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LTTP: Kid Icarus: Uprising
- Thread starter Tunavi
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Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
The best part is the orchestrated Game Over music that fades into the 8-bit reaper theme.
grimshawish
Banned
Awww. Did you even play the game?
I doubt it would work at all for a lot of the game.
You need that speedy controlled movement. Second pad doesn't do this.
Sleeplessnights
Banned
Went to get this 2 days ago and didn't find it with the stand. Is the stand a must? I didn't get it yet.
WrenchNinja
Member
I've done some of them. Theyre not fun, but then again, theyre not any fun with the touch screen either.
I just held it in my hands, with 3D all the way up, but I'm not a weak spaz who can't hold a system still, so...
Don't all copies have the stand? The stand is useful sometimes but not required.
WrenchNinja
Member
Is this the go to accusation against people who dont like the controls? Try again dude.
You dont need to be that precise lower than 5. Dual analog would have been a step up from ABXY.
Sleeplessnights
Banned
Maybe? I suspect that shop was selling the stand on its own.
I ain't no weak toad, but maybe that would be useful later on.
I would probably skip this, won't fit in da pocket.
Something very few people seem to have noticed: if you don't touch the touchscreen at all and only move the circle pad during the flying sections, you can control both Pit and the crosshair like in Panzer Dragoon and Star Fox.
Jailer of Hope
Member
I never used the stand myself. Though, I played on an original 3DS. Not sure how well I could hold an XL playing this. I always kept two fingers under the system while using the other three to hold the stylus. It sounds weird but honestly never bothered me.
Wii U with IR aiming.
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
Can't say enough about how great this game is.
My GOTY for sure and one of the best Nintendo games of all time.
My GOTY for sure and one of the best Nintendo games of all time.
You can buy the stand in Japan separately.
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?scode=TVG-3DS-00595
But yeah, each copy of KI should be bundled with the stand.
WiiU could make it better graphically, but I really don't think I'd want to give up the tactile quality of the stylus controls. I feel like I'm wielding a sword when I do a quick flick to pivot-turn at any incoming attack or when I'm frantically swiping to track an elusive target. It reminds me of twitch shooters like Unreal Tournament. So good.
Electivirus
Member
Tiger Claws, definitely. dat speed boost~
Well I guess on Wii U you can have both control schemes.
Get out of my braaaaaiiiiinnnnn
ScreenSplitter
Member
Kid Icarus Uprising 2, along with 3D Land 2, are two of my most wanted sequels that most likely won't happen 
Nocturnowl
Member
I'm currently replaying it for like the fourth time and that's not factoring in replaying the odd mission for various treasure wall tasks, it's like an endless barrage of entertainment.
There's always something to work towards, still breaking open idols, still got to get me some more high quality weapon variety and I could use a new sword right now.
The script still holds up and slaps the goofiest grin on my face.
The occasionally berated on foot sections are simple yet great fun in my book, a few quirks with the dodge mechanic alongside the few platforms which you can walk off the edge (combine both for evading off the edge, grumble) is all I really have to complain about. The varying weapon types and the massive enemy lineup always keep things interesting. Boss battles in particular are always a treat, just a shame about how fast they cop it when not on the higher difficulties.
I'm torn between Claws and Palms as my favourite, I do love me some claws in like any game ever but the reliability of palms is always handy, disappointed by Arms, I feel they should pack more wallop.
My GOTY for sure, little else has come close.
Fabulous soundtrack on top of this, possibly my SOTY as well then.
I love this so much, except for the cauldron spilling my hearts and booting me onto a lower difficulty, it hurts my pride.
There's always something to work towards, still breaking open idols, still got to get me some more high quality weapon variety and I could use a new sword right now.
The script still holds up and slaps the goofiest grin on my face.
The occasionally berated on foot sections are simple yet great fun in my book, a few quirks with the dodge mechanic alongside the few platforms which you can walk off the edge (combine both for evading off the edge, grumble) is all I really have to complain about. The varying weapon types and the massive enemy lineup always keep things interesting. Boss battles in particular are always a treat, just a shame about how fast they cop it when not on the higher difficulties.
I'm torn between Claws and Palms as my favourite, I do love me some claws in like any game ever but the reliability of palms is always handy, disappointed by Arms, I feel they should pack more wallop.
My GOTY for sure, little else has come close.
Fabulous soundtrack on top of this, possibly my SOTY as well then.
I love this so much, except for the cauldron spilling my hearts and booting me onto a lower difficulty, it hurts my pride.
Vinegar Joe
Member
That's what really surprised me. At first I couldn't even stand the sound of Pit's voice, but as the game went on it really grew on me. Loved some of the voice work - appropriately over the top I would call it.
grimshawish
Banned
Kid Icarus Uprising 2, along with 3D Land 2, are two of my most wanted sequels that most likely won't happen
There is going to be a 3D Land 2. Just is.
120 hours played and I still have a lot to do in the game. crazy.
the amount of content is absurd, OST is phenomenal, multiplayer is a blast, single player is challenging and fun, script and dialogue are hilarious, weapon fusing/crafting is addicting, fantastic art direction and graphics, just all around one great game.
it's probably somewhere near 1 million sold WW at this point, though we'll likely have to wait for another nintendo quarterly report to get an exact figure.
my personal GOTY and the most fun I've had with any game in a long time.
the amount of content is absurd, OST is phenomenal, multiplayer is a blast, single player is challenging and fun, script and dialogue are hilarious, weapon fusing/crafting is addicting, fantastic art direction and graphics, just all around one great game.
it's probably somewhere near 1 million sold WW at this point, though we'll likely have to wait for another nintendo quarterly report to get an exact figure.
my personal GOTY and the most fun I've had with any game in a long time.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Really amazing game, and literally one of the best games Nintendo has ever produced. That it feels underappreciated and somewhat unnoticed is criminal.
I have zero problem with the primary control scheme, but do think it should have had CCP support for maximum access to all persons. No excuse should have been left on the table for people to use for avoiding the game. It also led to ridiculous "I can't play videogames" reviews like Jim Sterlings'.
Though I do think Uprising is the go-too game to point out when people bring up the tired line about how: Nintendo never makes "new" games, never makes new characters, new kinds of gameplay, whatever. That Pit stars isn't the point. He's pretty much an underground character, and the universe mapped out in Uprising is all new. A wealth of new characters, monsters, factions, and gods are created in the storyline. Add this to the design and mechanics being fresh and new, not like any game Nintendo has ever produced. Outside of Sin & Punishment, slightly.
I have zero problem with the primary control scheme, but do think it should have had CCP support for maximum access to all persons. No excuse should have been left on the table for people to use for avoiding the game. It also led to ridiculous "I can't play videogames" reviews like Jim Sterlings'.
Though I do think Uprising is the go-too game to point out when people bring up the tired line about how: Nintendo never makes "new" games, never makes new characters, new kinds of gameplay, whatever. That Pit stars isn't the point. He's pretty much an underground character, and the universe mapped out in Uprising is all new. A wealth of new characters, monsters, factions, and gods are created in the storyline. Add this to the design and mechanics being fresh and new, not like any game Nintendo has ever produced. Outside of Sin & Punishment, slightly.
tekneek2k6
Member
I got this game on a deal for $10 a few months ago BEFORE I got a 3DS. I just picked up a system 2 weeks ago and my mind is blown by the quality and depth of this game. It's amazing!
Vampirolol
Member
I was playing this game in my bed for the first time, after weeks of hype. It was really late I was so sleepy, then I reached this level
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRNda0LOiIU
THIS music. My god. It was already my GOTY and I was only at the beginning!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRNda0LOiIU
THIS music. My god. It was already my GOTY and I was only at the beginning!
Even the damn Menu Music <33333333333333333333333333333333333333333
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6hO8Ey5B74
So, so, so good
Then there's this
fuuuck
Nocturnowl
Member
Make it happen Chet, like only you can! :3
ScreenSplitter
Member
I should hope so. Its problems were things that could easily be fixable with a sequel.
Goldenroad
Member
I really need to get back to this. I made it through the 8th or 9th stage, but did not like how I had to sit up at my counter to play it properly with the stand and not be uncomfortable. The game itself is amazing, but it is an ergonomic nightmare.
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
Truly amazing game.
The fact that Nintendo are still sending out free weapons DLC for it on a daily basis just makes it better.
The fact that Nintendo are still sending out free weapons DLC for it on a daily basis just makes it better.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
I love this game. Sadly, my eyes do not.
Nocturnowl
Member
The best part of Sakurai's menus are when you notice all the little things in the background whizzing around for no reason other than because it's a Sakurai menu and no corners are cut here.
I've gotten used to the air sections but I really wish you could play the ground sections with a Wiimote (using powers would be so much easier) and that the camera was pulled farther back.
Anyone who is going for 100% should use the Treasure Hunt Achievement Tracker. You have to replay stages way less times when you know all that you must do.
Anyone who is going for 100% should use the Treasure Hunt Achievement Tracker. You have to replay stages way less times when you know all that you must do.
I thought he said that he was done with it for good?
ScreenSplitter
Member
Well... he said maybe in another 25 years
It's a shame everyone forgets Of Myths and Monsters, improved on the original NES title so much.To Far Away Times
Member
This game is a good litmus test to see if a GOTY award list has any merit.
Right up there with Links Awakening as one of the best handheld games of all time.
Right up there with Links Awakening as one of the best handheld games of all time.