This was the best new game Nintendo showed at E3. Seriously.
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This was the best new game Nintendo showed at E3. Seriously.
That looks terrible.
That sure is a videogame.
I think I am one of the few that really loved Luigi's Mansion and seeing a sequel announced was great news. The only thing that has me concerned is how exactly will it control without the second analog? I hope they aren't mapping that to the fucking touch screen.
Luigi's Placeholder Tech Demo 2
I hate all of you except Glass Joe. Luigi's Mansion was one of the best games last gen, can not wait for the sequel.
I liked Luigi's Mansion too. I share the concern about the second analog though. What a terrible design choice. That's going to nag the 3DS forever.
I never played the original, but I watched the trailer and it looks interesting. Bustin' makes me feel good.
This has my interest.
It's been confirmed that this is being done by the folks who did Punch Out Wii, Next Level Games.
I just read that the camera will be controlled by the gyroscope. Less than thrilled about that.
FUCK. I want to strangle Nintendo's hardware designers. It just went from day one to either never or a time where there is nothing else to buy and I get bored and do something stupid. The latter is why I own a Wii.
edit: I guess I just need to keep reminding myself of my own rule: If it's not a side/overhead scroller, a racing game, or a rail shooter, it's going to suck on the 3DS.
Now, now. You haven't played it yet. At least give it a chance before you convince yourself that you hate it.
You're kidding, right? Gyroscope controls for a camera in a glasses free 3D game where moving your head or the system throws off the effect? I haven't tried eating shit either, but I know I don't want to.
I'm sure they'll figure out a way to make it work. And if not you can always turn off the 3D just this once and, you know, enjoy the game part.
Um, no. I absolutely would not have bought a 3DS if not for the 3D. The effect hides the fact that the thing produces ugly ass, outdated graphics. That illusion is gone when you turn it off. Add to that the ridiculous omission of a second analog, and it's a nonstarter. I don't like Nintendo's games enough to make any compromises to play them. And this isn't even an in house title. Third parties need to get on this so that they can bail Nintendo's garbage out a la the NES, SNES, and GBA.
Yes, we need more third third party goodness on this machine. Nintendo, however, does not. They've proven that for the past decade or so. They'll keep on turning profits whether Metal Gear shows up or not. The consoles you referenced were certainly made more appealing the mainstream gamer by their inclusion (I would add the DS as well; lots of third party fun to be had), but Nintendo has never needed a "bailing out." They fine tuned the art of printing money a long, long time ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yoshi
Your SNES reference is especially dubious.
For the 8,000th time, I don't care if Nintendo makes money. In fact, I'd love for them to go belly up and have to go third party to reduce the number of systems I need to play the third party games I want. The NES was all about Konami. The SNES was all about Capcom and Konami. So was the GBA.
Konami and Capcom had success on those consoles. And deservedly so--they put out some excellent games. That doesn't mean those consoles were "all about them." Do you really think Super Castlevania IV was more of a system-mover than Super Mario World? Be honest with yourself here.
I'm talking about myself and only myself. I would never have owned a SNES if not for Castlevania IV and Contra III. And I still didn't bother to get one until way late, as I just played my friends' and bought more Sega games.
I saw a picture on some shitty blog yesterday that showed the camera controls mapped to the face buttons. I don't know if that is better than the gyroscope camera or not. This just seems to get worse with everything I read about it.
Omg. OK, try and remember how Luigi's Mansion played and where the camera stayed. The gyroscope controls will obviously only be used when you switch to first person view to view the surroundings, and you'll be moving the whole system around, kinda like how the Wii U will work.
omg u guys
You are the worst.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yoshi
Nintendo press releaseQuote:
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon will now be available in the first half of 2013 in the Americas.
That's a bit of a bummer. Hopefully they pack it full of creative mansions/content.
Reviews so far have been glowing for this. More importantly it sounds much deeper than the original (was not a fan) with tons of little details.
I can't wait. I loved the first one and am really looking forward to spending some time with the sequel. The 3DS is really rockin' lately!
Why didn't they just put this on the Wii U?
That would have at least helped pad out their dry spell of games, the 3DS is alright and all but I would have preferred this to get a full console release that takes advantage of the hardware better.
What's Wii U?
I think it's something Nintendo is working on. Probably a successor to the 3DS, the only Nintendo console worth owning right now.
Hmm that would be a good idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by Melf
This game is so adorable I wanted to hug it within 5 minutes of starting it.
The lack of a second analog isn't as big of a deal as you would think. A lot of the game's pace is kinda slow and relaxed, and there are two ways to aim up and down (use X/B or tilt). Getting stuff is not hard at all.
I liked the GC original, was worried when I heard that they farmed this to a third party (Next Level Games, they did Punch Out Wii and Mario Strikers), but I'm digging this even more than the first now.
Luigi has 4 fucking buttons assigned to calling out "Hello" in different scared voices. SO CUTE!!!!
Can't wait to play this! I loved the first despite the whole world seeming to poo-poo it.
I'm gonna have to wait about a month, though. Soul Hackers first! Weegee Manshun will have a much bigger print-run than every Atlus game combined Soul Hackers.
I'm really liking it so far, but I do wish they let you map the buttons. The original had kind of a 'tard button set up as well, but there's no reason to press buttons to look up or down, especially when the D-pad isn't used for anything gameplay-related.
Aside from that though, the game is awesome. I don't care that they farmed it out; this is pure Nintendo goodness.
That's the feeling I'm getting - Next Level really did their job well and whatever oversight Nintendo had shows too. This thing it great! I could sit and watch these goofy ghosts all day.
Nintendo rides a company; they make great games.
Company gets a big head and leaves; every game they make sucks.
Someone at Rare just read that and shot themselves in the head.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mzo
I picked this up but haven't played it yet. Hoping to get some time in tonight with it. Glad to hear it turned out well.
Mine should be getting here from Newegg today, really looking forward to this one. I absolutely loved the GC original, and it was a game I've been asking for a sequel to for a long time. I'm actually really surprised there wasn't one on the Wii. Considering it had the whole pointer aiming thing, which I think could have worked great with the game.
I keep reading online that the multiplayer is pretty decent. Who's down for trying it out sometime?
I finished the first Mansion so far, and it's good fun. I think they got a lot right here, and feels like it could be better than the original, but need to finish it first before saying that for sure.
I still haven't played the original game. I saw a review of it on Youtube last night and it looks awesome. Fuck you, internet, for saying it wasn't good when it was new just because you wanted Mario 128.
I guarantee you I was talking that up on GameFan.com at Japanese launch.
GameGO! i remember Japjac being all excited about it...
Yeah, it was just a little after 9/11/01, that awful day...
when the GameGO! forums went down for a little while
My memory isn't very clear, and I didn't get a Cube right at launch, but my recollection is that most people said it was more or less a tech demo, while the game itself was okay at best and not a real Mario game.
I'll have to grab a copy next time I'm at ye olde retro shoppe, I'm sure they will probably have one.
Most people were right.
I like LM. Thinking about getting this but my backlog is like 75 miles long now. $2.50 games on Steam is killer, I don't even really want them
After a (long) while, you'll train yourself to stop buying the ones you won't play. I've gravitated back to giving deserving full retail games ~$40 instead of buying four games I'll never play $5 each and then paying $20 for the deserving one way later. $40 portable games are straight up bullshit though.
No they werent. It's aged very well, and is a lot of fun. I enjoyed LM a lot more than Mario Sunshine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mzo
No, I just buy the full priced games right away and then get cheap ones when I hit 'See all Specials' and find 6 games in there that are all $3 or less. Like the BIT.TRIP games. When am I going to play those?
But yeah, $40 for a 3DS game is a turn off for me.
3DS stuff goes on sale enough that you don't really have to pay full price very often if you don't mind waiting a while.
Yeah, I bought almost all my 3DS games by cycling the $15 K Mart codes. I probably actually made a profit on some of them. And the few games I've bought on Vita were on sale or I had PSN credit already. When $40 is about what I want to spend on PC/console games, portable games need to be ~$25 or less to really be compelling.
The solution here is to have a well-curated wishlist. When a sale appears, don't look at the sale itself. Look at your wishlist and see if anything on there is on sale enough to justify a purchase.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joust Williams
I have a wish list that is even prioritized, but I can't help but look still.
I have a $5 K-Mart receipt coupon and this is on sale for $35 there this week. I'm STILL waiting on this considering what's come out lately. I even bought a 3DS with this in mind! Shame. It would've been a good deal!Quote:
Originally Posted by Yoshi
Mama mia!
Finally cracked into this today. Played through the first area and so far I'm loving it. Glad to see the that it turned out well. It's a very charming game, I love hearing Luigi hum the music.
This is a lovely way to spend 45 minutes at a time.
Weegee's Mansion is so great. I love how animated Weegee is. Nick, please tell Next Level Games that they did a really good job.
Beat this last night. Thought it was great. Still need to find all the Boos in each level, but I'm not sure I have the energy when Fire Emblem calls.
If all you folks are playing this now, I'd love to get a multiplayer game going soon.
Do the star ratings for levels do anything in this, e.g. influence the ending? The game is great, but I'm not big on replaying levels if there's no payoff.
Not a thing.
My wife, my daughter, and I played Scare Scraper in this last night. We only have one copy of the game, so the menu tells me it was limited. It was still fun though. That's the first multiplayer I've played this year, and it was on Nintendo hardware of all things.