Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

'I am known as Marth. Emblem Marth to be precise'

....thanks for the clarification?

I’ll second that. I’m not enjoying the narrative currently but the actual gameplay is strength to strength. The art direction follows a specific theme as all Bayo games do but it isn’t bland. With the game play styles between characters they used that as an excuse to stuff more set pieces into the game.

And we just learned Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak gets its Title Update 3 on November 24th (Thanksgiving Day! Next Thursday!).

• Risen Kushala Daora (with new armor and weapons)
• Risen Teostra (with new armor and weapons)
• Chaotic Gore Magala (with new armor and weapons)
• Followers can now join any Master Rank Quests! ANY QUESTS! Not just the small selection of "Follower Quests" as has been the case up until now. This means the entire game of Sunbreak can be played with AI partners for a full hunting party! That's insane!
• New plushy monster weapons as paid DLC
• New Augment choices
• Tons of new event Quests with layered armor and other rewards
• Anomoly Rank increased to Level 200!
• 7 star anomoly investigations added with monsters such as Seething Bazelgeuse and Scorned Magnamalo

This game is truly the ultimate Monster Hunter experience. Nothing else even comes close to touching it. And they're not even done yet. Roadmap says another Title Update is coming in winter 2023 and a final Title Update in Spring 2023.

Capcom smashed

Bit surprised Pokemon Scarlet/Violet reviews haven't gone live yet when the game's 2 days away from release. Does this usually happen? I vividly remember PLA reviews coming out about 3-4 days prior for a recent example.

@Fizza... On YouTube some people have reviewed the game... I wouldn't watch them though, since they spoil the game.

@JaxonH i second your comentary, the only downsize of Bayonetta 3 is it controversial ending/plot, the rest of the game is pure masterpiece, it elevate the action genre with even more insane set pieces, add more options for us to explore the stages of the game, and as you said have tree playable characters with distinct playable style, after two similar Bayonetta games on seventh generation of consoles and Wii U, i glad, Bayonetta 3 is a very ambitous game, Bayonetta 3 is tied with Kirby and the Forgotten Land is my GOTY for this year.

What are the eshop codes nintendo life are selling ??

@Kermit1Pineapple where? didnt see a review for Pokémon Scarlet e Violet, can you please tell me a channel that have reviewed the game

@EaglyTheKawaiiShika let just said the final segment of Bayonetta 3, is a character assasination for many characters.

@EaglyTheKawaiiShika
I haven't finished the game but I know what it is- it's kinda obvious- any time an ending is controversial you already know why.

But the ending is fine, imo. Ppl are just afraid of the implications, as if Bayonetta won't return or something. Which... to me that's the best kind of ending. I hate when endings are samey predictable happy stuff because the devs are too afraid to go bold. Xenoblade 2, despite having a fantastic twist at the end, could have been so much more impactful if it dared to be bold.

Like, it's a multiverse story. Where there's tons of different Bayonettas. And all throughout the game we watch them die one by one. If ever there was an opportune moment to go bold and still have a viable explanation for the next game, this would be that opportune moment. They took it, and I applaud that.

@JaxonH i play the franchise for Bayonetta, not for Viola, if the next Bayonetta game don't feature Bayonetta as the main protagonist, i will refuse to buy this game, is like playing a Legend of Zelda game with a random dude(Link is the protagonist of the franchise, this is how i felt, when it implied Viola could be the main protagonist of the franchise ownard).

Almost any time I see the dedicated gamer crowd online complain about a "bad story" in a video game sequel, it's because the end product challenged or subverted their established expectations in some way. Ironically, hearing a story is controversial just gets me more excited these days.

@JaxonH Honestly, that's not 'just' a XC2 problem. All of the mainline Xenoblade games to date have a moment where they supposedly kill the main female character/love interest, only to reveal that she somehow beat the system and survived. It's a shame, because as powerful as that one scene from Xenoblade Chronicles 3 was, for example, I never felt too despairing, because I knew from past experience with previous games what the result would be.

If they feel the need to include a "we're killing your waifu" moment in their next game, they need to go full Aerith and permanently remove her from the equation, because such twists are just getting boring now.

I am glad the ending of XC3 managed to maintain some of its emotional heft, though.

@Giancarlothomaz
You can buy or not buy what you want.

Personally, I think it's preposterous to even think they would be "done" with Bayonetta. It's Platinum's safest bet that continues to be funded.

It's just an ending. Don't take it so seriously. An ending in a crazy multiverse at that. You think they won't have some explanation for the next game? OF COURSE they will.

They're likely just setting up a spinoff series. Which hey, if you're not interested you don't gotta buy. But I'm all about it. Gimme that Viola spinoff.

But even if they somehow lost their mind and decided "eh, we think we'll just permanently kill off our biggest mascot character for no reason", that still doesn't affect this game. It might affect the next game, but the next game doesn't even exist yet. Soooo, ya. Who cares.

They're gonna do what they're gonna do. Just enjoy the games along the way. Even assuming the paranoia pans out as warranted, it is what it is. Even if I'd prefer Bayonetta, I love all Platinum games. And you better believe I'll be all over whatever they make next, be it Bayonetta, Viola or the Tooth Fairy

I think eshop codes 🤔 😀

Lol 😆 😆

You sure?

Preeetty sure

@JaxonH I mean....I have a slight inkling of what it may be 😉

@NeonPizza
I don't perceive his opinions to be in good faith. That's why I call him a clown. Never said it's specifically against Nintendo. But they're so radical and elitist and reeking of bias. Can I prove it? No. But I believe it with all my heart.

I said it long before his Bayonetta video and I stand by it now more than ever. His opinions are trash meant for clicks and to stroke his own elitist ego.

And even of none of that is true, the fact his "opinions" are so consistently outside the norm, and not just big media norm but normal gamers too, that indicates untrustworthiness.

He's just one lone voice in the void and I've seen zero evidence to convince me why his opinion should be given any credence over any other random stranger.

If I am to take someone's opinion as valid for consideration, I need evidence as to why I'm prioritizing that opinion over the tens of thousands of others. Ppl trust reviewers who consistently demonstrate their opinions are in line with majority of gamers reading the review, or not terribly far off. Otherwise the opinion holds zero value, as there's no confidence you'll share that opinion.

This dude consistently demonstrates the complete opposite. 9 times out of 10 his opinion doesn't even remotely align with my own, or the majority of the gamership. Ppl like that are useful for two things. Feeding the small echo chamber of the like-minded, and being used as "evidence" anytime someone wants to rail against consensus.

Imagine someone who says sunsets are ugly. Then goes on to say puppies are hideous. Then goes on to say Glacier National Park makes them puke. While none of these things are "objective truths"- nobody can say the sunset is "objectively beatiful", consistently holding opposite opinions of the vast majority shows more than "just one happenstance view that doesn't align with my own". If it was just saying sunsets are ugly, ok. Maybe dude just has weird taste in beauty. But sunsets AND puppies AND gorgeous national parks AND etc etc etc? Come now. I'm calling such a person a clown... a contrarian... someone who simply likes the attention for criticizing what everyone else loves. Can I "prove" it's not their honest opinion? No. But I don't need to. It's not a court of law. I use Bayesian inference to form conclusions based on the best evidence I have. And the best evidence I have leads me to believe they are not sharing views in good faith.

The fact NintendoLife fired his butt... speaks volumes. And his Bayonetta video, if anything, just confirms what I was already saying about him- he can't be trusted.

@JaxonH dos you read the message after the dance sequence? it said continue in the next generation

@Giancarlothomaz
Not sure how that proves anything.

Again, likely a spinoff.

Companies don't just permanently kill off cash cows. Furthermore, multiverse story. Plenty of ways to explain a Bayo in the future. Furthermore, it's a game with heaven and hell, and any number of stories could start with her battling her way out or making a deal to come back.

Bottom line, stop and think. Common sense. Bayonetta isn't going anywhere.