Board 8 > Is this Labo thing any good?

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I need an escapism from the harshness of reality and the nostalgic simplicity of Nintendo Labo looks appealing. Whether that is just because of the advertisements being outside the realm of reality or not is difficult to discern.

Is this worth the investment? And if so, is the Variety Kit or the Mech Pack the better option?
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To me it's just $60 cardboard. I really don't get it.
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It is $60 cardboard. What's cool about it is the software and how it engages with the Switch hardware. I suppose; I didn't buy it either.
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Seems like the sort of thing that would actually be the coolest fucking thing in the world if you were a kid and had a parent footing the bill.
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RaidenZeroX posted...

To me it's just $60 cardboard. I really don't get it.

paperwarior posted...

It is $60 cardboard. What's cool about it is the software and how it engages with the Switch hardware. I suppose; I didn't buy it either.

This is why I ask. It's easy to question the reality of its ingenuity when it is simply utilizing cardboard to play a piano, go fishing, shoot a crossbow, etc. Is it a representation of a nostalgic simplicity or quite the opposite - boring due to its simplicity? It reeks of misleading advertising and major disappointment with the actual product.

I do hope this is a longstanding IP for Nintendo that develops beyond the simplicity it currently has. Could you imagine the places they could go with this? But perhaps, right now, it's not enough to warrant dropping the price on.

I'm thinking. Thanks.

Xiahou Shake posted...

Seems like the sort of thing that would actually be the coolest fucking thing in the world if you were a kid and had a parent footing the bill.

Perhaps this is why it has a certain nostalgic simplicity to it. That said, I am not young anymore, which means I must pay myself...
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If you still have an imagination and the patience to go with it, it seems like it's worth it

I've heard it takes like 5 hours to build the robot one
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Bane_Of_Despair posted...

I've heard it takes like 5 hours to build the robot one

tbh building a master grade Gundam that's half the price might be cooler, even if I don't get to stomp virtual things with it. (I wonder how long it takes for that to get old, though)
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Variety kit is way better than Robot
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^I presume that's because the robot gets old after stomping on things for two hours. Paying $70 for seven hours doesn't make any sense. Really poor value. A $60-70 game should warrant at minimum thirty hours of enjoyment - a $2/hour rate is pretty fair imho.
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the few costumers that HAVE bought it love it
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I'm going to buy the variety kit for my nephew if he visits this summer.
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KujikawaRising posted...

a $2/hour rate is pretty fair imho.

If this is all you care about there are a ton of other ways to get like 1 cent/hour "enjoyment"
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KujikawaRising posted...

^I presume that's because the robot gets old after stomping on things for two hours. Paying $70 for seven hours doesn't make any sense. Really poor value. A $60-70 game should warrant at minimum thirty hours of enjoyment - a $2/hour rate is pretty fair imho.

I mean, this can be said about most games

so you're just lumping it with those?
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I feel like you could make your own peripherals (for the most part) that function the same for a fraction of the price, but maybe Im just getting old

Punnyz posted...

the few costumers that HAVE bought it love it

Costumers? So this is only for cosplayers?

foolm0r0n posted...

KujikawaRising posted...

a $2/hour rate is pretty fair imho.

If this is all you care about there are a ton of other ways to get like 1 cent/hour "enjoyment"

Please learn to read and make sense, thanks.
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Punnyz posted...

KujikawaRising posted...

^I presume that's because the robot gets old after stomping on things for two hours. Paying $70 for seven hours doesn't make any sense. Really poor value. A $60-70 game should warrant at minimum thirty hours of enjoyment - a $2/hour rate is pretty fair imho.

I mean, this can be said about most games

so you're just lumping it with those?

Most games are longer than seven hours. Some of those that are only that short are worth replaying.

What I am saying is that if I am going to pay full price for a game that it better either be 30 hours long (including multiplayer) or damn worth replaying. Otherwise I just wait until it's cheaper. I only have so much fun money!
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KujikawaRising posted...

Please learn to read and make sense, thanks.

Done, NOW am I allowed to criticize you?
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Criticize me for what? Budgeting?
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Judging game value by $/hour obviously
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I pretty much got all I wanted out of Labo just watching Giant Bomb build it and play with it
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KujikawaRising posted...

I need an escapism from the harshness of reality

It's funny becasue you are bringing way too much harshness and thought to this decision of if something is fun or not.

KujikawaRising posted...

It's easy to question the reality of its ingenuity when it is simply utilizing cardboard to play

KujikawaRising posted...

gets old after stomping on things for two hours. Paying $70 for seven hours doesn't make any sense. Really poor value. A $60-70 game should warrant at minimum thirty hours of enjoyment - a $2/hour rate is pretty fair imho.

If you want to escape, just do something. You are already spending too much time on the analytical process and you won't enjoy yourself. This is not escape and rather you are forcing yourself right in the middle of reality (Through your own doing). The complete opposite of what you want to do.
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foolm0r0n posted...

Judging game value by $/hour obviously

Then allow me to correct you. I don't judge games by the $/hour. I judge when to buy games based on $/hour unless I really want them. Even then, I'll wait if it's a really steep price.

Nintendo is an anomaly, of course, so I don't see Labo dropping in price any time soon unless it's an Edsel. After all, $10/hour is not at all reasonable unless that's a really fucking phenomenal seven hours. It's price relative to length AND quality.

Basically, this topic was asking if the game is worth its steep price for its content level.
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LOLIAmAnAlt posted...

If you want to escape, just do something. You are already spending too much time on the analytical process and you won't enjoy yourself. This is not escape and rather you are forcing yourself right in the middle of reality (Through your own doing). The complete opposite of what you want to do.

...touch. I'm not really dwelling on this topic, though, as much as I tend to over-analyze things.

Perhaps I should just leave work early and have a good fucking Friday. What do ya think, Dave & Buster's maybe?
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