Question of the Day, December 27, 2010

[Brian Whiting]

After playing "Epic Mickey" I refuse to play anything on the Wii unless i cant use the classic controller. I am so sick of the wand and nun-chuck.

 

[spartan1077]

I'm not looking forward to it because I didn't know any new ones were coming out...I wasn't a fan of the wii ones.

 

[MB202]

I'm interested, if only to see if they resurrect any only enemies. Plus, I'd like to see what kind of world they set up this time.

 

[PinkiePyro]

After playing "Epic Mickey" I refuse to play anything on the Wii unless i cant use the classic controller. I am so sick of the wand and nun-chuck.

It looks awesome however I am for the first time for a zelda game uninterested because of the stupid motion controls..(becuse you know they are gonna be f***ing crap) personally I want to go and strangle who ever though it was a good idea to only use motion controls and not do what they did with brawl & mario kart and make it gamecube/classic controller compatable

besides most of my excitement is wrapped up in pokemon black/white and their 3D graphics *drools*

 

[Akihiko]

Just like I am with Mario, Metroid Prime and other nintendo franchise games.

You mean the Metroid franchise? Because the Prime games were just a third-party trilogy and two spinoffs.

OT: I don't care how much it follows the formula or how the controls are changed, Zelda is just fun to play. So I'm looking forward to it.

Yeah, I meant the franchise over all, I'm just used to saying Metroid Prime, because that was what the majority of the games were called after the original two platformers. Until Metroid Other M dropped it, anyway.

 

[MrNickster]

Not until Nintendo finally bothers with voice acting. If you're going to stick me with your usual shitty Zelda plot drivel and exposition, at least give me some voice work for once.

If it's bad, I can laugh at it. If it's good, it's good.

Super Mario Sunshine is no less of a game, despite it's horrid voice work. Zelda can take the hit just as easily.

Link doesn't talk so that the player can envision themself as the character, kind of like Gordon Freeman. Giving him a voice outside of his usual grunts and yells would bugger that about a bit and it's virtually guaranteed that existing fans would absoloutley HATE that-look at what the fanboys said about Other M.

 

[Yossarian1507]

No chance in hell. I played at least 3 Zelda games considered 'classic' (including Ocarina of Time), and they all failed to pick my interest. I don't see how this one would change my mind about the series.

Also, I don't have a Wii.

 

[Mrsoupcup]

I would rather see a game in the style of Twilight again. Or just a direct sequel to Windwaker that's not on the DS.

 

[Catalyst6]

I voted other, as my response was "Oh by the Old Ones, they're making *another* Zelda game? I'm surprised that Link hasn't pulled a Solid Snake and is going to appear in this game with white hair and a fragile hip"!

 

[2012 Wont Happen]

Wind Waker was the last pretty good Zelda game. Majora's Mask was the last excellent one.

 

[TheNumber1Zero]

Oh yeah, it's gonna be a Wii game...
Well I'm mildly interested, but not quite excited for some reason.
I'll most likely forget about it until I hear the next big piece of Zelda-related News.

[sub]Oh, and you might want to fix that Link, what with it being broken and all.[/sub]

 

[Firia]

I will hit on all my points;

- I saw what the demos looked like at whatever convention it was unvieled at. The sword swinging animations made Links arm go into the realm of Uncanny Vally.

- I do not have a Wii.

- It will be the same ol' same ol' Zelda game, I'm positive.

- I'm sick of Nintendos unwillingness to get behind Voice acting (or at least, good voice acting... Metroid).

 

[Dango]

Where's the "Yes, but don't own a Wii" option...? I guess that falls under other...

 

[XT inc]

the wii sets the bar so bloody low I won't hold my breath for it, they should just sell off the heavy hitters to the kings of gaming, pc, 360 and ps3. Nintedo is a dead fish, their thought processes while effective in getting the consoles into the hands of millions hasn't done a damn thing to be impressive and amazing. If it doesn't have mario,zelda, metroid or some spin off there of it usually is shovelware. I've said it once I will say it up, the summation of where the wii is heading. Me walking into walmart spending 20 minutes asking and looking for no more heroes which they didn't stock, no room you see, to find it for the same price as chicken shoot in the liquidation bin.

 

[stonethered]

I'm looking forward to it. The main console Zelda games have yet to make me frown (Adventure of Link aside.)

As long as they don't look at Spirit Tracks or Phantom Hourglass as a 'good way to go.' we'll be fine.

Pretty much this.

Honestly, it's probably one of the top five games I'm looking forward to, if not top three.

 

[ZeppMan217]

Zelda, Mario - they're old and milked nearly to death. There's almost no room to grow. Certainly, Nintendo did a better job in keeping their babies alive (something that Sega didn't bother about) but, still, I think it's time to move on for Nin.

Yea? How are Bungie and Activision doing with that "growing" thing? Big innovations in the last Halo and CoD eh? Every single one of them for that matter just overflowing with creativity inventiveness!

Seriously though I really don't understand how people are saying Zelda is stale. First of all, there have been less console Zelda games in the past 10 years than there were GTA's, Halo's, CoD's, etc. (not to mention all the sport franchises....ugh) and every single one of them has been dramatically different.

Second, Zelda is an undefined game! The only way any of them are similar is in certain gameplay mechanics (sword, shield, collect items, solve puzzles) and if you think the games are too similar for this reason alone, then you must think that the shooting genre was milked to death about 5 years ago and all new platforming games are stale. Every Zelda has a new story, art style, and setting, new characters, items, abilities, music, puzzles, and now, with Skyward Sword, a drastically different control method. If Ocarina of Time and Windwaker didn't both star a kid in a green tunic and hat, they would barely be comparable.

Why is it that Nintendo games are the only ones that are bashed for lack of innovation, when in reality, they are the among the least deserving of it.

We're talking about Nin's core titles here and the fact that they need an upgrade.

 

[Electrogecko]

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I'm aware and I disagree. I'm comparing Nintendo's need to "upgrade" with that of most developers, and I believe they are one of the few (along with Valve) that DON'T desperately need some new ideas and creativity. Mario Galaxy was another fresh and exciting take on 3d platforming, and Skyward Sword could very well end up being the first game that blends precise motion based controls with an open-world adventure game. Other M, no matter how good or bad one's opinion of it is, introduced several new concepts and gameplay mechanics and successfully blended side-scrolling and first person shooting. Epic Yarn....well....there's some interesting interaction between character and environment, but it's gonna be best known for it's superb visual art design and child friendliness. My point is Nintendo may not be the best example of a developer that doesn't have new ideas. Just because they apply these new ideas to long standing franchises doesn't mean that they have any less value or make for any less of a great game.

 

[Electrogecko]

I will hit on all my points;

- I saw what the demos looked like at whatever convention it was unvieled at. The sword swinging animations made Links arm go into the realm of Uncanny Vally.

- I do not have a Wii.

- It will be the same ol' same ol' Zelda game, I'm positive.

- I'm sick of Nintendos unwillingness to get behind Voice acting (or at least, good voice acting... Metroid).

I find all but the second of these points to be extraordinarily invalid.

 

[Mannayz]

Other: "If I have to rescue the SAME damn princess from the SAME damn archnemesis with the SAME damn sword and items, I'mma smack somebody."