The Conduit heats up

IGN: Pre-E3 2008: The Conduit Update

Make sure to check the video there, it's pretty exciting to see. High Voltage wasn't kidding when they said they were going for a genuinely good-looking Wii game. Based on the vid, it's coming close to matching Prime 3, and there's still anywhere from six to nine months left of development for this title.

And an E3 demo this year! But just go ahead and read the interview to find out everything else. The officials from HV are awesome in these kind of things, they talk more like real gamers than businessmen.

This game may just be able to go the distance.

Looks like a generic FPS to me.

Also The Conduit

Screw you Kishiro.

The engine itself is decent but the art direction is pure ass.

That said, it looks better than the last time I saw it. The amount of hype it is getting is silly though.

Stupid. Go buy an Xbox if you want to play shooters. Why would I buy this when I have Halo 3 and Call Of Duty 4 on the 360?

Probably for the same reason anyone enjoys a Wii shooter; the controls.

Or more importantly, we have no clue just how good the game is right now.

Xbox Live > Wii's **** online.

Thats reason enough to ignore this game.

I could care less about this game, actually. Unless it ends up getting nines all across the board, I won't be investing in it.

Originally posted by Ender
Xbox Live > Wii's **** online.

Thats reason enough to ignore this game.

Not a very good reason, given that HV has said in several interviews that simply couldn't make it's online with the bare basics that Wifi games usually have. They're working on getting Voice Chat, and depending on who their publisher is they may be able to use something like EA Nation.

If you read stuff with their Execs, they're really not fond of Nintendo Wifi on its own. They've knocked it quite a few times (which is funny as hell), and it's apparent that they're bent on doing something like Mario Kart Wii or better.

I hope it knocks some sense into Nintendo. If one of their biggest and most enthusiastic supporters dislikes their online service as it is right now, they need to make some changes.

Originally Posted by Jeff

I hope it knocks some sense into Nintendo. If one of their biggest and most enthusiastic supporters dislikes their online service as it is right now, they need to make some changes.

It won't. Nintendo has never been all that responsive to the fans. They need to make changes, but it's not going to happen.

Originally Posted by Jeff

Not a very good reason, given that HV has said in several interviews that simply couldn't make it's online with the bare basics that Wifi games usually have. They're working on getting Voice Chat, and depending on who their publisher is they may be able to use something like EA Nation.

If you read stuff with their Execs, they're really not fond of Nintendo Wifi on its own. They've knocked it quite a few times (which is funny as hell), and it's apparent that they're bent on doing something like Mario Kart Wii or better.

I hope it knocks some sense into Nintendo. If one of their biggest and most enthusiastic supporters dislikes their online service as it is right now, they need to make some changes.

I don't see the point in play it. Halo 3 and CoD4 are the best online shooters available for consoles. I don't think a Wii game is going to be surpassing them anytime soon.

Screw you, haters. I'm actually excited for this game, and I usually don't like shooters. The main reason I want it is because it reminds me of Metroid Prime 3, which had excellent controls and gameplay.

Eh doesn't look that great. Visually wise for the Wii it looks nice but other than that it looks like it'll be mediocre. Don't understand the hype around this. :/

^ Because a third party is making a mainstream title for the hardcore and actually putting effort into it. That's why Wii owners are interested.

Originally posted by Ender
I don't see the point in play it. Halo 3 and CoD4 are the best online shooters available for consoles. I don't think a Wii game is going to be surpassing them anytime soon.

By that logic, The Darkness and F.E.A.R. don't matter because they're not as awesome as Halo or CoD4, even though they're still great games, offer different experiences and in some cases are better than Halo or CoD.

It's silly, really. A game doesn't need to be the best in order to warrant playtime.

Originally Posted by Jeff

^ Because a third party is making a mainstream title for the hardcore and actually putting effort into it. That's why Wii owners are interested.

By that logic, The Darkness and F.E.A.R. don't matter because they're not as awesome as Halo or CoD4, even though they're still great games, offer different experiences and in some cases are better than Halo or CoD.

It's silly, really. A game doesn't need to be the best in order to warrant playtime.

The Darkness and F.E.A.R. are both very good games in their own right, but they both have really, really bad online multiplayer. The single player in both games are also completely different than Halo 3 and CoD4.

F.E.A.R and The Darkness are strictly singe player (Unless you want to play some garbage multiplayer), while Halo 3 and CoD4 are almost all multiplayer. Now, this game that you guys are getting all hyped about is being advertised as an online shooter, like the Wii's answer to Halo, but we all know it won't be as good.

You get what I'm saying? F.E.A.R separates itself from most FPS games by being scary, while The Darkness is worth buying for the story/characters. The Conduit is just another online shooter with a crappy campaign, there is no reason to buy it.

Originally Posted by Ender

I don't see the point in play it. Halo 3 and CoD4 are the best online shooters available for consoles. I don't think a Wii game is going to be surpassing them anytime soon.

who said anything about surpassing? just because it doesn't have online as good as your precious call of duty or halo doesn't mean that its not fun and should be ignored.

Originally Posted by Zora Fisherman

who said anything about surpassing? just because it doesn't have online as good as your precious call of duty or halo doesn't mean that its not fun and should be ignored.

Yes, but it does nothing for the genre. If I can enjoy myself more with Halo 3 and CoD4... then what is the ****ing point?