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« on: November 23, 2004, 03:41:48 AM »
I have played probably 2 hours now. I beat the first Bowser, and have all but one star in the first level and a few stars in the other levels. Here is what I have noticed about the control.
1)Jumping is alittle bit more ackward. It seems hard to triple jump, or run and jump forward if you are close to a wall. Not a big deal, I probably just need to get a little more adjusted to the controls.
2)The Camera controls are not perfect. It makes me wish I could completely Customize the controls, because there isn't a peferct control set up. Still this isn't a huge problem.
3)The analog control can make you slip and you have to adjust. This isn't hugely annoying yet, but it could be a problem in later levels. However, since Mario 64 was very rarely about defeating enemies it shouldn't be too much of a problem.
4)The only move that is hard to perform is that special U-Turn jump. Its very hard to get the timing consistant.
Here are a few good things I have noticed about the control.
1)The touch screen actually does work to emulate analog, and you can easily get the degree of sensitivity needed to do all your moves.
2)Nintendo fixed wall jumping by adding the slide down the walls so it is totally less frustrating to try and wall jump. This is a huge blessing.
3)The touch screen actually makes spinning Bowswer around 100% more enjoyable and more intuative. Its a great feeling.
Talking about possible cheap and easy fixes. I got one people should try. If the DS won't freak out about having something else on the screen you can place a circular object on it the size or alittle larger for the analog sensitivity. Then when you hit the edge of that circular object you know you have gone too far out.
Or if a 3rd party develops a slightly more pointed thumbstrap, but I completely see why Nintendo developed the thumbstrap like they did.
The game is still a blast, and literally feels like a new game. Anyone that is holding off on the game or the system because its a port is missing something truely special. This game feels completely different, and there is so much new stuff that its great.