Weltall Zero
Member
Platinum Games looks like this generation's Clover Studio and Team Viewtiful.
I want to wait until next year (X, Bayo2) to buy a Wii U, but I fear this game may shatter my resolve...
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The Wonderful 101 love thread
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Platinum Games looks like this generation's Clover Studio and Team Viewtiful.
I want to wait until next year (X, Bayo2) to buy a Wii U, but I fear this game may shatter my resolve...
R
Retro_
Unconfirmed Member
What a horrible thing to say
Ya know, just without the blockbuster sales
Or did they mean MS-owned rare?
Thinkin about it but it'd probably be pointless. It'd also require more energy than I'm presently capable of expending
FunkyPajamas
Member
Just saw this thing for the first time and it looks interesting. Am I right in thinking it's a mix of Pikmin and Viewtiful Joe?
PhoenixDawn
Member
I'm up for making a few posts throughout Miiverse whenever I have a few moments while I'm playing on Wii U. I bet a good movement by even a small number of people could spread out until a lot of people are talking about it. Hopefully they also open up a W101 community on Miiverse ahead of launch so it can get filled with praise and pushed to the plaza!
Lucent
Member
I don't think it was meant to be the Rare that hasn't made many good games this gen.Just meaning this gen's version of the company when it did make good stuff.
There's some obvious similarities of those franchises being compared to The Wonderful 101, but in terms of how the game plays , it is really nothing like Pikmin or Viewtiful Joe. Just don't tell Kamiya and Platinum Games that Wonderful 101 is like those other games. Every time people have told them that, they've appeared reasonably frustrated by such comments.
bobbychalkers
Member
Are we talking early 90s-2001 era Rare or Post Microsoft Rare?
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
bequietdrive
Member
It plays like bayonetta meets Pikmin, at least that's what I got from it for the few hours I got with it.
bobbychalkers
Member
On a superficial level it resembles a Pikmin inspired Viewtiful Joe (or vice versa if you prefer) but it has more in common with their other action games. Think of it as a team based, isometric, Bayonetta.
Good idea...
FunkyPajamas
Member
Oh, thanks guys! Pretty interesting. I'm looking forward to more info on this one. Looks delicious.
Today I've playing it, both the single player an the multiplayer. Now I want it even more. Seriously, I had a blast with my mates
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??? What don't you understand? :lol
Yes the game has multiplayer
Lucent
Member
Pretty sure he's confused because that sounds like you've been playing W101. It's not out so either you've got it for reviewing purposes or there's an event?
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
It comes out next week though.
Oh, from a Nintendo event here in Europe. I've played TW101 and most of the upcoming Wii U and 3DS games.
DashReindeer
Lead Community Manager, Outpost Games
Today I've playing it, both the single player an the multiplayer. Now I want it even more. Seriously, I had a blast with my mates
Isn't the multiplayer fucking great? Five-player frantic action with complete precision at all times. We were in heaven at E3. This is a true Kamiya title through and through.
That's pikmin. W101 is next month.
It is
I played the game last year in a similar event and today I went quite hyped, and it didn't disappoint.TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Lucent
Member
Wow, lucky you. I just hope it doesn't feel repetitive or anything. It looks great.
Crap. Ok time to sleep.
That's my biggest fear too and what is holding me back from pre-ordering. It looks insanely fun, but for like 3-4 hours. After that, I'm struggling to see how it won't be incredibly repetitive.
Probably the combat system will have enough variety to keep you entertained until the end of the game and then for more a few replays, if any of their previous games is anything to go by...
PhoenixDawn
Member
Seriously though, c'mon NOA. You'd think naming an event #wonderfulwednesday would imply there would be more than one Wednesday, I guess not though...
bequietdrive
Member
Picking up new characters will add new movesets and make it more interesting. Also co-op will add a lot of value to the game as a whole.
Outtrigger888
Member
You purchase different powerups between missions, so the gameplay will be different with each play through. The combat looks varied and deep, to me.
I bet theres a lot theyve held back from showing. Unique gamepad ideas, and different ways of using the civilians to progress through the levels.
Kamiya mentioned a 20hr play through. Even if its 10 hours, theres still much more to be seen.
Im sure we'll see the big picture once the ndirect is shown.
ShockingAlberto
Member
It's fuckin' Kamiya, that's how.
Dude made three Okami games and put them on one disc because he figured, what the shit, give people a fuckton of content and just let them do whatever.
FunkyPajamas
Member
You make every wednesday wonderful.
R
Retro_
Unconfirmed Member
I know what he meant
Rogue_Ledr
Banned
20 hours long? WHA? Didn't Kamiya himself say it would be a short game?
megabytecr
Member
Will show my love with a buy.
Breath of fresh air! 60fps, action, multiple heroes, innovative, uses gamepad, co-op, long game.
What else do you want? Sold!!
Breath of fresh air! 60fps, action, multiple heroes, innovative, uses gamepad, co-op, long game.
What else do you want? Sold!!
Outtrigger888
Member
"If u hate to finish a game the next day u buy it, u better not play TW101," he wrote. "I focus on how it is fun, not how long it lasts till the ending."
Hes probably speaking about the story mode and the wonderful(multiplayer) missions combined.
Not sure...
"In The case of Wonderful 101, we really try to pack a lot of different ideas into it, and it got a lot bigger than I thought. And in fact we estimate that a normal play session would be 20 hours. Personally I think that I kept piling stuff on and I realized Wow, this is going to be a pretty big game. But that notwithstanding, replayability is a really important factor, it has to be sort of easy to play in the sense that you dont get tired of playing it, and you would be able to ultimately play it in a day."
The indicators just ain't there. It's not in a genre that Nintendo fans ( I used this term loosely ) are familiar with. Neither does it draws attention in forums or respective youtube videos compared to other Nintendo franchises.
I guess the most important factor is the budget, it's 1.5 times more than Bayonetta and that sold 1.35 million world wide by March 31, 2010. It's important to note SEGA is still reluctant to green light a sequel. Looking at Wii U sales and the attach rate this needs, bomba looks guaranteed. The only question is to what extent.
Either way, day one for me.
When Viewtiful Joe released, the Gamecube was in a significantly better position than the Wii U is right now. We aren't even one year out from the Wii U's launch, and the system has almost zero market presence.
From Nintendo's Twitter:
Wonder-Blue is this weeks #WonderfulWednesday character. Why? Because swords are cool. pic.twitter.com/AEimkvIJxJ
StreetsAhead
Member
While I appreciate the overall sentiment, the execution is poor.
This will probably shock you, but I've never played a Kamiya game as far as I know. So I keep hearing you guys say his games have great replayability because it's a Kamiya game, but I don't really understand what that means.
I'm willing to give this one a shot to find out though, but I"m still not 100% sold yet.