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Any good Wii games to play over the holidays?
ejamer:
With some free time coming up over the holidays, I'm trying to pick a game from my Wii backlog to enjoy. Does anyone have suggestions that would be appropriate for the winter/Christmas season?
Some candidates I'm considering:
* Cursed Mountain - climbing a snowy, ghost-filled mountain sounds fun right?
* Toejam & Earl - I've gotten pretty far in the game, but never completed it; presents and sneaking up on Santa are big parts of the game
* Shaun White Showboarding: World Stage - admittedly, this was higher on my list before spraining my ankle; played with the balance board it's a lot of fun
Anyone else with suggestions that have a wintery/holiday feel, or maybe some kind of Christmas cameo in the game, and are still worth playing?
BranDonk Kong:
Animal Crossing.
ShyGuy:
Cursed Mountain is a good choice. Might I also suggest Silent Hill: Shattered Memories?
Order.RSS:
If your goal is to finish some games from the backlog, I would start with Toejam & Earl and either finish or permanently drop that, before moving onto a new one.
For snowy stuff, yeah just pick Cursed Mountain and go with it. If it's too moody for the season you can always pick Shaun White after all (reminds me I still gotta play SSX Blur).
Additional left-field suggestions: I tend to associate the holiday season with films that came out around the time. So Lord of the Rings, for example; I heard that Aragorn's Quest game was pretty decent if you happen to have it. Similarly, I'd imagine Epic Mickey probably has a snow/Christmas level?
Secret Files: Tunguska is a point & click adventure that got a Wii port. I'm assuming it's set in Siberia given the name, so that probably has plenty snow too haha.
If you're a Sega fan, NiGHTS Journey of Dreams might remind you of Christmas NiGHTS for Saturn. The Wii sequel is just not a very good game if I'm honest, but the last level wouldn't feel out of place in a Spielberg family movie I guess.
ejamer:
--- Quote from: BranDonk Kong on December 15, 2018, 11:53:56 AM ---Animal Crossing.
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Good call - but am actively playing New Leaf with my kids, so probably won't go back to revisit the Wii version. (Just the thought of all those weeds, so many years later... *shudder*)
--- Quote from: ShyGuy on December 15, 2018, 01:00:00 PM ---... Might I also suggest Silent Hill: Shattered Memories?
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Ooh... Good suggestion! Snowy, suspenseful, and supposed to be an excellent game by all accounts. The only reason I might hold back is that I want a few good games held back instead of playing all the best games and leaving the "not so exciting" titles afterwards.
--- Quote ---... Aragorn's Quest ... Epic Mickey ... Secret Files: Tunguska ... NiGHTS Journey of Dreams ...
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I own the first two, and both are interesting suggestions. Aragorn's Quest seemed to get middling reviews, but looks nice and Lord of the Rings has kind of a Christmas appeal (when else will I ever have enough free time to watch those epics movies). Epic Mickey is also just a gorgeous idea, even though all reports suggest the gameplay doesn't live up to the concept.
Tunguska is one I missed out on, but since the sequel never got released in North America don't feel too bad about it.
NiGHTS is a previously-owned game that got sold. It was something I tried to enjoy, but just couldn't.
--- Quote from: Steefosaurus on December 15, 2018, 01:22:25 PM ---... For snowy stuff, yeah just pick Cursed Mountain and go with it. ...
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Yeah - I think this will be the pick. Although I did just start Batman: The Brave and the Bold - The Video Game so will probably polish that off first to make a dent in the backlog. It's supposed to be pretty quick.
Thanks everyone!
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