Yes. You read that right. OOT 3 D isn't even out yet in the states (It's currently out in Europe and Japan) and already there's a 5/10 review for it. I don't have the game yet, but I have this feeling that the review's going to be taken down if I don't take a look at it now. I mean, it was posted the day the game came out in Japan. The reviewer speaks perfect English, so he must have imported it, and since the 3DS is region-locked, he must have imported THAT too....or did he? I mean, something doesn't add up here. The review even has a star next to it. This is like that Pokémon Black review I mentioned.
Not to mention this is also joselagu's only review posted.
Already we're in hot water by claiming that OOT 3 D is a re-release, when it is, in fact, a re-make, with a new physics engine and better graphics. Believe me, the forum was ablaze with arguments over its status as a "port" or a "remake". Not to mention the Master Quest hardly counts as a re-release since it's a preorder bonus, and the VC is, well, the VC.
Just like any other game.
Ah, the OTHER Base Breaker. I highly doubt Mr. Reviewer here managed to finish everything in the game in a single day (keeping in mind the game and review came out on the same day.) so how he knows there's no new content beyond what HE JUST ADMITTED is beyond me. OOT 3 D could have no new dungeons and fans would still buy it - because it's still a good game on its own. I say this even though I didn't love OOT as much as ALTTP.
Hm, how many times did I see block-pushing as a puzzle and not a temporary barrier? Once, maybe twice? Maybe I only remember a few times when you had to push blocks or light torches in an uninteresting way? As much as I dislike OOT for being very bad in the combat department, the puzzles were quite interesting.
Now you're just making shit up. They're using the 3DS's capabilities to MAKE the areas more exotic.
Hey, what do you know. THOSE GAMES AREN'T OUT YET EITHER. Oh wait Resident Evil is out...IN JAPAN. Maybe he is importing after all. Metal Gear Solid 3, on the other hand, is STILL TBA!
Er, what? Oh oh the Ocarina...uh...moving on.
I heard from a European player that this is, in fact, true. Question is, how did the reviewer find out?
Good thing you don't have to buy it. $40, hm? US currency? At any rate, I recall spending just as much on the original game. I mean, people spend as much on every re-iteration of Street Fighter and don't complain.
Anyways, the point of all this wasn't to white-knight OOT 3 D. The lesson to be learned from this review is: Don't post your review the day the game comes out in another country (even if you imported) and pretend you experienced everything the game had to offer, because odds are you didn't, and you look suspicious when you claim such.
Oh, and if iGenesis is reading, you didn't stop anyone from buying this. Ha-ha, suck it :P
UPDATE: So now that I've played the game, well, yeah, it has next to no new content. Still, the claim that it does nothing to improve upon the original's "problems" holds no water when you find out the Water Temple is far less annoying, text boxes scroll faster, meaning that Navi's not as annoying, and the controls are improved, too. So it's still a good game. Maybe not a great remake, but a good game. A few more reviews have been posted, and let's just say not all of them take this into account.
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