Bayonetta 2 Direct live stream, blog
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Videos, Wii U | 3 Comments
Today’s presentation will kick off at 6 PM ET / 3 PM PT. It will be approximately 31 minutes long. We’ll be posting updates below!
– Begins with a trailer/video
– Direct features Yusuke Hashimoto and Akiko Kuroda
– Non-stop climax action game
– The team wanted to communicate a few things, like the exhilaration of dismantling enemies in high speed, avoiding attacks, etc.
– Action game with controls that meld with your mind
– Bayonetta: one of the last surviving members of the Umbra Witch clan
– Specialty: bullet arts that utilizes the four guns equipped to her feet and hands
– Magic power in her hair
– Clothes are maid of her hair
– Summon demons
– Use magic for summoning
– That’s why her clothes sometimes peel off
– Has a sense of humor, but can be sadistic
– Jeanne, Rodin, Enzo, Luka, Loki, Masked Lumen in the game
– Story: Bayonetta heads into Inferno to rescue Jeanne
– Bayonetta will face Angels and Demons
– Members of the NoA Treehouse share thoughts about the game
– Hashimoto worked on many of the designs for the angels/demons
– Way more enemy types than in the last game
– X: punch; Y: kick; press the different buttons for combos
– Automatic mode included in the game for more casual players
– Can use the GamePad touch screen
– Witch time: when you dodge an enemy attack, at the last second, the ability activates to slow down time in a big way
– Magic Gage: when filled, perform powerful attacks like the Torture Attack (included in the last game)
– Umbran Climax: unleash magic power to temp. improve Bayonetta’s attack power and range
– Variety of weapons in the game
– Different combo attacks depending on whether you equip weapons to your hands/feet
– Preset 2 sets of weapon combinations
– More comments from the Treehouse
– Story mode: divided into chapters, offers different stages
– Game features normal combat, aerial battles, underwater battles, battles while riding on vehicles
– Get a score at the end of each chapter based on the number of combos you performed, time, etc.
– Small secret rooms hidden throughout the stages; inside you can test your skills by defeating enemies under certain restrictions/rules
– Collect Halos (currency)
– Purchase new weapons, accessories, costumes at The Gates of Hell
– Acquire a record, give them to Rodin, and ask them to create new weapons for you
– Purchase skills to expand Bayonetta’s moveset
– Purchase costumes to change Bayonetta’s outfits
– Nintendo costumes in Bayonetta 2 as well: Peach, Link, Samus, Fox McCloud
– More Nintendo Treehouse talk
– Tag Climax for online
– Play as characters other than Bayonetta in this mode
– Each character has a unique style, set of abilities
– Jeanne and Rodin are playable online
– Earn Halos as rewards in Tag Climax
– Tag Climax demo showed
– Rodin’s attacks are more deliberate and powerful
– $59.99 in stores, includes the first game
– $59.98 on the eShop; special discount applied to get Bayonetta 1 free as well
– New trailer shown
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Hyrule Warriors demo playable at retailers
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments
Retailers in the states have set up playable demos of Hyrule Warriors. You can head over to stores like Best Buy and GameStop to give the game a spin.
The demo allows players to try out Link, Zelda, or Midna. You’ll also fight against armies culminating in a boss battle against King Dodongo.
More: demo, Hyrule Warriors, Koei Tecmo, Omega Force, Team Ninja
Square Enix would “love to” bring Dragon Quest X overseas, why the game was made internally
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 7 Comments
Dragon Quest X hasn’t been released overseas yet. That’s not because of a lack of interest from Square Enix, though.
Dragon Quest executive producer Yuu Miyake and mobile producer Noriyoshi Fujimoto, speaking with Siliconera, said the following when asked if Square Enix would like to bring the game over: “We’d love to do it! Love to.”
Miyake then elaborated:
Hyrule Warriors costume set trailers
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More: Hyrule Warriors, Koei Tecmo, Omega Force, pre-order, Team Ninja
Disney Infinity 2.0 Hulk and Hawkeye promo videos
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Nintendo UK store lists November release month for Amiibos – Smash Bros. Wii U as well?
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 6 Comments
Nintendo put up listings for the various Amiibo figures on its online store today. What’s particularly interesting is that each page includes a “November” release date.
As many of you know, Nintendo has said that Super Smash Bros. for Wii U will release alongside Amiibo. Might this mean that the game will launch in November?
Amiibo pricing confirmed for the UK and Australia
Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in News, Wii U | 4 Comments
Earlier this week the pricing model emerged for Amiibo distribution in the US, but other regions were yet to follow. Nintendo confirmed today the Amiibo prices for the UK and Australian markets, with each figure coming in at £10.99 in Europe and $17.95 in Australia.
Shovel Knight gets classification in Australia
Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
Good news for those of us outside of the US waiting to get our hands on Shovel Knight, it’s officially been classified in Australia! Hopefully this means other regions will follow soon, I’d imagine Yacht Club Games will have an official press release in the coming days.
More: indie, Shovel Knight, Yacht Club Games
Bayonetta 2 scans
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