Throwaway123456789
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No embargo, no NDAs. They just didn't like me spoiling the game for you guys. It's all good.
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Kid Icarus Uprising |OT| On a Wing and a Prayer
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No embargo, no NDAs. They just didn't like me spoiling the game for you guys. It's all good.
Criminal Upper
Banned
Destructoid's Sterling review of Kid Icarus, is as expected, hilarious.
Phife Dawg
Member
That's different though since you use 3 fingers to operate making key presses easy and fast. Buttons are usually not designed to act as a dpad. Just compare the 3DS' dpad with its buttons, the buttons are more spaced out compared to the very compact dpad and the lack of the pad makes it a bit odd to operate. It has nothing to do with the input being digital.
At least that's why I don't like buttons for movement while also having no problems using RTZG-keys (yeah I'm strange like that
).IGN:
I'm definitely reluctant. Wish I could try the game out for myself beforehand.
And IGN are often one of the most forgiving sites.
I'm definitely reluctant. Wish I could try the game out for myself beforehand.
What's wrong with it?
Well you got some of us really hyped. So it was for the better =P
Will you be able to spoil anything else after a while?
I'm asking because I won't be able to get the game until a few weeks later here in Peru. So I'd like to know a little more to ease the pain of waiting.
Inferno313
Banned
Don't call me that.
Hah, amazing!
Funny, it took me much longer than a playthrough and longer than a week to get used to a six button fighter like street fighter when I first got my hands on it. Doesn't mean there is anything wrong with the control scheme. Doesn't mean its right either.
jesusraz
Member
For those wondering about control setups, here's the one that worked for me:
Circle Pad - moving the reticule
Face Buttons - moving Pit / dash-strafing
Up/Down D-Pad - scroll through special items
Left D-Pad - change to first-person view
Right D-Pad - use special item
L shoulder - realign the camera
R shoulder - shoot
Felt most comfortable for me in the end, mainly for the ground sections. The controls for the ground-based sections were my only real gripe, but they're not 'broken' like in early preview builds, which is why I didn't knock the game heavily. It got a 9/10 from me purely because the rest of Uprising is so damn fantastic, mixing Sin and Punishment with Zombie Panic in Wonderland / Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ (in my opinion).
EDIT: I should also mention that there is the option to turn off guide arrows on the ground, switch off homing shots, turn on an aim assist that guides the reticule automatically towards enemies in the Land Battle sections, and even an auto-fire function that fires whenever the reticule moves over an enemy.
Circle Pad - moving the reticule
Face Buttons - moving Pit / dash-strafing
Up/Down D-Pad - scroll through special items
Left D-Pad - change to first-person view
Right D-Pad - use special item
L shoulder - realign the camera
R shoulder - shoot
Felt most comfortable for me in the end, mainly for the ground sections. The controls for the ground-based sections were my only real gripe, but they're not 'broken' like in early preview builds, which is why I didn't knock the game heavily. It got a 9/10 from me purely because the rest of Uprising is so damn fantastic, mixing Sin and Punishment with Zombie Panic in Wonderland / Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ (in my opinion).
EDIT: I should also mention that there is the option to turn off guide arrows on the ground, switch off homing shots, turn on an aim assist that guides the reticule automatically towards enemies in the Land Battle sections, and even an auto-fire function that fires whenever the reticule moves over an enemy.
Nintendo is indeed being very strict with the embargo for this one, and rightly so!
GhostTrick
Banned
Throwaway123456789
Member
Is that really a surprise? I know some even read neogaf from the Japan offices (at least they did a few years ago).
We love you Yamauchi!!!
Yeah, well, they can't fault you if you accidentally slip and type out the game's entire plot and PM it to me. I mean, c'mon, it'd just be an accident. Whoops!
Also, are you from Cubed3? (I think that's the name of the site.) It was my first visit there and I liked the review. Interesting site, too.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Can you adjust the sensitivity of the reticule for faster crosshair movement?
We are being watched!
I'm sorry I wont ask for more spoilers.
Don't kill meee.
I think we sho
Oh, really?
*prepares himself*
HELLO, SUCKERS. NINTENDO V.S. CAPCOM, PLEASE. DO IT.
Oh, I hope the message arrives.
Eh, I guess? I just going to stop commenting on a game I haven't played yet.
jesusraz
Member
I am indeed - Adam Riley, Operations Director at your service *bows*
Haha
Thanks, glad you liked the review. Didn't want to get too bogged down in details, but still give a good feel of what to expect.
Yes, you can independently change the speed at which the reticule can be moved horizontally and vertically, as well as change how quickly or slowly the reticule stops moving after it's been flicked across the screen. This can be done for the Land Battle mode alone, the Air Battle alone, or both. So you can indeed tweak both modes separately! Customisation for the win, right?
As I said before, I didn't slate the game too much for the controls purely because there is room for adjusting things...it's just sad that many people that buy this won't bother and merely complain about the default setup being awkward.
El Pescado
Member
This sounds perfectly normal. What exactly are we worried about again?
The reviewers were whining about Snake Eater 3D's controls too and I've been playing that without the CPP and having a better time than I did with the HD collection too.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
I am indeed - Adam Riley, Operations Director at your service *bows*
Haha
Thanks, glad you liked the review. Didn't want to get too bogged down in details, but still give a good feel of what to expect.
Yes, you can independently change the speed at which the reticule can be moved horizontally and vertically, as well as change how quickly or slowly the reticule stops moving after it's been flicked across the screen. This can be done for the Land Battle mode alone, the Air Battle alone, or both. So you can indeed tweak both modes separately! Customisation for the win, right?
As I said before, I didn't slate the game too much for the controls purely because there is room for adjusting things...it's just sad that many people that buy this won't bother and merely complain about the default setup being awkward.
Welp, all my worries about the controls are dispelled. Now let's see level design.
ColonelSkills
Member
Can these two be reversed? I played Prime Hunters with the look mapped to the face buttons and the strafing/movement on the d-pad, and I'd totally be fine with that.
If not, no biggy, but it'd be my preference.
Diprosalic
Banned
this game is ..what? not what i expected but soooo goood so far. sakurai delivered.
*brofist*
It's a sad thing that we get no bonus... Although I'm trying to get a US pre-order copy with the code for KI 3D Classics <3
I hate you so much for being able to play this while I'll have to wait until next week or so ;_;
Definitely going to try that control scheme. I'm a little annoyed that we couldn't control the reticule with the circle pad pro... the technologies there, we KNOW they can do it (see lefties) but i'm not sure why they abstained from doing that. Oh well.
Diprosalic
Banned
i played for 3h straight and my arm/wrist is fine, control are very well done. must be SS all over again. either you get it or you don't.
I would really encourage everyone to give the default controls a fair shake. They may seem awkward at first, but it'll be worth your time in the end. It's so ironic that the controls are getting the most crap in reviews when, to me, they're amazingly revolutionary and intuitive.
(I do recommend the stand, by the way...)
(I do recommend the stand, by the way...)
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
Well, that pretty much seals the deal, I'm buying!So you CAN combine them!
StAidan
Member
Dang. I love me some Nintendo games, but I've been completely uninterested in this game all through the original announcement, promotional videos and features, up through most of last week.
And now the hype train is all "choo choo," and I'm totally jumping on board. I won't bother to preorder, but these soundtrack previews, gameplay impressions, and FoxHimself's videos have made this day one for me. I'll pick it up Friday on my lunch break.
And now the hype train is all "choo choo," and I'm totally jumping on board. I won't bother to preorder, but these soundtrack previews, gameplay impressions, and FoxHimself's videos have made this day one for me. I'll pick it up Friday on my lunch break.
It's funny how reviewers tend to exist in this bubble because they don't pay for their games, so they don't necessarily feel obligated to put genuine effort into learning a control scheme or mechanic. After dropping 40 bucks on a game, damn right I will put every ounce of work I can into getting the most out of my purchase. If I have to struggle for a few hours to get a much larger payoff, it's obviously worthwhile.
Welcome aboard.
Also, just preorder it, it can't be so hard... and you'll secure your copy.
People got hella hand cramps with Hunters. It was the biggest complaint about the game back in the day. I like the game and its control scheme, and I still think it was a reasonable complaint.
jesusraz
Member
Don't start that again. Do you know how much grief I got for asking Ono-san that question in Amsterdam? Even though I didn't ask THAT specifically, his response and my subsequent news post on it caused all SORTS of problems :/
Just like any game, once you grow fully accustomed to a particular set of controls, you can become adept at any game. It's the old PES classic controls vs. Wii point controls argument again. To answer your question, I had no problems...but that's not to say I didn't get my ar$e handed to me in multiplayer mode :/
I'm pretty sure it was to do with the development cycle more than leaving it out on purpose. Something about not being able to do the necessary changes at the last minute...I'm sure someone will correct me, though, if I'm wide of the mark here.
This is what you get in terms of control options:
Control Configuration
Step 1 - Choose how to move Pit (Circle Pad or ABXY)
Step 2 - Choose how to move the reticule (Touch Screen, D-Pad, Circle Pad)
Step 3 - The following six options can be switched around (L, R, four D-Pad directions): Align Camera, Attack, Select Powers (scrolling left), Select Powers (scrolling right), Change View, Use Power
Reticule / Camera
As mentioned in my previous post...but you can also invert the reticule movement either horiz or vert, or both at the same time, and the same goes for Pit's movements (on-screen arrows on the touch-screen show the changes to avoid any confusion)
More Controls
Mentioned in my previous post (i.e. the autofire, guide arrow, etc)
We live in a trade in credit, Gamefly world baby. You don't need to try if you don't want to ever again.
So you CAN combine them!
We get an APOCALYPTIC SCENARIO right there!
Nowgamer: 9.2/10
First 3DS game to get a score over 9 on this site, they love it.
First 3DS game to get a score over 9 on this site, they love it.
Seems good, though it could be a bit confusing at first, having to move with my right hand.
Is it stable or wobbly in that setup?So you CAN combine them!