NWR Interactive => Podcast Discussion => Topic started by: Jonnyboy117 on July 21, 2013, 02:00:10 PM
Title: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on July 21, 2013, 02:00:10 PM
Please discuss the nominees and feel free to make the case for your pick! All of these are available for $30 or less at multiple national retailers in the U.S., and hopefully elsewhere too.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: Superlameblood on July 21, 2013, 02:34:36 PM
My vote goes to Pandora's Tower. I have wanted to play this game for quite some time and retroactive is the perfect excuse to purchase and play!
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: NWR_Neal on July 21, 2013, 02:36:16 PM
I really just want an excuse to play Wii Sports Resort again...
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: broodwars on July 21, 2013, 04:00:34 PM
I'll go with the Crystal Bearers this time. I recently picked that game up, and this would be a good excuse to play it while I'm between major console games.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: broodwars on July 21, 2013, 04:02:08 PM
Truth be told, (aside from Wii Sports Resort) there isn't a bad game on this list. I wouldn't mind seeing likely winner Pandora's Tower take the prize this time, and Forgotten Sands (Wii) is better than the HD game.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: pokepal148 on July 21, 2013, 04:04:07 PM
i voted wii sports resort, its sadly the only game on this list i have experience with.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: Rodrigue on July 21, 2013, 04:32:24 PM
I went with Prince of Persia, I don't feel like Wii Sports Resort would have that much content to discuss and The Last Story, Pandora's Tower and Xenoblade Chronicles have already been discussed on the show so I'm not really looking forward to another series of complaints about JRPGs.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: Rodrigue on July 21, 2013, 04:35:34 PM
Oh, and the Wii version includes the original Prince of Persia, which is the best Prince of Persia.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: pokepal148 on July 21, 2013, 04:42:21 PM
wii sports resort would be interesting moreso for its discussion of the motion plus then anything.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: Shaymin on July 21, 2013, 05:00:17 PM
Putting a Final Fantasy game and an RPG in the same poll to let Prince of Persia come up and win it? Brilliant.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: Pandareus on July 21, 2013, 05:24:12 PM
i voted wii sports resort, its sadly the only game on this list i have experience with.
Thaaaat kinda defeats the purpose of an "overlooked Wii games" poll. ;-)
I disagree with Resort being on there in the first place, to be honest.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: Pixelated Pixies on July 21, 2013, 06:17:37 PM
Having already played Forgotten Sands (based on Gui's positive comments) and Wii Sports Resort, my vote goes to Crystal Bearers as I've always been curious about that game.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: pokepal148 on July 21, 2013, 07:06:54 PM
i'm not exactly in the market for new wii games right now.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: TheXenocide on July 21, 2013, 08:28:49 PM
Com on, FFCC! I've always wanted to give this game a go and this would be a great way to do so!
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: Stardust on July 21, 2013, 10:21:05 PM
My vote has to go to Pandora's tower. A.) A game I've been meaning to get for some time B.) OP Rainfall did a tremendous amount of work to get this game to go overseas and I'd love to hear the crew discuss it. C.) Any niche Japanese title that James Jones plays is just worth listening to.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: Stardust on July 21, 2013, 10:22:39 PM
At the least though, all these games are easily playable and fun to talk about so honestly it's a win-win
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: Enner on July 21, 2013, 10:39:27 PM
I voted for Pandora's Tower because I need more pressure on me to get back to it. I'm sad that I let it fall by the wayside as I was enjoying it.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: Disco Stu on July 21, 2013, 11:30:27 PM
I'm guessing Pandora's Tower will win through it's association with Rainfall, but I voted for Prince of Persia because, well, Sands of Time is the only game in the series I've played at this point and I'm curious! Also, action/platforming games are just my wheelhouse.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on July 22, 2013, 02:05:12 AM
None of these are RPGs. The list was rough consensus with inputs from the whole crew. This took much longer than the usual method of me just picking out a few things and asking them for approval. ;-)
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: lolmonade on July 22, 2013, 09:05:19 AM
I picked Wii Sports Resort for a few reasons:
I don't ever recall RFN talking about any game like it for retroactive before.
I think there's also easy fodder for discussion revolving around a) How much better/worse the minigames here are compared to Wii Sports and b) The business implications there were from developers not embracing Wii Motion Plus.
I imagine there'd be a quick turnaround for this game from being chosen to actually hearing the discussion about it.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: TJ Spyke on July 22, 2013, 12:15:41 PM
i voted wii sports resort, its sadly the only game on this list i have experience with.
Thaaaat kinda defeats the purpose of an "overlooked Wii games" poll. ;-)
Where does it say its overlooked Wii games poll?
I went with Wii Sports Resprt
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: iPlayer64 on July 22, 2013, 11:11:06 PM
I really want Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers simply because I think it's an underrated JRPG for the Nintendo Wii, and also the Crystal Chronicle series is perhaps the one Final Fantasy series exclusive to Nintendo platforms that Square Enix really went and experiment with different gameplay elements.
I really want everyone to give this game a try.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: shingi_70 on July 23, 2013, 08:53:26 PM
Nothing I can join in through a 3DS. *Grumble Grumble*
Voted for crystal bearers anyway.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: Fatty The Hutt on July 24, 2013, 04:21:24 PM
Tough choices! All really good choices for conversation. Going with Prince of Persia. It is really good and I need to finish it.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: Eyothrie on July 24, 2013, 07:11:08 PM
I went with Pandora's Tower. I own it, and this would be an excuse to end my laziness and actually play it
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: ejamer on July 25, 2013, 04:22:06 PM
Nothing I can join in through a 3DS. *Grumble Grumble*
Voted for crystal bearers anyway.
Sure... you can't join in, so you punish everyone else? That's low. ;)
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: jarodea on July 29, 2013, 08:00:24 PM
I went with FFCC since I only have it and WSR, and I haven't really played any of FFCC (I got it for $5 new a couple years back and barely touched it) while I don't really look forward to a lengthy discussion of WSR. Given it's now largely overlooked history as a major Wii game announced before launch, it's development hell, and then whatever the heck it turned into, it would be a great game I think to hear about in depth. The other 2 sound like they would make a good retroactive discussion as well so come on anything but WSR.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: TJ Spyke on July 29, 2013, 08:03:56 PM
Development hell? Announced before launch? Um, no on both. Yes they went back and put some tech demos into the game, but the actual game was not announced until 2008. It would be like saying Pikmin and Super Mario Galaxy were announced in 2000 because the Super Mario 128 tech demo turned into them.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: ResettisCousin on July 29, 2013, 11:41:03 PM
Came here after listening to to the latest podcast.
Cool, I own and like all of these games. I haven't beaten Pandora's Tower yet, but I think it would be a great choice for winner for the sake of supporting Xseed and spotlighting what will be one of the Wii's most overlooked very good (I hesitate to say great as I'm only about half done) games. Also, this would encourage me to finish it.
Wii Sports resort, as a previous poster said, would be a great opportunity to go over the release of motion+ and then the success of each mini game, maybe comparing it to the impact of the original Wii Sports. But as the game has no story, and as the game largely depends on multiplayer, it may not be the best pick to have a conversation about. Ironically, I just found my last 'i' in flyover mode while the podcast was wrapping up.
Crystal Chronicles I've beaten and replayed. It's very good, great music, some great visuals, a couple odd mini games. I cheesed my way through the combat, but if you try you can make it more interactive.
Prince of Persia I have respect for as it is its own game apart from PS360 (including the original I don't think is that big of a benefit now that the IMHO superior SNES version is on Wii VC). I suppose I found it to be a little bit of a waggle fest though in combat. Didn't really care about the Prince's character. But neat platformey game, sure.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: KisakiProject on July 31, 2013, 03:24:59 PM
I really liked Pandora's Tower when I played through it in May. I wanted to hear people talk about it. It's got my vote.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: Mop it up on July 31, 2013, 06:46:03 PM
Wii Sports Resort feels like the odd one out here, and I was wondering why. Then I read the comment about how these are overlooked Wii games, and I scratched my head. I'd be interested in seeing the argument that Wii Sports Resort is an overlooked game, especially considering how many there are on the Wii.
As for me, I have three of these, with Pandora's Tower being the one I lack. I'm waiting for the $20 sweetspot, which it hasn't reached yet, that I've seen. I have completed Crystal Bearers, but there's a New Game + type of feature that I didn't do, and wouldn't mind going back to give that a shot. I've played most of the games in Wii Sports Resort, but only once or twice, and never solo, so I wouldn't mind trying that either. The only part of Forgotten Sands I have played is the original PoP bonus game.
Hm, what to choose...
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: lolmonade on August 01, 2013, 03:08:41 PM
I'm not at all surprised by the results of this retroactive poll. With an operation rainfall game in the mix, the popular choice should have been pretty clear.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: ejamer on August 01, 2013, 04:23:30 PM
I'm not at all surprised by the results of this retroactive poll. With an operation rainfall game in the mix, the popular choice should have been pretty clear.
I'm a little bit surprised at how poorly Prince of Persia did (supposed to be a pretty solid game) and how well Wii Sports Resort did... but not surprised by the winning selection.
Eh, still pretty happy though. Not what I voted for but will be a good game to play and discuss.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: Pixelated Pixies on August 01, 2013, 06:30:28 PM
Had I not already played The Forgotten Sands I probably would have voted for it. It's a really fun game (particularly for me, as it's the first and only polygonal POP game that I've played).
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on August 01, 2013, 06:34:43 PM
Thanks for voting! I expect Wii Sports Resort to show up in a Second Chance poll soon, though it'll be up against very different competition. For those who asked, this wasn't strictly an "overlooked" theme but rather "under-discussed" and even that is loose. I just thought Resort would be an unusual and interesting game to revisit, for all the reasons that have been noted by others in this thread.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: pokepal148 on August 01, 2013, 07:10:19 PM
Well i am already sick of hearing about this game so... ugh
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: lolmonade on August 01, 2013, 08:56:36 PM
I'm not at all surprised by the results of this retroactive poll. With an operation rainfall game in the mix, the popular choice should have been pretty clear.
I'm a little bit surprised at how poorly Prince of Persia did (supposed to be a pretty solid game) and how well Wii Sports Resort did... but not surprised by the winning selection.
Eh, still pretty happy though. Not what I voted for but will be a good game to play and discuss.
Unlike pokepal, I haven't actually heard much about Pandora's Tower, so it's no big deal to me because it'll be interesting to hear RFN's diverse opinion set discuss it.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: pokepal148 on August 01, 2013, 09:25:43 PM
they already have to an extent. i would be much happier if we did this one next year and the winner was day of crisis :D
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: lolmonade on August 01, 2013, 09:39:42 PM
they already have to an extent. i would be much happier if we did this one next year and the winner was day of crisis :D
I remember James talking about it a bit on the Podcast, but I didn't think they discussed it beyond that. Maybe i'm mistaken.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on August 01, 2013, 11:02:02 PM
Wow, I totally misread those results on my phone earlier. FFCC The Crystal Bearers is the actual second-place winner! A nice spurt at the end for it, too.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: broodwars on August 02, 2013, 12:18:37 AM
Well, I guess I'm sitting out on this RetroActive as well. If Crystal Bearers had won, it would have spurred me to actually play my copy of the game. However, I got halfway through the European version of Pandora's Tower and completely lost interest in it. I don't see myself starting over in the NA version anytime soon.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: Gwellin on August 02, 2013, 03:50:55 AM
I signed up just to vote for The Forgotten Sands, my favourite of all the Prince of Persia games. It lost.
But, I just played Pandora's Tower a couple months ago, so I'll have something to talk about.
Title: Re: RFN RetroActive #28 Poll
Post by: Mop it up on August 02, 2013, 05:14:43 PM
