It's catchy and fun and fits well with the bright and peppiness of Kirby games. I just enjoy it. Just as much as I enjoy the atmospheric music of the Metroid Prime games.
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Kirby and the Rainbow Curse - Rolling, Painting, Polarizing REVIEW thread
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It's catchy and fun and fits well with the bright and peppiness of Kirby games. I just enjoy it. Just as much as I enjoy the atmospheric music of the Metroid Prime games.
TheSpaceBetween
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Not to be pickey, but the music in the Prime games is catchy and melodic as often as it is atmospheric
.For me, Kirby music is usually a pretty mixed bag, and it seems no different with this game. I think Epic Yarn had my favorite soundtrack out of all the Kirby games I've played.
TheSpaceBetween
Member
Oh crap, I forgot Europeans got screwed over on this one. Brutal.
Nocturnowl
Member
It's actually a franchise tradition so it's not much of a shock this time, Kirby has to de-angry those eyebrows heading across the pond.
Well he's happy this time but that's not the point.
Necromanti
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Any examples? Since you said that "mid-tier" is defined by the game's budget, I don't remember most mid-tier games being priced any differently (as in the PS2 era).Sorry, I was typing and watching something. I meant that mid tier titles are usually $20 to $30, not that $20 to $30 titles are always mid tier. I see where your misunderstanding came from
Lately I'd say all the DD titles or kick starter titles, or stand alone expansions like "Blood Dragon" are great examples of actual mid tier games. The Borderlands Pre-Sequel is another.
Edit: obviously not ALL DD or kickstwrter titles, sorry a mistype again and want to nip it in the bud
TheMoon
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And? That was completely ridiculous.
I don't think that most people have the technical knowledge, myself included, as to explain why the music is that way though which is what I seek. I wish that there was a more analytical approach to judging music in games other than I just like it, or a blanket term like atmospheric.
WrenchNinja
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Why is it ridiculous? Because he doesn't agree with you?
Necromanti
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Wasn't Borderlands: TPS $60 at launch, though? (EDIT: It's still $60 on Steam, plus it has a $30 Season Pass.) But I guess that a lot of DLC (standalone or otherwise) meets that price point.
Yep looks like you were right about the TPS, wow that is really stupid because it was clearly a mid tier title.
But yeah Blood Dragon is a clear example I can think of st the moment. Or Shovel Knight.
Edit: a few more like Child of Light, That ww2 ubiart game, and Transistor
Not very good at analytical stuff with music. You're likely to get good discussion from Schala and many others who have posted in the music of the generation thread. About all I could provide is simple statements that I just like it.
Neuromancer
Member
This game sounds like a mixed bag that fans of the genre will enjoy, niggles aside.
Well with Quicklooks they still try to get into the game for a bit, unless of course they absolutely despise it. The game does look quite a bit more fun with coop, but single player looks like it gets old fast to me.
Yeah, I just think it's an interesting area that I have no clue how to explain or analyze, and I think a lot of times sound design in general gets overlooked in reviews. When it's absent it becomes an obvious issue, but when it is present, I don't think a lot of people really know how to handle explaining or critiquing it.
SerTapTap
Member
I don't really know how to "evaluate" music beyond "I like it so much I bought it and listen to it regularly" (very few series end up like this--among them Final Fantasy, Kirby, Binding of Isaac, Mega Man). But to just drop off a few tracks that I think should quite easily show it's something far superior to "cute jingles":
Masked DeDeDe
Galacta Knight
Flying Into Nova
DeDeDe's theme (Nightmare in Dreamland)
02's theme
Milky Way Wishes credits
Investigating the Factory
There's dozens more of course, but this is a pretty diverse set I feel. Honestly I look forward to a new DeDeDe remix more than I look forward to the entire OST of most games.
This is interesting. Is somebody else doing the Quicklook versus the review itself?
TheMoon
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Canvas Curse actually wasn't a success at all. At least not commercially. I highly doubt a 3DS ~Curse game ever even crossed their minds due to the platform's inherently unsuitable nature to that style of game. Hence why we got Triple Deluxe. Their next idea for the ~Curse formula was clearly not the portable small screen experience but the versatile multiplayer, asymmetric co-op paired with a uniquely appealing visual style not possible on a handheld.
TheMoon
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Stop trying to put me in that box. It was ridiculous because the argument made no sense.
Yeah, the coop looks pretty fun. Reminds me a bit of the Rayman coop at times.
Nope, same person, but he mentions several times, that the game simply doesn't hold up to it's predecessor. Doesn't stop him from having fun in the video though.
Last Uchiha
Banned
I don't care about reviews. Day one for me
Ah. Well either way I'm hyped for it. Hoping Best Buy ships soon as I'd love to be able to play this weekend.
We got copies in at our store like a week ago so yeah it should ship soon easily
Was already posted, right have even been you...
Edit: not you, but was posted already
http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=152638460&postcount=292
WrenchNinja
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I'm not putting you in that box, it seems like you are going into it willingly. It makes perfect sense, he doesn't think there's enough content there to justify the price. There's nothing ridiculous about that.
nephilimdj
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I honestly found the DS version too hard when I was artistic, I was forced to make small simple lines, which gamexplain was doing.
Honestly I think making small straight lines just makes it unfun in a painting game.. which even Nintendo was avoiding in the promo vids.
Honestly I think making small straight lines just makes it unfun in a painting game.. which even Nintendo was avoiding in the promo vids.
I just read Ryckert's review of Captain Toad, and it's pretty clear that he didn't play it to the end, so he's just guessing regarding the content/value. I played Captain Toad to the very end, and it's a longer game than a playthrough of Bayonetta 2.
I don't want to derail this thread as it should be about Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, but just because it was longer for you doesn't mean it's longer for everyone. According to the majority, Bayonetta 2 is about a 9 hour game (that's in line with my playthrough) and Captian Toad is a 7 hour game.
EDIT: Source is How Long To Beat
WrenchNinja
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It's pretty clear he did based off the Quick Look.
If you're using that as a source: The minority (25 of 63) of the Captain Toad players only played the 7 hour game. While the vast majority of (70 of 92) of the Bayonetta 2 only played the 9 hour game. The majority of the Captain Toad players (42 of 63) played the 10-hours (or longer) game.
EDIT: It seems like some players have submitted values for multiple playing styles, but the ratios would be roughly correct anyhow.
My point is that if someone is reviewing the value for a game like Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, he/she should play/review the complete game, since that's a route a lot of players will take.
nintendork666
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As a fan of Canvas Curse, the free Kirby Amiibo w/ pre-order offer @ Toys R Us was more than enough to sell me on a day one purchase of this game. Hopefully my experience is more akin to Bob Mackey's USgamer review than the lackluster impressions of the GB Quick Look.
If you enjoyed Canvas Curse, you'll enjoy this.
I'm grabbing it for the claymated style. I love claymation and this one takes the cake until Armikrog comes out.
I wish that TRU pre-order deal was in Canada.
Apparently not, since ethe GB guy also liked the DS game...
There's no magic secrets to the controls or insane learning curve to this game, you can pretty much watch one video and know exactly what you are getting.
It's a 40$ mid-tier release, and some reviewers can't get out of the AAA headspace. They figure so long as it's on a game shelf, it needs to be X and Y, and that logic is somewhat flawed.
Seems like a poor way of disposing of a review that doesn't agree with your preconceived notions.
I've had my Wii U since launch day and for the most part I try to never use the Gamepad unless the games do not support the Pro Controller.
We all can play that same game.
GiantEnemyCrab
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Giant Bomb said:
In what universe do they live, where this game could be sold profitably for $1 on the App Store (with Apple stealing 30c of that, to boot)? How would they do that in a way that's not detrimental to the industry?
And how is the multiplayer possible without real controls?
Starwolf_UK
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Prince and time are always hard points to review especially correlated when price is a variable factor.
One thing I will say about stage count. Kirby Mass Attack had I think 45 stages (I stopped playing when I got to a boss rush stage in the 4th world) and started to outstay its welcome by repeating stage ideas so the stage count seen here is probably a response to that criticism. Of course this has introduced the opposite criticism of its too short...
One thing I will say about stage count. Kirby Mass Attack had I think 45 stages (I stopped playing when I got to a boss rush stage in the 4th world) and started to outstay its welcome by repeating stage ideas so the stage count seen here is probably a response to that criticism. Of course this has introduced the opposite criticism of its too short...
Sure, I fully agree with this.
StreetsAhead
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I finished the game the other day, had about 9 hours on it for ~80% completion on my file. Good game, some disappointments (see spoilers). I felt the length was about right; any longer and it might have started to out-stay its welcome. With practice I think you could play by mostly looking at the TV. The game can be frustrating because you don't have full control over Kirby himself and there were a couple of instances where I died because Kirby was going the wrong way when I drew a line or he bounced off a wall in a way I didn't anticipate.
The game is very pretty, though, and very cute. I think I preferred Captain Toad as an experience, but that was one of my favorite games from last year.
Spoilers
The game is very pretty, though, and very cute. I think I preferred Captain Toad as an experience, but that was one of my favorite games from last year.
Spoilers
While the final boss was nice and the boss encounters overall good, the repeated bosses in worlds 4-6 was very disappointing. The fights aren't exactly the same, but they basically are re-coloured variations of the W1-3 boss fights. In fact, most of the enemies pose little to no
GiantEnemyCrab
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Just chiming in to say hours/dollar is the worst possible measurement of a game's value. If that factors into your buying decision at all, you should ask yourself why you play games.
It's something that factors into a lot of reviews, which is very weird. Any review that integrates this metric should be widely seen as a joke.
It's something that factors into a lot of reviews, which is very weird. Any review that integrates this metric should be widely seen as a joke.
It would be $5 to $10 like most premium iOS games. Snxd using virtual controls which people seem to niot have that many problems with?