6:45 AM on 12.16.2006
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Ishaan
God damn it. You game developers just don't get it, do you? Ports will not get you anywhere with the Wii. This has already been established. Wii ports suck, and there's not much you can do about it. Comparisons (graphical and otherwise) will always be drawn between the Wii version and the 360/PS3 version. The only thing worse than a Wii port of a "next-gen" game is a Wii port of a "last gen" game. And sadly, the Prince of Persia title scheduled to release for the Wii in March is just that. A port of The Two Thrones. Here's the post on niwifi that confirms it:
I don’t know if I’ve gotten my next Nintendo Power issue before everyone else, but it is LOADED with great news! NP has an exclusive on the new Prince of Persia game coming to Wii. Apparently it is a rework of The Two Thrones which was released last year. I’ve never played this one in the series, but I’ve only heard good things. The article shows how exactly the game will be controlled with the wiimote/nunchuk combination. Here are the moves it goes over:
- Dagger Plant
- Speed Kill
- Free-Form Fighting
- The Daggertail
I won’t spoil how exactly they use the Wii’s controls, but it looks great! Suffice it to say, Prince of Persia on Wii is shaping up to be another must-have title in Wii’s ever-expanding library of AAA games.
Must-have my foot. I hate to be a pessimist, and I admit, I haven't seen this issue of Nintendo Power, but the game sounds like a lazy port to me. Get with the program, Ubisoft. Laziness and ports and tacked-on controls aren't the key to exploiting the Wii's potential. Can we please see something more original?
[Via Moz La Punk]
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I am surprised that they chose to do TT as opposed to SoT since SoT seemed to be a lot more popular in general. Plus it would give them a chance to re-release all three titles again if it actually sold well, though I doubt it will since most people who were into PoP already bought and played all three. I think it is a mistake to re-release the series since the Wii controls won't really add much (certianly won't convince me to buy it again), but since the Wii has supposedly attracted more casual games it may make sense to have the title available.
And if you don't like their methods or think their games suck, then don't buy them. Simple as that. And for the record, the new Rayman for the Wii is fun as hell.
I refuse to drive myself crazy trying to balance the wiimote in my hand so the prince doesn't fall to his death after 20 minutes of platforming to get to where he is. Is anybody really going to dish out money for something they already played a year ago just because it's more frustrating?
Lazy ass ports are not.
I was totally looking forward to playing a sloppy port of a game that came out over a year ago (and one that I can already play on the system to begin with).
WTF, Ubisoft? These games are not going to sell; you're going to blame the hardware; and question future third party support. This is what happened with the Gamecube. You MUST tailor games to both the hardware and the demographic of the console. This misses both marks.
Cancel this game and use it's budget towards the next-gen PoP games coming to the PC, 360, and PS3. Don't be jerks. I like you guys. Let's keep it that way.
What incentive do developers have to actually take advantage of the system, besides tacking on some different controls? People are begging for pay full price for mediocrity.
Last-gen ports (which are quite popular on the Wii right now) cannot be the norm for a "revolutionary" console. I suppose that's why we'll still be getting 20-year-old ROMs off Virtual Console for a while, instead of original content, or even remakes.
The problem appears to me to be the limits in their development time more than anything else. They wanted to show their support(ie. cash in on its predicted popularity) by having more launch titles than any other company. So many games in such a short period is not easy, hence the low average quality. With more freedom with time, and with a damn enjoyable franchise, you never know.
Note, this is more devils advocacy than blind fanboyism. I just don't really like the whole "company announces game at some point in future, fans declare it worst game ever" thing going on.
And the more ports the company makes in the begining, the faster they'll become familar with developing for the Wii. The games we're seeing now are the testbeds for new control schemes, and finding out what works and what doesn't with the system. Better that happens in the first few months of the Wii's life rather than taking the first few years. If you're not interested in a port of a previously released Ubisoft title, just don't buy it.
But yeah, I'd rather see an all new PoP game on the Wii too. :)