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Re: Feature: So, Who's Next For Super Smash Bros. Ultimate?

Alaninho

@SteveDaSteve True, and I have never really played Crash Bandicoot, but I recognise him as a gaming icon and exactly the sort of character that belongs in Smash (as with Simon Belmont). I would take such characters over characters from my favourite games (I’d love a Grim Fandango character but it’s not realistic!)

Re: Rocket League Dev Reduces Item Shop And Blueprint Pricing, As It "Did Not Meet Community Expectations"

Alaninho

@Petriebird Beat me to it. The game itself is not nearly as expensive as first party games (probably costs a tenner on sale) and you have access to everything except cosmetic items.

The only micro transactions are essentially ‘skins’, many of which you can eventually unlock anyway. It really doesn’t bother me that much, I might buy the odd one in future, but I don’t feel compelled to.

Re: Pink Gold Peach Is Ready To Race In Mario Kart Tour's Limited-Time Winter Event

Alaninho

Pink Gold Peach is one of the laziest characters ever. Who wants to play as all these clone characters? I’d let them off if they were alternative skins, but to pass them off as new characters is a bit much. If I’m playing as Mario I don’t want to be racing against Metal Mario and Baby Mario.

Would people honestly rather play as Palette Swap Peach than E. Gadd for instance?

Re: Executive Producer Of Wolfenstein: Youngblood Says The Switch Version Is "A Miracle"

Alaninho

I find it interesting that different devs seem more capable than others when it comes to porting games. It also seems to depend on which hardware those games were initially developed for (e.g. PC, Wii U ports seem more suited).

I think Nintendo are slowly realising there’s a lot of money in porting some of their own library, and I wish they’d have a look at the N64/GC back catalogue as lots of people would double dip to have games like F-Zero and Wind Waker as portable.