Topic: Recent Retro/Misc Gaming Purchases? (Not PS4/PS5)

Halo: Spartan Assault and Halo: Spartan Strike both for PC.

Just bought a 64gb memory card for my Vita, part of my master plan to make a dent in the backlog I have on the system! Damn thing was expensive though

I managed to buy a second hand PSP for under £15 with a couple of games. Mainly for my old console collection but also to play a few old games and UMD's (a few places near me are selling UMD movies for 50p) plus to let my daughter play on. She is wanting my Vita all the time and I thought she could put some cheap films and games.

@KratosMD those are good prices, I'm tempted by both games but I'm trying to hold off buying anything as my backlog is massive and it just isn't going down.

Zelda Breath of the Wild on Wii U. My first new Wii U game I bought since Smash Bros. release day. Goodbye life.

Zelda for Wii U,i didn't see the point in getting a Switch for just 1 game although i will get one sometime this year

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (3DS), which I have been absolutely engrossed with. Just reached the town of Ortustk.

Zelda BoTW...and I'm not impressed. First of all it doesn't feel like a Zelda game. The closest comparison I can make is Skyrim meets Zelda except Zelda BoTW is incredibly shallow compared to Skyrim. It's a decent game, but if this is the new gameplay formula of the series then Zelda is no longer a system seller for me, which makes it even harder for me to justify purchasing any of Nintendo's future hardware...

I got a Switch and BotW at launch. AMAZING system so far, and the game itself is easily the new standard for what open-world adventures should aspire to. Nintendo has outdone itself with this game, and it will be very hard to go back to past Zeldas after this.

Also nabbed Fast RMX, which I wasn't hugely fond of at first (controls don't feel as tight as F-Zero, but they're thankfully much less floaty than Wipeout). I don't care for the huge emphasis on boosting and the relative inability to take short-cuts. It does have some pretty neat courses, though, and I'm warming up to it as I become more comfortable with the controls (another thing I didn't really like about it at first). If nothing else, the game looks nice, especially on a TV in 1080p, and it has a crazy amount of content for a $20 budget racer.

Also recently downloaded Blaster Master Zero, which is actually a lot of fun, even if the writing is terrible (it's terrible in an old video game way, at least, so it has some level of charm to it).

I got the Zelda BotW special edition. Now I just need to get a switch.

Switch, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Blaster Master Zero and a pre-order on Super Mario Odyssey

Picked up Super Mario Run yesterday on my Samsung Galaxy Note. So far it's pretty fun and I am enjoying it, I just wish it didn't suck up so much of my battery which is one reason I don't play mobile games too often.

Picked up a new wii remote.

Going back to the wii I understand why it was just a fad, the motion controls are decent but the pointer is very bad. Any shooting games are a lesson in frustration and playing Mario Galaxy which is a great game is ruined by the pointer controls.

@KratosMD Disagree the pointer Is rubbish. It's not accurate and the place you point at to get the icon on screen changes hyperactivly. I have 2 sensor bars and have moved them around both above and below my TV, swapped them etc and it's just not usable accurately for any length of time. Collecting the star bits is so annoying, I recall why I never finished the game the controls are debilitating.

I've also scored over 100 on table tennis on wii play so it's not that I'm bad with the controls, they are just so annoying.

@KratosMD I found Resi Evil 4 infinitely easier on the Wii port then on the Gamecube when I first played it due to the motion controllers. I also liked slashing with the knife. It is the main reason I still have my Wii (and that I have GC games and controller on it still!).

I found Resi 4 almost impossible to play with pointer controls, for some reasons. Just felt very... alien to me.

Also, Super Mario Galaxy has perfect controls. What even!

@KratosMD @Ralizah @Rudy_Manchego maybe it's just me, but I can't stand the fact I have to point at the screen when all I want to do is relax on my sofa.

@themcnoisy When playing it, try relaxing and only pointing at the screen when you need to. Aside from going to new galaxies and collecting/shooting star bits, pointer controls aren't used too much. That's how I play, and believe me, I DETEST Wiimotes and having to point at a screen constantly when playing a game.

Not sure why I don't have an issue with having to waggle to spin Mario. Maybe it's because of how responsive it feels.

@themcnoisy I agree with ya man. The last thing I want to do after a days work is jump around waving a controller like an idiot. I want to just sit down with a cold beer in on hand and a normal freakin controller in the other.

With that said though, I will say I enjoyed Resident Evil 4 and Star Wars Force Unleashed on the Wii much more then their 360/PS3 counterparts due to the motion controlls. I mean using the Wiimote to force choke your enemies as Vader, who wouldn't enjoy that.

Anyway guys let's not derail this thread anymore with discussions on motion controlls.

I just got the Ratchet & Clank Collection, Record of Agarest War 2, Disgaea Triple Play Collection, and Tales of Zestiria for the PS3!