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the_dengle on 04 December 2014
d21lewis said:
the_dengle said:

Hmmm, Pikmin 3 is a really good answer. Although I don't think the way I used the GamePad most of the time necessitated its existance -- when using it as a map, tapping the touchscreen paused the game, so it's hardly different from having a 'map' button on the controller.

So I'm going to go with ZombiU. Still.


You HAVE to go back and play Pikmin 3!!  The reason the game pauses when you touch the map is that it's how you give out orders.

I had three different Pikmin groups doing three different things at once because of this.  You could tap a character and send their group to get fruit and have another character going after stray Pikmin while the third group explores the world.  They explain this but during my first playthrough, I overlooked it.  After a few hours, I figured it out and suddenly, Pikmin was a GotY contender!!

I know and did all of this. It would be no more difficult if the map was on the TV instead.



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d21lewis on 04 December 2014
the_dengle said:
d21lewis said:
the_dengle said:

Hmmm, Pikmin 3 is a really good answer. Although I don't think the way I used the GamePad most of the time necessitated its existance -- when using it as a map, tapping the touchscreen paused the game, so it's hardly different from having a 'map' button on the controller.

So I'm going to go with ZombiU. Still.


You HAVE to go back and play Pikmin 3!!  The reason the game pauses when you touch the map is that it's how you give out orders.

I had three different Pikmin groups doing three different things at once because of this.  You could tap a character and send their group to get fruit and have another character going after stray Pikmin while the third group explores the world.  They explain this but during my first playthrough, I overlooked it.  After a few hours, I figured it out and suddenly, Pikmin was a GotY contender!!

I know and did all of this. It would be no more difficult if the map was on the TV instead.

Oh well.  It made the game for me.  I was using Wii remotes and only used the pad for giving orders.  Thought it was friggin great.

 

Guess Im 



Skidmore on 04 December 2014

Rayman Legends -> Very very good demo of what to do with it, in a plataform game.

Art of Balance -> Using it to tightly place the pieces is such a delight, and that leves that you have to place the pieces really fast, impossible with a normal controller.



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the_dengle on 04 December 2014
d21lewis said:

Oh well.  It made the game for me.  I was using Wii remotes and only used the pad for giving orders.  Thought it was friggin great

It is great, I just think it would have been fully possible without the GamePad.



Soundwave on 04 December 2014

Zombi U probably.



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mysteryman on 04 December 2014

Nintendoland.

Asymmetric Multiplayer is excellent, it's a pity we haven't had enough games utilise it.

And where's the D&D?



gcube2000 on 04 December 2014

Pikmin 3 or Nintendo Land



Metallox on 04 December 2014

Pikmin 3 is the best answer for me. 

Normally I consider the traditional controllers the best option to play Pikmin, but they're slower compared to the Wiimotes. So here comes the solution: the touch screen. It's just incredible, it's fast and almost inmediate, not even mentioning that it's almost perfectly accurate. I love these controllers. Also, using the Gamepad is fundamental when playing Mission mode to distribute all the leaders, otherwise it would be very tedious to pause the game, move the right stick and select the area you want. The Gamepad simplifies a lot and makes the game quite more enjoyable.

I would say Pikmin 3 is the only game that would work perfectly only on Wii U. 

Aside from that title, I like how Arkham City simplifies gameplay as well, much better than pressing Select on the 360 version.



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