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Bonus wrote:
> If I wanted to go sailing I'd buy a boat :). I found the hunting for
> treasure monotenous, boring and not in the slightest bit unique. It'd
> been done before on FFIX where you had to find treasure maps and hunt
> for the stuff whilst riding a Chocobo. That's just not interesting
> :).
I enjoyed it too.
> Nintendo themselves knew that travelling around in a boat was boring,
> that's why they threw in a teleport system, just a pity it was so
> limited in where you could teleport too. Especially during parts of
> the game where you had to visit the bottom left corner of the map
> where there wern't exatly any brilliantly placed whirlwinds.
Warping has been in every Zelda game.
> I was particularly irked by the need for a GBA link to get some
> extras for the game, that was done in bad taste and I would blow a
> nut if EA ever made you have a completely seperate console to access
> any part of a game.
That was far from essential.
> Whilst the building of charters map etc was a good side quest to be
> done as a CHOICE whilst going between actual dungeon levels, as I've
> said before the game became ultimately tedious when you were forced
> to move around in exactly the same way to find the pieces of the
> tri-force map. All of the irksome annoyances in finding the sailing
> part of the game the weakest and most boring were forced to the
> forefront.
The tri-force search was a tad dull... but it was a small part of the game.
> The Wind Waker started strongly with having sneak around the
> beginning castle hiding from the lights etc. And everything from
> there was a slow slide which ended up being a boring game. If you
> don't agree with that, good, variety is the spice of life and I don't
> think you should be overly surprised to be finding people voicing
> opinion of dislike towards Nintendo's basic and, I hate to say it,
> child-like story-telling slightly grating in an Xbox forum :).
It got really really good when you reached the temple under the sea. I really loved that.
> Humour??? Was aimed at a lower level than I probably like. I'm sure
> four year olds find the Teletubbies highly amusing, I do not :).
Nah, stealing a mobolins sword and watch their jaws drop, panic and run was priceless. Really made me laugh. The Elvis impersonator was comic genius as was that girl who fell in love with a Mobolin. Was the comedy Zelda game.
> Yes, there were mini-games and races and decent boss battles.
> Zelda's boss battles and dungeons are it's strong points, that's what
> makes a Zelda game good. Pity none of the more recent ones have been
> able to capture the brilliance of the older 2D games, A Link To The
> Past and Link's Awakening being my two favourites :).
Ah yes they are classics. The Wind Waker had a few down points but the strong points were very strong.
Yes the animation was brilliant and so was the control system. Very very good.
> If I wanted to go sailing I'd buy a boat :). I found the hunting for
> treasure monotenous, boring and not in the slightest bit unique. It'd
> been done before on FFIX where you had to find treasure maps and hunt
> for the stuff whilst riding a Chocobo. That's just not interesting
> :).
I enjoyed it too.
> Nintendo themselves knew that travelling around in a boat was boring,
> that's why they threw in a teleport system, just a pity it was so
> limited in where you could teleport too. Especially during parts of
> the game where you had to visit the bottom left corner of the map
> where there wern't exatly any brilliantly placed whirlwinds.
Warping has been in every Zelda game.
> I was particularly irked by the need for a GBA link to get some
> extras for the game, that was done in bad taste and I would blow a
> nut if EA ever made you have a completely seperate console to access
> any part of a game.
That was far from essential.
> Whilst the building of charters map etc was a good side quest to be
> done as a CHOICE whilst going between actual dungeon levels, as I've
> said before the game became ultimately tedious when you were forced
> to move around in exactly the same way to find the pieces of the
> tri-force map. All of the irksome annoyances in finding the sailing
> part of the game the weakest and most boring were forced to the
> forefront.
The tri-force search was a tad dull... but it was a small part of the game.
> The Wind Waker started strongly with having sneak around the
> beginning castle hiding from the lights etc. And everything from
> there was a slow slide which ended up being a boring game. If you
> don't agree with that, good, variety is the spice of life and I don't
> think you should be overly surprised to be finding people voicing
> opinion of dislike towards Nintendo's basic and, I hate to say it,
> child-like story-telling slightly grating in an Xbox forum :).
It got really really good when you reached the temple under the sea. I really loved that.
> Humour??? Was aimed at a lower level than I probably like. I'm sure
> four year olds find the Teletubbies highly amusing, I do not :).
Nah, stealing a mobolins sword and watch their jaws drop, panic and run was priceless. Really made me laugh. The Elvis impersonator was comic genius as was that girl who fell in love with a Mobolin. Was the comedy Zelda game.
> Yes, there were mini-games and races and decent boss battles.
> Zelda's boss battles and dungeons are it's strong points, that's what
> makes a Zelda game good. Pity none of the more recent ones have been
> able to capture the brilliance of the older 2D games, A Link To The
> Past and Link's Awakening being my two favourites :).
Ah yes they are classics. The Wind Waker had a few down points but the strong points were very strong.
Yes the animation was brilliant and so was the control system. Very very good.
Game wrote:
> Also, the GBA (Tingle) stuff was just an extra. You didn't need
> another zelda game for the GBA, it was a FREE unlock for people who
> just happened to have a GBA. It was thoughtful, clever and a nice
> addition... not to mention a testament to the effort and dedication
> that went into the game to make it a success. Complaining about a
> freebie is a low blow, there, laddy! :)
I don't agree that it's a low blow to not be happy with any game which needs you to own a completely seperate console, including a link cable to do everything possible in the game, which according to your logic is the whole point of having a Zelda game.
That's something I completely agree with, by the way, and the reason why the sailing getting so boring that made the game eventually monotenous to play. If I had rushed through the game from beginning to end without trying to do everything (like taking photos and going back to the photo lab place), I'd probably have enjoyed the game and not gotten so bored with it :D.
> Also, the GBA (Tingle) stuff was just an extra. You didn't need
> another zelda game for the GBA, it was a FREE unlock for people who
> just happened to have a GBA. It was thoughtful, clever and a nice
> addition... not to mention a testament to the effort and dedication
> that went into the game to make it a success. Complaining about a
> freebie is a low blow, there, laddy! :)
I don't agree that it's a low blow to not be happy with any game which needs you to own a completely seperate console, including a link cable to do everything possible in the game, which according to your logic is the whole point of having a Zelda game.
That's something I completely agree with, by the way, and the reason why the sailing getting so boring that made the game eventually monotenous to play. If I had rushed through the game from beginning to end without trying to do everything (like taking photos and going back to the photo lab place), I'd probably have enjoyed the game and not gotten so bored with it :D.
That's because they are (on Xbox anyhoo).
gerrid wrote:
> The erratic controls of GTA are much less of a problem on the PC, but
> it's driving that GTA is about, not on foot sections, and it's always
> been that way, really.
Heh, I completely agree, I've got Vice City on PC and the controls are a lot better than on PS2. Some people at my school think that console controls for shooters are better than mouse and keyboard for FPSs.
> The erratic controls of GTA are much less of a problem on the PC, but
> it's driving that GTA is about, not on foot sections, and it's always
> been that way, really.
Heh, I completely agree, I've got Vice City on PC and the controls are a lot better than on PS2. Some people at my school think that console controls for shooters are better than mouse and keyboard for FPSs.
Bonus wrote:
> I don't know what finsing stuff means.............
'Finding', sorry.
Also, the treasure was all part of the experience. If you're impatient and want to get to the end of the game and on to the next one, then fine. but I strongly feel that Wind Waker was a game to be savoured and everyone should take time over it.
Also, the GBA (Tingle) stuff was just an extra. You didn't need another zelda game for the GBA, it was a FREE unlock for people who just happened to have a GBA. It was thoughtful, clever and a nice addition... not to mention a testament to the effort and dedication that went into the game to make it a success. Complaining about a freebie is a low blow, there, laddy! :)
> Metal Gear Solid taking my favourite life-like animation :).
I 100% agree.. kind of. For me, Snake Eater us untouchable. I've never seen better animation in any game ever. Everything flowed so smoothly, it was 'real'. I could never got over that - especially seeing as it was all in-game. Absolute genius. That Kojima Productions team are worth their salary and then some!
> I don't know what finsing stuff means.............
'Finding', sorry.
Also, the treasure was all part of the experience. If you're impatient and want to get to the end of the game and on to the next one, then fine. but I strongly feel that Wind Waker was a game to be savoured and everyone should take time over it.
Also, the GBA (Tingle) stuff was just an extra. You didn't need another zelda game for the GBA, it was a FREE unlock for people who just happened to have a GBA. It was thoughtful, clever and a nice addition... not to mention a testament to the effort and dedication that went into the game to make it a success. Complaining about a freebie is a low blow, there, laddy! :)
> Metal Gear Solid taking my favourite life-like animation :).
I 100% agree.. kind of. For me, Snake Eater us untouchable. I've never seen better animation in any game ever. Everything flowed so smoothly, it was 'real'. I could never got over that - especially seeing as it was all in-game. Absolute genius. That Kojima Productions team are worth their salary and then some!
That already had a target on consoles from what I hear.
I'm talking about the double pack games not having targets (which is why I've mainly commented on GTA 3's lack of a target).
I'm talking about the double pack games not having targets (which is why I've mainly commented on GTA 3's lack of a target).
SA
What's the point in leaving a target out of GTA 3 and Vice City* on consoles then? :S
Or were you talking about GTA:SA?
*Heard that there isn't one, I've yet to get around to playing it.
Or were you talking about GTA:SA?
*Heard that there isn't one, I've yet to get around to playing it.
Hedfix wrote:
> Unless the PC version actually has a target I wouldn't fair any better
> on that version.
Right click ; }
> Unless the PC version actually has a target I wouldn't fair any better
> on that version.
Right click ; }
Tiltawhirl wrote:
> San Andreas has the ability for manual aiming, though I can't say I've
> ever really had any problems with the lock on system.
And at somepoint I'll get it, but I want to get my money's worth out of the double pack first.
> San Andreas has the ability for manual aiming, though I can't say I've
> ever really had any problems with the lock on system.
And at somepoint I'll get it, but I want to get my money's worth out of the double pack first.
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