Originally posted by Red Superfly
Who's to say beatemups will suffer?The controller may make a lot of designers change the way people think games "should" be.
We always think of beatemups with the tradional button layout and combos - but there may be a designer out there who can make that controller the best controller for beatemups, and give the genre in general a bit kick up the backside, which it so desperately needs.
Just because the controller is different doesn't mean the games will suck - it'll simply force developers to think about how games are designed. We might actually see a huge beat-em up revolution, where beat-em ups change for the better, become more immersive. It's wishful thinking sure, but the possibility is always there. I think thats what Nintendo are trying to do - to make developers think differently, to try and fit a game around a simplistic control system and maybe revolutionise a genre.
My two favourite games of all time are Resident Evil 4 and Zelda: Ocarina Of Time. Both of these games could work amazingly well using the Revolution controller. A lot of Nintendos games will work fine on it, but the big question is the 3rd party support and whether or not they will be botherred.
The big shame is that because the 360 and PS3 will be infinitely more popular (we know it will, come on), that most developers, like shitty EA, will want to use tried and tested gameplay - which the 360 and PS3 are about (only having more polygons and effects) and Nintendo run the risk of losing support because most companies don't want to revolutionise gaming, they just want to make money.
Well said lad.
Originally posted by Zen 2nd
I feel it is just a toy, not a real control for a console.
A real control for a console?
They're all toys. What do you use yours for? Surgery?
I play games with mine.
You're retarded if you point out all the negatives about the controller just based on how it looks. Everyone said that about the GC controller and now everyones talking about how GC's controller is one of the most comfortable controllers ever. Everyone should just shut their ass til the controller comes out.
Originally posted by SaTsuJiNYou missed my point, not timing as in mechanics, but as in control with fingers, quite awkward for fighting games and such, no?
the view moves as fast as you can move your wrist basically..[B]4) If it is online and uses "magic click" ability people with bigger screens are going to have a huge advantage over everyone else
............ -_-... the console reads directly off of your controller, then visually displays it.. the tv doesnt read your input from the controller or vice versa.. which makes tv size a pointless issue [/B]
Originally posted by Wolf DogYou haven't held a portable logitech then...
You're retarded if you point out all the negatives about the controller just based on how it looks. Everyone said that about the GC controller and now everyones talking about how GC's controller is one of the most comfortable controllers ever. Everyone should just shut their ass til the controller comes out.
I am fully convinced that the people at Nintendo are idiots.
3 strikes and Your OUT!
Strike 1: Nintendo ds- talk about lame, a handheld using a touch screen so it can get scratched and games that are boring and graphically going back 10 years. hmmm....Nintendogs or Liberty City Stories....mmm.
Strike 2: Gameboy micro- Making the SP smaller with a tiny screen, who cares?
Strike 3: Nintendo Revolution- lame kiddy system that you can download old games (which you can on your computer already so why care?) that 20 times less powerful than the Ps3, with a controller that is hardly revolutionary.
I think I can hear the sounds of t.a.p.s being played in the background
Originally posted by OB1-adobeYou are going to reap hell for that, cause NOONE complains about nintendo!!!
I am fully convinced that the people at Nintendo are idiots.3 strikes and Your OUT!
Strike 1: Nintendo ds- talk about lame, a handheld using a touch screen so it can get scratched and games that are boring and graphically going back 10 years. hmmm....Nintendogs or Liberty City Stories....mmm.
Strike 2: Gameboy micro- Making the SP smaller with a tiny screen, who cares?
Strike 3: Nintendo Revolution- lame kiddy system that you can download old games (which you can on your computer already so why care?) that 20 times less powerful than the Ps3, with a controller that is hardly revolutionary.
I think I can hear the sounds of t.a.p.s being played in the background
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Originally posted by DroopyOh they will have another controller trust me.
I was on Ign and it looked wierd at first but it is a kool controller and I also read that they have another controller so third party companies arent scared of making games for it so the revolution wil probably have two different kinds of controller's 😛
Even if its good, some people won't learn new tricks, simple as.
Hmm... 😐
I don't know what to say. I really don't know what to say.
I'm confused; that's for certain. I'm dearly, dearly confused. 🙁
Hear are my thoughts: If anybody can pull it off, it's Nintendo. Sure, I can guaruntee that there will be some fun games using this technology. But to actually make it become mainstream? 😬
Not so sure.
It's certainly very cool looking and interesting. But I'm VERY hesitant on how it will play. VERY. Point and click? Moving your hands around like crazy? Attaching different parts to the controller for different games?
I'm am intrigued but I have serious doubts. I just don't think it's gonna work. And Nintendo has a seriously bad track record of bad controllers sans the SNES controller.
Nintendo should definitely be applauded for it's originality. I greatly admire such innovations. But I am more in favor of practicality over originality.
Another compliant: Anyone else think that the b and a buttons are too far away from the A button? I have a VERY similar remote and I tried to imagine using it and it didn't work out for me. They should make it a smudge closer...
I wonder if you can use the controller horizontally rather than vertically. It seems much more comfortable. Than again the pointer laser thingy is at the top like most remotes.
Originally posted by Draco69
Another compliant: Anyone else think that the b and a buttons are too far away from the A button? I have a VERY similar remote and I tried to imagine using it and it didn't work out for me. They should make it a smudge closer...I wonder if you can use the controller horizontally rather than vertically. It seems much more comfortable. Than again the pointer laser thingy is at the top like most remotes.
I thought of that, too. The a and b buttons on the bottom are far awar from the large A near the top...
Also I heard certain people saying it's great to have a game that you can play physically and sweat alot.
Um. NO. I don't know about you people. But I don't WANT a game that will be the equivalent of an aerobic exercise. Video games are meant for entertainment. Not work. Relaxation. Not exertion.
You come home after a long day at work, college or school....and get even more tired playing with game controller? Makes no sense.
Originally posted by hotsauce6548
I thought of that, too. The a and b buttons on the bottom are far awar from the large A near the top...
Exactly. You have the weird nunchku analog controller in the other hand. And the remote in the other.
Let's say we're playing Super Smash Brothers:
With the analog component we can move around our character. That's fine.
With the A button we can punch/kick/whatever.
But what if the small a or b button leads to combo? Or it guards? Or it jumps? Or it releases a special attack?
It would be quite difficult to switch from your former position of holding the remote to a lower position in order to access the a and b buttons on the bottom.
Here's another question which nobody has even thought of: What if we have to hold two buttons at the same time? The large B button may compensate for one aspect....but what if we have to hold say A and little a together? It would be quite annoying and quite tiring.
What if the game requires a complex set of button combinations say: A, b, A, A+B, b+A, a+b, A = Link's Special Move? Anyone else think its gonna be VERY difficult to pull off?
And god forbid Nintendo asks for third-party games. It's just not gonna work for some of them.