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The game LOOKS great but the trailers are doing a good job of showcasing the usual switch chugging. Really hope the performance is better by the time the game is out.

This almost seems like what Fire Emblem Heroes always wanted to be.

@Anime64
Seems I've been misinformed, I could have sworn it was only 2 players even offline but if it's 4 player that's awesome. Had a blast with TMNT with the family.

Here's hoping the next game has 4 player co-op.

Nintendo can do wrong.

As someone who doesn't enjoy the hyper action combat of the main games, something easier to comprehend (and artistically pleasant looking) seems way more up my alley than the source material.

Right from the trailer I could see that choppy framerate. I can hope that it'll get cleaned up but with the switch I don't count on it anymore nowadays.

I might actually play the offline mode, pretty cool to see that aren't completely killing it like most devs do when they shut off the servers.

This one seems worth the money. Sounds like you can get a lot of time out of it. Well, I guess that's not uncommon for a Dragon Quest game. Sounds up my alley regardless.

Nintendo wants everything bleached nice and clean. If it's not Disney levels of family friendly they will never consent to a partnership. A shame for the community that has such great passion for their games.

People roast these sorts of responses when EA gives them. Nintendo is getting the "Aw they're listening!" treatment instead. Talk about double standards.

@Polvasti Prude was the wrong choice of word I'd say but getting so up in arms over something so trivial just isn't worth it. Games like this will always sell, in the same way intense blood and gore is always a marketable selling point. The Callisto Protocol is literally selling "Look how many horrible ways you can die!". As long as the market is there for it, expect the things that you hate to keep being made.

One of the only games that had a gacha mechanic that I actually enjoyed.

Peach has kinda a derpy looking face there.

I'm lumping in Pokemon diehards with Madden diehards. If you defend Pokemon games I better not see you talking crap about Madden gamers because in my eyes you two are the same sort of consumer. Purchasing brands mindlessly.

Nice, you bought a prototype Switch.

@kennykenny
Probably because Three houses managed a good mix of what a fantasy medieval war might look like. It was serious but had lighthearted moments. This game looks to be leaning even harder into the fantasy elements, what with rings that summon ancient heroes or whatever. I'm probably still going to pick this up since FE is probably still going to play like FE but yeah, it's a huge tonal shift compared to 3H.

The critical issue is that people are dropping the game at an unexpected pace.

My favorite will always be the original, at the time there really wasn't anything like it. That and the NES games you could collect.

It really did just seem to come out at the perfect time. I bought it and played it for a while but like with most AC games I just got bored. If another one ever gets release I think I'll pass.

No I'll probably buy it, have fun for like a week and then regret it all over again.

I'm curious if those numbers continue to stay up. I wonder how many are like me, who came back for the first week or so and played a little bit before dropping the game after realizing how egregiously terrible the battle pass and progression towards it was. "If you don't play this game OUR way and complete OUR objectives then you get no coins and much less EXP!"

https://youtu.be/0ulfvxA11hg

Imagine being a kid and experiencing this.

@PinderSchloss On the plus side the beauty of gaming nowadays is that there is a video game for everyone and if you're craving a particular thing then you can avoid buying this and buy that other thing instead. Or just keep playing three houses. Lord knows I still haven't fully finished that game.

This armor is completely unrealistic, no real soldier during medieval times would wear this. Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to hop on my flying horse to attack some magic casters.

"We'd love to provide everyone with games, so long as most of that money is funneled right back into our pockets and we're allowed to control the online ecosystem by forcing you to sign into Microsoft accounts. We're not even asking all that much!"

It's because Donkey Kong is gonna bring his coconut gun.

But why Tracer though? The promotion is in Australia and the game has two perfectly good Aussies they could have used instead.

All I learned from this is I really dislike Kamiya now.

It seems like the guardian wanted another Mario Odyssey.

People are fickle creatures. We shout our love and support to the downtrodden all the way to the heavens...as long as what they are doing doesn't inconvenience us.

@AstraeaV
This is why the steam deck is going to wind up replacing my switch once I get it delivered. I wanted to pay Nintendo so I could play Path of Radiance or Custom Robo again...but I guess I'll have to turn to other means to play them.

Man the old Blizzard wouldn't have released such a broken and buggy game on launch. Activision ownership really screwed them up.

@Dr_Luigi
Poor Activision/Blizzard needs all the money they can get. They're a start-up indie company you see. They can barely feed their employees. They NEED to monetize like this because if they aren't making a billion dollars per year then..well...how can they afford to keep the lights on!?

Yep, this is why I hate F2P. Wake up, brush your teeth, pack your lunch for the day and then get to work grinding so you can earn those 60 coins. It's like a job! Oh wait, you already have one of those? Oh ok, then just fork over some of that cash and you can skip the work these chumps are putting in.

People don't realize that unless they're ENTIRELY F2P then they wind up paying more in the long run than they would have if they had just bought the game for a single price at release...and if you don't then you have to be extremely picky about where you spend that hard earned free currency and wind up missing out on a bulk of the cosmetic content anyways. It's always a compromise with F2P.

It's just weird because Bowser doesn't really look that different. Toad, the koopas, everyone else still look essentially like they always have. Mario looks like that uncanny realistic Mario image that I used to see floating around...yet at the same time he looks like a bobblehead figure. I'm so confused.

I didn't like it as much as most people did but the true ending is definitely an experience worth having and one I don't think I'll ever forget. Soldier through it if it doesn't jive with you, that ending makes it all worth it.

@victordamazio
I'd actually welcome this. Offline only with no microtransactions. Game looks like it'd be fun with actual buttons and without the wallet bleeding mechanics.

It's all fun and games until you encounter a team of homies using tenta missiles. Their ink will blot out the sun!

I commend him for trying something as ambitious as opening up a game studio but something tells me that he'll slowly start to realize the struggles that the game industry brings. I wonder, will he be a devolver digital? Or will he wind up becoming that which he has always fought against? I will watch how this progresses with great interest.

I remember some Twitter peeps were getting very upset when people were guessing the little shark in the corner was Gura saying that not every shark is that girl.

Well it turns out that yes every shark is, in fact, Gura.

It's going to be weird seeing that physical box for overwatch 1 be completely useless, though I guess that's the nature of the beast with online only games. I hate free to play garbage so unfortunately I'm not sure I'll follow along on the journey, battle passes feel like work and I play video games to take a break from work. I don't like to feel pressured into logging in every day and completing daily tasks so...no thanks, no F2P for me.

They should just come out and say that optimizing the game to run on the switch is a task they don't want to deal with. Considering how often they pump these games out I just don't think they have the time. Still think it's an excellent series and am looking forward to Ishin, even though my carpal tunnel will undoubtedly flare up playing it.

I feel only kind of bad for the people who pumped money into this game. In a few more months you'll have nothing to show for it, they're completely taking the game away from you and every cent you spent is vanishing into the digital ether.

"Now presenting, Super DUPER smash brothers..."

Comix Zone has the possibility of being something interesting. It just has a painfully 90's aesthetic that they're going to need to change...but if they do then it probably won't feel like Comix Zone anymore. Definitely a product of its time.

@Nin10doh
Personally I don't care what games do or don't release during times of war. I was just making commentary about how people are being a lot more vocal about wanting the game now than they were a few months ago. In fact the original article mentioning the delay wound up having its comment section locked once people started making comments like the one I'm seeing here. Now it looks like public opinion has completely flipped and it almost feels like this was all just another TikTok trend that everyone has gotten over.

It seems we've run out of sympathy. A very stark contrast to what people were saying when the delay was first announced. Go back to the original match article and check the comments there...it seems now that we've felt a bit of a pinch ourselves empathy is in much shorter supply.

I remember devolver making a joke exactly about this. Smaller groups all getting gobbled up by larger ones until we're left with a few mega groups that own everything. I just feel like this can't be good for the industry or consumers.

Even Nintendo? Jeez nowhere is safe...

I absolutely loved THQ's showcase. They're keeping the strategy and RPG genre alive and well and hopefully this South Park is another quality release.