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The Official MADWORLD Thread of No Means Yes and Yes Means A--wesome!
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EmCeeGramr
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Haunted said:
slaughterking
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http://www.instantrimshot.com/Haunted said:
TouchMyBox
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slaughterking said:
That doesn't sound like something I want to click.
slaughterking
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Thats because your dirty mind reads the url wrong. D:TouchMyBox said:
Haunted said:
Well, I still am. I love the developer but the gameplay doesn't look appealing to me at all and the senseless violence (which is what I'm seeing here- and, believe me, I usually don't have a problem with violence provided I see a reason) is a huge turnoff. It really does look exactly like what I always pictured the mainstream seeing when they accuse gaming of being nothing more than adolescent male fantasies. Nothing about that IGN walkthrough changed my mind either.
In fact, pretty much the only reason I've been keeping an eye on it is the developer. Viewtiful Joe was one of my favorite games of the last generation and I've yet to see a bad Clover game.
(Although I didn't really like God Hand)
rollingstart
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ThePeacemaker02 said:
hope it's in tomorrow and not wednesday
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
ThePeacemaker02 said:
Crazy solid review. I was expecting high 8's, and not to break the 9 (not that the sub-digits matter).
BrodiemanTTR
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Oh Christ, the video review sold me. I'm buying this game. It's done, they got me.
Cow Mengde
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Can someone make me a Crazy Mean Baby Madworld? Don't make it avatar size. I might have other uses for it.
FormallyFamicom
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traveler said:
On the IGN Wii podcast, Bozon and Matt have said that several publishers are watching the sales of this game, and if it bombs you can pretty much expect no more like it on Wii.
Famicom said:
Well, I don't see why that would compel someone not planning on buying the game to get it. If I'm not buying it, clearly I don't think I'll enjoy it and, by extension, games like it. In other words, if I don't care about Madworld existing on the Wii, I don't really want more games like it, now do I?
FormallyFamicom
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traveler said:
I think they're speaking more towards the rental/Netflix crowd with that comment (I still see your point; I don't personally subscribe to the "you are part of the problem" deal).
goldenticket
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preordered it over the weekend
don't want to watch the video review due to spoilers but what did they gave it?
Edit never mind i saw the subject of the other thread
don't want to watch the video review due to spoilers but what did they gave it?
Edit never mind i saw the subject of the other thread
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Famicom said:
Then we're screwed. I'd love to see MadWorld take the Wii market by storm and have a killer launch world wide, and while I've got my copy safely pre-ordered, I just have this inkling feeling it's going to do average at best in the sales department.
CoolS said:
But I would argue this is not a "mature" title. It's got content suitable only for mature audiences, sure, but I've yet to see actual maturity in it, both in terms of gameplay and story/aesthetics. This isn't a dark tale that justifies its content through its themes or narratives nor is it a game with mechanics simple, yet refined in their execution to the point of sublimity like Galaxy or deep in their potential like CoH- it's a beat-em-up. As Edge said in that article posted about the game awhile back, it's perhaps the most "casual hardcore" game on the Wii. (And, once again, just to add a disclaimer- I could totally be wrong about all this; I've just yet to see anything that convinces me otherwise)
All this is to say- not buying Madworld isn't a conscientious vote on my part against "maturity" on the Wii, it's simply a vote against what I see in Madworld. I'm saying "this isn't what I'm looking for when I say I want to see "hardcore" alternatives to the various training simulators, casual titles, etc. on the Wii" and nothing more.
there are a lot of third party games on my wii hit list this year, so i'm pretty-sure i'm excluding myself from the "problem group".CoolS said:
i think this is going to sell fine, but:
a) it's unlikely to be a blockbuster due to content
b) ign begging doesn't really help, does it?
c) i don't think anything i've seen of the actual game suggests to me that it's funny in the way that evil dead is funny. (i'd love to be wrong, really).
<mandatory compliant about 3d action games still not having camera controls figured out goes here>
also: what traveler is saying, generally.
1. Story is actually fairly deep (written by Matsuno, the guy behind Final Fantasy Tactics and Vagrant Story's plot), and the violence is explained and motivated to an extent. I suggest you read: http://blogs.ign.com/SEGA_MadWorld/2009/03/04/114151/traveler said:
2. There's depth in the combo system, trying to rack up the points. It's not super-deep, but it isn't a straight-forward beat-em-up either.
Who fucking cares about supporting this game because of what people want on the Wii?
The game speaks for itself. I don't think I have to convince anybody of why they should support this game when the game is so strong on its own merits. If you aren't interested in this game by now, something is wrong with you!
The game speaks for itself. I don't think I have to convince anybody of why they should support this game when the game is so strong on its own merits. If you aren't interested in this game by now, something is wrong with you!
I'm tired of this too. I don't really care about what platforms games are released on, I like the games themselves.ZealousD said:
The "part of the problem" mentality is very silly as is the "now there's no excuse" thing that goes on when a game goes down in price. Buying a game you think you'll like or not buying it because you're not interested is the best excuse ever instead of focusing on how it will affect future support or the developers of said product. This is entertainment, your money, your free time.
It's nice to see a good effort being rewarded with good reception and of course it's ok to care about the other side of business but it's all just so overblown these days.
Having a market leader on console sales without the usual software support a market leader gets made things worse imo. But again, I don't really care. When everyone gets the game we'll be talking about it regardless of the industry impact it will or won't cause.ZealousD said:
i have this great system:
i buy games i want to play at a price that i figure is reasonable for the amount of awesome contained within.
this sends a clear financially-based message that i'm willing to buy said game variety at said price (on said platform).
i also like to complain on gaf a lot.
i buy games i want to play at a price that i figure is reasonable for the amount of awesome contained within.
this sends a clear financially-based message that i'm willing to buy said game variety at said price (on said platform).
i also like to complain on gaf a lot.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Don't know if its been posted, but Official Nintendo Magazine gave MadWorld 85%, stating;
+ Top-notch presentation
+ All-out arcade action
+ Laugh out loud funny
+ Fantastic character design
- Gets repetitive quickly
+ Top-notch presentation
+ All-out arcade action
+ Laugh out loud funny
+ Fantastic character design
- Gets repetitive quickly
Frencherman
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EatChildren said:
Yeah, the negative point bothers me a bit. 5-6 hour and repetitive quickly? Not a good combination if you ask me :/