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Played the demo at a friend's place. It is Platinum's destiny to save Video Games. I am seriously holding out on buying a Wii U for as long as possible but this is making it hard.
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WeaponBoy posted:I think a lot of it comes down to 'wanna'. The Zeboyd article is very on point about how game reviewers are routinely moving through a game quickly trying to sample a little bit of everything. Once you're past that point you've got to wanna. I can basically guarantee you that no reviewer will ever mention stuff like dodge offset despite it being a nearly de facto element of combat in Platinum games. Yeah, I'm starting to think you just can't make everyone happy. Make the game too simple/easy and you lose people like us who obsess over Youtube tutorials and near-hour-long mechanics explanations and are impressed by the deep complexity of the game and how it rewards practice and learning the systems. I know I value a game that feels different to me after I've played it a bunch and really figured it out. As is, the games may be a hassle for someone who just wants to come in and be entertained for a while (not that that's a bad thing, "casuals"  , etc.) since the game is not really set up to be completely open to a brand new player. There's always Easy Mode (and Platinum games are without a doubt entertaining spectacles regardless of what your preference for gameplay is), but it seems like loving everyone ignores that it exists. Perhaps if they named Easy Mode as "Normal" and added a difficulty or two on top of Very Hard/Supahard Gimmick Mode it would make the reviews better...
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Sep 16, 2013 20:54
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ImpAtom posted:People don't want to play Easy mode. It's unfortunately that simple. I feel like this is literally all they would need to do to stop the whiny reviewers. Instantly change from "I can't comprehend this game/the amount of time I am required to invest in this game for me to enjoy it is too great" to "Hey this certainly is an enjoyable spectacle. And wow those "upper difficulties" sure are crazy and there's no doubt some people will enjoy them!" Just patch the game, Platinum. Wish it wasn't too late for that... Still waiting for a Platinum game to get the widespread approval it deserves.
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Sep 16, 2013 21:29
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Sir Ilpalazzo posted:I feel like Metal Gear Rising already kind of did that. Normal mode was pretty easy, and hard mode had a good level of difficulty for action game fans. Most of the game, yeah. But if you aren't used to action games there were definitely some things that would be roadblocks even on Normal, I think. Just shift the difficulties (normal->hard, hard->very hard, etc.), "add" a few harder difficulties, and put in an insultingly easy mode so people who play on normal think they're playing "the real game".
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Sep 16, 2013 23:05
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Christ, I think I need to buy a Wii U for this, based on all the gameplay/mechanics videos I've watched. OK, let's rationalize this... the Wind Waker HD bundle just came out, aaaaand I'll be buying a Wii U anyway when Bayonetta 2 comes out. And Pikmin 3. That's all I've got... drat you Nintendo, you snag one good game on your console...
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Oct 1, 2013 05:09
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Caved and bought the Wind Waker edition Wii U over the weekend- this game should be in my mailbox when I get home. Don't you let me down Platinum, this better be the Viewtiful Sentai Hyperforce action game it looks like 
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Oct 7, 2013 17:08
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SeANMcBAY posted:Revengeance is my favorite game of the year but I'm not a big fan of Bayonetta. Mostly because I'm terrible at it. You guys think I'd like this game? Man this game is fun but it takes a while to get used to it. I love games where learning how to play them is kinda at their core, so YMMV. Revengeance was definitely easier to jump into. (But I kinda also think it was a more awesome game... I don't know what I'm saying.) Wonderful 101 is... weird. But in a good way. Play the demo.
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Oct 29, 2013 21:42
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Finally got around to playing the game all the way through- I keep getting pathetic scores, but I don't feel like I'm really floundering any more. People have said it before, but in addition to the obvious positive qualities the game actually also has pretty drat good writing- did Platinum write this in English first or something or is it just a masterful localization job? I seem to remember English being the "first" language in some of their other games.
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Nov 1, 2013 17:08
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Looking at the VA cast it becomes apparent that the talent they pulled in was a big part of how good the writing seems. I wonder what Platinum's budget for this one was- I know it was a bit of a rush job (reminds me of Revengeance). Suppose Nintendo gave 'em some decent money to put this together.
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Nov 5, 2013 18:02
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I really wish Platinum would stop putting weird shooter segments in their games. They're never all that fun for me, especially compared to the core gameplay.
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Lurdiak posted:I really wish there was a way to reload from checkpoints so I could get the "Punch-out!" bottle cap without redoing the entire stage leading up to the fight. I think there's a hidden challenge stage somewhere where it's just the Punch-Out fight so you can try it over and over again as many times as you want. Don't remember if it actually counts for the challenge or not, may be misremembering.
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