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greatn posted:I didn't really like Viewtiful Joe that much either. Honestly, I haven't played a Platinum game I enjoyed. Alright, but have you played Vanquish?
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JordanKai posted:Alright, but have you played Vanquish? I have not? Is that the cover shooter with like a robot dog and you have rocket slides? Cause that game looks really cool. But all Platinum games LOOK really cool , they're just not fun for me to play.
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Oct 5, 2014 13:11
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greatn posted:I have not? Is that the cover shooter with like a robot dog and you have rocket slides? Cause that game looks really cool. But all Platinum games LOOK really cool , they're just not fun for me to play. Yeah, that's the one! I have a hard time getting into Platinum Games titles as well but Vanquish really clicked with me. I'd say it's the closest they've gotten so far to making a flawless product. It's also different from their other games in that none of its mechanics are arcane or might come across as counter-intuitive. It's a good pick-up-and-play game that's also very easy to get better at as long as you're willing to put some thought and effort into it. I highly recommend it! 
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Oct 5, 2014 13:30
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The robot dog was MG Rising. Vanquish is a shooter, so it feels a bit different from the combo-heavy juggle fighting in DMC, Bayo, W101, MGR. Not a bad thing, just a bit distinct from those.
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Oct 5, 2014 14:13
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just curious, why are some wii u game cases red instead of blue?
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Oct 5, 2014 16:11
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ethanol posted:just curious, why are some wii u game cases red instead of blue? In any example I can think of it's because they're Mario-related.
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Oct 5, 2014 16:30
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Nintendo does this for their most popular stuff like Mario Kart. No reason beyond it looking different. Can we make a separate Platinum Games thread where people can get castigated for having the gaul to not be madly in love with every game from Platinum instead of the constant "Well yeah I guess that's okay but but but did you try....." that keeps happening in the Wii U threads?
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Oct 5, 2014 16:32
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I've only played the DS sequel regarding the GBA Castlevanias. Are they as good as that one?
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Aria of Sorrow is IMO one of the best Castlevania games, if only because it's very reminiscent of Symphony of the Night. However I can't make a post in the Wii U thread without having a completely rear end-backwards opinion so let me continue this post by going on the record and saying I don't like Circle of the Moon but I like Harmony of Dissonance.
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Oct 5, 2014 17:08
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Neo Rasa posted:Nintendo does this for their most popular stuff like Mario Kart. No reason beyond it looking different. We have a separate Platinum Games thread already. People like to talk about Platinum elsewhere, because Platinum is a good company that makes good games. And it's "gall." You learned two things today!
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Oct 5, 2014 17:11
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If you play Vanquish as a cover shooter you are doing it wrong
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Oct 5, 2014 17:17
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I never finished Aria of Sorrow so I'll probably be picking that up. Never played the Circle of the Moon or Harmony of Dissonance though.
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Oct 5, 2014 17:20
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ethanol posted:just curious, why are some wii u game cases red instead of blue? New Super Luigi U is green.
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allfrogs247 posted:I never finished Aria of Sorrow so I'll probably be picking that up. Never played the Circle of the Moon or Harmony of Dissonance though. Circle of the Moon has its own flavour compared to the other GBA/DS 'vanias, but a major part of that flavour is that it's bat crap hard. It feels a bit more like the 16-bit 'vania games than SOTN, for some reason. Harmony of Dissonance is weird and floaty and probably on the bottom of my list of the portable Metroidvanias. It's still worth playing, but doesn't really stand out in any category when compared to the others.
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Jetfire posted:Circle of the Moon has its own flavour compared to the other GBA/DS 'vanias, but a major part of that flavour is that it's bat crap hard. It feels a bit more like the 16-bit 'vania games than SOTN, for some reason. Ah, okay. Circle of the Moon actually sounds a bit more like my thing. I kinda prefer that older style of Castlevania (even though I'm not terribly good at them).
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allfrogs247 posted:Ah, okay. Circle of the Moon actually sounds a bit more like my thing. I kinda prefer that older style of Castlevania (even though I'm not terribly good at them). More like the older Castlevanias in that your character is a bit on the stiff side and doesn't have the smooth movements of later games. It was the first attempt to try the SotN formula again, before the term 'Metroidvania' even existed. It is pretty drat hard though, since all your special abilities are based on semi-random item drops. I remember it being particularly bad for me, since I only got like 2 base ability cards and then the rest being different whip types. Also remember back in 2001, we all had to play it on a non-lit GBA. The game is amazingly dim since the developers supposedly failed to test the drat thing on an actual GBA, leading to palette choices that seemed downright mean.
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Ziddar posted:More like the older Castlevanias in that your character is a bit on the stiff side and doesn't have the smooth movements of later games. It was the first attempt to try the SotN formula again, before the term 'Metroidvania' even existed. It is pretty drat hard though, since all your special abilities are based on semi-random item drops. I remember it being particularly bad for me, since I only got like 2 base ability cards and then the rest being different whip types. Yeah, I'd heard about the lighting issue back when the game was new which is part of the reason I never played it back then. I don't know. I may check it out after I buy/replay Aria. I've been meaning to catch up on some of the handheld games I missed anyway, but that's good to know going in.
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Oct 5, 2014 18:14
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Yeah it lead to Harmony of Dissonance having super washed out colors and a ugly looking grow around the main character and bosses.
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It still amazes me that a non-backlit GBA managed to get released. The lack of one was the number one complaint about the Gameboy series since the GBC came out, and they wasted the most comfortable GBA form factor on the bad screen. (Not knocking the SP - the clamshell design was great, but a backlit original model GBA would have kicked rear end.)
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Oxxidation posted:We have a separate Platinum Games thread already. People like to talk about Platinum elsewhere, because Platinum is a good company that makes good games. Only a french-germanic barbarian could dislike Metal Gear Rising.
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Oct 5, 2014 19:22
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So I give up on my external hard drive. Y-cable doesn't really seem to cut it. I'm gonna pick up one with its own power source instead. Anyone have any recommendations for externals? I'm going all digital with the Wii U so I'd like something a decent size... but also Wii U games really aren't that big. Probably around 500GB-1TB? Depends on prices I guess.
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Oct 5, 2014 19:55
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Neo Rasa posted:Nintendo does this for their most popular stuff like Mario Kart. No reason beyond it looking different. Here's the general Platinum Games thread I was all dramatic earlier, but I'm fine with people legitimately disliking Platinum's stuff.
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Oct 5, 2014 20:11
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Kaubocks posted:So I give up on my external hard drive. Y-cable doesn't really seem to cut it. I'm gonna pick up one with its own power source instead. If you're getting one terabyte, might as well go for 2, since the price increase is negligible. Also, there are some drat big Wii U games, like Tropical Freeze. And given the big handful of E3-announced titles coming over the next year, there's no reason not to grab a 2tb drive
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Oct 5, 2014 20:18
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I'm gonna' add this into the OP, since the Wii U has a second game from Platinum on the way and the one we've already got is stellar. allfrogs247 posted:Ah, okay. Circle of the Moon actually sounds a bit more like my thing. I kinda prefer that older style of Castlevania (even though I'm not terribly good at them).
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Level Slide posted:Here's the general Platinum Games thread I'm not 
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ethanol posted:just curious, why are some wii u game cases red instead of blue? I thought maybe it was a "first print" kind of deal, but as someone else said, I've only noticed it on Mario-centric games. When I went to buy 3D World (at Target,) the employee had to get it out of a case for me. The case for my copy is standard Wii U blue, but the one behind it on the shelf was red.
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Oct 5, 2014 22:12
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Kaubocks posted:So I give up on my external hard drive. Y-cable doesn't really seem to cut it. I'm gonna pick up one with its own power source instead. Before spending another $60, try a USB to wall plug converter that cost $2?
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I found Bayonetta to be a mechanically sound brawler with a terrible, nauseating plot. I know its "meant" to be that way, but I seriously regret not skipping the cutscenes. I admired Viewtiful Joe more than I liked it, and found the difficulty to be quite off-putting. But Vanquish? One of the best games of the last generation, bursting with energy and life. It is the best cover shooter of all time: by constantly encouraging you to get out of cover.
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Oct 5, 2014 22:19
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Some searches have left me with the conclusion that Bayonetta is dlc in America, not an extra disc like in Japan and Europe. That's a major disappointment.
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Oct 5, 2014 22:23
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Bayonetta is most definitely included in with Bayonetta 2 as it's own separate disc in America. It was confirmed by Nintendo of America after several weeks of confusion. I'd provide a link to the statement but I'm mobile and copy and pasting links is a real hassle.
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Oct 5, 2014 23:38
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Moriatti posted:Before spending another $60, try a USB to wall plug converter that cost $2? You know, I actually have one lying around but didn't try it because I am a huge idiot. I'll test it later tonight. Thanks!
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Oct 5, 2014 23:42
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the truth posted:Some searches have left me with the conclusion that Bayonetta is dlc in America, not an extra disc like in Japan and Europe. That's a major disappointment. It's an extra disc that comes with every copy of the game, just like in Japan.
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Oct 6, 2014 00:45
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Circle of the Moon was the most memorable GBA game for me. I like the stiffness and the atmosphere was good. I played it on my non-backlit GBA on a transatlantic flight, next to the window so I could at least see the screen.
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Oct 6, 2014 01:20
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Tested plugging my external into an outlet using a y-cable and that didn't do the trick either. Guess I'm gonna have to shell out for an external with its own power source. 
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Oct 6, 2014 01:23
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My local Shopko has (had I picked one up) two Zelda bundle Wii U's in stock. Is there decent demand for these still? Seems like it from ebay
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Oct 6, 2014 01:28
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Questions before I take the plunge on an external for the Wii U: 1) The Wii U requires the whole hard drive, right? Like, I can't partition 1TB to be for Wii U games and then use the other 1TB for computer things. That's what I think I read, anyway. 2) If I eventually want to use the external for something else, is it possible to just reformat the external and use it on my computer as if it was brand new? Or is it always condemned to be a Wii U hard drive?
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Oct 6, 2014 01:49
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Thanks for the clarification about the disc for Bayonetta. There were conflicting reports from multiple sources, and I thought I found one from an old Nintendo Direct or official Facebook post that said it would be DLC.
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Oct 6, 2014 01:50
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Kaubocks posted:Questions before I take the plunge on an external for the Wii U: Correct on both counts; the Wii u will format the entire drive, but if you want you can always reformat it with a PC and use it with your computer.
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Cool. As long as I can reformat I should be fine. Didn't want to spend a chunk of change on permanent Wii U storage I'd probably never fill. Thanks!
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Austrian mook posted:I'm not People should welcome Platinum into their lives of their own choice, not of ours. Insha'Kamiya
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