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Dezzy

link3710 wrote:

@Dezzy Was mo-cap really that unusual before recently? I know most N64 games with humans used mo-cap after all (Both Legend of Zeldas, Goldeneye, Turok, Tony Hawk, basically every sports title on the system etc).

Only a tiny number of the animations in Zelda were mocapped. Just the ones they had trouble with hand-animating:

https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Interview:Ocarina_of_Time_D...

There were definitely some games that used it, but it definitely wasn't as ubiquitous as it is now. Especially with faces. Games as late as FF13 were still hand-animating facial expressions.
If you look at the actual character models they use in games, you can see when this started to change because they suddenly increased the number of bones in the faces by like a factor of 8 or something insane like that. That definitely happened some point between the middle of the 7th gen and now.

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rallydefault

Octane wrote:

Well, it's probably from a cutscene, but they are pretty much always rendered real time nowadays, so it doesn't make a difference.

For what it's worth, the X Series Hellblade stuff was labeled as "in engine." So, yea... take that as you may lol

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gcunit

Reason I assumed it was a cutscene was because there's no HUD or UI on screen, but having just checked a gameplay video I can see there is no onscreen info during gameplay.

But in response to Octane's comment about it not making a difference, graphics in cutscenes don't matter to me very much at all. It's all about what I see when I'm interacting with the Gameworld for me.

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JaxonH

Zombie Army Trilogy from Rebellion (developers of the oh-so-immaculate Sniper Elite III on Switch) is coming to Switch, with gyro motion aiming, HD rumble and friend invites.

Rebellion wrote:

On Nintendo Switch, ZOMBIE ARMY TRILOGY comes with everything previously released on consoles AND brand new features including 2-4 player local wireless play, motion controls, Pro Controller and HD Rumble support. Zombie Army Trilogy also supports Nintendo Switch’s new friend invite system

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Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions

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rallydefault

@gcunit
Yea, totally. But they did say "in engine." Just trying to provide any info I have. A lot of companies use that "in engine" phrase pretty broadly, though. Could definitely still be a cutscene because "in engine" literally just means in the game lol

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link3710

As far as I know, in-engine basically means "not an FMV".

Anyways, the new Nintendo Newsletter announced the "Return to the Last Resort Hotel" DLC for Luigi's Mansion 3. New costumes, floors for scarescraper, minigames and "themed ghosts" whatever that means.

link3710

Grumblevolcano

Luigi's Mansion 3 DLC is up for preorder:

  • Bonus flashlight available straight away
  • Set 1: Before the end of April - 3 special costumes for ScareScraper that provide story based floors and 3 new games in ScreamPark
  • Set 2: Before the end of July - Same structure as set 1 but different content

Grumblevolcano

Ryu_Niiyama

Capcom’s next game is Towaware no Palm: Refrain. I need you to make better life choices Capcom.

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Grumblevolcano

While I'm very sure that Smash DLC 5 will release in January, I wonder how a Christmas Day shadow drop would compare to the Pokemon Bank chaos back in 2013 regarding the eshop servers.

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DarkRula

No way they survive. If just one character can bring chaos to the servers, dropping one on Christmas Day when so many new connections are going to be made is just asking for a breakdown.

DarkRula

Magician

Ryu_Niiyama wrote:

Capcom’s next game is Towaware no Palm: Refrain. I need you to make better life choices Capcom.

Capcom was overdue for crushing my hopes and dreams. I was excited when their Japanese YouTube channel was updated yesterday. Only to see that they're releasing what looks like a prison-bound boyfriend pen-pal simulator. One of those niche releases I wouldn't mind if it stayed exclusive to Japan.

You make me sad, Capcom.

[Edited by Magician]

Switch Physical Collection - 1,561 games (as of April 18th, 2026)
Switch 2 Physical Collection - 4 games (as of December 8th, 2025)

Dezzy

IceClimbers wrote:

Not surprising, but funny considering the amount of people on the Switch subreddit saying it was a Square Enix announcement rather than a Nintendo one.

Most big name exclusives on a Nintendo platform probably involve Nintendo to some extent. Otherwise, why not release on multiple platforms and widen the potential audience?

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Ryu_Niiyama

@Magician I try not to turn my nose up at new games. However there was so much other stuff that I would like to see Capcom release that I'm overall very annoyed. Ah well. Next year is a new year.

Not sure if anyone cares besides me, but a new TT isle of man comes out next year.

Falcom continues to make my eye twitch with the investors meeting translation.

[Edited by Ryu_Niiyama]

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Team Cupcake! 11/15/14
Team Spree! 4/17/19
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RR529

Picked up a PowerA pro controller (it's an officially licensed brand) since my Joy-con were starting to drift.

It feels a little cheaper than any first party controller I've used in recent memory, with no HD Rumble, and it still runs on AA batteries, but overall it feels good enough and has made playing Luigi's Mansion 3 easier.

Currently Playing:
Switch - Blade Strangers
PS4 - Kingdom Hearts III, Tetris Effect (VR)

Ralizah

Ryu_Niiyama wrote:

Falcom continues to make my eye twitch with the investors meeting translation.

Oh, what, the whole thing about 'PS4 being where the core gamers are?'

Considering the low-ish sales of their games on PS4 in Japan, that seems unlikely to me.

The PS5 is likely going to be even less of a factor in Japan. Falcom is on borrowed time if they insist on drowning with the ship.

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Octane

rallydefault wrote:

Octane wrote:

Well, it's probably from a cutscene, but they are pretty much always rendered real time nowadays, so it doesn't make a difference.

For what it's worth, the X Series Hellblade stuff was labeled as "in engine." So, yea... take that as you may lol

Yeah, that's what I was saying. It's not pre-rendered like we may have seen 10 years ago. Almost all games have their cut-scenes running in real time, or in engine if you will.

Octane

JaxonH

Talos Principle is awesome. Best puzzle game I've played since Portal 2. Reminds me of that game, in a way Quantum Conundrum reminded me of it.

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This is an excellent trailer for Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore. Best I’ve seen yet. It pretty much sizes up the game for anyone wondering what it’s about. If this doesn’t get you interested then it’s probably just not a game for you.

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Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions

Switch Friend Code: SW-1947-6504-9005

Sadist

Falcom’s beef with Nintendo is legendary, its even worse than EA’s stance.

Sadist

Magician

Sadist wrote:

Falcom’s beef with Nintendo is legendary, its even worse than EA’s stance.

Is it though?

I think it's simply Nihon Falcom showing brand-loyalty to Sony platforms, nothing more.
https://www.siliconera.com/falcom-president-wants-to-get-clos...

Switch Physical Collection - 1,561 games (as of April 18th, 2026)
Switch 2 Physical Collection - 4 games (as of December 8th, 2025)

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