Bundles of Awesome - The Official WiiWare Discussion Thread
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Schwowsers
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Just beat Lost Winds. The game is quite good, even if it's short and a bit on the slow side. I found it to be really relaxing and enjoyable. I just hope the next chapter kicks things up a notch.
ok, quick posts for the games I picked up.
Pop... not since Lumines have I played a puzzle game where I am just chilled while playing. I could see me playing Chill mode for hours just relaxing and zoning out. Very addicting.
Lost Winds... fun for what it is.. only played for like half an hour. Believe it or not it's play time might actually be what draws me back. a game I can beat with 3-4 hours investment? Fun but grabbed me the least out of all titles purchased (except for production values which are probably only second to FFCC).
Defend You Castle... pretty god damn crazy. I stuck with it until about level 18 or so and like all of the rounds were click.. click... clickclick... click.. and then 18 was like clickclickclickcccccccclickclickclickcccclickclickclickccccccccccccccclickclickclick and I died.. wtf? Will give it another go but that was just kind of fucked up.
and of course FFCC... Yes I bought all the content, yes I whored it out... BUT, it should be mentioned that the concept of this game is targeted directly at gamers such as myself. A relaxing sim-management game that you can min/max til your hearts content. Overall I easily (as in effortlessly) put the most time into this one. Around 2 hours or so tonight. And I look on going back.
Overall impressions of WiiWare based on the four titles I picked up? Very well done, a great value, and right up there with PSN and XBLA as the best console gaming has to offer. Truth be told between all three services I hope we see MORE of an emphasis put on download gaming. Of course it sucks that PSn/XBLA titles don't lend themselves to porting to WiiWare... but the market is big enough that I think it can support both "systems".
Big grats to Nintendo on the successful launch and the excellent 2/3) launch titles.. yeah, Blackjack and TV Game Show might actually be great, but standing next to these four there is a definite difference in quality.
edit - oh yeah... I was not really annoyed in clearing space off for Nintendo Channel as I posted earlier... BUT, I had to remove EVERY N64 and TurboCD game to have room for these four.... ummm.... ok, I'm on board now. Nintendo, release either mass storage or at the very least let us load games directly off of SD..... 4 WiiWare games and all I have left to show is maybe half a dozen VC (re NES, Gen and TG16) games to boot...
Pop... not since Lumines have I played a puzzle game where I am just chilled while playing. I could see me playing Chill mode for hours just relaxing and zoning out. Very addicting.
Lost Winds... fun for what it is.. only played for like half an hour. Believe it or not it's play time might actually be what draws me back. a game I can beat with 3-4 hours investment? Fun but grabbed me the least out of all titles purchased (except for production values which are probably only second to FFCC).
Defend You Castle... pretty god damn crazy. I stuck with it until about level 18 or so and like all of the rounds were click.. click... clickclick... click.. and then 18 was like clickclickclickcccccccclickclickclickcccclickclickclickccccccccccccccclickclickclick and I died.. wtf? Will give it another go but that was just kind of fucked up.
and of course FFCC... Yes I bought all the content, yes I whored it out... BUT, it should be mentioned that the concept of this game is targeted directly at gamers such as myself. A relaxing sim-management game that you can min/max til your hearts content. Overall I easily (as in effortlessly) put the most time into this one. Around 2 hours or so tonight. And I look on going back.
Overall impressions of WiiWare based on the four titles I picked up? Very well done, a great value, and right up there with PSN and XBLA as the best console gaming has to offer. Truth be told between all three services I hope we see MORE of an emphasis put on download gaming. Of course it sucks that PSn/XBLA titles don't lend themselves to porting to WiiWare... but the market is big enough that I think it can support both "systems".
Big grats to Nintendo on the successful launch and the excellent 2/3) launch titles.. yeah, Blackjack and TV Game Show might actually be great, but standing next to these four there is a definite difference in quality.
edit - oh yeah... I was not really annoyed in clearing space off for Nintendo Channel as I posted earlier... BUT, I had to remove EVERY N64 and TurboCD game to have room for these four.... ummm.... ok, I'm on board now. Nintendo, release either mass storage or at the very least let us load games directly off of SD..... 4 WiiWare games and all I have left to show is maybe half a dozen VC (re NES, Gen and TG16) games to boot...
A Link to the Past
Banned
So, I bought LostWinds and have 2700 points left.
What should I buy that will get the most bang for my buck?
What should I buy that will get the most bang for my buck?
two of the other good ones (IMHO) are puzzle games.. and then you have sim management. all are good IMHO but can be easily summed up like that. Otherwise wait for next week (Dr. Mario Rx? World of Goo? Critter Roundup?) or pickup some VC titles you might be behind on.A Link to the Snitch said:
WiiRevolution1
Member
So is this the official wiiware thread to post ANYTHING WiiWare?
I remember someone saying it was just for pics...aw well.
http://www.frontier.co.uk/games/lostwinds/
LostWinds 2 announced and the original aint even out 24 hours :lol
I'll get it though.
Pop is alot of fun my fave wiiware game...Lostwindss aswell as FF:CC is alot fun aswell. DYC is...well not to fun...but not to unfun lol
I remember someone saying it was just for pics...aw well.
http://www.frontier.co.uk/games/lostwinds/
LostWinds 2 announced and the original aint even out 24 hours :lol
I'll get it though.
Pop is alot of fun my fave wiiware game...Lostwindss aswell as FF:CC is alot fun aswell. DYC is...well not to fun...but not to unfun lol
sevenchaos
Banned
Shit shit shit. I need money.WiiRevolution1 said:
A Link to the Past
Banned
I'm tempted to get FFCC, but supporting a WiiWare game that intentionally makes me pay a dollar for a freaking costume change is just kind of off-putting.
themadcowtipper
Smells faintly of rancid stilton.
WiiRevolution1 said:
i must be blind, I dont see the LostWinds 2 mentioned anywhere....
But if you have beat LostWinds, you know it was coming
Bah... this isn't fair... now folks are making me want the trivia game!
I suppose I'm eventually going to fall for the hype and get Lost Winds and FF, but I can't get over the $10 and $15 price points... $5 for Defend Your Castle seems nice, though.
Gimme more cheap games, please.
I suppose I'm eventually going to fall for the hype and get Lost Winds and FF, but I can't get over the $10 and $15 price points... $5 for Defend Your Castle seems nice, though.
Gimme more cheap games, please.
A Link to the Past
Banned
Adumaha said:
The download content is almost the same price as the game, and it's hardly come out.
Hell, is the content actually being downloaded, or is it simply being unlocked?
DavidDayton said:
The trivia game is pretty good; surprised me with its presentation, if a little easy with its questions in the time I played it.
Try Pop and Defend Your Castle -- fun, cheap-ish games. Pop definitely justifies its $2 increment over Defend Your Castle. It is just that much meatier. Both are very very fun though.
A Link to the Past
Banned
blu said:
Okay then. Regardless, the prices are expensive. I WANT the content, but I shouldn't have to practically rebuy the game to get it.
To repeat what I said in the Lost Winds thread:
Just to prove that this was a holy event, I got a new download screen that I had never seen before: small Mario and Luigi swimming along the screen. Sometimes Mario would go too high and have to swim back down to Luigi. There's no satisfying hitting the final block repeatedly, and they don't touch all of the coins, but it was really cool and surprising nonetheless.
Just to prove that this was a holy event, I got a new download screen that I had never seen before: small Mario and Luigi swimming along the screen. Sometimes Mario would go too high and have to swim back down to Luigi. There's no satisfying hitting the final block repeatedly, and they don't touch all of the coins, but it was really cool and surprising nonetheless.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
PkunkFury said:
None of the current batch, although Dr. Mario and several other JPN games do.
A Link to the Past
Banned
I wish Nintendo would put non-Mario download status bars.
LoZ one? Metroid one maybe?
LoZ one? Metroid one maybe?
This is probably false, but... according to Wikipedia (yeah, I know), next week's games are:
Doctor Mario Online Rx
Everyone's Pokémon Ranch
Gyrostarr
Major League Eating: The Game
Protöthea
Star Soldier R
Toki Tori
World of Goo
I feel like with Gyrostarr and World of Goo in the same week, it would be almost too good to be real.
Doctor Mario Online Rx
Everyone's Pokémon Ranch
Gyrostarr
Major League Eating: The Game
Protöthea
Star Soldier R
Toki Tori
World of Goo
I feel like with Gyrostarr and World of Goo in the same week, it would be almost too good to be real.
Father_Brain
Banned
ivysaur12 said:
Obviously bullshit. World of Goo isn't even out on PC, and Nintendo isn't going to release half the games in the backlog at one.
I love downloadable games, but how does one even begin to budget Wii space for these?
I'd get Lost Winds tonight except that I want to see what else is coming.
Nintendo has the most inadequate storage solution in gaming history.
I would kill for the 13 GB free you get in an Xbox 360 20 GB hard drive now, never thought I'd say that.
I'd get Lost Winds tonight except that I want to see what else is coming.
Nintendo has the most inadequate storage solution in gaming history.
I would kill for the 13 GB free you get in an Xbox 360 20 GB hard drive now, never thought I'd say that.
Eh, IGN listed those games' release dates this morning.Father_Brain said:
I'm sure World of Goo is a placeholder, but the rest are all finished or probably so.
And that's not "half the games in the backlog."
Downloaded LostWinds and Defend Your Castle.
Played LW for an hour and six minutes, or so says my Wii data. I don't have much to say about it, out of fear of getting reamed, but basically I think it's good but not great. Much like Kirby Canvas Curse, it's got solid controls, reasonably innovative gameplay, wonderful music, and charming art direction, but, also much like Kirby Canvas Curse, for whatever reason the overall package isn't really clicking with me despite each individual element being impressive in its own right. Perhaps the pace and the level design are just too laid-back for me.
With that said, it's definitely a unique experience, and I don't regret spending $10. ...Well, let me note that I've put $368 into VC so far; I'm not one of those "I only buy AAA games" types, so "I don't regret spending $10" may or may not mean very much coming from me.
And I also have my random agendas of supporting more 2D gaming being made in this day and age, along with supporting more downloadable games being made since I eventually want to see an all-digital future. But anyway, yeah, LostWinds is good enough.
Right after that I hit up Defend Your Castle for an hour and twenty-six minutes. I'm not entirely sure what's so addicting about it, but as far as Flash-style games go, this is very nice. I've played at least a couple Flash games that I enjoyed more, certainly (see Nanaca Crash or Mekuri Master), but this fits pretty perfectly with the Wii remote. Hard to describe, but basically it's like a Flash game with light real-time strategy elements tossed in, managing the limited resources you have in terms of adding more recruits to cast spells or shoot arrows or repair your castle walls, using spells strategically in accordance with their recharge time, figuring out when and when not to sacrifice a potential recruit to go out and suicide bomb the enemy, etc. Anyway, even though this was the game that I was on the fence about, I ended up probably getting slightly more enjoyment from it than from LostWinds. I'd recommend it, as far as shallow-but-addictive experiences go.
Still looking ahead to the future, mostly; can't wait for Gyrostarr, Shantae, Family Ping Pong, Protothea, Dr. Mario, World of Goo, Toki Tori, Bomberman, Star Soldier R, and that one bubble wrap game if it ever gets released outside Japan (assuming it turns out well, of course).
Edit: Forgot to say this: If my opinion on either game changes, I'll come back and say so. I don't see that happening for DYC, considering how simplistic it is, but it's very possible that LW can only go up from where I am.
Played LW for an hour and six minutes, or so says my Wii data. I don't have much to say about it, out of fear of getting reamed, but basically I think it's good but not great. Much like Kirby Canvas Curse, it's got solid controls, reasonably innovative gameplay, wonderful music, and charming art direction, but, also much like Kirby Canvas Curse, for whatever reason the overall package isn't really clicking with me despite each individual element being impressive in its own right. Perhaps the pace and the level design are just too laid-back for me.
With that said, it's definitely a unique experience, and I don't regret spending $10. ...Well, let me note that I've put $368 into VC so far; I'm not one of those "I only buy AAA games" types, so "I don't regret spending $10" may or may not mean very much coming from me.
And I also have my random agendas of supporting more 2D gaming being made in this day and age, along with supporting more downloadable games being made since I eventually want to see an all-digital future. But anyway, yeah, LostWinds is good enough.Right after that I hit up Defend Your Castle for an hour and twenty-six minutes. I'm not entirely sure what's so addicting about it, but as far as Flash-style games go, this is very nice. I've played at least a couple Flash games that I enjoyed more, certainly (see Nanaca Crash or Mekuri Master), but this fits pretty perfectly with the Wii remote. Hard to describe, but basically it's like a Flash game with light real-time strategy elements tossed in, managing the limited resources you have in terms of adding more recruits to cast spells or shoot arrows or repair your castle walls, using spells strategically in accordance with their recharge time, figuring out when and when not to sacrifice a potential recruit to go out and suicide bomb the enemy, etc. Anyway, even though this was the game that I was on the fence about, I ended up probably getting slightly more enjoyment from it than from LostWinds. I'd recommend it, as far as shallow-but-addictive experiences go.
Still looking ahead to the future, mostly; can't wait for Gyrostarr, Shantae, Family Ping Pong, Protothea, Dr. Mario, World of Goo, Toki Tori, Bomberman, Star Soldier R, and that one bubble wrap game if it ever gets released outside Japan (assuming it turns out well, of course).
Edit: Forgot to say this: If my opinion on either game changes, I'll come back and say so. I don't see that happening for DYC, considering how simplistic it is, but it's very possible that LW can only go up from where I am.
Jiggy37 said:Downloaded LostWinds and Defend Your Castle.
Played LW for an hour and six minutes, or so says my Wii data. I don't have much to say about it, out of fear of getting reamed, but basically I think it's good but not great. Much like Kirby Canvas Curse, it's got solid controls, reasonably innovative gameplay, wonderful music, and charming art direction, but, also much like Kirby Canvas Curse, for whatever reason the overall package isn't really clicking with me despite each individual element being impressive in its own right. Perhaps the pace and the level design are just too laid-back for me.
With that said, it's definitely a unique experience, and I don't regret spending $10. ...Well, let me note that I've put $368 into VC so far; I'm not one of those "I only buy AAA games" types, so "I don't regret spending $10" may or may not mean very much coming from me.
Right after that I hit up Defend Your Castle for an hour and twenty-six minutes. I'm not entirely sure what's so addicting about it, but as far as Flash-style games go, this is very nice. I've played at least a couple Flash games that I enjoyed more, certainly (see Nanaca Crash or Mekuri Master), but this fits pretty perfectly with the Wii remote. Hard to describe, but basically it's like a Flash game with light real-time strategy elements tossed in, managing the limited resources you have in terms of adding more recruits to cast spells or shoot arrows or repair your castle walls, using spells strategically in accordance with their recharge time, figuring out when and when not to sacrifice a potential recruit to go out and suicide bomb the enemy, etc. Anyway, even though this was the game that I was on the fence about, I ended up probably getting slightly more enjoyment from it than from LostWinds. I'd recommend it, as far as shallow-but-addictive experiences go.
Still looking ahead to the future, mostly; can't wait for Gyrostarr, Shantae, Family Ping Pong, Protothea, Dr. Mario, World of Goo, Toki Tori, Bomberman, Star Soldier R, and that one bubble wrap game if it ever gets released outside Japan (assuming it turns out well, of course).
Edit: Forgot to say this: If my opinion on either game changes, I'll come back and say so. I don't see that happening for DYC, considering how simplistic it is, but it's very possible that LW can only go up from where I am.
If you liked DYC, you should try your hand at Pop. It's slightly more addictive than DYC; good fun.
Father_Brain
Banned
Crushed said:
Well, they couldn't be part of a backlog if they weren't finished.
That can't be anything other than a misinterpretation of whatever Nintendo actually said, considering that only about half that number of games have even been announced for the service.
I'm really enjoying LostWinds so far. I agree that it has a Knytt vibe, albeit much slower. I'll almost certainly pick up the next chapter when it comes out, but it makes me wish that much more that there would be an actual Knytt game for WiiWare >.>
I think those are just all the games that were previously assumed for May 12th, minus the ones we actually got.ivysaur12 said:
Just played about 15 mins of Lost Winds. So far it's ok. I definitely get why people are getting the Knytt vibe.
I've only bought maybe 5 games total on VC (2 unfortunately are on my friend's Wii so I can't get them) so I haven't spent that much money digitally. And seeing as how I don't have a 360 or PS3, I'm pretty new to this whole DLC thing altogether.
I've only bought maybe 5 games total on VC (2 unfortunately are on my friend's Wii so I can't get them) so I haven't spent that much money digitally. And seeing as how I don't have a 360 or PS3, I'm pretty new to this whole DLC thing altogether.
Overall the US launch is much, much stronger the Japanese launch it would seem. Also, yea, do not expect Nintendo to unleash such a deluge next week, I recall reading in one interview that NOA has intentionally holding back games in order to have the regular content thing going, they want to evade the post-launch drought the is currently effecting the Japanese Wiiware service.
A Link to the Past
Banned
Well, they should at least release a few games next week. Hell, I'm okay with it being limited to one game per week after THAT, but Pokémon Ranch, Toki Tori, and Dr. Mario should get releases ASAP.
European launch!Okay seriously... wtf makes WiiWare so awesome?
I just started (had to clean the fridge, thankfully I had a 2 G SD card, some files transfered so fast but Paper Mario took about 5 minutes :/) downloading and downloaded Defend Your Castle
How can something so simple be so much fun?
I played it for an hour straight and am STILL addicted, I didn't want to stop playing
I know Lost Winds is short, but I am also getting that game, my personal boycott of paid DLC has killed FFCC for me (to my dismay as I was SO excited about that game) but I have to say, if this is the start for WiiWare I can't wait for some future games (do do do... Dr. Mario... do do do >> << >>)
I just started (had to clean the fridge, thankfully I had a 2 G SD card, some files transfered so fast but Paper Mario took about 5 minutes :/) downloading and downloaded Defend Your Castle
How can something so simple be so much fun?
I played it for an hour straight and am STILL addicted, I didn't want to stop playing
I know Lost Winds is short, but I am also getting that game, my personal boycott of paid DLC has killed FFCC for me (to my dismay as I was SO excited about that game) but I have to say, if this is the start for WiiWare I can't wait for some future games (do do do... Dr. Mario... do do do >> << >>)
Azure Dream
Member
LostWinds is very, very good. I'm only about a half-hour in, but the charm, and natural motion of the game, swooping Toku around, the fact that so much of the world reacts to both light winds and full gust strikes (draw a gust upward across the woman holding the baby in the village), the game is a treat.
Defend Your Castle starts off very slow, but around stage 5 it starts showing off a bit more and picks up. I'm still not sure how I can beat the big bottle cap enemies without archers and having only a few mages. The difficulty really spikes when they're introduced, but I've only given it a single shot so far.
I'm surprised the animated gifs of the Pop trailer on the Nintendo Channel haven't started yet.
Defend Your Castle starts off very slow, but around stage 5 it starts showing off a bit more and picks up. I'm still not sure how I can beat the big bottle cap enemies without archers and having only a few mages. The difficulty really spikes when they're introduced, but I've only given it a single shot so far.
I'm surprised the animated gifs of the Pop trailer on the Nintendo Channel haven't started yet.
leroy hacker
Member
How many blocks does Pop take up? I couldn't find any mention in this thread.