The Conduit Hype: Lets get things straight.

Lets clear up all this "hype" around the Conduit. Here are what sheep are hyping about this game:

1. Controls/Optimization- The Conduit has almost unrivaled control over how you play the game. From button mapping to on screen display. Rarely do games off the amount of custimization.
2. Graphics- The game looks good for a Wii game. With many a preview stating sometimes it looks like a 360 game. Does it look like a 360 game? NO, does it at times perhaps have some effects and other features that could make you think "next-gen" yes. Little known fact, but the Wii can run just about every engine that the 360/PS3 can run. To clarify, THIS GAME DOES NOT LOOK AS GOOD AS A 360/PS3 GAME.
3. The Effort- It's pretty obvious that developers aren't putting much effort into their games. Even if the Conduit isn't a great game, it's refreshing to see true EFFORT going into its development.

To conclude, Sheep aren't hyping it as a Halo Killer, they aren't hyping it as a graphics marvel, they aren't hyping it as the next big thing. It's simply a good looking game, in a genre usually seen only on the other consoles, with much effort going into its development. Might be a silly thing to get hyped about, but then again a lot of the Wii library is just plain silly in it's lack of effort.

I predict A-AA BTW

I predict A-AA BTWVideoGameGuy

[QUOTE="VideoGameGuy"]I predict A-AA BTWCherokee_Jack

What he said.

[QUOTE="VideoGameGuy"]I predict A-AA BTWCherokee_Jack

Lets clear up all this "hype" around the Conduit. Here are what sheep are hyping about this game:

1. Controls/Optimization- The Conduit has almost unrivaled control over how you play the game. From button mapping to on screen display. Rarely do games off the amount of custimization.
2. Graphics- The game looks good for a Wii game. With many a preview stating sometimes it looks like a 360 game.

VideoGameGuy

I feel sorry for Sheep who are hyping this game. Instead of talking about unique and great titles like Little King's Story you guys are talking about The Conduit. I thought Sheep bought a Wii so they don't have to worry about cheap FPS like the other two consoles?

The very existence of this game defies logic.

A FPS.

Trying to be a technical achievement.

And trying to bea "great" online multiplayer

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on the Wii :|

WTH???

Why do we keep on using Halo as the FPS standard? Was that game revolutionary? No. It's just a high quality shooter. To me, The Conduit looks like a high-quality shooter as well. I don't think this game is looking to revolutionize the genre, or to change the way you think about FPS, it's just looking to set the bar for what CAN be accomplished on Wii. And I appreciate that. I don't care about graphics or technological superiority--those things are great, but it's not my main concern.I just care about gameplay, and this game looks like it's really going to deliver in that department.

[QUOTE="VideoGameGuy"]

Lets clear up all this "hype" around the Conduit. Here are what sheep are hyping about this game:

1. Controls/Optimization- The Conduit has almost unrivaled control over how you play the game. From button mapping to on screen display. Rarely do games off the amount of custimization.
2. Graphics- The game looks good for a Wii game. With many a preview stating sometimes it looks like a 360 game.

Aljosa23

I feel sorry for Sheep who are hyping this game. Instead of talking about unique and great titles like Little King's Story you guys are talking about The Conduit. I thought Sheep bought a Wii so they don't have to worry about cheap FPS like the other two consoles?

[QUOTE="VideoGameGuy"]I predict A-AA BTWCherokee_Jack

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"][QUOTE="VideoGameGuy"]I predict A-AA BTWpsychobrew

[QUOTE="psychobrew"][QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"] I'd advise against that hype. There is no way this is getting an 8. 7 would be a miracle.Cherokee_Jack

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"][QUOTE="psychobrew"] Something is seriously wrong if it scores below COD:WAW Wii.psychobrew

[QUOTE="psychobrew"][QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"] Something is seriously wrong with The Conduit, yes. But that wouldn't be surprising.Cherokee_Jack

[QUOTE="VideoGameGuy"]

Lets clear up all this "hype" around the Conduit. Here are what sheep are hyping about this game:

1. Controls/Optimization- The Conduit has almost unrivaled control over how you play the game. From button mapping to on screen display. Rarely do games off the amount of custimization.
2. Graphics- The game looks good for a Wii game. With many a preview stating sometimes it looks like a 360 game.

Aljosa23

I feel sorry for Sheep who are hyping this game. Instead of talking about unique and great titles like Little King's Story you guys are talking about The Conduit. I thought Sheep bought a Wii so they don't have to worry about cheap FPS like the other two consoles?

The Conduit, 7.0 material if you ask me, 6.5 if the online is bad.

[QUOTE="psychobrew"][QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"] Something is seriously wrong with The Conduit, yes. But that wouldn't be surprising.Cherokee_Jack

I guess you can't explain your possition..psychobrew

Trying to goad me will not help you.

WAW Wii is simply a gimped game. Modes are missing (both online and single player), maps are missing, only 8 players online, and graphics are average at best. The Conduit is a full featured FPS with a deep story and revolutionary customization abilities for a console game (controls, displays, etc.). It has tons of modes, more players online, and graphics look much better (compared to WAW Wii). WAW is an OK but generic game. It's no Battlefield on the PC though (no COD is, but The Conduit won't be either). The Conduit is simply a much higher quality product.psychobrew

Features don't equal quality. WaW scored as well as it did because reviewers thought the game itself was good, not because of how many maps and modes and other bullet points it had. It's very unlikely that a dev like High Voltage, who've never made a good FPS and don't make many good games in general, will surpass Treyarch when it comes to the game that has to back up all those features.

[QUOTE="psychobrew"]I guess you can't explain your possition..Cherokee_Jack

Trying to goad me will not help you.

WAW Wii is simply a gimped game. Modes are missing (both online and single player), maps are missing, only 8 players online, and graphics are average at best. The Conduit is a full featured FPS with a deep story and revolutionary customization abilities for a console game (controls, displays, etc.). It has tons of modes, more players online, and graphics look much better (compared to WAW Wii). WAW is an OK but generic game. It's no Battlefield on the PC though (no COD is, but The Conduit won't be either). The Conduit is simply a much higher quality product.psychobrew

Features don't equal quality. WaW scored as well as it did because reviewers thought the game itself was good, not because of how many maps and modes and other bullet points it had. It's very unlikely that a dev like High Voltage, who've never made a good FPS and don't make many good games in general, will surpass Treyarch when it comes to the game that has to back up all those features.

WaW was not that great of a game. It's nothing special compared to all the other shooters out there. The campaign got borring and I quit playing it so now all I have is a gimped multiplayer. WAW was just another half baked effort. The online in Halo 3 was the only reason it scored as well as it did, so yes, online is an important factor.

You still haven't explained exactly what you don't like about The Conduit.

WaW was not that great of a game. It's nothing special compared to all the other shooters out there. The campaign got borring and I quit playing it so now all I have is a gimped multiplayer.psychobrew

The critics don't seem to think so, so I don't know why it would be so wrong for them to score The Conduit lower than WaW if it isn't as good of a game.

You still haven't explained exactly what you don't like about The Conduit.psychobrew

I don't know what I don't like about The Conduit because I haven't played it yet. But from what I've seen, it looks very derivative and hasn't shown much in the way of smart level design or mechanics. It also looks remarkably ugly for a game with such technically proficient graphics.

Its not going to do well. All it has is its technical proficiency. Even Crysis had a solid game to back up its graphics monsterness.

I dont see why you guys feel you must hate on this game just stop EpiphoneMan2008

Its not going to do well. All it has is its technical proficiency. Even Crysis had a solid game to back up its graphics monsterness.

foxhound_fox

What's not solid about The Conduit? The story is deep and the gameplay looks great.psychobrew

[QUOTE="psychobrew"]What's not solid about The Conduit? The story is deep and the gameplay looks great.foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]

Its not going to do well. All it has is its technical proficiency. Even Crysis had a solid game to back up its graphics monsterness.

psychobrew

All shooters are generic nowdays (even Crysis, KZ2, Halo 3, and COD). Most games in any genre are generic. That doesn't mean they can't be fun.psychobrew

I'm just glad to see some EFFORT from a 3rd party

[QUOTE="psychobrew"]All shooters are generic nowdays (even Crysis, KZ2, Halo 3, and COD). Most games in any genre are generic. That doesn't mean they can't be fun.foxhound_fox

Based on the video I've seen, both are just as generic as The Conduit.psychobrew

Anywhere from 7.0-8.5 you say? Don't get too specific now.

[QUOTE="psychobrew"]All shooters are generic nowdays (even Crysis, KZ2, Halo 3, and COD). Most games in any genre are generic. That doesn't mean they can't be fun.foxhound_fox

Flame me all you want, but if you don't agree then you simply don't know the concept behind the story.

Sorry but The Conduits story sets it apart from most FPS games this gen. It has by far the most intriguing story to go with a plot that I've heard of. As far as console FPS titles go, The Conduit's story is beyond any this gen

Flame me all you want, but if you don't agree then you simply don't know the concept behind the story.

Nedemis

[QUOTE="psychobrew"]Based on the video I've seen, both are just as generic as The Conduit.foxhound_fox

I just hope it's a fun game to play. If not, there are plenty of games to look foward to like Muramasa, Punchout, and of course Little Kings Story which I think will become a cult hit.

[QUOTE="Nedemis"]Sorry but The Conduits story sets it apart from most FPS games this gen. It has by far the most intriguing story to go with a plot that I've heard of. As far as console FPS titles go, The Conduit's story is beyond any this gen

Flame me all you want, but if you don't agree then you simply don't know the concept behind the story.

foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="Nedemis"]Sorry but The Conduits story sets it apart from most FPS games this gen. It has by far the most intriguing story to go with a plot that I've heard of. As far as console FPS titles go, The Conduit's story is beyond any this gen

Flame me all you want, but if you don't agree then you simply don't know the concept behind the story.

foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="VideoGameGuy"]

Lets clear up all this "hype" around the Conduit. Here are what sheep are hyping about this game:

1. Controls/Optimization- The Conduit has almost unrivaled control over how you play the game. From button mapping to on screen display. Rarely do games off the amount of custimization.
2. Graphics- The game looks good for a Wii game. With many a preview stating sometimes it looks like a 360 game.

Aljosa23

I feel sorry for Sheep who are hyping this game. Instead of talking about unique and great titles like Little King's Story you guys are talking about The Conduit. I thought Sheep bought a Wii so they don't have to worry about cheap FPS like the other two consoles?

LOL. Grow up. Chernobyl may be a new setting, but it's basically the same thing. Open world should be standard and has been done before. Shooting zombies and radiated monsters has been done before. Armor has been done before. What does this game bring to the table that no other game has?psychobrew

[QUOTE="psychobrew"]LOL. Grow up. Chernobyl may be a new setting, but it's basically the same thing. Open world should be standard and has been done before. Shooting zombies and radiated monsters has been done before. Armor has been done before. What does this game bring to the table that no other game has?foxhound_fox

The Conduit has AI that adapts to new situations and reacts on their own too. The Conduit gives you complete customization of controls and displays as well (unique for consoles), is the first full featured FPS using the Wii motion controls/IR pointer, and has a unique and well developed story that some people will play just to go over every square inch of the game to figure everything out -- yet for those that just want to play the game, the story doesn't have to be followed closely at all and it doesn't interupt game play (I'm sick of games that shove cut scenes down your throat in the middles of the game -- just let me play the game and figure out the story as I go, and if cut scenes are really needed, put them at the end of the level or some other spot so it's not distracting).psychobrew

Why do we keep on using Halo as the FPS standard? Was that game revolutionary? No. It's just a high quality shooter. To me, The Conduit looks like a high-quality shooter as well. I don't think this game is looking to revolutionize the genre, or to change the way you think about FPS, it's just looking to set the bar for what CAN be accomplished on Wii. And I appreciate that. I don't care about graphics or technological superiority--those things are great, but it's not my main concern.I just care about gameplay, and this game looks like it's really going to deliver in that department.

blankshore

It was revolutionary. It brought the caliber of FPS to an even higher peak. Have you played it? That game has brought in a piece of every crowd to it. More kids then it needs though..................

It was revolutionary. It brought the caliber of FPS to an even higher peak. Have you played it? That game has brought in a piece of every crowd to it. More kids then it needs though..................Hungry_Jello