tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884169422383528093.post5914022895798990336..comments2023-10-28T10:51:37.802-04:00Comments on Coffee With Games: Water, Ice, and Steam Forecast! Fluidity's Debut Game-Play Hours Reportcoffeewithgameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381995224445934504noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884169422383528093.post-54599554908730375482011-03-04T22:22:04.275-05:002011-03-04T22:22:04.275-05:00A gamer that's not on steam? I didn't thi...A gamer that's not on steam? I didn't think such things existed. There is something to be said for a console experience, but still hard to beat steam. Great stuff for travel and a quick few minutes at lunch too.<br /><br />That's interesting about N's policy of not lowering prices on WiiWare or VC titles. I had no idea.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10037602872274407171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884169422383528093.post-24396647277490794602011-03-04T15:26:41.785-05:002011-03-04T15:26:41.785-05:00@gLitterbug:
"Turned off from Wiiware with th...@gLitterbug:<br />"Turned off from Wiiware with the whole buying points and not having an account but bound to the console thing."<br />I think Nintendo is trying to fix this with the 3DS, by getting rid of the "Wii/DSi Points" system, and using a straight dollar/money ratio.<br /><br />Also, it's interesting you mentioned Steam, as it's a service I don't use...just because I really don't game on my PC anymore, but I've heard a lot of great things about the service.<br /><br />@Robert:<br />"And puns aside it was 'refreshing' to do something different with the mote which didn't seem like a gimmick at the time." Haha! The developers could probably use that in marketing the game more!<br /><br />"I honestly never see sales on WiiWare titles which is also part of my decision process."<br />I do think this is an issue Nintendo should address somehow. If WiiWare developers release a game, and aren't getting good sales on it, I would think dropping the price in some instances would help the game sell more, but Nintendo doesn't allow price drops on the WiiWare service. So, even if a game is out for 1-2 years on the WiiWare service, it won't see a price drop because of Nintendo's policy.<br /><br /><b>Thank you both for the comments/feedback! I appreciate it!</b>coffeewithgameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381995224445934504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884169422383528093.post-56688384869891976652011-03-02T17:35:31.784-05:002011-03-02T17:35:31.784-05:00I played the demo a few weeks ago and had a great ...I played the demo a few weeks ago and had a great time with it. And puns aside it was 'refreshing' to do something different with the mote which didn't seem like a gimmick at the time. It also seemed like a quality title and not just some casual wiiware slop.<br /><br />It's certainly on my 'to be considered later' list, but not crucial at this time.<br /><br />As gLitterBug mentioned the shopping experience is just poor and does make it more cumbersome to purchase than it should be. (perhaps we're just spoiled by Steam?) I honestly never see sales on WiiWare titles which is also part of my decision process.<br /><br />But that's not to say that WiiWare titles don't have merit on their own. I own World Of Goo on PC and Wii and it's difficult to compete [fun factor] with 4-player party mode on the wii.<br /><br />All of this is sort of a moot point with Super Meat Boy's editor and portal coming soon. Who will have time for anything else?? ^__^Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10037602872274407171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884169422383528093.post-72639354775884651712011-03-02T14:32:37.976-05:002011-03-02T14:32:37.976-05:00@coffeewithgames
I forgot to check and reply here...@coffeewithgames<br /><br />I forgot to check and reply here it seems. Turned off from Wiiware with the whole buying points and not having an account but bound to the console thing. Even more now that the bit.trip games end up being ported to Steam. Same for Nyxquest and such.<br /><br />Apart from beat I'd get any bit.trip game on the PC, for better visuals and sound quality and since only the controls for beat and soon flux with the Wiimote are what I can get only on Wii without some trickery.<br /><br />I'm spoiled from Steam and a nice account system, updates, great sales and ease of use, friendlists and infos and easy pairing up with multiplayer games and all that. Let alone I buy a game and that's that. No dumb points to pre-buy and then spend half of them or another awkward amount on a game, leaving me with too few to buy anything else without adding yet another amount of points.<br /><br />So if fluidity was on Steam for example, I'd just have it on my wishlist and might simply pick it up if they have it in a crazy sale for 50% or less, even if I don't immediately play it or "want it that bad".<br />On the Wii there's a lot more steps and if I don't want a game specifically and really bad and it offers something Wii-centric, I'm just not likely to get it anymore now.gLitterbugnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884169422383528093.post-4422885658154021642011-02-13T22:59:54.767-05:002011-02-13T22:59:54.767-05:00@Brad Jerger (The Butcher):
Rage of the Gladiator ...@Brad Jerger (The Butcher):<br />Rage of the Gladiator is calling your name I think! How far did you make it in Rage of the Gladiator?<br />I haven't played your other WiiWare games, other than the And Yet It Moves demo...which I thought was interesting, but as you probably know, I really enjoyed Rage of the Gladiator.<br /><br />@WesFX:<br />You can find 4GB SD cards for under $10 on Amazon...I use a 4GB, and have a good amount of room left for demos and actual games still.<br /><br />As for Fluidity, I did read about the back-tracking in some levels, but it seems that it's a minor issue, and most of the people enjoy the game...especially with an average play-time of almost 9 hours.<br /><br /><b>Thank you both for the comments and feedback!</b>coffeewithgameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381995224445934504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884169422383528093.post-10862619119178771972011-02-13T17:59:02.769-05:002011-02-13T17:59:02.769-05:00Only have the demo, at this point. It's someth...Only have the demo, at this point. It's something I knew would go on my "To Buy" list when they first showed it off. I have heard that it has a lot to do, though there are some complaints about how some levels ask you to travel back through portions of previous levels to get to the new parts and the goal of those other levels.<br /><br />Man, these demos have completely filled my SD card, so me being OCD, I've got to spend some buck on a bigger SD card instead of a WiiWare game or two (or three).WesFXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671940889778134918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884169422383528093.post-82481913398210062012011-02-13T14:10:36.375-05:002011-02-13T14:10:36.375-05:00I really liked the demo, but I have about 5 wiiwar...I really liked the demo, but I have about 5 wiiware games to finish still. Lost Winds 2, Cave Story, Master Blaster, Rage the Gladiator, And Yet it moves. Plus the 12 dollars price tag gave me pause as well. 8-10 bucks seems better to me. Maybe they would sell more copies if they fixed there freakin shop channel.Brad J. (IanAugust)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05030779309916668077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884169422383528093.post-9718796186211889092011-02-10T12:19:23.028-05:002011-02-10T12:19:23.028-05:00@gLitterbug:
"...but apart from me being a bi...@gLitterbug:<br />"...but apart from me being a bit turned off from buying Wiiware..."<br />Why are you turned off from buying WiiWare?coffeewithgameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381995224445934504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884169422383528093.post-13911092979742390632011-02-09T16:53:27.885-05:002011-02-09T16:53:27.885-05:00I've actually enjoyed the demo quite a lot, bu...I've actually enjoyed the demo quite a lot, but apart from me being a bit turned off from buying Wiiware I've still got way too many games to play and finish. If anything I should play more Super Meat Boy again.<br /><br />Still, I'd recommend anyone to try this demo as it's a really nice looking and feeling game and I'm sure it only gets better after the demo ended. Although I heard the spike in difficulty in the last levels is awfully demotivating.gLitterbugnoreply@blogger.com