aspro said:

I think that is why you are so interested in the oculus rift.  Moving from 2d to 3d was not supplanted by the move from 3d (polygonal) to hd (close but no cigar).  The next possible jump woudl be hd to holodeck.

Yup, plus I know everyone will want to try it out.

Can someone explain this episode crap with Revelations? I'm 4 episodes in, and not sure I understand the point of it, unless it was released as episodic content originally and I somehow didn't notice. Is it just an aesthetic choice?

Foolz said:

Can someone explain this episode crap with Revelations? I'm 4 episodes in, and not sure I understand the point of it, unless it was released as episodic content originally and I somehow didn't notice. Is it just an aesthetic choice?

Given the rest of us plebians only have access to the demo, and not the full game you may have to go to one of you insider sites.

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unless someone here played the 3ds version i guess.

aspro said:

aspro said:

I remember a time in my life where i felt like every new game i bought would be the next big leap in gaming.

And to give you how much of a man-child I was/ am that was up through the ps2/ xb/ gc era.

Hmm, now that I think about it, I believe my man-child tendencies died when I finally realized that motion controls weren't going to be the next big leap in gaming.

aspro said:

what are U's LTD sales? 4 million?

IGN posted on April 24th that it has sold 3.45 million.

Saw this on gaf, this pretty much sums up the reaction of many to Wii U

"I hate WiiU, it has no games I want!"
"Here are three games you want!"
"I hate WiiU, it has three games I want!"

Dvader said:

The Wii U version is cleary inferior graphically and mechanically. The Wii U version has a sort of studder to it as it moves, I guess that is low framerate. Interestingly enough on the gamepad the game rums perfectly smooth. I later compared it to the 3DS version and its the same effect that turning on the 3D has, the game gets a bit more choppy, except the Wii U as no 3D so I don't get it. Meanwhile the PS3 version runs silky smooth, looks beautiful.

Now I'm getting the PS3 version.

Dvader said:

Foolz, yes it is an asthetic choice. Remember it was on a portable so the TV show like presentation was made so people could easily have starting and stopping points.

Cool, that's what i thought. I actually like it so far, though the recaps could be a bit shorter.

Dvader said:

The #1 selling Wii U game on the UK charts (not sure if monthly or weekly) sold 1000 units. GG is a rare species in the UK.

You have no idea what it's like here. U has no advertising, no store presence. Imagine going into a shop and there is a massive selection of (1) U game to buy on store shelves? That's what all these UK bad sales stories are missing, no one has gone out there to find out from retail and distribution channels why Wii U is like a phantom spirit. No one is putting those game sales into context - if games are unavailable to buy with no advertising what do you expect?

Dvader said:

So I played the Revelations demo many times on both Wii U and PS3. The demo runs fine, neogaf as usual is insane. The game looks amazing on a TV and the new models are noticable. Anyone who has not played this and like RE needs to buy it. Trust me, Raid mode is worth the price alone.

That being said there are issues but these issues are the equivalent of first world problems compared to third world problems. The Wii U version is cleary inferior graphically and mechanically. The Wii U version has a sort of studder to it as it moves, I guess that is low framerate. Interestingly enough on the gamepad the game runs perfectly smooth. I later compared it to the 3DS version and its the same effect that turning on the 3D has, the game gets a bit more choppy, except the Wii U has no 3D so I don't get it. Meanwhile the PS3 version runs silky smooth, looks beautiful.

Next are the controls. The lack of gyro controls means its practically impossible to play the game using classic RE4 controls on harder difficulties or raid mode. You need to be able to aim and shoot and the same time, the only way to do this is to go to shooter mode. Its fine but I never liked twin stick movement for RE. On the Wii U the analog sticks simply have too much of a dead zone, small movements of the stick force you to push the stick too much which usually results in you over shooting the target. The PS3's sticks respond much better, much smaller dead zone. Simply put the PS3 version (and I assume 360 version) looks better and plays better.

As for the demo itself, the infernal mode is awesome. Why are people complaining about the demo. You try to go backwards and reach the outside of the ship on Infernal difficulty. I still have my issues with the combat, and I think you can clearly see the problems on infernal mode (bullet sponge enemies, small hallways, leads to lots of backtracking and shooting. No where near the level of strategy needed to handle RE4/5 crowds). Infernal mode is probably only going to be fun when you start a new game + with much better weaponry.

Me, Robio and Edge have no framerate problems with the demo, you are one of those unfortunate guys. Check what resolution your system is set to on tv settings. Try 720p. As for dead zones in aiming with u's sticks I noticed it on Zombi u and Revelations but the actual sticks do not have large dead zones. You can test it yourself on the internet channel. Zoom in and use the left stick to move about the page, it responds accurately to tiny movements near the center. Try zooming with the right stick - it's very sensitive and accurate. Must be a software level tool problem rather than a system fault.

UK GAF on what UK retail is like:

So, UK retail is pretty terrible right now.
Or at least for 3DS games. I spent a good few hours tonight going around my local mall looking for Fire Emblem Awakening. I looked in Toys R' Us, ASDA, Sainsburys, HMV, PC World, and GAME. I only managed to find the game in the final store, and for the cringe-worthy price of £39.99. I was going to cave and buy it, only to be told it was out of stock. HMV too was particularly pathetic, the 3DS "chart" consisted of Spirit Camera and Lego Batman 2. I had a similar situation a month ago when Luigi's Mansion 2 came out. When I went into ASDA on release day and asked if they had a copy, they claimed they hadn't got it in, "maybe tomorrow".

I understand that internet shopping is always going to be better, but it just feels like they're not even making an effort anymore. I surmised this might be a problem with Nintendo's stocks, but on further inspection the Xbox 360/PS3 sections in the store were anemic too, perhaps a little less so.