Gaming Forums => Nintendo Gaming => Topic started by: Stogi on January 25, 2009, 11:50:34 PM
Title: Why the Wii is great (Let's Catch WiiWare)
Post by: Stogi on January 25, 2009, 11:50:34 PM
http://prope.sega.jp/letscatch/
It can make even the most rudimentary action fun.
Title: Re: Why the Wii is great
Post by: Kairon on January 25, 2009, 11:56:47 PM
I'm STILL waiting for someone to make a "coffee break" fly swatting game for the Wii.
Title: Re: Why the Wii is great
Post by: BeautifulShy on January 26, 2009, 12:01:54 AM
When I first saw the title I thought it was a topic about reasons why the Wii is great.I am pleasantly surprised it wasn't about that.
I like the idea of these Let's games.Trying out different ways of doing things with the controls. Let's Tap will likely overshadow Let's catch but both of them will be enjoyable.
Title: Re: Why the Wii is great
Post by: Kairon on January 26, 2009, 12:07:50 AM
Actually, let me add Let's Tap to my list of 2009 Games I'd be interested in pre-ordering...
Yeah, from the second I heard of this game's concept, i was hooked. It's doesn't hurt that the music is sooo wonderfully catchy as well.
Title: Re: Why the Wii is great
Post by: Pale on January 26, 2009, 12:09:21 AM
For some reason I read that URL as "Let Scatch" and I was trying to figure out what odd Japanese thing it would be this time.
I can't read any Japanese on that site, but if this game is cheap and utilizes Wii Speak, it'd be a pretty bad ass way to have a conversation.
Title: Re: Why the Wii is great
Post by: Stogi on January 26, 2009, 12:15:00 AM
Actually, let me add Let's Tap to my list of 2009 Games I'd be interested in pre-ordering...
Yeah, from the second I heard of this game's concept, i was hooked. It's doesn't hurt that the music is sooo wonderfully catchy as well.
No doubt. I downloaded it onto my media player and it's been played 50+ times. Crazy catchy.
I wonder if Sega is testing the waters. As dumb as Sega is, they must have seen the success of the "Touch" brand and wanted to do something similar. The "Let's" brand could prove to be a powerful moniker.
For some reason I read that URL as "Let Scatch" and I was trying to figure out what odd Japanese thing it would be this time.
I can't read any Japanese on that site, but if this game is cheap and utilizes Wii Speak, it'd be a pretty bad ass way to have a conversation.
Do you have a child? Are you the world's laziest father?
Title: Re: Why the Wii is great (Let's Catch WiiWare)
Post by: BeautifulShy on January 26, 2009, 12:20:54 AM
Well I would have to agree the music in Let's Tap is catchy.I sometimes open the Let's Tap thread just to listen to the music.
Let's Catch will be pretty fun.
Title: Re: Why the Wii is great (Let's Catch WiiWare)
Post by: AV on January 26, 2009, 12:25:34 AM
with wiimotion plus this might be fun, but not something worth paying for. As a mini game in Wario Ware or Wiisports resort, not as a full featured game.
I guess Japan this might work since they don't have open fields of land to toss the ball with somebody. In America who doesn't have a football or baseball to toss around, and a backyard or field or something.
Title: Re: Why the Wii is great (Let's Catch WiiWare)
Post by: Stogi on January 26, 2009, 12:34:20 AM
There's a game you can play if you click the far right tab. It's pretty neat, but really easy.
Title: Re: Why the Wii is great (Let's Catch WiiWare)
Post by: Kairon on January 26, 2009, 01:11:30 AM
This is only supposed to cost 500 Wii Points right? I'd sooo get this.
You know... catch IS a weird little childhood pleasure that I haven't indulged in in a long while. Actually, my throwing motion right now is horrible, in real life I've degenerated into letting my arm cross my body when throwing so that throwing a baseball is horrible... it goes 20 degrees to the left of where I'm looking... what's happened to me since Little League? T_T
Title: Re: Why the Wii is great (Let's Catch WiiWare)
Post by: BeautifulShy on January 26, 2009, 01:14:49 AM
You are out of practice Kai.You don't do something for a while it takes a while to get back to where you were at your peak.
Title: Re: Why the Wii is great (Let's Catch WiiWare)
Post by: Kairon on January 26, 2009, 01:17:24 AM
For some reason I read that URL as "Let Scatch" and I was trying to figure out what odd Japanese thing it would be this time.
I can't read any Japanese on that site, but if this game is cheap and utilizes Wii Speak, it'd be a pretty bad ass way to have a conversation.
Why not just use Wii Speak Channel then?
Title: Re: Why the Wii is great (Let's Catch WiiWare)
Post by: Pale on January 26, 2009, 01:14:11 PM
Because you can't do anything to stay active? /sigh. I was trying to say it'd be a cool way to recreate the casual conversations that happen during a nice game of catch over a long distance. =P
Title: Re: Why the Wii is great (Let's Catch WiiWare)
Post by: Kairon on January 26, 2009, 01:15:01 PM
I get what you're saying Pale. I mean, it makes tons of sense... but it's also sort of creepy ain't it?
Title: Re: Why the Wii is great (Let's Catch WiiWare)
Post by: Pale on January 26, 2009, 01:16:38 PM
It doesn't have to be creepy. I imagine a father away on business would seriously love doing this (and talking) with his 8 year old son.
I think that if it's cheap and has Wii Speak, it's a nice little idea.
Title: Re: Why the Wii is great (Let's Catch WiiWare)
Post by: WuTangTurtle on January 26, 2009, 05:49:48 PM
Anyone else think of the episode in "Friends"?
Title: Re: Why the Wii is great (Let's Catch WiiWare)
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on January 26, 2009, 07:58:23 PM
Because you can't do anything to stay active? /sigh. I was trying to say it'd be a cool way to recreate the casual conversations that happen during a nice game of catch over a long distance. =P
You can share pictures and spam people with voice/picture mail on people's Wiis.
Title: Re: Why the Wii is great (Let's Catch WiiWare)
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on February 03, 2009, 10:16:10 AM
Sega is listing the price of Let's Catch at 1000 Wii Points.
Title: Re: Why the Wii is great (Let's Catch WiiWare)
Post by: BeautifulShy on June 15, 2009, 11:09:31 AM
So this was released today. Anybody going to DL it?
Title: Re: Why the Wii is great (Let's Catch WiiWare)
Post by: NWR_Neal on June 15, 2009, 11:43:05 AM
So this was released today. Anybody going to DL it?
Since I should be getting Let's Tap for review, I'm going to get it. Gotta see what special things are unlocked by it!
Title: Re: Why the Wii is great (Let's Catch WiiWare)
Post by: Pandareus on August 31, 2009, 03:39:56 PM
I'm gonna copy-paste some impressions I first posted on IGN, since no one there is reading them. I'm a lazy attention whore. ;)
Let's Catch is pretty interesting and original, perhaps not in terms of gameplay, but certainly in concept.
I got interested in trying it after listening to an old Destructoid Retroforce Go! podcast: the girl describing it totally sold me on it. She likened the story mode to Phoenix Wright, in that beneath the cute, casual wrapping are some serious stories and issues. Let's just say she had me at "Phoenix Wright", though perhaps I wouldn't make the same comparison.
Anyway, the gameplay itself is nothing too special: you flick the wiimote to throw a ball, you press A and B at the same time to catch it. Flicking the wiimote with just the right amount of force nets you more points, whereas when catching, your timing determines how well you're doing and how many points you'll get.
What makes the game interesting, however, is the story mode. In it, you throw and catch a ball with your neighbours and get to know them. Play well and they'll keep opening up to you about the issues they're facing. Do poorly and they'll stop playing with you. The more you listen to them, the higher your "friendship level" gets, and eventually you unlock new characters to play with.
And so you throw a ball while listening to a widower dad who thinks his daughter is emotionally shutting down, or a woman who's thinking of cheating on her boyfriend with a married coworker (!).
I don't want to say too much because really, the enjoyment you get in this game is in the discovery, in listening to these characters confide in you and in piecing together the puzzle.
The Story mode is about 3 hours long, and I'd say it's the main draw of the game. Beyond the Story mode there's a bunch of score attack modes that could appeal to fans of arcade action, except I'm not sure if the game gives enough feedback when you're doing it wrong. It might frustrate some players to feel like they're throwing consistently the same way, yet not always getting consistent results. You can see on screen if you've thrown the ball too hard or too softly by looking at the character animation, but it's hard to get a feel for it when you're actually doing the motion.
If you're new to Wiiware or are into more traditional games, there are quite a few games I'd recommend before this one. But if you can easily spare $10 and are looking for a pretty original game, I say go for it.
Title: Re: Why the Wii is great (Let's Catch WiiWare)
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on August 31, 2009, 04:32:38 PM
Question is, does it have Let's Tap's KICKIN' soundtrack?
Title: Re: Why the Wii is great (Let's Catch WiiWare)
Post by: Pandareus on August 31, 2009, 04:41:18 PM
I haven't played Let's Tap, but if I had to hazard a guess, I would say: absolutely not. There're these calm, soothing strings in Story mode; there's this very repetitive, aggressive, short loop in the one minigame I tried.
Nothing KICKIN' about it. Sorry!
Title: Re: Why the Wii is great (Let's Catch WiiWare)
Post by: Mop it up on September 01, 2009, 05:55:25 PM
Thanks for the impressions Pandareus. This seems like a really weird game, the interactions sound interesting but the gameplay seems very repetitive, so I don't think I'll bother.
Title: Re: Why the Wii is great (Let's Catch WiiWare)
Post by: Pandareus on September 02, 2009, 09:35:04 AM
No prob!
Yeah, I erased the channel as after exhausting the Story mode, I have no desire to go back to the game. It is pretty damn simplistic. And it's pretty hard after a while to not feel self-conscious about the fact that you're just flicking your wrist and pressing A+B over and over again with your arm raised up.
