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[Wii U] Best console ever!* (*opinions based on facts)

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  • SyphonBlueSyphonBlue The studying beaver That beaver sure loves studying!Registered User regular
    I just thought it was a funny little anecdote re: people being confused about the Wii/WiiU geez

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    Dirty wrote: »
    Oh man, it's worse than I thought. Hulu can't tell the difference? Doomed!

    It gets worse!

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    Though I guess it means they sold through the Mario/Luigi bundle inventory, so that's something.

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  • ViskodViskod Registered User regular
    God that's just being lazy.

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    Dirty wrote: »
    Oh man, it's worse than I thought. Hulu can't tell the difference? Doomed!

    It gets worse!

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    Though I guess it means they sold through the Mario/Luigi bundle inventory, so that's something.

    My nephew got some christmas money and has been looking around houston for a mario and luigi U bundle and apparently they're sold out all around towns. Interestingly enough, zelda bundles are in abundance, but he doesn't like wind waker.

    I'm guessing they're not getting restocked.

  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    Dirty wrote: »
    Oh man, it's worse than I thought. Hulu can't tell the difference? Doomed!

    It gets worse!

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    Though I guess it means they sold through the Mario/Luigi bundle inventory, so that's something.

    My nephew got some christmas money and has been looking around houston for a mario and luigi U bundle and apparently they're sold out all around towns. Interestingly enough, zelda bundles are in abundance, but he doesn't like wind waker.

    Can you disown him?

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    Disown him? I'd love to give him a medal. Wind Waker sucks.

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  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    Disown him? I'd love to give him a medal. Wind Waker sucks.

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  • MulletudeMulletude Registered User regular
    aww sheeit

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  • JoshmviiJoshmvii Registered User regular
    Wind Waker is amazing. My favorite Zelda game of all time.

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  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    Joshmvii wrote: »
    Wind Waker is amazing. My favorite Zelda game of all time.

    I agree, but only with the amazing part.

    To this day, A Link to the Past is still my favorite Zelda. But then again, I grew up on that bad boy.

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    It's amazing
    ly boring

    All the faults of Majora's Mask (like, what, 5 dungeons?) without an interesting overworld to cover them up. And the dungeons are tiny, and much more linear than previous zelda games. Plus appalling filler like the stealth segment and the triforce hunt. And sailing is so lame.

    LTTP and LA will always be the standards. Dungeon after dungeon after dungeon, minimal story, pure gameplay. I told my nephew that there are far better zelda games already on the WiiU, and he agrees. OoT isn't my favorite, but it is the best 3D zelda because it came closest to getting the formula that LTTP set right.

  • TaramoorTaramoor Storyteller Registered User regular
    I still wonder why so many hate Twilight Princess. It's basically Nintendo giving Zelda fans everything they always said they wanted.

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    Taramoor wrote: »
    I still wonder why so many hate Twilight Princess. It's basically Nintendo giving Zelda fans everything they always said they wanted.

    I didn't hate TP. I enjoyed it far more than WW.

  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    Taramoor wrote: »
    I still wonder why so many hate Twilight Princess. It's basically Nintendo giving Zelda fans everything they always said they wanted.

    I actually really enjoyed Twilight Princess. Great story. Fantastic addition with Midna.

    But the main overworld, blech. Very bland and lifeless.

    But it was all made up by the awesome rest of the game.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    Link Between Worlds is slowly becoming my favorite Zelda. And that's saying something.

  • ImperfectImperfect Toronto, Ontario, CanadaRegistered User regular
    Brainiac 8 wrote: »
    Joshmvii wrote: »
    Wind Waker is amazing. My favorite Zelda game of all time.

    I agree, but only with the amazing part.

    To this day, A Link to the Past is still my favorite Zelda. But then again, I grew up on that bad boy.

    Have you tried Link Between Worlds yet? That's like an updated LttP, and so, so good.

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    The over worlds in zelda games is usually my least favorite part of the games. The rare exception is something like MM where the overworld is like 75% of the game. The story is always my least favorite part - the more elaborate it is beyond "Link needs to collect the X number of Ys to unlock Ganon's final dungeon and save the day" the less I like it. It's the dungeons that I play zelda for. Give me the classic Zelda structure - 3 beginners dungeons, followed by a second set of harder dungeons for about 8-12 dungeons total.

    WW falls so flat for skimping out on dungeons at the expense of the most boring overworld in the entire series.

    @urahonky - how many dungeons does LBW have? Is its structure more like LTTP? I hated Minish Cap for the same reasons I hated WW.

  • JihadJesusJihadJesus Registered User regular
    ITT I learn that TSR and I have polar opposite desires out of a Zelda game.

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  • oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    Luckily Nintendo keeps cranking Zelda games out, such that their is something to appeal to everyone.

    I <3 WW & LTTP... but they are vastly different games.

  • plufimplufim Dr Registered User regular
    TSR, it has 11 dungeons total.

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    plufim wrote: »
    TSR, it has 11 dungeons total.

    Are you seriously counting crap like the fortress a dungeon? That's not a dungeon. Nobody would call the gerado village a dungeon in OoT. It has five dungeons. The dragons roost, the woods, the earth temple, the wind temple, and ganons tower.

  • WybornWyborn GET EQUIPPED Registered User regular
    He's talking about Link Between Worlds, TSR

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  • CrayonCrayon Sleeps in the wrong bed. TejasRegistered User regular
    It's amazing
    ly boring[u/spoiler]

    All the faults of Majora's Mask (like, what, 5 dungeons?) without an interesting overworld to cover them up. And the dungeons are tiny, and much more linear than previous zelda games. Plus appalling filler like the stealth segment and the triforce hunt. And sailing is so lame.

    LTTP and LA will always be the standards. Dungeon after dungeon after dungeon, minimal story, pure gameplay. I told my nephew that there are far better zelda games already on the WiiU, and he agrees. OoT isn't my favorite, but it is the best 3D zelda because it came closest to getting the formula that LTTP set right.

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  • WybornWyborn GET EQUIPPED Registered User regular
    ...and the Tower of the Gods/Hyrule Castle (seriously) and the Forsaken Fortress both definitely count as dungeons. They're just not themed, and one of them is quite small

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    oh my bad, that sounds pretty much in line for what I want in a Zelda game then. I never played ss either, how is it dungeon-wise?

  • WybornWyborn GET EQUIPPED Registered User regular
    Pretty beefy, though not quite on level with Ocarina of Time I don't think. You'd probably hate it; it takes a very Metroid approach to content density, where you revisit previous areas and explore them in new ways as you acquire abilities. It's also a game where they very seriously blur the line between overworld and dungeon, in some places almost completely severing the overworld/underworld dichotomy established in the first game

    The dungeons are enormous, though, and far and away the best 3D dungeons in the series.

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  • Oniros25Oniros25 Registered User regular
    Man, we Nintendo fans do not have enough friends in the gaming world these days that we can be throwing people under the bus for not liking the right Nintendo games. Anyone who has opinions on Zelda games outside of, "They're kiddie and stupid" are alright in my book. And Wind Waker aint perfect, y'all. Dat triforce quest. Ugh. Even truncated in the HD version, I hated every moment of it.

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  • ZephiranZephiran Registered User regular
    Alright and in this next scene all the animals have AIDS.

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    Wyborn wrote: »
    Pretty beefy, though not quite on level with Ocarina of Time I don't think. You'd probably hate it; it takes a very Metroid approach to content density, where you revisit previous areas and explore them in new ways as you acquire abilities. It's also a game where they very seriously blur the line between overworld and dungeon, in some places almost completely severing the overworld/underworld dichotomy established in the first game

    The dungeons are enormous, though, and far and away the best 3D dungeons in the series.

    That doesn't sound too bad. Part of the reason I was able to enjoy mm was because the overworld was so dense and packed with puzzles that, in a way, it sort of felt like an enormous, world-spanning dungeon. I like the metroid progression system too, I much prefer metroid to Zelda overall.

  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    Oniros25 wrote: »
    Man, we Nintendo fans do not have enough friends in the gaming world these days that we can be throwing people under the bus for not liking the right Nintendo games. Anyone who has opinions on Zelda games outside of, "They're kiddie and stupid" are alright in my book. And Wind Waker aint perfect, y'all. Dat triforce quest. Ugh. Even truncated in the HD version, I hated every moment of it.

    The "kiddy" nature of ww was never my problem. I enjoy cel shaded graphics, and considering lttp is my favorite in the series, and link has pink hair in that, I don't play these games for machismo.

  • WybornWyborn GET EQUIPPED Registered User regular
    By all means give it a try, I guess. Just keep in mind that, even given that, it's more Zelda than Metroid.

    And if/when you play: the motion controls expect you to make big, deliberate motions that use at least your whole forearm. Deliberate meaning not quite slow, but closer to slow than as fast as possible. Position slow, strike quickly. Do not set down the controller to calibrate; instead perform a few vertical slashes until Link's slashes are also vertical, which is just as effective, much faster, and doesn't stop you exploring

    This is advice I wish the game communicated to people effectively, but it doesn't

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  • skeldareskeldare Gresham, ORRegistered User regular
    Was wondering how 30 posts appeared in just a few hours. Then I saw TSR call WW boring and then it all made sense.

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  • Oniros25Oniros25 Registered User regular
    Oniros25 wrote: »
    Man, we Nintendo fans do not have enough friends in the gaming world these days that we can be throwing people under the bus for not liking the right Nintendo games. Anyone who has opinions on Zelda games outside of, "They're kiddie and stupid" are alright in my book. And Wind Waker aint perfect, y'all. Dat triforce quest. Ugh. Even truncated in the HD version, I hated every moment of it.

    The "kiddy" nature of ww was never my problem. I enjoy cel shaded graphics, and considering lttp is my favorite in the series, and link has pink hair in that, I don't play these games for machismo.

    Which is why you're on Uncle Oniros' secret Good List (which is quite a bit less secret now that I've mentioned it, come to think...)

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    Oniros25 wrote: »
    Oniros25 wrote: »
    Man, we Nintendo fans do not have enough friends in the gaming world these days that we can be throwing people under the bus for not liking the right Nintendo games. Anyone who has opinions on Zelda games outside of, "They're kiddie and stupid" are alright in my book. And Wind Waker aint perfect, y'all. Dat triforce quest. Ugh. Even truncated in the HD version, I hated every moment of it.

    The "kiddy" nature of ww was never my problem. I enjoy cel shaded graphics, and considering lttp is my favorite in the series, and link has pink hair in that, I don't play these games for machismo.

    Which is why you're on Uncle Oniros' secret Good List (which is quite a bit less secret now that I've mentioned it, come to think...)

    It's a secret to everybody.

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  • SightTDWSightTDW Registered User regular
    Has anybody tried out using the Wii U gamepad as a Wii display?

    The main reason I even wanted a Wii U was so I could play Wii games via a HDMI input, but unfortunately blown up Wii games two feet from my face don't exactly look good. I'm starting to think they would look better on the smaller pad.

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  • ZephiranZephiran Registered User regular
    Alright and in this next scene all the animals have AIDS.

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  • Oniros25Oniros25 Registered User regular
    SightTDW wrote: »
    Has anybody tried out using the Wii U gamepad as a Wii display?

    The main reason I even wanted a Wii U was so I could play Wii games via a HDMI input, but unfortunately blown up Wii games two feet from my face don't exactly look good. I'm starting to think they would look better on the smaller pad.

    Yeah, it's ok. Especially for games you can play with the CCP. I wanted to keep playing The Last Story when my wife was looking to watch some random junk on TV and I switched things over and shoved the gamepad into a squishy pillow on my lap that proved more comfy than setting it on a stand on my lap or on the armrest.

    Played RE4 that way too and was similarly enthused. Don't think I'd advise it for something like Skyward Sword though. I have no idea how you could move right and see what the hell you were doing.

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  • SightTDWSightTDW Registered User regular
    Oniros25 wrote: »
    SightTDW wrote: »
    Has anybody tried out using the Wii U gamepad as a Wii display?

    The main reason I even wanted a Wii U was so I could play Wii games via a HDMI input, but unfortunately blown up Wii games two feet from my face don't exactly look good. I'm starting to think they would look better on the smaller pad.

    Yeah, it's ok. Especially for games you can play with the CCP. I wanted to keep playing The Last Story when my wife was looking to watch some random junk on TV and I switched things over and shoved the gamepad into a squishy pillow on my lap that proved more comfy than setting it on a stand on my lap or on the armrest.

    Played RE4 that way too and was similarly enthused. Don't think I'd advise it for something like Skyward Sword though. I have no idea how you could move right and see what the hell you were doing.

    That's exactly what I wanted to hear. The Last Story is the very game I've been playing, so I don't see there being any trouble with the CCP. I'll have to see how it is here and with Xenoblade.

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  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    Imperfect wrote: »
    Brainiac 8 wrote: »
    Joshmvii wrote: »
    Wind Waker is amazing. My favorite Zelda game of all time.

    I agree, but only with the amazing part.

    To this day, A Link to the Past is still my favorite Zelda. But then again, I grew up on that bad boy.

    Have you tried Link Between Worlds yet? That's like an updated LttP, and so, so good.

    Yessir, played and beat it.

    It is now in my top five Zelda games ever. It was fantastic in every way that I loved the original.

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  • HounHoun Registered User regular
    I don't understand what is happening in those 3D World Videos. Is Cat Suit Peach glitched if you fly and dive onto ice?

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