This is that PS Vita game I told you guys to check out yesterday, Gravity

bugsonglass said:

I sort of agree, but I don't altogether object to it.  It's boring in the way that Twilight Princess looked boring compared to Windwaker, but not bad per se.  In recent years they seem to be sort of alternating between "traditional" and "alternative" art-style Zeldas.  I think I quite like this variation as I enjoy both

Same here, I'm glad they returned to cel-shading with SS and didn't abandon it completely and go mainstream. But I also like the Twilight Princess look so I hope they do that too.

I think we all missed this about Wii U

Storage: The console will have internal flash memory, as well as the option to expand its memory using either an SD memory card or an external USB hard drive disk.

So no hard drive but SDHC 32gb card support and you can plug in a USB hard drive. Thoughts?

This is the demo footage.

Trailer is in the updated

bugsonglass said:

Iga_Bobovic said:

I like the Twilight Princess art like you find in the manual, much much nicer than the one you see in the game. I hope they try to do that with the Wii U instead of a more detailed Twilight Princess.

Yeah no one knows at this stage.  They said that the Zelda demo on U was just a tech demo and that there is no Zelda yet in development for it.

Of course, the Wii U does not interest me anyways. It is too far away. My interest are Skyward Sword, Xenoblade and I think I am going to download Crono Trigger on the VC.

bugsonglass said:

Iga_Bobovic said:

Of course, the Wii U does not interest me anyways. It is too far away. My interest are Skyward Sword, Xenoblade and I think I am going to download Crono Trigger on the VC.

What about Last Story?  By the way am I right in thinking both LS and XB were confirmed for EU release?

Last Story is rumoured to be released in Europe. I will get excited if we have a confirmation!

Check Vaders Zelda thread, fools.

gamingeek said:

So, a few Wii U things.

1. Every preview has said that the controller is light and comfortable to use - so to the skeptics, does this change your view on it at all? If not, why not?

2. Cube controller NOT supported

3. Wii controllers must have motionplus for Wii U games

4. Investors unimpressed with Wii U and Nintendo stock dives. Pachter is impressed though.

5. Wii U uses 25gb discs

6. Wii U has a custom AMD Radeon HD GPU: High-definition graphics support; rich multimedia acceleration and playback; and multiple display support.

7. IBM puts Watson's brains in Nintendo Wii U: The all-new, Power-based microprocessor will pack some of IBM's most advanced technology. Watson was a supercomputer

8. Wii U has 'Xbox Live, PSN level online capabilities' Says Nintendo

9. Wii U powered by Unreal Engine 3 tech - Epic Games is very likely supporting Wii U with its popular engine.

10. Wii U priced over $250

So, thoughts?

1. I need hands-on time. Every review of Braid said it was the best thing ever since sliced bread, and I found it to be pretentious tripe. Going by third party impressions can only get you so far. Like I said, layout looks awkward, and I need to actually hold the thing in my hands to see for myself.

2. Don't care.

3. Well, shit. I thought something good would come from the damn thing using only one u controller. Seems not.

4. Don't care. At all. Investors are fickle beasts.

5. Cool, I guess. Nintendo is known for coming up with proprietary media formats with each console. They needed something to match BluRay's capabilities.

6. I'll have to see more footage of the thing in action. Nice it supports HDMI.

7. The kind of processor they're using shits all over both Xenon and Cell. This will be evident sooner rather than later.

8. Lol.

9. Umm, welcome to 5 years ago? Nice to hear that, though.

10. It was only logical. I predict a $299 pricepoint at launch.

gamingeek said:

I played the original and I don't rememember any of that.

The completely flat side on view is not in Paper Mario N64 either. I think its a new game.

Instant purchase alongside a 3DS for me if so

The thing is that multiplayer is the main draw in here, just like the Wii. I do my single player bidding elsewhere, mostly. I'm not buying a U only for myself, but also for my wife and daughters.

Famitsu reviews said:

- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (9/9/9/10, 37 points): Nobody was expecting a bad review of this 3DS remake, definitely. "The game's the same," one writer said, "but being able to play Ocarina on a portable is really amazing. The hard-but-not-too-hard play balance is still there, and the hints make it a stressless experience. The 3D backdrops also have to be seen to be believed."


Most reviewers remarked on how kind the passage of time has been to Ocarina's core gameplay. "It still doesn't feel old," one said. "The graphic improvements are well-made, and the controls are also enhanced." This was echoed in another reviewer's text: "It hardly feels like a 13-year-old game. From the UI to the game's gyroscope gimmicks and 3D graphics, the sense of adventure here is stratospheric."

- Danboru Senki (9/8/8/9, 34 points): Level-5's latest DS RPG -- one focused around creating small robots and fighting them against rivals -- scores pretty big in Famitsu. The anime version has been on the air for a while in Japan, but the game's only coming out now due to heavy development delays.


"The story flow is the same as in the anime," said Famitsu, "but seeing it unfold in action is exciting in a different way. Your parts can be upgraded, which means you can keep on using your favorites, a nice feature. On the other hand, though, that also means there isn't much impetus for you to really get into customizing your robots."


Another reviewer liked the battles in particular. "The chaotic 3-on-3 battles are a lot of fun and offer a lot of strategic gameplay," he wrote. "The UI's very easy to work with, and while most of the story is fetch quests, the tempo's quick and it pulls you in as well as the anime does."

- Brink (7/7/8/8, 34 points): Famitsu was just as disappointed as many Western gamers about Bethesda's latest, but they've got their own unique reason for it over there: The console versions of Brink in Japan don't let you go online internationally, only allowing you to play against gamers in Japan for some reason.


"The fact you can only play against Japanese players is frankly ridiculous given the emphasis on online this game has," one writer said. "The concept is pretty neat, but I don't feel like it's taken advantage of all that well. Try it if you know you have friends who'll join you."


The complaints didn't end there, either: "The power-up system is easy to learn and exciting, but the difficulty is very high and your friends' AI pretty stupid. Online multiplayer is limited to Japan only, which is really a shame because the core gameplay is pertty fun."