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Kinect Sports Rivals - Review Thread
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RedNumberFive
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Not a bad idea. This is one game I wouldn't mind having a DD copy of.
Nydius
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That's assuming Harmonix cares to make another one. They haven't mentioned one way or the other and the silence on what was a successful franchise should be worrisome to Dance Central fans.
After Fantasia, I wouldn't be surprised to see Harmonix try to expand into different/new IPs rather than return to the old sequels. I honestly wouldn't be shocked if Dance Central has been put out to pasture along with Rock Band.
As much as I'd enjoy their traditional games more, there's the practical issue that very few actually bought any of the higher-quality titles that they put out in recent years.
Redshirt
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The State Farm ads were in the pre-season demo too. They don't bother me as long as the game's not plastered with them, which I doubt.
As for the microtransactions, I haven't actually read any reviews that mentioned it, but I'm inclined to believe it'll be much ado about nothing all over again.
As for the microtransactions, I haven't actually read any reviews that mentioned it, but I'm inclined to believe it'll be much ado about nothing all over again.
Yeah, the Destructoid review mentioned the ads, but said it was basically logos on background stuff. If the microtransactions aren't barring the ability to earn content in a reaonable amount of time, I'd have trouble criticizing it.
If anyone has more details on either of these aspects, I'm pretty curious.
djblackice
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Now at 6.5/10 and it might go lower.
Why have the motion control gaming gods forsaken Kinect? Bring on D4!
That Joystiq review was scathing, to a point where initially it seemed too heavy-handed. Reading it more, and imagining the scenarios the writer described, I almost think I'd have been more negative than they were. Even recognizing that I was someone who defended the practicality of development on the Kinect sports titles earlier in this thread, I'd love to see the talents behind this development on something less focused on novel controls and more on novel gameplay ideas.
It's not micro-transactions. It's just in-game coins for the in-game shop, man.
It'll have DLC in the future, but that's another thing.
Eurogamer - 6/10
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-04-08-kinect-sports-rivals-review
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-04-08-kinect-sports-rivals-review
Eurogamer said:
Honest question: You started up the game, looked at the menus, then didn't actually play so you'd be able to describe the menus here?
How many Kinect games in a row could we have said this same exact line for?
That would be a good idea/plan.
Anyway, I think I'll try the game out. I really enjoyed the water ski demo and felt that it controlled well. We'll see though. Spent a lot of money on games these past two months...
I think D4 is the next one (.http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/11/06/d4-is-xbox-ones-weirdest-game-and-thats-awesome). Don't know when it's coming though -- still "TBA".
Next year should see a decent amount of Kinect ID@xbox games. Really looking forward to Fru.
BladeoftheImmortal
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all of them
Doomshroom
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So this is why kinect is in the box?
Just got the game. It's fun but not all of the sports are good (rock climbing and soccer in particular) -- I like wave racing, tennis, and bowling the most. The DNA/player creation is pretty amazing. The game made a character that looked just like me. Would love to see the feature be used in other games with create a player (e.g.: sports games).
Overall, it has very good production value/polish for a kinect game but it's definitely not worth $60; especially considering the fact that the game is of a genre that has been done to death when it comes to motion control games. This should have been $30 (or less).
Overall, it has very good production value/polish for a kinect game but it's definitely not worth $60; especially considering the fact that the game is of a genre that has been done to death when it comes to motion control games. This should have been $30 (or less).
This is why i cant get my head around ms forcing kinect on us, theyve given us no reason why we needed it. While saying xbox record that is cool a button press and either the kinect money used on the core hardware or the hardware being cheaper wouldve best served ms. No game at launch and no game months into it has shown any reason for us being forced into a kinect. People knew it would be the case and its baring fruit.
From what I can tell, it's only one course. It's a bit disappointing too since wave racing is probably my favorite sport in the game. Would have loved more courses.
Heh, I would be excited for a spinoff game from Rare that's just wave racing with multiple courses.
I like kinect mainly for the OS features which is more than just voice control. It plays a big role in why the Xbox One is a much faster system to use than its predecessor when you add the voice controls alongside visual sign on, and its IR blaster. I also do like the (minor) features in some games like the head tracking in Forza as well as how it plays a role in the great battery life of the controller (it detects when you put it down). Overall though, I would say there's nothing about it right now that makes a good case as to why the system is $100 more than the competition. Fortunately, there's more about the console that's different from the competition than just kinect but the kinect (and Xbox One as a whole) would be more appealing to many if the system was $400 or cheaper. It being more in price plays a huge role in the "Why do I need this?"-questions.
To be honest though, the first 6 months of a console's life are usually like this. Nothing much to prove to many why a system is "worth it" and that's just for the core/regular games so it was obvious that it would be this way for many when it comes to kinect games since those games weren't going to even be half of the overall games on the system early on. I honestly feel that the best examples of kinect games will come from indie which is why I'm looking forward to games like FRU. Indie devs don't have to play it safe like "AAA" companies do which is why we have seen so many sports motion control games from the former. Games for kinect need creativity to work well and I just don't see how that will be coming more from first party in comparison to indie devs.