If You Bought Move, Are You Still Moving?
So we're closing in on a month of PlayStation Move availability and from the start, I've questioned the new technology's lasting appeal.
For the record, I really love Move's potential. It really does feel like the next step in motion sensing; it reacts realistically and in my eyes, is in stark contrast to the now out-of-date motion sensing on the Wii. Sports Champions actually impressed me in a number of ways and that says something, because I remain a motion skeptic. Sony has often said they want Move to be appreciated by hardcore gamers, and there are indeed several Move titles that have caught my attention. I'm still not sold of the idea of Move-ing with shooters but then again, I haven't tried it yet. It's just that, after having fun with Sports Champions and EyePet, I really haven't touched either since reviewing them.
Part of this is due to the insane amount of reviews I have to do but even so, I'd rather sit and play Enslaved: Odyssey to the West or Halo: Reach (which I've finished, by the way) in my free time. It just seems to me as if Move - and motion sensing in general - has great longevity for multiple people. When you're alone, it simply doesn't seem to have a lasting effect, you know? But maybe it's just me. Maybe there are a lot of lone wolves out there who typically use their Move quite often. If that's the case, Sony has hit their mark better than I expected...but I have a sneaking suspicion that unless there are other potential gamers around, any motion sensing loses its charm after a short while.
That being said, I can certainly see how Move would be excellent entertainment for the family, or for parties and get-togethers. It's simply more dynamic than sitting and pressing buttons; that much, I admit. And maybe that's a good thing, as everyone is into multiplayer everything these days. Besides, as I said, Move is still in its infancy and I might be singing a very different tune in a few year's time. But now...? Guess I'd just rather stick with the traditional experience...maybe it's an age thing, too.
10/8/2010 Ben Dutka
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Alienange
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 11:42:06 PM
Jawknee
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 1:34:07 AM
twenty8nine
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 9:35:57 AM
CharlesD
Monday, October 11, 2010 @ 1:06:42 AM
WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 9:50:52 PM
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Jawknee
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 9:58:02 PM
Highlander
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 9:59:50 PM
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Jawknee
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 10:02:41 PM
Highlander
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 10:08:40 PM
WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 10:08:50 PM
GuyverLT
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 10:42:20 PM
WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 10:09:25 PM
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Clamedeus
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 10:15:24 PM
bigrailer19
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 10:47:25 AM
Clamedeus
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 12:24:56 PM
All of my friends sell games and then later on they regret it.
bigrailer19
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 12:29:32 PM
But yes I think Socom 2 was the game I actually could say I was addicted too. For months and months I'd stay over at a friends house and wed play from like 8 at night til 5 in the morning! Except on sundays cus that was maintenance day lol ;)!
Clamedeus
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 12:47:34 PM
tes37
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 11:35:38 PM
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A2K78
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 11:46:30 PM
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Sure in the begining they might look appealing, but the truth is their fate have already been written given the fact add-ons don't sell.
Right now the biggest sign that both Kinect and Move are set for failure stem from the growing skeptism in the development community...sure developers might rant and rave about how great they are,however based on comments by certain developers its becomig obvious that developers have shifted from committed to not totally committed.
SmokeyPSD
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 1:26:14 AM
There is a huge amount of potential to make unique experiences with it involving 3d environments and putting us in the space. Even the simple game Tumble you can see the potential for things to come. Sure, it might go untapped, and move might just be used as window dressing for the games we already have but to think it's dead on arrival is I'll say again, naive.
Simcoe
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 10:27:15 AM
MartyRules
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 12:27:57 AM
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Clamedeus
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 12:28:29 PM
Bloodysilence19
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 1:01:44 AM
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___________
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 1:36:36 AM
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im really enjoying it now, have not played it in a while because fifa 11 and enslaved distracted me, but now that ive finished both ill be going back to it until CLOS finally releases!
but besides heavy rain, theres really nothing worthwhile getting for it, RE5 was a massive disappointment!
talk about half asked!
im dying for eccochrome 2, played the demo for it last night and its soooooooooooooo effing cool!!!!!
why dont we have more games like this?
puzzle games rock!
tumbletunnel
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 1:57:57 AM
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It's not necessary to play with move constantly. A fun tool and opens things to other types of games
WorldEndsWithMe
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 3:25:17 AM
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Cavan1
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 6:43:43 AM
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slayerkillemall
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 6:46:47 AM
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i bought the wii for my neice when it was released, played for 20 min and have not touched it since,even though wii and move is like night and day,in principle is the same thing.
i truly hope it succeeds,but its not for me.,my neice will love it though,she has been bugging me for eyepet ever since she saw the comercials with move support...
Gone
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 8:28:32 AM
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JAMKOR
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 9:26:44 AM
Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 10:29:08 AM
bigrailer19
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 10:32:09 AM
Jonesy555
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 8:16:46 PM
Neo_Aeon666
Sunday, October 10, 2010 @ 1:36:02 AM
And as for the xmb... lol hold the trigger behind the move controller to enable scrolling and let it go when you dont need it...
And Ben well I don't really think ping pong is broken but I do feel as though it is not perfect enough to handle the level of difficulty they are giving us when we reach the likes of Ace-8000 and the last champion lvl matches. It goes so fast you dont even have time to move back after you just shot and the ball is already coming back at you lol... I always find myself angry at those cpus so I have to go smash em up in gladiator duels before going back to ping pong lol
Simcoe
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 10:34:11 AM
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Ultimately, I think Sony, needed to release it before Christmas and especially before Kinect.
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bigrailer19
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 10:40:49 AM
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Also I started and bought RE5, and love
Playing that with move! The controls are so much more simple, and it adds a little flavor to the game!
MAG absolutely blew me away with move! Ive been using move with MAG since the 2.0 patch came out and to me it just works so well for what it offers! It's a more fun and challenging experience! If I'm on it that day an my hand eye coordination is top shape lol it's quite surprising how well I was doing! Joysticks are still a more reasonable way to play fps, but move again adds another dimension!
Also I have yet to buy heavy rain but I played the demo with move last night and I'm gonna pick it up today for that reason!
So all in all move is here to stay for me! And although I havnt bought any of the move specific games like kung Fu rider or eye pet. I'm still using it for other games, and it's persuading me to pick up games u hadn't played in a while and even go out and buy games I've yet to play ala heavy rain!
bigrailer19
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 10:49:15 AM
THEVERDIN
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 5:04:44 PM
bigrailer19
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 6:41:01 PM
A2K78
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 11:52:55 AM
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I don't care how accurate the either Move or Kinect is, the point is both are add-ons and history have shown that time after time no matter the effort or marketing put in, these add-ons always end up failing.
In the end I praise Nintendo for moving away from the add-on market and realizing the fact that they don't work
Neo_Aeon666
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 8:52:39 PM
The truth is: The Wii itself is just an accessory to a ps3 or 360. And now it is being replaced by better accessories heh :P
The_Vandelizer
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 5:34:11 PM
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Reccaman18
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 7:17:34 PM
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Neo_Aeon666
Saturday, October 09, 2010 @ 8:31:44 PM
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But right now I am playing it about 2-3 times a week id say... Trying to get 3 stars rating in everything and it has proven to be a tedious task lol. Waiting for Fight Lights out, Time Crisis and KZ3.
And from a salesman point of view move is a success in my area. All futureshops are sold out and we sold over 200 controllers in a weeks time. Not to mention about 150 bundles XD thats alot for a single little store.
Hope this will encourage the devs to give it even more support :D
And well my niece loves it
The X Factor 9
Sunday, October 10, 2010 @ 4:04:04 AM
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herukuti
Sunday, October 10, 2010 @ 11:14:22 AM
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davidmcc
Sunday, October 10, 2010 @ 12:35:24 PM
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I got the Sports Champions bundle.
I've tried all the tutorials for the various games, but have only played Disc Golf fully.
The swordfighting, boccie and archery look good from the tutorials. I don't think I'll be playing much volleyball or table tennis though.
The PSN game "Tumble" plays well from the demo - it's one that I'll probably buy.
Eye Pet is cute, but not for me.
The "Kung Fu Rider" demo doesn't play that well, but the concept could be interesting. For now I'll pass. I haven't seen enough of the shooters to judge yet.
Unfortunately I've had limited time with the move due to family events, but I hope to get back to it.
I am glad I got it though, and will probably pick up a second controller at some point.
CAGaHTN
Sunday, October 10, 2010 @ 2:33:53 PM
Cabalavatar1
Sunday, October 10, 2010 @ 6:19:42 PM
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I'm not sure why anyone would hesitate to play a shooter with motion-sensing. Hell, KZ3 is -the- reason that I purchased the Move. I'm awaiting the release of some assault rifles and then I'll be Move-ing allll of the time.
Hello headshots.
JPBooch
Monday, October 11, 2010 @ 9:20:13 AM
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Unfortunately, that is the only good game out for the thing. I tried it with MAG and hated it. I don't feel like playing Heavy Rain again since I've played the crap out of that too. I'd really like to try it with RE5, but I don't have the gold edition.
I guess I'll just have to wait for Sorcery since I think KZ3 will be like MAG. Or perhaps Socom 4.
Snorge
Monday, October 11, 2010 @ 3:33:10 PM
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****possible spoiler****
trying to escape a crazy ass doctor.
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The Eyepet game IS pretty cool, but like Ben said, it would have been better without that annoying "guide" and a higher quality camera (for the life of me I dont get why it isnt as good *quality* as when you do chat?)My wife loves this game....and im force to play the 360 while she plays...glad I got Halo too
*side note* @ TheOldOne
Halo is a great game....kinda has a more gritty feeling with it...and damn I love the different class types you can play with too!
Move has MAJOR potential....I just need that accessory to hold the Move in an "Ak".
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beharris9
Monday, October 11, 2010 @ 5:59:09 PM
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beharris9
Monday, October 11, 2010 @ 6:03:23 PM
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