Author Topic: Official Endless Ocean (Forever Blue) thread (Read 43825 times)

Nick DiMola · « **Reply #75 on:** July 25, 2007, 04:09:42 AM »

Famitsu scored this game unusually high, I guess it must be pretty decent. I have less reservations about getting it, though I still doubt that I'll be getting it before a price drop.

Side Note: I'm glad they changed the name of this game (in America). Forever Blue sounds too much like Lost in Blue, Endless Ocean works better, IMO.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #76 on:** July 25, 2007, 07:54:56 AM »

Don't forget Famitsu likes games without gameplay.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #77 on:** July 25, 2007, 08:02:56 AM »

Just like Zelda.................OH GOD, MY LIFE IS A LIE!

Terranigma Freak · « **Reply #78 on:** July 25, 2007, 10:41:59 AM »

If it's at least as cool as Nintendogs, then count me in!

AzureNightmare · « **Reply #79 on:** July 25, 2007, 06:09:35 PM »

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I was also thinking Pilotwings when you said it, because PILOTWINGS is the ORIGINAL sandbox game! Grand Theft Auto just steals all the credit.

Pilot Wings isnt a sandbox game.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #80 on:** July 25, 2007, 10:46:12 PM »

Looks like Nintendo's taking the whole "Blue Ocean" strategy a bit literally, eh?

Sorry, I had to get that out.

The graphics are another example, alongside Mario, Metroid, and a few others, that the lack of graphical quality in Wii games is not nearly as much about the console's hardware capabilities as it is the developers' lack of effort. Hopefully these will raise the bar for the future.

In any other year I would seriously look at this, but I have way too many other things I need to buy (anyone who says Nintendo doesn't care about traditional, hardcore games doesn't know what they're talking about; I dare you to find one year in the past decade where Nintendo has had a better traditional lineup than Metroid Prime 3, Battalion Wars II, Fire Emblem, Super Mario Galaxy, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl). This is definitely something to look for in the occasional lulls in the release schedule that pop up.

King of Twitch · « **Reply #81 on:** July 25, 2007, 11:38:11 PM »

2002. Replace BW and FE with Eternal Darkness, SFA, Animal Crossing, Doshin, Cubivore.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #82 on:** July 25, 2007, 11:52:38 PM »

I didn't much care for Star Fox Adventures, too much of a collectathon, and Doshin wasn't released outside of Japan, so it doesn't really count. Animal Crossing isn't exactly traditional/hardcore; I absolutely love the game, but it doesn't fit with what I'm going for here. Melee was December 2001, as well, so Brawl goes in with BW and FE as games that had no equivalent in 02. Prime, I'll give you; I think Corruption will be better but once you get past a certain point of greatness it doesn't really matter. And, while I seem to be one of the few remaining people who really enjoyed Sunshine, I think Galaxy is going to be ten times as good as it was.

Even with all your games, it would have been only a little better than what we are getting this year. I forgot to mention Strikers, the first proper online game for the Wii as well, and I wasn't even counting Super Paper Mario from earlier in the year. But for what I'm saying it doesn't really matter; I'm just fed up with all these people who think the world is coming to an end because Nintendo is broadening their target market. We are getting one of the best years ever in terms of first-party development and yet people persist in saying that Nintendo has completely changed and they don't care about traditional/hardcore games anymore.

Kairon · « **Reply #83 on:** July 26, 2007, 08:11:03 AM »

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2002. Replace BW and FE with Eternal Darkness, SFA, Animal Crossing, Doshin, Cubivore.

Whe...When did we get Doshin? GIMME GIME GIMME!

Also, Eternal Darkness was released much earlier in the year, more the time frame of SPM, SFA is a game that... we don't talk about that... and although I love both Cubivore and Animaql Crossing, those are more akin to Enbdless Ocean and MySims than actual, traditional, blockbuster, "OMG HARDCORE!" games.

I think Holiday 2007 may be Nintendo's best lineup in a long time indeed.

King of Twitch · « **Reply #84 on:** July 26, 2007, 10:32:15 AM »

say... what if they combined Doshin with Endless Ocean? I'd run over small animals to get hold of that game Endless Doshin!

Ceric · « **Reply #85 on:** July 26, 2007, 10:46:59 AM »

lol.

So you be a giant that swims in the ocean trying to make fish happy?

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #86 on:** July 26, 2007, 11:09:45 AM »

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Originally posted by: Kairon
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Originally posted by: MJRx9000
2002. Replace BW and FE with Eternal Darkness, SFA, Animal Crossing, Doshin, Cubivore.

Whe...When did we get Doshin? GIMME GIME GIMME!

Also, Eternal Darkness was released much earlier in the year, more the time frame of SPM, SFA is a game that... we don't talk about that... and although I love both Cubivore and Animaql Crossing, those are more akin to Enbdless Ocean and MySims than actual, traditional, blockbuster, "OMG HARDCORE!" games.

I think Holiday 2007 may be Nintendo's best lineup in a long time indeed.

You're on Koopa Krack. ED came out in June.

Kairon · « **Reply #87 on:** July 26, 2007, 02:33:08 PM »

Either way, ED was a critical darling and a commercial marshmallow, and utterly, utterly ineffectual in what it was meant to do for Nintendo's userbase.

MLS_man_64 · « **Reply #88 on:** August 31, 2007, 12:30:37 PM »

Is this game still coming out? It isn't listed in Gamestop's online database.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #89 on:** August 31, 2007, 02:47:00 PM »

October 29th, alongside Batallion Wars II...

MLS_man_64 · « **Reply #90 on:** September 01, 2007, 02:01:22 PM »

Yeh, I know that is when it is supposed to come out, but why is it not being listed by any online retailers. It is looking bad suspicious.

Kairon · « **Reply #91 on:** September 23, 2007, 03:11:56 PM »

Nintendo just updated release dates... delayed into 2008.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #92 on:** September 23, 2007, 03:13:21 PM »

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Nintendo just updated release dates... delayed into 2008.

That makes 0 sense to me, the game is finished.

Kairon · « **Reply #93 on:** September 23, 2007, 03:16:27 PM »

Well, myabe they're just keeping the game out of the way for the Holiday madness where it'd get murdered, and saving it for the more relaxed early 2008 schedule when it'll have more of a chance to gain attention.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #94 on:** September 23, 2007, 03:19:40 PM »

Nintendo has officially ruined the rest of the year.

Kairon · « **Reply #95 on:** September 23, 2007, 03:20:53 PM »

Not even Smash can save it. *sniff*

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #96 on:** September 23, 2007, 03:43:56 PM »

I hope you guys are being sarcastic as Endless Ocean looks like a neat distraction but nothing Earth shattering.

I agree that Nintendo must have delayed it so that it can shine on a less crowded gaming schedule.

IceCold · « **Reply #97 on:** September 23, 2007, 04:03:45 PM »

Oh well, it can only get better, eh?

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #98 on:** September 23, 2007, 06:06:11 PM »

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I hope you guys are being sarcastic as Endless Ocean looks like a neat distraction but nothing Earth shattering.

I agree that Nintendo must have delayed it so that it can shine on a less crowded gaming schedule.

Speak for yourself, I've been following the game ever since it was first announced. The game looks like the ultimate pick up and play game, where you can kill time exploring, not to mention it has what looks to be a really neat two player mode.

Mario · « **Reply #99 on:** September 23, 2007, 06:09:49 PM »

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Nintendo just updated release dates... delayed into 2008.

That makes 0 sense to me, the game is finished.

The Japanese version had some bugs in it that they could be busy fixing, and apparently it has big load times so they could be fixing that too. Most likely they are just trying to find a nice place to put it though where another game wont overshadow it, but I highly doubt a place to breathe for Endless Ocean exists (haha get it).

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Author Topic: Official Endless Ocean (Forever Blue) thread (Read 43825 times)