Wii games that don't use MotionPlus

The gesture recognition of the standard Wiimote is nearly unusable, and even in those games that use it well, it is not 100% reliable. Every month there is a game that could have been significantly improves with MotionPlus but devs refuse to utilize it. Why? I don't know. It doesn't make sense.
 
Worst offenders: Punch-Out, No More Heroes 2
Shining Examples: Wii Sports Resort, Red Steel 2
 
New consoles even come shipped with the peripheral, god dammit. It's like devs never utilized the SuperFX chip when it came out for the SNES.

" @Meowayne said: 

Space marines (especially bald ones), post-apocalyptic wastelands, huge fantasy dudes with gigantic weapons & co.

We've been balding badasses with deep voices shooting aliens in brought-down buildings for almost a decade now. It was fun, but it seriously needs to stop.
 
Worst offenders: Borderlands, Demon's Souls
Shining Examples:  Heavy Rain, The Last Guardian
 
Here's a crazy thought: Let's explore as many different (maybe even true-to-life) people and worlds in video games as we can.  

Wow, there's only two oversized weapons in Demon's Souls, and no one in that game is a space marine. I like how you use two games that aren't even out as an example. "

" If you don't like micro management you probably shouldn't have bought Dragon Age in the first place. The game isn't about sprinting to the top of that tower as fast as possible as you eluded to, it's about taking your time, using your head and doing things the right way "

haha agreed :)

Agreed. In-game pre-order bonus' need to stop. Especially when the offered content can only be obtained via pre-order, essentially locking out anyone who didn't pre-order from accessing said content.

" @nail1080 said:

" If you don't like micro management you probably shouldn't have bought Dragon Age in the first place. The game isn't about sprinting to the top of that tower as fast as possible as you eluded to, it's about taking your time, using your head and doing things the right way "

I think you might have misread what I meant, I'm not trying to get to the top of the tower as quickly as possible, it's just how the micro managment of the items can really pull you out of any emersion you may have with the game and makes it so much more apparent to be a game, rather than an experience.  Also, I'm shocked at how many replies this thread got, thanks guys. If you want to add any more to the list feel free. I might have some more coming soon. "

" @Soap said:

" @nail1080 said:

" If you don't like micro management you probably shouldn't have bought Dragon Age in the first place. The game isn't about sprinting to the top of that tower as fast as possible as you eluded to, it's about taking your time, using your head and doing things the right way "

I think you might have misread what I meant, I'm not trying to get to the top of the tower as quickly as possible, it's just how the micro managment of the items can really pull you out of any emersion you may have with the game and makes it so much more apparent to be a game, rather than an experience.  Also, I'm shocked at how many replies this thread got, thanks guys. If you want to add any more to the list feel free. I might have some more coming soon. "

As if the medevil setting with the dwarves, mages, and kings setting didn't making you realise this is primarily a game, and by playing the game it is an experience. Jeez, but no, it took you to change around a few items to realise you're playing a game as if all the other hints that shout THIS IS A FUCKING GAME!! at you weren't enough. Wow man, wow, dungeons and dragons bro, dungeons and dragons. "

Fucking Mass Effect 2's gamestop pre-order dlc!!!!! To make things worse they "ran out" of collectors editions so I was forced to choose between pre order exclusive armor/weapon or the collectors edition. What a bunch of bullshit!
 
Edit: oh, and to make matters worse i/m sure the "exclusive" dlc will be available on xbl for purchase but I'll never know until release day because it's this huge stupid secret. You guys lost a Collectors edition purchase because of pre order dlc!

" @nail1080:   Wait, Dragon Age is D&D-style?  Well, I guess I can cross that off the list. "

"I don't think we'll see zombies take a break anytime soon. "

" @Meowayne said: 

Space marines (especially bald ones), post-apocalyptic wastelands, huge fantasy dudes with gigantic weapons & co.

We've been balding badasses with deep voices shooting aliens in brought-down buildings for almost a decade now. It was fun, but it seriously needs to stop.
 
Worst offenders: Borderlands, Demon's Souls
Shining Examples:  Heavy Rain, The Last Guardian
 
Here's a crazy thought: Let's explore as many different (maybe even true-to-life) people and worlds in video games as we can.  

Wow, there's only two oversized weapons in Demon's Souls, and no one in that game is a space marine. I like how you use two games that aren't even out as an example. "

Online Assholes.....sadly never going to die

" @Soap said:

" @nail1080 said:

" If you don't like micro management you probably shouldn't have bought Dragon Age in the first place. The game isn't about sprinting to the top of that tower as fast as possible as you eluded to, it's about taking your time, using your head and doing things the right way "

I think you might have misread what I meant, I'm not trying to get to the top of the tower as quickly as possible, it's just how the micro managment of the items can really pull you out of any emersion you may have with the game and makes it so much more apparent to be a game, rather than an experience.  Also, I'm shocked at how many replies this thread got, thanks guys. If you want to add any more to the list feel free. I might have some more coming soon. "

As if the medieval setting with the dwarves, mages, and kings didn't making you realise this is primarily a game, and by playing the game it is an experience. Jeez, but no, it took you to change around a few items to realise you're playing a game as if all the other hints that shout THIS IS A FUCKING GAME!! at you weren't enough. Wow man, wow, dungeons and dragons bro, dungeons and dragons. "

100% Agree!

" @nail1080 said:

" @Soap said:

" @nail1080 said:

" If you don't like micro management you probably shouldn't have bought Dragon Age in the first place. The game isn't about sprinting to the top of that tower as fast as possible as you eluded to, it's about taking your time, using your head and doing things the right way "

I think you might have misread what I meant, I'm not trying to get to the top of the tower as quickly as possible, it's just how the micro managment of the items can really pull you out of any emersion you may have with the game and makes it so much more apparent to be a game, rather than an experience.  Also, I'm shocked at how many replies this thread got, thanks guys. If you want to add any more to the list feel free. I might have some more coming soon. "

As if the medieval setting with the dwarves, mages, and kings didn't making you realise this is primarily a game, and by playing the game it is an experience. Jeez, but no, it took you to change around a few items to realise you're playing a game as if all the other hints that shout THIS IS A FUCKING GAME!! at you weren't enough. Wow man, wow, dungeons and dragons bro, dungeons and dragons. "

I'd make some form of comment about your reply being a bit harsh but that just seems to sum you up, a forum dick.

We need some cool vampires, not that twilight or Dracula crap, I'm talking scary ass blood sucking monsters.

I wanna see more color, and super super lush and awesome-ass environments. Uncharted 2 did environments right this year, totally immersed in that. 

I agree on Pre order bonuses and over encumbrance but I can live with post apocalypse wastelands for another year or two. 

" @Soap said:

" @nail1080 said:

" @Soap said:

" @nail1080 said:

" If you don't like micro management you probably shouldn't have bought Dragon Age in the first place. The game isn't about sprinting to the top of that tower as fast as possible as you eluded to, it's about taking your time, using your head and doing things the right way "

I think you might have misread what I meant, I'm not trying to get to the top of the tower as quickly as possible, it's just how the micro managment of the items can really pull you out of any emersion you may have with the game and makes it so much more apparent to be a game, rather than an experience.  Also, I'm shocked at how many replies this thread got, thanks guys. If you want to add any more to the list feel free. I might have some more coming soon. "

As if the medieval setting with the dwarves, mages, and kings didn't making you realise this is primarily a game, and by playing the game it is an experience. Jeez, but no, it took you to change around a few items to realise you're playing a game as if all the other hints that shout THIS IS A FUCKING GAME!! at you weren't enough. Wow man, wow, dungeons and dragons bro, dungeons and dragons. "

I'd make some form of comment about your reply being a bit harsh but that just seems to sum you up, a forum dick.

Wow that's harsh man no need for name calling, I was just giving my view on what you said and just standing up for micro management in RPG games but whatever thanks alot. "

Aside from pre-order bonuses, the rest all have their counter-points that I find superior to the original.  The biggest reason is that, outside of pre-order bonuses and loot systems, the other things are agrivated by the things outside of gaming.  Film and other media take the concepts and also run with it and so you get wastelands and zombies in a bunch of other things.  So when you sit down and play a game, you feel like this is overdone.
 
Here are three that I cannot see anyone else disagreeing with:
 

World War II from the Allies Perspective

Pre-order Demos

Amnesia

Re: Inventory management.  I agree with the sentiment and disagree with the solution.  Adventurers are not supposed to get rich by selling second-hand weapons.  They find gold and jewels, and if they find any sweet weapons well they just use them themselves.  The way you get better weapons and armor is by impressing the people who can afford to give you the money, buy them for you, or who already have them to give away.  I'm sure grabbing guys' purses is easy enough, but this lootless system solves several problems: 
Unbelievable inventory systems 
Grinding to afford new items 
The ubiquitous Merchant who sells you things you need at an exorbitant price despite the fact he'll die if you lose 
 
Perhaps some of you say  that you like having a system in place that rewards the ones who put in time to make the extra buck with a little extra content.  Well, to them I say, the solution is to have extra content for making money.  Take AC, for example, where you just go on a sidequest and get paid without worrying about any money. 

" Fawkes was my little undead crate where I stored my semi useful armors. he was... encumbered. "

i never bought into the zombie craze, i thought L4D was OKAY, and i am sick of them.  
zombies were NEVER scary to me either. i never understood it. i never understood why hollywood makes a new zombie movie every fucking year. 

I don't entirely agree....  

Inventory Management-Both having it and not having it is obnoxious. In Fallout 3, I have way more weapons than I need. Pool cue, katana, sledgehammer, baseball bat, MoleRat stick. There are so many weapons that you can't combine because with a lot of weapons and no item cap, there are just too much. In sharp contrast Borderlands has a 12 item limit; where it is believable but I hate dropping so much stuff. In Dragon Age I haven't had either problem. I think that having a huge inventory is fine, as long as its done right. Resident Evil 4 had it right with the case. You made it fit, so it was perfect. I think it is weird that RE 5 didn't follow suit. 
 
Pre-Order Bonuses....
Fine, I also hate the buy this at Game stop to get stuff. Left 4 Dead 2 had 1 weapon, Creed 2 had 2 maps, that stuff isn't bad. I actually enjoy that a lot. I haven't experienced any thing as bad as what you were saying about Splinter Cell, but it should never be that bad. 
 
Zombies???? 
I love Zombies. Left 4 Dead is a zombie thing, Dr. Ned was great. Uncharted had Zombie... things. They are starting to play a smaller role, but they are very, very good! 
 
Post Apocalypse.... 
Fallout and Borderlands? What else now? Right, that seems to be about it. 2 games aren't a problem, and I welcome more of this type of game, seeing as so far they have been fairly long epics. And they all have vaults.

I'm OK with inventory management if it's done right. 
Torchlight did it right.

I could have sworn there were two threads just like this in the past week. Ugh, anyway all I agree with is the preorder thing. I'm all for inventory management and encumbrance. As it is generally executed, it isn't really realistic, but to say that it is designed to artificially lengthen the game is complete nonsense. You're thinking of the level grind made famous by Final Fantasy and EverQuest.

"Nolan North  I'm not wishing harm on Mr. North of course, I just.. don't want to ever hear his voice again outside of Desmond and Nathan "

I think with the Day 1 DLC/Preorder Exclusives, they should do what Relic did with Dawn of War 2. Make it exclusive for a month or two before releasing it in a patch
 
However, exclusive DLC for new copies makes more sense than stupid DRM on PC games

" @RiddleBrother said:

" Fawkes was my little undead crate where I stored my semi useful armors. he was... encumbered. "

Fawkes was originally a woman.  If you read the notes stored on the terminals in the labs, you see that the behemoths became sexless as a result of the mutation.

"  Wastelands / The Post Apocalypse -  Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, Borderlands, RAGE e.t.c" 
 
I find this a little unfair, seeing that two of those games are still half a year from being released. 
 
I actually really like preorder bonuses, but agree with your point. They're nice when they don't take parts of the game away from non-new game buyers/ renters. I was disgusted when the most requested mode of the past 5 years, Team Builder, was made as a new-game only mode in NCAA 10.  
 
I'm not really against what Dragon Age did either, but I think instead of including DLC on disc, it should be a one-time code for a free DLC in-time (although I doubt this will happen). 
 
I really enjoyed how Guitar Hero and Rock Band deal with pre-orders, which is how I just stated in the last paragraph. With Rock Band 2, the buyer received a voucher for a DLC set of 20 songs that were released a month of two later.

Gaming trends that need to die:The COD series.COD4="Whoa this shit is craazy good!" MW2="Did they even test this shit?" BO="It's alright, good thing I rented"
but seriously yearly COD releases.Just take a break IW/Treyarch.You are going to bury yourself if you keep this up.

" Gaming trends that need to die:The COD series.COD4="Whoa this shit is craazy good!" MW2="Did they even test this shit?" BO="It's alright, good thing I rented" but seriously yearly COD releases.Just take a break IW/Treyarch.You are going to bury yourself if you keep this up. "

Well, since this this blog has been revived from the dead, let's see if anything has changed regarding these topics in the last year.  Nothing? Huh.
 
Sorry, Soap. Apparently the games industry doesn't care about you.

I guess the good news is that there's no Fallout game coming out this year.

" Well, since this this blog has been revived from the dead, let's see if anything has changed regarding these topics in the last year.  Nothing? Huh. Sorry, Soap. Apparently the games industry doesn't care about you. "

" @supermike6 said:

 
Anyway, most I agree with, but I *like* inventory management. I find that kind of thing very satisfying. I guess the best example would be SS2, where it adds to the atmosphere. Deciding, for example, whether you want to keep ammo or healing items, strongly contributes to the survival nature of the game. "