The Gunstringer to be Bundled With Fruit Ninja Kinect

[Areym]

d21lewis said:

Areym said:

smroadkill15 said:

 

Basically, Kinetic has tons of pontential but microsoft doesn't even know what to do with it. The gunstringer looks like a cool and we can all hope it sells, but my main beef is with Fruit Ninja.

I can't argiue with you.  There's nothing in The Gunstringer that can't be done with a Wii Remote--not even a Wii Motion Plus--I mean the original Wii Remote.  Fruit Ninja, too.  It's fun and ultra precise but it doesn't break new ground.  It's simple and addictive.  As for Kinect as a whole, I think it's a great device but it isn't for everybody.  I don't know if there will ever be a game like Final Fantasy or something for it.  It would be cool, but I don't think that's the goal of Kinect.

Since getting a Kinect in February this year, I became the proud owner of: Kinect Adventures, Dance Central, Your Shape Fitness Evolved, Child of Eden, Fruit Ninja Kinect, The Gunstringer, and Dance Central 2.  Before Kinect, I wouldn't even consider buying games like those.  I've never owned a fitness game or a dance game (Aside from Space Channel 5) my entire life!  But I broadened my horizons and I like them.  All of the games I named are well done.  Could they be done just as good or better on the Wii or PS Move?  Aside from Your Shape Fitness and the Dance Centrals, most definitely!!

With Kinect Adventures, I was jumping up over obstacles, ducking under swinging poles, swatting and kicking and dodging....and I decided it was a bit too much.  Yeah, it worked but damn.  I was going to destroy my carpet!!  Kinect works but I don't want all of its fucntions.  I'm happy with the pick up and play of Fruit Ninja and Gunstringer--not as showcases of what Kinect cand do.  I'm just happy with the games--same as I am with Splosion Man, Super Stardust HD, or Pac Man.  Your mileage may vary.

What I like most about Kinect is that it's a cool interface.  Today, I was watching Spiderman and His Amazing friends on Netflix.  I was laying on the floor. There was a part where there was a bunch of cameos of Marvel Heroes (this is a 1981 cartoon, btw).  I held my hand up, moved it to the left and the show rewound.  I got to the part where I wanted to see the characters and I said "Xbox, Pause" and it did.  Pretty cool.  $150 cool?  Of course not.  But I still think that's pretty awesome. 

Anyhoo, this post is a bit long.  I will say this:  I haven't bought a Wii game since House of the Dead 1/2 in July.  That was already an old game when I bought it.  Before that, Metroid Other M in 2010?  Nothing on the PS Move has enticed me.  I enjoyed Sports Champions, but since then, I haven't touched the peripheral.  I keep finding myself purchasing Kinect titles--and I keep finding myself actually playing them.  It's something I can't put my finger on.  Kinect isn't as precise or as hardcore as the Wii or Move and those devices can do a lot of what Kinect does--and they can do a lot of things that Kinect simply can't.......but I'm having a lot more fun with Kinect.

This shouldn't even be considered an argument really, I guess it got out of hand and it's great that you enjoy kinetic. The more people use, the more incentive for studios and developers to get onboard. I mean, what I would give to see a game like Heavy Rain on Kinect. It would be just perfect. The thing, I want to like kinetic, I do, but it would be an extremely expensive purchase (on my budget) to afford both a 360 AND Kinetic. So thats why I become so dissapointed when a game for kinetic comes out that doesn't wow me. I need that 3 or 4 games to come out where I jgo "holy shit, I must have this." But so far my list is at Dance Central 2. I guess I'm hoping for a bit too much, and kinetic is still relativily young. For those with a 360, Live and all their stuff setup, it's easier to get started.