It looks pretty deep and intricate to me, and I like that. The Wii NEEDS more games like this.

How are the graphics to you guys who have played it? In vids it looks like one of the few games that won't get laughed at by Metroid Prime 3 and Mario Galaxy.

Foolz said:

That's like a cross between Wii Sports Resort, Chinese Mario Galaxy and Ratchet.

Looks awesome!

What world are you living in?

Ravenprose said:

gamingeek said:

Ravenprose said:

The game just throws you in without any gameplay explanation, and the controls seem to be purposely designed to make the experience as difficult as possible.

The demo just throws you in without any gameplay explanation.

From the previews I've read it sounds like the proper game takes things very easy on you whilst you learn with a gentle curve.

I think you're being pretty nitpicky about my wording, especially considering that I clearly stated I was talking about the demo in the very first sentence of my full comment.

It really doesn't matter to me if the retail game starts out easier than the demo or not. My primary issue is not with the difficulty but with the poor controls, which I feel make the game very frustrating. If the game controlled a bit more like a Twilight Princess, then I'd be having a lot of fun with it. Unfortunately, that's not the case. You guys have fun with the game if you like it. Me, I'm going to play something that doesn't make me want to tear my hair out, and curse the screen.

Calm down man I'm not being nitpicky. I'm just pointing out that while the demo may throw you into the deep end like you said, the proper game doesn't.

I'm not down with this game anyway, it looks a little intimidating to me.

Agnates said:

The controls are great, you don't have to like them, but to call them poor because you don't like them or because you can't or don't want to get the hang of it is silly. I don't (usually) play poor games :-)

 Thats a problem with demos isn't it? If the game isn't properly introduced, or representative of gameplay, or if its a game that takes time to appreciate, learn or get into?

I managed about 10 minutes of the FFCC Life as a Darklord demo before calling it quits. Demos need to grab you easily and keep you there for a decent experience, like a nice starter. If the starter isn't decent then it puts you off the rest of the meal. 

Anyhow I'm into the 5th case in Miles Edgeworth, I quite liked the 4th case, although not as much as the 3rd. I think this gameplay style is my preferred method of playing the series now, third person and being able to walk about and examine things. I sort of miss and don't miss the courtroom. The courtroom is very representative of the final stages of justice, when the detective work is done, you have the court case to follow. In this game it seems like some of the bad guys give it up too easy in the end, just admitting everything, sometimes based on really weak evidence.

"Okay I give up, it was me ahahahahaha! And I would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for you pesky prosecutors."

The end of case 4 had a joke that had me cracking up, when Gumshoe said he was going to stick with Edgeworth and then Edgeworth's reaction

There are some frigging GEMS of dialogue hidden away when you investigate some stuff. Like when Edgeworth challenges his own reflection or when he talks to a guy trying to get on camera in a live news feed.

I think this is a pretty great Ace attorney game on the whole, probably above Apollo Justice so far, at least. I might even prefer it to number 2. 

aspro said:

gamingeek said:

Updates done, lots of FF13 reviews.

Infinity ward guys wanted to defect, back to EA?

If I were EA, I wouldn't take them back.  Battlefield is the new MW2, and these clowns from Infinity have proven to be disloyal jerks.

New PODCAST IS UP 

 Plus isn't EA LA doing the Modern warfare Medal of honor now?

Eurogamer

Monster Hunter creators Ryozo Tsujimoto and Kaname Fujioka have said the game isn't seen as a hardcore title in Japan - more of a typical action adventure.

Tsujimoto thinks that the co-op nature of the beast, something more easily taken advantage of on Wii than PSP, is the key to enjoying the game properly as a noob.

"Actually, Monster Hunter has never been seen as a hardcore series in Japan. Because of the co-op approach of the game, one or two of the players need not be too experienced, the others can carry them to a degree," he said,

Because the game doesn't reward people according to input, and there are no damage counts or stats for who kills what, once a mission is completed everyone's a winner and gets similar rewards. We wanted this so that new players could join in and be guided by more experienced hunters."

Of course, by 'typical' they probably mean 'all consuming world's greatest', but you get the point - they're telling you to man up.

Speaking at a Monster Hunter Tri event in London recently, the pair talked about the series reaching a new audience through the Wii, encouraging those were put off by the games' formidable reputation to pick up and play.

Talking about the critical success of titles like Demon's Souls and Monster Hunter itself, Kaname was keen to point out that there have always been gamers who've enjoyed a challenge.

"I don't think this is a new phenomenon - there have all been these sort of players. What has changed is the nature of the community. Whereas once these players were isolated they can now create a visible community very quickly and easily."

The pair also think that the Wii can offer an experience which the PSP can't because of it's very nature - making it easier to sit comfortably for longer and play - allowing them to have much longer quests, purportedly over an hour long.

Fujioka believes that "portable games are very purpose-specific, so when a game is about hunting action that's really all it's about - people don't have the time to do much else. When a game is played on console the player has more time to think, perhaps two seconds more to observe a monster's behaviour or 5 minutes to explore the map. In this way the experience is expanded."

At which point Tsujimoto chipped in with a supermarket analogy, helpfully.

"Let's change this into a supermarket analogy - I say handhelds are like a one way shopping trip - you follow a linear path to the shop and get what you need. Consoles are different - the objective is the same, getting to the shop, but you're going through a mall, free to drop in at any of the shops on the way. You're still going to the supermarket but you're much more relaxed on the way, able to spend more time shopping around."

Yep, sounds about right.

 So our resident football fans, you not paying attention to Ubisofts new footie game?

http://www.gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=116326

I think its a ps3/360 game but the pics are here^

gamingeek said:

Alan Wake developer Remedy has told CVG that the game - a first episode in a planned series - will end on a 'cliffhanger'.

The studio informed us in a new interview that the denouement of the title will "keep the tension high" for gamers - leaving them wanting more.

Writer Sam Lake told CVG: "We really feel there needs to be a satisfying conclusion [to the first game]. But at the same time, it needs to end in kind of a cliffhanger - and we need to open doors for a larger story beyond this one.

He added: "I think a good cliffhanger is always your friend - it keeps the tension high. That episodic structure of Alan Wake means you can always end the episode a couple of minutes or a few seconds before things are resolved [to make people want more]."

However, Lake has also told us that the studio is not yet sure how the full Alan Wake story will end.

WIll we have to wait the same amount of time for the next 'episode'...after a cliffhanger?!