I honestly don't know why some developers constantly try to force feed gimmicky shit to gamers. The game could've been so good if it had a traditional button control scheme. But nope. Someone has to totally f**k it up somehow. Thanks Ubisoft.
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About two levels in and, while I was a little anti-all stylus control, I must say it works. There's really not much in the way of jumping.
If anything, the only complaint I have for this game is sometimes it takes a few seconds to drop from ledges or slide down walls. Would have been nice to get a one tap that drops you no matter what, but it appears to lag.
I also fear that I'm already 5% done with the game and I only did the tutorial level and the first one.
If anything, the only complaint I have for this game is sometimes it takes a few seconds to drop from ledges or slide down walls. Would have been nice to get a one tap that drops you no matter what, but it appears to lag.
I also fear that I'm already 5% done with the game and I only did the tutorial level and the first one.
754boy said:
Well, isn't there a PSP for that? Or did you buy the DS for its graphics?
Anyway, I'm thoroughly enjoying the game, as I anticipated I would. The stylus controls work good, though they take some getting used to. Either way, the Prince can pretty much do all the things we love the Prince for, so I'm not complaining. I'm only about five levels in, but they seem to have done a good job. The presentation is kind of "meh," and the dialogue is bad so far, but the graphics are nice. I think the chibi thing works especially well on DS. Only thing noticeably annoying is the repetitive musical loop in dungeons. So far, I'm hearing the same one over and over, and it's only about 10 seconds long to begin with.
Phantom Hourglass was a forced touch screen game but it didn't suck because of it. What is particularly annoying about this?
Btw, has anyone else heard that Disney's gonna make a movie of this?
Btw, has anyone else heard that Disney's gonna make a movie of this?
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After reading all the whining here I decided to play it.. played 3 levels and the controls work better than I expected.. I agree that they are totally unnecessary, the game would work fine with buttons, but the stylus works very well, I don't see any reason to all the complaining here, at least try the thing before complaining about it
That said.. the art style is nice, this is one of the prettiest games on the DS IMO.. graphics are simple but well done and the levels feel like the first classic games
My only complain about this game is that the music is too repetitive.. a little variety would be good..
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You move touching the screen in the direction you want.. double tap to roll on the floor and tap objects to interact with them.. tapping a ledge will make the prince jump there, tapping a wall will make him grab it and tapping an enemy will make him attack.
That said.. the art style is nice, this is one of the prettiest games on the DS IMO.. graphics are simple but well done and the levels feel like the first classic games
My only complain about this game is that the music is too repetitive.. a little variety would be good..
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iNFiNiTY said:
You move touching the screen in the direction you want.. double tap to roll on the floor and tap objects to interact with them.. tapping a ledge will make the prince jump there, tapping a wall will make him grab it and tapping an enemy will make him attack.
I don't understand why so many people bash designers who want to try something new with their control shceme. Just because something is different or "not traditional" does not mean that it is bad. yes, people are allowed to have opinions, but opinions based on random bias and close mindedness are not just.
Here are my reasons for thinking this is not as bad as people say it is:
1.The Controls are not traditional. This is true. but who says that traditional is d-pad and 2/4 buttons? nobody did. that is just what people think, but actually there was something before the "traditional controls" it was called a joystick and was used on older arcade games. as seen the controllers/control schemes of games are allowed to evolve over time. they already have.
2. The same idea as above also applies to graphics as well. the graphics are on a DS; not a PC or XBOX or even a Wii. It would be incredibly difficult to get a modern graphic system (that of the newer PoP games) onto such a non-graphicaly oriented system. yes sidescroller is okay, and i know most of you agree, but who cares about graphics. seriously?(If you buy a game because you have heard about its awesome graphics, you should not call yourself a gamer. Ahem...PS3) as long as i can tell what is happening in a game (to a reasonable degree) my most important thing about a game is gameplay. so the graphics look decent.
Finally Things take time to get used too. New does not equal bad. Innovation is key. Graphics are not really that important in the long run. If you feel like complaining, design a better game yourself.
(I am not a PoP fanboy. in fact, i have played little to none of the series. but i do acknowledge my anger towards Sony.)
That is that.
Here are my reasons for thinking this is not as bad as people say it is:
1.The Controls are not traditional. This is true. but who says that traditional is d-pad and 2/4 buttons? nobody did. that is just what people think, but actually there was something before the "traditional controls" it was called a joystick and was used on older arcade games. as seen the controllers/control schemes of games are allowed to evolve over time. they already have.
2. The same idea as above also applies to graphics as well. the graphics are on a DS; not a PC or XBOX or even a Wii. It would be incredibly difficult to get a modern graphic system (that of the newer PoP games) onto such a non-graphicaly oriented system. yes sidescroller is okay, and i know most of you agree, but who cares about graphics. seriously?(If you buy a game because you have heard about its awesome graphics, you should not call yourself a gamer. Ahem...PS3) as long as i can tell what is happening in a game (to a reasonable degree) my most important thing about a game is gameplay. so the graphics look decent.
Finally Things take time to get used too. New does not equal bad. Innovation is key. Graphics are not really that important in the long run. If you feel like complaining, design a better game yourself.
(I am not a PoP fanboy. in fact, i have played little to none of the series. but i do acknowledge my anger towards Sony.)
That is that.
tenentenen said:
You're missing the point. It's not that TS-only controls are bad necessarily, it's that they don't give you a choice of the control scheme. Game hacks like what we have for Zelda and Starfox prove that dpad and button control WAS possible on those games, the designers just didn't bother to give anyone a choice in the official releases. THAT is what sucks and is essentially what people whine about. Metroid Prime Hunters was the only game that really did it right, they gave you lots of choices for control....
I think it's really cool, that it's touch screen only
Obstinate reviewers may hate it, but it offers the player a new experience; and the gaming industry can be very repetitive
Confining it to touch only encourages developers to be extra creative and new,
and I commend the developers for it (assuming the game itself is good)
Obstinate reviewers may hate it, but it offers the player a new experience; and the gaming industry can be very repetitive
Confining it to touch only encourages developers to be extra creative and new,
and I commend the developers for it (assuming the game itself is good)
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kingkong said:
What? You don't make sense. This can't be a good time to buy a new console? I would think this IS a good time to buy a new console, unless your grammar just sucks so much you're just spewing a bunch of run-on sentences.
cruddybuddy said:
lol that made me laugh.
Anyway, I tried it and the control system is not too comfortable. I don't quite like the cartoon art and cheesy story. I might give this one more try but above all.
I agree with those who said that this game should be played with a dpad. There's no reason Why a 2d side scroller should be played with the stylus.
Look at DBZ origins. That game played fine with the stylus.Even so, you can use both the d-pad and stylus.
You're nuts. If this had normal controls, it would be a generic platformer and you'd all be complaining about how mediocre it is. Walk down hallways in 2d, attack some bats. Ooooo, we've never seen that before.Rayder said:
The controls are what makes the game, like Kirby Canvas Curse. Anybody here liking one but refusing to give this a chance are hypocrits. The fact is that unlike other games where buttons are clearly superior, like the Spiderman games, this one is clearly designed from the ground up with touch screen in mind rather than attempting to inject them into an existing game.
This is something pretty new for the DS, and you're all too obsessed with faulting it right off to even play it.
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