Microsoft sent me a review copy of Viva Pinata yesterday, and as always I started a game so I could train a bit before recording the first 10 minutes. 3 hours of gameplay later, I realize it's already late and I really should start recording the video. So I start it with a new garden on another profile, and once again I get totally hooked, this time for another 2 hours of "just a bit more".
To my surprise, Viva Pinata is a very deep and complete game, totally addictive. Yes it looks cute, but beneath this cuteness there is a very complex gameplay. I still can't believe how good this game is, it has some small flaws I'll detail tomorrow with the second part of the video, but I totally recommend buying it if you are even a tiny bit into micromanagement games. It's that good.
Update: The second part of the video is now online.
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Can't wait to see this as Viva Pinata has been one of the selective few games I've been truly intriqued about for the last months.
Thanks for the video, Blim!
Think I might have to import because I heard it is region free :D
Can't wait to see Banjo.
We need more than just shooters.
Maybe it's because it's a totally different game then what usually can be found on the Xbox 360.. Maybe it's not a 90+% game because it's not an action game.. Maybe if this was on a Nintendo console it would get much higher scores.. Maybe, because I haven't played it yet, so I dunno..
I duno what the problem is with a few stutters here or there, it's not that bad thing, it's not like it auto saves every few minutes anyway.
If you could turn auto save off it would help i guess, but it's hardly a big deal on such a slow paced game.