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iclim4 on 14 August 2009
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Games like Fallout 3 and Grand Theft Auto IV have been praised for their emergent narratives, putting players in open-ended worlds where they are free to pursue their own agendas. Resort offers an even more sophisticated example of gameplay as narrative.

There are no accent-twinged monologues nor is there a spiderweb of side quests, instead there is a record of all the interactive events you've done in the game and an ability to pull back to a god's-eye view point to see how it all fits together. Instead of pre-planned quest lines or wrought performances from voice actors, the drama is self-determined. You created your own set of objectives within the rules of the game world, you came up with a strategy for accomplishing them, and you're given a frame of reference to wallow in the after-effects. It's not literature crammed into a hidden locker, nor cinema draped across a linear corridor crawl; it's pure game narrative.


I stopped reading...
I like the Wii as much as the next guy, but this is too much..




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bazmeistergen on 14 August 2009
digitalentourage said:
Better than Halo
Is that something to strive for? Being better than a mundane FPS?

It's a collection of mini games, nothing more. It's awesome at what it does though, just don't start talking about this like it's one of Nintendo's best games, it's just shovel ware from a legendary developer.


Shovelware? Yes, it's just like a load of pumped out Disney licences.

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thekitchensink on 14 August 2009
digitalentourage said:
Better than Halo
Is that something to strive for? Being better than a mundane FPS?

It's a collection of mini games, nothing more. It's awesome at what it does though, just don't start talking about this like it's one of Nintendo's best games, it's just shovel ware from a legendary developer.

If you'd played it, you'd know just how wrong you are.  Wii Sports Resort is one of the best games I've played in a long time.



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radioioRobert on 14 August 2009
digitalentourage said:
Better than Halo
Is that something to strive for? Being better than a mundane FPS?

It's a collection of mini games, nothing more. It's awesome at what it does though, just don't start talking about this like it's one of Nintendo's best games, it's just shovel ware from a legendary developer.


Though you may think of Halo 3 as a mundane shooter, the overall gaming community does not, as represented by the 10 million sold.

And while Wii sports resort IS a collection of mini games, it's ridiculous to call it shovelware. It is a AAA title, and is a game that can move Nintendo's new casual market to upscale to more core games. With the exception of puzzle solving, most of the mechanics of a Zelda game are here, exploring, shooting arrows, sword fighting. This is not only a great game itself, but it uses the Wii Sports environment to teach players skills that they would need to enjoy more core experiences. There are skills taught here to casual gamers they could use in a WaveRace game, a flight game, a lightsaber game. And though most games are easy enough for the casual player, there is great difficulty for a core gamer to enjoy as well (level 18 swordfighting anyone?)

Tying everything together with the island is no accident, this is a phenomenal example of a bridge title to help turn new "casual" gamers into gamers.  



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Destroyer_of_knights on 14 August 2009

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sirroman on 14 August 2009
radioioRobert said:
digitalentourage said:
Better than Halo
Is that something to strive for? Being better than a mundane FPS?

It's a collection of mini games, nothing more. It's awesome at what it does though, just don't start talking about this like it's one of Nintendo's best games, it's just shovel ware from a legendary developer.


Though you may think of Halo 3 as a mundane shooter, the overall gaming community does not, as represented by the 10 million sold.

And while Wii sports resort IS a collection of mini games, it's ridiculous to call it shovelware. It is a AAA title, and is a game that can move Nintendo's new casual market to upscale to more core games. With the exception of puzzle solving, most of the mechanics of a Zelda game are here, exploring, shooting arrows, sword fighting. This is not only a great game itself, but it uses the Wii Sports environment to teach players skills that they would need to enjoy more core experiences. There are skills taught here to casual gamers they could use in a WaveRace game, a flight game, a lightsaber game. And though most games are easy enough for the casual player, there is great difficulty for a core gamer to enjoy as well (level 18 swordfighting anyone?)

Tying everything together with the island is no accident, this is a phenomenal example of a bridge title to help turn new "casual" gamers into gamers.

I wish I had this game, nobody can review a game without playing it.



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Mr Khan on 14 August 2009

That was really quite an eloquent expression of what makes Wii Sports Resort so much better than it's predecessor, that sense of living that's in there.



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Manos on 14 August 2009

Better than halo? Haha.



MasterZack on 14 August 2009

"better than Halo"

Im sure they are talking about Halo 3, not the first one.



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digitalentourage on 14 August 2009

The first one was shovel ware too, why do you expect the new one to be any better? You could of got a game with more depth than wii sports resort has from a cereal box in the 90s.

Doesn't mean it's bad, I don't see why people jump to the extreme, it's great at what it does, but don't over look what it is. It's the Mario Party mini games, but not as good, and with the actual game part removed.