Death_Born
Banned
2 propellers on the front and back? I've heard of dual-propellers on the front shaft (didn't work out too well), but I can't help but wonder how it would fly in real life.
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Sky Crawlers : Innocent Aces (Wii) - new pics
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solid2snake
Banned
wait, a good looking third party game for Wii? you gotta be shitten me.
Death_Born
Banned
solid2snake said:
You know they announced this 2 months ago...right?
But yeah, it still looks awesome. This is the Wii flight combat sim to buy (as if there were any other good ones)
solid2snake
Banned
Death_Born said:
well, i'm not a life-less Nintendo fanboy who sucks in every Wii related news. so, no, i didn't know it.
ShockingAlberto
Member
Solid2snake's new thing is to go in to threads about things he has no idea about, skim the IGN page, then make a really stupid post.Death_Born said:
Death_Born
Banned
Nah, you're more like a life-less Shenmue fanboy :lolsolid2snake said:
solid2snake
Banned
ShockingAlberto said:
still bitter about my first impression of this DJ game on PSP, eh?
@death_born: yeah, i will jump into the Wii train and i'm gathering the exclusivs. btw, great avatar.
Flakster99
Member
Mildly interested. Hope it's good.
solid2snake
Banned
Arde5643 said:
well, besides Shenmue, F-Zero and the GTAs. fuck the rest.
Smiles and Cries
Member
same dev team?Arde5643 said:
PjotrStroganov
Member
This game needs to be on a console I own.
Stormbringer
Member
Well, speaking of impressions...I found these impressions from Dengeki online while seaching for reports from the July 5 meeting, in which the game was in playable form. Anyway, for those interested, here is what I could get out of this :
- basically, nunchuk : joystick, wiimote : throttle. Unlike most Wii games, the standard, recommended configuration here is : Wiimote on the left hand, nunchuk on the right. [though it's probably possible to invert anyway]. The correct position for the nunchuk is to hold it vertically, then to tilt it to move the plane. Same for the wiimote, except you tilt it forward and backward to accelerate and decelerate. The triggers on the nunchuk are used to action the weapons.
- about the Tactical Maneuver Command (TMC) ; to use this command, you have to fill up TMC gauges (you can accumulate up to 13 levels of gauge) then press the A button to execute an acrobatic maneuver which will automatically put you right behind a targetted enemy airplane. It will then be up to you to manage to shoot this enemy down with your machine guns [it's unclear as to how exactly you fill up this gauge, but I assume that it's by shooting down targets and completing objectives...]. They however mention that, as the difficulty ramps up, the second half of the game will see the apparition of enemy airplanes which evade easily from the TMC, so it's not an infaillible system either.[I wonder...does the effiency of the command depend on the the gauge level ?...]
- Objectives also include ground target bombing and fights-less reconnaissance missions.
- Obviously no missiles. However, they feel like the TMC basically serves as a substitute for this.
- They think the game looks "absolutely beautiful".
- Nunchuk controls are apparently really responsive, but can get some time to get used to, essentially because the lack of references in space and feedback forces you to "grasp" the effectiveness of the nunchuk movements by yourself. Apparently feels really good and fresh once you "get it". They say you can really feel like you are controlling one of these motorized airplane and not a modern jet propelled airplane. The writer mentions that just as described in the original work, the Sanka Mk-2, which he was able to play, featured a very particular lightness and maniability ("Revolving as lightly as a paper airplane."). Though you can however still very much feel the mass of the aircraft and its resistance against the wind as you pull the "joystick". They also state that the game feels overall even more "fictional" than, say, Ace Combat, as they mention that the dogfights pretty much feel like they are out of an anime/manga.
And that's pretty much it. Looks like they enjoyed what they played, including the controls. Now for some gameplay footage...
- basically, nunchuk : joystick, wiimote : throttle. Unlike most Wii games, the standard, recommended configuration here is : Wiimote on the left hand, nunchuk on the right. [though it's probably possible to invert anyway]. The correct position for the nunchuk is to hold it vertically, then to tilt it to move the plane. Same for the wiimote, except you tilt it forward and backward to accelerate and decelerate. The triggers on the nunchuk are used to action the weapons.
- about the Tactical Maneuver Command (TMC) ; to use this command, you have to fill up TMC gauges (you can accumulate up to 13 levels of gauge) then press the A button to execute an acrobatic maneuver which will automatically put you right behind a targetted enemy airplane. It will then be up to you to manage to shoot this enemy down with your machine guns [it's unclear as to how exactly you fill up this gauge, but I assume that it's by shooting down targets and completing objectives...]. They however mention that, as the difficulty ramps up, the second half of the game will see the apparition of enemy airplanes which evade easily from the TMC, so it's not an infaillible system either.[I wonder...does the effiency of the command depend on the the gauge level ?...]
- Objectives also include ground target bombing and fights-less reconnaissance missions.
- Obviously no missiles. However, they feel like the TMC basically serves as a substitute for this.
- They think the game looks "absolutely beautiful".
- Nunchuk controls are apparently really responsive, but can get some time to get used to, essentially because the lack of references in space and feedback forces you to "grasp" the effectiveness of the nunchuk movements by yourself. Apparently feels really good and fresh once you "get it". They say you can really feel like you are controlling one of these motorized airplane and not a modern jet propelled airplane. The writer mentions that just as described in the original work, the Sanka Mk-2, which he was able to play, featured a very particular lightness and maniability ("Revolving as lightly as a paper airplane."). Though you can however still very much feel the mass of the aircraft and its resistance against the wind as you pull the "joystick". They also state that the game feels overall even more "fictional" than, say, Ace Combat, as they mention that the dogfights pretty much feel like they are out of an anime/manga.
And that's pretty much it. Looks like they enjoyed what they played, including the controls. Now for some gameplay footage...
solid2snake
Banned
schuelma said:
it hasn't any "Wii" in the title nor does it continue a famous IP. i would say, it will bomb in japan.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
solid2snake said:
uh, it absolutely does continue a famous IP.
phalestine
aka iby.h
solid2snake said:
its not like people don't know what this is. this is based off of a famous book now turned into an Anime Film which I think is out or coming out.
Fake edit - ooo I just saw that trailer (for the anime) and boy does it look kickass
Stormbringer
Member
Yep. I'd certainly love to try these out, myself, just to know if it feels as fresh as it sounds in the impressions.Tobor said:
Added this bit about the nunchuk controls, by the way :
Also, about the TMC, if anyone's curious :
Stormbringer
Member
More screenshots/art :
Note that the game is part of Bandai-Namco's Chara Hobby 2008 line-up (along with Fragile), so hopefully we will have some reports from there.
Note that the game is part of Bandai-Namco's Chara Hobby 2008 line-up (along with Fragile), so hopefully we will have some reports from there.
Rancid Mildew
Banned
Death_Born said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dornier_Do_335
This kind of engine design did interestingly well performance wise. If jet engines weren't invented at the same time, I think this propeller layout could have been more widespread.
Stormbringer
Member
love that camera POV. hope its an option, since a cockpit view seems out of the question at this point. other than that, looking awesome, especially some of the lighting reflections on the aircraft. i hope it makes it stateside, i mean, it looks solid enough to sell on its own merits rather than have the license back it up. that's exactly what it would need out stateside and Europe.
edit:
rewatched the JP trailer and noticed a split second of cockpit footage. uber-redeemed? not like it need it from me...
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Looking the micro-bit from the famitsu interview it would seem nunchuck's control are very responsive, I like what I'm seeing here
Stormbringer
Member
More screens. Seems like the game will feature animated cutscenes for the story bits...
