AshFoxX

AshFoxX

Playing modern classics since 1988.

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Re: Konami Releasing Anniversary Collection Series On Nintendo Switch

AshFoxX

YESSS!!! Suddenly I'm not so upset about missing out on Castlevania Requiem Collection. While it's sad that SotN and RoB likely won't show up on this collection, Rondo still being my all-time favorite in the series, I'm pretty sure Bloodlines will be included so that is fair. Since they skipped Simon's Quest, hopefully one of the 8 games is not Castlevania 64. Maybe they will replace Rondo of Blood with Vampire X from SNES and at least one of the metroidvania games from the GBA/DS line will have to be represented.

I'm not sure what else they COULD do with Contra, all of the 'good' ones are revealed save for Contra 4 which was a DS game. Porting the PS1 games would feel like a waste, but what else are they going to put up?

Re: High School Visual Novel Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries Of Fujisawa Hits Switch In May

AshFoxX

Good to see more of these coming to the west, though I wish we got more like Danganronpa and Zero Escape with full english voice acting and more 'game' between the novel parts. I'm down for 2 hours of straight dialogue if the story is interesting, but I've been burned out by the likes of Root Letter, Steins Gate and to a lesser extent Utawarerumono which did have decent bits of gameplay between the 3 hours of Japanese voice acting.

I know it's expensive and time consuming, but if we got Zero Escape and Danganronpa, it can certainly be done.

Re: Random: 87-Year-Old Grandma Clocks In A Whopping 3,580 Hours On Animal Crossing: New Leaf

AshFoxX

I'd love to make an joke about those being rookie numbers but I used to know a grandmother who loved her Nintendo DS because it basically cured her arthritis due to heavy use of the stylus. She was a huge fan of Zelda and put more hours into that little handheld than I could feasibly imagine. Sadly she passed away last year so stories like this where these games are enjoyed by the greatest generation make my heart soar.

Re: Rumour: Super Lucky's Tale Could Be Making The Switch

AshFoxX

I really hope this rumor is true. Super Lucky's Tale is honestly one of the admittedly few exclusives on Xbox that I want. A switch port would be a godsend.

Yeah, I'll buy literally anything if it has a fox in it. That's how I wound up with Never Alone and RiME. Fox N Forests is on the list of 'will get to when I have money' games. Oh, and I even preordered Starlink immediately after the Star Fox reveal so I have a serious problem.

Re: Square Enix Preparing Dragon Quest XI S Surprise For 1st January

AshFoxX

@ilikeike I read your post along with everyone else's about 3 times just to make sure I got as much info as possible before posting myself how aggravated I am. The vague 2019 window for Japan and nothing at all for a western release is not enough to satisfy me after two long years. Definitive version or not, doesn't do me any good unless I know it's even assumed to be released in the west at all.

I will support the heck out of it if it gets announced but I feel like we should know much more about it by now.

Re: Square Enix Preparing Dragon Quest XI S Surprise For 1st January

AshFoxX

Wait, so I missed the live stream but I was excited because DQXIS had a 'stage' for the event and all they have to say is 'oh its coming sometime next year in Japan and now it has Japanese voice acting. kbye'... It's really hard to not be a little peeved at this point. I'll keep my chin up for the January 'surprise' but I'm getting pretty aggravated at the lack of information over the past two years.

Re: Feature: Digital vs Physical - What Is Your Preference for Nintendo Switch?

AshFoxX

The old nostalgic fart that I am, I always choose physical, even waiting months on end if a physical version is rumored to release later than digital. I like knowing that 20 years down the road I can still play my games the way I do on my NES today. I imagine a world where if the NES had digital games in 1985 and how those experiences would be lost now.

I like to own my games, not rent a license for the same price, if not more. Even knowing about games I have lost digitally over the years like Scott Pilgrim VS the World on PS3 grinds my gears because I paid full price for that game and if I ever have to replace my hard drive I can't play it anymore.

Re: Reminder: Atari Flashback Classics Is Out Now On Switch, 150 Games Included

AshFoxX

For those wondering what games will be on it, (and please forgive me for this wall of text)
1. 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe 2600
2. A Game of Concentration 2600
3. Adventure 2600
4. Adventure II 2600
5. Air Raiders™ 2600
6. Air-Sea Battle 2600
7. Aquaventure 2600
8. Armor Ambush™ 2600
9. Asteroids 2600
10. Asteroids Arcade
11. Asteroids 5200
12. Asteroids Deluxe Arcade
13. Astroblast™ 2600
14. Atari Baseball Arcade
15. Atari Basketball Arcade
16. Atari Football Arcade
17. Atari Soccer Arcade
18. Atari Video Cube 2600
19. Avalanche Arcade
20. Backgammon 2600
21. Basic Math 2600
22. Basketball 2600
23. Black Widow Arcade
24. Blackjack 2600
25. Bowling 2600
26. Brain Games 2600
27. Breakout 2600
28. Canyon Bomber 2600
29. Canyon Bomber Arcade
30. Casino 2600
31. Centipede 2600
32. Centipede Arcade
33. Centipede 5200
34. Championship Soccer 2600
35. Checkers 2600
36. Chess 2600
37. Circus Atari 2600
38. Code Breaker 2600
39. Combat 2600
40. Combat 2 2600
41. Countermeasure 5200
42. Crystal Castles 2600
43. Crystal Castles Arcade
44. Dark Cavern™ (Night Stalker) 2600
45. Demons to Diamonds 2600
46. Desert Falcon 2600
47. Destroyer Arcade
48. Dodge ‘Em 2600
49. Dominos Arcade
50. Double Dunk 2600
51. Fatal Run 2600
52. Final Legacy 5200
53. Fire Truck/Smokey Joe Arcade
54. Flag Capture 2600
55. Football 2600
56. Frog Pond 2600
57. Frogs and Flies 2600
58. Golf 2600
59. Gravitar 2600
60. Gravitar Arcade
61. Hangman 2600
62. Haunted House 2600
63. Holey Moley 2600
64. Home Run 2600
65. Human Cannonball 2600
66. International Soccer™ 2600
67. Liberator Arcade
68. Lunar Lander Arcade
69. Major Havoc Arcade
70. Maze Craze 2600
71. Maze Invaders Arcade
72. Micro-gammon 5200
73. Millipede 5200
74. Millipede 2600
75. Millipede Arcade
76. Miniature Golf 5200
77. Miniature Golf 2600
78. Missile Command 5200
79. Missile Command 2600
80. Missile Command Arcade
81. Monte Carlo Arcade
82. MotoRodeo 2600
83. Night Driver 2600
84. Off the Wall 2600
85. Outlaw 2600
86. Pong Arcade
87. Pool Shark Arcade
88. Quadrun 2600
89. Race 2600
90. Radar Lock 2600
91. Realsports Baseball 5200
92. Realsports Baseball 2600
93. Realsports Basketball 5200
94. Realsports Basketball 2600
95. Realsports Boxing 2600
96. Realsports Football 5200
97. Realsports Football 2600
98. Realsports Soccer 2600
99. Realsports Tennis 5200
100. Realsports Tennis 2600
101. Realsports Volleyball 5200
102. Realsports Volleyball 2600
103. Red Baron Arcade
104. Return to Haunted House 2600
105. Saboteur 2600
106. Save Mary 2600
107. Sea Battle™ 2600
108. Secret Quest 2600
109. Sentinel 2600
110. Sky Diver Arcade
111. Sky Diver 2600
112. Slot Machine 2600
113. Slot Racers 2600
114. Space Attack™ 2600
115. Space Duel Arcade
116. Spacewar 2600
117. Sprint Arcade
118. Sprint Master 2600
119. Star Raiders 5200
120. Star Raiders 2600
121. Star Strike™ 2600
122. Starship 2600
123. Steeplechase 2600
124. Stellar Track 2600
125. Street Racer 2600
126. Stunt Cycle 2600
127. Sub Commander 2600
128. Super Baseball 2600
129. Super Breakout 5200
130. Super Breakout 2600
131. Super Breakout Arcade
132. Super Bug Arcade
133. Super Challenge™ Baseball 2600
134. Super Challenge™ Football 2600
135. Super Football 2600
136. Surround 2600
137. Sword Fight™ 2600
138. Swordquest: Earthworld 2600
139. Swordquest: Fireworld 2600
140. Swordquest: Waterworld 2600
141. Tempest 2600
142. Tempest Arcade
143. Video Olympics 2600
144. Video Pinball 2600
145. Warlords 2600
146. Warlords Arcade
147. Wizard 2600
148. Xari Arena 5200
149. Yars’ Return 2600
150. Yars’ Revenge 2600

Re: Publisher THQ Nordic Acquires Carmageddon IP From Stainless Games

AshFoxX

@tourjeff Okay, you have all the right ideas. Give Vigilante 8 and Twisted Metal to someone who wants to do something with them. A crossover would blow my mind!

This is pretty cool, I was interested in Max Damage when it came out but the lack of local multiplayer really turned me off from it. I hope THQ Nordic takes advantage of some of this IP soon, I need a new TimeSplitters.

Re: Review: Spintires: MudRunner - American Wilds Edition - Dirt-Splattered Realism That's Surprisingly Addictive

AshFoxX

Wow, I was actually intending to pick this up on PS4 instead because I figured the Switch port would be, pardon the pun, 'bogged down'. This review actually changed my mind since my Switch is currently more accessible to me than my PS4 at the moment and I would love to support more ports like this. I was a huge fan of ETS2 and this is the closest thing we have to something like that so I was already interested to say the least.

It would be cool if this did well enough for that upcoming PS4/XBOne truck sim 'Truck Driver' to also make the transition. I might even pick up my copy tomorrow, paycheck depending.

Re: Shoot For The Stars When Everspace Arrives On Nintendo Switch This December

AshFoxX

I will likely just buy this on PS4 instead. I really don't understand why it has to be 10$ more for the Switch version which has much more limited hard drive space than my 2TB PS4. I honestly don't usually buy games over $25 digitally but I'll make the $5 concession for this, especially since it has BEEN OUT on PS4 for several months already.

Sorry Nintendo, but the tax really broke the deal for me this time. Maybe some of us (you know who you are) will find the handheld aspect worth the extra dosh, but not me.

Re: Sega Mega Drive Classics Hits Switch On 6th December, Physical And Digital Versions On The Way

AshFoxX

I will be trading in my PS4 version toward this just because I need Streets of Rage on the go. Also low-key hoping they iron out some of the bad emulation from the PS4 version like the stuttering music and slowdown.

I will never understand how the PS3 Sega Collection ran leagues better than this one on PS4. AND it had Sonic 3 & Knuckles. But no Toejam and Earl so it balances out I suppose.

Re: 82% Of Starlink: Battle For Atlas Sales Were On Switch In UK, Only Managed 14th In Charts Debut

AshFoxX

I'm currently addicted to Starlink on Switch, it is definitely worth the digital download version if you don't like/want the toys. you get plenty for the price of a regular game that way and the co-op is perfection. I'm actually surprised 4 out of 5 games sold were on switch, I thought it'd be more like 9 out of every 10 copies sold were on Switch.

I mean, technically this is Star Fox 2 HD. What else could you ask for?

Re: Dragalia Lost Makes $16 Million In First Two Weeks, Outperforms Animal Crossing

AshFoxX

Color me pleasantly surprised by how many of you enjoy this game, and how well it is doing. The only Nintendo app game I spend any real amount of time with is Animal Crossing, especially since they just started the Eevee scavenger hunt event this morning. I gave Dragalia a good chance, and deleted it about a week ago mostly because it takes up almost 2gb and constantly adding to that with every new level was maddening.

The touchscreen action gameplay is for younger men than me, I'd have preferred a traditional turn based rpg if it was going to be on a phone, but hey most things these days are not made for me. As long as Pocket Camp doesn't wind up as the next Miitomo, I will be happy.

Re: Dragalia Lost Revenue Surpasses $3 Million In Five Days

AshFoxX

I will say I was impressed with how the game handles but it didn't grip me. Its a nice looking game, runs at a smooth frame rate and I could see myself having some fun if I had some friends to fight alongside, but it's an action mobile game and I find games like AC:PC fitting my needs much more. It's also a huge download. I don't have a single thing on my phone that takes up as much space as this monster.

Good on them for making a competent action game on mobile though. I know lots of folks are very happy with it, and when Nintendo does well, we all win.

Re: It Sucks To Say It, But Castlevania Requiem Isn't Coming To Switch

AshFoxX

Hope its 15$ or less. That's all I have to say about this. If Konami really wants to make me excited get on the Capcom train and make the Konami Beat Em' Up Bundle.. What? All of the good ones except for Sunset Riders which technically isn't a beat em' up are licensed games like Simpsons, X-Men and Ninja Turtles? I have fury!

Re: Capcom Announces Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy For Nintendo Switch

AshFoxX

I'm not sure if this would be that great, I understand the games started on GBA but the dual screen on DS and 3DS really elevated the experience. Taking that away, it almost feels like the 3DS version is still the superior version.

I have only played the DS versions though. I don't know what was added to the 3DS version or how that version compares to this one, so if anyone could enlighten me I might change my mind.

Re: Telltale Games Begins Majority Studio Closure With Mass Layoffs

AshFoxX

@Bizzyb You are thinking of TT Games, formerly Travellers Tales. Different company altogether.

This is sad news to me indeed. I love(d) the telltale games back in the day, and some of the newer ones I bought and enjoyed, though it never touched the masterpieces of Monkey Island, Sam and Max or Back to the Future (of which I am biased because I love the film series more than life itself.) I used to buy every game they made back when it was like 1 new game every 1 or 2 years, but yeah they started releasing several in one year and it over-saturated the plots. I was even on the early adopters on the Telltale account website when I still played them on PC.

Sadly, it looks like Dontnod, the studio behind Life is Strange, is going to be my new favorite. I love that series, and after Quantic Dreams turned me away with Beyond: Two Souls they are really the only game in town that is worth my time for these kinds of games. I guess to be completely honest, after the poor excuse of a game that was TWD: A New Frontier, I won't be shedding too many tears for their struggle. But maybe if they can rekindle what made them so great in the beginning, they can win us back.