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flagstaad on 27 August 2014
Mystro-Sama said:

It's in my backlog and my 360 is in my closet all packed up so I was thinking of getting it for the U since it's always connected. So can anyone tell me how it runs, looks, and whether it's a good game or not?

The game graphics are on par with all the other consoles, there are some framerates problems here and there, but nothing big. It includes the DLC on the disk, so that might compensate. It is a good port all around.



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baloofarsan on 27 August 2014
kekrot said:
This topic has gotten me more interested in the game. Saw it in a store yesterday but it was at full price so I'll keep looking for a decent price.

Btw who owns the rights to the game now that THQ is bankrupt?

Nordic Games.   http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_Games_(company)http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_Games_(company)

There may still be life in this franchise: http://www.gengame.net/2014/07/nordic-games-talks-about-the-future-of-darksiders-and-red-faction/

 

 

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Frogger on 27 August 2014
baloofarsan said:

This.

To me it is very much a continuation of "Zelda - E3 Tech Demo".

Every time I try to say that it IS "Zelda" purists come with a lot of arguments that it is not. To me it is a "dark", "mature", "gritty", "realistic", Zelda.

There are no "funny" side quests, no fishing, no quirkiness. Dungeons are very much Zelda, with "puzzles" that requires "Prince of Persia" wall-running. There are RPG elements in how you level up your gear and abilities. There is freedom as you can encounter bosses that are way above your current level, but you can still fight them. The NPCs are as stupid as ordinary Zelda NPCs: they stand around waiting for the "hero" to do all the work.

There may still be life in this franchise: http://www.gengame.net/2014/07/nordic-games-talks-about-the-future-of-darksiders-and-red-faction/

The user reviews are very good even the one that gives it a score of 6: http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/darksiders-ii


But it's not. It's a hack-n-slash, which Zelda very much isn't. Calling it an open world God of War/Devil May Cry is more accurate. It's Zelda in that it's "open world" and there are dungeons with items to solve puzzles in those dungeons, but mechanically it's very different.



baloofarsan on 27 August 2014
spemanig said:
baloofarsan said

To me it is very much a continuation of "Zelda - E3 Tech Demo".

Every time I try to say that it IS "Zelda" purists come with a lot of arguments that it is not. To me it is a "dark", "mature", "gritty", "realistic", Zelda.

But it's not. It's a hack-n-slash, which Zelda very much isn't. Calling it an open world God of War/Devil May Cry is more accurate. It's Zelda in that it's "open world" and there are dungeons with items to solve puzzles in those dungeons, but mechanically it's very different.

I understand and yet I don't. IMHO it feels like what I imagine a mature, gritty and realistic Zelda would be like. Myself I prefer the happy, colourful, quirky Zelda games. I respect that there are a lot of Zelda connoisseurs that can argue well for their vision of what Zelda is. I am just a happy amateur.



Frogger on 27 August 2014
baloofarsan said:

I understand and yet I don't. IMHO it feels like what I imagine a mature, gritty and realistic Zelda would be like. Myself I prefer the happy, colourful, quirky Zelda games. I respect that there are a lot of Zelda connoisseurs that can argue well for their vision of what Zelda is. I am just a happy amateur.


Tonally I get what you're saying, but gameplay mechanic wise, it's almost completely different.



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baloofarsan on 27 August 2014
spemanig said:
baloofarsan said

Tonally I get what you're saying, but gameplay mechanic wise, it's almost completely different.

Well I learnt  a new word today: tonally. At first I thought you misspellt "totally" LOL. Thanks



Frogger on 27 August 2014
baloofarsan said:


Well I learnt  a new word today: tonally. At first I thought you misspellt "totally" LOL. Thanks


I wasn't sure I even spelt it right lol so thankfully I did.



Mystro-Sama on 27 August 2014
spemanig said:
The best way to put it is that it's a melding pot of different games. It's like an open world, platformer, hack-n-slash, RPG...ish. It's Zelda-Prince of Persia-God of War-and any WRPG. That sounds awesome, but it's not as good any any of them. It's Zelda, but less the world is less interesting. It's Prince of Persia, but less precise. It's God of War, but less epic. It's still good, but no where near the some of it's parts.


Sounds like what GTA is doing by being the jack of all trades and master of none.



Frogger on 27 August 2014
Mystro-Sama said:

Sounds like what GTA is doing by being the jack of all trades and master of none.


Except that GTA does it better.



Kwaidd on 27 August 2014

Awesome game.  ran fine and I loved it.   farking boss battles are so darned good