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Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for Wii U leaked all over the internet ahead of release... it has been spoiled 100%, so avoid any YouTube/Twitch streams of it if you want to avoid spoilers.

 

One fun thing - the overworld map for the game has been extracted and is a massive 145MB 24000x20000 pixel image: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B10FFq_m6AqzcjZkZXhRY0Nob1k/view

  On 3/1/2017 at 9:31 PM, Joyrex said:

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for Wii U leaked all over the internet ahead of release... it has been spoiled 100%, so avoid any YouTube/Twitch streams of it if you want to avoid spoilers.

 

One fun thing - the overworld map for the game has been extracted and is a massive 145MB 24000x20000 pixel image: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B10FFq_m6AqzcjZkZXhRY0Nob1k/view

is this the last wiiu game?

 

might finally be time to hack my wiiu. i imagine they've abandoned all system updates and what not at this point. not like i ever played online anyways. then if i could get the old wii homebrew channel running inside it w/my wii games i could probably just get rid of my wii (or give it to mam)

  On 3/1/2017 at 9:52 PM, juiceciuj said:

 

  On 3/1/2017 at 9:31 PM, Joyrex said:

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for Wii U leaked all over the internet ahead of release... it has been spoiled 100%, so avoid any YouTube/Twitch streams of it if you want to avoid spoilers.

 

One fun thing - the overworld map for the game has been extracted and is a massive 145MB 24000x20000 pixel image: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B10FFq_m6AqzcjZkZXhRY0Nob1k/view

is this the last wiiu game?

 

might finally be time to hack my wiiu. i imagine they've abandoned all system updates and what not at this point. not like i ever played online anyways. then if i could get the old wii homebrew channel running inside it w/my wii games i could probably just get rid of my wii (or give it to mam)

 

From what I hear, now's the time to sell a Wii U and instead just use the Wii U emulator on PC - anyone with a decent gaming PC can run it, and there's 4K texture packs for games, etc.

 

That is, if you don't mind piracy or own legit copies of the game you are running on it *ahem*

NOTE: I have not tried the emulator myself; only have seen videos/read up on it...

  On 2/28/2017 at 8:51 PM, Joyrex said:

OK, NOW I feel a pang of regret for cancelling my Switch preorder - Blaster Master Zero (which is a remake of one of my favourite games of all time, Blaster Master), looks really fucking good:

 

 

Exclusively for the Switch and 3DS, and I sure as hell am not going to play it on the 3DS. Hopefully that exclusivity is limited, and it will head to PS4 by year's end.

 

It's interesting how well the indy titles are courting the Switch; I wonder out of all the games in that video, how many are Switch exclusives?

They should remake more games like this. I'd like to see tons of NES and SNES games just remade to be brought up to standards with today's "8 bit" indie games and such. It would extend their lives.

 

As for the Switch, I'ma just wait a while to see what else comes out. I want LegEnd of Zorldo but it's also coming out on the wii u which I have (a rarity!)

Edited March 1, 2017 by Brisbot

  On 3/1/2017 at 10:48 PM, Brisbot said:

 

  On 2/28/2017 at 8:51 PM, Joyrex said:

OK, NOW I feel a pang of regret for cancelling my Switch preorder - Blaster Master Zero (which is a remake of one of my favourite games of all time, Blaster Master), looks really fucking good:

 

 

Exclusively for the Switch and 3DS, and I sure as hell am not going to play it on the 3DS. Hopefully that exclusivity is limited, and it will head to PS4 by year's end.

 

It's interesting how well the indy titles are courting the Switch; I wonder out of all the games in that video, how many are Switch exclusives?

They should remake more games like this. I'd like to see tons of NES and SNES games just remade to be brought up to standards with today's "8 bit" indie games and such. It would extend their lives.

 

As for the Switch, I'ma just wait a while to see what else comes out. I want LegEnd of Zorldo but it's also coming out on the wii u which I have (a rarity!)

 

Yeah, 100% agree on good remakes - I'd love to see some Mega Drive games be given this kind of treatment!

 

As for Zelda - keep in mind the Wii U version is technically inferior to the Switch version (720p vs 900p), so unless that matters to you, you may want to wait and get the Switch version for the best experience.

 

If the Wii U version of Zelda goes on sale before the end of the year (by then we should have a good idea of the Switch's success/failure), I might pick it up just so I can play it sooner. Dunno, hard call.

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Yeah, 100% agree on good remakes - I'd love to see some Mega Drive games be given this kind of treatment!

 

As for Zelda - keep in mind the Wii U version is technically inferior to the Switch version (720p vs 900p), so unless that matters to you, you may want to wait and get the Switch version for the best experience.

 

If the Wii U version of Zelda goes on sale before the end of the year (by then we should have a good idea of the Switch's success/failure), I might pick it up just so I can play it sooner. Dunno, hard call.

 

Well, at the moment The Switch doesn't seem worth it. 720p vs 900p is negligible since to me it's an extra couple hundred for the upgrade.The Switch will likely seem like a better buy a year down the road, and by then Zelda won't be a new game anymore. Then I can get Blaster Master Zero. For whatever reason for 99.9% of games I never have an urge to get it when it comes out. Just to play it eventually.

 

I say just get the Wii U version since you're not planning on getting the Switch for a while or even at all. When you look back on how good a game is, you don't think about how good it looked (maybe the aesthetics), so much as how fun the gameplay was. Same thing with movies, how often do you look back and think "Man seeing that movie in 3D was great!" over "The plot was amazing!". Do you even remember if you've seen some movies in 3D? At least that's my experience. I remember the characters and the plot over if I saw a movie in 3D or not.

 

Of  course there are some movies that must be seen in 3D... maybe not the best analogy.

 

Yeahhh that's just my thought process anyhow.

 

 

  On 3/1/2017 at 11:22 PM, Eggs said:

WHAT NINTENDO GAMES ARE YOU CURRENTLY PLAYING

tetris, lol.

WOT'S A NINTENDO?

 

Anyway...brand new trailer for Nightdive Studios' SShock reboot

This comes with the announcement that they've officially made Unreal Engine 4 their game engine. Also, turns out several project members formerly worked for Obsidian on Fallout: New Vegas.

new Formula Fusion footage with polygon

 

https://www.facebook.com/polygon/videos/1472596892752934/

 

  On 3/2/2017 at 1:24 AM, ambermonk said:

WOT'S A NINTENDO?

 

Anyway...brand new trailer for Nightdive Studios' SShock reboot

 

This comes with the announcement that they've officially made Unreal Engine 4 their game engine. Also, turns out several project members formerly worked for Obsidian on Fallout: New Vegas.

 

HOLY SHIT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THIS WAS A THING

Yep. It's a crowdfunded (Kickstarter) project. Can't remember when I first heard about it though, must've been last summer.

Nightdive are already known for remastering '90s shooters, but what they're doing with SShock 1 takes it to a new level.

Some sites saying an acidic element has been added to Switch game carts to make them taste terrible, and thus get any young kid who accidentally tries to eat one to immediately spit it out. Genius!

internet journalism is legitimately the worst thing ever. 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denatonium

  On 2/19/2017 at 5:38 PM, Ivan Ooze said:

Nioh is a great game, tons of adrenaline moments trying to get back your loot and make it to the next save, the gameplay is top notch and iv been playing for hours and i'm nowhere yet!!

it's hard, that first real boss with the balls was HARD,! i love the game so far... hoooked!

 

I loved it until I got to about the third region or so, at which point it just feels like a slog... no new enemy types, just different combinations or level layouts. It's a solid action RPG though for sure. The combat is really deep, but I've found a few foolproof combos that take the fun out of a lot of it.

  On 3/1/2017 at 11:04 PM, Brisbot said:

 

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Yeah, 100% agree on good remakes - I'd love to see some Mega Drive games be given this kind of treatment!

 

As for Zelda - keep in mind the Wii U version is technically inferior to the Switch version (720p vs 900p), so unless that matters to you, you may want to wait and get the Switch version for the best experience.

 

If the Wii U version of Zelda goes on sale before the end of the year (by then we should have a good idea of the Switch's success/failure), I might pick it up just so I can play it sooner. Dunno, hard call.

 

Well, at the moment The Switch doesn't seem worth it. 720p vs 900p is negligible since to me it's an extra couple hundred for the upgrade.The Switch will likely seem like a better buy a year down the road, and by then Zelda won't be a new game anymore. Then I can get Blaster Master Zero. For whatever reason for 99.9% of games I never have an urge to get it when it comes out. Just to play it eventually.

 

I say just get the Wii U version since you're not planning on getting the Switch for a while or even at all. When you look back on how good a game is, you don't think about how good it looked (maybe the aesthetics), so much as how fun the gameplay was. Same thing with movies, how often do you look back and think "Man seeing that movie in 3D was great!" over "The plot was amazing!". Do you even remember if you've seen some movies in 3D? At least that's my experience. I remember the characters and the plot over if I saw a movie in 3D or not.

 

Of  course there are some movies that must be seen in 3D... maybe not the best analogy.

 

Yeahhh that's just my thought process anyhow.

 

 

 

Good points - and, after reading some BotW reviews, I'm inclined to go pick it up... for Wii U. I'll wait until I finish Horizon: Zero Dawn though.

 

Hopefully Blaster Master Zero's exclusivity is limited, and will come out on other platforms later this year after it comes out on Switch.

  On 3/2/2017 at 2:49 AM, bitroast said:

new Formula Fusion footage with polygon

 

https://www.facebook.com/polygon/videos/1472596892752934/

 

i'm really hoping this game does it for me in the end. it gets a bit better w/every steam update but it still feels like a far cry from the wipeout games in terms of feel. the optimization has a long way to go too as every update flip flops between greatly improving performance or things grinding to a halt on my pc. 

 

seems like they invested too much upgrade/rpg mechanics (which i think have been scrapped for something more akin to a cod loadout style) instead of just having rock solid tracks/racing/weapons.

 

fingers crossed for a rad final product though. i still wanna try my hand at redout but i'm waiting on a decent sale. the fast racing thing for wii had such awful rubber banding and so many pitfalls i only ever beat, like, the first cup on novice. seemed like if you hit one wall you couldn't place and if you fell off the track (happens often) you definitely weren't going to place...

lol: http://www.clickhole.com/video/zelda-breath-wild-masterpiece-proves-japan-advance-5696

 

"‘Zelda: Breath Of The Wild’ Is A Masterpiece That Proves Japan Is Advanced Enough To Pull Off Another Pearl Harbor"

 

i didn't even watch 'cause i'm at work but the headline alone...

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internet journalism is legitimately the worst thing ever. 

 

OH YEAH! Uh... Diakatana is the worst thing ever.

 

 

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Good points - and, after reading some BotW reviews, I'm inclined to go pick it up... for Wii U. I'll wait until I finish Horizon: Zero Dawn though.

 

Hopefully Blaster Master Zero's exclusivity is limited, and will come out on other platforms later this year after it comes out on Switch.

About the reviews... when will we get a zelda game that's just a 9/10? I am getting major Shadow of the Colossus vibes from it.

 

 

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i didn't even watch 'cause i'm at work but the headline alone...

That title is 'wat' defined

Edited March 2, 2017 by Brisbot

  On 3/2/2017 at 5:02 PM, juiceciuj said:

 

  On 3/2/2017 at 2:49 AM, bitroast said:

new Formula Fusion footage with polygon

 

https://www.facebook.com/polygon/videos/1472596892752934/

 

i'm really hoping this game does it for me in the end. it gets a bit better w/every steam update but it still feels like a far cry from the wipeout games in terms of feel. the optimization has a long way to go too as every update flip flops between greatly improving performance or things grinding to a halt on my pc. 

 

seems like they invested too much upgrade/rpg mechanics (which i think have been scrapped for something more akin to a cod loadout style) instead of just having rock solid tracks/racing/weapons.

 

fingers crossed for a rad final product though. i still wanna try my hand at redout but i'm waiting on a decent sale. the fast racing thing for wii had such awful rubber banding and so many pitfalls i only ever beat, like, the first cup on novice. seemed like if you hit one wall you couldn't place and if you fell off the track (happens often) you definitely weren't going to place...

 

It looks stunning; I can't imagine this in 4K/60 fps

I think I'm sold on I Am Setsuna; ATB based on Chrono Trigger (which I adore), winter setting with beautiful snowfall effects, great battle animations, 20 hour length (perfect for me), a launch day JRPG, and you get My Nintendo Rewards points for the download (physical Switch games also net you points, but not as much).

 

on the flipside, friend codes are still a thing. groan.

Playing horizon zero dawn. Strangely underwhelmed even though it seems like I shouldn't be.

 

The witcher 3 comparisons got my hopes up (I can see which bits they've appropriated but the quest design so far is stock standard and I'm not convinced about the writing)

Edited March 3, 2017 by Sally Vingoe

Pokémon Sun / Moon code for Mewtwonite stone in mystery gift:

 

M2DESCENT

Purchased The Old Hunters DLC for Bloodborne yesterday.  Was already past Vicar Amelia on NG+ so I just had to pick up loot in the dream, and head to Cathedral Ward to be taken to my new nightmare.  This is more challenging than where I was currently in the game.  So many hunters, but loving the new weapons and gear I've found so far.  I know I'm near a boss room because there's a bell to ring for help, near the lamp.  Found the whirlygig saw and now I'm lost.  Need to smoke and relax a bit, but I'm really enjoying the dlc.