jaundicejuice
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That made me vomit on the inside.
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EA Playground coming to Wii- "Wii Sports inspired"
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KiNeSiS said:
yeah, I mean, boogie looks way better than this. Why not use that engine? Or, I think if they used the mysims engine, they may as well have allowed you to use your created sims to play in this game instead. That would have been much better than these hideous kids.
Stupid.
jaundicejuice
Member
-jinx- said:
Don't give Rockstar any ideas, the Wii has got enough ports as is.
MrSardonic
The nerdiest nerd of all the nerds in nerdland
Ah! There's the old EA we all know and love. I was worried they might be trying to turn over a new leaf
Smiles and Cries
Member
Ewwwww EA
mentalfloss
Banned
It could be great if I didn't have to stomach the super happy kiddy theme. Why can't we have some more fun games with an adult theme? There is an excess of kiddy that really is unnecessary considering the diverse group of Wii users. The whole point of the system is not to pigeonwhole us into one market segment because you're missing out on potential consumers. Stupid third parties.
chibcicylist
Banned
This EA game looks like shit. Even kids might cry when they see how freakishly ghastly and nightmarish the character models are. But at leas they are trying, instead of recycling the same crap over and over with the niche HD consoles.
But still, how can the same publisher crank out the ridiculously cute MySims and come out with these malnourished looking characters? Thankfully, Tiger Woods is doing really well and EA won't be tempted to do all out kiddy on the Wii.
Thank god that it might end up as one of the best selling game of all time(20M+) because people are apparently willing to pay $250 to play it.
If it's done as well as Godfather, I'll buy the Wii definitive version.
But still, how can the same publisher crank out the ridiculously cute MySims and come out with these malnourished looking characters? Thankfully, Tiger Woods is doing really well and EA won't be tempted to do all out kiddy on the Wii.
Chittagong said:
Thank god that it might end up as one of the best selling game of all time(20M+) because people are apparently willing to pay $250 to play it.
jaundicejuice said:
If it's done as well as Godfather, I'll buy the Wii definitive version.
Ranger X said:I'm starting to really believe that there will be too many mini-games games on the Wii.
Think of it this way...it was popularized by Nintendo, and 3rd parties will attempt to duplicate the same success. Once Mario Galaxy becomes a hit, other 3rd parties will follow suite with their own MG-ish games.
Dragona Akehi
Retired
Dear EA.
Your game is HIDEOS.
Use the MySims models instead. You're welcome.
~D
PS: You can send the cheque to the regular place.
Your game is HIDEOS.
Use the MySims models instead. You're welcome.
~D
PS: You can send the cheque to the regular place.
Zombie James
Banned
Well, at least they didn't say they did this because Wii users like it easy.
Smiles and Cries
Member
Dragona Akehi said:
Seriously are they brain dead? MySims Sports would have worked better and get a purchase from me
Dragona Akehi
Retired
jj984jj said:
File > Import > MySims Folder > Copy > Paste > ??? > Profit
There I did all the work for them.
MirageDwarf
Member
Looks like EA is releasing intern projects as a full game now.
smartestpersonever
Banned
NewLib said:
Well if you want to be like that, then aren't all "games" "for kids"?
And the graphics aren't blowing anyone away, but I like the caricatured style of the kids. Much better than the usual EA style of trying to be photorealistic but just looking stiff and false. This is going along more of a Psychonauts art style and it works better. Lets hope the games are fun.
Keyser Soze
Member
smartestpersonever said:
Most games are for anyone that wants to play them but some games are directly targeted at kids this one seems directly targeted at kids. However, it still may be fun to play as a kids game does not automatically mean a bad one.
soothsayer
Member
One thing I've noticed is that I think 3rd parties are needlessly alienating a lot of customers by making their games overly 'kiddie'. Games like Dewey, Treasure Island, and now this are almost excessively 'cute', thereby alienating a lot of older gamers. But I think part of the success of games like Wii Sports is that, while it is cartoony, it's nevertheless an art style that generally appeals to all ages. The art style is more quirky/funny, clean and simple, than kiddie.
soothsayer said:
I don't think treasure island alienates anybody... That game just looks good.. Dewy might be a little bit alienating but it has tremendous graphics and it seems like it will be fun.
This game is in a whole other catagory. It's not the kiddy thing, it's just nasty and frightening.
chibcicylist
Banned
Dragona Akehi said:
Yeah, using the Mysims models as a sort of mascot for thier Wii games would have done more to increase thier mindshare with the Wii userbase. They probably will once MySims sells 2 million plus copies.
soothsayer said:
Exactly. It's why the Mii, with a second look, is actually a genius idea executed excessively well. There is just something about them, almost subtle soul eating. In a good way.
PkunkFury said:
EtericRice said:
kylej said:
whoa whoa whoa waitPolari said:
Aren't you the people to first harp on others for not juding Wii games for their graphics?
Gameplay is king, gameplay > graphics, and all that crap?
Why the sudden turn around.
Exactly.Kintaro said:
When you and your gramma and whoever else made the Wii the best selling system, you were telling Nintendo and EA and everyone else to make more games of this nature. So that's exactly what you're getting. Why is it a problem now?
I'm sure they'd actually use 3d Miis if Nintendo let them (I still think that whole rumor bit is true).
Anyway, obviously this game isn't marketed to most of us reading on GAF, but they have their work cut out for them to make sure the controls are natural. Everyone knows these games like the back of their hand and EA better make sure the motions are accurate.
Anyway, obviously this game isn't marketed to most of us reading on GAF, but they have their work cut out for them to make sure the controls are natural. Everyone knows these games like the back of their hand and EA better make sure the motions are accurate.
chibcicylist
Banned
dog$ said:
Art style and great art direction goes a long way. Try harder though.
dog$ said:
It's not the graphics as much as the artstyle. The graphics are bad, but the artstyle is worse.
there is no indication from those screens that this will have ANY element of quality. Wii sports wasn't fancy but it has a clean and vibrant look. The style is also innovative because it's not imposin and it doesn't run people off. It's got a mild sort of generic look that appeals to people.
Games that are just plain ugly are usually also bad in the gameplay department because it tends to reflect an overall sense of neglect for the whole game.
AdmiralViscen
Banned
This looks like pure shit, no one can say otherwise and not get a glare from me.
PkunkFury
Member
dog$ said:
Not me, while I like the Wii because of the controller, it doesn't mean I want to play games that look like ass. I'm not daft enough to claim all Wii games look like crap because it's inferior tech like some poeple here, if that's what you're harping me for.
This game a clear case of hideous art direction. Seems they are going for a Rugrats/Rocket Power style which some kids somewhere must like, but I've never been a fan. Beyond that, I like the shot of the full playground, with its soft cel shaded look. It's just the avatars that bug me, and it's only one shot of an early build so perhaps they don't look so bad when things are said and done
Testicular Sound Express
Member
that looks ****ing embarrassing. I'm tired of this, give me some good games.
SuperSonic1305
Member
a Master Ninja
Member
If the shadows in your game are going to look that bad, you should probably just leave them out.
tetrisgrammaton
Member
makes me want to puke
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
SuperSonic1305 said:
Ha! So they were trying to trick us into thinking this was an original game
AdmiralViscen
Banned
grandjedi6 said:
So is this really the same shit?
If it's a port, I can call it a cash-in instead of wasted potential of a design team. I want to see more EXPLORATION of the Wii's abilities. I could care less either way about a port.
Nuclear Muffin
Banned
It's not a bad idea at all, it's just the absolutely horrible art that kills it. Use the Miis or even your own My Sims characters!!!
Smiles and Cries
Member
AdmiralViscen said:
same shit different company
