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[maxcriden]

Just a separate PSA as this wasn't in the weekly PR.

When Double Fine confirmed that it was bringing Costume Quest 2 to the Wii U, it wasn't surprising that a number of fans were rather pleased. The original gained serious popularity thanks to its cute visuals and solid adventure RPG gameplay, so the promise of a sequel that'll improve on that release is certainly tempting.

Of course, the trick-or-treat premise suits Halloween rather well, so its absence from today's European Nintendo Download news concerned some that were looking forward to the release. We've been in touch with Nintendo UK to clarify and, thankfully, it's been confirmed that it'll still arrive this week; panic for Costume Quest fans is averted, then, while it should hopefully be all set for North America, too.

Source: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/20...onfirmed_for_european_wii_u_release_this_week

Do you plan to pick up the game? (I'm kind of on the fence since I like to play series in order and haven't played the first yet.)

 

[sörine]

I was going to buy it but then I found out there's no off-tv play. Unacceptable.

 

[L~A]

I was going to buy it but then I found out there's no off-tv play. Unacceptable.

And it's another Double Fine game.... just like The Cave. They seem to hate off-TV play, for some reason.

 

[maxcriden]

And it's another Double Fine game.... just like The Cave. They seem to hate off-TV play, for some reason.

Reposting from Nintendo DL thread, re: The Cave:

Here's the thing. The game is basically unplayable in Single Player, IMO. Maybe I just lack patience (this surely wouldn't be the first evidence for that theory), but even playing The Cave in co-op with me using the GamePad and my wife using the Wiimote + Nunchuk, it was quite tedious to switch between two characters in different parts of large maps, especially when you have to sync up multiple actions at once at times. I can't even conceive of how you could play with three characters as one person without it being an insanely frustrating experience, since you literally have to move each one individually, even when they're all side-by-side and going to the same place.

Just my two cents, FWIW. Still, that doesn't explain why CQ2 wouldn't be on Wii U. (And I really would like the first game to be available on Wii U before this would be released for Wii U. Makes me feel like we'll get Broken Age Part 2 on Wii U or somethin'.)

 

[Tregard]

No off-play TV, no sale.

Doesn't it only take a few lines of code to get it working?

 

[Sify64]

No off-play TV, no sale.

Doesn't it only take a few lines of code to get it working?

Yep, though that is only from my experience with Unity. Either way, it shouldn't be that difficult to add off-tv play for such a capable team.

 

[Porcile]

Didn't know this was coming to Wii U. I might pick it up. No Off-TV kind of blows, but I rarely use the feature so can't really say i'll miss it. It should definitely be there though. No excuses at this point.

 

[daydream]

No Off-TV sucks but since I really want to play this, I'm getting it. Not like I would have the option with any of the other console versions.

 

[Randdalf]

Yep, though that is only from my experience with Unity. Either way, it shouldn't be that difficult to add off-tv play for such a capable team.

Double Fine don't use Unity though, they have their own in-house engine, which I presume makes it harder to implement. Either way, they are launching this on quite a number of different platforms simultaneously so it's not really a surprise that they lack the resources to add a feature to just one version of the game, even if it would make perfect sense. I seem to recall that the Cave ran pretty sluggishly on Wii U at times (I don't think optimisation has ever been a strong point for Double Fine), so rendering onto two screens at once might have led to unacceptable performance issues.

 

[maxcriden]

No Off-TV sucks but since I really want to play this, I'm getting it. Not like I would have the option with any of the other console versions.

That's how they get you!

 

[MissileTrick]

I'll probably pick it up next year. I'm making plans to play the first one this year.

Oh god no off-TV play, the pain

 

[cyberheater]

I was going to buy it but then I found out there's no off-tv play. Unacceptable.

How stupid. It's a no buy for me as well for the same reason.

 

[SerTapTap]

No Off-TV sucks but since I really want to play this, I'm getting it. Not like I would have the option with any of the other console versions.

Remote play is A Thing

 

[daydream]

That's how they get you!

You should play the first one btw, I think it's on PC. I loved it!

Remote play is A Thing

Sure, requires two platforms, though.

 

[Porcile]

At the of end of the day, content is king and Off TV is only a feature. I'd play a game projected onto Roy 'Chubby' Brown's bare naked arse if it was good enough.

 

[Sify64]

Double Fine don't use Unity though, they have their own in-house engine, which I presume makes it harder to implement. Either way, they are launching this on quite a number of different platforms simultaneously so it's not really a surprise that they lack the resources to add a feature to just one version of the game, even if it would make perfect sense. I seem to recall that the Cave ran pretty sluggishly on Wii U at times (I don't think optimisation has ever been a strong point for Double Fine), so rendering onto two screens at once might have led to unacceptable performance issues.

I know that they use their own in-house engine to develop games which is why I only used Unity as a personal example. Double Fine isn't a small time indie so I at least expected the bare minimum of what the Wii U should support. People complained about the lack of off-tv play with The Cave on Miiverse and it will happen again which may lose them some sales (at least mine).

 

[sörine]

Double Fine don't use Unity though, they have their own in-house engine, which I presume makes it harder to implement. Either way, they are launching this on quite a number of different platforms simultaneously so it's not really a surprise that they lack the resources to add a feature to just one version of the game, even if it would make perfect sense. I seem to recall that the Cave ran pretty sluggishly on Wii U at times (I don't think optimisation has ever been a strong point for Double Fine), so rendering onto two screens at once might have led to unacceptable performance issues.

For off-tv it's basically just mirroring the tv image, not rendering both individually. Performance shouldn't be an issue at all, significantly higher technically demanding games manage it all the time.

 

[ninjaboyjohn]

Just fyi guys - Off-screen WiiU play is coming soon in a patch.

This is straight from the programmer!

http://instagram.com/p/urBeRAqrM4/

 

[Sify64]

Just fyi guys - Off-screen WiiU play is coming soon in a patch.

This is straight from the programmer!

http://instagram.com/p/urBeRAqrM4/

Cool news. Wonder how long it will actually take?
I'm still waiting for that patch for XType Plus.

 

[Exile20]

Just fyi guys - Off-screen WiiU play is coming soon in a patch.

This is straight from the programmer!

http://instagram.com/p/urBeRAqrM4/

Nice

 

[sörine]

Excellent news! Will buy once the patch is live, already feeling burned waiting on the (pre-launch) promised 1001 Spikes and X-Type+ patches after buying each.

 

[SporeCrawler]

Just fyi guys - Off-screen WiiU play is coming soon in a patch.

This is straight from the programmer!

http://instagram.com/p/urBeRAqrM4/

day one.. RPG with off tv ?count me in!

 

[TheMoon]

Double Fine don't use Unity though, they have their own in-house engine, which I presume makes it harder to implement. Either way, they are launching this on quite a number of different platforms simultaneously so it's not really a surprise that they lack the resources to add a feature to just one version of the game, even if it would make perfect sense. I seem to recall that the Cave ran pretty sluggishly on Wii U at times (I don't think optimisation has ever been a strong point for Double Fine), so rendering onto two screens at once might have led to unacceptable performance issues.

For off-tv it's basically just mirroring the tv image, not rendering both individually. Performance shouldn't be an issue at all, significantly higher technically demanding games manage it all the time.

I know that they use their own in-house engine to develop games which is why I only used Unity as a personal example. Double Fine isn't a small time indie so I at least expected the bare minimum of what the Wii U should support. People complained about the lack of off-tv play with The Cave on Miiverse and it will happen again which may lose them some sales (at least mine).

a) Double Fine isn't developing this, Midnight City is.
b) Off-TV isn't rendering on two screens at once. It's switching between the two.

 

[robotrock]

Neat! I bought this on PC but I've been saving it to play on Halloween.

 

[Randdalf]

a) Double Fine isn't developing this, Midnight City is.
b) Off-TV isn't rendering on two screens at once. It's switching between the two.

Double Fine are developing it, Midnight City is a publishing label.

I should have clarified when talking about off-tv play that I was talking about using the GamePad for a 2nd co-op "viewpoint" in the Cave.

 

[EdwardTivrusky]

I'm tempted to pick it up for Halloween but i wouldn't be able to play it without Off-TV play so i need the patch before i buy it but then it will be after halloween and i'm not sure if it will have the same magic if i miss that. I'd like to play it in the room with my housemates while we watch terrible horror films on the TV

Hmmm, i'll wait and see how much it is on the store first.

 

[daydream]

Oh, they're patching it in? Awesome! Can't wait to play more CQ~

 

[atr0cious]

Is there a release date for NA? Couldn't find one myself.

And my Wii u isn't even plugged into the TV, so hopefully by the time the date is sorted, so is that off-tv issue.

 

[thecouncil]

I was hyped for this game this year, but this late release killed it.
I don't have time to play it this week, so this is a next year purchase for me.

Maybe that off-screen play patch will come by then.
Sheesh. Haha.

 

[TheMoon]

Is there a release date for NA? Couldn't find one myself.

And my Wii u isn't even plugged into the TV, so hopefully by the time the date is sorted, so is that off-tv issue.

If it's hitting Europe this Thursday, there's no reason it wouldn't hit NA as well - the country where Halloween is a big Holiday lol.

 

[Vandole]

I will probably grab it if it comes out in NA this week. I've said it before, but the original felt like a Calvin & Hobbes video game. I will keep throwing down for that experience so long as they maintain the same quality level.