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We complain that Nintendo systems don't launch with Mario games anymore, and now we're up in arms about a side-scrolling Mario game likely at the system's launch and we're disappointed.
Man, Nintendo fans really are hard to please...
You know what would be an okay hook? Comes with the console for free.
The 3D polygon models are used because it is easier and cheaper to make a game with them. It is easy to add new textures to existing models and add effects to make the game look nicer.
We knew Nintendo was doing this for some time, as Nintendo set up artists that were just making 3D models of their characters to be used in games. I think this was mostly done for the Mario series of games...Party, and New Super Mario games.
Although I don't like it...it makes sense. I personally don't understand why they won't just use Cell shading to make these 3D models look like HD sprites.
That would be a fair compromise. I understand the reason for the polygons, doesn't mean I have to like them though. The way Mario games sell, Nintendo could afford to put a little more resources into the games. One thing that bothers me about NIntendo lately, especially with the Mario games, is that they seem to constantly cheap out and get lazy with them, specifically the NSMB series.
Also in regards to Nintendo owning properties, they own Xenoblade since they own Monolith Soft.
Fair, but the main Mario games DO get those extra resources. The Mario Galaxies and Mario Karts always get new resources used. It is the minor Mario games...the Mario Tennis, Mario Party franchises that tend to use those polygon pre-made models...which is honestly completely ok with me.
Yeah, this is a buzz-kill. I think with the inclusion of the Miis and the dispiritingly bland art design, the "New" series falls out of the realm of the "real" Mario continuum and becomes something of a Mario Party-esque spin-off.
The trouble is they don't seem to be making "real" 2-D Mario games anymore . . .
So where are all the people who shrieked all over the Wii U threads that the "New Super Mario Bros. Mii" game shown at E3 was "just a tech demo, not actual software"?: Well, if it's just going to be bland New Super Mario Bros. with Miis this time, I see no reason to pick it up even if I do get a Wii U. When you combine "bland" (the New Super Mario Bros. level design and art style" with even more "bland" (the Miis), I don't see how you could possibly get "superb".
I've never played Halo so I don't understand the appeal, but isn't it basically the same thing more or less as Metroid Prime? The only thing different that Halo had going for it was that it was on a "mature" console.Okay, that explains a lot. Metroid and Halo aren't even close. Halo is a shooter, an action game. Metroid is more about exploration and adventure. Metroid can't have the same reach as Halo unless Nintendo completely redefines the series. It was created as a single player game. The draw of Halo is its multiplayer though many like it for its mythos. Retro Studios tried adding multiplayer and it didn't work. NST made a primarily multiplayer Metroid with Hunters and it barely felt like a Metroid game. Metroid needs to stick to being Metroid and evolve from there. I don't think its gameplay lends itself to being anything more than it is, a great single player experience.
The 3D polygon models are used because it is easier and cheaper to make a game with them. It is easy to add new textures to existing models and add effects to make the game look nicer.
We knew Nintendo was doing this for some time, as Nintendo set up artists that were just making 3D models of their characters to be used in games. I think this was mostly done for the Mario series of games...Party, and New Super Mario games.
Although I don't like it...it makes sense. I personally don't understand why they won't just use Cell shading to make these 3D models look like HD sprites.
I would love to see a new Mario game done like Wario Land: Shake It, with the hand drawn looking visuals. Kind of a retro throwback to the SNES/NES Mario titles.Visually, I wouldn't mind this. However, Wario Land: Shake It separated the levels into "rooms" which I didn't like. If Nintendo or whoever handled the game could get the levels to be continuous (minus warp pipes) then I'd be all for the HD hand-drawn look.
Still, if Nintendo would put some effort into the art design, they could get a lot out of using polygons. I suggested a 2.5D Mario game a few months back where every world represented a different Mario game and adopted that game's art style but using 3D polygonal models.
A rumor with no real source.
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=175607QuoteHere's a juicy rumor for you guys and gals. We're hearing that Square-Enix may have worked some sort of deal with Nintendo to share a character or characters for use in a game project. We don't know what Square-Enix characters these are, but apparently they haven't been used in a very, very long time. Is Square-Enix looking to revamp a forgotten series/character with Nintendo's help?
I certainly don't believe it, but it would be nice to think Geno is getting a shot at Smash Bros.
I absolutely want the 1st Mario game on Wii U to be a 2D game, just not New Super Mario Bros. That's probably wishful thinking. The more I think about it the more I dislike the art direction. It's too bright and, frankly, quite awful. In terms of gameplay, sticking with that formula through a 3rd game is likely pushing it. It's bound to get old.
Cut the Rope has you use two fingers to cut ropes simultaneously.
A shitty iPhone game requires it? That's a reason? God, I hope Nintendo don't included multi-touch so all the horrible iPhone games don't start getting ported over.
HEY! Cut The Rope is a very good game! >:^(
But is it a Multi-Touch screen? Will it be able to play all iPad games?
I think Wii Sports 2 would be a little bit of a cop-out.
You mean Wii Sports 3, right? Wii Sports Resort is basically "Wii Sports 2". And I really really hate the term "hardcore / core gamer". It's a meaningless label that was perpetuated by the gaming media to differentiate us from casual gamers.
I'm a mainstream gamer, yet I love Wii Sports and WS Resort. I enjoy the Wii Sports games for their simplicity and charm, just like I enjoy Super Mario games for their hop-n-bop action, Metroid for it's sense of isolation on a desolate planet, Zelda for it's adventure and dungeons, etc.
Isn't there a new Star Trek game being done to go along with the next movie? It's more of an actiony shooter thing though.An original game developed for the Wii U would be quite awesome. Something more exploring or just adventurous would be nice. So many things they could do with the tablet controller. I guess that goes along with several games/franchises though.. So much promise, if only..
If Draw Something doesn't get ported to WiiWare (and integrate with all of the other versions), then you don't even wanna know what I will do...
Actually it's 1.5 weeks, came out on a friday. Didn't really fly off the shevles but that's kinda expected since the series was always more cult based but hopefully word of mouth gives the game a couple of years of growth.
LOL, when was Toad ever his enemy?
Probably similar to RE2, the game is a classic, but play it now and, well, it just doesn't hold up well at all. I honestly haven't played a SH game since SH3, but have been interested in games like Homecoming, Silent Hill for Wii, and even this game. Would be interested to try them considering I really don't have any expectations either way.
IMO, all the Silent Hill games are good in their own way (except maybe Origins, but I really didn't get far enough into that game to judge it too much). Homecoming gets a lot of criticism for being stylistically similar to the movie (which I thought was pretty good) and for having a big combat focus, but I thought the story was pretty good (if very derivative of a few other SH games) and the combat was fairly enjoyable. Shattered Memories (the Wii game) has some frustrating chase sequences and I never thought it was particularly creepy, but the psychological angle of the story and the general flow is pretty good. Continuing the theme, Downpour doesn't have a fantastic combat system, but it's still far more of a horror game than Resident Evil has been in a very long time and I enjoyed the story and the creativity of several sequences.
It's not just IGN, the game has a 64/68 (PS3/360) average on Metacritic.
I was speaking of critics in general (though a fairly above-average score is better than I expected). People just did not give that game a fair chance, mostly because everyone likes to remember Silent Hill 2 as this perfect experience it never was. I replayed it recently in the HD Collection, and man is that game ****. And that's not a recent impression created by the HD version. I always thought that was a terrible "game" with horrible combat, little to no direction, uninspired level design, and atrocious voice acting in its original incarnation (the new dub is a massive improvement). But people like the story and characters, and that has made people forget just how terrible that game plays. And I could say that of most of the Silent Hill games.
