My mom just bought a wii and she & I are having a blast with it. I am just making this reddit so she & I can get some ideas for games to buy. If it isn't too much trouble, please keep in mind she & I are total penny pinchers, so could you also offer some games on the cheap? or on the nintendo store? Thanks a lot reddit!
Edit: Thanks a lot everyone for all the great suggestions!
Posted Jun 26, 2010, 5:49 PM UTC · edited
Twilight Princes is pretty underrated. It has classic Zelda cameos for big Zelda nerds, new sword fighting techniques, a generously large world, and a fun story.
I started playing the NES version of LOZ and it was a poop ton of fun. Which zelda should I start out with? (Im not very far at all into the original)
It doesn't really matter. You can enjoy any Zelda in any order.
Well, here's the order I would recommend:
Link To The Past (SNES) (best 2D Zelda game ever)
Link's Awakening (Game Boy) (it's nearly a sequel to LttP, try to get the DX director's cut edition)
Zelda II (NES)
Ocarina Of Time (N64) (if you play any Zelda game, play this one)
Wind Waker (Gamecube) (gets a lot of flak, but I can't figure out why)
Oracle of Seasons (Game Boy) (don't forget to write down your passwords!)
Oracle of Ages (Game Boy) (Comes second because I feel the tie-ins from the Seasons are less contrived in this order. And you'll be so happy to see Dimitri again.)
Minish Cap (GBA)
Majora's Mask (N64) (There's a very good reason for this one coming a ways after Zelda 64, the differences are very shocking if you play one after the other. Great game, you will come to live in Termina like you lived in Hyrule in LttP.)
Twilight Princess (Wii)
Phantom Hourglass (DS) (If only because it's funny to see your fairy wield a hammer.)
Cool, thanks very much!
Hmmm. You should really experience more 2D ones before jumping to most people's favorite (Ocarina of Time). A Link to the Past is absolutely amazing at it is available for download on the Wii. If you can get your hands on a gameboy, I strongly recommend Link's Awakening. After than get on the 3D versions, all are excellent and different. The only one I'm not much of a fan of is LOZ2, which is a side-scroll hybrid and it is fucking HARD.
You can play Zelda games in any order, but I think it's cool to get a bit of a perspective on how amazing each one was for its time by playing 'em chronologically. Definitely play Link to the Past for SNES, Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask for N64, Wind Waker for Gamecube, and Twilight Princess for Wii - each one is a masterpiece. Then, if you still have time and you're into it, come back for Link's Awakening DX and the Oracle games on gameboy color, Minish Cap on gameboy advance, and the two DS games - those are all very worth your time as well.
Okami: I was iffy about it when I bought it, but it was utterly utterly brilliant. It's built like a zelda game but with its own mythology and just so much style without any sacrifice in gameplay.
Speaking of zelda, I enjoyed Twilight Princess immensely, and if we're going with classics, metroid was awesome as well.
Finally, No More Heroes. I bought that game used, beat it before the return by date and got my money back, but I loved it so much a few months later I bought it again so I could play it more.
Super Mario Galaxy is a must and since the sequel is out now it should be discounted in most stores.
The Mario Galaxy games are pure fun. If you can't get enough of Mario Galaxy, buy Mario Galaxy 2. Another 120 stars to collect in new, excellently-crafted worlds.
Psst. 242 stars.
No way? I only remember 120 in the first one and I have not completed 2 yet.
Yeah. Once you get 120 there's an additional 120 "green stars" you can collect. They're just well hidden stars in each level, apparently. Then once you get those it unlocks an extra two stars, possibly in a new level - can't remember off the top of my head.
Muramasa - The Demon Sword
Classic 2D Sidescroller Beat'Em'Up (or should i say Slice'Em'Up?) Action with really beautiful graphics, good gameplay and an enjoyable story. The game costs around 20$. It's really cheap, but you get a lot of playtime out of it.
Edit: Gameplay Video
Seconded
This was one of the very few wii games that once I started playing, I just could not put down until it was beaten.
Bit.Trip Runner
Bit.Trip Core
Bit.Trip Beat
Bit.Trip Void
No More Heroes
Bubble Bobble Deluxe (Yes yes, it is fun with friends)
Cave Story
World of Goo (So much more fun playing on the couch with wiimotes, and friends helping/messing you up with their wiimotes. I've bought this game like 4 times now, from bundles on Steam to the humble bundle and finally on WiiWare.)
None of these games should cost more than $20. Most should be under $10. No More Heroes probably isn't the best game to play with your mom though, what with the exploding corpses full of blood and all.
Wiiware titles, go for LostWinds and LostWinds Winter of the Melodias. They're fairly short, but really awesome sidescroller adventure games.
Here are my personal picks for best Wii games.
Bolded are extra important and the best of the best - italics are Wiiware. As for price, the non-Nintendo games are probably cheaper than the others - but definitely consider them anyway, especially if you can find them used. Also, of course, the Wiiware games will be cheaper than the retail ones.
Metroid Prime Trilogy
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Deadly Creatures
Dead Space Extraction
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
No More Heroes
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
Zelda: Twilight Princess
Wario Land: Shake It!
de Blob
Mario Kart Wii
Red Steel 2
The Conduit
Resident Evil 4: Wii
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Monster Hunter Tri
Art Style: Orbient
Bit.Trip BEAT
World of Goo
Cave Story
Rune Factory Frontier: Some of the management controls are atrocious (especially runey distribution), but probably my favorite Harvest Moon title.
Punch-Out: Only using the old-school controls.
A few games that don't seen to have been posted yet...
Zack and Wiki
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom
Wario Land: Shake It!
Little Kings Story
Boomblox (Great party game)
Resident evil 4, No more heroes (1+2), World of goo, I love the games where you can really use the remote, The force unleashed was a bad experience for me on the ps2, but after borrowing a copy from my neighbor on the Wii platform, using the nunchuck to force push and the remote to wield your lightsaber, I was taken aback and have a whole new outlook for the game. -Hope that may help.
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Super Smash Brothers Brawl with a Gamecube controller. Look no farther.
You can also configure the Remote + Chuck to be nearly identical to the Gamecube controller, turning off the tap^ for Jump and Shake Smash. But yes, Brawl is the game for Wii... if you have friends.
I have posted before, maybe you can help- is there a Wii board of any sorts where you can find "friends"? Many of my friends either don't have a Wii or don't play online. Would love to rumble online. Any info would help. Thanx!
Very cool, I love the super smash brothers series.