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so i'm kind of tired of hearing there are no good third-party wii u games, when in fact there are... tho not, admittedly, in the numbers anyone would like. but the same criticisms were made about the n64, which had lackluster third-party support but a vibrant second-party slate of releases (back when the label "rareware" was worth something)... i think wii u will end up being like the n64 in that regard: a lot of stuff not playable elsewhere with great second party support and a few third-party gems (aside from the yearly lego and just dance titles).

so, in the interest of dispelling this narrative, i thought i would make a thread asking what you think are the best third party titles (exclusive or not) on the wii u, as well as what the best second-party titles are... here are some of mine (with my personal favorite in bold):

 

third-party:

rayman legends (designed for gamepad, definitive edition)

monster hunter 3 ultimate (some of the best online on a nintendo system)

scribblenauts unlimited/scribblenauts unmasked (nintendo exclusive, great for gamepad)

deus ex: human revolution (just a good title overall, tho not as good as its cult-classic predecessor)

zombiu (inventive gameplay, great use of gamepad)

 

second-party:

wonderful 101 (great use of gamepad, possibly the most unique game so far of this console generation)

bayonetta/bayonetta 2 (two of the best action games ever, the former being technically the definitive edition of the original)

hyrule warriors (repetitive but addictive, like the best beat-em-ups)

(coming soon)

devil's third

project treasure

the inevitable zelda musou follow-up (it's poised to outperform every musou title in recent memory)



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Bayonetta 2 is my favorite out of all of them. ZombiU is amazing. Wonderful 101 is really good. I've heard great things about Monster Hunter and Deus Ex. :)



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Third party: Rayman Legends.

Clever level design, great use of the Gamepad, tons of variety, fantastic visuals and music.

 

Second party: Bayonetta 2

The most insane, brilliant, and downright entertaining action game I have ever played.



OP gets my seal of disapproval by claiming that Deus Ex: HR is "is just a good title overall".

OT: Deus Ex: HR (this best version of a brilliant game is really a lost cause with Nintendo fans...) and Bayonetta 2 of course.



okr said:
OP gets my seal of disapproval by claiming that Deus Ex: HR is "is just a good title overall".

OT: Deus Ex: HR (this best version of a brilliant game is really a lost cause with Nintendo fans...) and Bayonetta 2 of course.

let me clarify the emphasis

my statement was not: just a good game overall...

it was: just a good game overall...

compared to the original, it's not revolutionary, but it's a terrific game, i agree.



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Fair enough.



3rd party Zombi U hadn't had this much fun with a survival horror since the original Resident Evil

2nd party Hyrule Warriors - I know it is a simple hack and slash but I keep playing it ... damn OCD and 100% a game

I will say I have several games I haven't even started yet AC3, one of the Arkham games, Dues Ex, Bayonetta, Mass Effect 3, and several others.



Bayonetta 2. There's simply nothing so energetic, fast and fun than this on the system.



My bet with The_Liquid_Laser: I think the Switch won't surpass the PS2 as the best selling system of all time. If it does, I'll play a game of a list that The_Liquid_Laser will provide, I will have to play it for 50 hours or complete it, whatever comes first. 

Rayman Legends, respectively Bayo 2!  Both games are simply too much fun, specially Legends!



                
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