@Dee123

I reread his comment. I don't see where he said the game was going to be bad. He seems rather to be lamenting the "open-worldification" of Nintendo franchises.

If he has a response to yours and others' replies I will be interested to read them!

I personally find it hard to get excited about open world games, but a good game is a good game! and open world doesn't necessarily make it bad.

but probably tho 😂✌️

@beltmenot

"don't like it? don't play it but don't drag down our excitement for it with your complaints."

People should feel free to post their opinions here. You might have some work to do if your personal excitement can't survive contact with someone else's comment. ✌️

Looks like if they made a Burgerking Kids Club videogame.

Oh good it plays like everything else, just what this masterpiece needed.

@repsahj

speaking for myself, I truly never wanted uncanny realism for Nintendo games.

It was a cool gimmick for a bit when PS3 came out but it got old fast. Thank goodness for indie devs! ✌️

"looks like a fairytale"

when I think "fairytale," I think ethereal, dream like, impressionistic, really anything but uncannily hyper detailed.

Link and Saria look like haunted dolls. Everything looks wet and plasticky. Zero room for imagination as the fine detail has been cranked to 1000. I guess that's what kids need now. I like a bit of impressionism in my graphics and they've completely killed it here, kind of like adding stills from the movie adaption to a classic novel and saying "see? it used to just be this ugly text to look at."

@BenAV

I used a Procon2 again for a number of rounds of MK8 8p yesterday, and I still don't like it!

zero tactile response from a controller is a dubious goal that they've just about achieved. I don't get it!

In the pen and pencil world, a writing implement can be too smooth, leading to a relative lack of control, bad grip technique, and/or worse handwriting. Many people really like a buttery smooth fountain pen, but that pen is still going to have more tactile feedback than a cheap Bic ballpoint, and that's a feature of fountain pens vs ballpoints, not a bug.

Anyway to cut a long story short, I think controllers are like that 👍 Nintendo used to evidently be aware of this, with the grippy concentric ridges on top, relatively stiff action and octagonal gates, but over time they've smoothed all of that over, into the generically slippery, soft and smooth experience we get today.

PS - 8p MK8 is cool, and it was fun having 8 people in the same room, but without the characters having name tags a la smash, there were far too many "wait, who's Baby Mario?" type questions being shouted, as we all tried to kind of "connect" with each other in real time over the action on screen. At a point, I just stopped caring who I was seeing in particular at any given time and it just felt more or less like I was playing MK8 by myself, on a fraction of the screen of course, in a crowded room.

I'm not overly excited to do it again, I guess that's my conclusion. 👍

PSA

A leak is when real and secret information is disseminated to the public. If the "leak" turns out to be untrue, then it was never a leak and is simply misinformation (or disinformation.)

A rumor is when unverifiable speculation is spread around, whether it ends up being true or untrue

One piece of info cannot therefore be a leak AND a rumor. Thank you.

@AGuyWhoLikesNintendo

I have never in my life actually cracked open a device and replaced a battery myself, but I am nevertheless firmly on the user serviceable side, for a variety of ethical, ecological, pro-consumer and human reasons. Basically any angle you want to look at it, user serviceable is the way to go, whether you plan to do the work or not. ✌️

Nintendo can still honor their warranty with visible screws et al on their products.

NA one looks a lot more like the actual game, sadly.

always prefer black vinyl, and I think what I'm reading is there's a black vinyl 2xlp set?

that's the one for me. fairly tempted.

time was, you always got the black vinyl version because it was said they last longer and sound better. no idea if that's true anymore if it ever was. I just think they look better. I'm a "standard edition" kind of guy. ✌️

I wonder how the sound quality is on these in general, as I've been unimpressed with some game ost vinyl I've gotten. The Mother 2 import 2xlp I received as a gift has a constant background hiss that kind of ruins the experience if I'm being honest. Who wants to listen to digital music on a fuzzy gray background?

(ps and fwiw: I have multi disc sets like the 8xlp version here and... I'm not a fan. that's a lot of flipping and switching, and the weight is considerable. Much rather have a set of 80 minute CDs if it's gonna be that long of a running time.)

Non functioning discs? 😒

I've been to people's homes with this kinda stuff on the walls and it is... not impressive sorry. 😬

No vibe no buy.

@AussieMcBucket

it is starting to feel personal.

@AmplifyMJ

whoops! 😅 I had a feeling I'd missed something!

in fact I'd missed that Vol. 2 was on Switch 1 at all! pretty cool. (I wonder how it runs?)

@AmplifyMJ

"So Metal Gear sold best on Nintendo hardware in Japan, physically,"

I'm seeing the opposite, what am I missing?

The flying sections are like the color changing element from the RMX games. WHY?

@Krlozgod

Have you ever used shareware?

"What's also funny is that the option to play with five to eight participants is very much visible on the original Switch, however attempting to choose this will result in a message letting you know that it's only possible on Switch 2. Sneaky, Nintendo, but very clever."

Clever? "very clever?" 🤔

Am I the only person here who finds this completely distasteful? Like something youd find in an Android game.

Shouldn't a company with as much wild success as Nintendo has had in the last decade be a little more quietly confident in the product they are putting out there? They are treating their paid customers like shareware users.

Part of my happy seeking in games is not playing the ones that "track your progress" like a middle manager who stands to get a bonus this month if they can find a reason to fire you.

I have ADHD hyperfocus, perfectionism and extreme negative self talk issues et al and my solution (in the context of gaming) has been to roll credits as "casually" as I can the first time, and then assess if I want to go for 100% or the "real" ending or beat the hard mode or whatever it is, or if I feel satisfied enough to move on to another game.

a great side effect is that if I DO want to 100%, then I've left myself lots of great stuff to do, in a game that I'm clearly genuinely enjoying.

EDIT - ive also somehow managed to overcome the allure of hateful games that want you to lose, and this has helped my mental state while gaming immensely. I dont play casual stuff but classic Mario has it just about exactly right, for example.

wonderful essay, thank you.

"on the platform 'X' (formerly known as Twitter)."

holy ***** just say "Twitter" 😂 it's been years! Sorry Elan, it didn't take!

From the players' perspective, this is what you call "a solution in search of a problem."

Because when I don't want to be scared, I simply play something else. 👍

@StorminNorman

"the argument it doesn't need it is the fact that it already has it 😉"

Touché! 😄

It's amazing how recently I didn't even imagine my entire legit paid in full gaming life would revolve around these tiny little cards.

@Samalik

I'm being ever so playfully arch, I hope that comes across ...😮‍💨 in truth I'm interested to play every weird mode, weird modes are like, my thing. And options menus. I could play options and weirds mode all day, and have!

And I don't know the difference between Connected and Effect just, but assuming I have Connected I'll be checking it out! 👍 Thanks!

(No slow fzero though, I gotta draw the line somewhere 😄)

PS - things that are "supposed to" make me relax often do the opposite, and I find things soothing that for others do the opposite, likewise. isn't that weird?

@Samalik

I'm not seeing an argument anywhere in your comment that it needs it, though 😄

PS - tetris effect was really great for me for a time (I absolutely RAVED about it on here, day one 😆) but ultimately the "effect" wore off so to speak and these days I'd absolutely rather and indeed do just play vanilla Tetris! No vibe sometimes is the vibe. 😌

PPS - I havent come across zero g mode in Effect but that sounds agonizing 😂✌️

@CANOEberry

"the guy who uses an avatar of the actor who played GEORGE IS GETTIN UPSET!"

@AZYotes5013

Me too! this is the first time I've been so genuinely excited by a "new" release in years! I'm so happy to share it with you. 😄✌️

"Snake, map the aiming controls to your Steamdeck's right trackpad for more precise movements!"

"Huh?"

@AnnoyingFrenzy

whoops!

yeah, fair. maybe the "physical" came later? idk!

obv it's hardly worth mentioning as it has almost none of the content on the card 😂✌️

Fzero needs a "slow mode"

Tekken needs a "pillow fight mode."

Tetris needs a "zero gravity mode."

Monkey Ball needs a "handrails mode."

and Metroid needs "chatty NPCs constantly reminding you where you are going and what you should be doing."

@AZYotes5013

yes, I'm saying it is F A N T A S T I C ! 🥳

But: if you aren't game for a long, mind bending, what some would call "artsy" film that raises as many questions as it answers, you might be a little put off by this game TBH.

the main thing is, I think if you start with 4 youre gonna be even more confused by the story than I was after playing each game consecutively, and you'll also miss most if not all of the subtle "in" humor which is rather heavy in this series and this game in particular!

I'd do them in release order, starting with MGS1, personally. ✌️ have fun with it!

The cube one (MGS: Twin Snakes) is a remake of MGS1 that gets some flak from series fans but I think it's a super fun place to start, and a lot more approachable with the "game breaking" innovations borrowed from MGS2, like (iirc) the dive attack and first person aiming.

EDIT - i just realized you might be saying youve played mgs1-3, and if that's the case just jump in! this game is a loving gesture towards fans, imo. they went way harder than they needed to, got weirder than anyone expected, and added so many little elements and details to this one I'm still kind of amazed it got made. Itcs a feast! 😁

and 30 bucks is a KILLER deal to play this masterpiece at rock solid 60fps for the first time! giddyup!

@AZYotes5013

4 is 4-way tied for my favorite game in the series 😅✌️

@AnnoyingFrenzy

"First they make the first one eShop exclusive"

I have vol. 1 on a (download required) cart.

TLDR I have never played vol. 1 on Switch.

So glad MGS4 being included didn't drag the score down overall 😂

@Tempestryke

I don't know which comment you are replying to, but I'll take it 😅👍 thanks

@Broch83

You said, "I don't work for free either."

To which "Who is working for free?" was not a hypothetical question.

FWIW i agree they could've "gotten away with" charging existing paid customers for this upgrade but its like you said, at what PR cost?
And, the only people affected would be existing customers, who have already made a good faith investment the first time around. Expecting them to double dip while new customers get the update by default seems like the wrong move.

Better to make those people happy, possibly even from a bottom line, "money money money" type of perspective. 👍

this is insanely generous, given that OG W3 goes on sale sometimes for 3.99.

@Broch83

Who's working for free? AFAIK everyone working on TW3 Remastered got paid.

@KoopaTheGamer

I'm not saying this game is Katamari Damacy, but we do see the "Gex Graveyard Problem," where reviewers only ever show the opening scenes which are set in a dusty middle east warzone, all brown and tan with occasional gunmetal.

There are other settings in the game! And lots of random non sequiturs.

(Personally, I'm glad they didn't "add color." I'm trying to imagine how youd do that appropriately in this particular game 😂✌️)

@ElkinFencer10

LOL that's a classic! These days when it happens, I don't fret, I just calmly walk back to wherever I was and it generally comes back to me 😂

it helps if you sing a song , like 🎵 I'M GOING TO THE KITCHEN, FOR A FORK! 🎶

"Your 8/10s mean nothing, for I have seen what makes you 9/10."

@ElkinFencer10

I have ADHD and I found (and turns out still find) this game absolutely ENTHRALLING!

However I do sometimes take 45 minutes to run the dishwasher when I get home from work.

Anyway yeah if you find the cutscenes to be good/interesting then they are a joy to sit and watch ✌️ even/especially the really long and involved ones.

PSA - the RG cube xx makes playing gameboy games feel like an extension of your own body.

(can a verb be an "extension?" 😬)

It's a really good gameboy/gear/ngpc backlog machine.

@N00BiSH

Now you're getting somewhere!

Have you played Donkey Kong on Gameboy? Excellent game, and it's definitely Mario but it's also definitely a Donkey Kong game. I'm late to the party and playing through as we speak, excellent challenge. 👍👍

@N00BiSH

I'll give you that it's a terrible comparison, but I still think I'm right 😁

PS - it's called "Mario Bros." and it's as mainline as anything! 😆 You don't get to say what's "mainline" in hindsight, each early game is a link in the chain.

Super Mario Bros just happens to be the most successful spinoff series of all time though 😏

@N00BiSH

I get what you mean, but this is a bit like saying Nintendo should focus on the Mario Bros. games and lay off the "Super" spinoffs for a while.

Obv not a perfect comparison but X is crucial to the series, imo.

Really, they all exist in the same universe so I don't really see why they need to be an either/or proposition.