Zero Punctuation: Nintendo 3DS
- Thread starter Yahtzee Croshaw
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So, I had the opportunity to use a 3ds for a few minutes this morning, and the viewing angle really is absolute shit. Yeah, parallax-based selective pixel blocking is clever, but it simply doesn't fucking work when you have to keep the goddamn thing absolutely still because the viewing angle spans all of ten degrees. Add to this the fact that 3d gaming will never be particularly immersive until it's effectively paired with head tracking (something the narrow viewing angle does not allow) and I think I'll pass on this pocket console.
Also, why the hell did they feel the need to have a depth slider? The distance between human eyes doesn't vary that much...
Also, why the hell did they feel the need to have a depth slider? The distance between human eyes doesn't vary that much...
Given the content of the game, (it completely lacked a story to my recollection, it's been a few years though) I'm more incline to say it's more of a port than all the Zeldas after OoCEnlong said:
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Just sayin'. I'm interested.
Just sayin'. I'm interested.
Good enough review but I can never understand Yahtzee's insistence that all the Zelda games are the same. The major home console releases change greatly from one game to the next, especially when put beside a series like Call of Duty or even GTA.
Ocarina was the first 3D one.
Majora's Mask had the "masks" thing and the "3 days" thing added so much to the depth of the game, especially for things like side quests. It wasn't just a time limit on dungeons like I had expected.
Wind Waker had a completely different art direction and overworld (lots of tiny islands with a few big ones instead of a field with a few towns). Once again, it totally changed the way of doing sidequests compared to MM or OoT.
An Twilight Princess, while looking a bit like OoT again in terms of art direction was still very much its own game. It was probably the most like a bigger OoT but there were still the wolf/twilight sections to add something new.
Even the plot changes greatly between the games when you look at it closer than "kid saves world, there's a princess in there somewher". I think Yahtzee just gets annoyed because the standard weapons (sword, bow, boomerang and bombs) show up in every one but even then, every game has introduced a few weapons/items of its own.
Ocarina was the first 3D one.
Majora's Mask had the "masks" thing and the "3 days" thing added so much to the depth of the game, especially for things like side quests. It wasn't just a time limit on dungeons like I had expected.
Wind Waker had a completely different art direction and overworld (lots of tiny islands with a few big ones instead of a field with a few towns). Once again, it totally changed the way of doing sidequests compared to MM or OoT.
An Twilight Princess, while looking a bit like OoT again in terms of art direction was still very much its own game. It was probably the most like a bigger OoT but there were still the wolf/twilight sections to add something new.
Even the plot changes greatly between the games when you look at it closer than "kid saves world, there's a princess in there somewher". I think Yahtzee just gets annoyed because the standard weapons (sword, bow, boomerang and bombs) show up in every one but even then, every game has introduced a few weapons/items of its own.
Same here, I laughed my ass off at that joke and his reactions to finding a bunch of kids of his 3DS to get a bunch of hits off of.hurricanejbb said:
First: Fucking Jackpot!
Second: What the hell is wrong with me?!
Those two lines just slayed me.
well this is all veary non portal2 i hope yuore next episode will be more portal 2 then this one.
still funny though
still funny though
Great review, had me laughing which has been rare for alot of his recent stuff, started to get a bit samey after the first year or so.
True, but the parts about Señor koquonfaes and gobulcoque had me in stitches, but maybe that's just my juvenile sense of humor.Enlong said:
where's portal 2, he should review it, and see whether its up to its reputation compared to the first game.
I'm a little disappointed with this one. I'm not all that big on the 3D myself, though it did influence my decision in my purchase, but the real kicker is that I don't actually care. Its more than just 3D, and I'm convinced the games will come in time. Some might even use the 3D well, if at all possible.
The thing is, while the Wii was essentially all motion control, the 3D on the 3DS is entirely optional, and not integral to the experience. Its just a nice aside that the marketting department jumped on.
The thing is, while the Wii was essentially all motion control, the 3D on the 3DS is entirely optional, and not integral to the experience. Its just a nice aside that the marketting department jumped on.
HAHA great review of 3DS. I had a go of my brother's 3DS and after a few minutes had to stop because it was hurting my eyes so much. I cannot see the point of a handheld device that requires you to stare at the screen at certain angle in order to get the benefit of it's main feature.
