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"Zelda series keeping motion controls"
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Tawney Bomb
Member
If they can make minor improvements, I won't complain. Outside of a few minor complaints, SS was good. Also, I believe Nintendo said that Wii Remotes would work with WiiU.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
See now I won't buy Skyward Swords ever, because if I do, they won't learn anything.
BruiserBear
Banned
Looks like I'm probably done with the Zelda series then. Oh well.
rainking187
Member
Welp, guess I'm done with Zelda then.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
I'm okay with this.
revolverjgw
Member
Why? This shit adds nothing.
Meh. They made a great attempt with Skyward Sword, but for as good as the implementation is, I still would much prefer traditional controls for their reliability.
The controls only really added frustration to my experience and increased the focus on things that I don't care about.
The controls only really added frustration to my experience and increased the focus on things that I don't care about.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Fuck yessssssss
Uno Venova
Banned
Dissapointing.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
The wiimote just isn't good enough. I could see this being fine if it was more akin to the Move, but with Nintendo keeping current Wiimotes for the Wii-u this is bad news.
I was hoping you could play the entire next game with the tablet controller.
I was hoping you could play the entire next game with the tablet controller.
Of course, the games beneath the surface are still great, but those controls only serve to hinder my enjoyment.
AbsoluteZero
Banned
Awesome. I thought Skyward Sword's sword implementation was fantastic, though I wish they'd give us the option for IR pointing.
Hot Coldman
Banned
They're only going to get better.
I lol'd
That's great news, now if only they could give us the camera back....
If they go back to the archaic method of control I'm done with it anyway.
I could live without fps for more than 10 years I can do without Zelda.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
What? It added a whole new layer of depth to the combat. It's the only Zelda that I enjoy actually hitting monsters in.
TDLink
Member
Fantastic news. Pretty sure most people enjoyed the controls like I did. Button traditionalists or whatever will be miffed (as some in this topic already are) but we all know you'll come crawling back anyways.
And yeah, a Wiimote+ will for sure be bundled with the Wii U. It has to be.
And yeah, a Wiimote+ will for sure be bundled with the Wii U. It has to be.
Spiffy_1st
Member
Motion controls work perfectly with Zelda, so this is good news.
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
Good, the controls in Skyward Sword are fantastic.
If they keep the same hardware (Wiimote+), then the reliability isn't going to improve much. If they don't, and bring out a new set of Wiimotes, then I'll be angry because I'd have to buy yet another new controller.
Lord Ghirahim
Member
Nice. I was worried they'd drop motion controls in favor of the Upad.
If they ditched the Wii-mote, I might agree, but the controller just doesn't seem capable. It took them 5 years to deliver Skyward Sword and it still has issues.
hmm. How would a skyward sword game work with a WiiU tablet? You can't really swing it in one hand like a sword, the best you can do is hold it up to use for scanning the environment, maybe a cool 2nd view for the beetle etc. but it isnt really designed for action.
And the number of times I've hit myself on the leg while playing SS, I'm not going to be using a wiimote with the tablet on my knee or I'll smash it.
And the number of times I've hit myself on the leg while playing SS, I'm not going to be using a wiimote with the tablet on my knee or I'll smash it.
bigdaddygamebot
Member
I'm not a fan of the motion controls at all...but I can tell you. The motion plus controls certainly makes the combat more compelling.
It definitely adds to the experience...whether people like it or not is an entirely different matter.
I'm tired of the Zelda experience. Even with the changes in Skyward Sword, and recognizing I enjoyed it more than Twilight Princess...the whole Zelda thing is starting feel super-samey to me.
I'm over it.
The younger generations can love it for all their worth but Zelda is definitely not an IP that I want to play any longer.
oh god, please no... I can't stand motion controls, and love Zelda, played TP on Gamecube just to avoid the motion on Wii even, will skip Skyward Sword as well... damn you Nintendo...
And I have tried Zelda games with motion, I don't like it, I just don't like motion gaming period
And I have tried Zelda games with motion, I don't like it, I just don't like motion gaming period
Ridleyscott
Banned
The motion controls should have been more like the sword fighting on Resort, if they are going to go that route.
What they need to get rid of is Aonuma and most of the Zelda team and replace it with somebody, maybe a mix between retro and some of the guys on the old-school Zelda games, and throw-in whoever was responsible for that huge open-world in Xenoblade.
What they need to get rid of is Aonuma and most of the Zelda team and replace it with somebody, maybe a mix between retro and some of the guys on the old-school Zelda games, and throw-in whoever was responsible for that huge open-world in Xenoblade.
It wasn't because of motion controls, it is because it isn't what I expect from a zelda game. Until Nintendo releases a game in the vein of the first two Zeldas I will not buy. It can be in 3D just not play or be structured anything like the games since and including OoT.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Fine with me, I'm having fun with the unique controls in SS (and I'm typically a hater of motion controls).
Link to the Past is one of my favorite games ever.
Ocarina of Time severely watered down the experience, and while it was still fairly enjoyable, I was not overly impressed by it (only managed to play it properly on the 3DS...could never stand the framerate of the N64 version). It's a good game, I'll give it that, but I do not feel it is an improvement over LttP in any way, as it took the same basic game and stretched it too thin in the name of making the game 3-4x longer.
Twilight Princess is one of the most boring games I have ever played as it took the watered down OoT experience and bogged it with awful storytelling and time wasting fetch quests.
Skyward Sword somehow managed to make the experience even worse by implementing inconsistent motion controls and the worst handholding I have seen in any game to date.
I have given Zelda many chances. While the core experience is solid and the dungeons are something fairly unique in gaming, the whole experience is bogged down by so much fat that the entire affair becomes a wholly undigestable mess.
They were easy. Sorry you can't tilt/rotate an object
Though I wouldn't mind analog stick controls for it either. Either way it worked.
Hot Coldman
Banned
I'm betting on an improved Wiimote+ for the Wii U. I think they'll have legacy compatibility, but at this point, I'm betting on them shipping that console with the tablet and a state-of-the-art remote.
And that 5 year dev time had less to with tech than it had to do with Aonuma not having a fucking clue what to make a game about until 2008, I'll bet.
Sintoid
Member
Add a better camera control than ugly Z and C Keys and I'm Ok (maybe orientation via Wiimote when sword is not used)
Oh really? Do I need to take photos of the game in my possession and on the screen to prove it?
Uh......... wat