11th June 2013, 6:58 PM
You mean didn't have a traditional conference.
Yeah, it was a good Nintendo Direct video, mostly full of games I want to play. I can kind of see why they didn't do a full briefing -- it was only 45 minutes long after all, which is short, and there was only one new announcement (DKCR:TF) -- but I hope those return next year. Regardless, it was a good video.
As for the games, I'm still really, really hoping that Wind Waker HD adds in those two missing dungeons. It's great to hear that it'll be having some additions, including faster sailing speed options and Miiverse notes and such, but I'm really hoping for that big one; it'd make it much more worth buying even for those who played the original.
Also, DKCR: Tropical Freeze looks great. The first DKCR was one of the best 2d/2.5d platformers of its generation, so it's good to see a second game; I was hoping for more. I really like that the underwater levels are back, too, and Dixie returning is great too; it's been too long with almost-all-male casts in Nintendo platformers. This E3 finally broke that with DKCR and Mario 3D World.
On that note, yes, I am very happy that Nintendo has FINALLY ditched that incredibly stupid "two Toads (and not even Toadette!)" setup the NSMB games used, in favor of the more obvious "Peach is playable" one that this game has. Less sexism in Nintendo's games this E3; that's nice. I'm not going to hope for similar in Zelda, though... though it'd be great. As for the game, it looks like more Mario 3D Land. I haven't played much of the first one ,but I hope that the levels are a bit longer this time; they seemed Mario 3-short in the original, which isn't a design I like. The game looks great though, with 3D Land/Galaxy looks. I really want to play it. The cat suits are ridiculously cute, as well... :)
On that note, it wasn't in this Nintendo Direct, but Sonic: Lost Worlds looks fantastic! Or at least, fantastic for a Sonic game. It looks pretty good, certainly. Sure, some elements of 3D Sonic people dislike are there, but it's got variety, good-looking design, and more. I love how the game references back to some fairly obscure Sonic history; for instance, in the three levels of the E3 demo, the first one is in a floating round world that most people called Mario Galaxy inspired (and it surely was), but it also -- and this has got to be intentional, I even heard the name mentioned in one gameplay video -- evokes the cancelled Sonic X-Treme. Go watch some of the gameplay videos of that game, and you'll see what I mean... it had rounded worlds, and some of the platforming in that stage looks like a faster, next-gen version of something STRAIGHT out of those X-Treme videos. And then the third level in that demo is in a hexagonal beehive setting, and essentially looks exactly like a fast, next-gen version of the Knuckles Chaotix bonus stages (you know, the good part of the game). Pretty awesome.
Anyway, returning to the Direct, the new X trailer looked great. I definitely am quite interested. SSB... well, it looks like SSB. It's too bad that it's a 2014 game, but ah well... at least DK and Mario 3D World are 2013, so they have some stuff. And Mega Man is great to see. I hope that Sonic returns as well, though not Snake; no Wii U Metal Gear, no Snake in SSB, I think. I was also interested by the inclusion of the Wii Fit instructor; that's the first new female character added to SSB since Melee, so it's great to see one. Her intro video was pretty entertaining too. It may seem like an odd choice, but Wii Fit is one of Nintendo's best selling games, and it is finally a new female character in SSB, so I think it's a good inclusion. As for the Animal Crossing guy, I imagine that like the Pokemon Trainer, it'll be male only. Only so many female characters allowed, or something.
As for Mario Kart, yes, it looks great. Mario Kart is a consistently great series, and that one certainly looks to continue the tradition. Hovercars, in Mario Kart? Given how much I love futuristic racing, that sounds like a pretty good idea to me! :)
Yeah, it was a good Nintendo Direct video, mostly full of games I want to play. I can kind of see why they didn't do a full briefing -- it was only 45 minutes long after all, which is short, and there was only one new announcement (DKCR:TF) -- but I hope those return next year. Regardless, it was a good video.
As for the games, I'm still really, really hoping that Wind Waker HD adds in those two missing dungeons. It's great to hear that it'll be having some additions, including faster sailing speed options and Miiverse notes and such, but I'm really hoping for that big one; it'd make it much more worth buying even for those who played the original.
Also, DKCR: Tropical Freeze looks great. The first DKCR was one of the best 2d/2.5d platformers of its generation, so it's good to see a second game; I was hoping for more. I really like that the underwater levels are back, too, and Dixie returning is great too; it's been too long with almost-all-male casts in Nintendo platformers. This E3 finally broke that with DKCR and Mario 3D World.
On that note, yes, I am very happy that Nintendo has FINALLY ditched that incredibly stupid "two Toads (and not even Toadette!)" setup the NSMB games used, in favor of the more obvious "Peach is playable" one that this game has. Less sexism in Nintendo's games this E3; that's nice. I'm not going to hope for similar in Zelda, though... though it'd be great. As for the game, it looks like more Mario 3D Land. I haven't played much of the first one ,but I hope that the levels are a bit longer this time; they seemed Mario 3-short in the original, which isn't a design I like. The game looks great though, with 3D Land/Galaxy looks. I really want to play it. The cat suits are ridiculously cute, as well... :)
On that note, it wasn't in this Nintendo Direct, but Sonic: Lost Worlds looks fantastic! Or at least, fantastic for a Sonic game. It looks pretty good, certainly. Sure, some elements of 3D Sonic people dislike are there, but it's got variety, good-looking design, and more. I love how the game references back to some fairly obscure Sonic history; for instance, in the three levels of the E3 demo, the first one is in a floating round world that most people called Mario Galaxy inspired (and it surely was), but it also -- and this has got to be intentional, I even heard the name mentioned in one gameplay video -- evokes the cancelled Sonic X-Treme. Go watch some of the gameplay videos of that game, and you'll see what I mean... it had rounded worlds, and some of the platforming in that stage looks like a faster, next-gen version of something STRAIGHT out of those X-Treme videos. And then the third level in that demo is in a hexagonal beehive setting, and essentially looks exactly like a fast, next-gen version of the Knuckles Chaotix bonus stages (you know, the good part of the game). Pretty awesome.
Anyway, returning to the Direct, the new X trailer looked great. I definitely am quite interested. SSB... well, it looks like SSB. It's too bad that it's a 2014 game, but ah well... at least DK and Mario 3D World are 2013, so they have some stuff. And Mega Man is great to see. I hope that Sonic returns as well, though not Snake; no Wii U Metal Gear, no Snake in SSB, I think. I was also interested by the inclusion of the Wii Fit instructor; that's the first new female character added to SSB since Melee, so it's great to see one. Her intro video was pretty entertaining too. It may seem like an odd choice, but Wii Fit is one of Nintendo's best selling games, and it is finally a new female character in SSB, so I think it's a good inclusion. As for the Animal Crossing guy, I imagine that like the Pokemon Trainer, it'll be male only. Only so many female characters allowed, or something.
As for Mario Kart, yes, it looks great. Mario Kart is a consistently great series, and that one certainly looks to continue the tradition. Hovercars, in Mario Kart? Given how much I love futuristic racing, that sounds like a pretty good idea to me! :)
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