E Shop and Downloadables Discussion

The_Jaster wrote:

Solve My Maze wrote:

The_Jaster wrote:

Sadly I think it was Japan only & aye the GBA version is brilliant and I actually prefer it to FPW: Returns because it has better modes like audience match.

I was worried that was the case! I'd love to find a copy of the GBA version although it seems like a lifetime ago that I last played it.

Fully boxed versions in good condition seem to range from £6 to £14 on ebay.

Christ, that's pretty cheap actually! Off to the bay of E I go!

Sorry to jump off the current topic a little, but:
There was criticism of Nintendo a couple of years back, in that the restrictions they put on indie developers was a little Draconian. It meant that there wasn't a lot of stuff coming through, but at least we only got things on the awesomeness level of Knytt, Toki Tori and Trine Well, they've responded to the criticism and made things a little less strict.

And now we have Tested with Robots.. Sometimes people say "I could've done that!". This time it's true. I actually could have made this game. In an afternoon. With better graphics.

Hey look guys, Nintendo were right again.

Not to mention an intentionally low-effort Flappy Bird clone.

I'm all for low entry barriers, but... ehhhhhhh.

Are we considering Trine and Knytt awesome now?! Madness!

I don't see it as a problem on the whole though, sure you get the odd bit of duff stuff, but I'd rather have that and ignore it rather than miss out on some quality.

andyman949 wrote:

I don't see it as a problem on the whole though, sure you get the odd bit of duff stuff, but I'd rather have that and ignore it rather than miss out on some quality.

I know what you mean for every Tested with robots there are games like X-type plus if not more, so things tend to balance themselves out also it's not like games like TWR are sitting on the main page of the e shop.

Whichever way you go on this issue you will attract praise and criticism in equal measure. For my money, the more content there is, the better, and we just have to tread carefully through the eShop to avoid the rotten titles.

Same as the rest, you've to to take the bad with good when it comes to indies if you want indies which I do.

Talking about indies this is out this week in the states, hoping we get here in the UK as a card game for the Wii U makes quite a lot of sense as you could use the gamepad to select cards etc with touch.

I found about it through Nintendo Enthusiast whom starting to like due to there indie coverage even though they did give pier solar 6.5/10 still not sure how it have the same pro & con. Also they gave the other JRPG coming a 7 which i was quite surprised about but am looking forward to that a bit more now.

Got a tweet from the Devs, whom said stayed tune about it coming to the EU.

andyman949 wrote:

Are we considering Trine and Knytt awesome now?! Madness!

Trine, well... I mentioned it because everybody else liked it. I thought it was a bit of a mess, but I could see it was at least made as well as could be.

Knytt however


I suppose you're all right... more's probably better... unless you get to the iTunes/Android app store level. DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN. And I guess I was really reeling from the "OMG that game sux" thought.

So what's worse meme runner or that robot game

But anyway Christmas Sale time
SteamWorld Dig - Was £6.99 Now £3.49
Another World - 20th Anniversary Edition - Was £7.19 Now £3.59
Art of Balance - Was £7.15 Now £5.35
Master Rebot - Was £9.99 Now £3.99
Little Inferno - Was £8.99 Now £4.49
99Seconds - Was £2.29 Now £1.34
BLOCK DROP U - Was £1.29 Now £0.79
Armillo - Was £5.50 Now £2.75
Abyss - Was £1.79 Now £1.34
Darts Up - Was £2.29 Now £1.34
Color Zen - Was £2.99 Now £2.24
Shiny The Firefly - Was £8.99 Now £6.29
Turtle Tale - Was £2.49 Now £1.65
Color Zen Kids - Was £2.99 Now £2.24
Nano Assault Neo - Was £8.99 Now £6.70
My Style Studio: Hair Salon - Was £4.49 Now £3.35
Gravity Badgers - Was £4.99 Now £1.99
Angry Bunnies: Colossal Carrot Crusade - Was £5.99 Now £4.49
Barbie Dreamhouse Party - Was £24.99 Now £13.50
Monster High 13 Wishes - Was £24.99 Now £13.50
Luv Me Buddies Wonderland - Was £24.90 Now £12.40
Fit Music for Wii U - Was £24.99 Now £12.40

Any of the real cheap games worth looking at then did anyone play Armillo also been recommend Art of Balance via twitter.

After looking at Nintendo Lifes reviews those two seem to worth checking out along with Abyss.

I've got Armillo. I played it about halfway through before I lost patience on a particular level and dingied it. What I played up to that point was quite good though - £2.75 is a pretty good price.

Thanks, looks like a bit of eShop downloading after xmas then after I've picked up a HDD for my Wii U.

Apart from a few on that list that is the worst digital Christmas sale I've seen.

Talking about xmas this is what goes live on xmas day on the eShop

Wii U eShop

Spy Chameleon £4.49 or £3.59 for users who own 99 Seconds, Abyss, Darts Up, Rock Zombie or Unepic on the same Wii U. As I'm likley to download Abyss, I might take a punt on SC as it does look interesting from the trailer.

Wii U Virtual Console
Okay looking week on the VC, nothing that shouts buy me thoug

Duck Hunt £3.49
Kuru Kuru Kururin £6.29
Mega Man Zero £6.29
Mario Party Advance £6.29

Wii U Retail
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 £49.99
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark £49.99

DLC
Hyrule Warriors:
Demon King Costume Set £0.89
Twilight Princess Costume Set £0.89
Skyward Sword Costume Set £0.89
Ocarina of Time Costume Set £0.89


Special Offers

Most are retail games from Ubisoft and good prices for some but as you know I want all on disc, so not for me

Super Mario 3D World £34.99
Assassin's Creed III £7.99
Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag £9.99
Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth £3.99
Rabbids Land £3.99 , Might be worth a download on xmas with the family
Rayman Legends £11.99
Sports Connection £3.99
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist £6.49, This seems a bit of bargain
ZombiU £7.99
Just Dance 2015 £22.49
Watch_Dogs £33.49
Cloudberry Kingdom £3.89 , Any good as it's highly reviewed on likes on NL
Child of Light £3.89, Brilliant game anyone if it's got miiverse integration or anything
Knytt Underground, Price is unknown but Jimbob seems to think it's good so is it worth a punt if cheap.

mas wrote:

Duck Hunt £3.49
Kuru Kuru Kururin £6.29

I'll be all over these two, I never got to play Kuru Kuru but I always heard good things.

mas wrote:

Cloudberry Kingdom £3.89 , Any good as it's highly reviewed on likes on NL

I really enjoyed my time with this, probably only get it if you're right into your 2d platformers though.

KuruKuru Kururin is exactly the sort of thing that's ideal for Virtual Console. It was too expensive at the RRP back in the day, but for just over a fiver it does away with it's biggest shortcoming, which was undoubtedly it's poor value for money. It's a likeable game that deserves a look.

Cloudberry Kingdom is another good game, although not nearly the best example of the genre on the console. I'd agree with Jaster in saying that you'd need to be pretty into your platformers to get the most out of it.

I think I'll give Rabbids Land a shot. I'd completely forgotten about it's existence - it isn't one I've seen in the shops for a long time.

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EDIT: I seen this elsewhere - more games are in the Wii U eShop Christmas Offers than masofdas listed above:

Spoiler:

I hope Stick It... is in there, it looks quite decent.

I might leave CK then but am tempted by scram kitty on your listed Cappa

Scram kitty is well worth a go at £4.50, I really enjoyed it but is tough to sell because there's not much else like it.

SKahBoR is bloody tough, be warned. It may put off people who can't get on with the system immediately. Like, er, me.

My problem was too many cats that I couldn't all collect in the same run. The gameplay itself was solid but that ruined it for me.

Kuru Kuru Kururin would be a day 1 if I had money

I can heartily recommend Scram Kitty too, though it's the sort of game that's *very* difficult to get back into if you leave it for a while, provided you haven't mastered the controls beforehand.

andyman949 wrote:

My problem was too many cats that I couldn't all collect in the same run. The gameplay itself was solid but that ruined it for me.

You don't have to collect them all in the same run though, unless you're a madman that just wants to.

fronkhead wrote:

Kuru Kuru Kururin would be a day 1 if I had money

I can heartily recommend Scram Kitty too, though it's the sort of game that's *very* difficult to get back into if you leave it for a while, provided you haven't mastered the controls beforehand.

Agreed! They did recently patch the jump mechanic to make it a bit easier/smoother than it used to be.

The_Jaster wrote:

andyman949 wrote:

My problem was too many cats that I couldn't all collect in the same run. The gameplay itself was solid but that ruined it for me.

You don't have to collect them all in the same run though, unless you're a madman that just wants to.  

Aye - in fact, the recommendation is not to collect all the cats in one run, seeing as that makes the game exponentially harder. For me, Scram Kitty is just fun - once you get into the odd controls, that is. Stay at full health at every opportunity, practise and be careful.

Cloudberry Kingdom is the classic example of what I call a 'persistence platformer' - you could never, ever finish it on one life; you just have to keep going and learn a bit more. The last few levels of the Story Mode are a bowel-threatening blizzard of pure, unadulterated terror but the gameplay changes often enough to keep things interesting. This is coming from an afore-discussed lover of 2D platformers, though.

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Well up for some Duck Hunt.

Oh yeah, I know I'm not meant to do it all at once, but it sort of puts me off. It's like in LBP or Chariot, when I see a co-op area I can't access, I lose all steam. Bad habits don't die.

I'm in the Andyman boat. Can't go on, knowing that Scaredy Cat is waiting for me. And I can't get the Scaredy Cat, so...

I like Scram Kitty a lot, but what's stopped me playing is the promise of an update that will make things easier, fairer and less frantic. That was announced back in the summer...still waiting.

Even so, I think it's the best exclusive on Wii U's eShop.