Dr. Feel Good
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Amir0x said:
But it's not even informative. If you want to reference some dumb IGN article through the entire thing fine, but at least provide some content for it, which I've always assumed OT were meant for.
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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword |OT| Home of Punkin' Chunkin' Champion 2011
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But it's not even informative. If you want to reference some dumb IGN article through the entire thing fine, but at least provide some content for it, which I've always assumed OT were meant for.
FreeMufasa
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apana said:
MM link is such a pimp.
Metroid Killer
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So in other words what you say is...Dr. Feel Good said:
The information and content in your OT doesn't count as information and content...
Dr. Feel Good said:
Well my philosophy in OTs is NOT to spoil the game for people - I don't want people clicking the topic and knowing every tool in the game and every area there is to visit. What is the point of that? I intentionally geared my topic to have JUST ENOUGH information to get a taste for the game (main characters, some trailers and screens, detail on upgrade system), but not enough to ruin it for people glancing at it.
Anyway, back to Skyrim.
Dr. Feel Good
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Amir0x said:
It's not even just story spoilers though. The reason I even first went into this thread was because I saw someone had the collector's edition in the Pick Up thread. I wanted to see the specifics of what exactly everything was in the collector's edition (there's some pamphlet thing I wanted to know what it contained) and figured the OT would contain this information. It doesn't. Any decent OT would, along with a lot of other useful information on the game not pertaining to story spoilers.
Maybe someone who isn't playing Skyrim could have dedicated more time to this? Although props to the guy who did the art/banners.
Metroid Killer
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Hear hear!Amir0x said:
What more is there to include? Info on release date, SKUs and pricing. Quick overview of the main character and unique points about the game. Media including screens and trailers.
I don't really get what more content that would be needed...
Dr. Feel Good said:
Information on Skyward Sword: Collector's Edition.
Hate to break it to you most of this OT has been done for weeks, no game has distracted me from the purpose. I fully intended it to be exactly the way it is.
Dr. Feel Good
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Amir0x said:
Again, let me reiterate my point - any good OT would contain this.
walking fiend
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If Nintendo doesn't remake Wind Waker on Wii U I am going to hang myself. Second worst game ever, after Skyward Sword.
You know why I like his OT? Because it doesn't make this a thread about OT, but about the game. Please lets not derail it
Dr. Feel Good said:
And it did. It even has a picture of the edition in question in the OP, complete with the price. You want information on some pamphlet inside of it, and because my OP doesn't have your hilariously specific nugget of info, it's not "any good OT."
Well when all else fails, use google. My topic ISN'T a data sink for every shred of Zelda info. And that's about all that needs to be said on that.
Metroid Killer
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Agreed, that would be the worst remake ever, it would be the shit!!walking fiend said:
brandonh83
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IMO it's a Zelda game, what else do you need to know? It's going to be big, fun, with many secrets, sidequests, and Zelda gets kidnapped. There will be dungeons and bosses. The OP has the release dates, pricing, characters, a world map, info on upgrading, links to further information, etc.
At any rate this is a discussion board, not every OT has to be slavishly designed with every bit of information out there in an attempt to help sell copies. Ami provided sufficient info without going overboard and I did some things to help it look nicer. The thread does what any thread should do-- provide some information on the game and then the rest is gravy.
It's a discussion forum, not an instruction manual or advertising pamphlet. I like cool OT's with loads of everything and nice Photoshop work but to call someone out on not making a more comprehensive message board topic due to the conditioned nature posters seem to have after these other MASSIVE OT's is kind of ridiculous.
Here's a pretty cool OT:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=383000
At any rate this is a discussion board, not every OT has to be slavishly designed with every bit of information out there in an attempt to help sell copies. Ami provided sufficient info without going overboard and I did some things to help it look nicer. The thread does what any thread should do-- provide some information on the game and then the rest is gravy.
It's a discussion forum, not an instruction manual or advertising pamphlet. I like cool OT's with loads of everything and nice Photoshop work but to call someone out on not making a more comprehensive message board topic due to the conditioned nature posters seem to have after these other MASSIVE OT's is kind of ridiculous.
Here's a pretty cool OT:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=383000
Nice, clean, concise and with a touch of humor. Love this OP!
I really need to set-up Dolphin. I haven't played on Wii in a while, and I'm afraid that going back will slightly ruin my enjoyment of this beautiful game due to the resolution. Jaggie-free 1080p Skyward Sword sounds glorious!
I really need to set-up Dolphin. I haven't played on Wii in a while, and I'm afraid that going back will slightly ruin my enjoyment of this beautiful game due to the resolution. Jaggie-free 1080p Skyward Sword sounds glorious!
i don't want to read reviews for fear of spoilers, but I really wish some GAFer who has played much of the game could tell me how well integrated into the puzzle design motion+ is. The greatest excitement for the use of motion controls to me is in its potential applications toward puzzles; I've seen some examples of it in use in the demo and in a few trailers before I went on a blackout, but I'm curious how much deeper it gets further into the game.
Cerebral Assassin
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Amir0x said:
Haven't played it yet but this is from the GB review:
ConradCervantes
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I'm sorry, Ami, but I only like OTs that can completely crash my iPhone.
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walking fiend
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Ami, congradulations. This is the first OT EVER that I have actually bothered to read more than 50%, let alone finishing it.
The only thing that I noticed, was that a parenthesis was left open!
I guess since you are afraid to mod your Wii, you haven't played the demo. There are two puzzles in the demo, one is in fighting with ghirahim (well, not really puzzle, but whatever); the other is the three eye. You may read the parts we spoiler tagged last page about this, but I would say at least those parts were really good.
The only thing that I noticed, was that a parenthesis was left open!
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I guess since you are afraid to mod your Wii, you haven't played the demo. There are two puzzles in the demo, one is in fighting with ghirahim (well, not really puzzle, but whatever); the other is the three eye. You may read the parts we spoiler tagged last page about this, but I would say at least those parts were really good.
MatthewB92
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My body is ready!
Christ, why are even arguing over threads!? Who gives a shit. Official threads should just be a focal point for discussion when a game releases. I mean, holy shit, you are on Neogaf, let alone, the INTERNET. You don't need official threads to inform you about a game. The end.
Anyway, next Sunday is going to be open windows, breezy curtains, blue sky gaming. I'm graduating from college this semester and I just finished my internship so I have a few months to figure out my post-college job hunt situation. I'm picking Skyward Sword up with Kirby: Return to Dream Land on the same day so I can enter perfect, non-glitchy, no-patches needed, smooth, polished, Nintendo gaming bliss.
I've been playing Wii and DS games constantly to put myself in a general Nintendo mood. Tomorrow I'm getting Super Mario 3D Land so times are gonna get good! =)
Anyway, next Sunday is going to be open windows, breezy curtains, blue sky gaming. I'm graduating from college this semester and I just finished my internship so I have a few months to figure out my post-college job hunt situation. I'm picking Skyward Sword up with Kirby: Return to Dream Land on the same day so I can enter perfect, non-glitchy, no-patches needed, smooth, polished, Nintendo gaming bliss.
I've been playing Wii and DS games constantly to put myself in a general Nintendo mood. Tomorrow I'm getting Super Mario 3D Land so times are gonna get good! =)
walking fiend
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YOUUUUU... Most of us didn't have the luxury of playing it at an exhibitionAmir0x said:aha, no! I played the demo at NYCC 2011, before it leaked even
Was the last really spoilery thing I did. I know how to solve the puzzles you're talking about. That's why I'm excited about what it means for puzzles that come later in the game.
But good resistance not getting more spoiler after that!I didn't finished TP, and one of the reasons was that I felt the motion control was forced, specially the sword felt tedious and I wish I had gotten the GC version.
But after playing the demo, I feel really good about how well-thought the motion control is at least in mechanism (whether it is in combat or in puzzle or control, etc), though I am a bit not happy about having to recenter the pointer. But maybe it's because it's the alpha build, or maybe because it's I have been playing sitting less than 1m away from the sensor bar.
God those Wind Waker shots are gorgeous... that's not being upscaled via Dolphin or whatever, is it? I seem to remember it looking that good. Here's hoping Skyward Sword oozes with that level of charm too...
I may need to play some WW this weekend just to mellow out the excitement.
It's fantastic when it's not people building motorcycles, people driving trucks, people digging for shit in peoples' garage or people catching crabs. Documentaries, Dirty Jobs, Shark Week and Kari Byron's fine redhead ass though? Love it.
Yeah, I'm just saying though; K-mart is shady as fuck when it comes to advertising and claiming they'll have product because their goal is to get you in the door no matter what. I wouldn't count on getting the limited edition there and if you absolutely must havet it, it's not worth risking it.
I may need to play some WW this weekend just to mellow out the excitement.
Amir0x said:
It's fantastic when it's not people building motorcycles, people driving trucks, people digging for shit in peoples' garage or people catching crabs. Documentaries, Dirty Jobs, Shark Week and Kari Byron's fine redhead ass though? Love it.
Darryl said:
Yeah, I'm just saying though; K-mart is shady as fuck when it comes to advertising and claiming they'll have product because their goal is to get you in the door no matter what. I wouldn't count on getting the limited edition there and if you absolutely must havet it, it's not worth risking it.
brandonh83
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