A List of Excuses from Itagaki as to Why Devil’s Third is Being Panned

Mat @ AYMG: "If you’ve seen the previews for Devil’s Third, you’ll know that it’s currently being panned by the press for being generally poor to play, with unstable frame-rates and dodgy textures."

[ChickeyCantor]

" Wi-Fi isn’t good enough for Itagaki:"

Online gaming SHOULD be done on a wired connection. Been playing a MOBA over wifi for the last few weeks and it can screw you over so bad.

[Baka-akaB]

Yes i never play on anything else by a wired connection , but it's BS here . Itagaki knew about the Wii U's system beforehand .

And there are still tons of games behaving fine on wifi . People freaking used to play fighting games on ps3 on those and still get , if their net and setup didnt initially blow , green bars from wifi ...

You're supposed to work within the limitation of the system you develop for . Not excuses as to why your game isnt in optimal condition and requiring extra accessories

[ChickeyCantor]

I'm not entirely sure what suggests it's a hardware limitation rather than his personal preference or the shitty development that causes problems.

I doubt it's the hardware. Original xbox did 16 mulltiplayer with Halo. WiiU blows that console out of the water.

Either way the article is nitpicking that point. All he said was use wired then the article writer goes for sensationalism " Wi-Fi isn’t good enough for Itagaki ".

It isn't good enough for me either with any other game. So not entirely sure what the point was.

Ill wait for full reviews by actual gamers though. I can imagine new age game journalists being shitty at playing games to begin with.

[AskYourMumGaming]

@ChickeyCantor The hardware limitation is that the Wii U doesn't have an Ethernet port as standard.

It seems illogical to me to suggest that the game should be running over an Ethernet cable when the only built-in internet feature is Wi-Fi.

Also, never really had any trouble with the Wii U's Wi-Fi, and Splatoon is a good example of that.

[Baka-akaB]

"It isn't good enough for me either with any other game. So not entirely sure what the point was. "

The point is others don't use it as an excuse for any shortcoming of their games .

Stand by your game ok fine , but dont bother arguing that everything wrong is because of a setup , acessories , hardware or others . he's been defensive like that on everything about the game .

And like said above , the console is by default Wifi only . He knows that , and everyone else on WiiU works around that without moaning

[ChickeyCantor]

" The point is others don't use it as an excuse for any shortcoming of their games .
"

Again, what suggests he said that for shortcomings of his game?

I mean most of the things is just BS. But I don't understand why that point from all the things he said is on the list.

" but dont bother arguing that everything wrong is because of a setup , acessories , hardware or others . he's been defensive like that on everything about the game . "

All he recommended was use a wired connection.

" And like said above , the console is by default Wifi only . He knows that , and everyone else on WiiU works around that without moaning"

Again, what exactly suggests that he was moaning rather than giving his personal opinion?

I would have probably said the same regardless of the game.

It literally quotes " [Recommended Playing Devices]"
I'ts a recommendation, not a requirement.

The guy is full of shit. But that point specifically is just reaching. If you can't find enough points to make your article sound interesting then maybe tone down the sensationalism.

[Baka-akaB]

I'll concede that it's indeed not in the article you're right on that , but it has been the attitude he displayed lately . So i can't help myself from reading and interpreting it like that

[thepatientgamer]

What a joke. I can't believe I had any hopes for this game. I thought, maybe, just maybe, that since Nintendo had invested in this, that they had seen a spark worth having, like what they saw in Bayonetta 2, which turned out to be glorious. This is just embarrassing now. Take some responsibility. Stop blaming anyone and anything but yourself. Either way, my wallet will be the judge soon enough.

[Mikefizzled]

There's 3 different spellings of controller in this article. How?
Just sounds like Valhalla aren't that talented a team. I can see the disbanding and Itagaki joining someone like Comcept after this releases.

[AskYourMumGaming]

There's 3 different spellings of "controller" because Itagaki spells it differently each time, and they're all quoted from him.

[Angeljuice]

"Contoroler" is my favourite version.

I really don't understand why he's arguing the toss with gaming journalists though, I can't see him changing a single persons mind by blaming hardware and player skills.

[gamingpro]

What? It's being panned? Link anyone? Surely that's not true

[OldDude]

This guy is a hack.

[MilkMan]

If its using Unreal 3, then you know right off the bat that this engine has had issues that seemingly no one has been able to fix, pop-ups, draw ins. Hell even multi-million dollar games like Mass Effect couldn't rescue that engine shortcomings. Also the WiiU is not a power house platform, meaning other consoles that may be comparable could overcome the game engines short coming with raw horse power which the WiiU does not have.

Instead what Nintendo did was resurrect this dead game and offer it to its fans. Something other than Mario games.

Yes, I understand that historically speaking this types of offerings are rarely appreciated, but they find their audience and the thing is later they are regarded as wonderful games and the prices soar because everyone wants to buy them.

I'll take a little frame rate drop, so I can play something different, and really ive never had a problem playing with the wii pad.

[wannabe gamer]

none of these excuses if "fixed" can solve the games crap graphics. the played ut over the top character design. the general lameness of the games overall everything

[StifflerK]

I've seen a mixed bag of previews lately.

As for Itagaki's quotes - the first lot read more like suggestions, not excuses.
To be fair - the spacing/size of the buttons on the gamepad compared to the pro controller is different - esp the triggers/bumpers. And it is more comfortable. I'm not sure what the control scheme for the game is , but maybe it does make a difference?

The game looks pretty rough at times but the gameplay I've seen varies. Some journalists just sit behind cover, pop out and shoot...... and that's about it - which looks really boring.
Some will actually use the weapon throws, disarms , wall runs and slides - and it looks kinda fun when they do.

The 'journalists lacking skill' is an excuse of sorts, but then again I have seen plenty reviews over the years by journalists who could not be bothered.
It's hardly like games journalism is a bastion of integrity and truth, lol.

Difference of opinions? A flawed game? Lazy journalists? It's hard to say. Maybe a bit of all three. Either way I'm looking forward to trying it out myself.

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[CouldHaveYelledUiiW]

All I can say is,
I'm going to try it.