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Today on the way home from work I picked up a second hand copy of Viewtiful Joe. I've been looking forward to this game for a while, it looks really playable, just my sort of game.
Now having played it, I'm left feeling a bit deflated to be honest :O/ I keep looking at this character Joe and wishing he could do so much more stuff. He runs really slowly, he can't block, his range of moves seems limited in some ways and arbritrary in others - what's the difference between punching and kicking? Why not just have an 'Attack' button? It got better as I got used to it, but I expected this game to grip me by the throat from the get-go, not have me wondering what else I could be doing after half an hours play. Anyone else get this?
Even worse is that yesterday, my girlfriend came home with Medal of Honour: Allied Assault for the Cube. It's not the sort of game I'd buy myself, but it was cheap, so what the hell. We didn't get time to play it last night, so I slotted it in after an hour or so on VJ. What a bland, barren mess of a game. I despise first-person shooters on consoles, none moreso than MoHAA - I lost all interest in playing the game literally right after I ran up to the captain and couldn't hear what he was saying. I wandered around the beachfront trying to shoot my own soldiers until I got killed by the Germans. I don't know if I'm just disillusioned at the moment, but I've just played two new GC games that stink. If F-Zero sucks like this, I will bin my Cube :O|
Any of you bought games with high expectations only to have them let down when you actually play the thing?
Now having played it, I'm left feeling a bit deflated to be honest :O/ I keep looking at this character Joe and wishing he could do so much more stuff. He runs really slowly, he can't block, his range of moves seems limited in some ways and arbritrary in others - what's the difference between punching and kicking? Why not just have an 'Attack' button? It got better as I got used to it, but I expected this game to grip me by the throat from the get-go, not have me wondering what else I could be doing after half an hours play. Anyone else get this?
Even worse is that yesterday, my girlfriend came home with Medal of Honour: Allied Assault for the Cube. It's not the sort of game I'd buy myself, but it was cheap, so what the hell. We didn't get time to play it last night, so I slotted it in after an hour or so on VJ. What a bland, barren mess of a game. I despise first-person shooters on consoles, none moreso than MoHAA - I lost all interest in playing the game literally right after I ran up to the captain and couldn't hear what he was saying. I wandered around the beachfront trying to shoot my own soldiers until I got killed by the Germans. I don't know if I'm just disillusioned at the moment, but I've just played two new GC games that stink. If F-Zero sucks like this, I will bin my Cube :O|
Any of you bought games with high expectations only to have them let down when you actually play the thing?
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No, seriously, I read somewhere Nintendo, er, 'guided' Retro and (no lack of credit to them, heck, it's one of my favourite games ever) helped make ze masterpiece.
Cyclone wrote:
> Oooo yeah.
>
> Shigsy showed them a thing or two and you know it.
Now you're just making it up!
> Oooo yeah.
>
> Shigsy showed them a thing or two and you know it.
Now you're just making it up!
Maverick42 wrote:
> Cyclone wrote:
> Metroid Prime was shaping up terribly until Nintendo poked their
> noses in and taught them how to do it. Now Retro should know a few
> decent things or two :)
>
> Rubbish. Early screenshots showed comparitively poorer graphics to
> what we had already been shown in GameCube games and this gave people
> doubts. Nintendo had minimal involvement and Retro Studios created a
> masterpiece that they should be fully credited for.
Oooo yeah.
Shigsy showed them a thing or two and you know it.
> Cyclone wrote:
> Metroid Prime was shaping up terribly until Nintendo poked their
> noses in and taught them how to do it. Now Retro should know a few
> decent things or two :)
>
> Rubbish. Early screenshots showed comparitively poorer graphics to
> what we had already been shown in GameCube games and this gave people
> doubts. Nintendo had minimal involvement and Retro Studios created a
> masterpiece that they should be fully credited for.
Oooo yeah.
Shigsy showed them a thing or two and you know it.
lil'averex wrote:
> sum 1 tell me how to get 2 da cheat screen on vexx on the cube
Do yourself a favour, sell the awful excuse for a game and pick up a decent platformer such as Super Mario Sunshine, Rayman 3 or Jak & Daxter.
> sum 1 tell me how to get 2 da cheat screen on vexx on the cube
Do yourself a favour, sell the awful excuse for a game and pick up a decent platformer such as Super Mario Sunshine, Rayman 3 or Jak & Daxter.
Cyclone wrote:
> Metroid Prime was shaping up terribly until Nintendo poked their
> noses in and taught them how to do it. Now Retro should know a few
> decent things or two :)
Rubbish. Early screenshots showed comparitively poorer graphics to what we had already been shown in GameCube games and this gave people doubts. Nintendo had minimal involvement and Retro Studios created a masterpiece that they should be fully credited for.
> Metroid Prime was shaping up terribly until Nintendo poked their
> noses in and taught them how to do it. Now Retro should know a few
> decent things or two :)
Rubbish. Early screenshots showed comparitively poorer graphics to what we had already been shown in GameCube games and this gave people doubts. Nintendo had minimal involvement and Retro Studios created a masterpiece that they should be fully credited for.
sum 1 tell me how to get 2 da cheat screen on vexx on the cube
im really annoyed i got the vexx game on the cube an every time i try 2 get cheats it just says go 2 the cheat menu but tell u wot?.............
i dont think there even is 1 if there is sum 1 tell me how 2 find it plz
i dont think there even is 1 if there is sum 1 tell me how 2 find it plz
Strafex wrote:
> Mattribute wrote:
> Grabbed by The Ghoulies is the worst Rare game ever.
>
> No. It was just mediocre.
> They've done worse.
>
>
> Besides, their first game for a new system is never amazing (Blast
> Corps wasn't amazing, it's just remained unique which is why it's
> special).
> Look at Dinosaur Planet.
Not to mention Killer Instinct Gold...
*Shudders*
> Mattribute wrote:
> Grabbed by The Ghoulies is the worst Rare game ever.
>
> No. It was just mediocre.
> They've done worse.
>
>
> Besides, their first game for a new system is never amazing (Blast
> Corps wasn't amazing, it's just remained unique which is why it's
> special).
> Look at Dinosaur Planet.
Not to mention Killer Instinct Gold...
*Shudders*
Mattribute wrote:
> Grabbed by The Ghoulies is the worst Rare game ever.
No. It was just mediocre.
They've done worse.
Besides, their first game for a new system is never amazing (Blast Corps wasn't amazing, it's just remained unique which is why it's special).
Look at Dinosaur Planet.
Kameo is looking good though.
> Grabbed by The Ghoulies is the worst Rare game ever.
No. It was just mediocre.
They've done worse.
Besides, their first game for a new system is never amazing (Blast Corps wasn't amazing, it's just remained unique which is why it's special).
Look at Dinosaur Planet.
Kameo is looking good though.
Cyclone wrote:
> But you see that's the odd thing.
>
> It is smaller (well, same amount of stuff, just rushed a bit, so
> quicker is a better word), not revolutionary at all, and the main
> improvements come in the graphics/sound/controls etc.
>
> But it is a better game - as two standalone titles, Sunshine is a
> better game, although Mario 64 will be remembered for far longer. And
> it had a better swimming system.
That's the thing though.
Nintendo used to be at the very forefront of gaming.
Mario Sunshine is good, but it proves that Nintendo aren't trying to push things any further and it was solid a best, rather than groundbreaking like EVERY proper Mario Title before it (and when I say proper I mean as in the main mario series - not spin-offs).
> But you see that's the odd thing.
>
> It is smaller (well, same amount of stuff, just rushed a bit, so
> quicker is a better word), not revolutionary at all, and the main
> improvements come in the graphics/sound/controls etc.
>
> But it is a better game - as two standalone titles, Sunshine is a
> better game, although Mario 64 will be remembered for far longer. And
> it had a better swimming system.
That's the thing though.
Nintendo used to be at the very forefront of gaming.
Mario Sunshine is good, but it proves that Nintendo aren't trying to push things any further and it was solid a best, rather than groundbreaking like EVERY proper Mario Title before it (and when I say proper I mean as in the main mario series - not spin-offs).
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