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Zelda: Four Swords (3DS/DSi) |OT| Multi-player Zelda now with single-player, too!
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Stabby McSter
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have fun waitingSalsaShark said:
i'm assuming it'll be up around 3
Stabby McSter said:have fun waiting
i'm assuming it'll be up around 3
The Ambassador Games went up around 3:30/3:45 am (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=30548712&postcount=2883) , although I don't know if that means anything.
Keep in mind that this is not a 3DS game, but a DSiWare one.marc^o^ said:
Though the DS/DSi/XL could handle online and voice chat; so maybe there are other reasons (like the game in multiplayer is about timing and acting together; so a few seconds of lag could break a puzzle..or something).
Or maybe they just didn't wanted.
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And I don't know why so many waiting the US release at this hours. The Ambassador games were early probably because it was just Nintendo updating the accounts of the 3DS games (since it was all it was, no store front, no DSi players, no multiple people "purchasing" the games).
This one is an update to the actual store, that even DSi (aside 3DS) owners can get. Nintendo never updates the store at midnight or 5AM....so far at least. XD
Electivirus
Member
Aw, it's still not up here? ;-;
Allan Holdsworth
Member
Crap need to clean the fridge to fit this into the XL :/
Bluemercury
Member
its out in europe ? neat...
Nuclear Muffin
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fernoca said:Keep in mind that this is not a 3DS game, but a DSiWare one.
Though the DS/DSi/XL could handle online and voice chat; so maybe there are other reasons (like the game in multiplayer is about timing and acting together; so a few seconds of lag could break a puzzle..or something).
Or maybe they just didn't wanted.
Or maybe it's because IT'S FREE!!! (but seriously, the game does rely heavily on exact timing in many places. Much like NSMB Wii, it just wouldn't work well online)
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
kamorra said:
That wasn't a reward, just for the sake of hey, let's give something to all of our fans for supporting us through the years. That was damage control.
It was no different than Sony's damage control after the PSN debacle, or Microsoft's free Undertow when Live went down.
To be fair though, I've received free games from all three companies, and it's certainly nice when one of the big companies decides to loosen the purse strings a little, and throw us a bone.
I've never played Four Swords before, and am looking forward to checking it out.
Conrad Link
Member
Well I've been going through downloading it on my various systems.
Man..... can't believe how much nicer the DSi is just to hold than the 3DS is. And don't even get me started on how wonderful the XL's screen is compared to 3DS.
*sigh* I'm usually on Nintendo's side because they usually do that stuff so well, but the 3DS's 'feel' just doesn't do it for me.
I need a revision!
Plus its stupid that the game is smaller on the 3DS's screen because of the resolution (or whatever? its obviously a DSi game just running on 3DS as normal as apposed to something optimized) than it is on even the regular DSi's. Makes me just want to play on XL.
Man..... can't believe how much nicer the DSi is just to hold than the 3DS is. And don't even get me started on how wonderful the XL's screen is compared to 3DS.
*sigh* I'm usually on Nintendo's side because they usually do that stuff so well, but the 3DS's 'feel' just doesn't do it for me.
I need a revision!
Plus its stupid that the game is smaller on the 3DS's screen because of the resolution (or whatever? its obviously a DSi game just running on 3DS as normal as apposed to something optimized) than it is on even the regular DSi's. Makes me just want to play on XL.
radioheadrule83
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It's a DSi game man, we've always known that. Personally, I can't attest to DSi XL, but I enjoy holding the 3DS every bit as much as the regular DSi. In fact, I think its nicer - the build quality feels much classier / better.
It would have been nice if they could have hacked together a way of supporting the full resolution of the top 3DS screen... but I don't see that bothering me too much. I hope they have an ulterior motive for releasing this -- water testing or hype generating for a future four swords release for example.. maybe if it proves popular there'll be a dedicated 3DS iteration with online etc.
I'm looking forward to getting home and playing this though, the extras and single player are cool enough for me - such a nice freebie!
It would have been nice if they could have hacked together a way of supporting the full resolution of the top 3DS screen... but I don't see that bothering me too much. I hope they have an ulterior motive for releasing this -- water testing or hype generating for a future four swords release for example.. maybe if it proves popular there'll be a dedicated 3DS iteration with online etc.
I'm looking forward to getting home and playing this though, the extras and single player are cool enough for me - such a nice freebie!
Mockingbird
Member
you guys should not expect it till 9 pm pac.
Nuclear Muffin said:
really? SFIV works online, how can an adventure game need more accurate timing than that? Haven't played it, but being a zelda game won't it just be 'stand on a button at the same time' or 'flick a switch at the same time'? Game could easily internally adjust to give more leeway when playing online.
most likely it was just more complicated so they didn't bother.
I wish it had download play, as we only have one 3DS in the house, the others are 2 DS lites and a phat.
Conrad Link
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I've just never been a fan of the glossy type (not sure how else to explain it) plastic stuff the 3DS is made out of.
Plus the buttons on my system just suck, they're all stiff and the dpad isn't 'nice' to push. Maybe its just mine, I really wish I knew someone else with a system so I could compare. I'm always complaining about this and still don't know anyone else in RL with one.
Having said all that, one good thing in the fact that its a DSi game means I can cross play across my DSi, XL and 3DS so can play 3 player multiplayer! Just seems silly the 'better' system with the bigger (than DSi at least) screen has the smallest version of the game lol.
Plus the buttons on my system just suck, they're all stiff and the dpad isn't 'nice' to push. Maybe its just mine, I really wish I knew someone else with a system so I could compare. I'm always complaining about this and still don't know anyone else in RL with one.
Having said all that, one good thing in the fact that its a DSi game means I can cross play across my DSi, XL and 3DS so can play 3 player multiplayer! Just seems silly the 'better' system with the bigger (than DSi at least) screen has the smallest version of the game lol.
plagiarize
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i don't understand people looking a gift horse in the mouth. yes, it would have required significant reworking to the game to allow multiplayer over the internet (allowing for voice chat and more open timing windows). the puzzles, espescially with four players, go beyond 'all pull a lever at the same time', and many of them require relatively precise timing where each link has to use a unique item at the right time.mrklaw said:
they added single player mode. they added new dungeons. this was more than i think it was fair to expect from a completely free Zelda game. i'm really happy with it.
i hope you get to play four swords with four players to see what kind of chaos it creates, and what kind of co-operation it needs. i'm sure you'll agree that it's absolutely best played with everyone playing together in the same room.
You will get used to it eventually. But at first it's quite hard to get used to the controls (L/R to change character, Y to use object and X to call the second Link). To be honest, it isn't the most intuitive thing, but hey..Oxx said:
Also, one thing I'll suggest you is to not always have both Link together. When you need to tackle big enemies or bosses, have them separate (changing using L or R) and use the second link to take the attention from the enemy, then change back to the first Link and attack. When you are not controlling a Link, he doesn't take any damage. So yeah, use it to help yourself
It's about time I entered a thread which reflected my avatar... I didn't think this would be up on the European shop until Thursday.
I'm playing right now on my DSi, but also downloaded onto 3DS (Maybe I can play multi player on my own, lol.
I'm not sure why you can't play as all four links in single player, like in 4 Swords Adventures. Nevertheless, I'm really enjoying this so far.
I'm playing right now on my DSi, but also downloaded onto 3DS (Maybe I can play multi player on my own, lol.
I'm not sure why you can't play as all four links in single player, like in 4 Swords Adventures. Nevertheless, I'm really enjoying this so far.
Oxx said:
Single player here is mostly a hack. With this first boss, I already saw a pretty stupid side-effect.
In its second form, the flower throw nuts or something at you, but you need to switch from green Link to red Link, and the flower keeps targeting the Link you don't control. problem is, this Link is invincible, so the boss attack is useless. In the original game, this is truely harder because you need to play with your friend who is not invincible.
Eh... no it isn't a side-effect. They made the other player invincible so you can actually, you know, kill the boss. It's pretty neat. It takes a bit from the experience because you suddenly have an invencible Link, but otherwise they would have had to reworked all bosses. I think it's fine the way it is.Jackano said:
Anyway, does anybody know how to unlock the two extra doors on the sky world? I have finished everything, I got the 'Fin' (the end) title show up and everything, yet I can't access the other two rooms. What's the deal with that?...
Spectrum128
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finished the first level now but it takes me straight back to the beginning and not the map - all my rupees lost. Is that intentional - or am I missing something (probable lol). completed it a second time going for speed and it just spat me out at the start again. Hmmm.
Mockingbird
Member
Got it on my Japanese DSi. Now just waiting for it to be on the U.S. e-shop for my 3DS. I sure do hope the two versions will be compatible. Doubt it will though.