nincompoop
Banned
I'd better not catch you buying any of that Zen Pinball ripoff DLC, then.
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Nintendo Downloads - January 2012
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I'd better not catch you buying any of that Zen Pinball ripoff DLC, then.
Vyse The Legend
Member
I cannot wait for Sakura Samurai; it looks amazing. Still, it sucks that NOE seems to not care about their eShop.
At least, PAL-land got Revelations two weeks before the US. Fair and balanced.
At least, PAL-land got Revelations two weeks before the US. Fair and balanced.
Pinball Pulse is better, though, even without online features or nifty 3D.
iamaustrian
Member
yep. there's more stuff in the one Pinball Pulse table than in all 4 Pinball zen tables combined.
also: Brian Blessed
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I want to know what we are going to get for download Wed. on Club Nintendo. I hope I get something I really want for my 3ds.
A less bigoted Deku
Banned
I really wish they would just give people download credits to DL whatever they want.
it would inject some liquidity to the eshop and give 3rd parties some skin in the game. Or alternatively include top quality (well reviewed/editor's picks) 3rd party titles a shot at being a club Nintendo download.
The problem right now is whatever game is given the clubNintendo treatment shoots up the charts and is taking up a ranking /visibility of another (likely) 3rd party game.
Inferno313
Banned
They've put third party games as club nintendo awards. One of the first ones was Fluidity.
For this week Rayman Origin or Metal Gear ads .
A less bigoted Deku
Banned
Wasn't that a Nintendo published 2nd party DD title? maybe im mistaken.
Edit: Nintendo published according to Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluidity_(video_game)
Inferno313
Banned
oh, you might be right. Gamespot's page for the game lists Nintendo as the publisher, sorry about that.
Hale-XF11
Member
Same here. I have yet to use any of my coins to purchase games. I either already own what they've offered or have zero interest in the selection. Hopefully this next round of offerings will change that.
JohnnyPanda
Neo Member
How do you differ?
GeekyDad
Member
Yeah, I'm curious as well.
This'll probably never happen as I imagine the 3rd parties would want some sort of compensation for their games being given away. It's probably way cheaper to stick to their own games.
It felt like a half-demo, half-game to me. Yeah, it's similar to Punch-Out! with swords, but there is only three real opponents. The stuff in between is mostly filler, with weak enemies. Now I understand it's necessary at first, to teach you the basics. But 6-8 similar stages in between the real fights is way too many. And the special skills are useless. The normal enemies are already easy enough, and the skills are ineffective against the three bosses. There are also 4 differents items, and I barely used two of them.
Also, the minigames are the same thing over and over (cut fruits and tree trunks), with slight variations. And the additional challenges you unclocked are boring, it's just "kill 30/50/100 of the same weak ennemis as fast as possible".
It ain't bad or anything, but to me it's certainly not a 9/10 game, a 8/10 still seems a bit high even if the filler stuff doesn't bother you.
JohnnyPanda
Neo Member
Ah, yeah I can see the filler/too short complaints but I never got the feeling that the fights were filler or too numerous. Maybe you're just better at the game than I am, but I thought they provided a good ramp in challenge and so I felt like I was increasing my skills as I went along. I did enjoy trying to rack up Precision Points in the harder fights instead of just trying to get to the end of them (except if I was getting my ass handed to me) so I feel there's a good balance to everything.
But yeah, I agree it could've been a touch longer. It took me about 3.5-4 hrs to get through it on Normal, and I might play around more on Expert just to see how I do.
Do you happen to be good at Punch-Out? If you are, I can see how some of the fights can be seen as boring.
EDIT: About the special skill, I feel like using it against bosses would go against the challenge they were aiming for, and I used it quite regularly against larger crowds. *shrug*
But yeah, I agree it could've been a touch longer. It took me about 3.5-4 hrs to get through it on Normal, and I might play around more on Expert just to see how I do.
Do you happen to be good at Punch-Out? If you are, I can see how some of the fights can be seen as boring.
EDIT: About the special skill, I feel like using it against bosses would go against the challenge they were aiming for, and I used it quite regularly against larger crowds. *shrug*
I don't think I'm better or anything. In fact, the last boss kicked my ass three times before I finally beat him. He was much harder that anything thrown at me before.
I just feel the two or three fights between each boss would have been enough. Instead, they should have add another section with another 2-3 regular fights (maybe with axemen where you can't block, or with two/three ennemis attacking you at the same time) and a fourth boss.
And I agree with you, disabling special skills against bosses was a good idea. But I just didn't need them against regular enemies, so their inclusion is a bit baffling to me.
Japanese eShop is getting an AR game next week, called Electric Wave Person RPG. Developed by Genius Sonority.
http://3dsware.nintendolife.com/news/2012/01/genius_sonoritys_eshop_ar_rpg_looks_mad
http://3dsware.nintendolife.com/news/2012/01/genius_sonoritys_eshop_ar_rpg_looks_mad
AceBandage
Banned
Yeah we have a topic on it.
Looks pretty neat.
Also, the first eShop game with a demo it seems.
Looks pretty neat.
Also, the first eShop game with a demo it seems.
So, Sonic Triple Trouble for Game Gear has been rated in Europe for 3DS VC
Oh, nice. But GG Sonic games are always frustrating without the additional view area from the Master System versions.
I hope we get GG Columns there. Dat music.
Shadow Hog
Member
I dunno, Triple Trouble was designed exclusively for the Game Gear - does it really still count? I mean, I don't recall having all that much issue with visibility in it, as opposed to, say, Sonic 2 (grrr).
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
Game Gear Incoming!!!