JPHiP Forum

General => Akihabara => Video Games => Topic started by: Asmodai on February 11, 2008, 06:32:14 PM

Title: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Asmodai on February 11, 2008, 06:32:14 PM
I looks like I'll have some time to play video games next weekend. I want to pick up something new for my Wii to help it justify itself.

I've narrowed down my options to a number of top contenders. I'm interested in what other people's opinions are.
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Dj-B13 on February 11, 2008, 06:40:50 PM
I would say Mario Galaxy  :)
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: mini*wheat on February 11, 2008, 06:51:15 PM
DEFINITELY Super Mario Galaxy.
It's an excellent game and definitely one of the most fun ones I've played for the wii.
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: chokkan 2 on February 11, 2008, 07:00:20 PM
yep, I think Super Mario Galaxy is a must-have too ~






..... even though I don't even have Wii :P
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Guchi_Jnr on February 11, 2008, 07:06:06 PM
Where's the option for Wii Fit (http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/rfnj/index.html)??
(I shit you not, it's HUGELY POPULAR here (http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/7144/youcrazyfy2.gif) )
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: meowchi on February 11, 2008, 07:18:04 PM
That's all kids games man! How about Resident Evil 4?!

RESIDENT EVIL 4, if you feel like a raw, adult game ( I can't stand Mario games now, I probably I outgrew them). That said, if you like rocket launchers, crazy villager people, being on suspense while you play, stuff being blown up and feeling like a badass; this game is for you. Storyline, graphics, controls, gameplay and even the SOUND is top notch. You're not doing yourself any good if you own a Wii, and DON'T own this game.

After you beat the core game, there's also plenty of extras. Two "expansion packs"; Seperate Ways and Assignment Ado, along with a movie mode, and Mercenaries (the time-killing non-stop shooter). You'll have plenty of fun with the extras, I guarantee that. Plus, beating these extras unlocks more things like costumes, not to mention the CORE GAME ITSELF demands a reply in my eyes.

This game has been ported from system to system (including PC), so that should tell you something about the demands of this game. The Wii controls puts you in the action. BUY THIS GAME! With a $30 price tag, you can't go wrong with it!

Check out the awards it got:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_Evil_4#Awards_and_recognition
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Tuffty on February 11, 2008, 07:41:47 PM
I don't even have a Wii and I say Mario Galaxy. :lol: But Prime 3 looks great too.
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Asmodai on February 11, 2008, 10:04:46 PM
Where's the option for Wii Fit (http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/rfnj/index.html)??
(I shit you not, it's HUGELY POPULAR here (http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/7144/youcrazyfy2.gif) )

That's not out here yet.

I already have Resident Evil 4, though it never grabbed me for some reason.
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: winner on February 11, 2008, 10:08:37 PM
Voted mario galaxy. since that's what I chose.  :P

And cos it's weird to have a nintendo console with no mario! XD
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Reanimation on February 11, 2008, 10:13:52 PM
for a mature game, no more heroes is your choice.
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: JTRIX on February 11, 2008, 10:36:27 PM
It's between Super Mario Galaxy or No More Heroes.
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: SomethingWild on February 11, 2008, 11:17:45 PM
Difficult question.

I'm one of the few who was kinda disappointed with Mario Galaxy. The camera view is annoying, some elements seemed kinda childish, controls weren't accurate enough for my taste (but that might be the case with all the wii games, which if you're used to playing on a wii shouldn't be a big issue probably). However, you can see that they spend a lot of time on this game and it'll entertain you for quite some time.. plus the resale value will be good in any case  :lol:

Mario Strikers Charged is very boring, I wouldn't recommend it. There's some cool elements in it, but the whole game is highly repetitive. Even when playing with friends it gets boring pretty soon.

I haven't played the other games in your list, so I can't comment on those.

Actually, now that I think of it, I would recommend Super Paper Mario. I had much more fun playing this than Galaxy.
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: meowchi on February 11, 2008, 11:27:40 PM
Difficult question.

" Oh, Barry! "

(http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/2652/barry34cc3cuh9.jpg)
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Shin Asuka on February 11, 2008, 11:47:11 PM
Difficult question.

I'm one of the few who was kinda disappointed with Mario Galaxy. The camera view is annoying, some elements seemed kinda childish, controls weren't accurate enough for my taste (but that might be the case with all the wii games, which if you're used to playing on a wii shouldn't be a big issue probably). However, you can see that they spend a lot of time on this game and it'll entertain you for quite some time.. plus the resale value will be good in any case  :lol:


I thought I was the only one to think Galaxy wasn't all that great. I personally think it was a polished form of Sunshine or 64 with a few extras things included and excluded. The one thing that irked me the most was the fact that most of the game was linear, hence no free-roaming around the level. It would've been nice if we could fly on our own without preset path star trails. But what's been made can't be changed -_-

Oh yes, I would suggest Metroid Prime 3
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Asmodai on February 14, 2008, 12:28:26 AM
I ended up picking up No More Heroes today. I'll try to borrow Mario Galaxy from a friend who has it.

Thanks for the advice all!
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: meowchi on February 15, 2008, 08:41:59 AM
I'm not leaving this thread till you beat Resident Evil 4. And if you think I'm kidding; yeah- that's what this guy thought.

(http://www.roningamedeveloper.com/Reviews/ResidentEvil4_SS03.jpg)
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Mugen on February 15, 2008, 09:38:45 AM
lol meow likes RE4??


Umbrella Chronicles is good too. gives u a quick summary of all the RE games.
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: winner on February 15, 2008, 12:35:19 PM
I ended up picking up No More Heroes today. I'll try to borrow Mario Galaxy from a friend who has it.

Thanks for the advice all!

Literally put your hands together! :w00t:
So how is NMH so far?  O0
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Asmodai on February 15, 2008, 06:54:16 PM
Pretty fun. I had to do a report last night, so I only played the intro part.

It's fast paced, good voice acting, nice modern art graphics and it uses the Wiimote pretty well. I'll post more fulsome impressions when I get a chance to play it some more.

@Meowchi: I suppose I should go and give it another try. I feel guilty about buying games and not playing them anyway.
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: meowchi on February 16, 2008, 03:45:49 PM
@Meowchi: I suppose I should go and give it another try. I feel guilty about buying games and not playing them anyway.

(http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/8020/92515620050812screen009ha6.jpg)
(http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/8646/residentevil431ef72uq8.jpg)
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Mugen on February 16, 2008, 11:08:01 PM
no more heroes got delyaed in canada because of the damn french manual getting translated...dam frenchies!
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Asmodai on February 17, 2008, 07:03:23 AM
I always throw out the French manual anyway. It seems silly to include when (a) 95% of the population in Ontario can speak English and (b) the entire game is English-only.

Are there really lots of French people who buy English-language games but complain because they can't read the manual?
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: eglue on February 17, 2008, 07:19:55 AM
you HAVE to get mario galaxy. its really good. you wont regret it.
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Asmodai on February 17, 2008, 07:21:39 AM
Yeah, I may once I finish NMH, and maybe RE4 if I can get back to it. (I'm about 1/3 through Zelda, I should play that again sometime.) I just have very little time for video games lately.
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: eglue on February 17, 2008, 07:26:21 AM
im right there with you. i havent finished zelda or re4 either. i barely have time for video games and there's always a new game that i wanna play. the last game i started playin was mass effect. i dunno if im gonna finish it either. i really wanna finish all of them. oh..and FFXII too.
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Asmodai on February 17, 2008, 07:28:55 AM
I only played FFXII for about a half-hour before quitting. It did absolutely nothing to grab me. The last games I played through were CoD4 and Crysis for the PC.
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: meowchi on February 17, 2008, 10:30:48 PM
(http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/3885/wallpaperresidentevil40dk6.th.jpg) (http://img180.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wallpaperresidentevil40dk6.jpg)(http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/7655/residentevil43941c0lw7.jpg)
(http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/8207/00012bae3cij0.jpg)

Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Sev on February 18, 2008, 01:21:22 AM
Lol @ meowchi. You sure knows how to pimp a game don't ya? :D

I think getting NMH was a good call. Galaxy is just one of those games you eventually will play, and you'll love, coz it's how it works. I myself are looking to play more Wii games, mainly coz i've been totally stuck with my 360 lately and my Wii needs to be dusted off a bit. From what you say Asmo, NMH seems interesting, and I've been wanting to try it since the first time I heard of it. Please give us more yummy details as you play, i need motivation to stay up all night, being a dick at work, for a game. :D

Though of course, I really should play through RE4 (Yes meow i know, i should've played through it ages ago) on the Wii since I just got a couple of hours with it on the GC and it is without a doubt one helluva game (not good enough to make me post lots of caps tho).

/me stares at meow
You RE fangirl! ;)
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: winner on February 18, 2008, 11:59:01 AM
I'm also stuck in the middle of some games that I really want to finish. Like RE4 (up to chapter 5-1) and Mass Effect (finished all sidequests possible before starting main quest. And just when the main quest opened up new spots). And a lot of good games I just don't have time to play...  :cry:

The next big Wii game should be Mario Kart. I never liked the original, and didn't play the sequel/s. But I want to give it a try. (unless Final Fantasy 4 on DS comes out before that, of course. Then I'll go full-time reminiscing :inlove:)
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: meowchi on February 18, 2008, 08:28:44 PM
(http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/8507/1177881165f7apr4.jpg)
(http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/4703/re4ashley162a22tj4.jpg)
(http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/3338/residentevil4ftrss1215erb1.jpg)
(http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/8049/residentevil42004081802lm5.jpg)

What can I say? I'm a resident evil fangirl! I think I get it from my aunt (I watched her beat the 1st resident evil when I was like... 11)

What parts are you guys stuck on in RE4?
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Mugen on February 19, 2008, 02:12:03 AM
I always throw out the French manual anyway. It seems silly to include when (a) 95% of the population in Ontario can speak English and (b) the entire game is English-only.

Are there really lots of French people who buy English-language games but complain because they can't read the manual?

yea, never liked it too. whats the point of doing that when they could jsut release it later with the french manual instead of jeopardizing the whole canadian gaming population. maybe ill try and get it when i cross over to the border this weekend


What parts are you guys stuck on in RE4?

at the farm in the village lol

i hate it u cant walk and shoot at the same time. i always have to run to a corner and let them come to me cuz i dont wanna get ambushed from behind lol
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: meowchi on February 19, 2008, 06:23:24 AM
at the farm in the village lol

At the farm in the village, what in the world; isn't that like 7 minutes into the game? :O

Yeah it would've been cool to walk an shoot at the same time, but than again, it wouldn't be as scary. I think part of the suspense factor in the game is being in danger of getting attacked from any direction...

Oh, and if you play Resident Evil during the day with light, aw you aren't giving yourself the liberty of experience the true Resident Evil experience, which is playing at night with no lights on, and the volume notched up!
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Sev on February 19, 2008, 12:47:43 PM
That is indeed like 7mins into the game  :D, but that's we're i'm at aswell (in the Wii version). It's too scary! You gotta be patient meow maew yaow, RE4 so scary it needs to be played with caution. I usually stand completly still with the back against a wall, listening to the creepy sounds, ready to bust some heads. Shit, i really feel like playing some now that i think of it.
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: winner on February 19, 2008, 01:38:23 PM
I totally remember the first time I did the village square area (before the farm) with room lights off.

I was literally running circles outside and hitting walls, like a chicken with my head chopped off. :banghead:
I took most of them out and was thinking "hey, this isn't so hard!!" :jerk:
Then the SECOND wave came in...  :shocked:
I had no bullets and low health so I tried to find the exit...  :angry: which i did...  :w00t:
...met the chainsaw guy  XD guarding the exit door, LOCKED :rofl:
(you guys should be able to guess what happened 2 seconds after :shakeit:).

Think i did everything the programmers scripted me to do in that area, perfect run!  :lol:

Might get some time to finish it this weekend, cos it's my BD and I've already applied for 2 days leave! (= 4 days of gaming time)

^Asmodai
Back to Wii'ing, check out the interviews on how they got their ideas. It's a nice read. And might swerve your next buy!

SSBB:
http://us.wii.com/soft_ssbb.jsp

Wii Fit:
http://us.wii.com/soft_wiifit.jsp
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Asmodai on February 19, 2008, 03:24:04 PM
SSBB and Wii Fit (if it ever comes out) are both on my 'buy on release day' list already. :)
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Mugen on February 19, 2008, 06:54:41 PM
at the farm in the village lol

At the farm in the village, what in the world; isn't that like 7 minutes into the game? :O


yea thats because i cant collect all the necklaces or w/e to open the huge door going to the next area  XD
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: meowchi on February 19, 2008, 11:09:30 PM
YEAH, the village part was pretty fun! The A.I is tricky as heck, especially the chainsaw dude; but that guys just the tip of the frosting, cause there's these one tyrant like creatures... that, uh, well I don't wanna spoil it for you guys.

There's a lot more cool stuff later on in the game!

at the farm in the village lol

At the farm in the village, what in the world; isn't that like 7 minutes into the game? :O


yea thats because i cant collect all the necklaces or w/e to open the huge door going to the next area  XD

What- no you don't need to collect all those blue things to go to the next area, that's only if you want to get a special gun...
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Sev on February 20, 2008, 12:32:05 AM
Wii fit looks kinda fun. I think i'd like to try it before I buy it and I dunno when it'll be released here or how much it's gonna cost. It'll probably be a rip off and it wouldn't surprise me (too lazy to check) if it's out in North America in a month or so, Australia a week after and Europe Q3 2010. :( And it's not like i can buy it from Canada either since they region code Wii games. Them fuckers.

@ meow: You should make us a RE4 walkthrough. Actually i think i demand it. :D It's too scary for me to even take one more step innit. Not unless i have a solid guide to fall back on. And that's where you come in! Das right, it's time for you to step up. XD
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: StreakInTheSky on February 20, 2008, 01:05:03 AM
all this re4 talk makes me want to get the game...

I haven't even beat code veronica on the ps2 yet(got killed by a boss a couple hours without saving and was just so pissed off I never wanted to play again) XD

I loved the series though.
I have seen someone play it before though and looks fun as hell. :lol:

But i haven't really played much video games lately... and when it comes to wii games I'm only like an hour into Metroid Prime and haven't beat Super Mario Galaxy yet.
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Reanimation on February 20, 2008, 01:14:47 AM
meowchi, have you finished ada's assignment yet after beating the game? ada is so awesome.  :drool: finding the vials were pretty easy too. :yep:

what was even scarier was those vicious dogs in the garden.
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Mugen on February 20, 2008, 05:28:29 AM


What- no you don't need to collect all those blue things to go to the next area, that's only if you want to get a special gun...

wat? really? LOL


im so stuck on Veronica, im at the boss fight with the tyrant or nemesis like guy on the plane. i ran out of ammo and i cant push him out off the plane -.-
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: pikapikapika on February 20, 2008, 03:40:21 PM
Haha, they made that boss harder in the later versions of the game, I think it's more a battle of survival and you have to hit him with the crate a few times no matter how much you shoot him now.
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: meowchi on February 21, 2008, 07:31:26 PM
[youtube=425,350]Fem1-cYdh9k[/youtube]

Leon finds his hidden talent!
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: StreakInTheSky on February 22, 2008, 05:56:59 AM
:lol: yeah... to get the embedded yt vids to work you have to take off the url and just leave the vids id thing in the end
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: meowchi on February 22, 2008, 10:14:04 AM
^ wait you guys can't see it? i can see it just fine...
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: chokkan 2 on February 22, 2008, 10:17:40 AM
no .......  hmmm .........


YAY Post 2323 ~~~~~
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Asmodai on February 26, 2008, 03:27:34 PM
I'd recommend GHIII. I've had a ton of fun with it.
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: eglue on March 04, 2008, 03:28:46 AM
so did you finally get a game or are you just waiting on smash bros?
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Asmodai on March 04, 2008, 08:18:20 AM
so did you finally get a game or are you just waiting on smash bros?

I picked up NMH, about 20% into it. I've already pre-ordered Smash Bros.
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Slack on March 04, 2008, 09:21:35 AM
Just got my wii a couple weeks ago.  I want to get No More Heroes and Smash Bros. for sure, but finals are in two weeks. :sweatdrop:

Okami looks like a winner too.  (to be released in the middle of next month) I never really heard much about it when it was first released on the PS2, but the videos I've seen are just freakin' awesome.  The gameplay looks like it's a total match for the wiimote, but I guess since the wii wasn't out yet when it was released, they had to go with the PS2.
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: SomethingWild on March 04, 2008, 10:12:12 AM
^Okami is one of the best games ever. My problem with the wii has always been that the controls aren't accurate enough for my tastes. That's why I'm not sure how good Okami will work on the wii.. but it should be cool nonetheless.
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: eglue on March 04, 2008, 05:00:32 PM
Okami looks like a winner too.  (to be released in the middle of next month) I never really heard much about it when it was first released on the PS2, but the videos I've seen are just freakin' awesome.  The gameplay looks like it's a total match for the wiimote, but I guess since the wii wasn't out yet when it was released, they had to go with the PS2.
okami has been delayed for about an extra 3 weeks. its coming out in midapril now. i wanted to get it too. bummer huh? oh well...it gives us more time to play smash bros brawl. haha.

http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6187105.html
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: gutsack on May 03, 2008, 03:49:38 AM
No More Heroes  :otomerika: :otomerika: :otomerika: best choice

ALSO

Twilight Princess
The House of the Dead 2&3 Return
Guilty Gear Accent Core
NiGHTS Journey of Dreams
Mario Galaxy
Super Monkeyball Banana Blitz
RE4
Smash Bros.
Mario Kart
Ghost Squad
Sonic and the Secret Rings

Boom Blox and Castle Shikigami III (May releases)

plus Virtual Console

Sin & Punishment
Kirby's Adventure
Legend of the Mystical Ninja
StarTropics
River City Ransom
Super Metroid
any Zelda
Splatterhouse
F-Zero
Harvest Moon
Sonic 1, 2, and 3
Mario
Wave Race

more more

old topic I KNOW
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Asmodai on May 03, 2008, 06:14:43 AM
I picked up Okami and Mario Kart yesterday. Mario Kart seems only OK. I haven't had a chance to try out Okami yet.
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Slack on May 03, 2008, 09:16:18 PM
Been playing Okami for the last couple weeks, and damn is it good.  Yes, there are some occasional control issues with brush stroke recognition and the timing of the motion-controls, but I've never been really frustrated with them.  Aside from that, the only minor niggle I had was that the opening exposition cinematics take a good while before you're actually running around and fighting.  I guess this is why this version has a "skip movie" button, which I heard was missing in the original.

The real treat to me has been all the freedom you're given to move around, and the colorful little details sprinkled throughout the game world.  Seeing all the amazing character designs and art style combined with some stylish twists on familiar Japanese mythology and folk tales is a real treat.

Yes, there are some real similarities to the Zelda games, and the designers have said they were inspired and influenced by them.  But I'd say that Okami is less puzzle-oriented than the Zelda games, and more exploration-oriented.

Btw, there's a somewhat apologetic promotion from Capcom (http://www.capcom.com/artredemption/) to have them send you one of three new box art inserts to replace the IGN watermarked one the game shipped with.  I haven't decided which one I want yet.
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Blu-Cherri on May 04, 2008, 01:34:34 AM
As a social game i highly recommend monkey ball(the single player bits cool too but the multiplayer part is the best part of the game)
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: Asmodai on May 04, 2008, 07:44:04 AM
Thanks for the heads up on the inserts Slack! Ordered mine.
Title: Re: Which Wii Game Should I Get Next?
Post by: SomethingWild on May 04, 2008, 11:30:58 AM
I guess this is why this version has a "skip movie" button, which I heard was missing in the original.

True. I spend 15-20 minutes watching the intro movie  :lol:

However, if you completed the story mode once, you do get a 'skip movie' button.