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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Pap's hot topic: How would you reinvent Mario Party?
« on: December 12, 2007, 02:47:07 PM »
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Originally posted by: Adrock
Stop making them every year.


QFT

Having literally one game every year is just wrong and screams 'cash-grab'.  Nintendo seriously needs to space out the next iterations but sadly that isn't going to happen since it'll be the same people buying it over and over.  I wouldn't be surprised if 5 years from now we'll be on Mario Party 12 on the Wii and Mario Party DS 5.

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General Gaming / RE:Mass Effect
« on: December 06, 2007, 11:41:03 AM »
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Originally posted by: pap64
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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
Playing through it. It's pretty decent, and can keep a room full of folks entertained, which is hard to do for an RPG.

Anyone else playing it?


How are the gunplay and action elements? Are they pretty frequent or is it a whole RPG experience (as in, slow grinding gameplay)?


The amount of gunplay/action elements really depend on your choices.  If you tend to be Mr. Nice Guy, you end up resolving situations by talking where as if you're Mr. Dick, most situations ends up with a gunfight.

As for the RPG experience, it's really not a grind at all, which is great, because you gain experience from everything you do from going through specific dialogue sequences, decrypting locked items, completing side quests.  It's not like JRPG's where you have to kill enemies over and over.  

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General Gaming / RE: Mass Effect
« on: December 06, 2007, 11:35:47 AM »
Mass Effect is a fantastic game.  I'm loving this game and can't wait to play through the game again.  It's no 10/10, but it's still an amazing game.

The dialogue, character development, and voice acting are phenomenal.  

The voice acting I would say is the best voice acting I have ever heard in a game.  There is no game that comes close to it at all.

The game does involve a 'dark side/good side' path similar to KOTOR, but it's more of a 'good cop/bad cop' scenario.  The story will finish the same regardless of the choices you make, but how you get to that final point is totally up to you.  You can be Mr. Nice Guy and help everybody or you can be Mr. Dick and treat everyone like crap.

My only dislike with the game so far is the inventory system has to be the worse inventory system I've had to deal with in years.  It's typical BioWare fashion.  God, what were they thinking.

Mass Effect = RPG of the Year.

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General Gaming / RE: Call of Duty 4
« on: November 11, 2007, 08:22:56 AM »
After spending A LOT more time with the game over this weekend, COD4 is definitely a candidate to me for GOTY and is easily the best FPS at this moment surpassing both Halo 3 and TF2.  

People have complained that the single player was too short, around 6 hours is what a lot of reviewers were saying, but to me, it was the perfect length.  I personally can't see anybody beating it in 6 hours unless they are playing it on Easy and somehow avoids dying at all.

The Multi-player is definitely where this game shines.  It's simply fantastic.  The inclusion of RPG elements adds another layer of depth to an already deep multi-player experience.  All that's missing is the matchmaking quality found in Halo 3.

My only gripes with the game, besides the matchmaking being not as good as Halo 3, are issues with the single player campaign namely the infinite spawning enemies, until you trigger the next set of events, and secondly, the enemies ability to throw grenades with sick accuracy.

That said, Call of Duty 4 is a fantastic game.

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General Gaming / RE: Call of Duty 4
« on: November 07, 2007, 12:45:30 PM »
Frantic is definitely a good way to describe COD4.  The single player mission is kind of short, but the frantic atmosphere makes it so satisfying.

Simply put, the game is fantastic.  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Metroid Prime 3 Revolutionized
« on: September 18, 2007, 12:37:40 PM »
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Originally posted by: KashogiStogi
Playing on Veteran made me real hesitant to play MP3 on Hypermode. Towards the later half of the game, I found the best way to dodge a barrage of attacks from SPs was to quickly side-step left and right almost as if you were oscillating. The quicker you moved back and forth, the less you got hit. All the while, I'm frantically tapping the "A" button as fast as I can. Both of these maneuvers killed my thumbs. As I progressed, my thumbs got better at handling the stress plus the nova beam made killing SPs a one shot deal, but there would be times earlier where I just couldn't deal.

I'm sure this is much worse in HyperMode.


It is.  


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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Metroid Prime 3 Revolutionized
« on: September 07, 2007, 12:43:10 PM »
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Originally posted by: Kairon
/cries

MY HAND HURTS!

I just beat the first real boss after the linear tutorial segment and i died like FOUR TIMES!!! My fingers are cramping up and I even had to switch and adjust to a new control scheme because my thumb just died on me after my second death!

Oh god Veteran mode makes these bosses hard! The adventure and exploration parts are all easy as pie so far, but that frickin' first boss! Oh god my hand...my hand... Is this what it's like to be a hardcore gamer?


If Veteran Mode is too hard for you... avoid playing on Hyper Mode.  You'll end up with arthritis.

Your hand hurting is not what its like to be a 'hardcore' gamer, it's what happens when the damage balance is off-balance.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Metroid Prime 3 Revolutionized
« on: September 03, 2007, 02:39:32 PM »
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Originally posted by: Luigi Dude
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Originally posted by: Magik
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Originally posted by: Bill Aurion
"I'm playing on Hypermode and it just takes way to long to kill them especially when they go into Hyper Mode, which is quite often."

Retro upped the amount of damage enemies take so people will be more willing to use Hyper Mode...Plus, if you haven't noticed already, an enemy is more resistant to regular beams and weaker to Phazon shots when they are in Hyper Mode themselves...


Even though they are stronger when in Hyper Mode, at Hyper difficult, the shielded pirates take almost an entire tanks worth of Phazon to kill them.  It's a bit overkill imo especially when there are multiple-armoured pirates in a room.  Oh, and wait till you face Gandraya on Hyper difficulty, she requires a TON of shots and thats including unloading all your Phazon shots.[\SPOILER]


Oh God, that's what I'm fearing.  That fight took me forever in Veteran mode, I knew it'd be a nightmare in Hyper mode.


Hyper Mode plays exactly the same as Normal except for the fact that Samus is unbelievably weaker.  The enemy AI is still pretty brain dead and the bosses still follow the same pattern.  For instance, the battle with Gandraya went exactly the same as it did for me on Normal except that it took a LONG time to finish.  My wrist was really tired.  

In the end, Hyper Mode really comes down to how well you manage your energy tanks.


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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Metroid Prime 3 Revolutionized
« on: September 03, 2007, 09:22:54 AM »
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Originally posted by: Bill Aurion
"I'm playing on Hypermode and it just takes way to long to kill them especially when they go into Hyper Mode, which is quite often."

Retro upped the amount of damage enemies take so people will be more willing to use Hyper Mode...Plus, if you haven't noticed already, an enemy is more resistant to regular beams and weaker to Phazon shots when they are in Hyper Mode themselves...


Even though they are stronger when in Hyper Mode, at Hyper difficult, the shielded pirates take almost an entire tanks worth of Phazon to kill them.  It's a bit overkill imo especially when there are multiple-armoured pirates in a room.  Oh, and wait till you face Gandraya on Hyper difficulty, she requires a TON of shots and thats including unloading all your Phazon shots.[\SPOILER]


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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Metroid Prime 3 Revolutionized
« on: September 03, 2007, 03:40:52 AM »
Am I the only one that notices that you need to unload a TON of shots or even Charged shots to kill a single pirate in Prime 3?  I'm playing on Hypermode and it just takes way to long to kill them especially when they go into Hyper Mode, which is quite often.

Hypermode so far is pretty much what I expected.  Samus is about 3-4 times weaker than she is on Normal (aka Easy Mode) while the enemies are a bit stronger but likes to go into Hypermode a lot more often.  


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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Kairon's Boogie Hype thread of Irrational Exuberance(Original title: FIRST Boogie video!)
« on: August 11, 2007, 01:16:58 PM »
After spending some time with Boogie, I definitely would say this game is a rental at best.  It doesn't do any one thing well and not to mention has such a very small and piss poor songlist with some very, very questionable songs.  Fergalious? wth?  Milkshake? Are you kidding me?

With that said, I wouldn't be surprised if it still sells well.

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General Gaming / RE:Heavenly Sword
« on: August 11, 2007, 01:01:30 PM »
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Originally posted by: Kairon
I just realized that even though Heavenly Sword is heavily steeped in Asian environments and peoples and etc., ALL THESE ASIAN PEOPLE ARE TALKING IN BRITISH ACCENTS!!! AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!

The last person I want to play in a videogame is Kiera Knightley!


You do know the final game is going to have multiple languages, right?


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General Gaming / Re: Resident Evil 5 is the greatest thing ever.
« on: July 29, 2007, 07:47:57 AM »
RE5 is a PR's worst nightmare.  White man killing legions of African people.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Metroid Prime 3 Revolutionized
« on: June 30, 2007, 11:57:22 PM »
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Originally posted by: thatguy
Actually, on a game-related note, I've been thinking about some of the newer MP3 information.  I now think that they chose to release the game this much later in order to have a release date closer to, but before Halo 3, along with the "upping the quality" thing.  If MP3 is equally amazing to Halo 3, but is released a few months earlier, it would be possible to steal a whole lot of Halo 3 thunder.  That's only if the game as at least just as good, though.  Perhaps this was Nintendo's original idea?

I still have to wonder about the multi-player.  What was revolutionary about Halo?  To me, I always thought it was supposed to be a grandiose multi-player experience.  If I'm wrong, someone please fill me in.


MP3 is not going to steal ANY thunder from Halo 3, no matter how good it is.  Halo 2 was outshined by a lot of other games in terms of quality but still went on to outsell those games by huge amounts.

Nintendo is releasing MP3 before Halo 3 and all the other big fall titles because they want to avoid the problems they had with the release of MP2.  To refresh everybody's memories, Nintendo foolishly, stupidly, released MP2 between Halo 2, Half-Life 2 and GTA ultimately limiting the game to ONLY Nintendo fans and that showed by the piss poor sales.

What was revolutionary about Halo was it was the first CONSOLE FPS to actually get a right balance in controls, gameplay, actual narrative with a strong plot, and strong multiplayer experience.  There was no other FPS at the time, and even now, that comes close to what Halo did.

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General Gaming / RE: The Red Star and Odin Sphere
« on: May 27, 2007, 07:10:51 AM »
Odin Sphere = Most beautiful 2D game EVER!

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NWR Forums Discord / RE: Nintendo vs. Sony: Final Fantasy
« on: May 24, 2007, 12:34:30 PM »
What a terrible thread.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Super Smash Bros. Brawl
« on: May 23, 2007, 12:04:39 PM »
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Originally posted by: Smoke39
Is it just me, or is Mario's head a little too big?  Maybe it's just 'cause his overalls look so real now with their texture, but he looks like a guy running around with a huge fake Mario head, like the guys for that Who are you? campaign.

Also, Link is fvcking hot in Brawl.


I thought the exact same thing.  Mario's head is a bit too big.  Kind of reminds me of the SD (Super Deformed) Gundam characters.


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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Final Fantasy XIII on the Wii (Speculation)
« on: April 19, 2007, 11:56:07 AM »
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Originally posted by: Pittbboi
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FFXII was the best RPG of last gen. There was no other RPG that comes close.

After playing FFXII, I really can't go back to the old school RPGs anymore.


Agreed. I hated the idea of them taking out random battles before the game was released, but after playing the game, random battles just seem...archaic. Contrary to what some people say *cough*pap*cough* I was surprised by just how much strategy was required in the battles. The game didn't play itself, I was constantly overriding commands and changing gambits to fit the situation. I would play that game all over again if it were on the Wii.

Also, I guess it could be GoNintendo getting excited...but honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if the Wii got a piece of FFXIII, especially if the DS gets a game.


Anybody who thinks the game plays itself is a complete moron.  No matter how well the gambits are set up, they will never, EVER, cover every single possible situation.  Heck, even the best gambit set ups don't even cover 10% of the possible situations.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Final Fantasy XIII on the Wii (Speculation)
« on: April 18, 2007, 01:12:08 PM »
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Originally posted by: Pittbboi
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Personally I hope FF:12 gets a port to Wii even if it uses the classic controller, actually that be preferable.

I would die a happy man if that happened. Not too many people feel the same way, but FFXII is my favorite FF to date, and it would be perfect for the Wii.

Square-Enix's Nintendo support has blossomed on the DS, hopefully that has given them a bit of incentive to move some of that support console-side.


FFXII was the best RPG of last gen.  There was no other RPG that comes close.

After playing FFXII, I really can't go back to the old school RPGs anymore.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Resident Evil 4 Wiimake on Gamestop's database
« on: April 04, 2007, 12:47:40 AM »
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Originally posted by: The Traveller
It will be the Cube version graphically though right..


You would think it would.  It pretty much comes down to whether or not Capcom is willing to put the effort into updating the GC code with the extras and not just simply porting the PS2 code.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Tiger Woods 2007
« on: March 09, 2007, 07:00:27 AM »
Best commercial in the last year imo.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Katamari DamaWii?... one can dream
« on: March 09, 2007, 05:50:55 AM »
Nope.  The lack of a second analog made it very difficult to play.


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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Fils-Aime owns Harrison
« on: March 09, 2007, 03:39:08 AM »
He has no choice but to reply.  Otherwise, it'll ruin his image as a 'badass'.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Katamari DamaWii?... one can dream
« on: March 09, 2007, 03:36:57 AM »
Considering how Namco created the PSP version even though the creator said not to, I wouldn't be surprised if Katamari popped up on the Wii.  And with the way wiimakes are popping up, probably a wiimake of the original Katamari.

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General Gaming / RE: Sony's Back: Settles with Immersion (Rumble!!!); Creates PS3 Home (Miis and Achievements!!!)
« on: March 07, 2007, 06:15:02 AM »
After watching the trailer, I gotta say, it's pretty damn neat even though it's an obvious rip off of Miis, Achievements, and Second Life.

The service will most likely be free of charge, but it will definitely have DLC.

Let's see how Nintendo and Microsoft responds to this.

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