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LostWinds Comments by Kristan Reed

13 May, 2008

Breath of fresh air.

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smelly
13/05/08 @ 17:48
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>>Could you give an example or two of awesome PC indie games? :)
>Introversion's stuff (Darwinia, Defcon), Peggle, RedLynx Trials 2 ...

And of course trackmania.. which is FREE btw..

smelly
13/05/08 @ 17:50
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"A small amount of effort. Something that most 3rd parties aren't bothering with in regards to Wii games.
Lost Winds and World of Goo shame most of the bigger companies in terms of both art and creativity"


Agreed.. but then if all the good games cost $10 as opposed to $50.. then i'm not gonna complain TOO much :-)
Sid Nice
13/05/08 @ 18:35
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There's a sequel to LostWinds in the works apparently. I only hope that the retarded casual gamers don't ignore the Wii-Ware games as they have with Boom Blox.
ianegg
13/05/08 @ 18:44
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Finally, something worth spending my stars cum wii points on.
smelly
13/05/08 @ 18:44
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>as they have with Boom Blox.

WTF Are you talking about now?

GingerNathan
13/05/08 @ 18:57
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"WTF Are you talking about now?
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It debuted at number fifteen in the Wii only chart, with a whole load of dross above it.
jebus
13/05/08 @ 19:21
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@Sid Nice "Jeff Minter; get working on Wii-Ware bonnie lad."

Oh lord - please don't, I like the Wii.
ryohazuki1983
13/05/08 @ 20:17
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Cool, glad to know its good :) only wiiware launch title i'll buy, been keeping an eye on this game for ages now.
Sid Nice
13/05/08 @ 20:28
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WTF Are you talking about now?

As GingerNathan has already stated "The game only debuted at No 15 in Wii only chart" and there is no sign of it in the Individual Format chart.

One problem with Wii-Ware is…

There are quite a high percentage of the casual gaming Wii owners that have their machine flashed and are not concerned with online gaming and downloadable content. They’ll part with £15 for shit like Carnival Games and the like and hand over whatever for a pirated copy of the latest releases. Will they pay £7.50 for a Wii-Ware game?


Oh lord - please don't, I like the Wii.

I was hoping for Unity on Wii-Ware but that will be owned by Lionhead Studio.


Bidermaier
13/05/08 @ 21:02
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Wow, first Boom Blox and now this. The wii is on its longer roll ever.
bcolter
13/05/08 @ 22:00
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"Static shots fail to do justice to how LostWinds looks in motion."

The Wii screenshot mantra?
secombe
13/05/08 @ 22:37
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Superb, only problem with owning a Wii is the amount of must have (or borderline) titles...and yes I'm being serious. I wouldn't give a darn if the latest Pro Evo got 10/10 on another system, but when it comes along with an absolute genius control mechanism I just can't resist.

Still got...

Super Mario Galaxy
Mario Kart Wii
PES 2008
Wii Fit

...to continue with at the moment and am just not finding the time. At least these WiiWare titles can be enjoyed over a single evening, can see me getting quite addicted to them if quality titles like this keep appearing.

As for the 'high percentage of Wiis flashed' comment...any facts? I know maybe 30 or 40 Wii owners (including about 15 at work, all very 'casual' owners) and not one of them has their Wii flashed or whatever.
justMe
13/05/08 @ 22:58
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I have exactly the same problem, so many good Wii games and so little time! And the "must buy" list keeps growing...
3william56
14/05/08 @ 04:09
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"unique wind-assisted control system"
Wiimote shoved up your ar$e?
Loser
14/05/08 @ 08:41
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"There are quite a high percentage of the casual gaming Wii owners that have their machine flashed and are not concerned with online gaming and downloadable content."

Based on what exactly?

BartonFink
15/05/08 @ 06:57
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Excellent - now if only Eircom (bastardos) would sort out my broadband I would be picking this up.
Things looking on the up for Wii, can it keep it up though.
Notorious_LRO
15/05/08 @ 10:14
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I like that WiiWare and the Virtual Console seems less filled with fluff and distractions than PSN and Xbox live.
lovely2cu
15/05/08 @ 10:23
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Looks interesting and fresh. Hmm, fresh winds
jimboton
17/05/08 @ 13:20
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This gets 5.5 from gamespot for unresponsive controls (in a wii game? no way!), unrealised potential, and overly easy puzzles. It's the last bit that bothers me. I'm all for short, intense games, but this seems to be a short, not very intense at all wind control tutorial.

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Dan234
19/05/08 @ 17:38
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It seems gamespot's review is the odd one out, the rest give it 8 or above (you can see them on gamespot's own site).
pikemon
21/05/08 @ 09:17
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totally getting this and my life as a king!
otto [mod]
25/05/08 @ 10:41
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This is an absolutely delightful game. Real old skool platforming and it's just gorgeous.
cckit
09/06/08 @ 21:21
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Just bought this game, really fun game!
robson_wii
25/06/08 @ 14:18
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Completed last night in just over 3 hours (not continuous) but good fun and value for money. Not hardcore but inventive game mechanics and good gameplay. Anyone know what happens if you get all 24 statues?

Now back to Metroid, Wii Fit and Smash Brothers Brawl (when it arrives)

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