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[Always-honest]

Asside from jaggies (that are taken care of by the DoF to some extend) and low polycount i think this game looks phenomenal.
So close.

Holy fuck at the water. And the shadows are glorious.

 

[ASIS]

Game is looking amazing. And I still stand by the fact that the water is the most impressive aspect graphically. Very nice!

 

[guek]

Is pikmin 3 still 30fps?

 

[fredrancour]

Game is looking amazing. And I still stand by the fact that the water is the most impressive aspect graphically. Very nice!

If I remember right it's always been that way. When my brother and I were younger we always found it odd how disproportionately good the water looked in the gamecube games compared to the otherwise basic and cartoony world.


Edit: And this is a day 1 wiiu purchase. Christmastime I guess....

 

[oatmeal]

Looks nice, I just wish they would ahve spent some time smoothing out the way things interact with the ground (environment). It's just...ROCK - GROUND. Sharp edges.

 

[Always-honest]

Looks nice, I just wish they would ahve spent some time smoothing out the way things interact with the ground (environment). It's just...ROCK - GROUND. Sharp edges.

Not true. That was the case in the beginning. Now things like rock and grass are much more gradually fading into eachother.
But here are sill spots.

 

[Deku Tree]

The game looks nice. But why are they using gamecube level poly counts?

 

[ASIS]

If I remember right it's always been that way. When my brother and I were younger we always found it odd how disproportionately good the water looked in the gamecube games compared to the otherwise basic and cartoony world.


Edit: And this is a day 1 wiiu purchase. Christmastime I guess....

Well yeah, GC was code named Dolphin for a reason. It had, by far, the best water effects out of any console for its time. But there's something about the water here that even surpasses that (Obviously since it's on more powerful hardware, but I'm talking impressions for today's standards vs. impressions of generation 6's standards).

EDIT: BTW this is a summer release, so if you're getting it on Christmas it won't be day 1 anymore

The game looks nice. But why are they using gamecube level poly counts?

What does this mean and how do you guys know this? Really I can't tell.

 

[CrisKre]

This game looks absolutely phenomenal.

I want the haters that where stating it looks like pikmin 2 to comment now.

 

[Deku Tree]

What does this mean and how do you guys know this? Really I can't tell.

Look at the screenshots on the previous page. Particularly look @ the rounded edges on the monsters. They are not rounded edges but a bunch of straight lines with sharp corners. Count the number of sharp corners. The number is low. It looks similar to the number in a lot of Gamecube games.

 

[Tathanen]

Online modes is not a consumer rights issue. Region free is.

...it is? How? In what way does a consumer have the "right" to play a piece of software released in another country on a piece of hardware not released in that country? I mean I understand why people WANT it, but there are zero rights being infringed upon here.

Though I guess I don't really want to derail the thread with that. Woo Pikmin!!!

 

[fredrancour]

Well yeah, GC was code named Dolphin for a reason. It had, by far, the best water effects out of any console for its time. But there's something about the water here that even surpasses that (Obviously since it's on more powerful hardware, but I'm talking impressions for today's standards vs. impressions of generation 6's standards).

EDIT: BTW this is a summer release, so if you're getting it on Christmas it won't be day 1 anymore


What does this mean and how do you guys know this? Really I can't tell.

Sorry, I meant "my personal first day of owning a wiiu." I made the post and then didn't care enough to edit for clarity.

 

[oatmeal]

Not true. That was the case in the beginning. Now things like rock and grass are much more gradually fading into eachother.
But here are sill spots.

Did they fix a lot of that?

I haven't seen too much new Media ( just the E3 NDirect and this, but I admit I wasn't really looking for it too much in either case).

 

[Piscus]

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[IceDoesntHelp]

Unfortunately I missed it Live, but watching it now.
Still looks really good.

 

[Phazon]

Is pikmin 3 still 30fps?

You could ask Chandra from ONM, he has the game atm.

I'll probably get it next week, but I don't have the tools or the sharp eyes to tell you that

 

[Shiggy]

The game looks nice. But why are they using gamecube level poly counts?

Because it's based on a Wii engine that is probably a retooled engine of the GCN titles. The game looks nice but definitely isn't pushing the Wii U hardware at all.

 

[jmls1121]

Nintendo has always been the master of water effects, going back to that pool inside the castle in Mario 64.

 

[Always-honest]

Did they fix a lot of that?

I haven't seen too much new Media ( just the E3 NDirect and this, but I admit I wasn't really looking for it too much in either case).

Yes. Ofcourse some rocks just lay ON the grass.. Like some do. In real life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDqXzLYJY_Y

 

[hatchx]

Games looks incredible. I absolutely can't wait to own this. A gorgeous boxart too means it must be mine in physical form.


I'm not sure if this is new, but this video basically confirms you can play the challenge mode co-operatively:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=d3TIXpW_d2s




Which is great news. Curious why they didn't mention this in the Direct. I wonder why a co-op campaign mode was never thought of. Perhaps the single player maps are larger and more detailed and it could only handle a single player?

Really wish the co-op modes are fun. This is the type of game I can get my girlfriend to play with me.

 

[Fabrik]

Honestly when was the last "AAA" game to be this charming? Such a breath of fresh air.

 

[Tathanen]

Yes. Ofcourse some rocks just lay ON the grass.. Like some do. In real life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDqXzLYJY_Y

Wow, this video is friggin amazing. The visuals have really come into their own. There are still rare instances of a blurry texture or something a little polygonally sharp, but the overall effects and polish are stunning. This is gonna be a treat.

 

[Always-honest]

Games looks incredible. I absolutely can't wait to own this. A gorgeous boxart too means it must be mine in physical form.


I'm not sure if this is new, but this video basically confirms you can play the challenge mode co-operatively:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=d3TIXpW_d2s




Which is great news. Curious why they didn't mention this in the Direct. I wonder why a co-op campaign mode was never thought of. Perhaps the single player maps are larger and more detailed and it could only handle a single player?

Really wish the co-op modes are fun. This is the type of game I can get my girlfriend to play with me.

I wish the coop modes were also online.

 

[Boney]

watching nowwww

 

[hatchx]

I wish the coop modes were also online.

I think we all do, but when I really think about the structure of the game I'm not so sure. It's like NintendoLand where the structure of the gameplay doesn't really lend itself well to an obvious online component. It's not like Smash Bros or Mario Kart where it's obvious how to implement it.

Pikmin is largely a single-player adventure series with short multiplayer modes.

I do wish it offered a co-op campaign and online, but these single-player-focused games are so few-and-far between these days I almost don't mind.

 

[daakusedo]

They published this after the direct, I missed it, looks substantial...

 

[Outtrigger888]

The game looks great. Looks to be another Nintendo gem. Love the music and presentation.

I'm all ready to play this game.

Check out my little setup, lol. I was going to make it look better but got lazy. Wasnt until a couple months later that I decided to add the gamepad stand.

I used an old cymbal stand so it can adjust in length and tilt up and down. From my perspective, it looks like the gamepad is floating in midair.

Really comfortable to have it float above you.

Its also resting on the charge cradle so it has maximum brightness and keeps charged.

 

[guek]

The game looks great. Looks to be another Nintendo gem. Love the music and presentation.

I'm all ready to play this game.

Check out my little setup, lol. I was going to make it look better but got lazy. Wasnt until a couple months later that I decided to add the gamepad stand.

I used an old cymbal stand so it can adjust in length and tilt up and down. From my perspective, it looks like the gamepad is floating in midair.

Really comfortable to have it float above you.

Its also resting on the charge cradle so it has maximum brightness and keeps charged.

http://s22.postimg.org/gqnih9rwh/wiisetup2.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]

that's brilliant

 

[fredrancour]

I.... I watched the 6 minute video in Japanese. Oh my goodness I want it even worse now. It looks like so much fun, with occasional emotional devastation.

 

[Boy Wander]

Look at the screenshots on the previous page. Particularly look @ the rounded edges on the monsters. They are not rounded edges but a bunch of straight lines with sharp corners. Count the number of sharp corners. The number is low. It looks similar to the number in a lot of Gamecube games.

The quality of the lighting, shadow and dof effects far outweigh any issues with poly count in my opinion. And tbh, how much difference will it make it terms of how the game plays? I would think pretty much none.

 

[SparkTR]

Yes. Ofcourse some rocks just lay ON the grass.. Like some do. In real life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDqXzLYJY_Y

Are they going to release this video in English? It looks fantastic, probably the most aesthetically pleasing game I've seen this year. I also noticed you can direct characters by drawing out directions on the gamepad.

How is the time mechanic going to work in this?

 

[metalslimer]

God i hate that this game is 30FPS. Hope we don't have to wait another 10 years to get Pikmin 4

 

[fredrancour]

Are they going to release this video in English? It looks fantastic, probably the most aesthetically pleasing game I've seen this year. I also noticed you can direct characters by drawing out directions on the gamepad.

How is the time mechanic going to work in this?

Collect food fast enough to not starve to death.

 

[Always-honest]

I think we all do, but when I really think about the structure of the game I'm not so sure. It's like NintendoLand where the structure of the gameplay doesn't really lend itself well to an obvious online component. It's not like Smash Bros or Mario Kart where it's obvious how to implement it.

Pikmin is largely a single-player adventure series with short multiplayer modes.

I do wish it offered a co-op campaign and online, but these single-player-focused games are so few-and-far between these days I almost don't mind.

I agree. But i'd like it. Especially online coop. For older gamers it's not that often that friends really have the time to game at their friends house. A lot of my friends live in different cities. But i like to play coop with them in games.

God i hate that this game is 30FPS. Hope we don't have to wait another 10 years to get Pikmin 4

Hopeit's a steady 30fps. I think that will be fine for a slow paced game like this.

 

[Shiggy]

God i hate that this game is 30FPS. Hope we don't have to wait another 10 years to get Pikmin 4

Thank goodness I'm one of those who doesn't see the difference as long as the framerate is stable. Pikmin 2 didn't have any issues in that area. Cannot comment on Pikmin 1, that's coming in a few days

The quality of the lighting, shadow and dof effects far outweigh any issues with poly count in my opinion. And tbh, how much difference will it make it terms of how the game plays? I would think pretty much none.

With that kind of reasoning games would still look like Super Mario 64.

 

[roddur]

are any of you really think about low poly count while playing this "OMG, such a charming" little game?

 

[ASIS]

Yes. Ofcourse some rocks just lay ON the grass.. Like some do. In real life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDqXzLYJY_Y

WOW! This game looks amazing!

Also, is there any word on an interconnected world yet?

 

[RyuKanSan]

Yes. Ofcourse some rocks just lay ON the grass.. Like some do. In real life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDqXzLYJY_Y

i must have this...that lightning and water look awesome...its so damn vibrate and colorful

 

[rokero]

The game looks great. Looks to be another Nintendo gem. Love the music and presentation.

I'm all ready to play this game.

Check out my little setup, lol. I was going to make it look better but got lazy. Wasnt until a couple months later that I decided to add the gamepad stand.

I used an old cymbal stand so it can adjust in length and tilt up and down. From my perspective, it looks like the gamepad is floating in midair.

Really comfortable to have it float above you.

Its also resting on the charge cradle so it has maximum brightness and keeps charged.

lol awesome the only problem is you have to be very close to the TV

 

[Always-honest]

are any of you really think about low poly count while playing this "OMG, such a charming" little game?

It's extremely charming. But sometimes it really stands out. Probably because the rest of the game looks so good.

 

[Mlatador]

The game looks great. Looks to be another Nintendo gem. Love the music and presentation.

I'm all ready to play this game.

Check out my little setup, lol. I was going to make it look better but got lazy. Wasnt until a couple months later that I decided to add the gamepad stand.

I used an old cymbal stand so it can adjust in length and tilt up and down. From my perspective, it looks like the gamepad is floating in midair.

Really comfortable to have it float above you.

Its also resting on the charge cradle so it has maximum brightness and keeps charged.

Yo, someones body is ready, I guess...

 

[Incitemaybe]

Looks terrific! I loved the first two.

 

[Boy Wander]

With that kind of reasoning games would still look like Super Mario 64.

That's not what I'm saying - I'm saying that a few rough edges won't make any difference to the way it plays.

 

[Outtrigger888]

lol awesome the only problem is you have to be very close to the TV

It can extend out another foot or more since its a cymbal stand. I had it at its shortest for the image.

Kind of bummed to read this game isnt 60fps. Im counting on it to be a smooth and stable 30fps...


I read that there will be online leaderboards for this. So up goes the replay value.

 

[Bill Rizer]

Latest offscreen footage looked 60fps.

 

[Out of Working Order]

Hang on... so it is 30fps?

 

[Always-honest]

Hang on... so it is 30fps?

30fps, the new linear.

 

[evilromero]

Nintendo has always been the master of water effects, going back to that pool inside the castle in Mario 64.

Strange example when most would cite Wave Race 64.

 

[Outtrigger888]

Has it been confirmed 30fps? I just assumed from someone in this thread mentioning it.

Found a link to download a 60fps vid.

http://nintychronicle.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/60-fps-pikmin-3-trailer/

I haven't downloaded it to confirm.


edit:

I downloaded and watched the 60fps trailer. Unless theres some trick to upconvert to enhance the video to look 60 fps, and that tilmin is playing a sick joke, this games 60fps.

Unless things have changed, but this trailer was uploaded a couple months ago.

 

[watershed]

Looks like the visuals have been spruced up a bit. The start menu water looks better than it did during Pikmin 3's first reveal at E3.