First and most obviously, the Wii version's graphics won't be as pretty. Aside from that, though, some of the environments had to be changed, and according to Klepek, some new levels were constructed for Alone in the Dark Wii. (We assume that means there are new levels remodeled on the old levels, not that there are new levels.) For example, Central Park is a large, open world on the HD systems, whereas it's not on the Wii. With changes in the environments also came slight changes in the story, but we're not sure how significant these alterations are.
You can also expect some gameplay elements to disappear, like dynamic fire. Things can still light on fire, but not, uh, dynamically.
Losing the open world scenarios is what hurts the most, but the other changes don't seem too bad. Are these cuts enough to scare you away from the Wii version, or is it all just sausage to you?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
6-04-2008 @ 3:10PM
John Rios said...
Wow. No openworld? Talk about gimped. This just went from "buy" to "play the REAL version at my friends house."
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6-04-2008 @ 3:22PM
aplen22 said...
sadly that xbox 360 purchase is looking better and better. hmmm...
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6-04-2008 @ 3:33PM
Orion said...
I don't understand what the big commotion about this game is...
It's Alone in the Dark for bloody sake. And it's made by Atari..
Those two things alone should make you turn your head in disgust, not the fact the wii's version is gimped. How this game was ever a "must buy" in anyone's mind is beyond me.
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6-04-2008 @ 4:38PM
Matthew said...
I think what makes this game seem like a must buy is that Wii lacks any adventure game of a mature nature. Not to mention the trailers are pretty intriguing. Sadly I think the cut backs are going make players lose the immersion feeling you can get with the HD versions. Regardless I'm going to buy this game because it is something different for the Wii and hopefully other developers are going to be coming out with something else other than rehashed mini-games.
6-04-2008 @ 3:43PM
Co said...
My question is how are there open world games on the Wii already, mostly ported games from older consoles, yet AITD can't have a sandbox Central Park? Laziness will get you developers nowhere.
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6-04-2008 @ 3:46PM
TheCoats said...
wow-this article is just a little late i went ahead and fully paid for it yesterday!
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6-04-2008 @ 4:09PM
Neil said...
I think it will still be a good game.....for what it is. I mean I don't think anyone expected it to be in the same class as the 360, PS3 or PC versions.
6-04-2008 @ 4:12PM
TheCoats said...
I expect it to be good and really the main reason for the preorder was for the bonus CD of game music....i like survival horror and most of them aren't too "free-roaming". linear isn't necisarily a bad thing
6-04-2008 @ 4:25PM
Jhongerkong said...
No More Heroes does open worlds, why can't this?
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6-04-2008 @ 4:37PM
smort said...
What the hell. The GAMECUBE had a great open world with Spiderman 2. It's not like they need to optimize for online play here.
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6-04-2008 @ 4:49PM
psyborg said...
Open-world/nonlinearity is completely overrated. Its great but more straight-forward linear levels are fine too.
I wouldn't say the Wii version is gimped at all, just different. As a multiconsole owner I'm still more interested in the Wii version more, as long as it has IR for aiming and reliable motion controls.
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6-04-2008 @ 7:32PM
CJLopez said...
Good news, it IR pointing for everything it need to be pointed at, of course, with a little lock on help
6-04-2008 @ 4:56PM
nytestalker said...
not that i planned on buying it anyway, but i would have gotten the pc version regardless..
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6-04-2008 @ 5:39PM
Tristan said...
ZOMG this title is still a must have for my Wii, I love the story and I anticipate whatever final form it takes on the Wii. Never has a Wii version been the best when it comes to multiplatform releases.
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6-04-2008 @ 6:05PM
ka6_jeram said...
A 'must buy' for me but still, will wait for the hopefully good review.
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6-04-2008 @ 7:33PM
CJLopez said...
this one it is still a must have, even if its $60 bucks
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6-04-2008 @ 9:57PM
Perverted said...
Why would anyone be suprised? Wii will always get the gimped version. Wii = make the money ps360 = spend money on.
Casuals = majority and stupid(when talking about games)
Gamers = smart
Besides the Wii will only get a port of the ps2 version on 80% of games released to help make more cash. I mean the Wiis only like what....4 x as powerful?
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6-05-2008 @ 10:36AM
Naturestee said...
No More Heroes didn't really have an open world because there wasn't much you could do beyond the specific spots like the job agency, etc. I've seen it referred to as a menu that looks like an open world and I like that description.
I have no problem with the lack of an open world in the Wii version. I'm still interested in this. It's a mature game on the Wii and I like survival horror. I'll wait for reviews before buying it though.
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6-11-2008 @ 7:22PM
A-ron said...
Hmm. Can we get a confirmation on if this is true or not?
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