Gaming Still no Conduit reviews...

[bytor]

I'd rather have almost everything bump mapped than destructible environments any day

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Well it's a shooter, not an adventure game. The goal isn't to unlock secrets, it's to shoot shit. As for the whole "run 'n' gun", the multiplayer is not even close. You'll find yourself trapped in a house or a room with tons of enemies surrounding you and the only way out is to hide behind a wall and come out now and then to pluck a guy off.

 

[GeekyGuy]

Hmm...why am I not at all surprised by the responses (both reader and critical) to the game. I certainly wasn't expecting it to be a bad game, and like Hadrian mentioned, at the very worst critics seem to feel it's merely decent. But I guess in some ways The Conduit is likely to end up the Wii's version of the first Assassin's Creed -- a game way over-hyped that not everyone has a glowing impression of. Honestly, though, High Voltage would have to be the main culprit in creating an atmosphere for disappoint with this game. They aggressively sought attention for their game, and every time they got it, they made a spectacle of what they thought was technically outstanding about their game. To be merely decent in the end is a big fall for such a game.

I still think most young Wii owners who actually buy the game will convince themselves it's amazing. I will say this, though (admittedly having not yet played the game), I DO think it's fair to compare it to other FPSes across platforms, simply because most folks agree, the Wii Remote and Nunchuk still hasn't trumped mouse and keyboard control. As long as you still have those other options, it doesn't necessarily make a Wii FPS a completely unique experience. It's important perhaps for folks who can only game on Wii, sure, but I don't feel an FPS on Wii necessarily deserves some handicap when being reviewed.

 

[alucard77]

This definately has the feel of a game from the N64 days. They should have worried more about the game and less about the graphics. Metroid blows this out of the water. Shit Ghost Busters is better then this game.

 

[chA1nBull3t]

If anything, to me, it feels very similar to Perfect Dark with a mix of Halo.

It's a decent game though. I never really expected it to be as crazy as they hyped it (knowing all Wii games...) but I think it's pretty good. Just not great.
Like irpacy said, if games are over-hyped, they "suck" if they don't reach their standards, even it's 'good'.

The Single player is okay imo but it gets a bit repetitive. The Multiplayer is great for a once in a while, own-em-up. Eitherway, I still think The Conduit was worth buying. It's not the best but hopefully, it becomes the true catalyst in all future Wii FPS's. HVS actually tried at a Wii FPS which is a pretty tough thing to do in itself. If I were a dev at HVS, I'd be pretty proud of what I made; whether it was overhyped or not.

 

[IOwnAndPwnU]

Maybe people will just convince themselves that The Conduit is a good game. They'll just keep saying that to themselves so they don't feel like they bought a stupid game, especially, like irpacynot said, when the game was over-hyped.

 

[bytor]

I happen to think it is a good game, I haven't enjoyed a game as much in years.

Just out of interest, does anyone here speak German..? Have been wondering what the German text says above the stairs leading to the hidden weapons after solving the puzzles with the ASE? It mentions Prometheus.

 

[bytor]

Edit: Oops, wasn't patient enough...made a double post lol.