You are aware that Vitei, the developer of Steeldiver, has nothing to do with any of your wishes? Sub-Wars doesn't influence anything you listed there even remotely.
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Steel Diver: Sub Wars |OT| Deep Deep Down
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Wiz
Member
Tried the training and the first mission and...I really like this game. I'm eager to play more and will most likely buy the premium version.
What are the main benefits? Can you control speed with the right stick?
What are the main benefits? Can you control speed with the right stick?
AcademicSaucer
Member
Wiz
Member
nice. I'm going to need a cpp xl then. Cause while the controls weren't bad, I was struggling to control it at points.
Lol. IPS don't make good games. A 10 dollar sub game is cool. You can try it for free! You are being very dramatic here.
Shikamaru Ninja
任天å ã® å¿è
Imamura-san of EAD is definitely pandering to the Star Fox 64 crowd. Hopefully this game is good.
Unfortunately not...
Only has random matchmaking either Regionally or Worldwide. It also has a morse code chat room!
JimboJones
Member
It seems fun enough especially for a free portion. The 3D is really crap in it though, it doesn't add any depth at all just makes it look like the screen is further inside the 3DS.
mihon
Member
Its funny that you mention this, because the radar base boss from mission 3 instantly reminded me of Star Fox bosses. I wouldn't even be surprised if we got a "Great Fox Submarine" dlc or something like that.
Also, I bought the premium version and took a look at the premium, real-world ships. Fortunately, they don't seem to be broken or OP.
Data Elemental
Member
Unfortunately not...
Only has random matchmaking either Regionally or Worldwide. It also has a morse code chat room!
Just an idea: Maybe they don't allow playing with friends to prevent people from using morse chat to talk. As things are now, you get matched up with new random people all the time and the morse chat is too low bandwidth for too short of a time to be much of a risk.
Funny, I think it works pretty well.
Ehh... You can talk with random people in the game already, so I wouldn't see that as a reason.
Wiz
Member
Yeah, besides the obvious Peppy sighting, I'm getting all kinds of Star Fox vibes from this.
Shikamaru Ninja
任天å ã® å¿è
Unfortunately not...
Only has random matchmaking either Regionally or Worldwide. It also has a morse code chat room!
Jeeze, what's the point of the friends list.
It's barely used.
Wiz
Member
Yeah.
A F2P multiplayer focused Star Fox game with basic single player missions like 64 might be a great couse of action honestly. This game might even be a test for that.
JimboJones
Member
How though? It's still just essentially a 2D image. Their needs to be at least a shift in one of the images for the 3D effect to work.
Starwolf_UK
Member
So the whole Peppy cameo thing. I get the joke Nintendo was aiming for here. The Streetpass Mii plaza has a talking rabbit as a salesperson. That is what Peppy is referring to.
If you can see that the area is "sunken in" then there is a shift and the 3D effect is working.
It may not be impressive, but hey.
Black Door
Banned
This is going on the assumption that Big Boss Miyamoto hears the word "no" on a regular basis.
JimboJones
Member
I guess, the effect is like those cross eye pictures that use the same picture for the left and right and call it 3D.
Data Elemental
Member
That's just the difference. If Nintendo is worried about abuse, being able to chat for just a few lines with random people is safer, since you're unlikely to build up relationships with them (where "them" might read: "bad people you exchanged your FCs with online") and exchange contact information. Looking at what happened with Swapnote, that's just the scenario they're worried about after all.
Of course it's kind of funny that you get to communicate less with your friends than with random people, but there's a certain logic to it.
There's no shift at all? Odd. I guess my eyes played a trick on me then.
Edit: You're right. Huh.
UncleSporky
Member
Any impressions on the premium single player missions later on?
Missions 3, 5, 6 and 7 are all pretty much just getting to a boss base/sub/ship and blasting away at them, and Mission 4 has you typing up 20 words in morse code. If you're only interested in the single player I probably wouldn't recommend getting premium just for it, but they're fun enough supplements to the multiplayer mode.
It's intentionally slow and obtuse, since if you make a mistake and panic you take tons of damage. Cool-headed and steady is the way to play.
UncleSporky
Member
It seems like those old wireframe Battle Tank games in some ways, yes?
The multiplayer for this game is pretty rad.
It's a pretty awesome feeling when two battle damaged subs are squaring off against each other trying to get that final kill shot in.
Yeah it kinda does feel like underwater Battletank.
It's a pretty awesome feeling when two battle damaged subs are squaring off against each other trying to get that final kill shot in.
Yeah it kinda does feel like underwater Battletank.
PotionBleue
Member
Is there any other game you can communicate with Morse code in multiplayer mode?
UncleSporky
Member
I bet Nintendo's rationale is that when you have to type in Morse code you're less likely to be a huge asshole, maybe? It can be unmoderated just because it's a huge struggle to type anything. But it's still awesome.
I am imagining people sexting on there.
E-Y-G-U-R-L-stop-W-H-A-T-A-R-E-Y-O-U-W-E-A-R-I-N-G-stop
I am imagining people sexting on there.
E-Y-G-U-R-L-stop-W-H-A-T-A-R-E-Y-O-U-W-E-A-R-I-N-G-stop
Orniletter
Banned
God bless Iwata´s / Nintendo´s heart for their implemention of "F2P".
It is literally just a bigger than usual demo.
I hope they never change their "giving the customer high quality XXX" stance
It is literally just a bigger than usual demo.
I hope they never change their "giving the customer high quality XXX" stance
Definitely. A pretty fun multiplayer experience. Hopefully the online doesn't completely die in like a week.
UncleSporky
Member
Hell I hope other 3DS devs take note and do the same thing.
Imagine Renegade Kid making a Moon sequel that's a free online FPS with paid DLC.
Just what kind of game is this, anyway?
Orniletter
Banned
More in the " actually a worthwile "F2P" game than shitting on your customers from a high pedestal (like Dungeon Keeper iOS) sense.
Shikamaru Ninja
任天å ã® å¿è
OP should note;
It's an actual EAD Group No. 5 / Vitei game. From Takaya Imamura of EAD, the creator of Captain Falcon and Fox McCloud.
It's an actual EAD Group No. 5 / Vitei game. From Takaya Imamura of EAD, the creator of Captain Falcon and Fox McCloud.
Orniletter
Banned
I honestly don´t want it to become the norm on the eShop (like the grand majority of iOS games is now)....but a few high quality ones ?
Yes !
Yeah, doesn't seem to work right now. Seems like the servers craped out at some point.
Interceptor
Banned
They had good intentions with this game but it´s broken on so many levels. Calling this a f2p game is a shame. Unlocking major parts of the game for money only as well as better subs makes it just a demo and pay2win. I like the immersion of a sub in full 3d under water but whats the point of the periscope? you can´t even stay under water to see above the surface. Morse chat is a nice addition but only nintendo could add it as the only way to communicate. You have a mic and a cam in every defice. Just use it. Graphics are aweful. It´s confusing to see a first party nintendo title with such a lack of polish.
I've used the periscope to see if there are subs hiding around me. Easy to pop it up and look around quickly without turning the sub.
I can see where you are coming from with the F2P aspects... but it's an interesting first step for NIntendo, I think.
The morse code thing is pretty cool to me actually, I don't mind not having voice chat in this.
Astral/H3X
Member
Wait, I haven't heard anything about Moon, but I saw something about it in the Direct. Is it possible it's going to have multiplayer!? I'd love some multiplayer FPS ala Metroid to hit my 3DS, my hands burn with the need.
UncleSporky
Member
Oh I don't think it is, it's just an up-port of the DS game and might have a sequel eventually if it does well IIRC. Right now it's just going to be an episodically-released single player FPS.
Astral/H3X
Member
Nnnnnooooooo
Why can't we at least get a remake of Hunters? Just the multiplayer bit, mind you.