **Reply #7 on:** July 16, 2008, 11:40:14 PM »

Widescreen and no slowdown in Castletown. That's about it.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 16, 2008, 11:43:50 PM »

Quote from: demi on July 16, 2008, 10:45:19 PM

it lets you hack your wii

best wii game ever

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #9 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

Oblivion · « **Reply #10 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?

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #11 on:** July 17, 2008, 12:42:52 AM »

Quote from: 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?

But Drinky loves Zelda so very much.

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

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12 on:** July 17, 2008, 12:51:28 AM »

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #13 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

laesperanzapaz · « **Reply #14 on:** July 17, 2008, 12:54:30 AM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on July 16, 2008, 10:41:37 PM

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

Positive Touch · « **Reply #15 on:** July 17, 2008, 12:56:20 AM »

i love how much that review is brought up

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #16 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.

Oblivion · « **Reply #17 on:** July 17, 2008, 12:58:37 AM »

Quote from: Malek: King of Kings 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

Doug Erickson best reviewer ever

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #18 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.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #19 on:** July 17, 2008, 01:06:33 AM »

i am cutting myself

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #20 on:** July 17, 2008, 01:07:29 AM »

I liked Twilight Princess Wii, but granted I never played the GC version. I just might have to some day here soon.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #21 on:** July 17, 2008, 01:11:20 AM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on July 17, 2008, 01:06:33 AM

i am cutting myself

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

E.B. White am cry. :'(

Crushed · « **Reply #22 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.

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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.

N64 graphics

Oblivion · « **Reply #23 on:** July 17, 2008, 01:11:56 AM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on July 17, 2008, 01:06:33 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.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #24 on:** July 17, 2008, 01:16:13 AM »

down the tracks, right

Crushed · « **Reply #25 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.

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

http://www.gaming-age.com/reviews/archive/old_reviews/

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #26 on:** July 17, 2008, 01:20:04 AM »

the thought of an afterlife spent with manabyte is worse than anything hieronymous bosch might conceive

jiji · « **Reply #27 on:** July 17, 2008, 02:59:35 AM »

Quote from: Borys on July 17, 2008, 02:33:21 AM

It also has mirrored overworld.

I still don't understand why they did this. Link changing dominant hands shouldn't have required this.

laesperanzapaz · « **Reply #28 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

tiesto · « **Reply #29 on:** July 17, 2008, 08:13:06 AM »

Quote from: 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

Well at the very least, the Scandinavian girls I know are really skanky.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #30 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

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #31 on:** July 17, 2008, 08:35:09 AM »

Quote from: Malek: King of Kings on July 17, 2008, 12:42:52 AM

Quote from: 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?

But Drinky loves Zelda so very much.

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

Tieno · « **Reply #32 on:** July 17, 2008, 08:47:24 AM »

Drinky was a professional game enthusiast? What happened?

bud · « **Reply #33 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. $:-\$

DJ_Tet · « **Reply #34 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.

y2kev · « **Reply #35 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

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #36 on:** July 17, 2008, 11:06:20 AM »

No, now he's a trucker.

Seriously, he fucking trucks.

tiesto · « **Reply #37 on:** July 17, 2008, 11:08:52 AM »

Quote from: BrandNew on July 17, 2008, 11:06:20 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?

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #38 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.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #39 on:** July 17, 2008, 11:12:02 AM »

Hanson...?

that's gotta be shopped. drinky would never say that :'(

DJ_Tet · « **Reply #40 on:** July 17, 2008, 11:26:51 AM »

Quote from: tiesto on July 17, 2008, 11:08:52 AM

Quote from: BrandNew on July 17, 2008, 11:06:20 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

Brehvolution · « **Reply #41 on:** July 17, 2008, 11:36:19 AM »

Quote from: Tieno on July 17, 2008, 08:47:24 AM

Drinky was a professional game enthusiast? What happened?

He died. :'(

http://www.dooger.net/

demi · « **Reply #42 on:** July 17, 2008, 11:38:49 AM »

Quote from: Zero Hero on July 17, 2008, 11:36:19 AM

Quote from: Tieno on July 17, 2008, 08:47:24 AM
Drinky was a professional game enthusiast? What happened?

He died. :'(

http://www.dooger.net/

RIP Erickson :'(

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #43 on:** July 17, 2008, 11:39:17 AM »

demi · « **Reply #44 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

hyp · « **Reply #45 on:** July 17, 2008, 11:49:31 AM »

twilight princess is game of the century

spoiler (click to show/hide)

twilight hack

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Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #46 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

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Author Topic: twilight princess wii (Read 3911 times)