Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

You guys are desperately clinging to semantics... over what? Because someone called a game a remake? So what if you think it’s a remaster? Then call it a remaster. But I can’t help but get the feeling there’s an agenda behind doing this to knock the game down a peg. Because people seem to care way way, way too much about convincing people it’s the lowest rung on the ladder possible. A port? Gtfo. Overwatch is a port. This is something else.

The freaking game looks like it was designed ground up in the Xenoblade 2 engine, and could have been a sequel to Xenoblade 2 if we didn’t know any better. This was a Wii game, which was basically on par with a GameCube (which was same gen as a PS2). Go look at DMC and DMC2 to see what a remastered PS2 game looks like. If I can look at this PS2-grade game, and can’t tell that it’s not a brand new game, because it looks so close to Xenoblade Chronicles 2, with new models, new textures, new lighting, new content (Bionis left shoulder) I’m gonna call it a remake, and from the looks of it a lot of others are as well. Others are free to call it whatever they want.

PSA: The Switch version of Overwatch comes with a 3 month NSO membership!

Edit: And it's only $40!!!! I was expecting a full $60.

Personally disappointed by the direct. Honestly the only thing that was truly exciting was SNES games. Was already sold on Luigis Mansion, Pokémon, Animal Crossing etc. Ah well. I'm glad people are excited for some of the remakes. Downloading the Kirby game now to see how it is.

And let us not neglect the oft-requested Daemon X Machina post-changes demo!

And Assassins Creed 4 and Rogue. Again, not a huge AC fan, but I love the idea of having fully featured mainline entries on a hybrid portable gaming device. AC3 was cool, but ACIV Black Flag and Rogue? They’re hitting us with the classics now. So tired of my GPD Win 2 running like a toaster oven to play Assassins Creed IV. Heck even 2 felt like I was holding a furnace. I don’t know what it is about those games but they push that hardware super hard.

Seems Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE is apparently still the same version we got on Wii U, which is a shame because I was really hoping they would re-localize the parts that were more censored. But, given it is an Atlus exclusive game, and it’s a Persona-style game that I like, and the fact they are adding new content, I’m not too upset. I think the dark cloud covering that boss’s cleavage looks goofy still though.

Okay so what did I miss in the direct?

@Magician Whatever you want to call it aside, the game clearly has brand new models, textures, lighting, and content. Bionis' shoulder is in, meaning we probably have new story to go with it, along with new items, and armor parts. There could be plenty more content as well, or not, we don't know at this point. But it's not just HD textures. In fact, we haven't seen any gameplay, but it's entirely possible (and likely as this appears to be running on Xenoblade Chronicles 2/X engine instead of the XC1 one) the camera and many other things might have differences.

@JaxonH

Because they imply very different things about a game's intrinsic value. A remake involves, to a significant degree, a reinterpretation of the original project with new technology. Notice how the Link's Awakening remake fills each scene up with loads more objects to make the world feel more alive? Stuff like that effectively gives a game the same place to me as a brand new game.

I don't have a ton of time to game, so I don't like to allocate money towards games from which mostly derive the same experience with what I already have. On the other hand, in the case of a remake, the reinterpretation of the game can offer a distinctly new feeling experience.

@JaxonH is there a full list of what was announced on the direct anywhere? Everything I am finding in the articles is all over the place. Unfortunately, I just need to know how many more games I need to add to my backlog...

@scubydo Main points:

• Xenoblade Chronicles getting a HD remaster/remake
• Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE being ported from Wii U
• SNES games for NSO
• Home Run contest in Smash, Terry Bogard in Smash, Sans having a Mii costume that's actually him (not a Mii wearing an outfit), more Smash DLC happening after the Fighters pass is over
• Daemon X Machina gets another demo, this one allows you to transfer save data to the full game
• Free to start Kirby game
• Town launches in October
• Bunch of 3rd party announcements like DOOM 64, Overwatch, AC Black Flag + Rogue collection, Jedi Knight II

@JaxonH Semantics? LOL. If you want to appear oafish by insisting that a remaster be labelled as a remake that's your perogative. I however would like save my follow forum members that embarrassment by making sure they use the proper nomenclature.

Can't believe they're going to sell Tokyo Mirrage for $60 and to top it all off, it's still censored!

You can go kick rocks Nintendo.

@Magician
Ah, so the arm twisting has now progressed to insulting anyone who doesn’t buy what you’re selling.

I’d rather you just spare us your nomenclature lectures. Coming from someone who literally just called a game that has new models, new textures, new content and looks indistinguishable from Xenoblade 2 a “port“ I don’t trust anything coming out of your mouth right now. Knock yourself out calling it whatever you want, I don’t really care and I don’t think anyone else does either, just don’t twist everyone else’s arm to drink your Kool-Aid.

Hmm, I'm late to the party with TMS #FE. How is it censored?

Thanks, now I just need a much bigger Micro SD card to use for the download only games...not to mention all the updates and add-ons. I did Divinity 2 in there. A must have for me.

My goodness guys let it go, it's really not that serious. Just call it a video game, how's that.

What he said!

Don’t forget Divinity Original Sin 2, with STEAM cross save, or the SNES controller for $30. And Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is coming in 2020 after Jedi Knight 2, Deadly Premonition, Deadly Premonition 2 (which is a really big deal, if you don’t know about the first, it’s a cult classic they got wildly varying review scores from 2/10 to 10/10). Also Devil May Cry 2. Oh and Rogue Company from Hi-Rez.

AAHHH....I can't handle all these goodies!! May have to get two more SD cards...if I can find some cheap enough.

No worries. JaxonH and I are just having a spicy conversation. No malice, no ill will. Just a feisty discussion over inconsequentials.

Anyone know a good place to get a good 500+GB Micro SD card for cheap?