Nintendo Wii U

[stefcha]

48 minutes ago, neoELITE said:

xenoblade was pretty but the cut-scenes and the lack of freedom was crushing. Typical Nintendo-esque RPG. You can't do what you want at all. Skyrim was a proper RPG. Flawed but really held my attention. Xenoblade was boring.

 

While you couldn't actually do much bar explore the entire gameworld from just about the beginning, either killing stuff or collecting stuff (or killing stuff to collect stuff), what exactly did you want to do but couldn't? In that it's a JRPG it's got that usual lack of freedom in that you're not really doing much in the way of role playing in terms of who your character is, what they do and how they do it, but then that's kind of like criticising OutRun 2 for not letting you tweak the cars - it just is what it is.

[neoELITE]

I didn't enjoy it at all. I really, really, really wanted to.

 

The characters were shit. I didn't feel like killing giant crabs for four horrific hours either. 

 

Outrun's a pure arcade game. You see what you get with that. Xenoblade was the opposite.

[stefcha]

The point is that Xenoblade X is a JRPG, and despite the particularly awful characterisation and abysmal storytelling in it, that's what you've got. 

[neoELITE]

Sorry for not adding a J - Xenoblade X (I added that too) is a boring RPG - soz, JPRG.

[stefcha]

What on earth are you on about? You were moaning it wasn't Skyrim in terms of freedom, and no it's not but it's a game of its genre so that shouldn't have come as too much of a shock.

[Sarlaccfood]

There was a lot of this when Skyward Sword came out.

 

If you want a game to be like Skyrim, just play Skyrim.

 

 

 

[NEG]

Too much freedom is what made me dislike Elder Scrolls, I prefer a balance (and to me, 3D Zelda sometimes has enough of it...not including the linear rubbish of Skyward Sword of course).

 

People will obviously prefer different things. I doubt we complained much about traditional linear JRPG's with loads-oh-grinding back in the day.

[Jamie John]

I played Affordable Space Adventures for an hour or so this evening. I'm not sure that I like it yet. It's all a bit fiddly, and I find switching back and forth between the two screens pretty jarring. I'm only on level 12, however, so I'll give it time.

 

Has anyone else played it after picking out up in the recent humble bundle? 

[Hylian]

I played it and couldn't see what the fuss was about. I agree that the shifting back and forth didn't really work that well. I was pretty dissapointed by all those games. I played Swords and Soldiers 2 a bit and that was pretty average. Runbow was probably one of the worst games I've ever played.

[marillion Col]

Quick question..... if I buy a download version of a game to replace the disc version, will my current game save just work?

 

My son's copy of Lego City Undercover no longer loads (think the disc is knackered) so I was going to but another copy of it but the download is only a couple of £'s more expensive so might just get that instead, but I wouldn't want him to lose his 300hrs save game.

[deKay]

On 03/06/2016 at 0:15 AM, Jamie John said:

I played Affordable Space Adventures for an hour or so this evening. I'm not sure that I like it yet. It's all a bit fiddly, and I find switching back and forth between the two screens pretty jarring. I'm only on level 12, however, so I'll give it time.

 

Has anyone else played it after picking out up in the recent humble bundle? 

 

I did. It's bloody great, although I can see it probably makes more sense in multiplayer. I generally found if you're finding it very fiddly to progress, you're probably using the wrong solution.

[Super Craig]

1 hour ago, marillion Col said:

Quick question..... if I buy a download version of a game to replace the disc version, will my current game save just work?

 

My son's copy of Lego City Undercover no longer loads (think the disc is knackered) so I was going to but another copy of it but the download is only a couple of £'s more expensive so might just get that instead, but I wouldn't want him to lose his 300hrs save game.

 

It does with Lego City.

[stefcha]

2 hours ago, deKay said:

 

I did. It's bloody great, although I can see it probably makes more sense in multiplayer. I generally found if you're finding it very fiddly to progress, you're probably using the wrong solution.

 

How does the co-op work, one does the flying the other does the dashbaord stuff? The constant back and forth of attention when playing alone is a bit tedious, in that it makes it very stop-start.

[Sarlaccfood]

I was under the impression it's supposed to be played co-op, so I've been waiting to play it with the gf when she's in the mood.

 

 

 

I may never play this game.

[Jamie John]

I finished ASA recently but didn't rate it at all. Fiddly and frustrating more often than not with only a handful of puzzles I actually enjoyed. Disappointing after all I'd read about it. I'd be fuming if I'd paid full price for it.

[deKay]

2 hours ago, stefcha said:

 

How does the co-op work, one does the flying the other does the dashbaord stuff? The constant back and forth of attention when playing alone is a bit tedious, in that it makes it very stop-start.

 

It's up to three player. One does piloting, one engine, the other scanning (I think).

[NEG]

So which external drive is best for Wii U, exactly? Smash and Hyrule Warriors alone destroyed 2-3gigs with their updates.

[NEG]

I'd love some Y cable examples regardless. Bonus points if it looks and smells nice.

 

Edit: I think Nintendo recommended Y cable at the time + it's own power source?

[Harmunt]

Nintendo have already won E3 

 

 

[Super Craig]

7 hours ago, NEG said:

I'd love some Y cable examples regardless. Bonus points if it looks and smells nice.

 

Edit: I think Nintendo recommended Y cable at the time + it's own power source?

 

You don't need both. The Y cable is only for self-powered drives.

 

This is the one I have: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ARBB76S/

[shynra]

For a hdd example i have an old usb 2.0 wd elements 500gb portable hdd with y cable (no external power). This has to have a y cable to work. 

[Keyboard Koala]

I think the latest trailer of Paper Mario: Colour Splash makes it look interesting:

 

 

[neoELITE]

 

The part on the bridge. 

[stefcha]

I must find the Landroover!

[deKay]

In odd news, the original Darksiders is coming to the Wii U at the same time as the PS4 and Xbone remasters.

[NEG]

 

[shirubagan]

On 12 June 2016 at 15:32, Jamie John said:

I finished ASA recently but didn't rate it at all. Fiddly and frustrating more often than not with only a handful of puzzles I actually enjoyed. Disappointing after all I'd read about it. I'd be fuming if I'd paid full price for it.

 

Thats a shame. It was my GOTY of 2015. I thought the controls and premise were spot on. The presentation put most games to shame too. The last few levels and the pay-off were so well written IMO. 

[Pavey]

Why would you post that NEG? What relevance does it have?

[NEG]

33 minutes ago, Pavey said:

Why would you post that NEG? What relevance does it have?

 

Ranting Robots tended to do primarily Wii U reviews years back, of which I'd always post.

[donpeartree]

I discovered that I've got a leftover 10 quid available on my nintendo eshop account.

 

Anybody got a recommendation for a decent purchase I can make for around a tenner?

Thanks.