I effing loved this article. These were all fantastic ideas. I could see any one of these being made by one of these studios... just please no live action. Hahaha!
@FishyS This game was in my backlog for a long time. I made a big mistake by not playing it sooner. I don't mean this lightly, this game should be at the top of your playlist. It's one of the greatest games I've ever played in my life.
@mereel It's not really an RPG. It's much more of an action-adventure open world hack 'n slash game. There's a few RPG elements, but don't let that deter you from playing one of the greatest games ever made.
Nier: Automata is one of the greatest games I have ever played in my life. Everyone that enjoys story-driven video games needs to play this game. I've thought about this game several times a week for the past couple years since I've played it. It is truly a masterpiece of storytelling.
Oh my word, I knew my answer to this the moment I read the headline. Mine is Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. I have played through this game so many times. I have lost count how many times I have played it. I know it's not great; it's easily one of the jankiest Mario games ever made, but I love it.
Anyone that's willing to spend full price for Twilight Princess and Wind Waker on Switch does not have the moral authority to complain about The Last of Us Part 1 remake.
I remember when I first played Ni No Kuni a few years back. I finished the game and had the grand realization that I would never be able to play a Pokémon game again because I had just played a game that scratched the same itch but was better in virtually every single way. Ni No Kuni is incredible and I genuinely believe it what the Pokémon series could have become in terms of storytelling, art direction, and gameplay if GameFreak hadn't decided to make the same game over and over for the past 25 years.
At the end of the day, you really do vote with your wallet. For example, I want to buy TLoU:P1, but I don't support selling it for $70, so I'm waiting until it's $40. Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening Remake was great, so I bought it. Let's Go Pikachu looked like a cute but pointless upgrade from a franchise that refuses to get with the times, so I didn't buy it. Honestly, I'm surprised by how many people I see in these comment sections that buy games simply because they were made by Nintendo, Sony, or Microsoft. It's like, you know you have your agency, right?
Okay, yeah, I'll vouch for Super Mario 3D World. I NEARLY 100%-ed that game... until I hit that last level. The game beat me. I realized after dying between 70–100 times that my hands did not have the speed and dexterity needed to beat that level. Maybe when I was younger, but I just couldn't do it.
It makes me sad that more and more games are getting lower game review scores on Switch simply because the Switch's hardware can't seem to keep up with modern game releases.
I hope that these games bring people joy. As for myself, Pokemon games stopped being fun for me about 20 years ago, so you all have fun with these new games.
I think what gets me isn't that people enjoy Pokemon games; it's when Pokemon fans, including game reviewers, argue online that the games are still 9/10 or 10/10 experiences. They're not. They're not even close. By today's standards of what is possible in terms of gameplay, visuals, storytelling, and art direction, they are a decade or two behind the curve. At their absolute best, modern Pokemon games are still only around a 5/10. We live in a world with Dragon Quest 11 and Persona 5. Modern Pokemon can't hold a candle to these games.
Love what you're going to love, but maybe take the rose-colored glasses off.
In all honesty, these kinds of descriptions that video game news outlets use (I'm looking at you IGN) drive me crazy. I think it's helpful to classify media types into genres, but now I think it's going way too far. I love Zelda, but I've started avoiding games that get the title "Zelda-like" unless it gets really great reviews, but even then, I don't usually bother.
If someone had told me that A Plague's Tale: Innocence was a French-style The Last of Us-like body-horror skill tree-crafting action-adventure, I don't think I would have ever played it. Instead, what I did hear was, "This game's story is crazy and dope as hell." That's why I played it and that's why I loved it.
@Qwertyninty I think that HD rumble isn't a waste, but that Nintendo is wasting its potential. Case in point, the PS5 controller is insane but that's only because Sony continues to support its features.
I am flabbergasted by Nintendo's inability to adapt to the modern era of gaming. I don't know why they think this is helping their brand; it's only hurting it. It's like they're the best in the biz when it comes to making games, but they're bottom tier in just about every other category compared to other game devs.
@Azuris I absolutely agree. I started with 1/2 Genie Hero and it was a great way to hop into the franchise. If I had started with Risky's Revenge or the first Shantae then I might not have played other games in the series.
@anoyonmus @Rainz I've played part of Shantae, and I've finished Risky's Revenge and 1/2 Genie Hero, so I'm not an expert. I started with 1/2 Genie Hero and I didn't feel lost in the slightest. The story isn't hard to follow if you haven't played the others and the mechanics are very modernized compared to the others. You can skip the first game altogether; it didn't age very well. Risky's Revenge is good, but it also didn't age all that well. I've had Pirate's Curse in my backlog for forever, but I really need to play through it.
So, basically, what I'm trying to say is hop in wherever. They're fun games that are definitely worth your time.
The Pokémon Company DESPERATELY need to use a different game engine. Art direction is one thing, but these games never cease to amaze me as to how 💩-y they look.
Breath of the Wild got me through the worst breakup of my life. When I broke up with my girlfriend, I shut myself in my room and couldn't get out of bed. I wasn't eating. I was a complete mess for the first few days. BOTW allowed me to escape and it genuinely saved me during that time of my life.
The Last of Us 1 & 2 got me through the beginning of the pandemic. It was becoming too easy to become numb during those first 6 months and The Last of Us helped me to hold on to empathy and to keep feeling when I wanted to go numb.
This is the aspect of Nintendo's games that, all things considered, are falling dismally behind industry standard. Sony's and Microsoft's focus on accessibility in their games are leaps and bounds ahead of Nintendo. I'm a web designer, and if I treated the accessibility of my clients' websites like Nintendo treats their games then OSHA would sue my a** off.
The fact that a paraplegic person could still experience The Last of Us: Part 2 by disabling all gameplay, essentially turning the game into a movie is mind-blowing to me. Freak, you can even disable all colors in the game except the good guys are blue, enemies are red, and items are yellow; it's incredible. The new Forza game allows you to enable a windowed view of a person signing all spoken words. Nintendo needs to severely up their game.
@ChromaticDracula Dude, you NEED to play Assault. Boot it up on Dolphin and prepare to have your mind blown. It's not as charming as SF 64, but it a lot of ways it's an even better game.
Did a bunch of furries come out of the woodwork to vote Star Fox Adventure above Star Fox Assault? Adventure kind of sucks, honestly. Assault is a fantastic hidden gem. I played this game to death as a teenager. I think there are some things Assault does that's even better than Star Fox 64. And that soundtrack. Ooooooo, that soundtrack. Effing best music in the entire series. I was playing Assault through Dolphin a couple of weeks ago and it still holds up insanely well.
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Re: Talking Point: Which Animation Studios Should Tackle Nintendo's Other Franchises?
I effing loved this article. These were all fantastic ideas. I could see any one of these being made by one of these studios... just please no live action. Hahaha!
Re: Poll: What's The Best Piece Of Music In A Nintendo Game?
No question for me, Twilight Princess: Midna's Lament.
Re: Bellibolt The Electric Frog Is The Newest Addition To Pokémon Scarlet And Violet
I quite honestly hated everything about this announcement. Hahahaha!!
Re: Random: There's Something Missing From The Mario Movie Poster, And The Internet Has Noticed
The world may not be flat, but my world is.
Re: Random: There's Something Missing From The Mario Movie Poster, And The Internet Has Noticed
@KayFiOS Okay, this one killed me. 🤣🤣🤣
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition
@FishyS This game was in my backlog for a long time. I made a big mistake by not playing it sooner. I don't mean this lightly, this game should be at the top of your playlist. It's one of the greatest games I've ever played in my life.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition
@Nanami_Ataraxi Oh good. Try to go in as blind as possible. You will NOT be disappointed.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition
@mereel It's not really an RPG. It's much more of an action-adventure open world hack 'n slash game. There's a few RPG elements, but don't let that deter you from playing one of the greatest games ever made.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition
Nier: Automata is one of the greatest games I have ever played in my life. Everyone that enjoys story-driven video games needs to play this game. I've thought about this game several times a week for the past couple years since I've played it. It is truly a masterpiece of storytelling.
Re: Talking Point: What's The Worst Game That You Still Love For Some Reason?
Oh my word, I knew my answer to this the moment I read the headline. Mine is Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. I have played through this game so many times. I have lost count how many times I have played it. I know it's not great; it's easily one of the jankiest Mario games ever made, but I love it.
Re: Ed Sheeran Is Releasing A Pokémon Themed Song Called 'Celestial'
Why? Ed Sheeran already has a Pokemon.
https://imgur.com/a/Z6WEntT
Re: The Pokémon Diamond And Pearl Remakes Just Won A 'Global Award'
Gotta be honest, I completely forgot that these games even came out.
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Want To See At Tomorrow's Nintendo Direct Showcase?
Anyone that's willing to spend full price for Twilight Princess and Wind Waker on Switch does not have the moral authority to complain about The Last of Us Part 1 remake.
Re: 2D Co-Op Platformer Disney Illusion Island Announced Exclusively For Switch
@KJW90 Please post this on everything
Re: 2D Co-Op Platformer Disney Illusion Island Announced Exclusively For Switch
It looks like Rayman Legends... but waaaaaaaaaay s💩💩💩tier.
Re: Best Pokémon-Likes On Nintendo Switch - Games To Play After You've Finished Pokémon
I remember when I first played Ni No Kuni a few years back. I finished the game and had the grand realization that I would never be able to play a Pokémon game again because I had just played a game that scratched the same itch but was better in virtually every single way. Ni No Kuni is incredible and I genuinely believe it what the Pokémon series could have become in terms of storytelling, art direction, and gameplay if GameFreak hadn't decided to make the same game over and over for the past 25 years.
Re: Soapbox: Endless Zelda Remakes Are A Poor Substitute For Backwards Compatibility
At the end of the day, you really do vote with your wallet. For example, I want to buy TLoU:P1, but I don't support selling it for $70, so I'm waiting until it's $40. Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening Remake was great, so I bought it. Let's Go Pikachu looked like a cute but pointless upgrade from a franchise that refuses to get with the times, so I didn't buy it. Honestly, I'm surprised by how many people I see in these comment sections that buy games simply because they were made by Nintendo, Sony, or Microsoft. It's like, you know you have your agency, right?
Re: Here's Your First Look At Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's Grafaiai
It looks like a lemur and an aye-aye got it on and it just discovered My Chemical Romance.
Re: Platinum's Switch Exclusive Astral Chain Celebrates Its Third Anniversary
What I would give for this game to come to other platforms than the Switch.
Re: The Hardest Games On Nintendo Switch
Okay, yeah, I'll vouch for Super Mario 3D World. I NEARLY 100%-ed that game... until I hit that last level. The game beat me. I realized after dying between 70–100 times that my hands did not have the speed and dexterity needed to beat that level. Maybe when I was younger, but I just couldn't do it.
Re: Review: Cult Of The Lamb - Animal Crossing Goes Bad In This Satisfyingly Stressful Sim
@BenAV I would agree with you on this, but this game runs perfectly on PC and all other consoles. It only struggles on Switch.
Re: Review: Cult Of The Lamb - Animal Crossing Goes Bad In This Satisfyingly Stressful Sim
It makes me sad that more and more games are getting lower game review scores on Switch simply because the Switch's hardware can't seem to keep up with modern game releases.
Re: Random: Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Gets The Game Boy Treatment
I'll be completely honest, I think I like the pixel art version more than the original art direction.
Re: Random: Yes, Someone Really Had A Waluigi Bachelorette Party, And It's Amazing
@Tyranexx Is that a euphemism?
Re: Random: Yes, Someone Really Had A Waluigi Bachelorette Party, And It's Amazing
That ouija board killed me. 🤣🤣🤣
Re: PSA: Some Players Are Reporting 'Sticky Balls' In Nintendo Switch Sports
@N00BiSH Yeah, at least take me to dinner first.
Re: PSA: Some Players Are Reporting 'Sticky Balls' In Nintendo Switch Sports
If it keeps being a problem then they should probably get that checked.
Re: Soapbox: For A Jaded Pokémon Fan, Scarlet And Violet Is Exactly What I Need
I hope that these games bring people joy. As for myself, Pokemon games stopped being fun for me about 20 years ago, so you all have fun with these new games.
I think what gets me isn't that people enjoy Pokemon games; it's when Pokemon fans, including game reviewers, argue online that the games are still 9/10 or 10/10 experiences. They're not. They're not even close. By today's standards of what is possible in terms of gameplay, visuals, storytelling, and art direction, they are a decade or two behind the curve. At their absolute best, modern Pokemon games are still only around a 5/10. We live in a world with Dragon Quest 11 and Persona 5. Modern Pokemon can't hold a candle to these games.
Love what you're going to love, but maybe take the rose-colored glasses off.
Re: Random: Sonic Is Too Tall, And It's All Your Fault
Sonic has, in fact, not skipped leg day.
Re: These Resident Evil TUBBZ Are Sure To Make Bath Time Extra Spooky
@Fizza Oh, if you want to see a really terrifying rubber duck design, go look up the Clicker rubber duck they made for The Last of Us series.
Re: These Resident Evil TUBBZ Are Sure To Make Bath Time Extra Spooky
The hat comes off. Genius.
Re: Random: Here's What Sonic Frontiers Might Look Like In 2D
Even in 2D, it looks so empty.
Re: LEGO Confirms Rumours With New 18+ Bowser Set, Which You Can Actually Fight
18+... does that mean that Bowser is anatomically correct?
Re: Miyamoto Wasn't A Fan Of The Art Style In Zelda: Wind Waker
Just because he's one of the best game designers to have ever lived doesn't mean that he's always right.
Re: Soapbox: Why Do We Talk About Games By Comparing Them To Other Games?
In all honesty, these kinds of descriptions that video game news outlets use (I'm looking at you IGN) drive me crazy. I think it's helpful to classify media types into genres, but now I think it's going way too far. I love Zelda, but I've started avoiding games that get the title "Zelda-like" unless it gets really great reviews, but even then, I don't usually bother.
If someone had told me that A Plague's Tale: Innocence was a French-style The Last of Us-like body-horror skill tree-crafting action-adventure, I don't think I would have ever played it. Instead, what I did hear was, "This game's story is crazy and dope as hell." That's why I played it and that's why I loved it.
Re: Random: Junji Ito Meets Zelda In These Renders Of Ocarina Of Time's Scariest Monsters
Even though we will never see a LoZ game that looks like this, I would play it in a heartbeat.
Re: Apparently There's A 1-2-Switch Sequel In The Works At Nintendo, And Everyone Hates It
@Qwertyninty I think that HD rumble isn't a waste, but that Nintendo is wasting its potential. Case in point, the PS5 controller is insane but that's only because Sony continues to support its features.
Re: Apparently There's A 1-2-Switch Sequel In The Works At Nintendo, And Everyone Hates It
To be completely honest, I forgot that this game even exists... it sounds like maybe the sequel shouldn't.
Re: Talking Point: Video Game Music Is More Popular Than Ever, So Why Is Nintendo So Behind?
I am flabbergasted by Nintendo's inability to adapt to the modern era of gaming. I don't know why they think this is helping their brand; it's only hurting it. It's like they're the best in the biz when it comes to making games, but they're bottom tier in just about every other category compared to other game devs.
Re: Shantae Celebrates 20 Years With A Switch eShop Sale, Up To 50% Off
@Azuris I absolutely agree. I started with 1/2 Genie Hero and it was a great way to hop into the franchise. If I had started with Risky's Revenge or the first Shantae then I might not have played other games in the series.
Re: Shantae Celebrates 20 Years With A Switch eShop Sale, Up To 50% Off
@anoyonmus @Rainz I've played part of Shantae, and I've finished Risky's Revenge and 1/2 Genie Hero, so I'm not an expert. I started with 1/2 Genie Hero and I didn't feel lost in the slightest. The story isn't hard to follow if you haven't played the others and the mechanics are very modernized compared to the others. You can skip the first game altogether; it didn't age very well. Risky's Revenge is good, but it also didn't age all that well. I've had Pirate's Curse in my backlog for forever, but I really need to play through it.
So, basically, what I'm trying to say is hop in wherever. They're fun games that are definitely worth your time.
Re: Feature: Everything You Might Have Missed In The New Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Trailer
The Pokémon Company DESPERATELY need to use a different game engine. Art direction is one thing, but these games never cease to amaze me as to how 💩-y they look.
Re: Feature: The Saddest Games On Switch - Games To Make You Cry
I guess I like sad games that you you cry because I've played over half of these. Haha!
Re: NPD Group Reveals "Top 10 Most Played Games" Of Q1 2022 (US)
How? How is GTA:V still, STILL(!!!!) in the top 10? This never ceases to blow my mind.
Re: Feature: Games That Got Us Through Tough Times
Breath of the Wild got me through the worst breakup of my life. When I broke up with my girlfriend, I shut myself in my room and couldn't get out of bed. I wasn't eating. I was a complete mess for the first few days. BOTW allowed me to escape and it genuinely saved me during that time of my life.
The Last of Us 1 & 2 got me through the beginning of the pandemic. It was becoming too easy to become numb during those first 6 months and The Last of Us helped me to hold on to empathy and to keep feeling when I wanted to go numb.
Re: Feature: Just How Accessible Are Switch Games Like Xenoblade, Pokémon, And Mario Odyssey?
This is the aspect of Nintendo's games that, all things considered, are falling dismally behind industry standard. Sony's and Microsoft's focus on accessibility in their games are leaps and bounds ahead of Nintendo. I'm a web designer, and if I treated the accessibility of my clients' websites like Nintendo treats their games then OSHA would sue my a** off.
The fact that a paraplegic person could still experience The Last of Us: Part 2 by disabling all gameplay, essentially turning the game into a movie is mind-blowing to me. Freak, you can even disable all colors in the game except the good guys are blue, enemies are red, and items are yellow; it's incredible. The new Forza game allows you to enable a windowed view of a person signing all spoken words. Nintendo needs to severely up their game.
Re: Best Star Fox Games Of All Time
@ChromaticDracula Dude, you NEED to play Assault. Boot it up on Dolphin and prepare to have your mind blown. It's not as charming as SF 64, but it a lot of ways it's an even better game.
Re: Best Star Fox Games Of All Time
Did a bunch of furries come out of the woodwork to vote Star Fox Adventure above Star Fox Assault? Adventure kind of sucks, honestly. Assault is a fantastic hidden gem. I played this game to death as a teenager. I think there are some things Assault does that's even better than Star Fox 64. And that soundtrack. Ooooooo, that soundtrack. Effing best music in the entire series. I was playing Assault through Dolphin a couple of weeks ago and it still holds up insanely well.
Re: Rumour: 18+ Super Mario LEGO Set Looks To Be The Biggest Yet
Are you only allowed to pay for the Lego set with 1 dollar bills?
Re: Rumour: 18+ Super Mario LEGO Set Looks To Be The Biggest Yet
18+... that's uhh... new...?
There's just... so many things I could say that I can't say.