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@BTB20 No, you're right. I'm just saying, we're really starting to get them now.

Guys, we're getting Switch 2 soundtracks now!

@garfreek I haven't tried these yet, but I figure I'll start with the first one. I tried a short demo of this game in a store. Seems fun.

@dew12333 Yesss. It was a well-cut teaser trailer. The emotion in that glistening logo shot was powerful. For me.
Right, haha. Well, that's good then. Maybe they'll do that option where you can flip to an old version at any time. 😋

Wow, that does look good.

@BTB20 Ah, my wording was confusing. I meant that was what they did for last week's tracks. I suspect they may do the same thing for this week's tracks, including the ones you're concerned about.

@Jason_Feiner I think last week, they posted an article on Thursday about both updates. Are you just eager to have the word spread about these new tracks?

I respect the "historical moment" sentiment. It makes sense. I don't tend to revisit things so much. I have meant to do a run through the Zelda series though and play any of the ones I've missed over the years.

I also want a big overhaul to the original. And honestly, it seems like they have to be doing that. To what extent a "big overhaul" means is probably subjective, but I don't think we're meant to just get a fresh coat of paint here. I could be wrong, for sure, but why deliver this buildup for a simple remaster? The way they teased it makes me think they've got something really special they want to share. I suppose they could just be pleased with suped-up graphics, but I think it's more. Why not just tell us that it was a remaster right off the bat? Remember how Metroid Prime 1 was just shadow-dropped the same day it was revealed. Star Fox is a remake, but they've added quite a bit. Plus, that feels different, because I think they're hoping to relaunch that franchise. I just don't think they would keep us guessing for just 4K textures and 60 FPS. How would you get away with that on the original game and act like it was some huge release in 2026? It is probably my favorite game ever, but it is certainly limited in scope and all that, compared to today's big titles. So, if they go, we need to make Hyrule Field bigger or livelier, then why would they stop there and not redo everything else? It wouldn't make sense to me for this kind of tease. I hope I'm right.

@dew12333 Ha! That's exactly what happened to me. For 70 hours. And then I haven't picked it up since. I will, but yeah. I don't think I progressed anything in that game. 😆 It was the only game I had besides Snipperclips for a while when I got my Switch, so that helped. It was a good game to have, in that regard. I'm not sure I felt the music as a part of that though; it's probably just me. 😅
I loooove the original music. The tunes. But I personally really want them to be fleshed out. Make them bigger and broader. I was getting chills just hearing the little arpeggios from Saria's Song. I love orchestral music, so I'm so excited to hear it be redone in that fashion. I assume, anyway. I know they've had concerts, but I suspect this will be even more intentional and full. I'm psyched to see and play this in whatever form we get it, but I really want them to take the gloves off here.

Wow! Definitely looking into this now. Thanks for the review!

This sounds great, thanks for the review!

I played a chunk of the first game on 360 and was having a great time. I definitely need to play through these.
So, why do we sound unconvinced that the third game will also get a S2 port? It seems like the natural next step after getting the first two games.

@dew12333 I see, okay. Though in fairness, I feel like the music for BotW was rather unique. Almost like an ambient score.

@ozwally Yeah, and I had fun with it on Wii U.

@ozwally Huh, that's a shame. I'd still like to get it and then get further improvements or something.

@ShadLink Spot on.

@roy130390 That's what I'm seeing: "Series X/S."
I guess. But it seems like everyone's learned better so far that it's best to do it right out of the gate. Ubisoft needs all the help it can get; the more platforms (assuming they profit), the better.

Shadows reviewed well for S2. Though NL did dock it a couple points for performance struggles. Still, it's hard to say with every individual, different game whether it's just something S2 can't handle or if it just wasn't the best job at optimizing it. I'd love to see it come to Nintendo's platform. And it releases on my birthday! It has to happen!

@Friendly I see what you did there.

@Mz3player Ninja Theory did the development work, and now Xbox will publish and promote it. They'll collect the revenue and distribute it according to whatever their contract said.

@Thesharkfromjaws Easy for you to say, you're a dolphin! Er, a shark? Definitely a marine species!

@zidane4028 @Friendly @TensuraFan7 Yeah, methinks this is to increase parity between the S1 and S2 eShops. Or at least, when you view the eShop on each system.

@roy130390 Okay, but that's what they've said about everything. And there's a Series S version, which everyone's been saying is kind of a benchmark. Plus, Nintendo Life has a placeholder page for a S2 version. If that isn't proof enough, then I don't know what is.

Welcome Dutch and Russian speakers to a more stable future!

Seems cool. Stupid about no upgrade path. Assuming that's true. I can imagine they will announce this for the birthday celebration.

I still can't believe they aren't putting Black Flag on Switch 2. I thought we would see it in that Direct.

@LastFootnote It's the Switch 2 Era, Baby! Everything's in 4K!

@KingMike I'd be most concerned about them leaking the "personal feelings about work." That's supposed to be anonymous!

@Lofoten Yeah, someone should "Catch Me If You Can" this crew.

@ParrakerriRush How could you think of Mario at a time like this?
Now, if it was Ocarina of Time...

@DanijoEX The value is in the content of the data, not the size of it.
I could make an off-color joke here, but I won't.

@Haruki_NLI What about the people who don't drink coffee?

@Haruki_NLI Haven't you seen ransom notes in the movies? They're usually just pieced-together letters from newspaper/magazine clippings.
It also could have been written by AI or translated (poorly) from another language.

That's horrible. I hope none of the staff suffer any consequences from this.

@BradC40 Ah, okay. Yes, they sure do. I mean, I'm always here for another Mario adventure. The formula is probably a bit tired, but I don't pay too much attention to that.
That being said, I agree with you that it would be more interesting. I'd be down for a shake-up.

@dew12333 Simpler than the original songs? Because they were multi-track compositions, I believe.

@LegoNess Interesting. I didn't realize that, if that's the case.
But I think you have it mixed up with those developers. I believe the TRUE first party is Nintendo themselves. It sounds like developers that Nintendo owns, like Retro and Monolith, would actually be first-party devs. However, I guess maybe colloquially, they would be considered 2nd parties, since they are acquired but separate groups. And while HAL and Game Freak have very close partnerships with Nintendo and develop almost exclusively for them, I believe they are third parties. For one thing, they develop games for other platforms, something Nintendo does not do (minus like, mobile games). But those games are not published by Nintendo.

@BradC40 What are you referring to? The next Mario game?

This was also the case when there was still E3.

@ShadLink So Bayonetta 3 is first-party? And DAEMON X MACHINA? And Nintendo published the non-Japanese versions for Fitness Boxing, Dragon Quest Builders, and Duskbloods.
How about Xenoblade Chronicles? I think Monolith Soft is generally considered a second-party developer. Same for Retro Studios.

@dew12333 You want them to go backwards from even the original versions??

@OldKoala What makes you say that? Because it plays out differently than the other versions? Assuming it was the actual intro from this game.

@Dogorilla I'm sure we'd be getting the games if they could deliver them right now.

@ShadLink Are Pokémon games considered first-party? They're not developed internally.

@Matt_Barber Like what?

Wow, I'm shocked that the US one isn't winning. I love that cover so much. The other one is totally great, too, but that shiny gold with the action pose and all that is so epic and stirring.

@-wc- Hahaha, exactly.

I think I get what you're saying. Though they'd probably get a lot less takers if we all new a "bigger and better" game was on the horizon. Unless it was sort of a one-two punch with, as you say, only a SUPER minimal tease of the brand-new one.
And yeah, I'm hoping for lot more from this than just another remake. Really go wild with it. I think. To an extent. I'm anxiously excited to see what they've come up with. "Reborn" gives me hope.

New to soccer football for the most part. Tuned in to the opening match of World Cup as well as USA's game yesterday - where I'm from. Sort of enjoying the global attention for it, kinda fun to enjoy with others. How's everyone's teams doing?

Is this the European analogue to the Indie Sale we just finished in NA? Or is this a new one?

@Whoever Does it even have multiplayer?

@-wc- I'll bet we're getting both though. And there's probably a decent chance that this is partly meant to hold us over until the next "new" one gets here.

These points are decent. I'd like them to dive even deeper and be more thorough.
I know just what you mean about the day/night cycle; I've felt the same way. I'm guessing it was made to be quicker for a couple reasons. One, they didn't want us to feel too frustrated or stressed with all the creatures at night. It can be a little annoying, frankly. And two, I'll bet it gives the illusion of the game world being bigger, because it makes you feel like you must have traveled a great distance if a day has already passed.