Hey guys, in the meantime before Brad gets his hands on the game, just wondering what any day one buyers of the new Kid Icarus game were thinking of it so far. I've just played the first two missions, and am pleasantly surprised by it so far. The controls are taking a little while to get used to, but overall the game feels good. The writing is actually great.. has all the humour of the Mario RPG games, but is brought to life by some decent voice acting. There is even a new (to me, at least. I haven't played the original Kid Icarus) character introduced within the first hour who adds a lot of personality to the world. So far so good, I'm hoping the level of quality holds up. What is everyone else thinking?

waiting for a quick look. i have read bad things about it...then the final score is like 4 1/2 stars or like 85. lol sooooooo..... i dont know haha

@evanbower: I pretty much agree with everything you've said. Still have to try the online.

@msavo: Yeah, me too. My friend code is 0731-4890-1128, if you want to join up, and if there is even any sort of invite system in this game.

Played the first two missions and some online. This game is damn good.

Im really loving this game but controls are game breaking for sure.  I changed the aiming to the circle pad and movement to the face buttons.  tweaked the speed od the aiming and played with attack on both the L and R buttons, works best for me with keeping attack on the L button.   
 
Now this game is much more playable. Anyone else play with changing controls to find a better setup? 

The controls really aren't that bad and the graphics are amazing for a 3ds game.

@Scullinator: Hell no. The stylus aiming works great it just has a pretty steep learning curve. But when you get it down it is far quicker and more responsive than the face buttons can ever be. I don't know why they don't let you go dual analogue with the Circle Pad Pro though.

Haven't been following this game at all. What's the reason for Nintendo bundling that weird stand with the game?

Haven't been following this game at all. What's the reason for Nintendo bundling that weird stand with the game?

It took me a bit of fumbling to set up the game for use with the Circle Pad Pro (lefty here), but once that hurdle was cleared, I played up through Chapter 7. This game is awesome. The controls work great, the the writing and humor are wonderfully silly with great voice acting (would you believe that Palutena is voiced by the same woman that voices Lightning in Final Fantasy XIII?), and it makes all the right callbacks to the original Kid Icarus. I still need to touch the multiplayer, but as for preliminary recommendations, I'd say if you have a 3DS, you should get this game. And if you don't have a 3DS, this is a damn good reason to get one.

I'm digging the game so far. Like with some others, I'm still getting used to the controls.

Also Im surprised there isn't a community thread for this game yet. Someone should put that together.

@Scullinator said:

@TentPole: aiming with the CIRCLE PAD and movement on the buttons. There is really not much to the movement, even works great to tap buttons twice to sprint and dodge. im telling you this setup is worth trying out no stand required and no hand cramps since im holding the ds the same way i always do.

I did give it a try. But I have to say, after getting used to the touch aiming, I think it feels great.

Are the controls really that bad? What is the default setting?

I saw the Quick Look. It looked like it should have been on the Wii, or like a Wii port would be very welcome. Or something that should have daul analog controls

@kishinfoulux said:

Are the controls really that bad? What is the default setting?

The controls aren't bad: they're good. At least, I really like them. Using the touch screen for aiming feels much more intuitive than using, say, a second analogue stick.

Doesn't this game have the exact same control scheme as Metroid Prime: Hunters? Why did no one complain about that game? Is the 3DS that much more heavy? Still trying to decide whether to buy this.

@believer258 said:

I saw the Quick Look. It looked like it should have been on the Wii, or like a Wii port would be very welcome. Or something that should have daul analog controls

Doesn't need them, really. The game plays fine. People claiming that the controls are terrible are overreacting.

The big thing putting me off is that I'm left handed. I don't really want to buy a circle pad pro, is it possible for a left hander to play without one comfortably?

I got the game this morning and thus far am enjoying it. The flying bits are better but that's because the controls feel much more natural. The ground controls take some getting used to but they're not so bad. I'm using the stand and that helps a lot, at least if you want to play it for a long period of time. The main criticism has been the control scheme but it's not bad, it just seems to be the only thing that's potentially divisive about it so it's been magnified.

The thing that I really like about this game is that it seems incredibly deep. I haven't even delved that much into the weapons, nor the multiplayer, but there seems to be loads to do. There's the achievement thing which is nice, idols (codex, YOU CAN CATAPULT EGGS FOR SOME REASON!) and all of that non-essential but appreciated extra content. I also really, really like the game's humour. It's genuinely funny, particularly the discussion about why angels bathe with their clothes on and a flying sequence where the lady you're talking to blames something on "MY BOTCHED LASER EYE SURGERY". It's great.

@49th said:

The big thing putting me off is that I'm left handed. I don't really want to buy a circle pad pro, is it possible for a left hander to play without one comfortably?

You can map Pti's movement to the face buttons (XYAB). Not sure how well it works, however. As a fellow lefty, I bought the Circle Pad Pro and have been using that exclusively.

I'm in love with the game at the moment. Its just so much fun to play. The multiplayer is really fun and I normally don't play multiplayer games at all especially on handheld. The camera and controls during land battles were great and easy to get used to after I changed the settings to stop the camera when I flick right or left instead of continuing to slide.

@49th: I believe my setup with aiming on the circle pad and movement on the face buttons would work perfectly for a lefty. Feels a lot like playing starfox on the DS.

I saw the Quick Look. It looked like it should have been on the Wii, or like a Wii port would be very welcome. Or something that should have daul analog controls

The big thing putting me off is that I'm left handed. I don't really want to buy a circle pad pro, is it possible for a left hander to play without one comfortably?

@freewilly5 said:

Doesn't this game have the exact same control scheme as Metroid Prime: Hunters? Why did no one complain about that game? Is the 3DS that much more heavy? Still trying to decide whether to buy this.

I actually recall that being one of the main beefs people had with the game. I remember trying it out at a demo kiosk at a store and thinking "well this is no good".

@kishinfoulux said:

@freewilly5 said:

Doesn't this game have the exact same control scheme as Metroid Prime: Hunters? Why did no one complain about that game? Is the 3DS that much more heavy? Still trying to decide whether to buy this.

I actually recall that being one of the main beefs people had with the game. I remember trying it out at a demo kiosk at a store and thinking "well this is no good".

Metroid Prime: Hunters didn't have analogue movement, however.

@Hailinel said:

@kishinfoulux said:

@freewilly5 said:

Doesn't this game have the exact same control scheme as Metroid Prime: Hunters? Why did no one complain about that game? Is the 3DS that much more heavy? Still trying to decide whether to buy this.

I actually recall that being one of the main beefs people had with the game. I remember trying it out at a demo kiosk at a store and thinking "well this is no good".

Metroid Prime: Hunters didn't have analogue movement, however.

Just to clarify, even though you move Pit with what we normally think of as an "analogue stick," his movement in the game is largely digital. His movement speed isn't analogous to how far you push the circle pad, but is determined by a digital input of pushing the stick, or quick tapping the stick from a stopped position. I'm only pointing this out because this is actually my only problem with the way the game controls.

I think I've finally hit a wall as far as the difficulty is concerned. I reached a boss that I can't beat, either because I'm just not moving right, or my weapon isn't powerful enough to deal damage fast enough to outlast him. I figured that this was bound to happen eventually though since I've had a number of fights come down to the skin of my teeth. Still, I continue to be amazed at just how may stages there are in this game. I honestly didn't think that the single-player would be nearly this long.

I just bought the game today. I really like it. I am using the default controls and they are not that bad, you just have to get used to them. The stuff I read prior to me getting this game made the controls seem unbearable. It looks great, sounds great, and writing its top notch. I have only jumped into the multiplayer for about 10 min but I need to progress in the single player story some more because i was getting owned. The stand is nice and sturdy as well!