Kinect Games That Don't Suck - Page 2

CongoJack · 11-08-2010, 05:52 PM

In the couple hours I played with it I remain unimpressed. Reminds me of the wii but years later on the xbox.

Havoc2049 · 11-09-2010, 01:44 AM

The launch line-up is beyond pathetic and may just kill the Kinect off. Seriously, Windows Phone 7 has a better launch line-up of games.

Drunken Savior · 11-09-2010, 01:46 AM

I hope this, and all forms of motion gaming, fail to replicate their success next generation and we can get back to gaming like we did back in the good ol days: Sitting on our ass, holding a controller, and drinking adult beverages.

spider-prime · 11-09-2010, 02:48 AM

There are cool games they can make with motion detection, but tough luck of the companies ever really putting the time and money into making a good game out of them.

All they see are the crap games selling so lets just make more of them first.

But right now, a normal controller is still the best way to play a game.... that or with a keyboard and mouse

You just can't play Starcraft with a controller! expect to lose! I knew I should never have bought Starcraft 64 or Diablo on the PS1.

progmetal · 11-09-2010, 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Havoc2049

Windows Phone 7 has a better launch line-up of games.

I'm considering one of those later on.

darren · 11-09-2010, 04:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drunken Savior

I hope this, and all forms of motion gaming, fail to replicate their success next generation and we can get back to gaming like we did back in the good ol days: Sitting on our ass, holding a controller, and drinking adult beverages.

sadly those days will be long gone if the powers that be have their way ..

i suspect more motion and more 3d efforts next gen ..

Seraph · 11-09-2010, 05:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drunken Savior

I hope this, and all forms of motion gaming, fail to replicate their success next generation and we can get back to gaming like we did back in the good ol days: Sitting on our ass, holding a controller, and drinking adult beverages.

It's not like they can't co-exist.

Drunken Savior · 11-09-2010, 09:07 AM

Sorry, I'm a control scheme bigot.

CongoJack · 11-09-2010, 10:44 AM

I'd like to say I'm not(having vested ridiculous amounts of hours into wii games) but as more and more time goes on I find myself playing motion controlled games less and less. I also find it interesting that most non-gamers that bought into the motion control hype a year or two back don't play it anymore either, at least the ones I know.

eastx · 11-09-2010, 04:43 PM

There are a few games that are getting good reviews and buzz:

Kinect Sports
Kinectimals
Dance Central
YourShape: Fitness Evolved

And Kinect Adventures is pretty fun too, not that it's super deep or anything.

Joe Redifer · 11-09-2010, 10:08 PM

I don't like how I need so much space in front of my TV for Kinect. That's a deal-breaker for me. This is coming from someone who buys things on impulse like friggin' PS Move.

eastx · 11-10-2010, 05:24 AM

I agree that the space thing is a drag, but here's some stuff to consider.

Kinect wants 7-7 feet between you and the sensor. You can give yourself an extra foot by just mounting Kinect on top of your TV rather than below it.

You can play arm-oriented games even if a coffee table's in front of you. Like the river racing game in Kinect Adventures, which is the best part of Adventures, IMO. But when you need it to see your feet, just drag the coffee table out of the way and put it back when you're done.

justin_credible · 11-10-2010, 07:21 AM

Kinect Games That Don't Suck
1.

eastx · 11-10-2010, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by justin_credible

Kinect Games That Don't Suck
1.

Says somebody who obviously hasn't played or read about many of them. See the list I pointed out earlier, and marvel as your ignorance departs.

Dr. Bombay · 11-10-2010, 08:57 PM

It's funny. I listened to giantbomb this afternoon, and fuck if they don't have Kinectimals pegged. The game is totally vapid and aimed at kids 10 and younger. For adults it feels silly and childish and no one who has ever read anything on a 12th grade level will want to play it.

But if all they had done was made Viva Pinata 3, and integrated all that kinectimals shit into it, Microsoft would have had their killer app. Their killer app that no one would buy.

Except me.

11-09-2010, 01:44 AM	#17
Havoc2049 64-bit Interactive Multimedia System Join Date: May 2002 Location: So. Cal, USA Posts: 3,159	The launch line-up is beyond pathetic and may just kill the Kinect off. Seriously, Windows Phone 7 has a better launch line-up of games. __________________ Formerly known as AtariX Xbox/Windows/Windows Phone: MajorHavoc 2049 Steam: MajorHavoc2049

11-09-2010, 01:46 AM	#18
Drunken Savior Mahjikbahks is dying. Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 17,420	I hope this, and all forms of motion gaming, fail to replicate their success next generation and we can get back to gaming like we did back in the good ol days: Sitting on our ass, holding a controller, and drinking adult beverages. __________________ Steam ID: drunkensavior Windows Live: Jefferson1776 Games I'm hyped for Transistor, DayZ (Standalone), The Last of Us

11-09-2010, 02:48 AM	#19
spider-prime NOW IN CINEMAPHONIC QUADROVISION! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: I hated going to weddings cause all the grandmas would poke me saying "you're next, you're next". They stopped saying that when I did it to them at Funerals. Posts: 20,401	There are cool games they can make with motion detection, but tough luck of the companies ever really putting the time and money into making a good game out of them. All they see are the crap games selling so lets just make more of them first. But right now, a normal controller is still the best way to play a game.... that or with a keyboard and mouse You just can't play Starcraft with a controller! expect to lose! I knew I should never have bought Starcraft 64 or Diablo on the PS1. __________________ Join the Spider-Prime and His Amazing Friends Steam group!

11-09-2010, 09:07 AM	#23
Drunken Savior Mahjikbahks is dying. Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 17,420	Sorry, I'm a control scheme bigot. __________________ Steam ID: drunkensavior Windows Live: Jefferson1776 Games I'm hyped for Transistor, DayZ (Standalone), The Last of Us

11-10-2010, 08:57 PM	#30
Dr. Bombay ificouldjustbemorehuman Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: The Nexus Between Jersey and NYC Posts: 9,208	It's funny. I listened to giantbomb this afternoon, and fuck if they don't have Kinectimals pegged. The game is totally vapid and aimed at kids 10 and younger. For adults it feels silly and childish and no one who has ever read anything on a 12th grade level will want to play it. But if all they had done was made Viva Pinata 3, and integrated all that kinectimals shit into it, Microsoft would have had their killer app. Their killer app that no one would buy. Except me. __________________ ~There's a Door Here, But It Will Not Break~ ~There's a Stone There, But It Won't Remain~ ~Up There's a Heaven Now, But It Will Not Wait~ ~And The Lies There, The Scent Of It, Just Too Much~ ~So Should You~ ~Sow It Once and Make It Grow, The Sweet Clematis~ ~Let It Flower, and Paint it All Of The Colors Old~ Instantly Things Fall and Fade, Return to Silence~ ~Why Oh Why, Why Does It All Feel So Sorrowful?~ ~Dreams Of What Is Real~

11-08-2010, 05:52 PM	#16
CongoJack me fail english thats unpossible Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ancient psychic tandem warelephant Posts: 1,230	In the couple hours I played with it I remain unimpressed. Reminds me of the wii but years later on the xbox.

11-09-2010, 10:44 AM	#24
CongoJack me fail english thats unpossible Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ancient psychic tandem warelephant Posts: 1,230	I'd like to say I'm not(having vested ridiculous amounts of hours into wii games) but as more and more time goes on I find myself playing motion controlled games less and less. I also find it interesting that most non-gamers that bought into the motion control hype a year or two back don't play it anymore either, at least the ones I know.

11-09-2010, 04:43 PM	#25
eastx The Fighting Bomber Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lake Jackson, TX USA Posts: 4,570	There are a few games that are getting good reviews and buzz: Kinect Sports Kinectimals Dance Central YourShape: Fitness Evolved And Kinect Adventures is pretty fun too, not that it's super deep or anything.

11-09-2010, 10:08 PM	#26
Joe Redifer Olé! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 19,019	I don't like how I need so much space in front of my TV for Kinect. That's a deal-breaker for me. This is coming from someone who buys things on impulse like friggin' PS Move.

11-10-2010, 05:24 AM	#27
eastx The Fighting Bomber Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lake Jackson, TX USA Posts: 4,570	I agree that the space thing is a drag, but here's some stuff to consider. Kinect wants 7-7 feet between you and the sensor. You can give yourself an extra foot by just mounting Kinect on top of your TV rather than below it. You can play arm-oriented games even if a coffee table's in front of you. Like the river racing game in Kinect Adventures, which is the best part of Adventures, IMO. But when you need it to see your feet, just drag the coffee table out of the way and put it back when you're done.

11-10-2010, 07:21 AM	#28
justin_credible Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 6,271	Kinect Games That Don't Suck 1.

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