So I was in the process of working on 2 OTMR blogs, then I remembered the new Transformers flick was coming out. So now that one just got pushed up on the to do list. But I have to take a break from awfulness. I must par take in something competent. Not to take any kind of thunder from J.J., but I am a Nintendo Head. Please excuse my prolonged absence, now, let's talk video games.
I have a new addiction: playing The Conduit. The other day, I dropped by Game Stop (2nd time this year, I'm already over my 1 per year limit) and was planning on picking up Resident Evil 4 - Wii version. Well, conveniently enough, they had the Conduit still in stock. How could I resist? I picked it up...and haven't put it down in a week. Yeah...I'd say it's pretty damn good.
I'm not going to give you some in depth review, because that would be boring. I'm going to just go over some highlights of the game that I think make it a must have; or at least, a must play. Now I must say, that it doesn't, by any stretch of the imagination, re-invent the FPS genre. But that's ok, because it doesn't have to. What is on most people's minds are the controls: Can the Wii handle a FPS game's controls? What a stupid god damned question. Hello...have you played Metroid Prime 3? Medal of Honor Heroes 2? Of course the Wii can handle a FPS....and it does it like no other system can. The controls are fluent, responsive, and most importantly, fun to use. There isn't anything much better than realizing you just put a cap into the forehead of an alien because YOU aimed it there. I love it. Even using a melee attack, by thrusting the Wii-mote foward, is amusing.
The graphics are..well, Wii graphics. But hell, why are you buying a Wii game for the graphics? Since when has Nintendo cared about what their games look like? The NES, SNES, and N64 were all graphcially inferior to their competitors...they are still the best consoles of their time. Fuck you...graphics whore.
Campaign mode is nothing special. There is a weird focus on something called the A.S.E. (All Seeing Eye). It is some sort of relic that can do "unique things." The game utilizes it by hinting to you to use it to find secrets and locate nodes to pass through some doors. It really just serves as a worthless puzzle to solve...but there isn't really any significant focus on it other than, the villian wants it because...it's relevant? I don't know...the story is pretty base. But, hell, who cares? I didn't buy it for the story.
The big catch: Multiplayer. One thing the Wii has struggled to do is put on really good multiplayer titles. Disappointingly, you cannot play with another person locally. Note to game designers: Stop being douche bags. I do have real life friends and would like them to play the game with me IN THE SAME ROOM. I hate when games do that...stop doing that, now. Remember when you would stay up late playing video games? Yeah...bring it back. Having said that, the multiplayer is fun. I can't stop playing it. There are a few different game modes, the basic "Kill everything" mode, Team "Kill everything else" mode, and then Team Objective-which is just capture the flag. But, that is my favorite mode because of the custimization. Ranging from a 20 minute, two flag marathon mode, to the single flag mode which requires a lot of fighting off the opposing team to take control of the middle of the stage and run the flag back to your side. I won't go into great lengths about it, now. But I plan on gloating about it later...stay tuned.
Anyway...if you have a Wii, or know someone that does, get this game. Play it...you will have a blast, I assure you. Go get it...like, right now. It has taken every fiber of my being to pry myself away from that tantalizing machine to write this blog. Did you get it yet?
Next posting is OTMR. You're welcome for this.
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