Topic: The Conduit was made into an Android mobile game. *sigh*

[Oblivion]

http://kotaku.com/5990539/the-conduit-was-an-average-wii-game-now-its-an-excellent-mobile-fps


Why?! It wasn't even ported by the original developers, and we still haven't gotten the 3DS Conduit or Conduit 3.

[ShyGuy]

I don't mind Nintendo exclusives getting late ports, High Voltage needs the cash! Now gives us an HD re-release of the Conduit two pack on the Wii U! I would bite.

I still hold out hope for the Grinder.

[Oblivion]

Oh, I totally forgot about The Grinder! I really wanted that to come out last year.

[BranDonk Kong]

I was surprised at how bad it looks on Android actually. Let High Voltage do the work and it will look better than the Wii version in no time.

[Mop it up]

People used to say that a mediocre game on PS360 would be considered excellent on the Wii, so it's funny to see a mediocre Wii game being excellent on a phone.

[EasyCure]

i wonder why exactly its excellent on mobiles...

[ShyGuy]

i wonder why exactly its excellent on mobiles...

The anti-Nintendo bias knows no shame.

[ejamer]

i wonder why exactly its excellent on mobiles...

The anti-Nintendo bias knows no shame.

Not entirely fair.  Mobile games have lower expectations - mostly because of lower cost, weak competition despite huge quantity of games available, and shorter expected playing times. Because of this altered mindset, reviewers approach games differently and score them differently compared to what is released on consoles. So this is less "anti-Nintendo" than "pro-mobile" bit of fluff.

That said, a weak game is a weak game regardless of cost or platform - especially when you actively gimp the controls (my favorite part of the review is how he just excuses this and then ignores the problem). The Conduit is decent enough, but certainly not a great game regardless of where you play it. Maybe the value proposition works in your favor a bit easier at $5... but you can probably find the Wii version for the same price by now anyway.

[Fatty The Hutt]

A Conduit 3 on 3DS could work really well, I think.
I really enjoyed Call of Duty: World At War on the DS. The campaign was solid fun and the  online multiplayer was especially good. I had many excellent late-night battles on that thing. The connection was smooth and seamless and the maps were good.

[Louieturkey]

I was surprised at how bad it looks on Android actually. Let High Voltage do the work and it will look better than the Wii version in no time.

The reviewer says it does look better on Android.  Though he also said the controls on the Wii were worse than Android, even though the Wii controls were completely customizable.  That's a fact many of the commenters at Kotaku were pointing out to him.  I also found it interesting that he only played through 2 levels and decided he played enough to review it.

[Oblivion]

The controls on the Conduit are perfect in every way. I'd rather play an FPS with the Wii Remote+Nunchuck rather than keyboard +mouse.

[EasyCure]

The controls on the Conduit are perfect in every way. I'd rather play an FPS with the Wii Remote+Nunchuck rather than keyboard +mouse.

and I'd NEVER want to play an FPS on a touchscreen device with no physical buttons. Which is why I don't understand how a mobile version could possibly be better.

[ThePerm]

wonder if its getting an Ooyah version

[UncleBob]

I honestly don't feel sorry for you. The game doesn't have physical controls on that platform - which makes it worth the price it is on that platform. You paid extra for the superior version. This is like complaining that you bought a game on one Wii, and a couple months later they release it on a different system for a cheaper price. You paid the extra money to play it before the Android gamers, and you played it on the better platform? Who cares that they released it on Android at a cheaper price?

And you continue to claim that the Android version is sub-par to the Wii version, when that's just a matter of opinion and not a fact.

And I'm saying that you're being irrational. They took a great game and put it on a platform that is inferior. Who ****ing cares? It doesn't affect you. They sold it to you FIRST for $50 and later sold it for $5 with an absence of physical controls. You're acting like an entitled customer and you're the only person I've seen on the internet who actually has a big issue with this.

[NWR_insanolord]

Before I saw the smiley at the end I was ready to call you the biggest damn hypocrite in the world. Well played.

[UncleBob]

What, are you saying that it would be hypocritical to say those things, then complain about a game that gets ported to smart phones?

Because I agree.

[Oblivion]

The thing is, I don't care what the price is, unlike you. What I care about is that instead of releasing this HD version on the Wii U, they did it on Android, which is nothing like your situation.

[ShyGuy]

This UncleBob-Oblivion BEEF is ridonkulous.

[UncleBob]

The thing is, I don't care what the price is, unlike you. What I care about is that instead of releasing this HD version on the Wii U, they did it on Android, which is nothing like your situation.

I've stated more than once that part of my issue is that they used the resources to make an inferior version of the game.

In my situation, it took away from Renegade Kidd resources.  In yours, as you pointed in the OP, it wasn't even done by the original development team.

[pokepal148]

This UncleBob-Oblivion BEEF is ridonkulous.

i gave them a thread in the funhouse for a reason. geez
this is why we can't have nice things

[shingi_70]

Looks Decent I guess.  Always thought that the Conduit series would have more success if put up on XBLA/PSN/PC a bit after the Wii Version.  Hopefully High Voltage gtes this game on the Ouya Market at launch.

[TJ Spyke]

Why waste money and resources putting it on Ouya? That's like saying they should make a Symbian version, it would sell just as well.

[BranDonk Kong]

Why waste money and resources putting it on Ouya? That's like saying they should make a Symbian version, it would sell just as well.

Once again, you've proven you have no idea what you're talking about.

[TJ Spyke]

I know more than you, that's for sure.

Anyways, Ouya will be a niche product at best, so don't expect any game on it to sell that well.

[pokepal148]

I know more than you, that's for sure.

Anyways, Ouya will be a niche product at best, so don't expect any game on it to sell that well.

but its based on android, you wouldn't be making a big stretch