Dcubed Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 That's a shame as surely this game would be perfectly suited to dual analogue controls? Still buying it regardless. Having played an early version of it, no it really wouldn't. It's way too fast paced. It's like playing Meteos with a d-pad or Sin & Punishment 2 with a CC/GCN controller.
Retro_Link Posted March 17, 2012 Author Posted March 17, 2012 I don't understand that?... Couldn't they just make the sensitivity of the second analogue stick fully adjustable i.e. very high. I'm sure I could slide that around faster than aiming with the stylus... no?
Gentleben Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 I've got 10,000 stars saved up again now. I think I'II blow 1,000 odd getting 8 packets of these cards.
Mike Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 I don't understand that?... Couldn't they just make the sensitivity of the second analogue stick fully adjustable i.e. very high. I'm sure I could slide that around faster than aiming with the stylus... no? I've tried aiming with the face buttons, and the speed turned up high, and really, it's still much easier to aim with the stylus.
Retro_Link Posted March 17, 2012 Author Posted March 17, 2012 Yeah but you have to move between the face buttons, where as I'd have thought the slider would be the fastest option of all... but anyways! Do we know whether the AR Cards have any purpose outside of just fighting one another for fun?
Mike Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 Scanning AR cards adds 'idols' (like the trophies in Smash Bros) to your vault, where you can read information about them. You can also take photos of the characters that pop out of AR cards, for use in e.g. Letterbox. They don't do anything deeper than that, though.
Hero-of-Time Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 Does anyone know which retailer, if any, will be dishing out the preorder cards? Both Amazon and Shopto don't seem to mention them. Anyone? Are the preorder packs just for the US?
canand Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 Anyone? Are the preorder packs just for the US? Yeah think so you get 6 AR cards with the game
-Dem0- Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 @Hero\-of\-Time I haven't heard anything on extra AR cards when you preorder. The only thing I know about the AR cards is that you get 6 cards when you purchase Uprising as standard.
Hero-of-Time Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 @Hero\-of\-Time I haven't heard anything on extra AR cards when you preorder. The only thing I know about the AR cards is that you get 6 cards when you purchase Uprising as standard. Well that sucks. I heard that the US get 24 extra cards from certain retailers. Are the KI anime episodes on the eshop yet? I've just had a look but couldn't find them....no surprise given the shoddy layout.
canand Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 Well that sucks. I heard that the US get 24 extra cards from certain retailers. Are the KI anime episodes on the eshop yet? I've just had a look but couldn't find them....no surprise given the shoddy layout. It's on NINTENDO Video app
bryanee Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 Just watched a video that was posted by some from neogaf, my god it looks amazing. He said the game just keeps on going and is filled with content. Huge spoilers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhs3lvgFguw
Burny Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 (edited) @bryanee Use spoiler tags! Another video posted on neogaf and another spoiler: The music.... Edit: This has to be one of the Nintendo games with the most voice acting, if those two videos are representative of the game. It might be even heavier on voice acting than Xenoblade. And contrary to my initial impressions of the voice acting from earlier trailers, I think I'm going to like it. Edited March 18, 2012 by Burny
Hero-of-Time Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 Reviews ahoy! IGN EGM=8.5 1UP=B+ Destructoid=5.0
Mike Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 The 5.0 from Destructoid is a joke. Yes, the controls are pretty terrible, but you do get used to them. They never stop being an issue, it's true, but only enough to dock a few points off a review score, not 5. The rest of the game is superb.
Hero-of-Time Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 The 5.0 from Destructoid is a joke. Yes, the controls are pretty terrible, but you do get used to them. They never stop being an issue, it's true, but only enough to dock a few points off a review score, not 5. The rest of the game is superb. Yeah, many on Gaf seem to be kicking off with it. Apparently he gave Mario Kart 7 the same score. My preorder is in now. I'm just a little worried that the box will get crushed when getting shipped out, especially as Shopto seem to just use the normal postal sleeves.
Dcubed Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 (edited) Honestly, I expected worse from these reviewers. Given that the game uses a non standard control scheme and the typical anti Nintendo bias that you see from these sites, I expected them to completely crucify the game no matter how good it was. I wonder if Nintendo paid some of these sites to hold back their typical bile? (Though they obviously forgot to send a check to Destructoid! ) Edited March 19, 2012 by Dcubed
Mike Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 Looks like more Japanese gamers are getting their hands on this - I just had my first online against real people rather than bots, and came a pretty respectable second then first place!
-Dem0- Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 (edited) oooo, sounds nice! BTW how many people were in the matches you've played? Nintendlife's review: http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/3ds/kid_icarus_uprising 9/10 Edited March 19, 2012 by -Dem0-
Dcubed Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 Looks like more Japanese gamers are getting their hands on this - I just had my first online against real people rather than bots, and came a pretty respectable second then first place! Good. Good. Here's hoping there are plenty of foes for me to fight! BTW, what kind of online options are there? Does it have the Communities feature from Mario Kart 7?
Mike Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 oooo, sounds nice! BTW how many people were in the matches you've played? I think the first one had one person and four bots, and the second had four people and one bot. BTW, what kind of online options are there? Does it have the Communities feature from Mario Kart 7? No community options, I'm afraid. Nintendo needs to pull their finger out and make it system-wide, IMO. They'd better do it with the Wii at least. As for other options, there's very little you can change when playing against strangers - obviously you can choose your weapon and powers, but not round length, rules or even stage. However, if you opt to play against friends, you can choose number of human player slots, stage, time limit, item drop frequency, cpu difficulty, and handicap.
Dcubed Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 No community options, I'm afraid. Nintendo needs to pull their finger out and make it system-wide, IMO. They'd better do it with the Wii at least. As for other options, there's very little you can change when playing against strangers - obviously you can choose your weapon and powers, but not round length, rules or even stage. However, if you opt to play against friends, you can choose number of human player slots, stage, time limit, item drop frequency, cpu difficulty, and handicap. So it's just like SSBB then? No options unless you're playing with friends? Ugh! How is it connection wise? Lag free or a lag fest like Brawl? (Or indeed somewhere in between perhaps? )
darksnowman Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 I watched a couple of videos of this over the weekend and the flying sections have an unexpected Star Fox vibe about them. K.I Uprising* wasn't on my radar but since watching that footage, I admit that it did look good. The IGN review showing NES graphics is a joke. *Thats Kid Icarus Uprising... I'd be all over Killer Instinct Uprising!
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