Ben-DutkaYou know, Square-Enix might want to take a page from Atlus' admittedly smaller and more modest book: the hardcore long-time gamers do exist and they do like to play games the way they used to be.
Gamasutra's weekly Sailing the World piece, which covers the five top-selling games for each major gaming platform, has noted that 3D Dot Game Heroes was #1 in North America for its first week of availability. Using information taken from the various Amazon branches around the world, they have determined that Atlus' retro throwback has been the top seller of the past few days, even managing to top past blockbusters like God of War III and the more recently released Super Street Fighter IV . Of course, 3D Dot Game Heroes was the only one on the list to launch this week so it makes perfect sense to assume it'd be more popular, but even so…we're talking about a little 2D-turned-3D old-fashioned Zelda adventure. If nobody wanted to relive the past, it wouldn't sell at all, now would it? By the way, the reason you don't see it on the Japanese charts is because the game was out there last November. After doing up the review , I personally think there's something wrong with you if you don't like it.
'ahem' Does anyone else find it the slightest bit humorous that the #1 game for the Xbox 360 in the past week was still Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 …? Okay, maybe it's just me.
Related Game(s): 3D Dot Game Heroes
Well MW2 is a great game which is why the 360 version is still selling really well . However, looking at the top 5 PS3 games, I must say I'm very happy to have the system that not only plays MW2, but EVERY great game of this generation. Anyone blowing $300 on an Xbox these days are investing in the next Betamax.
Good game or not, i think it more of a confirmation that the 360 is dying a slow painful death. It's got nothing going for it at the moment except a few new shooters that aren't even in HD. haha
Precisely
I ordered mine from Dell.ca, cause I got a $10 discount on the game, but shipping was delayed. So I rented a copy this weekend till I get mine. Looks like an amazing game!!
Just picked it up today. I laughed when one of the guards asked me to go to Area 7 to find Superb Joe. A nice little reference to Bionic Commando.
Other than Sam & Max, and the Monkey Island games, this is the most I've laughed in a game. So far the hardest laugh has come from up in the volcano area. There's a nice little Goonies reference lol.
Nice to see it selling well also. This is as close to Zelda as you can get without playing Zelda. Unless you make your own with the RPG Maker program on PC. Though I'm curious if it's more of the older gamers that's picking it up due to the nostagia involved. Especially since a lot of the newer gamers are more interested in graphics and shooters it seems.
🙁 according to EB its not releasing here.
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!
AU, AGAIN! getting the middle finger.
anyway, hopefully this will show to developers that there are people out there that prefer playing games the way they use to be.
hopefully this will encourage developers to release more old styled games, like 2D platformers.
fingers crossed!!!!!!!!!!
I have to get this eventually, I love Zelda and this seems like a great homage. Also I recommend Super Street Fighter 4, it's a steal at $40.00.
I'm skeptic of picking this up. Mainly because, even though I did play a few of the games they seem to be referencing, I'm worried I wont enjoy it as much because of the references I wont get.