25th October 2007, 6:13 PM
http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/gamemode/...ous09.html
Break the Target! Always a fun diversion, but there's that one thing about being able to share replay files of your target runs.
The natural question I have is, will we be able to share it for battles as well? I really hope so! Unlike straight video files, these replay files are still rendered live in game, so their space footprint is in the range of kilobytes (like Starcraft and Warcraft 3 replays). Nintendo's tragic lack of large storage capacity won't be an issue. Further, if they can replay target matches, I don't see them having any problem making that work on vs matches, or really even adventure mode.
Really replays don't just help you improve your game (though it can be said they are a little less helpful in a game where you can already see where everyone is at all times than a strategy or FPS game). Above all that, they make for hilarious or awesome moments captured for all eternity. Halo 3's addition of a replay mode has already led to some epic moments captured for reliving it the way GOD relives it, at every possible angle. It's not a major thing, but it would be totally awesome if it worked with every match and not just break the target mode.
As more of these online features are added, it seems clear that they really WANT to have good online support, but Nintendo's crippling "privacy" policy is killing one of the major parts of it. Yes, I'm bringing it up again, but things have changed... slightly... so my opinion will be altered... restated... to match. Anyway yeah, this is all great, but without all important communication and being able to invite random people to your friends list, well how are you supposed to say "gee wow that was neato" and the other person say "yeah and ooh that's shiny too" in response? That's like all human interaction right there.
Break the Target! Always a fun diversion, but there's that one thing about being able to share replay files of your target runs.
The natural question I have is, will we be able to share it for battles as well? I really hope so! Unlike straight video files, these replay files are still rendered live in game, so their space footprint is in the range of kilobytes (like Starcraft and Warcraft 3 replays). Nintendo's tragic lack of large storage capacity won't be an issue. Further, if they can replay target matches, I don't see them having any problem making that work on vs matches, or really even adventure mode.
Really replays don't just help you improve your game (though it can be said they are a little less helpful in a game where you can already see where everyone is at all times than a strategy or FPS game). Above all that, they make for hilarious or awesome moments captured for all eternity. Halo 3's addition of a replay mode has already led to some epic moments captured for reliving it the way GOD relives it, at every possible angle. It's not a major thing, but it would be totally awesome if it worked with every match and not just break the target mode.
As more of these online features are added, it seems clear that they really WANT to have good online support, but Nintendo's crippling "privacy" policy is killing one of the major parts of it. Yes, I'm bringing it up again, but things have changed... slightly... so my opinion will be altered... restated... to match. Anyway yeah, this is all great, but without all important communication and being able to invite random people to your friends list, well how are you supposed to say "gee wow that was neato" and the other person say "yeah and ooh that's shiny too" in response? That's like all human interaction right there.
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