Strikers is actually ridiculous in the difficulty department. so much so that it gets extremely unrealistic

Try not sucking ;)

If that's the case, then I could understand the argument, but this is a hypothetical statement. The other metroids never suffered from this

what cup have you gotten to?

Many games (Metroid, for example) don't have difficulty settings. Additionally, many of us don't have the kind of time to put into improving our skills to a certain point in a game like we used to. So, while I'm not asking for a "win button", it'd be nice to eliminate the pointless back-tracking in between save-points and deaths.

He doesn't have one. That's the problem.


:rimshot:

"it was a joke. apparently you didn't get that..."

I'm not claiming it is easy or hard. I've played it exactly twice since I bought it.

Just using your argument. Not everyone wants the same thing out of a game.

Some people like leisurely strolls. Some people like Ninja Gaiden romps.

Some people like deep stories. Some people like to skip that and get to the game.

To each his own, but don't sit there and pretend that there's only one way to enjoy a game.

Apart from Zero's helpful post, this is all discussion based around the earlier games. I don't know how the save points are distributed in MP3, I just hope they're better arranged than in previous games.

I'd like to hear more about this, we'll have to talk about it sometime over a game of puzzle fighter when its out. Cool? Im not trying to flame you or anything but I am interested in what you have to say.

I don't think I'll be getting Puzzle Fighter (maybe if the girlfriend wants it), but I can give you the gist of it here. I actually like Maximo May Cry, I mean Army of Zin. I can't help but like it because it's a hack and slash.. but the first one was so much more. You actually had to think out your battles, there was strategy to fighting even small monsters. You couldn't run into an area and blindly flail your sword around because every health point you had was crucial, it was more important to not get hit then to hit them. In Army of Zin you just keeping pounding away at the X button until you've beat a group of fifty skeletons (the "win button" theory in grand practice). It felt like they ignored any and all positive reception to the first game and built the second solely to appease Jimmy Jo Bob who couldn't get past the second level (and therefore was never going to buy the sequel). What a surprise that the third game was aborted a few months into production..

..and don't get me started on what they did to Final Fight Streetwise.

:lol: Final Fight? oh man I'm sure you know about this then right?

:lol:
I had no idea that they canned the third game that really sucks. Thanks for the input.

Four more days. :grunt:

Capcom Digital Studios originally wanted to make Final Fight Streetwise a very fun, cell-shaded beat 'em up. Capcom of Japan stepped in and had them develop the game as it turned out to market it to Americans.. as if there wasn't enough fucking gritty, street thug games on the market already. Or so the story goes, anyway. Typical corporate, publisher horse shit. And then they disbanded Clover. Oh, Capcom.

Here's some art that was to be for Maximo 3 and some of the (original?) Streetwise designs:
http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=75300

My heart is officially broken.

So this comes out in just a few days, and (Nintendo Power aside) there's still not a single review of it out there? What the dilly-o?

Embargos.

The IGN site says their review will be up at 12:01 AM on Monday. They also have an article on the history of Metroid which is a pretty good read:

http://games.ign.com/articles/815/815011p1.html

However, be warned that on page 3 they reveal a pretty big spoiler for Metroid Prime 3.

I thought that was only for bad games? I didn't even know video game review had embargos now.

i think it is pretty common for Nintendo games lately as well.

http://wii.ign.com/articles/815/815424p1.html

9.5 from IGN! I can't wait for tomorrow.

Fuck tomorrow.. I hope GameStop gets it in tonight. :(

Played this last night at a Wii demo kiosk at EB. Liked it enough to pre-pay it. Control feels pretty spot on. Graphics (judging from the intro section I played, and this was the full retail game) were ok. Nothing really jumped out, but it may have been the environment at the beginning (standard spaceship interior) which is similar to the Halo intro level.

I do hope that this control scheme becomes more prevalent with future FPS's on the Wii.

I was planning on picking this up at BB tomorrow in anticipation of my FV order being slow, but with the purchase of a new TV that I haven't set up yet (painting living room first - need to wait for Labor Day sale on Behr :brickwl2:), I think I'm going to wait until I can get some good 16:9, 480p at 46" rather than 4:3, 480i at 27". Call me crazy...

Oh snap, did you get the 4661?!

If so, then by all means hold out for the week!

Yes, I did. It's just sitting in the office boxed up waiting for the painting to be done and the new credenza to arrive. The PS3 also remains boxed upon the LCD box. It's hell.

Even better the tougher reviewing 1UP gave it a 9.0. Retro has delivered again.

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3162330

Not crazy at all, I did the same for Zelda on the Wii when I was waiting for the Big N to mail me the component cables. Best A/V decision I ever made as I looked at the composite cable of the game and just laughed.

Cool. I've already got the component cables thanks to Amazon selling the official ones for like $12 a couple months ago.

A few to tide you over till tomorrow...

Gametrailers:

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Wii would like to play:

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8.5 from Gamespot, 9.6 from GameTrailers (.1 higher than BioShock).

8.5 doesn't seem that high...wonder what they ranked RE4 Wii.

I'm not sure the Bioshock comparison is fair or relevant, unless it was the same reviewer. They are different games for different audiences on different consoles. Besides, .1 can be attributed to simple selection bias...one reviewer's 9.5 might be another's 9.6...and when you get into the high nines, it's all semantics anyway.

If I thought I could trust a 360 not to break, Bioshock probably would have put me over the edge, as it looks like an amazing game...for a first person shooter.

The really cool thing is that the Wii has another system seller besides Zelda...not that they're having trouble selling systems...but it might, at least, shut the naysayers up for a bit.

Gamespot also gave Super Metroid (one of the top ten greatest games of all time) an 8.5. In other words, fuck Gamespot.

I just played for about an hour and a half, and I've gotta say the game is mega sweet so far. The controls are taking a bit of getting used to but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it :D . The first boss was already a pain in my ass but I was able to figure him out without too much trouble.

I like Gamespot, and trust their reviews more than any other online site. I actually read the review though.

They gave it an 8.5 on the Wii (Super Metroid), that isn't half bad for a game thats well over a decade old, emulated. It's actually somewhat generous when you get right down to it.

But regardless, I just hope this is better than Echoes.

History in two parts (kinda spoilerish) I open the store tomorrow so I get to play during my break!


Part 1


Part 2

Sigh, I have to get through work, and then hope my WalMart has it in stock, as it's the only store that sells games that's not a long drive.