I got Jedi Knight II and wasn't impressed. That game hasn't aged well and playing with the gamepad is akward at times. This is not Aspyr's, but I would have loved some kind of refining with the controls.
Given that Republic Commando already had a console release, I'm a bit more excited of having it on Switch, but not more than "catiously optimistic"
@CosmoXY I don't mean to keep shutting down places just for the sake of it. But come on, this is completely unnecessary. They could just share the codes online or something else.
@andykara2003 The Dpad was seldom used in N64 games (I think you can use it for movement in the Goldeneye and Perfect Dark games), but that's besides the problem. If you need to change the grip of the controller to access different buttons, it's just poor design. The Gamecube Controller was better in this aspect, and the Switch Pro Controller (aside from it's Dpad accuracy problems) is even better.
@andykara2003 It was revolutionary at the time, both in concept and in looks. I think the ergonomics of the controller weren't as good as modern two-pronged designs like this one, though. Having to switch the grip for using the DPad is still akward.
About this product, where's the Atomic Purple version?
@RasandeRose I agree that wear resistance is a design variable that should be taken into account, but when you have so many early failures, then something else happened that the designers didn't/couldn't foresee.
@RasandeRose The specific problem with these stick is not wear and tear, it's clearly a design problem.
I've experienced drift on my left Joycon within three weeks after purchasing it brand new, and up until then I've always kept my hands clean before using it and stored the console inside a travelling case.
At this point, sports games should follow the trend of the other "Games as a Service", with incremental updates in game modes, graphics and content via season passes and the such.
At least, Ultimate Team should be treated as a separate online game, like Rockstar did with Red Dead Online.
I know, I know, as long as people keep paying full price for this games, there's no point in publishers to change the status quo, but that doesn't mean that we can't discuss which is the best way forward with annualized sports games, right?
@RupeeClock Were I live (Argentina) physical games cost more than twice the price of digital ones, so getting a big SD card is much more convenient than getting cartridges, even if I really like having physical games.
That's great. Now I'm more hopeful for the eShop to launch in Argentina sooner rather than later. I'm tired of having to deal with redeem codes and switching to other regions any time I want a game that isn't available in the webstore.
It's funny to think that Zlatan didn't know about it, since his likeness has been used in FIFA games for almost a decade.
Even if he's right about it, it doesn't look like a question that you should tweet about before asking it to your manager/lawyer, as they are the ones who should be aware of this kind of things.
@mariomaster96 I agree that is a bad port, but as someone who loves football and doesn't have another console, I got FIFA 20 for sale ($15) and I don't regret it one bit, nor I feel dumb for purchasing it.
Cloud gaming is an excellent option that complements on local hardware gaming. It's silly to think that there's a battle between the two, mainly because they both have their pros and cons, as well as their specific situations were one could be more convenient than the other.
Having more options in the way of gaming is always good for me.
If the game is designed for 60 FPS in the first place, switching to 30 FPS can be noticeable. Dead Cells and Rocket League are prime examples, they just feel weird at half the framerate.
I think that the term "tactics" RPG is more popular thanks to Final Fantasy Tactics, but I think both strategy RPGs and tactics RPGs describe the same genre: turn based combat systems, usually in an isometric grid, where not only unit stats, but also location, turn order, and cover has to be considered to achieve victory.
@RushDawg it doesn't matter. Seeing the actual Clone Wars (Attack of the Clones only marked the beggining) was miles better than leaving it open to the imagination.
Even related stories like Genndy Tartarosky's miniseries, the Star Wars Republic Commando game and book series, and even the original Battlefront 2 are alone worth it.
@TG16_IS_BAE I don't know anything more than anyone, but from all the information that has been leaking for the past months, it's difficult to be optimistic about the true intentions of the executives at Ubisoft.
I feels more like they are sorry they got caught and how could that impact their income than anything else.
@nessisonett I don't think anyone is criticizing Guillemot because some worker around the world was assaulted or molested. The protection of abusers runs deep within the company structure, and that's something that can only be done with the people at the top either turning a blind eye or being part of the machine.
I remember playing this one on my dad's PC when I was little. My childhood gaming memories come from Commander Keen, Duke Nukem, TIE Fighter, Monkey Island, Stunts, Day of the Tentacle, among many others.
@Kalmaro You are being really specific on what you consider a quality issues in a console. You are omitting a lot of issues in Nintendo products because "they don't keep the console from running", but their are quality issues nonetheless.
@Dog Don't tell me I don't know what I'm talking about. I've got a drifting joycon within 3 weeks after purchase. It doesn't matter how sturdy they are when they fall if they are unusable anyways.
I think the quote was meant to be taken as hyperbolic, and does not measure how commited nintendo is to quality, but to brand recognition. Nintendo is a very jealous company, and on par with its competitors regarding quality.
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Re: Random: Check Out This Game Boy Color And Nintendo DS Mash-Up
It makes more sense to just make a DS from a GBA SP with only needs two extra buttons.
Re: Talking Point: What We're Hoping To See In Today's Nintendo Direct
I'm totally in for a Sports Story shadow drop today.
Re: Star Wars: Republic Commando Appears To Be On The Way To Switch
I got Jedi Knight II and wasn't impressed. That game hasn't aged well and playing with the gamepad is akward at times. This is not Aspyr's, but I would have loved some kind of refining with the controls.
Given that Republic Commando already had a console release, I'm a bit more excited of having it on Switch, but not more than "catiously optimistic"
Re: Ubisoft To Show More Love To Free-To-Play Titles Moving Forward
@Abeedo A very disturbing thought, to be sure...
Re: Pokémon Sword And Shield Shiny Toxtricity Distribution Event Starts February 19th (North America)
@CosmoXY I don't mean to keep shutting down places just for the sake of it. But come on, this is completely unnecessary. They could just share the codes online or something else.
Re: Pokémon Sword And Shield Shiny Toxtricity Distribution Event Starts February 19th (North America)
@CosmoXY Promoting a potential conglomeration of people around stores for an exclusive digital product during a pandemic is both stupid and dangerous.
Re: Remember The Brawler64 Controller? It's Now Available Without A Wire
@andykara2003 The Dpad was seldom used in N64 games (I think you can use it for movement in the Goldeneye and Perfect Dark games), but that's besides the problem. If you need to change the grip of the controller to access different buttons, it's just poor design. The Gamecube Controller was better in this aspect, and the Switch Pro Controller (aside from it's Dpad accuracy problems) is even better.
Re: Remember The Brawler64 Controller? It's Now Available Without A Wire
@andykara2003 It was revolutionary at the time, both in concept and in looks. I think the ergonomics of the controller weren't as good as modern two-pronged designs like this one, though. Having to switch the grip for using the DPad is still akward.
About this product, where's the Atomic Purple version?
Re: EU Calls For Investigation Into Switch Joy-Con Drift Following More Than 25,000 Complaints
@RasandeRose I agree that wear resistance is a design variable that should be taken into account, but when you have so many early failures, then something else happened that the designers didn't/couldn't foresee.
Either that, or disastrous quality control.
Re: EU Calls For Investigation Into Switch Joy-Con Drift Following More Than 25,000 Complaints
@RasandeRose The specific problem with these stick is not wear and tear, it's clearly a design problem.
I've experienced drift on my left Joycon within three weeks after purchasing it brand new, and up until then I've always kept my hands clean before using it and stored the console inside a travelling case.
Re: FIFA 21 Was Europe's Best-Selling Boxed Game Of 2020, Nintendo Games Grab Second And Third
At this point, sports games should follow the trend of the other "Games as a Service", with incremental updates in game modes, graphics and content via season passes and the such.
At least, Ultimate Team should be treated as a separate online game, like Rockstar did with Red Dead Online.
I know, I know, as long as people keep paying full price for this games, there's no point in publishers to change the status quo, but that doesn't mean that we can't discuss which is the best way forward with annualized sports games, right?
Re: Mercenaries Blaze: Dawn Of The Twin Dragons Brings More Tactical RPG Action To Switch This Month
@Jacobpower It looks more like Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. If it's anything like that, it's a must buy.
Re: Deals: Grab A Free 128GB Memory Card With Any Switch Lite Bundle From Nintendo's UK Store
@RupeeClock Were I live (Argentina) physical games cost more than twice the price of digital ones, so getting a big SD card is much more convenient than getting cartridges, even if I really like having physical games.
Re: Nintendo Switch eShop Launches In Brazil Next Week With 700 Games Available On Day One
That's great. Now I'm more hopeful for the eShop to launch in Argentina sooner rather than later. I'm tired of having to deal with redeem codes and switching to other regions any time I want a game that isn't available in the webstore.
Re: Deals: Grab A Free 128GB Memory Card With Any Switch Lite Bundle From Nintendo's UK Store
Wow, people sure do like to complain about everything. For people wishing to get a Lite, this is a nice bonus.
Re: Famous Footballers Think EA Could Be Illegally Profiting From Their Names And Likenesses In FIFA
It's funny to think that Zlatan didn't know about it, since his likeness has been used in FIFA games for almost a decade.
Even if he's right about it, it doesn't look like a question that you should tweet about before asking it to your manager/lawyer, as they are the ones who should be aware of this kind of things.
Re: Capcom Shares Six Short Clips Of Switch-Exclusive Monster Hunter Rise
@BrintaPap Is it confirmed to release on other platforms?
Re: Ubisoft's Immortals Fenyx Rising Was Born Out Of An Assassin's Creed Bug
I don't like when games already have DLC unveiled before the game launch. I feel like it's something that should be included in the base game.
Re: EA Ignores Nintendo Fans Yet Again As FIFA 21 David Beckham Freebie Skips Switch
@LUIGITORNADO Why is football dumb? Care to elaborate?
Re: EA Ignores Nintendo Fans Yet Again As FIFA 21 David Beckham Freebie Skips Switch
@mariomaster96 I agree that is a bad port, but as someone who loves football and doesn't have another console, I got FIFA 20 for sale ($15) and I don't regret it one bit, nor I feel dumb for purchasing it.
Now, at full price? Yeah, that's a bad deal.
Re: Nintendo Calls Switch Piracy "A Worsening International Problem" As It Sues Another Hack Seller
Joycon drift is a worse and much more widespread problem than Switch piracy, and that's entirely on Nintendo.
Re: Phew! The Latest Monster Hunter Movie Trailer Has Massively Restored Our Hopes
Ron Perlman is in this movie? A must see, then.
Re: "Master The Art Of Drifting" When Absolute Drift Speeds Onto Switch This December
I'm really hoping for art of rally to get a port. That game is awesome.
Re: Nintendo Reveals The Top 15 Most-Downloaded Switch Games In October 2020 (Europe)
@gcunit I only got FIFA 20 when it dropped to $15 on a sale. No way I'm paying full price for such lazy effort.
Re: Spiritual Successor To "Underrated And Misunderstood" Zelda II Could Be Switch-Bound
@Willsy You don't like BoTW? Great for you, but please post your opinion in a BoTW related article.
Re: Pikmin 3 Opening Week Physical Sales Were Worse On Switch Than Wii U (UK)
Maybe Nintendo should reconsider porting every Wii U game at full price. It's getting ridiculous by now.
Re: Aussie Gamers Are Locked Out Of Switch's Cloud-Based Future, It Seems
Cloud gaming is an excellent option that complements on local hardware gaming. It's silly to think that there's a battle between the two, mainly because they both have their pros and cons, as well as their specific situations were one could be more convenient than the other.
Having more options in the way of gaming is always good for me.
Re: Someone Is Already Playing Need For Speed On Switch, And It's Not Out Until Next Month
If the game is designed for 60 FPS in the first place, switching to 30 FPS can be noticeable. Dead Cells and Rocket League are prime examples, they just feel weird at half the framerate.
Re: Review: Othercide - A Challenging But Ultimately Rewarding SRPG
I think that the term "tactics" RPG is more popular thanks to Final Fantasy Tactics, but I think both strategy RPGs and tactics RPGs describe the same genre: turn based combat systems, usually in an isometric grid, where not only unit stats, but also location, turn order, and cover has to be considered to achieve victory.
Re: Review: Othercide - A Challenging But Ultimately Rewarding SRPG
@Rhaoulos it refers to strategy RPG. It is somewhat interchangeable with tactics RPG.
Re: Nintendo Download: 17th September (Europe)
@Friendly Moon Studios confirmed standard physical editions for both games are coming.
https://twitter.com/OriTheGame/status/1306617379133124608?s=20
Re: Ori And The Will Of The Wisps Launches On Switch Today
60 FPS confirmed: https://twitter.com/OriTheGame/status/1306600468341288960?s=20
Re: Feature: Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity Gives Our Beloved Champions A Second Chance
@RushDawg it doesn't matter. Seeing the actual Clone Wars (Attack of the Clones only marked the beggining) was miles better than leaving it open to the imagination.
Even related stories like Genndy Tartarosky's miniseries, the Star Wars Republic Commando game and book series, and even the original Battlefront 2 are alone worth it.
Re: Feature: Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity Gives Our Beloved Champions A Second Chance
@RushDawg The clone wars were awesome, what are you talking about?
Re: Ubisoft CEO Publicly Apologises For Misconduct Allegations
@TG16_IS_BAE I don't know anything more than anyone, but from all the information that has been leaking for the past months, it's difficult to be optimistic about the true intentions of the executives at Ubisoft.
I feels more like they are sorry they got caught and how could that impact their income than anything else.
Re: Ubisoft CEO Publicly Apologises For Misconduct Allegations
@nessisonett I don't think anyone is criticizing Guillemot because some worker around the world was assaulted or molested. The protection of abusers runs deep within the company structure, and that's something that can only be done with the people at the top either turning a blind eye or being part of the machine.
Jim Sterling has great videos about this: https://youtu.be/BRhYT5Lgp98
Re: Ubisoft CEO Publicly Apologises For Misconduct Allegations
@TG16_IS_BAE $ 200K a year for a big company like Ubisoft is less than pocket change. It doesn't change anything.
Re: Ubisoft CEO Publicly Apologises For Misconduct Allegations
Classic non apology.
Specially when numerous misconduct reports were buried at HR and some of them were accusing high executives with close relation to Guillemot.
Oh, and the way they deliver it, just before a big games announcement and through a parallel channel is disgusting.
I'm not getting any Ubisoft product until they really change things there.
Re: Review: Bounty Battle - A Reprehensible Indie-Infused Take On Super Smash Bros.
At least Rivals of Aether is coming.
Re: Even At £100, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Doesn't Come With A Game Card
I think that keeping the software as digital only was the smartest choice, moreso considering that this kit is aimed at kids.
Imagine buying the kart and then not being able to play with it because you lost the cartridge. It would become a $100 paperweight.
Re: Review: Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition - A Weak RPG Enlivened By Nostalgia
Square Enix has no excuse for not having couch multiplayer. Effing Diablo III has 4-player couch multiplayer with single joycons.
Re: Accessory Maker NEXiLUX Launches Its 'Joy-Con Alternative' Controllers For Nintendo Switch
They look like a step up from the Split Pad Pro. Having proper analog sticks, rumble, gyro and wireless connectivity for $45 is really tempting.
Re: Rocket League's Tournaments Are Getting An Overhaul When The Game Goes Free-To-Play
@Shamrock If you play with cross-platform enabled, the game is very active (Steam alone has an average of 40K). Going F2P may make it even bigger.
Re: Commander Keen In Keen Dreams Comes To Switch Again, This Time With New Levels
I remember playing this one on my dad's PC when I was little. My childhood gaming memories come from Commander Keen, Duke Nukem, TIE Fighter, Monkey Island, Stunts, Day of the Tentacle, among many others.
Re: Feature: Keeping It Physical In A Digital Age
@RPGamer Don't sleep on Norsemen, it's a great dark comedy. Think David Brent on a viking town.
Re: Feature: Keeping It Physical In A Digital Age
Digital has been a blessing in developing countries, where physical editions are either non existant or extremely overpriced.
Re: Smash-Like Indie Brawler Bounty Battle Gets A New September Release On Switch
Animations look a little stiff. Seeing the Headless fight here it's like locking Dead Cells at 30FPS.
Re: Co-Op Open-World RPG Cat Quest II Receives Huge, Free Update
@Alucard83 It looks like it's just a challenge mode. The regular game has levelling mechanics like a traditional ARPG.
Re: Nintendo Dropped Every LEGO Mario Prototype 6,000 Times To Ensure Its Quality
@Kalmaro You are being really specific on what you consider a quality issues in a console. You are omitting a lot of issues in Nintendo products because "they don't keep the console from running", but their are quality issues nonetheless.
@Dog Don't tell me I don't know what I'm talking about. I've got a drifting joycon within 3 weeks after purchase. It doesn't matter how sturdy they are when they fall if they are unusable anyways.
Re: Nintendo Dropped Every LEGO Mario Prototype 6,000 Times To Ensure Its Quality
I think the quote was meant to be taken as hyperbolic, and does not measure how commited nintendo is to quality, but to brand recognition. Nintendo is a very jealous company, and on par with its competitors regarding quality.