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Afrika |OT| of pretending to work for National Geographic
- Thread starter Digital-Hero
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Fantastical
Death Prophet
:OValkyr Junkie said:I dunno, did you collect these as a child?
My sister and I did! I wonder if we still have those.
I think I want this game... I mean I loved Pokemon Snap and this seems like it would be right up my alley. I thought some impressions from other territories were saying that the game had problems. Is this game worth the $50?
Digital-Hero
Member
Wii said:
It is evident what they spent more time on, the animals. That was more important anyway.
fuzzyreactor
Banned
No DL version, no sale
Digital-Hero
Member
msdstc said:
Please read the OP.
[More specific the text underneath the title banner.]
mrkapawutzis
Member
GQman2121 said:
Is the default camera set so that when you press up the perspective moves upward or is it the other way around?
Alex Connolly
Member
Picked up the Korean version a while back for 30 bucks on Play-Asia. Well worth it, a good go-to game if you're in the mood for just kicking back. It's true the game is a little uneven, but I'm glad things like this are available. I hope it does well, because a sequel in a rainforest would be terrific.
An elephant mission. To find videos on youtube search 'Afrika' not 'Hakuna Matata' lol
SkinnyPupp
Banned
Wow, seeing it in action it really looks like they included every thing I could possibly imagine that would make this game bad.Chrange said:
And why is the guy wearing a toque in Africa?
MidnightScott
Banned
I've been interested in the game since I read about it earlier this year. I think I'll have to pick it up during the Toys R Us sale with Brutal Legend & Uncharted 2 =)
Lucky Forward
Member
Oooh, I would have liked this game, but no invert-y-axis is a deal breaker.
Valkyr Junkie
Member
Lucky Forward said:
It shouldn't be a deal breaker. I bleed inverted Y-axis, but you have to realize this isn't a fast twitch first-person shooter; it's a slow paced photography game where you never need to aim quickly in the vertical axis. You'll get over it in no time.
Digital-Hero
Member
MidnightScott said:
Be careful how long you wait though. It appears this game will have a limited run.
Lucky Forward
Member
Oh, what the hell, I really do like the idea of this game...I'll see if my Gamestop has it on my way home.Valkyr Junkie said:
Digital-Hero
Member
Lucky Forward said:
All the Gamestops I called only got Demon Soul's. Not a single one got Afrika which I think may end up being a "rare" title.
TrAcEr_x90
Member
Are they going to release the xmb theme for america now?
Digital-Hero
Member
TrAcEr_x90 said:
The XMB theme was put up by Sony, the original publisher. Natsume is doing the U.S. publishing so it is unknown whether it will go up on ours. You could just create a japanese account and get the theme. That is what I did.
SolidusDave
Member
kassatsu said:
IMO it couldn't work otherwise.
In contrast to every other game you actually NEED the photos to progress in the game (and the game has to reserve the full space for all 200 possible photos). Additionally, some events can't be repeated.
If they save the photos in the install/game data you could delete that file and by that making your savegame unplayable if you didn't submit an event shot yet.
Also you couldn't back up your savegame to use it on another console, because it would miss all the pictures.
I wonder if Sony will patch the other versions of the game. Obviously the trophy data was made by Natsume and the game sold not much to produce an outcry for a trophy patch (and I don't know if trophies are big in Japan/Asia anyway, especially considering the presumably more casual buyers of Afrika).
So I guess no, they won't
(though I needed about 35 hours to basically 100% the game, I don't know if I would repeat that)btw the first picture and the old trailers in the OP are kinda misleading because they are CGI (e.g. you won't see that much vegetation in the game and big herds only at key moments).
Kyleripman said:
I did my part to that group, too
Also the linked guide should be quite helpful, I remember translating Japanese websites to gather the scarce information for the last missions of the game D:
fuzzyreactor
Banned
ignorant? stfu, it's my money. Game should be DL and I wont by till it is.speedpop said:
mrklaw said:
If you have a Wii you may want to looking a game called Endless Ocean. Pretty much the same thing except there is less of an emphasis on "missions" (though they do exist) and more on exploration
I will probably get this when the price comes down. $60 is way too much for a game like this.
fuzzyreactor
Banned
look at itkamorra said:
Oneself said:
no
OldJadedGamer
Banned
Oneself said:
Every official thread has to have one troll who hates the game, will never buy it but will constantly post to tell everyone why they hate it. It's the GAF way.
fuzzyreactor
Banned
fixedOldJadedGamer said:
Katana_Strikes
Member
Bizzyb said:
If he has a PS3
he should look into Aquanauts Holiday.It's an enjoyable, relaxing "game" is Afrika. I quite liked it.
SolidusDave
Member
OldJadedGamer said:
no 360 version no buy!
OldJadedGamer said:
the cool thing is that you actually can hold the DS3 like a camera (R1= shutter release , analog half way pressed = focus) so it's really a natural (and overlooked) use of motion control in current games.
Additionally if you shake your controller too much while taking the picture, the image will be blurry :lol
I took an (extreme) example:
Though an option to actually move the camera view with motion control instead of the analog stick like you would take a picture irl would have been nice.
fuzzyreactor
Banned
vazel said:
smh
fuzzyreactor
Banned
I'm just saying; for the type of game it is, it should have a DL version. It's cheaper than most retail games, probably has a low file size, is small budget and is the type of game you pick up and play for 20 minutes then turn off.kamorra said: