OrbitalBeard
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2011 also had OoT 3D, Star Fox 64 3D, and 3D Land. I'd say it was a better year than 2015 overall.
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The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes Review Thread
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2011 also had OoT 3D, Star Fox 64 3D, and 3D Land. I'd say it was a better year than 2015 overall.
Levels unlock in single or multiplayer and are available in both modes. Crafting is important, but not essential, you can perfectly finish the game without making any gear, although it makes it less interesting.
2011 gave us Xenoblade Chronicles.
In less than two months, Xenoblade Chronicles X will be released.
thomasmahler
Moon Studios
Say what you will, but I don't think the Zelda formula really lends itself to multiplayer. This game looked pretty shallow already when they announced it. But I also never liked Four Swords...
Looking at the release calendar, yeah that year was basically non-existent. Biggest Wii release for nintendo in the latter half of the year was Animal Crossing: City Folk, and I can't even find a big DS game.
Huge fan of Zelda, have bought all zelda games since Twilight Princess day one. Unfortunately I don't see the appeal of a multiplayer zelda game will skip this. On a side note I played and hated Four Swords. Why couldn't they just make another single player traditional zelda game=(
3D Land? Pokemon Black and White?
2011 > 2015
You are forgetting the only game that matters on Gamecube in 2005:
I know it's not first party but it was exclusive at the time and I honestly didn't play a single game on the above list that year because RE4 is the fucking GOAT and lasted me the entire year.
based Gamecube in 2005.
I love everything on this list, except for the bottom 3 (not played Devil's Third) and Fatal Frame (also not played). To me, they've had a great year.
I actually quite like Four Swords so you never know...I may pick this up. If I have friends who are going to play it.
Two remakes, but I forgot about 3D Land. That is true...
Two remakes, but I forgot about 3D Land. That is true...
OrbitalBeard
Member
And I forgot about Black and White! 2011 was a pretty good year overall. It wasn't great for Wii itself though.
MrSaturn99
Member
This year was pretty disappointing, but 2008 was definitely the worst. Barring the delays, at least stuff actually came out this year.
If you count remakes, Kirby Super Star Ultra was a pretty big DS game. Sold more than the original, if I recall correctly.
If you count remakes, Kirby Super Star Ultra was a pretty big DS game. Sold more than the original, if I recall correctly.
Gonzo The Great
Banned
You are forgetting the only game that matters on Gamecube in 2005:
I know it's not first party but it was exclusive at the time and I honestly didn't play a single game on the above list that year because RE4 is the fucking GOAT and lasted me the entire year.
based Gamecube in 2005.
Yep, there's also the fact that the GameCube and Wii actually had third party support, while the Wii U only has Skylanders and licensed shovelware. The droughts have never been this bad. Ever.
I agree that Nintendo has been slow this year, but Code Name STEAM is my GOTY and I don't care about the silly reviews. And about Triforce Heroes, I'm not even a Zelda fan and I loved the demo (I love to play Gauntlet-ish stuff with my friends). Then with Kirby, Mario Maker and SSB DLC, I've been having a good time with Nintendo stuff to be honest.
Chû Totoro
Member
There is very very good games for me, way better than what I've played on other systems.
Two GOTY contender:
Super Mario Maker
Splatoon
Two very good platformers:
Yoshi's Woolly World
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
Bonus on 3DS, a very nice little game out of nowhere:
BoxBoy
I had poorer years on N64 guys... clearly (or my memory fails).
pretty much
Yeah now that you put it this way, 2015 is really the worst year for a final year of a Nintendo home console. Splatoon was truly the best they released this year. NX can't come soon enough. Like, REALLY! I love my Wii U but I simply cannot wait to move to new hardware. Wii U is beyond dead and is sad that their remaining titles are nothing but spin-offs (Mario Tennis, AC Board game) with the exception of Xenoblade of course, I think Xenoblade is going to be the very last game I'm purchasing for Wii U, after that, I think I'm done with the console
Gonzo The Great
Banned
When people start scrambling to find years that were worse, that reflects badly on Nintendo; it means that they've had several bad years, which is probably why their market share has collapsed.
dreamlongdead
Member
I had fun with the demo, but the multiplayer focus is not what I really desire from a Zelda game.
Despite the somewhat lackluster year, I'll still be playing 3DS for a very long time. I have tons of games to finish. These fall releases haven't been day one purchases, but I'll end up picking them up if there's ever a good deal.
Despite the somewhat lackluster year, I'll still be playing 3DS for a very long time. I have tons of games to finish. These fall releases haven't been day one purchases, but I'll end up picking them up if there's ever a good deal.
Astral Dog
Member
What a disgrace for a Zelda gane.not that i was expecting much from Four Swords
Eh, I thought 2013 and 2014 were awesome.
So are we gonna get a NeoGAF community for this? If so, I might be interested. Can you make like private parties to join with passwords for friends only online? Can you play 2 local and one online?
RyougaSaotome
Member
Region locking the multiplayer on this is what totally killed my interest.
I do, not sure how I will take to it but I will be primary focusing on the single player content.
TheSlySoul
Member
Yeah, that is why I was curious why people liked it. It was worse in every way than the original game except for graphics.
Puzzle and Dragons has been my surprise 3DS GOTY so far. Wooly World probably for Wii U.
victreeb3l
Member
I wasnt interested in this game in the first place but I'm still surprised to see this game score so low. Bummer.
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Deleted member 752119
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Same. It wasn't mind blowing or anything. But I had fun playing with randoms, so I'm still looking forward to it. Will probably try to exchange friend codes with some GAF folks as well.
Indies have been excellent this year, and Nintendo's been absolutely stellar on that front. Some of the best games this year have been indies across all the consoles.
BOXBOY was fantastic.
On the flip, this year has been a knock-out for Nintendo's penetration into communities. Smash is on a huge up-swing with their favor of Nintendo/Treehouse/The Samurai, and DLC. SMM has penetrated Twitch hard. Splatoon is a monster in Japan on a dead console (and lesser extent elsewhere). Its been a weird year, definitely not bad in a general sense but bad in a "hit for hit" game release schedule.
If anything, the 3DS has had the worst year in a while in terms of community relevance, though the refresh rebooted its mindshare a bit. Its been trucking along on localization and minor titles (and some criminally underrated titles like STEAM) and indies, nothing particularly big has come from Nintendo for it. (Of course, that's not really surprising if its getting retired next year. That's a lot of resources spent on assets that will basically die with the system.)
2013 was good for 3DS. Certainly it's best year (at least in the west).
2013 was not good for Wii U. Pikmin 3 was like the only Wii U game worth getting the entire year when it released. Then there was SM3DW and WWHD. That's pretty much it as far as well reviewed titles, and that's for a 12 month span and one is a HD remake that everyone already played. 3 games isn't enough.
2008 had Brawl! Before Meta Knight ruined the game.
And Mario Kart. No More Heroes? Wario Land Shake It? Megaman 9 aka the sleeper game of the generation?
DS got Chrono Trigger.
2008 was fantastic.
The12thGripper
Member
I heard that you could play through the whole game using Download Play, is this true?
Yes.
Well then. In that case it's a no-brainer for me.
Chû Totoro
Member
Portable Kirby are the best... Triple Deluxe is very good, Mass Attack ad Amazing Mirror were also very good.
But I just like Kirby games so I'll enjoy even if for most of the people it's average. Art style on this one contributed a lot in the appeal of the game. For me it's part of the charm but I understand that it's not a solid game for a lot of people. But for 39... why would I miss a Kirby game?
Regarding Zelda Tri Force Heroes I agree that solo may be the biggest issue. Nintendo should understand that out of Japan not everyone owns a 3DS (and even a Japan it's far from the DS levels)... so adjusting gameplay and level design for solo would have been nice, even if not a big separate campaign (that would have made the game too expensive to make I guess).
It was something I was considering. But having seen video of the singleplayer and reading reviews on how bad it is, definitely not. The singleplayer being bad is helpful information.
Neoriceisgood
Member
Bad grades aside; Totem time.
FreedomFighter
Member
If it sells a million worldwide, I think they'll try again taking what they learned from this and along with the feedback they receive from people.
A little lower than I expected, but not surprising overall. It had the look of a quick filler title, and being outsourced to Greezo only confirmed that.
Yeah, not a good year for Nintendo. Aside from remakes Monster Hunter is the only big good title the 3DS has gotten. At least that system gets a decent amount of decent smaller games. 2016 is looking much better with Fire Emblem, Mario & Luigi, assumed new Pokemon, and I'm actually looking forward to Federation Force a bit. Wii U had Splatoon, Mario Maker, and that's it for big good titles. I knew this was going to be a lousy year for Nintendo before the year even started, and that became a certainty once Zelda was delayed, but yeesh.
Hopefully Yokai and Xenoblade pick up the slack so they leave the year on a high note. Xenoblade is going to get eaten by Fallout 4 in reviews though, so I expect mid-80s at best. That leaves Yokai, and I have no idea how that will go.
Yeah, not a good year for Nintendo. Aside from remakes Monster Hunter is the only big good title the 3DS has gotten. At least that system gets a decent amount of decent smaller games. 2016 is looking much better with Fire Emblem, Mario & Luigi, assumed new Pokemon, and I'm actually looking forward to Federation Force a bit. Wii U had Splatoon, Mario Maker, and that's it for big good titles. I knew this was going to be a lousy year for Nintendo before the year even started, and that became a certainty once Zelda was delayed, but yeesh.
Hopefully Yokai and Xenoblade pick up the slack so they leave the year on a high note. Xenoblade is going to get eaten by Fallout 4 in reviews though, so I expect mid-80s at best. That leaves Yokai, and I have no idea how that will go.
Pancakes R Us
Member
I'm not surprised at all. Probably a quick, cheaply made game with the Zelda franchise slapped on given that most major franchises have hit 3DS already. Same with Animal Crossing HHD.
I'll honestly be shocked if MP:FF reviews aggregate to better than a 70.
Dream Team was 20 hours too long
FreedomFighter
Member
I don't know... But this looks like a solid line up to me. I think not having an Xmas heavy hitter is what really makes it unfortunate.
Between Xenoblade Chronicles, Yoshi's Wooly World, and perhaps, Fatal Frame, I'll be content with the holiday line up.