Monday, July 8, 2013

Restrictive controls

The fight with Doctor Peace was as good a place as any to remind myself that you need to hold "1" while jerking the wiimote to charge Travis' beam sword. Oh, No More Heroes. At least blocking his bullets is automatic. Though just being able to hit "A" to attack and only periodically actually having to swing is disappointing.

Playing an array of games from a console's lifespan with no regard to the chronology of their release dates never mattered at all until the Wii came along. With Skyward Sword forever engraved in my memory (muscle and otherwise), it's underwhelming to just run up to a boss and hit "A," shifting from "High" to "Low" hits with motion control. Still, the game's voice acting is good and the cinematics are an excellent touch.

Plus, as an RPG and Legend of Zelda fan, having an actual speaking protagonist is a great plus. Though, it has stood in the way of Travis' being as much of a proxy for me as say Crono or Link.

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