Little King's Story Comments by Ellie Gibson

Right, I'm getting this. Edge, GamesTM and now EG all giving it excellent reviews.

@Pac-man ate my wife

Me too, didn't think it'd be so good. It's nice to play a "soothing, comforting gaming experience" every now and again.

Had my eye all over this since I first heard about it.
Now I don't have the time any more.
;_;

Ssshhh!!! No one tell my girlfriend!

No cars with guns = ultra fail.

Oh and wiilol?

The Onii look to me like a black version of Zippy from Rainbow (old children's TV programme) but without the zip.

Anyway, the game sounds fairly decent and I was interested in it until I realised it's a Wii game. Well all Wii games are meant to be rubbish, right? ;)

I doubt this will make the Top 40 sadly..no ads to attract the casuals..and most of the hardcore would rather whine about the lack of good "real" games..than actually buy them.

Please Darren, not even ironically, you'll summon the Protectors. :P

I'd love it. Probably.

I don't own a Wii though.

So is this better or worse than My Life as a King? (which I think is fantastic)

Onii = Black Zippy.

Ellie in good game shocker.

Bits of that review really made me laugh. Nice one.

looks more like Zippy from rainbow than a golliwog

I put on my robe and wizard hat..

Definitely getting this one. :)

I hope this sells extremely well! But i doubt it sadly! :(

I've bought it anyway!

Onii is clearly a chain chomp. One who doesn't brush twice a day.

I've had my eye on this for ages and I can't wait to play it.

Eurogamer, Rising Star didn't make this game, they are only the publisher...

Ah, but it's because the monsters look like they're made of genitals, that they need to be killed with 19 different kinds of gun. And then driven over. It's all Freudian, innit?

It's not like the Wii is awash with games like that, eh? In fact there seems to be a prevalence of games where characters are cute, brightly coloured, and have large heads.

I know it's a bit shallow and macho of me, but occasionally I grind my teeth as I resign myself to buying yet another game with cute characters for the Wii to get at some good gameplay.

Erm... That Onii looks green to me, not black. Is this more sigh-worthy stirring from EG?

*sigh*

@ForHeart - you mean you would be happier if Mario Kart featured Marcus Fenix, Master Chief and Kratos running around on tiny cars?


Hang on a sec that would be AWESOME!

@ Fogheart

It is very shallow of you! ;)

But why not try MadWorld, House Of The Dead: Overkill or PES 2009? All well received and not at all 'kiddie' in appearance so your friends won't laugh at you and call you a girlie-man.

"...but it's the best game I've played all year... 8/10"


Trollolers

Looks like a sack boy zippy to me! The graphics look great too!

>I doubt this will make the Top 40 sadly.

See for me personally, i dont care if other people buy a game or not - as long as im having fun

Worth a look in the future...

I remember seeing this on PlayR yonks ago and thinking "I like the look of this."

Might be the first non-party Wii game we'll get.

what the bets that it sells bugger all

Been pre-ordered for a while now, glad I have nothing planned for this weekend

Been thinking about buying this since the Edge review and Ellie's synopsis makes it sound more intriguing still - maybe my first Wii purchase since Tiger Woods 08 (yeah the Wii is a bit dusty)

maybe HOTD and this can make that standby light dance again?!

"...making friends with cows called Pancho..."

Sold.

"...sounds like the dwarf out of Twin Peaks."

SOLD.

So will you guys seriously go into a store and buy a game called Little King's Story? Do you make the excuse, "It's for my 7 year old daughter."? o_0

Yes, usually when I buy a game like this I also buy a copy of Killzone 2 and Gears of War to reinforce my manliness only to return them for a refund at a later date.

Just like when I bought the Lion King sandwiched between two softcore porn films.

That was an interesting night in.

Which one did you watch first?

But WHY would you want to play a kids game?! It makes NO sense.

Id go into a store if i had too, but i preordered it online where its cheaper! Believe me though, i traded in mysims kingdoms last week and who really cares, i got good money for it!

"So will you guys seriously go into a store and buy a game called Little King's Story? Do you make the excuse, "It's for my 7 year old daughter."? o_0 "

Yeah because buying a game with a title like Killzone makes me feel like a man, anyway, this isn't a kids game, just has cutesy graphics, just like myriad great games down the years and yes, I would go into a shop and buy it but then I don't have any problems with my masculinity.

Erm... That Onii looks green to me, not black. Is this more sigh-worthy stirring from EG?

Onii's just one of several kingdoms in the game. There are plenty more non-black enemies in the game. Presumably developers can include any colour of enemies in their game as long as there are no black ones.

this isn't a kids game, just has cutesy graphics

that's a somewhat contradictory statement; if kids weren't the target audience, there's really no reason to make graphics look cutesy.

@Pro_Gamer
So will you guys seriously go into a store and buy a game called Little King's Story? Do you make the excuse, "It's for my 7 year old daughter."? o_0

Wait, your local store owners interrogate you about who's going to play the game? I'm not so insecure that I feel the need to explain myself to the 20-something year-old who runs the place, especially as I've had lengthy discussions about games with him from Gears of War to Mario Galaxy to Empire: Total War to Pikmin and he loves them all.

Fun is fun: it doesn't have to contain buckets of digital blood and highly detailed, "realistic" rippling muscles on your gun-toting, flat-topped, steroid-junky. However unlike some people 'round here I don't believe cutesy necessarily means fun or "realistic" somehow means it can't be fun; sometimes the buckets of blood shooters are a lot more fun that the cutesy ones.

@JahB
this isn't a kids game, just has cutesy graphics

that's a somewhat contradictory statement; if kids weren't the target audience, there's really no reason to make graphics look cutesy.

There is also no reason not to. Don't confuse your own preferences with logic.

As for whether or not it is a "kids" game, well, games can be designed both with kids and adults in mind, accessible and entertaining to both. Just because they've made an effort to include one demographic doesn't mean it has to exclude others.

Look at movies like Shrek, for example, that has elements accessible to all ages. The very young kids just love the talking donkey and other colourful characters but the older members of the audience appreciate more and more elements of the film and get an increasing appreciation for the dialogue and the subtler (and not so subtle) references.

Edit: I decided that, grammatically speaking, I could do a lot better.

@ChrisS
Erm... That Onii looks green to me, not black. Is this more sigh-worthy stirring from EG?

Onii's just one of several kingdoms in the game. There are plenty more non-black enemies in the game. Presumably developers can include any colour of enemies in their game as long as there are no black ones.

I cringed when I read that part of the review. I deleted my original #2 post because it was basically listing my despair at the tip-toeing and political over awareness that it spoke of. I'd like for a black character to appear in a game and for people not to assume it's an attack on black people. Although that in itself can (and probably will) be construed as a racist attack on black people; "oh, so the only black characters in the game aren't even human! What are they saying, black people aren't human!?!?!?"

I guess it's back to the PC cartoons for us all; the cast has to include a member of every race and at least one disabled kid and episodes need to be focused on stressing how everyone is special and can make a difference and how everyone has their own unique talents! Yay!

As for Ellie's friend saying, "they look like hairless golliwogs." Well, that really speaks more about her friend than the game really. If you seek out offence you'll surely find it.

@Waffleaber
Yes, usually when I buy a game like this I also buy a copy of Killzone 2 and Gears of War to reinforce my manliness only to return them for a refund at a later date.

Just like when I bought the Lion King sandwiched between two softcore porn films.

That was an interesting night in.

ROFL

/standing ovation

I have been playing it this morning and its good stuff so far.

Very calming and relaxing with a wry sense of humour.

All the "world domination" thing is tongue in cheek and only adds to the general wackiness.

Plus my baby daughter loves the music.

sounds great

He he.

Coin-up, you are very funny.

I think the main ire is that you are ordered to kill an entire species. And they happened to be black. The golliwog-esque look doesn't help.

Rwanda, what?

I'd still buy the game if I ever bought a Wii, mind.

Dunno what made me cringe more in that review the golliwog comments or the awful jokes that end half of the sentences.

However, being a fan of custesy Japanese games will def pick this up first chance I get.

You'd rather the issue was ignored? You fucking racist, I know your kind, mate, trying to hide racism under the carpet along with the bodies of those children.