For some people, it's hard to grasp the difference between new entries in a franchise and sequelitis. Most of Nintendo's key franchises differ from game-to-game as much as any other two games within the same genre. And then you have some examples that even span multiple genres.
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Kid Icarus: Uprising website updates and Palutena Tweets
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For some people, it's hard to grasp the difference between new entries in a franchise and sequelitis. Most of Nintendo's key franchises differ from game-to-game as much as any other two games within the same genre. And then you have some examples that even span multiple genres.
uh what. what is happening here?
some sort of dashing mini-game?
the relevant tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175096534273232896
If I had to hazard a guess I'd say this is a challenge to run as far as you can in one direction within a certain time limit, all the while being bombarded with enemies, with the challenge coming from picking the best weapon for the job.
Why would you do that?
Member
It looks like a game of chicken, where if he runs too far (over 150m in that screen) he'll fall... Probably wrong, though.
Oni Link 666
Member
new video on the bottom right - http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/akdj/playmovie/index.html
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175115392413466625
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175108084514045953
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175087486819762176
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175045910097694720
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175035522308251649
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175024413845098496
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175133378566295552
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175115392413466625
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175108084514045953
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175087486819762176
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175045910097694720
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175035522308251649
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175024413845098496
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175133378566295552
Yeah, exactly. In a few hours all the translations will be up on the UK twitter feed.
It is interesting to the difference between the smash dojo pacing, one update per day for a few months prior to release, and this one, multiple updates per day a few weeks prior to release. Right now this game seems to enjoy virtually no recognition outside hardcore Nintendo fans. I expect this thread to grow quite popular on the basis of Japan Time 2.0. Let's see what happens.
Neoriceisgood
Member
I think I saw on the Japanese website that there's an "eggplant" power too.
I bet you can use that to turn other people into an eggplant in multiplayer.
I bet you can use that to turn other people into an eggplant in multiplayer.
I just got caught up on the gameplay videos posted here:
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/akdj/playmovie/index.html
One in particular caught my eye:
It looks like each weapon has a total for 8 different attacks depending on the context (range, dashing, charge, etc). This has more in common with Virtual On than I had even realized.
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/akdj/playmovie/index.html
One in particular caught my eye:
It looks like each weapon has a total for 8 different attacks depending on the context (range, dashing, charge, etc). This has more in common with Virtual On than I had even realized.
Neoriceisgood
Member
I just got caught up on the gameplay videos posted here:
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/akdj/playmovie/index.html
One in particular caught my eye:
It looks like each weapon has a total for 8 different attacks depending on the context (range, dashing, charge, etc). This has more in common with Virtual On than I had even realized.
This makes me feel like that numbered field is some sort of training area.
Anasui Kishibe
Banned
I dont know what this is but I'm buying this game
https://twitter.com/#!/KidIcarusUK/media/slideshow?url=http://twitpic.com/8qman6uh what. what is happening here?
some sort of dashing mini-game?
the relevant tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175096534273232896
The translation is up. Unfortunately it doesn't mention the location. I'm assuming that it is some sort of practice zone where you can try out different weapons and abilities.
Badass
Trancetronic
Member
Not this shit again
He'd fit right in with that meme of Tina Fey's daughter walking.
From what I get from the last vid: So wait, now we get a full-blown weapon economy system? Use StreetPass to upgrade your useless weapons, then grind the results for more hearts to buy better stuff.
Updates are coming pretty quick. When can we expect those animated shorts though?
Updates are coming pretty quick. When can we expect those animated shorts though?
Oni Link 666
Member
They have a website. ¯\(0 0)/¯ You guys better buy it or else they might not localize Super Smash Bros 3DS/Wii U.
lol'd
Oni Link 666
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Reggie has more important things to do than promote small time niche games like Kid Icarus Uprising. Like working with an Oscar winning dog to promote Nintendogs. http://twitpic.com/8qqvni/full
They need big ad campaigns now. I agree with Effect they need to hype this up (or at least make people well aware of it) this month with commercials and stuff before the game releases, and not just after.
Even if they want to hold off on TV ads there is still Youtube. I'm seeing a LOT Mass Effect 3 ads when I view videos. They could at least make it one of the first things you see when you access Nintendo.com. They could be sending out SpotPass reminders regarding the game. Directing people to the videos on the eShop. I'm actually surprised those videos are viewable there as well. They should be giving interviews and holding play sessions on IGN and GameSpot.
True there is the official website which is pretty good. However that means nothing in the end if more people don't know about the game because it's not advertised.
I haven't been to stores lately but is there at least any advertising going on in GameStops? Any card board stands or posters being sent to them to be put on display?
True there is the official website which is pretty good. However that means nothing in the end if more people don't know about the game because it's not advertised.
I haven't been to stores lately but is there at least any advertising going on in GameStops? Any card board stands or posters being sent to them to be put on display?
Holy shit I totally forgot about those. When is that happening? If I remember right, the shorts are actually being produced by some pretty quality studios.
Production I.G. (GiTS people), Studio 4C (Tweeny Witches people), and SHAFT (Madoka people). They said shortly before the release of the game, or was it shortly after? Around the same timeframe is what I gathered from their Nintendo Direct announcement.Holy shit I totally forgot about those. When is that happening? If I remember right, the shorts are actually being produced by some pretty quality studios.
Supposedly the shorts would be released via Nintendo Video. A full retail copy of them would be surprising.
I don't know whether to be proud or ashamed that the Kid Icarus spot pass puzzle was all it took to get me interested in the game. Now I'm preordering it.
StreetPass does crazy things to people, bro. I understand.
Oni Link 666
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https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175513547600691200
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175390523526352897
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175401390515032066
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175438728649637888
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175449558195773441
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175478871733440513
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175488984913412096
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175495537519374336
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175500212352204800
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175521279959506944
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175390523526352897
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175401390515032066
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175438728649637888
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175449558195773441
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175478871733440513
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175488984913412096
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175495537519374336
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175500212352204800
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175521279959506944
For those interested, the skills shown there are:
Recovery x2
Break recovery x2
Status recovery x2
Is this a Dojo-type situation where the same updates are being translated into English shortly after being posted on the Japanese site? I hope so, because I'd love to know what's going on in some of these screens. In particular, what is the muscle man cranking the machine about, and what's special about the cake-like enemy in one of new screenshots (I'm guessing rare, small and fast, with a ton of loot)?
I am so incredibly stoked for this game. It's the first game in a long while to make me feel starved for information. They're giving us so many glimpses, yet I want to know everything... especially how many chapters and awesome boss battles we can expect. Though, I will exercise some restraint and try to avoid fundamental story spoilers.
On another note, I love how they updated Twinbellows (the flaming two-headed hound) and Hewdraw (the purple three-headed dragon). Hewdraw looks especially cool, the three heads arguing amongst themselves, one spewing fire, another lightning and the third a laser, and all three doing lunging strikes. He appears in the third chapter, "Heads of Hewdraw," and apparently, Pit remarks, "He's the most polite monster I've ever met," because he's rather genteel despite being a general in Medusa's army. You fight his flying three-headed form in the skies, and then take to the ground to hunt down and fight his individual severed heads as they rampage across the city near a lake. It sounds amazing -- one of the more fully featured boss battles in recent Nintendo games -- and his design looks top-notch as well:
I am so incredibly stoked for this game. It's the first game in a long while to make me feel starved for information. They're giving us so many glimpses, yet I want to know everything... especially how many chapters and awesome boss battles we can expect. Though, I will exercise some restraint and try to avoid fundamental story spoilers.
On another note, I love how they updated Twinbellows (the flaming two-headed hound) and Hewdraw (the purple three-headed dragon). Hewdraw looks especially cool, the three heads arguing amongst themselves, one spewing fire, another lightning and the third a laser, and all three doing lunging strikes. He appears in the third chapter, "Heads of Hewdraw," and apparently, Pit remarks, "He's the most polite monster I've ever met," because he's rather genteel despite being a general in Medusa's army. You fight his flying three-headed form in the skies, and then take to the ground to hunt down and fight his individual severed heads as they rampage across the city near a lake. It sounds amazing -- one of the more fully featured boss battles in recent Nintendo games -- and his design looks top-notch as well:
Quoted to scale!
I can't believe how much entirely new content I keep seeing from this game on a daily basis. KI:U without a doubt seems like it will one of the most robust experiences available on the 3DS to date. At this point, I can easily see myself putting more hours into it than even OoT 3D.
Yes. The updates first appear here:
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/media/grid
And then a few hours later they appear with translated text here:
https://twitter.com/#!/KidIcarusUK/media/grid
The updates don't match exactly for some reason.
This is fun, but it isn't quite Japan Time 2.0. At this point most of the updates aren't exactly mind-blowing. Still though, I'm totally addicted to checking this feed. It is not helpful that the updates are staggered over the course of my work day. :/
Erm, have you played RE: Revelations? It has like four times the volume of OoT 3D in terms of polish and content.
Looks like DK's coconut gun.
CrunchyFrog
Member
This game looks absolutely jam packed with features. Damn shame this will bomb with next to no coverage by media. Hope it does better in the west
How I would LOVE to be proven wrong
No, I haven't, but I don't see how that's relevant to my point. There's no need to start an argument about the merits of Revelations versus OoT, I'm just trying to say KI:U looks like a very robust game is all.
I'm not starting an argument.
I'm just saying RER is the gold standard and if you like content-packed games you owe it to yourself to try it. It's simply incredible what they packed into that game. Anyway, the loot and leveling aspect in KIU (in the sense of finding/crafting stronger weapons) looks like it will provide replayability similar to RER's Raid Mode. It looks like you can combine weapons to create new ones, and each combination has its own in-game sprite and 3D model. What do you guys reckon is the extent of this? If you have nine classes of weapons and at least four base weapons per class (I know that's the case with blades), then that's 36 weapons, and 36x36 is nearly 1,300 weapons, so...
I'm guessing there must be limits to what weapons can be combined, because otherwise the sheer amount of weapons they'd have to draw/model is STAGGERING.
Yeah, I will, at some point. I'm not traditionally a big fan of Resident Evil, though I have a lot of respect for it, enough to own three entries in the franchise.
From what I have read, I think you are off on two points.
1) I do not think there are that many sprites and 3D models. It looks like there are dozens/hundreds but not as many as you are expecting. Most of the variations in weapons comes with attribute modifiers and special abilities, not unique models:
(look at all the pluses and minuses)
In this way it seems that the weapon variation is similar to Phantasy Star Online. It still seems like there are a lot of models, but I would imagine that they are still going to get reused with altered combinations of attributes.
2) It is my understand that the results of weapon fusions are not unique. I am still trying to understand this but, from what I have been able to gather, it will work almost like bartering. It seems that there are only a limited number of weapons that are available to you at given time depending on what you have unlocked in single-player/multiplayer/street-pass and these available weapons can either be obtained with hearts or through weapon fusion. That said, I am just speculating.
Green Yoshi
Member
The Austrian gaming magazine "Consol.AT" has reviewed the game, they give 87% and praise the scope of the game. Only the missions on the ground are a small bummer.
Seems about what I was expecting based on what we know of the game thus far.
The ground missions look great. Alan Wake-style evasion + punchy Smash Bros.-style charge attacks and S&P context-sensitive strikes. Hopefully we'll get a demo beforehand, though.
Neoriceisgood
Member
A bummer in what way?
I'm guessing camera and controls.
Neoriceisgood
Member
I went from "finish this so you can start on smash bros" to "damn I better get a 3DS so I can play this".