The Conduit Comments by Oli Welsh

The usual Wii review arguments then, largely ignoring the merits (or otherwise) of the game.

"The usual Wii review arguments then, largely ignoring the merits (or otherwise) of the game. "

Yip..

Quick look at the score, and a rush to the forum to write "hahaha wii is shite"

SegaGod:

360 has some of the best rpgs ever, both currently and with backwards compatibility : Fable, Fable 2, Jade Empire, Mass Effect, Fallout 3.

Both systems have some great fighting games too: Fight Night Round 4, Legends of Wrestlemania, Smackdown, UFC Undisputed

The controls may be good but playing the wii dictates way to much how you sit and your playing posture when you play games like this.

Umm yeah but no. With the Wiimote, you can put both arms anywhere you wish. With the last-gen X360/PS3 controllers, I have to sit scrunched up with my arms together like some handicapped person at all times. I honestly find it hard to go back to something that dictates my playing posture so much.


But im happy in the end cause its more ammunition for the argument that an innovative control scheme does not make an innovative game.

Oh hey guess what, same goes for HD GRAFIX. Except people often don't seem to notice in that case because they're a bunch of monkeys who will sit there and drool mindlessly at anything shiny.

360 has some of the best rpgs ever, both currently and with backwards compatibility : Fable, Fable 2, Jade Empire, Mass Effect, Fallout 3.

LOL how you had to put two mediocre Xbox 1 games in there. I guess I'm counting Cube, N64, SNES and NES games for the Wii from now on.

If those games are mediocre to you, your taste is shit.

And why not coun't backwards compatible games? You can buy them and play them on the system. Kinda the point, brainiac.

I bet you like those shitty jrpgs with the emo characters and lame, outdated turn based combat

From today's Gamecentral review: "If you're wondering who High Voltage are, they're the team behind Charlie And The Chocolate Factory and Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude - two of our lowest rated games ever. Oh dear." .....and people expected a AAA?

CountFapula


The fable games and mass effect are as much of an RPG than san andreas is. They have RPG element in, but they are hardly full fleshed out RPGS, they just have some RPG elements. Jade empire i have never played, but from what iv been told, the game is hardly anything special. Fallout is a great game though. The only true great RPGS on the 360/ps3 are oblivion, fallout and valkyria chronicles.


I will give you the fighters bit, though os3/360 hardly compares to ps2/dreamcast for fighters

Just for the record, turnbased combat isn't outdated. The only people that try use that line are casual gamers who are obsessed with action.


And if we are counting old games, then im counting mario rpg, shining force 1, 2, phantasy star 4 and all the other great RPGS on the VC, not to mention the likes of skies of arcadia on the gamecube

Another crap game for the worst console ever made.

The Wii is a joke!

Show me the hate you Ninty gay boys!

turn based combat is archaic and out dated, which is why most of japan's game out put is incredibly stale.

Mass Effect and Fable are perfect examples of rpgs and the future of rpgs.

>Show me the hate you Ninty gay boys!

homophobic AND a dumb ass.. well done... Lets play "guess the age" - my guess is 11?

>Mass Effect and Fable are perfect examples of rpgs and the future of rpgs.

Now call me stupid here.. but i fail to see how talk of rpgs on another console has got ANYTHING to do with an average fps on another machine?

He said something earlier about it...

As for the conduit, I own a wii and it looks too generic for me personally, BUT I am highly looking forward to High Voltage's other wii exclusives, The Gladiator game set in roman times (can't think of it's name) and The Grinder (basically left 4 dead with more monsters).

The bad reception of the Conduit wasn´t that surprising, but there is no need to be worried about the future of the Wii. An overwhelming number of promising Wii games where shown at this E3. These are my favorites, starting with the best.

Metroid: the other M
Muramasa: the demon blade
Super mario galaxy 2
Cursed mountain
Sin and punishment 2
No more heroes 2
Tatsunoko vs Capcom
Dead space: extraction
A boy and his blob

Other games worth mentioning are: New super Mario bros wii, Final Fantasy: chrystal bearers, Red steel 2 and Rabbits go home. And don´t forget that a new Zelda game is in production.
In other words, the Wii has by far it´s best years to come, and anybody who recently sold their Wii will most likely regret it.

Half way in this game is utter shit. The last levels however are quite good. 6 out of 10 is fair.

i would like to point out an error in the article about The Conduit
"The problem lies in what High Voltage asks you to do with these magnificent controls: shoot the same handful of clichéd enemies over and over again with poorly differentiated, unrewarding weapons, in repetitive and characterless locations, according to the whim of a meaninglessly threadbare and generic plot, and unburdened by considerations of strategy, tactics, options, or anything that might stir the most wavering half-mast of a raised eyebrow of interest. The Conduit might as well have been designed by an algorithm, it's so resolutely free of creativity."
The fatal flaw in this paragraph is well... almost everything about it is wrong. It does have magnificent controls, but the weapons are all different in their own way. i.e. the scar is a burst semi-automatic weapon the alien assault rifle is semi automatic and charges, they have fully automatic machine guns, rocket launchers, chargeable electric shock damage weapons that are either grenade launchers rapid automatic fire or charged attacks. While there are three classes of weapons that are all similar with in their own class only one of them is unoriginal. The other two are unique from all else. One class seems to be plasma but is actually more versatial and is actually living. while the other is electric and explosive (very high tech human weapon). While the storyline is unwavering and should have been able to be chosen. It does require a high level of strategy and skill to beat certain levels. Beside that the storyline goes deeper than the basic video games storyline. Including deception, foreshadowing, confusion, irony, and non omniscient views (for those of you who do not what that is it is the hiding of vital information to why u would be doing this in order to gain this knowledge first you must win). Although they did make it repetitive all good games get repetitive because they require the persistence to play the same part over and over again to win... and this game does that plenty. If you are going to criticize this game for repetition then you are criticize all the best games ever made. i.e. Mario Bros., Pac Man, Kirby, Sonic, Tetris, etc.) The lack of optimistic thinking is the lack of knowledge of all things that are good, therefore anyone with a self-esteem that thinks this way does not know themselves.