The Uncanny Valley and Wii

Glorious is the day when player and character become one, using the same mind, shedding the same tears, fighting for the same cause.

Have you ever heard someone say, "Humans are rational animals"? While it's true people use logic and higher brain functions to accomplish amazing feats, the wide range of emotions we possess are also uniquely human. Solving a difficult puzzle in a Zelda game using all of your mind's wits can be very satisfying, but so can watching your in-game character's best friend sacrifice him/herself in vain before your eyes, and then witnessing the desire for vengeance erupt in sorrowful scream.

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Schmeltz6612d ago

I'm confused, so he is saying that better grafix are going to creap me out? don't think so.

GrimFang46611d ago

Think about wax museums. This is still a theory, though.

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The Industry Needs To Modernize These 6 Fantastic Classics

The Simpsons: Hit and Run, The Legend of Dragoon, and Chrono Trigger would benefit substantially from a modern remake.

Knightofelemia1d 6h ago (Edited 1d 6h ago )

The Xenosaga trilogy, the Wild Arms games, Xenogears, Parasite Eve, Dino Crisis, Suikoden. The Warriors game I know nothing about but it looks interesting. Anybody can do a list of games they want to see get modernized I would lose my shit if Namco brought the Xenosaga trilogy to modern consoles.

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The 'Kawaii' Is A Nintendo Wii The Size Of A Keychain

Modders have cooked up something pretty special – a Wii console which is small enough to fit on your keys. A wee Wii.

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10 Underrated Wii Games You Should Play

The motion-controlled maverick of a console that had everyone from age 9 to 99 swing a TV remote to bowl and painstakingly recreating themselves as Miis, had its share of hits, but even so, some titles didn’t quite get their due.

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Friendlygamer8d ago

If you beat la mulana without guides you're either crazy or really smart

YoungKingDoran8d ago

Love this game (played on Vita) and i think i got pretty far, but never finished because i refused to look up a guide 😎

Friendlygamer8d ago

Same with me, played for like 50 hours, found a puzzle I just couldn't crack and decided to let it go. Great game

Venoxn4g7d ago

Madworld deserves a remaster .. such a great game!

gold_drake7d ago

that thumbnail tho ha

i hate snakes ha.