As I recall they considered it to not be a "real" game and therefore as reviewers of "real" games they were not going to touch it. To be a little fair to them (not too much because of how puerile they acted), it came out around the time a lot of gamers were having to come to terms with the reality that the Wii would not be dethroned as #1. If you were on gaf pre April 08 NPD then you know how hard it was for such gamers :lol.farnham said:why the hell did they refuse to review this
shane bettenhausen was all over the PS3 version (Aquanaut holiday or something)
hamzik said:I think this sneak announcement of the year deserves it's own thread. Endless Ocean 2 was shown as a brief 5 seconds long clip an the Nintendo Oct 2 Conference.
Check the reel here. Look for EO2 at the 3:15 mark.
>> http://www.gametrailers.com/player/40713.html
Youtube version.
>> http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=NG1_9eqUNtg
Jump over to the official thread of the first game, complete with beautiful pics from Tab0203.
>> http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=204226
How could you not crave a sequal to this (thanks to Tab0203):
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Coming 2009. FUCK YES![/QUOTE]
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Endless Ocean:
Encountering the Blue Whale and deep sea diving is coooool, but I never got to unlock the deep sea equipment cause my Wii borked >:Ohirokazu said:I said this in the previous official thread and asked if there was anything that I hadn't experienced in my 2 hours of play that would redeem it, but no one replied.
It's not THAT cloudy everywhereScrubking said:Um, thats what the ocean really looks like.
Bending_Unit_22 said:As I recall they considered it to not be a "real" game and therefore as reviewers of "real" games they were not going to touch it. To be a little fair to them (not too much because of how puerile they acted), it came out around the time a lot of gamers were having to come to terms with the reality that the Wii would not be dethroned as #1. If you were on gaf pre April 08 NPD then you know how hard it was for such gamers :lol.
SovanJedi said:Wow, is it me or is there a lot more going on in the screens?
Which is funny because it has both a story and a goal. I don't see anything non-gamey about it. Then again it's EGM/1Up.Bending_Unit_22 said:Best new game announced at the conference as far as I'm concerned. I absolutely loved the first one. My only major request is for a much bigger body of water to explore.
As I recall they considered it to not be a "real" game and therefore as reviewers of "real" games they were not going to touch it. To be a little fair to them (not too much because of how puerile they acted), it came out around the time a lot of gamers were having to come to terms with the reality that the Wii would not be dethroned as #1. If you were on gaf pre April 08 NPD then you know how hard it was for such gamers :lol.
Stormbringer said:Pics :
It does look nice indeed.
ElyrionX said:If only this was for a HD console.
What?Nocebo said:Cosmic walker is a shooter. What are you on?
Nintendo has released the first screenshots of Cosmic Walker for the Wii, a new space action adventure game set to release next year in Japan. In this game, you will be playing as a cosmonaut on space stations and even the moon's surface.
Every Wii thread... what was Nintendo thinking promising "HD era AA no jaggies 1080p 120fps" games... oh wait.ElyrionX said:If only this was for a HD console.
AlternativeUlster said:I wish this was for HD consoles..........sike!
Took the words right out of my mouth.J-Rock said:FUCK YES THANK YOU HOLY FUCKING SHIT MY GOD THANK YOU
:lolWhy isn't it a game?
Endless Ocean gives you a sailboat and a stretch of the South Pacific to explore at 10 fathoms. What it doesn't give you is danger, conflict, enemies, a story, obstacles a health bar, bosses... you know, game stuff. You don't even have to worry about your air supply. Ever tried diving without an air guage? Diving's a supersafe sport, but if you don't follow a few simple rules, you could rupture your lungs or catch agonizing decompression sickness or just drift into a happy warm funk until you run out of air. I'm not saying EO needs to give players the bends, but it'd be nice if the occasional fish at least tried to eat you.
Wait, you mean the fish don't bite?
Nope, not even when you chum the water and then reach out to pet them with your Wii remote. EO's fauna - both the fish below and hte birds above the water - exist solely to satisfy your critter-molestation desires. It's be like Mario going to the Mushroom Kingdom just to grope all the Goombas and the Koopas. At least the manta ray in Super Mario Galaxy will kill ya if you ride him wrong, for cryin' out loud. Your goal here ultimately is to catalog as many fish as you can get in petting distance, stopping along the way to give dive tours to tourists who want in on the hot fin-petting action. And if that sounds more like work than a game, then bingo - That's why EO kicks off our inaugural installment of Electronic Nongaming Monthly. - Crispin Boyer
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=9498661#post9498661Tab said:There is a story ("help" the girl), time limit (air gauge) and missions/assignments (photographer/diving guide) with winning conditions.
You have to find treasures, solve "puzzles" (fill a room with water to continue) to open up new areas and unlock new diving gear: night diving lamp, fins, suits, gloves, larger tank (air gauge upgrade)
Guiding/pictures for diving mags get rated (score!) A-D iirc. It is possible to fail. Cover story/medium/small article/rejected.
Amir0x said:My wishes:
+ Make online more robust.
+ Substantially increase the complexity of diving tours: Simply staying around for long enough should not allow you to get the highest score. You should have to provide a unique diving experience, and missing out on the 'goal fish' should cause a mediocre rating. This should impact you.
+ Custom soundtrack option should not only allow one track at a time. Should allow playlists.
+ Make photography a more pivotal part of the game.
+ Remove being forced to pet creatures three times on three separate trips to unlock all their info.
+ Add video for different sealife, ala Afrika.
+ Don't feel afraid to get even MORE silly with the concept. I wouldn't mind alongside the real creatures, you unlock a set a LEGENDARY sea creatures which is a side book that allows you to find mythical creatures or extinct ones.
Lets just not review Gears of War 2... and then claim that it was a jokeTab0203 said:The 1up show segment was great.
Regarding EGM:
Crispin Boyer defines what a non-game is
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=232710
:lol
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=9498661#post9498661
Afterwards they claimed it was supposed to be a joke.
Unfortunately this is a Japanese developer we're talking about (correct?) so all your valid criticisms/suggestions will most likely go unaddressed.Amir0x said:My wishes:
+ Make online more robust.
+ Substantially increase the complexity of diving tours: Simply staying around for long enough should not allow you to get the highest score. You should have to provide a unique diving experience, and missing out on the 'goal fish' should cause a mediocre rating. This should impact you.
+ Custom soundtrack option should not only allow one track at a time. Should allow playlists.
+ Make photography a more pivotal part of the game.
+ Remove being forced to pet creatures three times on three separate trips to unlock all their info.
+ Add video for different sealife, ala Afrika.
+ Don't feel afraid to get even MORE silly with the concept. I wouldn't mind alongside the real creatures, you unlock a set a LEGENDARY sea creatures which is a side book that allows you to find mythical creatures or extinct ones.
Amir0x said:My wishes:
+ Make online more robust.
+ Substantially increase the complexity of diving tours: Simply staying around for long enough should not allow you to get the highest score. You should have to provide a unique diving experience, and missing out on the 'goal fish' should cause a mediocre rating. This should impact you.
+ Custom soundtrack option should not only allow one track at a time. Should allow playlists.
+ Make photography a more pivotal part of the game.
+ Remove being forced to pet creatures three times on three separate trips to unlock all their info.
+ Add video for different sealife, ala Afrika.
+ Don't feel afraid to get even MORE silly with the concept. I wouldn't mind alongside the real creatures, you unlock a set a LEGENDARY sea creatures which is a side book that allows you to find mythical creatures or extinct ones.
well, at least we've got something like Moby Dick in the first part, if that goes through as a "legendary" creature.evilromero said:Unfortunately this is a Japanese developer we're talking about (correct?) so all your valid criticisms/suggestions will most likely go unaddressed.
i believe that was in the original game. i know the client would say they were satisfied after a sufficient time spent diving and completing a bunch of secondary objectives, but i think their behaviour did change if you hit their primary objective. so it's more like you get mission complete even if you do sub-par, but you get 'wow, amazing! extra bonus for you' if you completed it, erm, competely.Amir0x said:+ Substantially increase the complexity of diving tours: Simply staying around for long enough should not allow you to get the highest score. You should have to provide a unique diving experience, and missing out on the 'goal fish' should cause a mediocre rating. This should impact you.
Amir0x said:i dunno about Mermaids, but hey... why not.
Let's find ATLANTIS :O
blu said:i believe that was in the original game. i know the client would say they were satisfied after a sufficient time spent diving and completing a bunch of secondary objectives, but i think their behaviour did change if you hit their primary objective. so it's more like you get mission complete even if you do sub-par, but you get 'wow, amazing! extra bonus for you' if you completed it, erm, competely.
:lol :lol :lol :lolProfessorLobo said:My wishes
+ Less fish petting.
+ 32 player online.
+ Instead of having to pet the fish, how about shooting them instead?
+ More aggressive fish that can eat the player alive if they don't defend themselves.
+ Several different caliber of firearms.
+ More armor types to protect against carnivorous fish.
+ The ability to find gold to buy things like guns and armor.
I don't care about the first one, but pretty much. Especially adding more fantasy type stuff would be cool. I don't care what I'm exploring, I just want lots of it and different its.Amir0x said:My wishes:
+ Make online more robust.
+ Substantially increase the complexity of diving tours: Simply staying around for long enough should not allow you to get the highest score. You should have to provide a unique diving experience, and missing out on the 'goal fish' should cause a mediocre rating. This should impact you.
+ Custom soundtrack option should not only allow one track at a time. Should allow playlists.
+ Make photography a more pivotal part of the game.
+ Remove being forced to pet creatures three times on three separate trips to unlock all their info.
+ Add video for different sealife, ala Afrika.
+ Don't feel afraid to get even MORE silly with the concept. I wouldn't mind alongside the real creatures, you unlock a set a LEGENDARY sea creatures which is a side book that allows you to find mythical creatures or extinct ones.
ProfessorLobo said:My wishes
+ Less fish petting.
+ 32 player online.
+ Instead of having to pet the fish, how about shooting them instead?
+ More aggressive fish that can eat the player alive if they don't defend themselves.
+ Several different caliber of firearms.
+ More armor types to protect against carnivorous fish.
+ The ability to find gold to buy things like guns and armor.
Bending_Unit_22 said:I don't care about the first one, but pretty much. Especially adding more fantasy type stuff would be cool. I don't care what I'm exploring, I just want lots of it and different its.
Whoops, didn't mean to sound like I thought it was a bad idea, enhanced online is always good since some will use it. Yeah, it was pretty obvious even to people who didn't go online in the first one that it was nearly broken. I just almost never use online so it doesn't bother me personally if it's broken or not .Amir0x said:Well the first game had online, but it was basically all but impossible to meet anybody since you were limited to your friend list and you had to fucking make a playdate before you could even join together, it was like jumping through fifty hoops. I meant to do it with norinrad21 but that fell apart because what the fuck.
I think it'd be neat with WiiSpeak to go around guiding each other to neat features... of course, the size of the game should increase significantly so that there are more chances that one of you two will know of a spot the other doesn't.