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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 438: Spiritual Predecessor
« on: August 03, 2015, 02:12:59 PM »
I mourn the loss of Jonny. I celebrate the return of Greg. Why do we have to lose one to have the other? It ain't fair.
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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Downloads - July 30, 2015
« on: July 31, 2015, 10:11:07 AM »
Yay another Wii game! Booo no first week half off pricing!
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TalkBack / Re: Fire Emblem, Star Fox and Mario and Luigi Hitting Virtual Console In June
« on: June 17, 2015, 07:16:25 PM »
Good idea for NOA to keep sitting on Zero Mission, it's not like Metroid fans are angry this week or anything.
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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Downloads - May 14, 2015
« on: May 14, 2015, 05:31:48 PM »
New Super Mario Bros is easily my least favorite Mario game and I will not be buying it again, but I am pretty glad and surprised they're putting more DS games out beyond the initial wave so soon after said wave has ended. More of this, please.
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Podcast Discussion / Re: RFN RetroActive #32: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Official Thread)
« on: April 28, 2015, 01:21:45 PM »
Also, it kind of blows my mind that this game is 8 1/2 years old.
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Podcast Discussion / Re: RFN RetroActive #32: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Official Thread)
« on: April 28, 2015, 01:15:52 PM »
So yesterday I picked up my save file that I had randomly started two years ago. I had left off right before you had to melt Zora's Domain.
So, some impressions on continuing my second playthrough of this game.
1) The Wii controls suuuuuck. I don't recall them sucking like this my first time through the game, but I was still very much in the honeymoon phase with the Wii and its crazy controllers at that point (I got both the Wii and TP on launch day) which may have effected things. I'm also sitting much further away from my TV than the first time I played this, that might also be an issue. Anyway, the game consistently doesn't register sword swings and it is really annoying. The pointer stuff works fine though.
2) I flip flop between thinking the game looks really good or really ****. I think the Twilight World looks pretty great, if maybe a bit monotonous. The normal overworld mostly looks good but every now and again I see textures that look straight up N64-esque. For example, looking at the waterfall in Lake Hylia from across the lake is not good.
3) Collecting the light tears, at least around Lake Hylia, is tedious and unintuitive. Spent waaaaay too long stumbling around trying to find them (hint! one of them is at the castle for some stupid reason!). Almost gave up on the game during this.
4) I recall the stagecoach escort mission (among other set pieces) being one of my favorite sections of this game and playing it again, I was still impressed with the tension and action it provides but was let down by the controls and the sad realization about how very scripted it is. There's a couple "gates" the game throws up that you can't pass unless you kill a certain enemy at a certain time and he keeps coming back until you do it right. That was too bad.
5) The cutscenes, at least the ones I saw yesterday, are great. The one that plays after you get all the light tears around Lake Hylia is so bizarre and unsettling. There was another that I genuinely laughed at. The rest were at the very least well shot and the characters all "act" well even if their design isn't always great.
I admittedly just said mostly negative things here, and yet I mostly enjoyed my time with it yesterday and I wasn't even going through a dungeon or anything. I would absolutely buy a HD (or 3D, but preferably HD) remake with better controls, be them either buttons or Motion Plus.
So, some impressions on continuing my second playthrough of this game.
1) The Wii controls suuuuuck. I don't recall them sucking like this my first time through the game, but I was still very much in the honeymoon phase with the Wii and its crazy controllers at that point (I got both the Wii and TP on launch day) which may have effected things. I'm also sitting much further away from my TV than the first time I played this, that might also be an issue. Anyway, the game consistently doesn't register sword swings and it is really annoying. The pointer stuff works fine though.
2) I flip flop between thinking the game looks really good or really ****. I think the Twilight World looks pretty great, if maybe a bit monotonous. The normal overworld mostly looks good but every now and again I see textures that look straight up N64-esque. For example, looking at the waterfall in Lake Hylia from across the lake is not good.
3) Collecting the light tears, at least around Lake Hylia, is tedious and unintuitive. Spent waaaaay too long stumbling around trying to find them (hint! one of them is at the castle for some stupid reason!). Almost gave up on the game during this.
4) I recall the stagecoach escort mission (among other set pieces) being one of my favorite sections of this game and playing it again, I was still impressed with the tension and action it provides but was let down by the controls and the sad realization about how very scripted it is. There's a couple "gates" the game throws up that you can't pass unless you kill a certain enemy at a certain time and he keeps coming back until you do it right. That was too bad.
5) The cutscenes, at least the ones I saw yesterday, are great. The one that plays after you get all the light tears around Lake Hylia is so bizarre and unsettling. There was another that I genuinely laughed at. The rest were at the very least well shot and the characters all "act" well even if their design isn't always great.
I admittedly just said mostly negative things here, and yet I mostly enjoyed my time with it yesterday and I wasn't even going through a dungeon or anything. I would absolutely buy a HD (or 3D, but preferably HD) remake with better controls, be them either buttons or Motion Plus.
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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Downloads - March 26, 2015
« on: March 26, 2015, 12:31:47 PM »
I'm going on a hunger strike until they put out Zero Mission.
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TalkBack / Re: Metroid: Zero Mission (Wii U) Review Mini
« on: March 20, 2015, 09:07:12 AM »
NOA hates me.
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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Newsletter: Metroid: Zero Mission and Punch-Out!! Out in Europe, New 3DS Charging Cradl
« on: March 10, 2015, 12:24:34 AM »
I will commit all sorts of crimes if Zero Mission doesn't hit North America eshop this week.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wii U eShop HYPE thread. More than 2D platformers!
« on: February 27, 2015, 12:21:21 PM »
Helps that they're starting this with a good game. OlliOlli is Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1-3 packaged as a 2D sidescroller. Maybe not purely in terms of gameplay, but it the combo system in OlliOlli is just as fun and addictive as the one in THPS. I have the game on Vita, but I'd kill to play the game with proper analog sticks. Of course, I dunno how the game will translate to the 3DS.
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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Download - Febuary 26, 2015
« on: February 26, 2015, 11:18:51 PM »
DK 64 suuuuuuuuuuucks.
Anyone know if the DK Land games are any good? I've never played them and I can't really find any reviews I trust for em.
Anyone know if the DK Land games are any good? I've never played them and I can't really find any reviews I trust for em.
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TalkBack / Re: Super Mario Galaxy 2 Review Mini
« on: January 29, 2015, 09:13:02 AM »
I never got the very last star in this game. #242. It shames me.
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TalkBack / Re: What to Expect on Nintendo Platforms in 2015
« on: January 28, 2015, 02:38:00 PM »
This is gonna be a good year, even if Zelda falls into 2016. There are six full priced retail games that I plan on buying on that list. Nine if Star Fox and Project Giant Robot/Guard are good and separate games. Ten if I cave and don't wait for a sale or price drop for Kirby Rainbow Curse.
I'd also like to purchase Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze and Captain Toad at some point.
Maybe I'll hold off til 2016 on that PS4 purchase.
I'd also like to purchase Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze and Captain Toad at some point.
Maybe I'll hold off til 2016 on that PS4 purchase.
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TalkBack / Re: Shantae and the Pirate's Curse Gets Release Date for Wii U
« on: December 17, 2014, 02:16:08 PM »
Have yet to pick this up on 3DS, much more likely to do so on Wii U due to that system having a much more functional D-Pad than the original 3DS.
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TalkBack / Re: Excitement for a Gentler Majora’s Mask on 3DS
« on: December 12, 2014, 12:57:48 AM »
I am in the same boat as you Neil. Gotten up to where you get the Goron mask and no further. I love so much of what's going on in Majora. The story, the mood, the art design, the structure of the game, it's all great. But the ticking clock, even with making the cycle three times as long with the inverted song of time, is downright unpleasant. I like to take my time in Zelda. Check everything out. Explore at my leisure. I can't do that in Majora. I've also never gotten a firm grasp on what will reset and what won't when I start the cycle again.
I think having the inverted song of time slow down time to at least 1/4 regular time as opposed to 1/3 regular time would be huge and solve my issues. Maybe also make it easier to jump to specific times in the cycle.
I'd love to play this game all the way through. Hopefully the remake makes that easier to do.
I think having the inverted song of time slow down time to at least 1/4 regular time as opposed to 1/3 regular time would be huge and solve my issues. Maybe also make it easier to jump to specific times in the cycle.
I'd love to play this game all the way through. Hopefully the remake makes that easier to do.
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TalkBack / Re: The Disappointing Scarcity of Amiibo
« on: December 11, 2014, 01:26:04 PM »
Looks like my method of "Not Giving A Single **** About Amiibos" is working out even better than I expected. But yes, Nintendo's plan and execution regarding these things is weird/bad even by their standards.
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TalkBack / Re: Xeodrifter Review
« on: December 11, 2014, 12:42:59 PM »
I'm going to pick this up after work today and I'm probably going to enjoy it but then afterward I'm going to get sad that we haven't gotten a real 2D Metroid game in almost 11 years and who knows if we ever will again and then I'll repeat this cycle in the spring when Axiom Verge comes out.
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TalkBack / Re: Overcoming Tricky Obstacles in Captain Toad: Treasure Tacker
« on: November 26, 2014, 01:35:03 PM »
I am excited to purchase this game when I can do so for twenty American dollars.
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TalkBack / Re: Super Smash Bros. For Wii U - 60 FPS Direct Feed Footage
« on: October 30, 2014, 02:36:15 PM »
That looks real good. Probably like 4 or 5 times higher frame rate than the original Smash Bros. I wonder what the frame rate will be for online play. Or 8 player.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Where does the Virtual Console go from here?
« on: October 28, 2014, 08:01:20 PM »
October was a great month because they put out a good amount of good content. Just keep doing that.
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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 403: Je Te Plumerai le Text
« on: October 27, 2014, 02:58:04 PM »
I'm always initially disappointed when one of the main four hosts isn't there, but this was a great episode. Felt like Josh had been doing this show with you guys for years. And he's smart! Feel free to bring him back in the future.
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TalkBack / Re: New Track Announced for Mario Kart 8
« on: October 21, 2014, 10:36:16 PM »
BABY PARK OR GTFO
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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo World Report: Powered Off - Radio Free Nintendo Special
« on: October 16, 2014, 11:08:03 AM »
When did Voldemort join RFN?
Oh wait that's just Lindemann.
Oh wait that's just Lindemann.
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