Aw, shit. Conduit 2 delayed.
game is awesome! I’ve been focused on Other M, but after I finish it and at least get close to 100% (hopefully before Halo Reach releases), I’m going to put ItK back in and occasionally work on getting golds. I’ve done all of Chapter 1 and have the first two golds of Chapter 2.
Other M update (spoiler warning)
I just acquired Seeker Missile! This game is just soooooooo awesome!
Yeah I was saddened that it got delayed but considering that Goldeneye and Call of Duty: Black Ops would have been coming out in the same month it’s probably for the best. It’ll also give them time to polish the game further and get a better game out of it.
Gonna try to get more Other M time in before I head to bed tonight.
Edit:
The launch trailer for Batman: The Brave and The Bold is entertaining.
Edit 2:
I really should be going to bed…but I’m still gathering trailers for work. During the course of that I came across a trailer for [media=youtube]Geu-Xbc6JoI&hd=1&hd=1"[/media].
Metroid is the most confusing game I have ever played.
Nintendo Download 9/6/10
Nintendo Download Mondays - 9/6/2010 - Gaming Age
WiiWare: The Westerner VC: Samurai Shodown III
The Origins of Metroid:
The Origins of Metroid - Wii Feature at IGN
An interview with Sakamoto on Metroid in general.
IGN Batman: Brave and the Bold review
Batman: The Brave and the Bold Review - Wii Review at IGN
6.5 Problems he had with it included it being too repetitive, super attacks taking too long, some characters being too obscure, and slow down when big attacks happen. So far reviews have been mixed with 1up giving the highest score currently.
IGN Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Wii review:
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Review - Wii Review at IGN
7.5 Said this game has more camera issues than it’s HD brethren.
Retro City Rampage - Nostalgia Walkthrough Part I
Retro City Rampage Video Game, PAX 10: Nostalgia Walkthrough Part I (Cam) HD | Video Clip | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com
lol @ Megaman and Duck Hunt reference…in fact there are references all over the damn place. This game has way more potential than I thought. Holy shit I’m buying this game as soon as it comes out lol.
Retro City Rampage - Nostalgia Walkthrough Part II
Retro City Rampage Video Game, PAX 10: Nostalgia Walkthrough Part II (Cam) HD | Video Clip | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com
They are aiming for a december for release and it may get released on some of the other consoles but for now all they can confirm is WiiWare.
Edit:
Kirby’s Epic Yarn - PAX 2010 Co-Op Walkthrough
I just can’t help but like seeing more footage of this game in motion.
News: Doctor Who gets Sonic Screwdriver Wii Remote - Official Nintendo Magazine
Wonder if this will come to the states…
Work has been hitting me with counter hit fierces for the past couple of days but I managed to finally sit down and just devote my full attention to Other M without any distractions and I beat it (not completed) tonight. My overall take on the game is quite positive…I ended upt liking it slightly more than I thought I was. I’m going to devote more time to the game tomorrow to try to find more of the stuff around the ship as well as do ‘that’ which I can’t do i’m assuming because I haven’t explored enough of the ship. I thouht for sure it was just going to be quick but nope…can’t go straight to it. I want to talk more about my thoughts on this game but unfortunately I’m getting demoned by the sandman as I type right now. I’ll probably post up on that and of course the usual other things tomorrow since I’ll be off.
NPD numbers August 2010:
Xbox 360 Console Sales on Fire - Wii News at IGN
XB360 is still blowing it up over here and still beating out the DS while doing it. Don’t know if that’s going to change come next month with the price drops on the Dsi and XL but then there’s Halo Reach. Who am I kidding? Reach will probably be enough to easily keep it’s top spot at least for this coming month.
Hardware went Xbox 360 (356.7K), Nintendo DS (342.7K), Wii (244.3K), PlayStation 3 (226.0K), PSP (79.4K)
Software wise…it was all about Dat Madden last month. NSMB for the DS also appeared midway through the list. Software went:
- Madden NFL 11 (Xbox 360) - 920,809
- Madden NFL 11 (PlayStation 3) - 893,638
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 - (Wii) - 124,607
- Mafia II* - (Xbox 360) - 121.6K
- New Super Mario Bros. - (DS) - 110.4K
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii - (Wii) –
- Mafia II* - (PlayStation 3) –
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2* - (Xbox 360) –
- NCAA Football 11 - (Xbox 360) –
- Wii Fit Plus* - (Wii) –
NBA Jam Eastern Conference Roster Revealed
NBA Jam Eastern Conference Roster Revealed - Wii News at IGN
IGN Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes preview
Samurai Heroes Preview - Wii Preview at IGN
The content between the PS3 and the Wii versions are identical…don’t know if that was mentioned before.
Fluidity - PAX 2010 Gameplay Trailer
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TGS is this week Sept. 16. Nintendo doesn’t usually take part in the festivites but that doesn’t stop thems from often times making announcements and what not. IIRC they often do their own little summit around the same time but they haven’t announced anything yet. And even though Nintendo themselves aren’t there other third party games could be there.
First Look at Mario Collection packaging
First Look at Mario Collection’s Sweet Packaging - Wii News at IGN
I’m actually debating on whether I would pick this up or not IF this was to come over considering I still have my SNES cart at home. It’d be a nice collection item at least.
IGN Preview on the Tank level in Goldeneye
GoldenEye 007: Tanks a Lot - Wii Preview at IGN
I don’t know whether I should be worried or not that so far Activision seems to be elusive when it comes to people playing with nunchuk and wiimote…I’m hoping that will change in the coming month.
Also it’s Mario’s 25th birthday…take a 5 minute and 26 seconds trip through memory lane. The game industry would either be non existent or very different than from what it is now if it wasn’t for the happy fat guy. There’s a thread made for his birthday but it’s quite silent…
Someone asked me to look for Metroid Prime Trilogy and we’re now selling that game for 54.99 with the closest store from mine being like 82 miles or so out that had it. I’m so glad I got my copy day 1.
I had my whole take on Metroid other m nearly typed up 2 days ago and then a power outage zapped my computer. PROFOUND…SADNESSSSSSS… I’ll have to try again because I really want to discuss things about it since the Metroid/Nintendo fanbase seem to either hate the game or enjoy it.
Edit:
Also just found out that another Naruto GNT is getting made courtesy of the FGD.
interview with Sakamoto that discuses more things about Metroid
Yoshio Sakamoto discusses Metroid 64, Metroid Dread and the 3DS | Videogames Magazine - gamesTM - Official Website
I find it interesting that they wanted to do a Metroid 64 but whoever it was they asked to do it was like…‘nah man I can’t. Super Metroid was too good’
Lost in Shadow - Chapter 1 Lost in Shadow is born
Lost In Shadow Video Game, Chapter 1: Lost In Shadow Is Born | Video Clip | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com
The game designers talk about the beginnings of the game
amd this is pretty lengthy but I tried to get all my thoughts on it out there…
My personal thoughts on Other M with spoilers pros, cons and nitpick rant
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The game overall is definitely solid and even though some of complaints towards other M can vary from person to person some of them cause me to lift an eyebrow.
I’m not going to sit here and tell you that Other M’s voice acting was the best thing ever because it isn’t but it gets the job done. Personally I like Samus’ voice and even though the VA played her robotically at times when it came time to display whatever emotion was necessary for what was taking place she gave it. I think the voice pretty much does a pretty good job depicting someone with Samus’ backstory. I really don’t know what most people were expecting to come out of her considering the fact that Samus is mostly militaristic and by herself. When she’s monologuing with nothing going on but her thoughts do they expect her to be super happy when talking to herself? Rage for no reason?
Complaints about Samus wimped out in the game I hard time agreeing with as well and Morgan Webb…just incase you didn’t know Samus herself wasn’t really crying in that scene so much so that it was representing her past with Ridley. Considering the fact that she thought Ridley was dead for good after SM (and as far as we know…technically that Ridley is), the fact that Ridley killed her parents, and not to mention nobody on that station had a fuckin clue how Ridley came to be I’d say she’s inclined be a bit surprised at first. She got her shit together though didn’t she? Not to mention the other events that took place in this game (curb stomps to full charge plasma to the face, standing armbar to full charge plasma to the face, ‘EAT IT!’, the run from the avalanche, etc) to try to take away her badass card over it I find to be a bit of an over reaction.
Graphics aren’t an issue at all really. Very well done for a Wii game and the actual CG is awesome.
Gameplay is pretty solid IMO as well with some small hitches here and there. The dodge and charge mechanic is pretty nice and like the killing blow on enemies. The way Samus vaults over small obstacles in mid run is a and the way how she shoots around at enemies in her stances are both nice touches. The ‘sudden attack reaction’ parts of the game are nice too since they’re kinda like QTE but not blatantly obvious about it and if you’re not paying attention you’ll get trucked. My favorite small touch to the gameplay though is how they did the Speed Boosterin this game. The few issues I had with this game gameplay wise were when coming back towards the screen if the camera is too close it’s hard to see ahead and sometimes the sections where you had to search for something to continue on in the story aren’t exactly clear in what it is that you’re looking for (perfect example being the part where one of the federation guys got attacked and they asked ‘who could have done this?’. It wasn’t exactly clear what needed to be examined in order to continue). Then there’s this whole recharging missles/energy business it wasn’t in the way of me enjoying the game so I was a bit indifferent about it but I do think that it probably would have been better to have had it with enemies dropping weapon/energy pickups.
Controls exceeded my expectations since I was sceptic on how this game was going to play with just the wii mote but it actually works. Thinking about it in hindsight after having played the game how they set it up with the camera it probably wouldn’t have been better if they used analog stick. Thinking about it in a game design fashion considering the fact that Samus is going down hallways with the camera following her often in a specific manner and how some areas Samus moves according to the area or the position of the camera it probably may have ended up more clunky. Analog would probably have only been better for the more wider open areas and for when going into first person mode to move Samus…but of course if they did that then it’d more like Prime and less like 2D metroid.
Story felt so much like Fusion especially about halfway through. The story wasn’t perfect but it was fine considering this was Nintendo’s first time trying to make as deep and involved story for the series. The thumbs up thumbs down thing is indeed kinda silly but I liked Samus’ explaination for it. Then there was that whole incident in the game with the lava area and waiting for Adam’s authorization which basically how I imagined it would be.
Samus: kinda hot in here…losing health. Can I activate Varia now?
Adam:…
Samus: sighs and ‘ooh…ahh…ouchies’ her way to the boss of area
Adam: Aight you can use it now
Samus: rolls eyes
I’m at least glad that once Adam wasn’t giving orders any longer she started to authorize her own stuff. MB was definitely an interesting twist.
The only thing that I wished the most out of the game was that it was at least 2-3 hours longer. Ultimately I’d reccomend the game but I’m not sure if the ride is worth 50 bucks but honestly I’ve seen people buying far worse, shorter, and more expensive games than this. If you’re one of the people that’s been saying ‘Nintendo needs to have voice acting in their games’ or ‘Nintendo needs to do something different with their franchises’ then I’d suggest making your vote on whether this is what you want from them.
I’m probably going to play through the game again at some point.
Heh. I was going to play some Red Steel 2 immediately after my last session of Halo Reach just for a fun little comparison. Welp, it seems my Wii is not reading discs anymore…
I’ve already had it repaired for this once over a year ago. Last time, it started becoming a problem after a lot of Brawl play. The last game I played extensively was Metroid: Other M. DL DVDs!!!
^ that sucks man.
Nintendo Seeks High-Scoring Champion for Sin & Punishment: Star Successor
Nintendo Seeks High-Scoring Champion for Sin & Punishment: Star Successor - Wii News at IGN
wanna be in Guinness and get some other stuff? You have until Oct. 6 to prove yourself.
IGN Kirby Epic Yarn Hands-on
Kirby Strings Us Along - Wii Preview at IGN
Kirby can’t die and so far they say the levels are pretty easy. The difficulty supposedly comes from collecting beads that you lose if you get tagged by an enemy. The idea behind the overworld sounds neat though.
Kirby Epic Yarn - Gameplay Trailer
Gameplay Trailer - Kirby’s Epic Yarn Videos - Wii - IGN
Kirby Epic Yarn - Japanese Story Trailer
Kirby’s Epic Yarn Video Game, TGS 10: Japanese Story Trailer | Video Clip | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com
You ate my Maxim Tomato so now I’m sucking you into this gym sock that I keep around my neck as a souvenir.
KEY - Japanese Firetruck Gameplay
Kirby’s Epic Yarn Video Game, TGS 10: Japanese Fire Truck Gameplay | Video Clip | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com
KEY - Japanese Action Gameplay
Kirby’s Epic Yarn Video Game, TGS 10: Japanese Action Gameplay | Video Clip | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com
KEY - Japanese Tank Gameplay
Kirby’s Epic Yarn Video Game, TGS 10: Japanese Tank Gameplay | Video Clip | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com
KEY - Japanese Combat Gameplay
Kirby’s Epic Yarn Video Game, TGS 10: Japanese Combat Gameplay | Video Clip | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com
KEY - Japanese Platforming Gameplay
Kirby’s Epic Yarn Video Game, TGS 10: Japanese Platforming Gameplay | Video Clip | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com
Muramasa, Odin Sphere getting HD Ports
Report: Muramasa, Odin Sphere Getting HD Ports - Wii News at IGN
For those who don’t own a Wii this is a good thing but only Wii owners lose a nice exclusive. They haven’t said what systems they’ll rerelease it on yet.
Epic Mickey Release Dated
Epic Mickey Release Dated - Wii News at IGN
NA gets it Nov. 30 and the UK gets it Nov. 26
Epic Mickey - TGS 2010 Gameplay Trailer
TGS: Gameplay Trailer - Disney Epic Mickey Videos - Wii - IGN
Wait, Odin Sphere wasn’t released on Wii, was it?
no it wasn’t…but Muramasa was.
Yeah, I know that all too well. 
GoldenEye 007: Villians for Hire
GoldenEye 007: Villains for Hire - Wii Feature at IGN
If you preorder the game you get a t-shirt with Oddjob’s bowler hat on it and the words ‘cheater’ on it. This also has a trailer showing some gameplay with the some of the classic characters. Oddjob’s hat throw is a one hit kill it looks like.
No Fix in Sight for Metroid: Other M Glitch
No Fix in Sight for Metroid Bug - Wii News at IGN
this glitch is about as bad as the Twilight Princess glitch in meaning that the only way to get around it is to have an earlier save or start over. Anyone here encounter this? Also this should give Nintendo more reason to want to make their games more patch friendly when the next console comes out.
The Conduit 2 - PAX 2010 Boss Encounter Walkthrough
The Conduit 2 Video Game, PAX 10: Boss Encounter Walkthrough (Cam) HD | Video Clip | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com
Leviathian is looking pretty good…wish this was direct feed though.
Nintendo Downloads 9/20/10
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Cammie Dunaway Leaving Nintendo
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Don’t know the reasoning behind the leave but I wouldn’t have wished that upon her. Thing was everytime she showed up on stage at E3 it was facepalm time and I don’t know if that was necessarily her fault either since Nintendo could have just happened to give her those sections in the conferences everytime. Oh well…wonder who’s gonna take her place. I shouldn’t be laughing at some of those comments…lol.
Killing Samus:
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looks like someone else decided to follow in Morgan Webb’s footsteps. There are quite a few things that I disagree with in this…in fact the only thing that I agree on was the whole lava pit/varia suit section but it just sounds like she’s not taking certain things into account. Thoughts?
Yeah I don’t like a lot of the hate but I can understand people not liking her since they basically just assumed she was a silent badass even though I never saw her as that. I find it surprising he hates on the Ridley intro I loved Samus reaction to be honest.