tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post8113600281491100952..comments2024-02-05T05:56:50.392-05:00Comments on Insult Swordfighting: Dance Central; or, what is Kinect for?Mitch Krpatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987162934932391765noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-35516639173895920282010-11-30T18:08:35.525-05:002010-11-30T18:08:35.525-05:00Just one comment. When you are giving a voice comm...Just one comment. When you are giving a voice command to Kinect, you don't need to pause after you say "Xbox". You can say the whole command, and it will recognize it. For example, you can say "Xbox Next" without any pause. It will recognize and execute the command. The difference is that, in this way, it will not wait for further commands, it will just execute the command and never bring up the kinect voice menu at the bottom of the screen. So, if you want to give to commands in a row, like "Next" and then "ESPN", you'd have to say "Xbox" after each, or say "Xbox" wait for the voice command menu, and then say "Next, ESPN". So, it can either be "Xbox Next", "Xbox ESPN" ... or "Xbox --- Next ESPN".Apolo Imagodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10953715396943211536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-19609452139803158482010-11-26T14:49:16.836-05:002010-11-26T14:49:16.836-05:00I agree the price is way to high at the moment to ...I agree the price is way to high at the moment to get into Kinect just to play one good game. Kinect needs time before you see some more stand out games. It took the Wii four years to finally have a solid line up of games and it is probably going to take Kinect about the same amount of time. <br /><br />I had to run into a Toy's R Us myself to get my Wii when it first came out. I had got the second to last Wii at that store. Sadly though only a few moments later two parents threw punches at each other for the last one.Jacob Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15330616929971450515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-87566472543230745932010-11-26T01:25:29.706-05:002010-11-26T01:25:29.706-05:00I tried Dance Central and immediately gave up a fe...I tried Dance Central and immediately gave up a few minutes later.Dorinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09593402888517422593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-28203872143751252952010-11-25T01:48:36.135-05:002010-11-25T01:48:36.135-05:00Heh, and Dance Central ain't worth the $225 th...Heh, and <i>Dance Central</i> ain't worth the $225 the whole package costs up here. I'm curious (and with drivers, hacking Kinect is intriguing) but I ain't $225 curious.<br /><br />Which really makes me hope someone else can put out a good game for it. Everything else coming down the pipe looks like total garbage. After Christmas, everyone that wanted one already will probably have one. That just leaves people like me and if they can't shake the shovelware image quickly enough, I'll probably never be bothered.<br /><br />One could say the same about the Wii, but at least Nintendo's first party offerings are rock solid. There's no evidence that MS (or aynone that isn't Harmonix really) knows how to make a compelling Kinect game.Nels Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484436433023780229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-55661144386001838212010-11-24T12:56:17.954-05:002010-11-24T12:56:17.954-05:00It is selling copies but first month sales do not ...It is selling copies but first month sales do not tell us if it has surpassed the standard hardcore sales pattern (i.e. an initial sales spike followed by dropping out of the charts and being forgotten about). I only consider this a possibility because of the nature of the Xbox 360 install base and the fact that it is actually getting hype in the gaming press (Just Dance didn't get any). We will only know if it met its goal if it is still consistently selling after a few months to a year.thequickbrownfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13212148231764625318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-15181388675464377462010-11-24T11:42:29.577-05:002010-11-24T11:42:29.577-05:00That's funny, I didn't realize I didn'...That's funny, I didn't realize I didn't mention any specific songs. I guess that's because A) none of them are songs I really loved, and B) it did seem more important to talk about whether the mechanics worked or not. That said, they did a pretty good job with it! Not my preferred genre of music at all, but I can jam to classics like "Poison" and "Push It." Harmonix has always been good at mixing the popular and the obscure.<br /><br />I think I agree with your point about Kinect in general, but it is apparently selling like gangbusters, and definitely has a buzz about it that Move has lacked. As with the technology itself, I'm in wait-and-see mode about how it'll ultimately shake out.Mitch Krpatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15987162934932391765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-7513756955759841412010-11-24T11:11:00.679-05:002010-11-24T11:11:00.679-05:00Did you notice that you reviewed the technology ra...Did you notice that you reviewed the technology rather than the game? For example, you don't even mention what any of the songs were.<br /><br />I think this neatly illustrates the appeal of Kinect to gamers who already own Xbox 360s. It is a technological curiosity. The intended target market don't care that much about accuracy. You mentioned lack of simultaneous multiplayer and this is something that they probably *do* care about. A lot. I didn't know about this until now and I'm amazed it has been left out! This may be part of the reason that Just Dance 2 and the original Just Dance are both still outselling Dace Central in the weekly UK charts, but I accept that maybe Dance Central needs time to build momentum. However, lacking simultaneous multiplayer and the considering the fact that realistically the people who would really want this game "properly" would have to buy a new console for it, I don't see it gaining mainstream traction. It is getting getting praised by game journalists who are experienced gamers who review games on their own, which is a completely irrelevant context for the target market.thequickbrownfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13212148231764625318noreply@blogger.com