Author Topic: Best of the Wii: Our Top 10 First-Party Wii Games (Read 16103 times)

Pixelated Pixies · « **Reply #50 on:** October 02, 2012, 01:16:20 PM »

Quote from: Fiendlord_Timmay on October 02, 2012, 11:05:11 AM

I also disagree with the popular opinion in the other direction too. I loved Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn despite all the hate for it, and I even enjoyed Metroid: Other M! *gasp*

I guess I don't hate everything you stand for. I really enjoyed Metroid: Other M (almost inspite of itself) and In the last few weeks I've been making my way through Radiant Dawn and am digging it.

Still though, Fluidity and Warioland were great titles.

As for going against popular opinion. Try this on for size. Skyward Sword is my least favourite polygonal Zelda. Now, that was an overrated game.

Evan_B · « **Reply #51 on:** October 02, 2012, 01:25:34 PM »

So Animal Crossing: City Folk is number one, right?

I honestly don't know what could top Skyward Sword.

xcwarrior · « **Reply #52 on:** October 02, 2012, 01:52:03 PM »

Skyward Sword is for sure one of the best games on the Wii, certainly first party. I'd have to dwell on things a bit before creating my top 10 list, and well I have to finish Last Story and start Xenoblade, which I'm sure would have an affect on my list as I am a big RPG guy.

Khushrenada · « **Reply #53 on:** October 02, 2012, 04:02:13 PM »

Quote from: Evan_B on October 02, 2012, 01:25:34 PM

So Animal Crossing: City Folk is number one, right?

I honestly don't know what could top Skyward Sword.

It's Mario Galaxy. In Mario Galaxy 2's write-up, they mention that Mario Galaxy 1 also appears on the list so therefore with one spot left, that's the spot it must be appearing in.

The only mystery left is what they will call the top third party game. That list has been more interesting because a lot of the choices have been unexpected. To me at least.

Pixelated Pixies · « **Reply #54 on:** October 02, 2012, 04:09:23 PM »

I'm ok with Galaxy winning. I personally think Galaxy 2 is the superior game but the original has the edge in terms of innovation, so I can see why that would give it the top spot.

Stogi · « **Reply #55 on:** October 02, 2012, 04:33:01 PM »

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Pixelated Pixies · « **Reply #56 on:** October 02, 2012, 04:38:39 PM »

Quote from: Stogi on October 02, 2012, 04:33:01 PM

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Fiendlord_Timmay · « **Reply #57 on:** October 02, 2012, 05:37:25 PM »

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I personally think Galaxy 2 is the superior game but the original has the edge in terms of innovation, so I can see why that would give it the top spot.

That's pretty much how I feel. Galaxy 2's refinements make it a slightly better game, but it didn't "wow" me as much as Galaxy 1 did. I have fonder memories of Galaxy 1, and I got really addicted to it (242 stars). Galaxy 2 I just remember as a really good game, but I never bothered to do the green star quest.

Fatty The Hutt · « **Reply #58 on:** October 02, 2012, 06:28:51 PM »

So Twilight Princess won't be on the top 10 list for best first party games on the Wii? You are shitting me.
The ret-con, backlash B.S. that this game has gotten is garbage. Folks really need to revisit this game if they truly think it doesn't count as top ten material.

Ah, lists and video game nerds. Raging is fun!

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #59 on:** October 02, 2012, 06:31:06 PM »

I agree, Twilight Princes really is a good game and deserves to be in the top 10. People just like to hate on it/

NWR_Neal · « **Reply #60 on:** October 02, 2012, 07:01:30 PM »

Well, I can speak for myself that I have tried to replay it, and it's not engaging to me. I do not like that game as much as I did in 2006. It's the only Zelda game I feel that way about.

I also know that some of our staff feel Twilight Princess is a GameCube game, and do not rate it as highly as a Wii game (if they rate it as a Wii game at all). If memory serves me correctly, it would have made the top 20, maybe even the top 15.

Fatty The Hutt · « **Reply #61 on:** October 02, 2012, 07:06:18 PM »

@Neal
yeah, well, you're entitled to your wrong opinion

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Like I said: nerds, lists, raging, etc.

Pixelated Pixies · « **Reply #62 on:** October 02, 2012, 07:08:55 PM »

Quote from: Fatty_The_Hutt on October 02, 2012, 06:28:51 PM

So Twilight Princess won't be on the top 10 list for best first party games on the Wii? You are shitting me.
The ret-con, backlash B.S. that this game has gotten is garbage. Folks really need to revisit this game if they truly think it doesn't count as top ten material.

Ah, lists and video game nerds. Raging is fun!

Well I can't speak for others, but Twilight Princess is in my top 10 Wii games. Personally, I vastly prefered it to Skyward Sword. The tone, overworld, dungeons, music, items and puzzles were way more engaging to me.

Fiendlord_Timmay · « **Reply #63 on:** October 02, 2012, 07:16:05 PM »

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I also know that some of our staff feel Twilight Princess is a GameCube game, and do not rate it as highly as a Wii game (if they rate it as a Wii game at all).

This is EXACTLY how I feel. I owned the Gamecube version, so I always think of it as a Gamecube game. I've played the Wii version, and the controls were kinda awkward. Also, the whole mirrored world thing is really stupid, and it's really a pet peeve of mine for some reason.

With Gamecube controls, TP would have made my Top 10. With Wii controls, it doesn't.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #64 on:** October 02, 2012, 07:51:22 PM »

I consider Twilight Princess a GameCube game, since that's what it was for most of its development and the tacked on Wii controls were a mixed bag. To be perfectly honest, though, I didn't put either Wii Zelda on my list.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #65 on:** October 02, 2012, 07:57:58 PM »

Nintendo chose Wii as the primary platform to present it on, and iti s still a good Wii game.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #66 on:** October 02, 2012, 08:04:33 PM »

Nintendo chose the Wii as the primary platform because the GameCube was dead and it sounded good to say there was a Zelda game at launch. It was entirely a PR move.

Luigi Dude · « **Reply #67 on:** October 02, 2012, 08:08:49 PM »

The main team at EAD 3 views the Gamecube version as the canon one so Twilight Princess should be considered a Gamecube game. Gerudo Desert on the Gamecube version is located on the very left of Hyrule, where it also was in Ocarina of Time. This area of Hyrule is the same spot Lanayru Desert is located in Skyward Sword which the game hints heavily at being the same place that will eventually become Gerudo Desert.

The Wii version sold more and Nintendo advertised it primarily as a Wii game, but internally Skyward Sword makes it clear the Gamecube version is meant to be the original and true version of the game.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #68 on:** October 02, 2012, 08:13:51 PM »

Luuigi, where do you see them considering the GameCube version a canon? It seems to be the other way around.

And the Hyrule's are not the same, so that is irrelevent.

John E G · « **Reply #69 on:** October 02, 2012, 08:27:09 PM »

Mario Kart WiiDonkey Kong Country Returns
Xenoblade Chronicles
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Mario Bros. Wii
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Mario Galaxy
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

I'm a Zelda fanatic, I can't help favoring those games.

Phil · « **Reply #70 on:** October 03, 2012, 06:06:53 AM »

I don't have an order for my list, but I would go with first-party-wise:

Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Metroid Prime Trilogy
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Excitebots: Trick Racing (greatest racer this gen, imo)
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Wario Land: Shake It!

I have not completed Xenoblade Chronicles yet. A lot of other games on my plate.

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Author Topic: Best of the Wii: Our Top 10 First-Party Wii Games (Read 16103 times)