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fivegears4reverse posted:@Taear: Oh, they definitely made the game easier, and it's been the trend since Portable 3rd/Tri. Good. The game needed more monsters and it needed to be less of a massive pain in the arse. So far, Ultimate delivers on both of those. Do you know if the previously online-only monsters are avaliable to fight on your own now? I cannot connect my Wii U to the internet so I can't see them otherwise.
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Mar 25, 2013 00:18
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Yup, without internet you can see all the content in TriU, with the exception of the event quests. Only thing is that high/g-rank will be hard as gently caress for you since they're actually balanced for 4-on-1.
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Mar 25, 2013 00:21
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Bobnumerotres posted:Yup, without internet you can see all the content in TriU, with the exception of the event quests. Only thing is that high/g-rank will be hard as gently caress for you since they're actually balanced for 4-on-1. At least I can see them though. Even if I'll die horribly. Here's another question since I cannot find the answer on the internet - Lagombi ears, do I get those from breaking the ear in the killing-it quest, or do I need a later one where I capture it? I ask because now I have killed it three times and broken the ears each time with nothing. I don't want to waste my time killing it again really.
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Mar 25, 2013 00:40
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MH3U is the first game that has me playing for longer than an hour at a time on the Wii U. As such I'm starting to get cheesed off at the lousy battery life on the gamepad (yes it's a tablet I know, but damnit my iPad goes like 10 hours or more even playing movies and games, so that's not an excuse). Are there any good third party batteries out yet?
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Mar 25, 2013 00:45
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Anytime you need to "hunt" a monster you can always capture it instead, you don't need to actually wait for a capture request unless they've changed that.
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Mar 25, 2013 00:46
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Chronojam posted:Anytime you need to "hunt" a monster you can always capture it instead, you don't need to actually wait for a capture request unless they've changed that. Are you certain? I feel like in Tri I captured a creature and failed because the goal was to kill it. I distinctly remember thinking it was stupid, since capturing is harder.
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Mar 25, 2013 00:50
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Taear posted:Are you certain? I feel like in Tri I captured a creature and failed because the goal was to kill it. I distinctly remember thinking it was stupid, since capturing is harder. I don't know if there's some exception that you fell victim to so I won't comment on that but you can definitely capture monsters you were sent to kill.
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Mar 25, 2013 00:53
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Ciaphas posted:MH3U is the first game that has me playing for longer than an hour at a time on the Wii U. As such I'm starting to get cheesed off at the lousy battery life on the gamepad (yes it's a tablet I know, but damnit my iPad goes like 10 hours or more even playing movies and games, so that's not an excuse). Are there any good third party batteries out yet? http://www.nyko.com/products/product-detail/?name=Power%20Pak%20for%20Wii%20U
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Mar 25, 2013 01:16
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Bland posted:I don't know if there's some exception that you fell victim to so I won't comment on that but you can definitely capture monsters you were sent to kill. I think it may have been the Lagicarious. Which I have just defeated without using any potions whatsoever in 10 minutes, when last time it took a full 10 mega potions and about 30 minutes. I'm beginning to feel baffled. Perhaps the dual swords are just that much better than the switch blade (which is what I used the last time) or the game is really that much easier.
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Mar 25, 2013 01:28
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Ciaphas posted:MH3U is the first game that has me playing for longer than an hour at a time on the Wii U. As such I'm starting to get cheesed off at the lousy battery life on the gamepad (yes it's a tablet I know, but damnit my iPad goes like 10 hours or more even playing movies and games, so that's not an excuse). Are there any good third party batteries out yet? There's this http://www.nyko.com/products/product-detail/?name=UBoost+(Black) Regarding the hand-holding discussion, I always thought the GTA games do a really good job telling you how to do things in a clear and unintrusive way.
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Mar 25, 2013 02:32
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Lego City is pretty alright. I hope that it comes out on other platforms so that more people can actually enjoy it.
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Mar 25, 2013 03:59
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dvorak posted:Lego City is pretty alright. I hope that it comes out on other platforms so that more people can actually enjoy it. Isn't it published by Nintendo? It seemed like they were banking on it as a big-name exclusive title when they first revealed it at E3. More importantly, I think it was one of a handful of announcements meant to convince investors that Nintendo was building strong relationships with third parties.
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Mar 25, 2013 07:40
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Rake Arms posted:Isn't it published by Nintendo? That shouldn't really matter in and of itself. Someone else could publish it on other platforms unless Nintendo helped fund it and own the IP rights or signed a full on exclusivity deal with TT. It's happened a few times in the past. As you've mentioned though, Nintendo has been pushing it really hard and Warner Bros (who actually own TT Games) haven't had anything to say about it since it was announced, so I'd be surprised if Nintendo didn't pay for a good chunk of development and will want to keep it locked up. Crowbear fucked around with this message at 08:42 on Mar 25, 2013 |
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Mar 25, 2013 08:40
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I bought this ... thing. http://gametista.com/2013/02/23/review-pdp-hardcover-for-wii-u-gamepad/ This isn't my review, but it's about the only online description of the thing, and I've only ever seen it at GameStop. I bought one because the Wii U sits on the bottom shelf of my entertainment center, and with people (some of whom are kids) walking/running by, I thought it wouldn't be a bad idea to have something that made the Wii U Pad kick-proof. It doesn't fit into the charging cradle, but I'm much happier knowing I won't have to clothesline my 3-year old niece for cracking the gamepad.
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Mar 25, 2013 15:14
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bought a WiiU on friday for MH3U. Probably one of the best overall purchases I've made in the last year and I don't regret a thing. I've had some slight technical issues with the WiiU occasionally (once or twice this weekend) locking up when i select an application (the lack of a reset switch/function is really weird...pulling the power does not make me feel good) but otherwise had a pretty seamless experience and was really surprised by how fun/cool some of the random features are like the TV Remote
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Mar 25, 2013 15:43
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treeboy posted:bought a WiiU on friday for MH3U. Probably one of the best overall purchases I've made in the last year and I don't regret a thing. I've had some slight technical issues with the WiiU occasionally (once or twice this weekend) locking up when i select an application (the lack of a reset switch/function is really weird...pulling the power does not make me feel good) but otherwise had a pretty seamless experience and was really surprised by how fun/cool some of the random features are like the TV Remote I've had mine for a week and only had 1 lockup (and it was while playing Sonic Racing while also downloading a bunch of stuff to the wiiU.) Nintendo is working on it, its something that can be fixed since its software not hardware.
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Mar 25, 2013 16:19
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pixaal posted:I've had mine for a week and only had 1 lockup (and it was while playing Sonic Racing while also downloading a bunch of stuff to the wiiU.) Nintendo is working on it, its something that can be fixed since its software not hardware. yeah it really hasn't ruined my experience, just made me nervous resetting the console. Ironically though all the freezes i've had were in the actual WiiU software, once in Notifications and another time in System Settings
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Mar 25, 2013 18:13
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Red posted:I bought this ... thing. That actually looks pretty nice for keeping dust off the screen. For everyone complaining about lack of hand holding on MH3U, you can always play Dragon's Dogma  . Seriously though, there's 40-50 hours of gameplay where you need to know absolutely nothing and you can continue to progress through the game. You are going to pick up on a lot during that time if you are enjoying the game and continue playing it more than the first few hours. It's the 100+ hours afterwards that require you to know what you are doing. Bobnumerotres posted:Are you being sarcastic or obtuse? If I am forced to go to the internet for the mere basics of a game, that reeks of bad game design. There's no "I guess you don't have friends or the Internet? I think i've come to the conclusion that I no longer agree with this argument in any way. My favorite games tend to be the ones where some sort of outside interaction or research is involved. Usually this means the game has a lot of depth and it's not something you can relay in "Hello gamer, if you want to do x then you need to do y." The MH3U guide is 524 pages long and at least 3/4ths of that is solid information and there's no way to fit that into the game in a friendly manner without bombarding you with a hundred different menu's and dropdowns in which case, yes it is best that this information be found online.
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Mar 25, 2013 18:14
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Just a heads up. If you still haven't gotten Sonic All Stars Transformed yet, It's on sale on on the eshop for $30. Not much but it's something! 
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Mar 25, 2013 18:16
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katkillad2 posted:I think i've come to the conclusion that I no longer agree with this argument in any way. My favorite games tend to be the ones where some sort of outside interaction or research is involved. Usually this means the game has a lot of depth and it's not something you can relay Uh, you could easily just add a nice interface to show upgrade paths, stats, etc. And, being built into the game, it wouldn't require a constant internet connection and the painfully slow page loads of most wiki sites. If the information is absolutely required, you can ship a player's guide with your game.
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Mar 25, 2013 18:42
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theflyingorc posted:Uh, you could easily just add a nice interface to show upgrade paths, stats, etc. And, being built into the game, it wouldn't require a constant internet connection and the painfully slow page loads of most wiki sites. Yea you could do this, and then people would come here and post on the internet about how convoluted it is to navigate through several hundred weapons and their upgrade paths and how overwhelming everything is. Also if you pre-ordered from gamestop you did get the guide with your game as a digital download.
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Mar 25, 2013 18:55
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katkillad2 posted:Yea you could do this, and then people would come here and post on the internet about how convoluted it is to navigate through several hundred weapons and their upgrade paths and how overwhelming everything is. There have been games that I have quit, because I felt like I barely knew anything about the game despite going through the tutorial. For as good as Demon's Souls was, the World tendency and character tendency stuff was completely obtuse. It was somewhat cool if you knew what contributed to it but many people were still confused about it.
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Mar 25, 2013 19:38
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katkillad2 posted:Yea you could do this, and then people would come here and post on the internet about how convoluted it is to navigate through several hundred weapons and their upgrade paths and how overwhelming everything is. I don't get you, man. edit: Everything about Tendency in Demon's Souls was really, really stupid. Considering that the optimal way to control it was to disconnect your PS3 from the internet entirely, and they didn't include it at all in Dark Souls, I think it's safe to call Tendency a failed experiment.
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Mar 25, 2013 20:00
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katkillad2 posted:The MH3U guide is 524 pages long and at least 3/4ths of that is solid information and there's no way to fit that into the game in a friendly manner without bombarding you with a hundred different menu's and dropdowns in which case, yes it is best that this information be found online. It's a poorly organized gathering of charts and statistics and it doesn't show you proper weapon trees (like the Japanese guides typically have done), and worse still it tells players LITERALLY NOTHING about how to actually fight any of the large monsters or what to look out for while fighting them. It lists quests, but doesn't even bother to EXPLAIN ANY OF THEM. Just because a guide exists doesn't mean it deserves unflinching praise. I get that you think an ingame resource would be terrible, considering we ARE discussing a product made by Capcom in the year 2013, but IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE THIS WAY. The Wii U and the 3DS have a touch display and come with a stylus that anyone who has ever held a pencil in their life could understand how to use. You could definitely include an ingame resource that is better organized than both the Brady guide and the paltry poo poo included in the games as is. katkillad2 posted:Also if you pre-ordered from gamestop you did get the guide with your game as a digital download. Here's an exciting concept: not everyone pre-ordered the game from Gamestop. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Mar 25, 2013 20:05
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I actually just drape a Rock the Red towel I got from a Caps game over my controller and it works fine to keep the dust off. Question, do these lockups occur in certain games or randomly cause I just have Lego Undercover and Xenoblade right now for the U.
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Mar 25, 2013 20:13
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theflyingorc posted:So, if I'm understanding you, it's better to not include the information because it would be to difficult to understand, and to instead not give the player the information at all. Nope hes not saying that at all, hes saying that too much information can be just as frustrating for a new player as not enough information.
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Mar 25, 2013 20:14
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Has anyone here played Need For Speed? I'm kind of tempted to pick it up but it'd be so much cheaper to just get the PS3 version instead.
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Mar 25, 2013 20:15
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Jet Set Jettison posted:Nope hes not saying that at all, hes saying that too much information can be just as frustrating for a new player as not enough information. KimT posted:Has anyone here played Need For Speed? I'm kind of tempted to pick it up but it'd be so much cheaper to just get the PS3 version instead.
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Mar 25, 2013 20:31
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thecallahan posted:I actually just drape a Rock the Red towel I got from a Caps game over my controller and it works fine to keep the dust off. Question, do these lockups occur in certain games or randomly cause I just have Lego Undercover and Xenoblade right now for the U. fwiw, in my experience my 2 or 3 lockups (in close to 30 hours of use in 2 days) have been purely when dealing with system apps on the WiiU itself (i think once when starting netflix too). Games themselves have had 0 issue.
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Mar 25, 2013 20:45
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Just wanted to say that LEGO CITY Undercover is a national goddamn treasure and my early pick for sleeper GOTY. It's just the perfect blend of legit funny stuff, "not-San-Francisco" exploration and a rockin' wacka-chicka, wacka-chicka 70s soundtrack that I can't get enough of.
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Mar 25, 2013 20:52
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Honestly as someone who's played monster hunter since the PSP it can be pretty daunting, however the brady guide is garbage. They should have included descriptions of buffs and the weapon trees in game, because most people can't even tell that Sharpener buff applies to whetstones and Sharpness is what gives your weapon a higher cutting ability. I mean they have you spend zenny on the monster guides from the shopkeeper so they might as well include a graphic for a cutting chart, elemental weakness, and other such important stuff. Also loot tables and what grade of monster can drop what. Weapon upgrades are still sort of a pain because you have to look it up what the weapons turn into a few upgrades later. A fire weapon can turn into a water weapon 3 upgrades in for example. Having a detailed upgrade tree in game with the blacksmith that shows you all the weapon trees would not be a bad thing. I mean it's not random, they just show you the single upgrades but it just doesn't go far enough.
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Mar 25, 2013 21:06
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fivegears4reverse posted:It's a poorly organized gathering of charts and statistics and it doesn't show you proper weapon trees (like the Japanese guides typically have done), and worse still it tells players LITERALLY NOTHING about how to actually fight any of the large monsters or what to look out for while fighting them. It lists quests, but doesn't even bother to EXPLAIN ANY OF THEM. Just because a guide exists doesn't mean it deserves unflinching praise. I think both of you are kind of right. What would be neat is if one could at least push a button on the Gamepad which immediately launched the web browser and brought you to a fully fleshed out Wiki. They could stand to include some additional in game resources as well but limit it to the more commonly accessed information such as (but not limited to) weapon/armor trees. Granted, you can still do this manually by launching the browser and navigating to your resource of choice, but an official wiki with everything already in it which automatically gets loaded would be better imho.
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Mar 25, 2013 21:08
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They don't do it like Dark Cloud 2 where there is a tutorial built into the menu broken down by parts that you can access at any time? That was a game with a lot of different aspects and features that definitely needed those tutorials.
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Mar 25, 2013 21:16
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So, I recently got the ZombiU bundle and I'm curious about how the Pro controller is supposed to work, given that you need the gamepad screen for your inventory; is it just an extra in the bundle and not intended for use with ZombiU? What games does it work with? Edit: VVVVV Ohhhhhh, I hadn't even considered it as a second controller; I thought it was a complete alternative to using the gamepad. plainswalker75 fucked around with this message at 21:24 on Mar 25, 2013 |
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Mar 25, 2013 21:16
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It works with most games, including zombI U where you use it in two player versus multiplayer.
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Mar 25, 2013 21:18
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I know I was guilty about it not too far back but let's move the Monster Hunter specific discussion to the MH thread because it's just gonna derail the discussion here.
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Mar 25, 2013 21:25
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plainswalker75 posted:So, I recently got the ZombiU bundle and I'm curious about how the Pro controller is supposed to work, given that you need the gamepad screen for your inventory; is it just an extra in the bundle and not intended for use with ZombiU? What games does it work with? Only multiplayer in ZombiU. So far it seems to used mainly in multiplatform games like BLOPS 2, AC 3, etc. I imagine that's the way it'll largely be implemented through the Wii U's cycle-- when a game uses a standard controller on other platforms when the GamePad is unnecessary.
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Mar 25, 2013 21:26
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What's the best and safest way to clean a fingerprinted-up Wiimote? I'm assuming that anything wet is a bad idea? I also recall a mention of the best way to clean a game pad screen... could someone run that by me again? My screen's long overdue for a good cleaning but I'm terrified of messing it up and needing a replacement.
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Mar 25, 2013 21:36
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Minidust posted:What's the best and safest way to clean a fingerprinted-up Wiimote? I'm assuming that anything wet is a bad idea? I use some alcohol wipes. For screens I get ones that are intended for eyeglasses. It's about $3 for a box of fifty and unless you're completely OCD that should last you a while.
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Mar 25, 2013 21:41
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Minidust posted:What's the best and safest way to clean a fingerprinted-up Wiimote? I'm assuming that anything wet is a bad idea? Just get some compressed air and a lint free cloth.
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