(The Kinect is right about where that "Infinite Possibilites" poster is, nice and open to the rest of the mall)
Yes, we went back to the mall. I didn't know we were going there originally, so I didn't know to bring cameras or something. (The horror.
) After watching two five-year-old girls giggle and laugh their way through a rafting adventure (the general market they're aiming for I'm sure), the Mapplesoft Eploynius or erm, I mean, Microsoft employee asked if me and my brother wanted to play. I awkwardly stepped up... God, that was embarrasing. Basically, in the game, you're on a wooden platform that goes along a track and you have to jump and dodge the various hazards. You may think waving around your arms with the Wii may make you look like an idiot, but this is even worse. Way worse. I'd say even worse than the Wii Balance Board in fact. You're just there, with nothing to hint that you're playing some video game, bouncing around, leaning side to side, crouching, generally making a fool of yourself in front of a TV. And even for all that, this isn't even as good as the Wii Balance Board (which- with a Wiimote and Nunchuk- could've worked perfectly with this particular kind of game anyway, as it only tracked your hands and body). The camera is laggy, the movement is rigid, and overall a chore, and is not precise enough to be used for any sort of pinpoint precision for shooters and the likes. It may keep your interest with friends for a week or two, like Wii Sports, but after the gimmick is done with, the games are going to get more casual and traditional in terms of control. As you can observe now, almost every major game Nintendo puts out makes little use of the motion controls, and instead relies on the D-Pad and buttons, like all normal video games should. But where can the Kinect go when the gimmick is over? There is nothing about it which will entertain after it's "fun" is up, and within a year or less, all you'll ever see of it will be the dust collecting on them behind the glass of the "Used Accessories" shelf at GameStop. It's bad. I don't see any good that's going to come out of it, save for maybe a couple good puzzle games, and a few million dollars wasted on Microsoft's behalf.
July 17th, 2010, 10:44 PM
I used a Kinect! I now know jack ****! How 'bout them apples!
I still can't believe people are trying to defend this piece of junk.
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