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9031 | 65.25% |
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1603 | 11.58% |
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Austrian mook posted:Isn't the same basically true of OOT though? I really like the empty world. You really get a sense of grandiose and loneliness like you don't in any of the other games. Two terrible opinions in one post, now that's efficiency! Seriously though, OoT's biggest weakness is that the world is so dull and lifeless compared to the games that came before it. I could accept it if it was only like that when you're Adult Link, since the world is supposed to be wrecked during those 7 years. But even when you're Young Link it's exactly the same, I'm assuming because of memory limitations with the N64 maybe?
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Nov 26, 2013 18:55
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Mario and Zelda: nobody will ever agree on anything ever
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Nov 26, 2013 18:59
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Paper Jam Dipper posted:Mario and Zelda: nobody will ever agree on anything ever Video games: nobody will ever agree on anything ever
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Nov 26, 2013 19:00
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I actually thought that Twilight Princess was a better game than Ocarina of Time. To keep it in perspective, Ocarina was a better game for its time than Twilight Princess was for its.
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Nov 26, 2013 19:06
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Gutcruncher posted:I actually thought that Twilight Princess was a better game than Ocarina of Time. To keep it in perspective, Ocarina was a better game for its time than Twilight Princess was for its. This is a good post. That said, Twilight Princess has a host of it's own problems. Half of the time you're playing a bad Okami, and the other half you're playing a game that really, REALLY wants to be Ocarina, but bigger and better. Sure, Twilight Princess is better than Ocarina, but that doesn't mean much when I consider the two of them to be my least favorite 3D Zeldas.
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Nov 26, 2013 19:09
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Twilight Princess had a lot of great moments for sure, and some genuinely fun and atmospheric dungeons. The problem for me was that it was sandwiched between a poo poo ton of superfluous content that really slowed the game down. I hated most of the opening, I hated hunting lightning bugs, I hated the way they integrated the wolf form in such half-assed ways other than one (really cool) dungeon, and I hated how the Twilight Realm was just so thoroughly uninteresting. It just felt like a game made by several different, wholly autonomous teams who never really could agree on what the game should be like. And it's a shame because, again, there's still a lot of fun to be had playing it. I should point out that this game took me well over 40 hours to complete, which is about twice what OoT and Wind Waker lasted me. I feel like the game would have been better with a lot of that content pared down, as crazy as that might sound.
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Nov 26, 2013 19:16
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Let's move the Zelda talk to the Zelda thread, thanks!
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Nov 26, 2013 19:16
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Adam Bowen posted:Two terrible opinions in one post, now that's efficiency! You can absolutely make a case for Super Mario Sunshine being superior to Super Mario 64. 
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Nov 26, 2013 19:17
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We should start having real discussions here, like why RPGs always allow you have weapons other than swords when they almost always make swords the most powerful weapon. You mean this great axe isn't as strong as that old scimitar? Okay, then why even waste the data to make it? Window dressing? Or why you always find ice armour/ice swords in fire dungeons. Wouldn't that poo poo melt? Why are people hiding treasure chests anyway!? And why does this bee I just killed have gold on it?
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Nov 26, 2013 19:27
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How does Cloud's hair stay so spiky?
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Nov 26, 2013 19:30
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JordanKai posted:You can absolutely make a case for Super Mario Sunshine being superior to Super Mario 64. Because one game holds up and the other doesn't. Seriously, I love 64, a lot, but the game looks like poo poo, controls really stiff and doesn't have the unique flavor that Sunshine has. 64 is like a really great burger, but Sunshine is a 4 course meal.
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Nov 26, 2013 19:32
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Finally signed up for Club Nintendo and was amazed by how many 1st party games I own for DS/3DS/Wii. I see that Link to the Past and the other games they're offering are set to expire in early December, I assume that is the day that they will refresh the store with some new stuff? Scared to spend my coins in case something really neat comes up.
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Nov 26, 2013 19:32
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zenintrude posted:How does Cloud's hair stay so spiky? I think my favourite part of Super Mario 3D World is the very beginning where Mario and Luigi see a pipe that needs fixing and FIX THAT poo poo with such jubilant enthusiasm. Like they finally found an opportunity to stop being superheroes and just be plumbers. Unfortunately, Nintendo didn't continue this and instead had the fairies fix the pipes after. Why not have the fairy hand Mario/Luigi a magic wrench to let them fix it? C'monnnn Nintendo you were so close!
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Nov 26, 2013 19:39
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Austrian mook posted:Because one game holds up and the other doesn't. I've replayed 64 twice in the last few years and haven't touched Sunshine since it came out, so I probably owe it another shot to see if you're right or not. I always liked Sunshine a lot actually, but Mario 64 was a revolution and that makes it hard to compare the two fairly.
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Nov 26, 2013 19:53
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I don't even think it's close between 64 and Sunshine. While Sunshine is more refined, pretty much every other thing about 64 is better. Hell, the best parts of Sunshine are the parts where it gets rid of the main gimmick that the rest of the game makes you use. Still, all this talk about which is better is moot because both games are absoluteness crushed by the Galaxy games.
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Nov 26, 2013 20:13
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Are there any solid leads on Gamecube titles coming to the Wii U eShop? I somehow missed Super Mario Sunshine and would love to pick it up digitally once I get my Wii U. Alternatively I could get a gamecube copy but I plan on retiring the Wii for a bit once I get the new box.
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Nov 26, 2013 20:16
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Iron Beagle posted:Are there any solid leads on Gamecube titles coming to the Wii U eShop? I somehow missed Super Mario Sunshine and would love to pick it up digitally once I get my Wii U. Alternatively I could get a gamecube copy but I plan on retiring the Wii for a bit once I get the new box. There's been dick-all for info on them. We assume the WiiU will eventually have at least the N64 section added too (someday) and we know GBA games are coming eventually but no idea if all the other consoles (TG-16 and Genesis and the like) or gamecube games are actually coming. At least for the gamecube games they mentioned it once but haven't mentioned it again since.
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Nov 26, 2013 20:45
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Commissar Ken posted:There's been dick-all for info on them. We assume the WiiU will eventually have at least the N64 section added too (someday) and we know GBA games are coming eventually but no idea if all the other consoles (TG-16 and Genesis and the like) or gamecube games are actually coming. At least for the gamecube games they mentioned it once but haven't mentioned it again since. That would be a good holiday surprise. Throw up Wave Race: Blue Storm, 1080: Avalanche, Luigi's Mansion, Custom Robo and Geist. Nothing too major but some good games. You can't just go with Paper Mario, Double Dash, Melee and F-Zero GX out the gate. That said, whenever they release X they should release Baten Kaitos soon after.
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Nov 26, 2013 20:56
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Paper Jam Dipper posted:That would be a good holiday surprise. [...] Geist. Gotta have some coal in that stocking, ehh?
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Nov 26, 2013 20:57
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I bought a Wii U Basic set on launch day and ended up selling it because I wasn't using it and the game selection was limited. I bought a PS4 and picked up the Wii U Wind Waker bundle and Super Mario 3D World at K Mart the system is on sale for $289 + $60 for Mario. I figure I'll use the Wii U for Nintendo exclusives and the PS4 and PC for everything else. I never played Wind Waker so hopefully it's good. I also have Skyward Sword that I never played. For registering the system on Nintendo.com you will have enough points to buy the original Metroid or Link to the Past which is 2 of my favorites. One question I have is when I had my original Wii U I downloaded NSMBU off the e-store. I wonder if there is anyway I can get that back on this new system. Now I need to find a copy of the Metroid Trilogy. K Mart has Super Mario Galaxy on sale for $14.99 also.
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Nov 27, 2013 04:02
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jdfording posted:One question I have is when I had my original Wii U I downloaded NSMBU off the e-store. I wonder if there is anyway I can get that back on this new system. Nope! I mean, you could call Nintendo and ask, but the answer is very likely no.
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Nov 27, 2013 04:08
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Iron Beagle posted:Are there any solid leads on Gamecube titles coming to the Wii U eShop? I somehow missed Super Mario Sunshine and would love to pick it up digitally once I get my Wii U. Alternatively I could get a gamecube copy but I plan on retiring the Wii for a bit once I get the new box. Nintendo of America’s "director of entertainment & trend marketing" said Gamecube games would be on the Wii U one day, but she was talking out her rear end and called the Wii U Virtual Console "WiiWare". When asked about this, Reggie said he'd love for GC games to come to Wii U one day, but that they had nothing to announce regarding it. He said the same thing about GTAV for Wii U. jdfording posted:I bought a Wii U Basic set on launch day and ended up selling it because I wasn't using it and the game selection was limited. I bought a PS4 and picked up the Wii U Wind Waker bundle and Super Mario 3D World at K Mart the system is on sale for $289 + $60 for Mario. I figure I'll use the Wii U for Nintendo exclusives and the PS4 and PC for everything else. I never played Wind Waker so hopefully it's good. I also have Skyward Sword that I never played. For registering the system on Nintendo.com you will have enough points to buy the original Metroid or Link to the Past which is 2 of my favorites. This whole post is  And no, you can't get your NSMBU download back. Both consoles would have to be sent to Nintendo to transfer the purchase. AngryCaterpillar fucked around with this message at 04:41 on Nov 27, 2013 |
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Nov 27, 2013 04:38
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The notoriously lovely YouTube app received an update today. It is decidedly less lovely - you can actually use the Gamepad for more than basic text entry!
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Nov 27, 2013 05:34
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SyHopeful posted:The notoriously lovely YouTube app received an update today. It is decidedly less lovely - you can actually use the Gamepad for more than basic text entry! Can you still not watch videos on the Gamepad? Or have it not dim the ruddy screen while watching a video?
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Nov 27, 2013 05:44
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kirbysuperstar posted:Can you still not watch videos on the Gamepad? Or have it not dim the ruddy screen while watching a video? Both of those problems have been fixed! E: You can now watch videos on the Gamepad and I'm pretty sure they fixed that dimming issue as well. Just to be clear.
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Nov 27, 2013 05:59
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SyHopeful posted:Both of those problems have been fixed! Well.. dang, maybe it'd actually be worth its existence, now 
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Nov 27, 2013 06:24
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kirbysuperstar posted:Well.. dang, maybe it'd actually be worth its existence, now Seriously. The previous version was so aggressively bad I took it personally.
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Nov 27, 2013 06:36
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Iron Beagle posted:Finally signed up for Club Nintendo and was amazed by how many 1st party games I own for DS/3DS/Wii. I see that Link to the Past and the other games they're offering are set to expire in early December, I assume that is the day that they will refresh the store with some new stuff? Scared to spend my coins in case something really neat comes up.  *. You could save up and hope for something you want that's not available elsewhere (other than second hand like eBay), cause you can buy Zelda for $8 or whatever, vs 150 coins being $100+ or whatever in games/consoles.*Course I can get a 3DS XL cradle for ~$30 on eBay vs 500 coins of stuff  Paper Jam Dipper posted:That would be a good holiday surprise. Throw up Wave Race: Blue Storm, 1080: Avalanche, Luigi's Mansion, Custom Robo and Geist. Nothing too major but some good games. You can't just go with Paper Mario, Double Dash, Melee and F-Zero GX out the gate. That said, whenever they release X they should release Baten Kaitos soon after. (I'll still be happy if F-Zero GX was part of that)
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Nov 27, 2013 07:28
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So, Nintendo Land, Wonderful 101, Wind Waker and 3D World. What other must buys are there?
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Nov 27, 2013 08:25
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Austrian mook posted:So, Nintendo Land, Wonderful 101, Wind Waker and 3D World. What other must buys are there? New Super Mario Bros U, Pikmin 3, ZombiU for exclusives, Sonic Racing Transformed and Rayman Legends for multiplatorms.
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Nov 27, 2013 08:44
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Spin The Bottle.
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Nov 27, 2013 08:53
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Gutcruncher posted:New Super Mario Bros U, Pikmin 3, ZombiU for exclusives, Sonic Racing Transformed and Rayman Legends for multiplatorms. If you're including multiplat then you may as well include Assassin's Creed 4, Batman: Arkham Origins, Resident Evil Revelations, Deus Ex: Human Revolution and so on and so forth. Might as well remind those third parties that the Wii U exists so they hopefully keep making games for it. Hopefully.
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Nov 27, 2013 08:56
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Gutcruncher posted:New Super Mario Bros U, Pikmin 3, ZombiU for exclusives, Sonic Racing Transformed and Rayman Legends for multiplatorms. wait, they, they made a third Pikmin game!??  What? HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS
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Nov 27, 2013 09:59
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Austrian mook posted:wait, they, they made a third Pikmin game!??
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Nov 27, 2013 10:02
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Austrian mook posted:wait, they, they made a third Pikmin game!?? It's a game on the Wii U, it's not difficult to miss. I keep forgetting there is a new Wii Party.
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Nov 27, 2013 10:05
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MassRafTer posted:It's a game on the Wii U, it's not difficult to miss. I keep forgetting there is a new Wii Party. Pikmin 2 was a game I played a lot as a kid, is the new one any good?
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Nov 27, 2013 10:07
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Austrian mook posted:Pikmin 2 was a game I played a lot as a kid, is the new one any good? Oh hell yes. If you like Pikmin 1 and 2, you'll love it to bits.
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Nov 27, 2013 10:08
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Oh hell yes. If you like Pikmin 1 and 2, you'll love it to bits. My desire to own this console just loving skyrocketed.
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Nov 27, 2013 10:11
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Austrian mook posted:My desire to own this console just loving skyrocketed. Here ya go! Now run out and buy one asap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIIPkyWaiu0
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Nov 27, 2013 10:19
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You know, I saw the discussion in thread about the new update letting you play Wii games on the Gamepad with a Wiimote and my reaction was a big meh. l mean wouldn't you have to sit at a table to balance the Gamepad? Is the gamepad even any good at recognising the motion controls? But then last night I finally did the Wii transfer to the WiiU . I had just settled in to play some Mario Galaxy when my boyfriend came home so I said I'd give the Gamepad a try. It was loving magical. Gamepad on my knees (in it's stand) works perfectly & l can play away while the TV is on. l had no idea how convenient it was going to be. We actually have a second tv I could have moved to but that involves getting up, going to a colder room yada yada. The Wii U is seriously going to be getting like 100% more use in my house. Particularly with Wind Waker and 3D world on their way from Amazon.
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