More Switch Games Have Received Switch 2 Compatibility Updates

Tomb Raider also got its first update! (1.0.2) Looking forward to seeing what it addresses!

I've been seeing complaints about BD/SP for a while, so that's good to hear.

Unfortunately, they could not fix the issue of Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl being Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

Sorry, that's my one too easy joke for the week.

@kkslider5552000 I currently have the choice of not playing this gen. Or picking up this monster. How bad is it? What do you don't like about it?!

Do we know what was actually changed in BDSP?
The movement controls being wonky? The Spinda problem that prevents them from transferring to Home? Ekans's ridiculous following animation?
Probably none of these, huh?

You mean they finally patched in all the Platinum content? /s

@garfreek Honestly the biggest problems with BDSP are that they chose to make it a faithful remake of a pair of games that was deeply flawed to begin with and they didn't really have the dev time to properly bug test it. It's really not bad at all - did a second run through of it last year - but it feels like the exact same thing but based on Platinum instead would on its own be significantly better.

Can they fix the resolution too? I always found the games really fuzzy, even if that’s the least of their problems.

I wish these games would get an update to run at native 1080p in handheld mode.

@Lizuka That'll happen when you're given less than a calendar year to make and ship the game from Nintendo.

I find it so bizarre what Nintendo will and won't fix and address. They can make time so that BDSP work, but they can't take time for one patch for DKC Returns HD so that the Co-op is functional.

@garfreek Compared to how they did the gen 3 Ruby/Sapphire remake, which was great, BD/SP was not good at being a remake. If you have not played gen 4, then it is good. If you have played them, then this game isn't really worth it.

Still no YouTube?

@garfreek BDSP aren't bad games, just very underwhelming compared to the remakes that came before. This pair arguably played things too safe. While they're a slight improvement over the original D/P - namely better speed and how they handle the Underground, though I wish they didn't replace some of the unique secret base items with the statue mechanic - they also inherited the issues of the originals too. The devs didn't incorporate any of the positive changes from Platinum at all. Previous remakes had some significant mechanic, plot, and postgame changes. The pair felt like a minimum-effort stopgap between releases. Doubly disappointing for me since Sinnoh is my favorite region. Thankfully, Pokemon Legends: Arceus was a better way to scratch that itch.

If you've never played Gen 4, are curious, and can get one of these two at a good discount, I'd say go for it. But if you want to experience the best that Gen 4 has to offer, I recommend buying, borrowing, or even emulating Pokemon Platinum.

@axelhander yeah I'm still waiting for that too

@EarthboundBenjy Well BDSP has been constantly crashing for the last two months (and driving me crazy) so hopefully that.