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[B-Genius]

Can't fucking wait. Nice thread.

Bravo, sir. Bravo.

This is too darn cute. I wondered what the hell the OP's title was about, but then I saw that pic and melted in my seat.

 

[(._.)]

Video games will never be the same after this drops. Picking my copy up Sunday.

 

[MrDaravon]

Giant Bomb Quick Look 100% sold me on buying this immediately tomorrow morning, holy fuck I feel like I am the happiest I have ever been in my entire life just watching it :lol

 

[Amir0x]

I am going to argue that them being easy is the point. The games are meant to be easy enough to be beaten by just about anyone, but to have game play worth playing in that it appeals to not only a more casual fan base, but to the core gaming fan base as well. They are simple games that are just plain fun to try and run though them as fast as possible.


Also, if you really think the game is still to easy, there are a few things you can do to artificially make it more difficult. One is to play them without using any abilities, and anther is to play it in a Megaman 9 like "Pacifist" mode where you will not attack anything stopping you from progress (It seems though that it is impossible to play it without killing any normal enemy, since not only do most just jump right at you, many are standing right in the way of a path, and touching an enemy usually kills them)

Yes, you may argue that. I'm just arguing that's exactly the reason I generally don't like Kirby games. I don't want easy games, ever. They're boring and there is literally no reward for beating them. It feels pointless to even bother with them.

But in the case of Epic Yarn, even though it's ridiculously easy too, I just basically want to play the game for the visuals. And to annoy people in co-op.

But try collecting all the little treasures; then things get interesting. It's a series of play rooms, really. Simply running through the levels of a Kirby game without stopping to figure out how to acquire all the little trinkets is to miss the forest for the trees, I think.

Heh, that's actually worse than how easy everything is. Collectathoning is the worst gaming standard ever.

 

[Boney]

I'm only a fan of SuperStar, Adventure and Canvas Course. You should give the first 2 a spin bro.

 

[The Main Event]

I only found out this week that this was coming out tomorrow.

Can't. Freaking. Wait.

 

[Gravijah]

I'm only a fan of SuperStar, Adventure and Canvas Course. You should give the first 2 a spin bro.

No Air Ride? :O

 

[Peterthumpa]

I was thinking about baking a cake or some cookies before I fire up my copy. I want that warm, gooey smell in my house when I play this game.

:lol

 

[Boney]

No Air Ride? :O

Never even played it. Now I bid farewell.

 

[forknknife]

OMG the giantbomb quick look :lol :lol :lol
This is the best looking game I've seen in a long time, btw. Are the graphics made in 2D or 3D? I cannot tell!

 

[Regulus Tera]

Wait a minute, I don't remember Kirby ever wearing pants. How does he know what pants feel like?

 

[AniHawk]

Try the 242nd star in Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Who do you think you're talking to.

 

[Amir0x]

I'm only a fan of SuperStar, Adventure and Canvas Course. You should give the first 2 a spin bro.

I've played all of them.

Of those, I only like Canvas Curse. Canvas Curse was the first implementation of the touch screen I ever liked to boot. It's totally unlike any other Kirby game, though, which is probably the point :lol

 

[Nonoriri]

 

[Gravijah]

OMG the giantbomb quick look :lol :lol :lol
This is the best looking game I've seen in a long time, btw. Are the graphics made in 2D or 3D? I cannot tell!

they are made of yarn

 

[AniHawk]

I keep reading this as Epic Yam.

 

[dr_octagon]

Epic Yarn looks very cool, I hope they do a 3DS version along the lines of Canvas Curse.

 

[The Technomancer]

Wow, the Kirby hype is so infectious that Gametrailers actually bothered to reviewed it! (They never even reviewed Wario Land Shake.)

Is it just me, or now that Cassamasina has left IGN does GameTrailers have the best (and just about the only good) video voice over guy left? He's the only one I hear that seems even remotely professional.

 

[Man]

Spring!? Lol Nintendo.

 

[Scythesurge]

I keep reading this as Epic Yam.

A google search for "epic yam" brings up a good amount of hits for Kirby. :lol

 

[Raide]

Just watched the GiantBomb video. Damn this game looks super cute. Anyone get a weird Castlevania vibe from it with the platforming and whipping. Kirbyvania confirmed!

 

[m.i.s.]

Who do you think you're talking to.

Not you personally, I was responding to the "Then the difficulty ratchets up to I Hate You levels." in general. Which is what acquiring the 242nd star felt like.

 

[a Master Ninja]

Just watched the GiantBomb video.

Same. Cuteness overload. I'll probably play this with my girlfriend.

 

[AniHawk]

Not you personally, I was responding to the "Then the difficulty ratchets up to I Hate You levels." in general.

SMG2 ratchets up to "You Hate You" levels.

 

[Gravijah]

Purple coins stopped me from ever getting more than 100 stars in SMG. I hope SMG2 doesn't have many of those.

 

[AniHawk]

Purple coins stopped me from ever getting more than 100 stars in SMG. I hope SMG2 doesn't have many of those.

It has probably the one that everyone hates most, because it's tied to the motion control. Regardless, purple coins will be the least of your controller-throwing worries.

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

Giantbomb video was painful to listen to. :/

 

[nincompoop]

Purple coins stopped me from ever getting more than 100 stars in SMG. I hope SMG2 doesn't have many of those.

It has some, but they're much better than the purple coin "challenges" from SMG1. They require actual skill to collect this time instead of just being lame scavenger hunts.

 

[Gravijah]

It has probably the one that everyone hates most, because it's tied to the motion control.

Is it short? I can deal with redoing short things, but stuff like the purple coin challenges on the bee stage were ugh. Messing up accidentally and having to do it all over again. So disheartening.

 

[AniHawk]

Is it short? I can deal with redoing short things, but stuff like the purple coin challenges on the bee stage were ugh. Messing up accidentally and having to do it all over again. So disheartening.

Eh, two of them are basically straight shots, no going back, and you can always kill Mario if you know you won't have enough.

 

[Penguin]

Does anyone know if anyone/anywhere is selling this early in NYC?

 

[seady]

Toys R Us is having a promotion on this game next week (starting tomorrow). $10 giftcard + free Strategy Guide with purchase of the game.

 

[sfried]

Toys R Us is having a promotion on this game next week (starting tomorrow). $10 giftcard + free Strategy Guide with purchase of the game.

Can somebody direct me to the website which says this? I'm heading there this very moment for their Buy 2 Get 1 Free and this pops up.

 

[Anasui Kishibe]

just another game to buy and slap on the top of the backlog pile. Going for 22, for chrissake

and layton in one week...jesus

 

[Pseudo_Sam]

That GB Quicklook was incredible.

 

[BishopLamont]

Wait a minute, I don't remember Kirby ever wearing pants. How does he know what pants feel like?

He feels it from the inside after he sucks it in.

 

[DancingJesus]

This game melts my cold black heart.

Is there any deals going on out there?

 

[Gravijah]

Toys R Us is having a promotion on this game next week (starting tomorrow). $10 giftcard + free Strategy Guide with purchase of the game.

strategy guide for this game? why can't they do that with say... DRAGON QUEST IX OR SOMETHING?!

 

[Relix]

This... I don't know. Seems too childish for me :lol Sorry, had to say it. Will probably get it for Co Op but none of my buddies will surely want to play it. Add to it that Kirby games are EASY... well... =/

 

[Bending_Unit_22]

Is it just me, or now that Cassamasina has left IGN does GameTrailers have the best (and just about the only good) video voice over guy left? He's the only one I hear that seems even remotely professional.

Agreed. Oh and for the thread, can't wait, looks amazing, love Kirby (save for 3 and Superstar), etc. It only sucks that "Super Tough Pink Puff" doesn't work anymore. Epic something Pink Yarn, I don't know.

 

[TheLastCandle]

Loved the quick look.

"LOOK AT HIS HAPPY DANCE!"
"NNNNGGGGHHHHHHHH!"

:lol

 

[The Technomancer]

argh....I've...already spent almost a hundred bucks on DS games this fall. Must....hold out for holidays.....so.......cute!

 

[Weenerz]

Giant Bomb quick look was great, they really were able to demo the great parts of this game. Didn't need to be sold on buying a Nintendo game, but they double sold me.

 

[(._.)]

Toys R Us is having a promotion on this game next week (starting tomorrow). $10 giftcard + free Strategy Guide with purchase of the game.

I would if I had a Toys-R-Us near me.

 

[DancingJesus]

I would if I had a Toys-R-Us near me.

It's funny. The mention of that just brought back a great memory of picking up Kirby Super Star as a kid with my brother at Toys R Us. Roughly fifteen years later, looks like I'll be reliving that moment.

 

[lupinko]

I guess I can use the store credit I was saving for the 3DS for this on Sunday then. :lol

kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!@!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

[Blizzard]

Can somebody direct me to the website which says this? I'm heading there this very moment for their Buy 2 Get 1 Free and this pops up.

Yeah, I was going to use a $20 Amazon credit from Metroid Other M, but apparently Amazon.com doesn't sell this particular game...so the new Donkey Kong won out instead. I might go for Toys R Us tomorrow if anyone has info on the deal, though. (I'm guessing a strategy guide may not be necessary for a Kirby game, even though I <3 Kirby )

 

[Dan]

Yeah, I was going to use a $20 Amazon credit from Metroid Other M, but apparently Amazon.com doesn't sell this particular game...so the new Donkey Kong won out instead. I might go for Toys R Us tomorrow if anyone has info on the deal, though. (I'm guessing a strategy guide may not be necessary for a Kirby game, even though I <3 Kirby )

Not sure what you're seeing but Amazon is most definitely selling Epic Yarn.

 

[Gowans]

That GB Quicklook was incredible.

Yup, I'm in now.

Right whens this out in the UK?

 

[Oxx]

Yup, I'm in now.

Right whens this out in the UK?

Q1 2011.

So, probably no earlier than March.