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This thread has been linked to the game 'Star Fox Adventures'.
It came in the post today, on-time (cheers SR!), and I've been playing it for most of the morning (couldn't be bothered with school today, you see).
And so-far, I don't really have a lot of bad things to say about this game.
Then again... I haven't really played THAT much of it.
As far as the graphics are concerned, this game is superb!
Look at the detail on Fox McCloud's fur... So real you can almost stroke it! The water effects look lovely too, and so does everything else around the enviroments so-far. Especially when it poors-down with rain!
It looks like Zelda, but it isn't Zelda. Although a lot of the controls and stuff resemble the Zelda 64 games almost identically.
You've got you're usual "Attack", "Put Down", and the rest, and there's even a neat targeting system that works well - and you don't even have to press Z to lock-on to fight. Beating an enemy is too easy really, but the way Fox uses his staff, his wide-range of different moves... it's all so incredible to look at and watch as that dino doesn't even get a second to breathe!
And as for the accents, they've made me laugh so far!
There's a giant stone Warp blokey who sounds kinda like Billy Connoly, some odd ramblings from Genral Scales, Krystal and the local Dinosaurs, but the Mammoths don't sound right... Sounds like a Cockney BADLY impersonating a farmer from Devon, and it just doesn't work.
Good all the same though, really livens up the game further.
The in-space shoot-'em-up sections are good too, and they remind me of Lylat Wars, but with much-better graphics. It works just the same as before, but it looks a lot better. It's still easy too - and that's what most of the game seems to be like. But it's still fun.
And the bit where you chase 2 dinos on a Snowmobile-type-thing is good too, but a little frustrating when you hit the sides though.
That's pretty easy too.
It's a great game from what I can see so-far, but I have a feeling the adventure is going to be very linear in places. Even though it's not the Zelda clone some were expecting, you shouldn't put this game down like NGC and the rest have done. It may be pretty easy, but it's still fun.
Rare still could've done slightly better though.
Want to know anything else? Just ask.
And it only uses 3 blocks for saving!
But wasn't this supposed to be multiplayer or something?
And I wonder if we'll soon se Falco in a similar style game to this?
I hope so. :)
And so-far, I don't really have a lot of bad things to say about this game.
Then again... I haven't really played THAT much of it.
As far as the graphics are concerned, this game is superb!
Look at the detail on Fox McCloud's fur... So real you can almost stroke it! The water effects look lovely too, and so does everything else around the enviroments so-far. Especially when it poors-down with rain!
It looks like Zelda, but it isn't Zelda. Although a lot of the controls and stuff resemble the Zelda 64 games almost identically.
You've got you're usual "Attack", "Put Down", and the rest, and there's even a neat targeting system that works well - and you don't even have to press Z to lock-on to fight. Beating an enemy is too easy really, but the way Fox uses his staff, his wide-range of different moves... it's all so incredible to look at and watch as that dino doesn't even get a second to breathe!
And as for the accents, they've made me laugh so far!
There's a giant stone Warp blokey who sounds kinda like Billy Connoly, some odd ramblings from Genral Scales, Krystal and the local Dinosaurs, but the Mammoths don't sound right... Sounds like a Cockney BADLY impersonating a farmer from Devon, and it just doesn't work.
Good all the same though, really livens up the game further.
The in-space shoot-'em-up sections are good too, and they remind me of Lylat Wars, but with much-better graphics. It works just the same as before, but it looks a lot better. It's still easy too - and that's what most of the game seems to be like. But it's still fun.
And the bit where you chase 2 dinos on a Snowmobile-type-thing is good too, but a little frustrating when you hit the sides though.
That's pretty easy too.
It's a great game from what I can see so-far, but I have a feeling the adventure is going to be very linear in places. Even though it's not the Zelda clone some were expecting, you shouldn't put this game down like NGC and the rest have done. It may be pretty easy, but it's still fun.
Rare still could've done slightly better though.
Want to know anything else? Just ask.
And it only uses 3 blocks for saving!
But wasn't this supposed to be multiplayer or something?
And I wonder if we'll soon se Falco in a similar style game to this?
I hope so. :)
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RM18 wrote:
> Sorry, I never trust people who write solely in upper case
lol!
anyways it is getting good recommendations here, in CUBE and in NOM.
HOWEVER, both NGC and Digi (who I know lots of people dont like but Digi has been around for a decade) have both given it mediocre writeups. (a 2/10 rating can't be ignored).
I am still undecided. Help anyone?
> Sorry, I never trust people who write solely in upper case
lol!
anyways it is getting good recommendations here, in CUBE and in NOM.
HOWEVER, both NGC and Digi (who I know lots of people dont like but Digi has been around for a decade) have both given it mediocre writeups. (a 2/10 rating can't be ignored).
I am still undecided. Help anyone?
RM18 wrote:
> Reading this, I'm not sure. Solskjaer, give me a staright answer - is
> it worth getting?
If you liked Rares games on the N64 then i'd say it's worth checking out. It's not a must buy and I can see lastability being a problem but it's worth it for the amazing graphics and the feel of playing a Rare game.
Anyone who says Rare don't matter anymore needs a slap.
> Reading this, I'm not sure. Solskjaer, give me a staright answer - is
> it worth getting?
If you liked Rares games on the N64 then i'd say it's worth checking out. It's not a must buy and I can see lastability being a problem but it's worth it for the amazing graphics and the feel of playing a Rare game.
Anyone who says Rare don't matter anymore needs a slap.
Solskjær wrote:
> And I wonder if we'll soon see Falco in a similar style game to this?
> I hope so. :)
Oh, but you'll see him very soon though in a certain Starfox game.
> And I wonder if we'll soon see Falco in a similar style game to this?
> I hope so. :)
Oh, but you'll see him very soon though in a certain Starfox game.
Think simply of a new Zelda game, with a Fox replacing Link, General Scales replacing Ganondorf, and loads of Dinosaurs to fight instaed of all the stuff in the Zelda games. All that with the Zelda world but simpler, and with some stunning graphics and animations. And funny regional accents too! No scousers though...
Great combat system - although it's too-easy to do, and a reasonabley simple and easy game overall.
I'd say you should get this if liked Rare for all their work, and if you won't mind something that'll remind you of Zelda, but is too-simple to actually BE Zelda.
It's hard to say just "Yes" or "No", it depends on what you like really.
Great combat system - although it's too-easy to do, and a reasonabley simple and easy game overall.
I'd say you should get this if liked Rare for all their work, and if you won't mind something that'll remind you of Zelda, but is too-simple to actually BE Zelda.
It's hard to say just "Yes" or "No", it depends on what you like really.
PinkPig wrote:
> Are you one of those people they interviewed on a breakfast program a
> couple of nights ago, asking why they weren't at school? ;-)
>
> One of them responded, "I got up late this morning"
>
> "And you think that's a good reason not to go to school?"
>
> "Well, you know, I had to have a bath, and like, get up and
> that".
Heh, that's funny! And it's my kinda attitude towards Year 13 too, now that we have all this free-time and-all.
But no, I wasn't interviewed for a Breakfast show. Breakfast's too-early for me!
But I do take days off just because I feel like it - I've been doing that WAY too-much during the last few weeks!
Problem is that I'll fall-behind with the work-loads of my 2 subjects, and maybe even get kicked-out of Sixth Form, if I get caught.
I'm still waiting for at-least ONE teacher to catch-on and realise I can't possibly have been ill every-other 2 or 3 days...!
I think one is suspiscious though, and he doesn't like me anyway... :S
I don't like him either!! :P
> Are you one of those people they interviewed on a breakfast program a
> couple of nights ago, asking why they weren't at school? ;-)
>
> One of them responded, "I got up late this morning"
>
> "And you think that's a good reason not to go to school?"
>
> "Well, you know, I had to have a bath, and like, get up and
> that".
Heh, that's funny! And it's my kinda attitude towards Year 13 too, now that we have all this free-time and-all.
But no, I wasn't interviewed for a Breakfast show. Breakfast's too-early for me!
But I do take days off just because I feel like it - I've been doing that WAY too-much during the last few weeks!
Problem is that I'll fall-behind with the work-loads of my 2 subjects, and maybe even get kicked-out of Sixth Form, if I get caught.
I'm still waiting for at-least ONE teacher to catch-on and realise I can't possibly have been ill every-other 2 or 3 days...!
I think one is suspiscious though, and he doesn't like me anyway... :S
I don't like him either!! :P
Tiltawhirl wrote:
> Anyone who says Rare don't matter anymore needs a slap.
I bet you've changed your tune now!
> Anyone who says Rare don't matter anymore needs a slap.
I bet you've changed your tune now!
Different Stripes wrote:
> Tiltawhirl wrote:
>
> Anyone who says Rare don't matter anymore needs a slap.
>
> I bet you've changed your tune now!
If they did the graphic and Miyamoto did the gameplay then no I wouldn't. But gameplay wise, Starfox smells of wee.
> Tiltawhirl wrote:
>
> Anyone who says Rare don't matter anymore needs a slap.
>
> I bet you've changed your tune now!
If they did the graphic and Miyamoto did the gameplay then no I wouldn't. But gameplay wise, Starfox smells of wee.
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