Post by: NWR_pap64 on November 20, 2006, 03:58:32 AM
I admit that if the game wasn't on the 360 and made by Rare I would pick it up in an instant. I love weird, quirky games like this and VP embodies this quite well.
Post by: capamerica on November 20, 2006, 06:34:22 AM
I haven't seen anything for it yet. Knowing Rare I figured it was pushed back.
Post by: Smash_Brother on November 20, 2006, 07:05:36 AM
Post by: vudu on November 20, 2006, 07:27:55 AM
Post by: Smash_Brother on November 20, 2006, 07:54:40 AM
Besides, he's asking people on the forums if anyone has tried it. I'd like to know how it turned out...
Post by: capamerica on November 20, 2006, 08:01:48 AM
Post by: TrueNerd on November 20, 2006, 08:13:17 AM
If this game came from Nintendo, we'd all have been going nuts over it for some time now. Of course, that may have something to do with the track records of both Nintendo and Rare, but still. The game looks fun.
Post by: NWR_pap64 on November 20, 2006, 08:22:30 AM
1. I hope you don't turn this into a joke in which we try to have a serious PGC discussion, then keep saying stuff like that. Yes, I know we are real life friends, but just because that's reality is doesn't I can't speak to them in the forums.
2. I don't live with them. Like I stated on the confession thread, I live in Puerto Rico and they live in the US. I only see them in summer, so no, I can't just walk to their rooms and ask.
3. Like S_B stated, I was asking EVERYONE on the forums because I heard the game has gotten some surprising solid reviews and I am curious to see what everyone else here thinks about it.
Cap, S_B last I heard the game is already available and its been reviewed by a couple of websites already. Gamestop has it available to sell as well. They also have a 2 disc special edition of the game, which includes a bunch of demos and two episodes of the TV shows (which I confess I have a love/HATE relationship with...).
I admit I fell in love with three of the pinata species in the game, the fizzlybear, the pritztail and the fudgehog. If I had the game, my garden would be nothing but those three.
But like I said, its the fact that its on the 360 and is made by Rare that is keeping me away from the game and want to see some more opinions on the game.
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on November 20, 2006, 11:01:09 AM
Post by: NWR_pap64 on November 20, 2006, 12:36:55 PM
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Originally posted by: Professional 666
I thought reviews were broken these days. That's the word around here.
Hence why I decided to ask around and see if there is some valid truth to the reviews.
I was expecting less than stellar reviews, considering Rare's POOR track with MS. But it seems that VP is quite a fun little game.
Post by: vudu on November 20, 2006, 03:13:14 PM
QuoteI was just trying to make a joke. It was a little funny that you created a thread and the only two people to respond within the next 3.5 hours were your friends.
In hopes that I don't derail this into a personal discussion, Vudu...
Also, there are no such things as serious PGC discussions ... only non-serious NWR discussions.
Also, just so I don't completely derail anything, Viva Pinata currently has an 86% on Game Rankings.
Post by: Kairon on November 22, 2006, 02:26:31 PM
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Post by: couchmonkey on November 23, 2006, 06:03:49 AM
But I surely don't have the dough for an Xbox 360, so I can't play it.
Post by: Hocotate on November 26, 2006, 12:40:24 PM
Post by: NWR_pap64 on November 26, 2006, 01:22:17 PM
Grabbed by the ghoulies: 71%
Conker live and reloaded: 79%
Perfect Dark 0: 81%
Kameo: 81%
Viva Pinata: 85%
Definitely the highest, but the other Rare games were par at best and they got good scores. Makes me wonder even more about the game and the reviews it got...
Post by: couchmonkey on November 27, 2006, 07:27:17 AM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on November 27, 2006, 12:52:50 PM
Post by: capamerica on November 28, 2006, 01:53:39 AM
Grabbed by the ghoulies: 71% = 20% in my book
Conker live and reloaded: 79% = 45% in my book
Perfect Dark 0: 81% = 65% in my book
Kameo: 81% = 60% in my book
So based on that I would take the guess that:
Viva Pinata: 85% = 60-65% in my book.
Ya its going to be pretty damn crappy.
Post by: JonLeung on November 28, 2006, 03:57:58 AM
I'm guessing the game doesn't involve the same kind of antics, though.
Post by: couchmonkey on November 28, 2006, 04:37:03 AM
The TV show supposedly incorporates tips from the game, I noticed that in a couple of episodes, too..."Oh so-and-so ate a such-and-such and mutated!"
Post by: Nick DiMola on January 04, 2007, 08:23:27 PM
I can finally breath a sigh of relief that Rare isn't totally dead just yet.
Post by: couchmonkey on January 05, 2007, 04:02:01 AM
Post by: Smash_Brother on September 11, 2008, 04:13:39 PM
I just tried the game for the first time (the original gardening sim one) and while it's cute, it didn't exactly hold my interest. There's a lot of crap to do, granted, but I didn't find the game very compelling.
The most enjoyable part of the game was heckling the little welsh girl with my shovel and watering can. :D
Post by: Smakian on September 13, 2008, 02:35:44 PM
