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TalkBack / Re: This Week in Nintendo Downloads

« on: October 20, 2010, 03:58:24 AM »

At the time, FFMQ wuas the first RPG I had ever finished.  While it wasn't super deep and it must have had some localization problems (I couldn't reall tell back then, who could?), it was interesting and accessible enough that I was happy to finish it, although sad that it ended.

It certainly wasn't as epic as some other Final Fantasy titles, but I didn't think it was a bad game.  Not sure if I'll pick it up for VC.  I would on the DS though.

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TalkBack / Re: Welcome to the New Nintendo World Report!

« on: June 27, 2010, 07:57:24 PM »

This looks really, really incredible.  This is already my favorite site because it's the most honest and personal, but it's exciting to see a new look as well.  Thanks so much for all your hard work! 

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TalkBack / Re: Reggie Fils-Aime: 'The 3DS is our Next Generation Handheld'

« on: April 15, 2010, 01:55:25 AM »

He went on to call the 3DS "the biggest handheld product since 2004", referring to the launch of the Nintendo DS.

Okay, this is just being cocky!
 
It's almost like saying "this is the greatest lunch I've had since yesterday."

Well, I'm sure he was referring to the PSP, too.

Besides, I think we can all agree that the Nintendo DSi XL is the biggest handheld product since 2004. 

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TalkBack / Re: REVIEWS: Thorium Wars

« on: October 18, 2009, 08:29:24 AM »

I'll agree with IGN on this one, the vehicle physics don't impress me but what kills the game for me is that the drone vehicles all have the exact same AI, and it's cheating, at that.  Which would be fine if that wasn't the main content of the game: kill the drones until you get to the bigger ships.

It's pretty enough but the controls just don't quite feel right.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: art academy ds

« on: September 22, 2009, 09:16:21 PM »

I reviewed the game just three posts down from this post last week.

I'm glad you wrote your review because mine focuses on the lessons and yours focuses on thr presentation, ehich was really charming.

I linked to my artwork in my post, too: http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=29397.0

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Nintendo Gaming / Art Academy: First Semester

« on: September 16, 2009, 09:27:42 PM »

I picked up Art Academy : First Semester because I thought for 8000 Wii points it was probably worth it if the naturaal media effects were good enough. I've been going through the lessons and I've been really pleased. Not only are the lessons very helpful and clear, but the pencils and brushes act very much like they would in real life.

Anyone who wants to ue this game to learn to draw is going to be able to do just that, and anyone who already has talent is going to have a lot of fun.

This first semester talks about pencil drawing, dry brushing, pencil sketches and workups, pencil shading, color shading, and finally wet and dry brushing and overpainting to layer colors and create volume and texture.  It doesn't cover everything you can do, but gives you the full set of tools that the game's natural media engine can handle for the free painting section.

Second semester will have landscapes and animals to paint, and teach about color theory and color mixing, light and shadow, and reflection in more detail, plus atmospheric effects for creating distance.

I'm proud of the works I've created just following the six lessons, and I'm looking forward to painting my own subjects. I can't wait until the next one comes out this month!  I threw my art online: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathanhaines/sets/72157622392561860/

What does everyone else think about this game?