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Fatal Frame / Project Zero: Maiden of Black Water |OT| Pokémon Snap U: After Dark
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mgs2master2
Banned
This happened to me as well. sucks man. Even when I restarted it did it two more times. It didnt start from scratch tho, it just picked up where the error left off.
Yup, but the trial, which was first, prompted an error, while pausing the second file's download.
I didn't know you could, I opened the file and all it showed me was to "delete" it.
bobbychalkers
Member
First impressions:
-Game looks great in some areas but some of the close up textures need work.
-I like that its not just jump scares left and right, there's some spooky ass subtle things thrown at you. I laughed when I noticed that the doll in sitting on the dresser faces you after you pick up the key in Drop 1.
-Motion controls are cool in theory but they are a bit too finicky for my liking. I'm sure others will play fine with it (especially since my TV sits higher than most people's) but I've already turned it off.
Picture:
I haven't played a Wii U game that tapped into its 4th duct-taped Gamecube since Bayonetta 2
-Game looks great in some areas but some of the close up textures need work.
-I like that its not just jump scares left and right, there's some spooky ass subtle things thrown at you. I laughed when I noticed that the doll in sitting on the dresser faces you after you pick up the key in Drop 1.
-Motion controls are cool in theory but they are a bit too finicky for my liking. I'm sure others will play fine with it (especially since my TV sits higher than most people's) but I've already turned it off.
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I haven't played a Wii U game that tapped into its 4th duct-taped Gamecube since Bayonetta 2
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
I got offered 140 for my LE preorder (crazy cause I've read the game is still available at some retailers? Although I dunno how legit they are with their stock allocation)... I think I'm about to cave in 
Dunno what I should do honestly, I'm more than a tad unsure on this one.
90 profit... I could get the game digitally (but I'd hate that) and still have 40 on top of it, dang I'm so tempted, I want the game but not as much as saying no to close to 100 for free.
My biggest fear is:
a) the game will likely reappear in stock down the road like the MM 3D LE and others and I'll feel like an idiot
b) a bit unlikely but maybe the price will skyrocket even more and go for double that in a few months
c) I say fuck it, open it with the intent of keeping it just to find out I find the game just average
Decisions...
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also a question, is preload available in EU for the trial?
are the trial's and retail's saves compatible with each other? ie. can I pick up from where I left off at the end of the trial with the disc version?
Dunno what I should do honestly, I'm more than a tad unsure on this one.
90 profit... I could get the game digitally (but I'd hate that) and still have 40 on top of it, dang I'm so tempted, I want the game but not as much as saying no to close to 100 for free.
My biggest fear is:
a) the game will likely reappear in stock down the road like the MM 3D LE and others and I'll feel like an idiot
b) a bit unlikely but maybe the price will skyrocket even more and go for double that in a few months
c) I say fuck it, open it with the intent of keeping it just to find out I find the game just average
Decisions...
edit:
also a question, is preload available in EU for the trial?
are the trial's and retail's saves compatible with each other? ie. can I pick up from where I left off at the end of the trial with the disc version?
Maybe there will be a reprint if Nintendo did sell a localized non-LE edition. Unless Temco decided to port the game to Steam, you can sell the game in the future in eBay.I got offered 140 for my LE preorder (crazy cause I've read the game is still available at some retailers? Although I dunno how legit they are with their stock allocation)... I think I'm about to cave in
90 profit... I could get the game digitally (but I'd hate that) and still have 40 on top of it, dang I'm so tempted, I want the game but not as much as saying no to close to 100 for free.
My biggest fear is:
a) the game will likely reappear in stock down the road like the MM 3D LE and others and I'll feel like an idiot
b) a bit unlikely but maybe the price will skyrocket even more and go for double that in a few months
c) I say fuck it, open it with the intent of keeping it just to find out I find the game just average
Decisions...
BaraSailey
Member
Played through the Prologue and Drop 1 so far and have really enjoyed it. It hasn't really gotten started yet, but I'm interested in the story and the game looks really nice overall. I also like using the Gamepad as the camera; it's a great use for it. My one issue so far is I keep forgetting to look at the WiiU screen when I use the camera and I'm not aiming at the circle targets on the ghosts. It's going to take me a little bit to get used to it, but I'm starting to get it.
Yes, as long as you haven't disabled that feature. If the power light turns amber about 10 to 15 seconds after you turn the Wii U off and stays amber for a significant amount of time, it's downloading. It'll turn red again when it's done downloading.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Is your Internet really finnckey right now?
Got sick of waiting for Nintendo to reveal the digital price in Australia so I preordered the LE. One of the poorer LEs I've seen, the only decent thing is the steelbook, don't really care for the postcards and poster and I don't really like those tiny art books, hardly a collectors item.
Fingers crossed the game is decent.
Fingers crossed the game is decent.
DICKS AHOY
Banned
Is the game available in stores in PAL regions at least? The high-ish reviews for this got me interested in giving it a whirl around Halloween.
Gaiaknight
Member
Alright now that its dark enough outside time to shut the lights off and finally play this game
Thanks, good to know. It ended up not mattering anyway because the whole thing downloaded in like 45 minutes. I was expecting it to take a lot longer given others' experiences.
Infernal Monkey
Member
There'll be a very limited (and very expensive) retail release in PAL regions. Depending on where you are, pre-orders might already be sold out though.
I'm surprised the run is actually a brisk pace. Cause running in the first three was like normal walk speed.
Colonel Mustard
Banned
I'm in to the second drop.
This is excellent! Wouldn't mind Wii ISO dumps of 4 and 2 on the eShop, Nintendo.
This is excellent! Wouldn't mind Wii ISO dumps of 4 and 2 on the eShop, Nintendo.
Didn't realize I was actually really enjoying this until I finished the second drop and found out that the prologue counted as an episode... Assumed there were be a third drop in the trial when they said 3 episodes in the trial... Either way the game is a mess but has enough good to make me want it, for a max of $30 CAD that is.
Time to restart the router.
Colonel Mustard
Banned
How is this a mess at all?
It plays like an old school survival horror game that relies more setting and theme than...whatever Resident Evil has become. The game seemingly accomplishes what it sets out to do.
Gaiaknight
Member
how is it a mess plays much better than fatal frame 4
kunonabi
Member
This doesn't play nearly as well Fatal Frame 4 did. If it weren't for the bugs FF4 would easily be the most polished and best playing game in the series.
It just does not feel polished to the standards of a $60 game. Everything about it seems uneven to me, some aspects are really well done and others are trash. Second Drop had framerate issues for me (Yoshi's Wooly World has bad framerate issues at times too though). Movement is a mess and there were times when walking into a wall (which wasn't even really a wall) caused the character to glitch out. Dodge doesn't work well (or maybe I just didn't figure it out). It feels like a PS2 game running at 720p with decent GamePad usage. There's a great atmosphere to it but that doesn't stop it from being mess. A rather enjoyable mess. Only played the trial can't comment on anything after the second drop.
kunonabi
Member
Let go of ZR right before it grabs you.
let go of ZR before it grabs your wrist
tkscz
Member
I finished the first part of the trial before coming to work (got some screens too). So far:
-The game has the classic survival horror feel (this is my first Fatal Frame). It's slow, ambient, and feels desolate enough that even areas you know are safe feel suspicious.
-The graphics have the same issues I felt Pikmin 3 had. The majority of the game is beautiful, dark, broken (in the right way), but some textures feel like they were made for the Wii and stretched for the WiiU without being made high def. The character models and clothes looks great, but the faces are so damn doll like
At quick glance I can mistake that for a real Japanese doll or robot, but her face is Disney perfect, even my girlfriend said she looks like a Japanese Ana.
-The controls need work, but aren't bad. At times, it feels like the right and left sticks are fighting each other. I try to turn around slowly, but sometimes, when moving the right along for the camera, she jumps back into her original position and sometimes she feels stuck. The quick turn is also good to have.
-I really enjoy the "combat" of the game. It's tense and exciting. I love when the ghost is on the run from you. Using the camera gets a little confusing outside of combat sometimes.
I haven't finished the demo due to time but from what I've played, I've enjoyed it enough to get the full game come extra money.
-The game has the classic survival horror feel (this is my first Fatal Frame). It's slow, ambient, and feels desolate enough that even areas you know are safe feel suspicious.
-The graphics have the same issues I felt Pikmin 3 had. The majority of the game is beautiful, dark, broken (in the right way), but some textures feel like they were made for the Wii and stretched for the WiiU without being made high def. The character models and clothes looks great, but the faces are so damn doll like
At quick glance I can mistake that for a real Japanese doll or robot, but her face is Disney perfect, even my girlfriend said she looks like a Japanese Ana.
-The controls need work, but aren't bad. At times, it feels like the right and left sticks are fighting each other. I try to turn around slowly, but sometimes, when moving the right along for the camera, she jumps back into her original position and sometimes she feels stuck. The quick turn is also good to have.
-I really enjoy the "combat" of the game. It's tense and exciting. I love when the ghost is on the run from you. Using the camera gets a little confusing outside of combat sometimes.
I haven't finished the demo due to time but from what I've played, I've enjoyed it enough to get the full game come extra money.
The download is really messing with my Wii U. First I started the download and tried to play Yoshi's Wooly World, but the game hung at the splash screen. Had to force shutdown, which corrupted the download. Then I try the download again and the system starts getting laggy. Hope the download goes by quick.
Also, $62 CAD. Going to have to hold off on the full game for a bit. Was planning on having friends over to play it, but we'll have to stick with the opening chapters for now.
Also, $62 CAD
. Going to have to hold off on the full game for a bit. Was planning on having friends over to play it, but we'll have to stick with the opening chapters for now.the timing window for all that stuff is really short so don't feel too bad
I really enjoyed the Ren chapters in my playthrough.
DAREALGUMMY
Member
Oh man, THIS. I kept trying to find a way to use inventory and was literally one hit away from dying. Luckily I killed the ghosts and still took like a minute or two to find out how to pull up items.
Gaiaknight
Member
except the wiimote controls were clunky as hell.
Nah. They weren't what I expected them to be, but they still worked better than what we had in the games before it.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Actually paying for this later today when I get off work.
I really doubt that this is the case here.
tkscz
Member
I can show you some screens. For the most part, it's mainly the floor textures and flora. The floor textures come right of RE4 on the gamecube and some plants and leafs look rough (trees are good though). Walls look good, most objects look good and the lighting is also good (if not a bit glitchy at some points). Think of it like Pikmin 3, everything looks good except the floor.
kunonabi
Member
No they weren't. The complaints about tilting the wiimote to aim the flashlight were always totally over blown. Using the analog stick for left/right movement and the wiimote to aim it up or down worked perfectly well. Everthing else controlled just as expected and infinitely smoother than what's going on with FFV.