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Meteos - Gamespot review
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monchi-kun
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Meteos is deffinitely a tad better than Lumines IMO. However, Mizuguchi said that there's a lot of stuff he wanted to put into the 1st Lumines but because Q wanted to hit launch/near launch they held back a bit. If this is an indication that Lumines 2 will happen then i don't know what is.
Having tried out the flash games, I can see the appealing gameplay right away, this might actually be the first puzzle game I buy ever (not a fan of falling blocks).
The videos of IGN make this game look very entertaining too, the explosions and the way the blocks fizzle out as they reach the top, or fall back down, all looks very satisfying and addictive.The 2 tone blocks of lumines also dont appeal to me, nor does the gameplay look at all satisfying, safe to say Lumines hasn't impressed me yet.
I'm gonna have a hard time justifying my spending on portable gaming in the next 6 months, think I've mentally lined up about £500 worth of must buys and thats not including Christmas presents
Spoil myself or self control? Argh damn you DS.
The videos of IGN make this game look very entertaining too, the explosions and the way the blocks fizzle out as they reach the top, or fall back down, all looks very satisfying and addictive.The 2 tone blocks of lumines also dont appeal to me, nor does the gameplay look at all satisfying, safe to say Lumines hasn't impressed me yet.
I'm gonna have a hard time justifying my spending on portable gaming in the next 6 months, think I've mentally lined up about £500 worth of must buys and thats not including Christmas presents
Spoil myself or self control? Argh damn you DS.Mega Man's Electric Sheep
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Piepz said:
the average of the three scores is .5 higher. 8.5 vs 9.
I still love Lumines. But I've been wanting Meteos. I can't picture any puzzle replacing Lumines as my video game crack, though. But that's not to say someone won't. I'll check into Meteos as soon as I possibly can. I liked the video demo I saw a while ago.
I didn't even realize it was made by the same people. I hope they can duplicate Lum's success.
I didn't even realize it was made by the same people. I hope they can duplicate Lum's success.
Winning team!
Meteos is total greatness, I agree with all the love in here. I have unlocked all the planets and everything, and the game just keeps on giving. Constantly improving your skills is almost always possible, and bettering your scores / times in Time Attack is ENDLESS FUN!
Meteos is total greatness, I agree with all the love in here. I have unlocked all the planets and everything, and the game just keeps on giving. Constantly improving your skills is almost always possible, and bettering your scores / times in Time Attack is ENDLESS FUN!
That seems to be one point that makes it better than lumines: there's no end to getting a high score. (I've played lumines, and it's great, but any puzzle game like it where you, at some point, reach a maximum high score just makes me go "WTF?" They should have made the counter go to like 1 billion or something)Hyoushi said:
Do you have to drag the stylus in order to swap blocks? I always thought it would be faster and easier just to tap the two blocks you want to swap (it would save on wear and tear too)
Anyone know? Im buying it anyway, the first puzzle game I will have ever bought since I started gaming 15 years ago!
Anyone know? Im buying it anyway, the first puzzle game I will have ever bought since I started gaming 15 years ago!
believe its drag, which is why the "randomly scratching touch screen" trick works
Just ordered my DS along with Mario64, Meteos, Kirby, Minish Cap, Fire Emblem 2 and Advance Wars 2! Might pick up Another Code in stores too, just gotta wait a few weeks for it to arrive *fingers crossed* first time importing.
Just ordered my DS along with Mario64, Meteos, Kirby, Minish Cap, Fire Emblem 2 and Advance Wars 2! Might pick up Another Code in stores too, just gotta wait a few weeks for it to arrive *fingers crossed* first time importing.
Aruarian Reflection
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bigNman said:
It's dragging.
Man, I almost picked up Bomberman tonight after having a few people tell me it's fucking awesome. But I'm going to pick up Meteos first I think, just so I don't keep spending money left and right on all the good games out. Heh.
Perfect timing too. Two weeks (and almost 21 hours of gameplay!) into Kirby and I'm 99.4% done. I just need the medals from the Cart Run and Block whatever Subgames and I have -everything- in the game. :O
So Meteos comes just in time.
Perfect timing too. Two weeks (and almost 21 hours of gameplay!) into Kirby and I'm 99.4% done. I just need the medals from the Cart Run and Block whatever Subgames and I have -everything- in the game. :O
So Meteos comes just in time.
GaimeGuy said:speaking of which, I can't do paint panic.
Here's a couple hints:
Go slow, just not too slow. Make sure after every blinking panels round, you do NOT mess up when they give you the easy pictures. You want the bonus points. But if you have to lift your stylus up to check the path to draw, do it. It's better than messing up and losing points.
There are 99 drawings to complete. I died on number fucking 99. But I still got an A ranking. You have to get over 34,000 or 35,000 I think. My score is 35,110.
There are 99 drawings to complete. I died on number fucking 99. But I still got an A ranking. You have to get over 34,000 or 35,000 I think. My score is 35,110.
And I've gotten B's on the others. :\
Roland Hood
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Fry's is advertising tomorrow by noon for 29.99
gunstarhero
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Why did EBgames.com pull it from there site? No listing, nor any advertisments...
So... for those who have played it for a decent amount of time... Has anything changed so that you can't just randomly scrape all over the screen and do pretty damn well? That's like the major turn off for me in this game based on the E3 demo, otherwise, a fun, interesting game.
chespace said:
Agreed. I haven't been able to put it down since it showed up last week.
One thing on that review above: He can't imagine having more fun than this, but the game is an 8.5? *boggle*
I know 8.5's not a "bad" score, but that statement makes it sound like it should be closer to 10.
That's total bullcrap to any serious player. This scribbling method is totally pointless in 80-90% of the game. It might work in linear Startrip and Simple on two star difficulty or lower, but in any other mode it's fucking pointless. Scribbling like that is too random and doesn't give you any stepjump chains, therefore negating big scores AND offensive blocks against opponents. Reviewers who think this this "flaw" is breaking the game have not paid attention to any part of the game that requires real skill, and should therefore be disregarded as lamers. End.siege said:From a well written review on GameFaq's:
You see, the biggest, blackest mark against the good name Meteos can be found in its unfortunately broken game design. Broken as in, why bother playing it the way you're supposed to when randomly brushing your stylus across the screen produces the same results. For it's having had their play area over-run with blocks that players can literally cut lose, rubbing at random and setting up chain reactions they may not have otherwise seen. Remember that buyer beware? Here it is. Indulge this tactic even once and it becomes a habit hard to ignore, those that show restraint however will find a five minute, five star experience that's solidly great. Say, how's your self control?
Jumpman Jr.
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My beef with Meteos is understanding how to unlock planets (import matter, since I don't know Japanese), and how tiny the boxes get (my poor eyes). I prefer it to Lumines, just because Lumines goes on forever sometimes. One thing I really liked about Meteos is the ability to download a demo game to a friend's DS.
And hey, Polarium rocks. Some good thinking puzzles.
And hey, Polarium rocks. Some good thinking puzzles.
I've been playing the game since its japanese launch. The first two weeks where non-stop, just couldn't put down the game (you know the drill, "just another one"). The unlockables do a really good job in keeping the interest high.
I slowly ceased playing it, when I only had two or three planets left to unlock, but I picked it up again last week and, voila! instant addiction and more "just another one".
The scribling is not anoying at all. Hyoushi has really nailed it with its description. I don't really feel like "cheating". I sometimes use it and if I it saves my ass for a -short- moment, that's right for me.
I slowly ceased playing it, when I only had two or three planets left to unlock, but I picked it up again last week and, voila! instant addiction and more "just another one".
The scribling is not anoying at all. Hyoushi has really nailed it with its description. I don't really feel like "cheating". I sometimes use it and if I it saves my ass for a -short- moment, that's right for me.
Marty Chinn
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Roland Hood said:
Are you sure that's right? My Fry's says $22.99 tomorrow, not $29.99. At that price, I'll pick it up despite my hesitations.
Patrick Klepek
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The 'scribbling' is only a problem when you're first getting to know the game. It's a first impression type of thing. Think of Meteos like a fighting game -- skilled players can school the button mashers, but the mashers are always gonna have luck on their side.
I would compare this "flaw" in Meteos' gameplay to randomly flipping panels in Panel De Pon, hoping to get that magical block matchup before you die. It's just you can do it faster in Meteos because of the touch screen control.
Let me explain it in a little more detail. You still die in Meteos when a column of blocks goes over the top line and stays unattended for a period of time. For one, there is an audible warning when this happens, and the column in question flashes. Most of the time, there are three blocks of the same color in any vertical column, so you can just match them up and cut some height off that stack. No point in doing random scribbling there.
The only other time you would need to worry about dying is when the majority of your columns are filled due to multiplayer garbage or missing a rocket launch when blasting up the entire pile. In this case, the entire screen will probably light up. Randomly scribbling might get you one or maybe two rockets to go, but you still need to worry about the columns that didn't get a rocket, in which case the random scribbling only wasted time in getting attention to those columns.
As I read all the review that mention this problem, it's as if they still don't completely understand how the game works. I got the import and have been playing it ever since, and I expect to keep playing it until I can get some insanely high score and/or time going. (My current best high score is 150,000+, I want to get 200k one of these days.)
Let me explain it in a little more detail. You still die in Meteos when a column of blocks goes over the top line and stays unattended for a period of time. For one, there is an audible warning when this happens, and the column in question flashes. Most of the time, there are three blocks of the same color in any vertical column, so you can just match them up and cut some height off that stack. No point in doing random scribbling there.
The only other time you would need to worry about dying is when the majority of your columns are filled due to multiplayer garbage or missing a rocket launch when blasting up the entire pile. In this case, the entire screen will probably light up. Randomly scribbling might get you one or maybe two rockets to go, but you still need to worry about the columns that didn't get a rocket, in which case the random scribbling only wasted time in getting attention to those columns.
As I read all the review that mention this problem, it's as if they still don't completely understand how the game works. I got the import and have been playing it ever since, and I expect to keep playing it until I can get some insanely high score and/or time going. (My current best high score is 150,000+, I want to get 200k one of these days.)