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Foetoid
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Got Pikmin Wiimake today of course, it was released today. Took it home and booted it up on my 52" Widescreen TV i got back from repair a week ago. The start-screen had me worried cause it was a bit jaggy, until i got into the game. Now firstly, the controls are great and work very very well. A little overly sensitive, but perhaps i am subconsciously comparing it to the original. My main beef with the game is the graphics. It's as if Nintendo has gone "Well, we're too lazy to make the game 480p AND put in some Anti-Aliasing, so we'll just stick with the 480p". So instead of being slightly blurry like the original, it's a little crisper and so ridiculously jaggy that it looks simply terrible. The Pikmin don't even have oval heads anymore, you can clearly see the jaggy edges on every edge of everything. Once a game beautiful and lush (even if it was a little blurry) now it's overly sharp and jaggard everywhere, with everything in the game losing it's soft leafy look. I'll give it more of a go to see how it goes, but so far, not impressed.
Bloard
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I might pick it up I never had a Gamecube until 1month ago
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Foetoid
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Bloard said: I might pick it up I never had a Gamecube until 1month ago



Do you have a Wii. If so, why would you get a Gamecube when the Wii plays Gamecube games....
sharpie92
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Foetoid said:

Bloard said: I might pick it up I never had a Gamecube until 1month ago



Do you have a Wii. If so, why would you get a Gamecube when the Wii plays Gamecube games....



I think we all know the answer to that.
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Skidmark
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Skidmark says:
Bloard. please follow the following procedure before posting.

1. Activate brain
2. Process your desired thought
3. Reprocess your desired thought just to make sure
4. Edit your desired thought
5. Type your post
6. Delete your post and save us all a lot of pain.
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Bloard
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I got it cuz it was 10bux at EBGames and came with Controller and i wanted to play gamecube games =] so i am trying to sell my Gamecube
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Skidmark
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I forgive you grasshopper. Thats actually a very good deal.
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jimmiq
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if u change settings on ur tv, you can make them more blury and ovaly i think
Bloard
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Skidmark said: I forgive you grasshopper. Thats actually a very good deal.

And i got
DBZ BudoKai 2
Lord of the Rings The Third Age
Ghost Recon
for 5bux each
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Matteh
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Well it is good that the controls work good. I saw it at the shops but wasn't sure if they were selling it for some reason.

=D
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Foetoid
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Matteh said: Well it is good that the controls work good. I saw it at the shops but wasn't sure if they were selling it for some reason.

=D



The controls are brilliant, they have even more features. Like if you hold the 'Down' direction on the D-pad, the Pikmin line up in a line to be thrown where you are aiming. Its hard to explain, but it all works very well. The graphics are just so terrible i can't bare to look at it. I've finished Pikmin on GC about 7 times and FAR prefer the GC graphics, and since i'm already used to the GC controls, i think i'll keep the GC copy i have and take Pikmin Wii back for $49.95 off HotD:Overkill.
Matteh
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Ok well I am happy that they atleast got the controls right.

Could it be the TV settings or anything like that? Or it is definately the game's own graphics?

=D
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Foetoid
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Matteh said: Ok well I am happy that they atleast got the controls right.

Could it be the TV settings or anything like that? Or it is definately the game's own graphics?
=D



Definatly not the TV settings. Everything else on the TV is great. I'll be popping in the GC version later to compare, but from what i have seen, the jaggies are so bad they'd cut you to ribbons.
XxmadmanxX
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i was close to buying this today kinda glad i didn't

preorderd madworld in stead
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Matteh
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Foetoid said:Definatly not the TV settings. Everything else on the TV is great. I'll be popping in the GC version later to compare, but from what i have seen, the jaggies are so bad they'd cut you to ribbons.



Oh ok then, well that's a bummer then. I wonder if anyone else who owns it found the graphics to be that bad.

=D
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G-Ramsey
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hmmm... well i personally dont say not to a game for graphics alone. unless they are so bad the thing litterally looks like a lol cat on roids.

what sells me away from a game is mostly bad controls, bad story, or really short story mode and no online play and or really short story and only highscores on your in-game missions for online play. L.A.I.R. destroyed my hopes of a good Dragon fighting based game for the PS3. i did love the music scores though.

as for Pikmin Wii, i might get it anyway seeing as how i don't have GC Pikmin and it's about $20 cheaper on the Wii where I live.
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Foetoid
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G-Ramsey said: hmmm... well i personally dont say not to a game for graphics alone. unless they are so bad the thing litterally looks like a lol cat on roids.

what sells me away from a game is mostly bad controls, bad story, or really short story mode and no online play and or really short story and only highscores on your in-game missions for online play. L.A.I.R. destroyed my hopes of a good Dragon fighting based game for the PS3. i did love the music scores though.

as for Pikmin Wii, i might get it anyway seeing as how i don't have GC Pikmin and it's about $20 cheaper on the Wii where I live.



Its definately a game series worth getting into. I was just expecting the graphics to be better than the GC version and while they are crisper, the jaggies destroy the soft, lush feel of the game.
dossaer
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Hey Fotoid, have you tried changing your settings back to 576i?

I know that the progressive scan can accentuate the jaggies.

Just a thought, seems a shame that a game like pikmin gets a control overhaul but not even a fresh coat of paint.

Oh well, maybe when Pikmin 3 turns up?
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Skidmark
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It no doubt looks worse because of your MASSIVE flat screen (you lucky sod)
For those of you mere mortals with older smaller televisions it will probably look fairly good

I have a large flat screen and I find most low def games look absolutely terrible, everything looks like it was made out of old cheese graters. It helps on some games to switch from the composite cables to the old av ones that came with the wii, this blurs the graphics out a bit.

E. sorry dossaer, you beat me to it.
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Foetoid
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Skidmark said: It no doubt looks worse because of your MASSIVE flat screen (you lucky sod)

For those of you mere mortals with older smaller televisions it will probably look fairly good

I have a large flat screen and I find most low def games look absolutely terrible, everything looks like it was made out of old cheese graters. It helps on some games to switch from the composite cables to the old av ones that came with the wii, this blurs the graphics out a bit..



I've played the GC Pikmin on the same screen and it looked better.


dossaer said: Hey Fotoid, have you tried changing your settings back to 576i? I know that the progressive scan can accentuate the jaggies.



I might try that. I was just hoping the game could be nice and crisp in 480p without the jaggies. I'll try taking it back a notch.
dossaer
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Skidmark said:E. sorry dossaer, you beat me to it.



Apologies mean nothing without ca$h Mark! You can fix this with paypal or credit card...



Foetoid said: I might try that. I was just hoping the game could be nice and crisp in 480p without the jaggies. I'll try taking it back a notch.



Ease off the throttle dude! I understand though, you'd expect things to look better in EDTV (Enhanced Definition Television) but unfortunately it's not always the case.

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jackoltene
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Im getting it for sure thanks for the tip foetoid
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Foetoid
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dossaer said: Hey Fotoid, have you tried changing your settings back to 576i?I know that the progressive scan can accentuate the jaggies.



That made a HUGE difference on my TV and i am so glad i changed it back to 576i for this game. The game became slightly more blurry (barely noticeable) and the jaggies were reduced by a good 80%. Now it's just the GC version in Widescreen with better controls. I've played through a bit more of the game, adjusting to the controls, and loving every minute of it. Thanks for the tip dossaer!
dossaer
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That's great news Foetoid! I stood in front of a display (in an unnamed store) looking at the box yesterday for good five minutes but managed to restrain myself.

It's pay day for me tomorrow and this is not a bad way to spend $45 to keep me busy until Mad World arrives!

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Foetoid
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dossaer said: That's great news Foetoid! I stood in front of a display (in an unnamed store) looking at the box yesterday for good five minutes but managed to restrain myself.
It's pay day for me tomorrow and this is not a bad way to spend $45 to keep me busy until Mad World arrives!



Definatly! Have you played Pikmin before?
 
 
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