I keep looking into the dark void that is Kirby games hoping I'll find something I enjoy. I remain conflicted whether the item searching present in the Dreamland games is a good thing or a bandage on the low difficulty. I tend to admire the sprite work and sound. I like that Kirby's Adventure has a level made up like a gameboy game.
I've owned Hoshi no Kirby Super Deluxe (SFC) for several years. I've finally sat down and played through all the games available. I ended up coming off as indifferent to the game as I began. It's solid, I would have liked a few more the mini-game mini games (and the DS version has them apparently?)
In most of them you're still doing the Kirby thing, sucking in things and taking their powers. When that gets boring you inflate like a balloon and pass over the whole stage until the end. You'll almost feel bad and then you won't. You'll then fight a boss. The boss is usually well designed and yet your body is trained at that point to muscle through, and they usually give you enough energy to win by minimal effort and attrition.
Screenshots tell me Kirby's Epic Yarn looks great a Wii emulator. It could stand to be sharper on an actual TV. It's just not sharp enough on a Wii in 480p. Everything already looks fuzzy on a Wii. Super Mario Galaxy 2 kept asking me, "AREN'T WE HAVING FUN?" Yarn kept asking me, "Isn't this nice?" Yes it is. You are very nice Epic Yarn. Using the yarn lasso is very nice. It's just not engaging. In the best way possible the game is take it or leave it. I was going to quit playing, but then there was a set of levels set on a cake. I had to play levels set on a cake. It didn't matter. It still felt like the game was asking me to confirm it's niceness. I eventually got tired of saying yes.
Retronauts lead me to believe Kirby's Dreamland 3 (SNES) had a really great art style. It has a weird art style. The backgrounds are that heavy pre-rendered 3D that is somewhat present in Super Deluxe and overpowering in Super Mario RPG or Donkey Kong Country. I've gotten through the first world. I play these games are research and I had to stop because I was getting nothing out of KDL3. I was just playing it and then I win and then that's it? It wasn't annoying. It wasn't fun. It was just nothing.
SHORT VERSION: Man Ranger-X is pretty great and I'll talk about it soon.
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Friday, June 8, 2012
The Wii Quick Hits
I've had a Wii for about a month now. I've managed to play and try everything I wanted from the physical catalog. I'll try and write posts about some of the more detailed games, but this is here for the lesser titles.
On the Wii itself, I've grown to hate it. I hate how half-assed the motion sensor is. I hate browsing the online store. It thankfully didn't give any trouble connecting to my wireless. I love being able to pause any game at any time though. I don't like that it won't completely turn it self off.
I don't like how the lightgun games make me twist my wrist to point at the TV. That starts to hurt after a while and isn't really comfortable. Waggling never feels good as pressing a button. I also dislike modern Nintendo buttons. I didn't like them on the DS Lite; I don't like them on the Classic Controller Pro. Plugging in my Gamecube controller and playing some of FZero GX and Resident Evil Zero caused me to really notice the contrast in how the buttons feel. Not a lot feels as good as the Gamecube clicky triggers though.
Ultimate Shooting Collection is. is. borrrrinnnggggg. When I played Karous for the first time in Hey Arcade I fell asleep. I fell asleep HERE. I also fell asleep playing it on the Wii. It wins for being the most boring game I've ever played. The other 2 games on the collection aren't much better. Milestone have a gift in making really really boring games. They've got a lot of mileage out of the many many re-releases of them though. I don't know how exactly the stay in business.
I got it for 3 dollars and there is a boring story where I held the 3 dollars in my hand in Gamestop while the employee tried to sell me on a bunch of stuff. They called Last Story a Final Fantasy game. Eventually they took my money.
Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles is something. I really don't have any strong opinions about it outside I played it for about 15 minutes and that is supposedly more than the friend I borrowed it from played it. on Resident Evil 4 I might be the only one that was almost immediately screaming for normal control pad controls. I hated the wii controls almost instinctively. I haven't given it more of a chance because I could just go play any of the available normal control options and be pretty happy.
Super Mario Galaxy 2 really wanted to convince me I was having fun. I almost was, but it also felt limp wristed. I felt like I was going through motions and not really playing a game. It was pushing it's feelings so hard on me I felt like I had to put on airs that I was having fun with it. This seemed really prevalent in Wii games, the illusion that I was having fun.
Epic Yarn also had this problem, but less so. It was kind of nice, but when there are games that are sharp responsive and a bunch of other silly words why should I settle for kind of nice? Look is neat, the story telling was respectful of small children.
I skipped on a lot of Wii games because I'm an unmarried adult without children. I'd much rather aim for something from the 8-bit or 16-bit days than try a game that feels aimed at 10 years but fun for all ages(R).
Trauma Team just stressed me out. I hate how whenever you point with the Wii you see the cursor shaking. That I was simulating delicate surgery just made me freak out. I still love the DS Trauma Center games because of the stress and precision.
Give me 2 analog sticks PLEASE Mad World. Platinum Games always feel like they are trying to appeal to me but were given a list of stuff I might like. They worked really hard and in the end I feel like I am again, being polite by playing them but not really enjoying myself.
Rhythm Heaven Fever and Kororinpa were my picks for all the many party style Wii games. They just made me depressed to be playing them alone. I also definitely felt like there was lag with RHF. Nice games. I'm sure Let's Tap is also a nice game, and the most intellectually honest Wii game.
On the Wii itself, I've grown to hate it. I hate how half-assed the motion sensor is. I hate browsing the online store. It thankfully didn't give any trouble connecting to my wireless. I love being able to pause any game at any time though. I don't like that it won't completely turn it self off.
I don't like how the lightgun games make me twist my wrist to point at the TV. That starts to hurt after a while and isn't really comfortable. Waggling never feels good as pressing a button. I also dislike modern Nintendo buttons. I didn't like them on the DS Lite; I don't like them on the Classic Controller Pro. Plugging in my Gamecube controller and playing some of FZero GX and Resident Evil Zero caused me to really notice the contrast in how the buttons feel. Not a lot feels as good as the Gamecube clicky triggers though.
Ultimate Shooting Collection is. is. borrrrinnnggggg. When I played Karous for the first time in Hey Arcade I fell asleep. I fell asleep HERE. I also fell asleep playing it on the Wii. It wins for being the most boring game I've ever played. The other 2 games on the collection aren't much better. Milestone have a gift in making really really boring games. They've got a lot of mileage out of the many many re-releases of them though. I don't know how exactly the stay in business.
I got it for 3 dollars and there is a boring story where I held the 3 dollars in my hand in Gamestop while the employee tried to sell me on a bunch of stuff. They called Last Story a Final Fantasy game. Eventually they took my money.
Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles is something. I really don't have any strong opinions about it outside I played it for about 15 minutes and that is supposedly more than the friend I borrowed it from played it. on Resident Evil 4 I might be the only one that was almost immediately screaming for normal control pad controls. I hated the wii controls almost instinctively. I haven't given it more of a chance because I could just go play any of the available normal control options and be pretty happy.
Super Mario Galaxy 2 really wanted to convince me I was having fun. I almost was, but it also felt limp wristed. I felt like I was going through motions and not really playing a game. It was pushing it's feelings so hard on me I felt like I had to put on airs that I was having fun with it. This seemed really prevalent in Wii games, the illusion that I was having fun.
Epic Yarn also had this problem, but less so. It was kind of nice, but when there are games that are sharp responsive and a bunch of other silly words why should I settle for kind of nice? Look is neat, the story telling was respectful of small children.
I skipped on a lot of Wii games because I'm an unmarried adult without children. I'd much rather aim for something from the 8-bit or 16-bit days than try a game that feels aimed at 10 years but fun for all ages(R).
Trauma Team just stressed me out. I hate how whenever you point with the Wii you see the cursor shaking. That I was simulating delicate surgery just made me freak out. I still love the DS Trauma Center games because of the stress and precision.
Give me 2 analog sticks PLEASE Mad World. Platinum Games always feel like they are trying to appeal to me but were given a list of stuff I might like. They worked really hard and in the end I feel like I am again, being polite by playing them but not really enjoying myself.
Rhythm Heaven Fever and Kororinpa were my picks for all the many party style Wii games. They just made me depressed to be playing them alone. I also definitely felt like there was lag with RHF. Nice games. I'm sure Let's Tap is also a nice game, and the most intellectually honest Wii game.
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