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Lol, NintendoLife is at it again.

Bastion is a 7 year old indie title that you could buy together with 9 other titles(including Fez and Limbo) in a Humble Bundle multiple times for less than $5(that's for all the games together).

It was also available as a browser game in the Chrome web store. And it's pretty boring.

But now it's a $15 Nindie title and gets a 9/10 here as usual. Because why not?

They don't even seem to care anymore:

'As for the gameplay, Bastion could be best described as an isometric action RPG, and though the gameplay isn’t nearly as strong as the narrative, it certainly manages to entertain.'

9/10 near perfect

Looks good, but that's because it looks like Jet Set Radio. Not too sure how I feel about blatently copying the whole artstyle of another game. Even the skating animation is a carbon copy.

When it's the other way around (bigger studios copying indie games) most people are not amused.

Hideki Naganuma is a boss though.

Sounds like a candidate for a Switch port.

S+ ranks only

The great thing about Japan is that the meals you get served look exactly like the one in the pictures.

GOTY will be Tetris Effect

@SmaggTheSmug It was developed by a first party Sony studio, so that's all you need to know.

BTW Breath of the Wild already runs better on the PC. 4K 60fps

@SmaggTheSmug I wish Mario wasn't tied to Nintendo devices so I could play it at more powerful hardware.

Don't worry about Spiderman, according to NintendoLife plenty of 9/10 games have been released for the Switch last most. Games like into the breach, Planet Alpha, the Walking Dead and an old 3DS moster hunter port

You know you will see this ugly thing in the background of those dumb gamer Youtube channels.

So what they're saying is that cloud backups won't work with online games.

Yoshi and Kirby games just bore the crap out of me these days. Weak and often easy games to fill the gaps between big Nintendo releases.

Collector editions are brilliant. Just add some useless crap like a plastic toy, ugly poster and some stickers and gamers pay four times the price.

@lillith Yakuza is the closest thing you will get to a modern style beat em up.

@MarioFan02 BUT DOOM & WOLFENSTEIN!!11

Switch fans in denial once again grasping on to a false narrative.

The whole thing with those games is that the engine was already there and enabled the ports. It was basically changing the config (lower res, textures etc) and changing some parts of the levels that ran slowly. That is something totally different than writing a new engine from scratch.

Trash

@ekwcll They act like that in Japan and Taiwan too.

You remember typhoon Soudelor? About 60 deaths.

You think they're all upset? Nah, they celebrate the cute bent mailboxes in taiwan. That's a tourist attraction now and they're selling souvenirs with the mailboxes

So cold and disrespectful! They should be grieving and sending prayers.

@RazumikhinPG My Japanese friends don't consider it all that special, they're used to earthquakes, typhoons and tsunamis. Part of life, clean up the mess and move on. No need to be overly sensitive.

@ROBLOGNICK You can't be serious.

@Saego Yeah that's nothing in the grand scheme of things in Japan.

They bounced back from way worse because they aren't crying like you do.

@onex I was talking about your post, Einstein.

'You know, there is the option of not buying it if you don't want to support it, and letting those excited for the prospects of a return to a beloved franchise - new team or not - enjoy their communal hype.

But no, people like you would rather spew your cynicism. Rain on others' parades.'

Ohhh, I rain on your parade boohoo. No rain please, only sunshine.

The new team is horrible. Both teams. And have nothing to do the original games. The whole point is that a beloved franchise should be handled with care. That isn't the case here. Streets of Rage 4 will never live up to the previous games.

@RazumikhinPG It's nothing special at the moment and not nearly as dramatic as other earthquakes.

@RazumikhinPG Yeah earthquakes are something totally new in Japan. Unbelievable.

@ROBLOGNICK

The release date is totally irrelevant. What matters is what platform it was developed for.
BotW was in development for the Wii U for years. And then ported to the Switch.

No massive improvements at all. They're almost identical. Those are lies, and yes lies are douchy. Stop lying.

@ROBLOGNICK Yeah, and they ported Shenmue to the Xbox/PS4/PC with an improved resolution so it's not a classic Dreamcast game anymore but a PS4/Xbox/PC game now.

Makes sense.

@ROBLOGNICK You should become one of those douchy PR guys.
Improved vastly on a technical level!!!! Superior Switch graphics!!!

The only difference is the resolution/framerate. It's a Wii U game at heart.

@onex then why are you crying about me posting that the artsyle is hideous and looks nothing like the original games?

@onex ugh, you're one of those people without an opinion. Let's all be positive and happy, hakunamatata it's a wonderful day. All games are equal. Respect to all indies

Every game gets a 9/10 here.
Except robbotto

I hate it when Youtubers pull a weird face like that for the preview as clickbait

@Kokusho They just copy paste their 9/10 rated reviews here on NintendoLife. smh

@onex The original Wonderboy wasn't even good and why would I want a Streets of Rage game to look anything like a Wonderboy game?

Gamers like you are the reason why they would just slap a random classic IP on a random indie game and call it a sequel. It's embarrassing.

Call of Duty on the Wii U were my favorite local multiplayer games. One player using the tv, the other using the tablet.

Too bad the Switch does not get the same support as the Wii U.

@MH4 because gamers are dumb. These forced limited runs are stupid.

Usually the games that increase in value are those that weren't selling well, got pulled off the shelves(possible licensing issues) or were released very late in the life cycle with a newer console already on the market.

The current limited editions are just an excuse to cash in. Gamers buy into it though

$75 for a fake N64 cart and a CD

Just buy Superman 64 and print your own label

@Masurao The hell are you talking about? No More Heroes was flashy as hell and the gameplay was awesome. The style was very important. I'd rather have a 1&2 HD port on the Switch. Just compare the two:

@onex It's terrible. I'd rather have a reboot, something like a stylized 3D game with bad ass music. Something like SEGA's Yakuza when it comes to fighting, but with a more linear path and no breaks between the ass kicking.

I like how they created Street Fighter 4 based on the 2D games. Take an old game and make it modern again. Take it to the next level. This looks and sounds worse than the genesis games, not worthy of the 4 in the title

'We truly believe it could not be in better hands.'

Yeah there is absolutely no way the sequel to a Japanese SEGA classic could be in better hands than that of a French indie developer who made such classics like this:

'That praise is key here as well, as Streets of Rage 4 utilises the same techniques and a very similar art style. '

That's part of the problem. Streets of Rage 4 looks like the Wonderboy remake.

Which studio could've made a better sequel? Definitely not Platinum Games. Definitely not the Yakuza studio. Guard Crush Games it is.

You know some kid's soul will be damaged forever when he opens his Christmas present and finds out Santa bought him this All-Star Fruit Racing instead of Mario Kart.

@JoeyJoey95 It's a rhythm game with an expensive accessory with Japanese music. Of course they are careful before they waste millions.

I'm also happy they didn't localize the music. That was horrible in Rhythm Tengoku/Heaven

Bought the PS4 version in Taiwan, will buy the Switch version too. Gotta say that I prefer playing with the gamepad because it's more accurate and I hate that you can't use the controller with both the PS4 and Switch versions. It's USB, it should be possible.

Great game though. Don't like motion controls, but some people seem to be very accurate:

Only bums like this Switch.

It's a totally different game. It's an indie type game with a known IP slapped onto it.

'Well again, it’s not a direct sequel to No More Heroes 2, though they are directly related and take place in the same universe. Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes takes place seven years after the events of No More Heroes 2. As you’ve probably noticed it’s ‘Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes’, so ‘No More Heroes’ is more a subtitle, there’s not a number on it. This isn’t a direct sequel and it’s not No More Heroes 3, but it does address some of the things that happened in No More Heroes 1 and 2. While it is sort of a continuation of that stuff, it is not a direct sequel partially because No More Heroes is about one assassin against other assassins, and this isn’t like that. This isn’t exactly a spin-off, or something like that, and while it’s not a direct sequel it is something of a stepping stone on the road to No More Heroes 3. So the way I’d like people to think of this game is like the beginning of a new battle for Travis, a new series within the series.'

Plus, who played the games for the story? It was basically just rising to the top, slashing through levels and killing over the top bosses.

Looks like something I just flushed down the toilet.

@Varkster Your statement didn't make any sense. If you don't support Mario vs Sonic at the Olympics the likelihood of a Mario Odyssey 2 decreases exponentially! I don't fall for that stuff. I buy the games that are worth paying for and because they made want I want.

Travis Strikes Again was easily the most disappointing Switch reveal for me. No More Heroes is back... oh wait, it's some basic low budget top down slasher that is nothing like the other games.

@Razer Just pick one up and disable updates. There aren't any new releases any way that require the latest firmware.

I didn't buy a boxed one though, picked up a second hand for about €150 with a bunch of games. There is a ton of homebew. CPS2 arcade emulators, Mario Kart Arcade runs and so on.

The hacks are what makes the Wii U one of Nintendo's best consoles and worth picking up in 2018.
Play NES, SNES, Gameboy Classic/Color/Advance, DS, N64, Wii, Gamecube and Wii U games all on one console with HDMI output and on the tablet. Even other consoles. Just hook up an HDD and you're set.

Leave it to Nintendo to patch a dead console. Unlike Sega which basically handed the homebrew community some tools after the Dreamcast died.

I played the Android version and this is basically a port of that one.

It's quite clear why they don't support the Pro controller. This is a touchscreen game, so they will replace that with the Wii like pointer motion controls of the Joy-Con.

Time for a new Body Blows.

@Varkster Do you have $1000 for me, maybe I will give you more in return in the future.