are there enough wii titles available now to make wii a worthy purchase?

[The Ghost of RubangB]

Mazty said:

Kenryoku_Maxis said:

Mazty said:

Galaxy is a platformer, which I didn't mention as a genre, but it's a really good platfomer though essentially not what the O's mate was asking for. Muramasa vs God of War 3, or heck, even Dante's Inferno, it looses hands down. That's the thing, the wii really doesn't lead any gaming genre other than platforming with Mario Galaxy, hence if you are into FPS' and action games, it's not the right console for you.

Why does one game have to be 'better' than another?  Muramasa can still be just as good of a game as God of War 3.  I'm sure some people like it more than God of War 3.  There's no stone slab out there that says God of War 3 is better than all the Wii action games out there.  And if all there is to support that claim is things like 'presentation' and 'graphics', it only supports that point further.  One systems AAA game doesn't make another systems game automatically inferior.  Its just like all those people trying to say FFXIII is automatically the end all of JRPGs this gen just because its the most hyped and seemingly the most 'AAA'.  Its not.

Long story short, Muramasa is still one of the best gamesa on the Wii and a fantastic game.  And one he might enjoy if he played it.

Let's just take a step backward for a moment.

Games can be judged in several ways, the most prominant two ways are what is fun and technical merit. On the latter point, the Wii will fall down to the HD consoles almost every time. Does this really mean anything? Surely a game can look retro and still be enjoyable? Sure, but there are a few vital things that specs handle, such as graphics & AI. Graphics can help a game be more immersive, and AI makes a game a challenge. Without immersion or a challenge, the game is pretty pointless.

Muramasa does not appeal to the same crowd as God Of War or Dante's Inferno - it's 2D for crying out loud.It may be a great game ON THE WII, but you have to compare it to everything else on the market to value it's worth. If you are after a hack n'slash, there are games out there that will provide more of a challenge, good graphics, better AI and so on. If you are after a less hardcore experience, I'm sure Muramasa fills the spot, but from the sounds of the OP, it seems like his buddy is wondering if there are hardcore games on the wii, and in short, there are very, very few, and all are almost entirely out done by their HD console counterparts.

Hey you can't knock a game just for being 2-D.  You can't honestly believe all 3-D Sonic games are better than all 2-D Sonic games.

And the Wii actually leads in several genres other than platforming.  In fact, the Wii leads in the majority of genres.  You just don't like any of those genres.  The Wii has the best IR games, motion games, balance games, party games, exercise games, tilting games, puzzle games, drinking games, and singing games, and if Natal and Move have anything to do with it, those genres are about to explode on the PS3 and 360 as well.  But the Wii also has the best 2-D platformers, 3-D platformers, ultra-violent blood-tastic games like Manhunt 2, MadWorld, and No More Heroes 2, and the most sexually ambiguous comedy games like Muscle March and Captain Rainbow.  It absolutely has something for everybody.  It also has the most classic games, the most retro revivals (Blaster Master, Punch-Out!!, Excite Bike, Dr. Mario, Bomberman, Tetris, Contra, Castlevania, Gradius, etc.), and the most games for girls.  Girls are half the planet.

Not everybody likes God of War anyway.  Personally, I don't really like the controls in most third-person hack-and-slash games, I think Kratos is too boring and emo, and I despise QTEs.  I preferred the controls and characters of Muramasa, and I think it had some of the most beautiful artwork I've ever seen in a video game.