SciDad23
Shared on Sun, 12/17/2006 - 01:34Been a while since I posted, and since I'm waiting for a DVD to finish burning, thought I'd throw out a few thoughts.
I picked up a Wii on launch day, birthday present from my wife, along with Zelda, Rayman and Monkeyball. I've had a BLAST playing it with my brother, his son (he's 6) and even got my wife to play a little Monkeyball and Wii Bowling. I have noticed a disturbing "trend" though. The Wii seems to be less enjoyable as a single player gaming system. It seems custom built for "party" gaming, but aside from Zelda, I haven't really enjoyed single player games on it (rented several other titles). This seems a little worrisome to me, as I'm a 32 year old married man with a 1 1/2 year old son and a job that keeps me either in the office 60-70 hours a week, or on the road visiting plants and manufacturing sites several times a month, all over the US and Canada. I don't have a lot of time for "party" gaming.
I'm not saying I'm not happy with the Wii, but I'm hoping that there are a few more great single player games down the road. I love the innovative control idea, here's to hoping someone does something great with it. Metroid looks like it'll rock, the Advance Wars version looks pretty cool too.
I guess I'll stick with the 360 for the "traditional titles" and keep an eye out for the inventive stuff from Nintendo. In the mean time, I've been using the Wii's backwards compatibility to catch up on some great Gamecube games that I never finished, namely Resident Evil 4, Eternal Darkness, Super Mario Sunshine and Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Well, that about sums it up. Anyone think I'm nuts? Anyone agree? Comment away!
I picked up a Wii on launch day, birthday present from my wife, along with Zelda, Rayman and Monkeyball. I've had a BLAST playing it with my brother, his son (he's 6) and even got my wife to play a little Monkeyball and Wii Bowling. I have noticed a disturbing "trend" though. The Wii seems to be less enjoyable as a single player gaming system. It seems custom built for "party" gaming, but aside from Zelda, I haven't really enjoyed single player games on it (rented several other titles). This seems a little worrisome to me, as I'm a 32 year old married man with a 1 1/2 year old son and a job that keeps me either in the office 60-70 hours a week, or on the road visiting plants and manufacturing sites several times a month, all over the US and Canada. I don't have a lot of time for "party" gaming.
I'm not saying I'm not happy with the Wii, but I'm hoping that there are a few more great single player games down the road. I love the innovative control idea, here's to hoping someone does something great with it. Metroid looks like it'll rock, the Advance Wars version looks pretty cool too.
I guess I'll stick with the 360 for the "traditional titles" and keep an eye out for the inventive stuff from Nintendo. In the mean time, I've been using the Wii's backwards compatibility to catch up on some great Gamecube games that I never finished, namely Resident Evil 4, Eternal Darkness, Super Mario Sunshine and Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Well, that about sums it up. Anyone think I'm nuts? Anyone agree? Comment away!
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