gamingtarget.com— Gaming Target thinks that the Nintendo Wii's unique control options can be used to bring back the glory days of Sam & Max, King’s Quest, Space Quest, Gabriel Knight and other adventure classics.
Dec 2, 2006View in Crawl 4
To relate all this to the Wii: Fahrenheit did a great job of bringing the player and the character closer together, when the character had to do some hard work, so did the player, when the character pushed something, the player pushed his analogstick. The Wiimote offers the possibility to mimic the actions of the game character much more closly and could boost the whole experience to a new level if done right. No more need for 'pick object' style actions instead you could simply reach out with the Wiimote and grab it.
I was thinking about gaming themes that might allow for more Wiimote-style punching action. I'd imagine that Marvel Ultimate Alliance might showcase some good stuff.Hey, how about a game called "HULK SMASH!!"Or the old 80's He-Man punch? (Thwaaap!)Or Mazinger-Z's rocket punches?Or Conan the Barbarian, with a combination of fist and swordfighting action?Or just a pure Spiderman game outside of MUA, where you can use the Wiimote for web-slinging.
AMEN! I couldn't agree more with calls for Leisure Suit Larry.While we're at it, I'd love to see what could happen with "Police Quest," a remake of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", and although not a classic adventure game, one that would fit the platform, "Out Of This World."
The thing is, personally I don't believe that if adventure games would appear on the Wii that would "save the genre".Know why? Adventure games on the PC aren't exactly the most hardware demanding genre. I believe even the new Sam and Max can easily run on most computers sold in the past few years, even the ones with integrated graphics. And the requirements for 2D adventure games are even lower. Frankly, I don't think its a matter of accessibility here-since actually every person who owns a PC, no matter how crappy it is, can run these games, rather it is a matter of people simply not interested in the genre.
No, the only games Wii are getting from third parties are either spinoffs of existing franchises or cancelled current gen games that are ported to wii with tacked on motion controls.
Dugg down for its rampant fanboy-ism. Newsflash, the Wii won't cure cancer, raise your grades, get you a girlfriend (Definitely not the last with how dumb you look waving it around), or anything else other than just provide you with some fun gameplay (hopefully). Good grief.If you want to focus on a platform that can 'save' the adventure genre, focus on the PC, remember, the platform that's most flexible, with the best hardware (8800GTX baby!) and the most utilitarian of all the gaming platforms. On, and another newsflash for the original, apparently clueless, writer of this piece, the adventure genre is hardly dead on the PC.Digg me down, Wii fanboys, if you want to but you know that people read these anyway. LOL
grumbelDec 3, 2006
To relate all this to the Wii: Fahrenheit did a great job of bringing the player and the character closer together, when the character had to do some hard work, so did the player, when the character pushed something, the player pushed his analogstick. The Wiimote offers the possibility to mimic the actions of the game character much more closly and could boost the whole experience to a new level if done right. No more need for 'pick object' style actions instead you could simply reach out with the Wiimote and grab it.
sanmanDec 3, 2006
I was thinking about gaming themes that might allow for more Wiimote-style punching action. I'd imagine that Marvel Ultimate Alliance might showcase some good stuff.Hey, how about a game called "HULK SMASH!!"Or the old 80's He-Man punch? (Thwaaap!)Or Mazinger-Z's rocket punches?Or Conan the Barbarian, with a combination of fist and swordfighting action?Or just a pure Spiderman game outside of MUA, where you can use the Wiimote for web-slinging.
dontuseautofireDec 4, 2006
Say it with me: Grim Fandango 2. Ahh, sounds good.
boucheDec 4, 2006
AMEN! I couldn't agree more with calls for Leisure Suit Larry.While we're at it, I'd love to see what could happen with "Police Quest," a remake of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", and although not a classic adventure game, one that would fit the platform, "Out Of This World."
autocrawlerDec 4, 2006
The thing is, personally I don't believe that if adventure games would appear on the Wii that would "save the genre".Know why? Adventure games on the PC aren't exactly the most hardware demanding genre. I believe even the new Sam and Max can easily run on most computers sold in the past few years, even the ones with integrated graphics. And the requirements for 2D adventure games are even lower. Frankly, I don't think its a matter of accessibility here-since actually every person who owns a PC, no matter how crappy it is, can run these games, rather it is a matter of people simply not interested in the genre.
Closed AccountDec 4, 2006
No, the only games Wii are getting from third parties are either spinoffs of existing franchises or cancelled current gen games that are ported to wii with tacked on motion controls.
asianwasteDec 4, 2006
Quest for Glory FTW
asianwasteDec 5, 2006
I'd be happy if they put it on Vitrual Console.
wytefangDec 5, 2006
Dugg down for its rampant fanboy-ism. Newsflash, the Wii won't cure cancer, raise your grades, get you a girlfriend (Definitely not the last with how dumb you look waving it around), or anything else other than just provide you with some fun gameplay (hopefully). Good grief.If you want to focus on a platform that can 'save' the adventure genre, focus on the PC, remember, the platform that's most flexible, with the best hardware (8800GTX baby!) and the most utilitarian of all the gaming platforms. On, and another newsflash for the original, apparently clueless, writer of this piece, the adventure genre is hardly dead on the PC.Digg me down, Wii fanboys, if you want to but you know that people read these anyway. LOL