ViewtifulJC
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The camera in this game is like the far end of Metal Gear Rising, for better and for worse
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The Wonderful 101 |OT| Diplomacy has failed
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DashReindeer
Lead Community Manager, Outpost Games
Should I just assume this thread's gonna have spoilers from now on and steer clear? I didn't watch the director's cut trailer cuz it seemed like there'd be too much spoilerage, so I've avoided a good chunk of what comes after the demo portion. I just don't wanna ruin it all so close to release...
I know they would have atleast a cover. But none at all? Oh ok.
Maybe not ugly but certainly plain. Oh well, ugly then.
And unless I got a weird copy no manual at all indeed.
Is there a pin-up poster edition?
I really like it honestly. It's cute, like the animal crossing 3ds.
Nintendo's marketing dollars at work!
Schadenfreude
Member
Wonder Black blog post. http://platinumgames.com/2013/08/21/w101-blog-ep-19-wonder-black-the-11-year-old-super-hacker/
Info on Wonder Missions. Do you have any from the start? If yes, how many? If no, how long until you unlock them... possibly when you beat the game once, ugh.
Videos of any Pure Platinum runs on early Wonder Missions.
TDLink
Member
1. Any clue what "Battle Mode" is? IIRC it got accidentally put onto the website a couple of weeks ago and then quickly pulled. Sounded like some sort of multiplayer VS mode rather than co-op. Any clue?
2. Can you upload the full Wonderful March theme song somewhere? (I know there is way more to it than what was in the demo)
3. Can you view recruited Wonderful Ones' profile pages (what you see when you get them) after initially recruiting them?
You mean the Mission mode? You have three at the start I think (only tried them after like one hour in story mode) one for each difficulty. A second one unlocks after you complete one and is of the same difficulty tier.
I only did one of each so I don't know if there are more, but considering where each glowing cricle (entrance) is I'd say there aren't that much...?
That said you have access to every Wonder Eyes even if you have yet to meet them in story mode. I have no clue which symbol I have to draw for White and Black and still manage to summon them properly after experimenting for 2 minutes.
On that note, shitty controls? Lol. There is room enough for approximation in your drawings, considering I rarely miss any by now and mine are a mess
1- No clue, unless they mean the Mission Mode.
2-I have no way to do that, sorry ;(
3-Unfortunately not or I can't find it. there are figurines of each hero but that's it. Also detailed files about the main characters.
White is a zig-zag, or plain 'Z'. Black is a circle then line, and you can even draw the circle around you.
If you look at the second video posted in each of these blog posts, you'll get a 10 second short showing a nice demonstration.
Black: http://platinumgames.com/2013/08/21/w101-blog-ep-19-wonder-black-the-11-year-old-super-hacker/
White: http://platinumgames.com/2013/08/20/w101-blog-ep-18-wonderful-ryu-the-ultimate-ninjutsu/
If you look at the second video posted in each of these blog posts, you'll get a 10 second short showing a nice demonstration.
Black: http://platinumgames.com/2013/08/21/w101-blog-ep-19-wonder-black-the-11-year-old-super-hacker/
White: http://platinumgames.com/2013/08/20/w101-blog-ep-18-wonderful-ryu-the-ultimate-ninjutsu/
Still some slowdowns in a few places where there are a lot of enemies, unfortunately. Still 60 fps most of the time.
Edit : Huh makes sense for Black considering his attack. I was drawing some sort of Ribbon myself :lol:
Thanks, it doesn't look ugly but ye it is plain.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
I like the disc though I don't care that much about discs and I echo the sentiment that it gave me that Animal Crossing 3DS vibe.
So about Wonder Missions, barring some surprise unlocking when you do a great score and/or complete them all, there seems to be only 6 (2 for each difficulty)
Seems a weird number to me, that said as you probably know each wonder mission is composed of 3 sub-levels.
Honestly I would advise to do Story Mode first. Wonder Missions spoil a lot of the bestiary and even at least once use a story boss. Plus, they're clearly designed to be done once you know how to play and more importantly how to defeat some enemies. I expect people to have no clue how to beat some of those geathjerks without doing storymode first.
Seems a weird number to me, that said as you probably know each wonder mission is composed of 3 sub-levels.
Honestly I would advise to do Story Mode first. Wonder Missions spoil a lot of the bestiary and even at least once use a story boss. Plus, they're clearly designed to be done once you know how to play and more importantly how to defeat some enemies. I expect people to have no clue how to beat some of those geathjerks without doing storymode first.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
No one cares, how far are you in the story mode and how good is it???
Net_Wrecker
Member
On that note, shitty controls? Lol. There is room enough for approximation in your drawings, considering I rarely miss any by now and mine are a mess
I'm ready to go so hard on those reviews if I find no issue with drawing in the full game. I've been holding my tongue, but "Operation Scorched Earth: Down with Games Journalism" is ready to launch if necessary.
Hurry up September pls
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
do you know if its for sure slowdown or part of the flashiness?
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Digital Foundry: the game takes a huge drop in the framerate department when you create your Unite Morphs going from a very respectable 59.75 FPS to a staggeringly low 5 FPS
from what I can tell the claw shape is the difficult one for them because it's too similar to the whip. Since I haven't had a chance to use it, I can't say anything about it.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
thanks
Was there a Club Nintendo code? This game is first party and should have one.
SporeCrawler
Member
So yesterday i finally figured out how to use the X button. Game got 10 times better
KniveSmith seemed to care ;(
Beware I'm tired, stream of consciousness incoming:
I got Wonder Yellow one hour ago, so only two remaining, but other than that I have no clue how to gauge my progress :lol:
I'm having a blast and as I said the Hydra (first boss) is already one of the best boss fights I've played in my life. Gameplay and controls are just perfect.
I don't find the dialogues that funny, but that may be just me, and honestly story-wise I still have no clue. I'm still at "BOOM ALIEN INVASIONNNN" even after a whole night of playing. don't know if there is more than that.
It's very eventful and action packed, though. Actually it's some sort of nonserious Michael Bay movie, shit explodes and happens eveywhere at anytime. It's really full of ideas. Never boring. Some ideas using the two screens at the same time are really neat!
Camera can be really annoying at times. In a few places you have two tanks shooting at you, and no matter how much you de-zoom one will always be shooting at you from off screen. I guess it's designed that way, but I really don't like those things. It's not that often though.
I also encountered a few bugs, one where the camera got stuck and made me die particularly annoyed me. Civilians can get stuck in rare instances, it's not that important but annoying when you try to convert them all.
Honestly, minor annoyances aside, and barring a surprising complete shittiness before the end, it's already one of my favorite games ever, and I don't say that lightly.
I can already see myself replaying that shit just because playing it feels good. It's always fun, it's always surprising, it's always well done. If you liked Sentais or Power Rangers as a kid there is a definite plus to find in there.
It's also my favorite Kamiya game already (I have yet t try Bayonetta though).
I just wish we could play story mode with someone ;(
Wonder Missions will get old very fast.
Where did you get this from? Link?
Sounds great, I can't wait.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Thank you, sir.
I'm already used to the annoying camera from the demo so that doesn't bother me too much but the rest sounds great....like expected.
They won't but maybe they should include co-op as DLC.
The best part of what you said is the replayability of the story mode, seems like a game that's so exciting that you will want to revisit it whether right away or down the road.
If you haven't tried the demo, you will have issues
Honestly I had issues the first time I played the demo, as I'm sure many of us here. In the end I like comparing drawing shapes with the stick with doing combos in tekken or whatever. You don't do it properly the first times, and you will blame the controls, but it's just you not doing it properly.
We all experienced watching someone fail combos or jumps and blame the console at first. It's the same thing for me.
I have no doubt some reviewers were either bad at playing or just focused on their first experience. Still having trouble at the end of the game screams nonsense to me.
Definitely slowdows. Nowhere near as bad as 5 fps for me, but definitely 15-20 for a second or two. For now it has been rare and I still can count them on my hand.
Yes there is one
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Sorry, guys, I made that up mocking them.
My sarcastic meter is broken, sorry.
The thing about tanks that I never hear people notice... they make a distinct sound whenever they attack specifically so you can counter them even while they're off screen. From the demo alone, every enemy that can attack you from a distance has a sound effect tied to its pre-attack animations.
Yeah, btw you can choose to replay any mission at any time once you completed it. Small detail but essential to me
Oh, I remember a reivew mentioning there are 6 or 7 Operations. I'm at the end of Operation 3, so almost halfway through. Seems long enough, indeed.
Edit : also am I crazy or was the ship called Virgin Factory in the demo? I found that hilarious but maybe I'm mistaken since it's not called that in the full game.
Yeah, btw you can choose to replay any mission at any time once you completed it. Small detail but essential to me
Oh, I remember a reivew mentioning there are 6 or 7 Operations. I'm at the end of Operation 3, so almost halfway through. Seems long enough, indeed.
Edit : also am I crazy or was the ship called Virgin Factory in the demo? I found that hilarious but maybe I'm mistaken since it's not called that in the full game.
Why do you think the mission mode is a throw away? In the demo it seemed like I would be in there a lot after finishing the story. I really enjoyed it.
noticed this, but there is also a lot of other sounds and visuals that will distract you.
I don't know I was hoping to see more of them. They're hard, though, that's a good thing. I'll probably wait to play them with someone.
On another note, god damn those story boss fights...so many ways to damage them.
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Deleted member 125677
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Mine has shipped now! wooooooooooooosh, expecting to finally play it tomorrow!
TyrantGuardian
Member
Exactly, this has been a mainstay in this genre since its inception. I haven't had any issues dodging/parrying offscreen stuff in DMC/Bayonetta by listening to sound cues and I doubt this game ought to be any different. Still, I hope the camera isn't something you constantly have to fight.
Bleh, now I'm waiting for my Wii U to arrive, seems to be taking longer than expected which is unfortunate since the game's release (EU) is so close.
Unite Bomb is going to be a favorite with newcomers I imagine.
Isn't that higher than Pikmin 3?
Yeah but it's Famitsu so does it matter?
Vintage_Creep
Banned
I'll have it by the 27 of this month, hopefully.
After Pikmin 3, I'm hyped. Seems like the WiiU is starting to live.
After Pikmin 3, I'm hyped. Seems like the WiiU is starting to live.