@FRBA94 I'm not saying I support the changes, just that I don't care. Clearly, people can disagree with you about what was "fine". Cowboys and "Indians" was considered "fine" for kids in the 1950s; later on it was seen as kinda messed up. Apparently Sega thinks punching a male character in the face is "fine" for kids; people 20 years from now may see that differently too. There are some instances where I'd likely agree with you on this kind of thing and some instances I would not, or at least be indifferent, like in this case.
If you don't like how a company treats its IP, one solution would be to advocate for a much shorter length of copyright ownership. I'm sure there are plenty of left-leaning and third party candidates in your district who would be happy to tackle that issue. Donate, organize, and vote!
I really don't mind that they're adjusting for sensibilities in a game that, let's face it, is for children. Though it is kind of funny how assaulting Knuckles for laughs is the scene that doesn't cross their red line. Kind of a sign of where we are as a society.
I'm only really noticing this now, but does anyone else think that this doesn't actually look like the HD-2D style we've seen before? In Octopath Traveler and Live A Live, all of the assets looked like pixel art, specifically the environments. Here the environments look like pretty conventional 3D assets, maybe with a bit of an anime aesthetic. It's only the character and enemy sprites that look like pixel art. Don't get me wrong, I still think it looks very pretty, and the sprites on the 3D background do retain a certain style. But I will be slightly disappointed if future HD-2D titles move in this direction and away from that pixel/pop-out book aesthetic that was so uniquely beautiful.
I'm... confused. Do people not know what an orchestra is? Like, for example, that it's not a setting on your keyboard?
I seem to recall Playtonic pulling this mischief when they first promised an orchestral score as a stretch goal in the Kickstarter. Whatever, I'm happy to see this, but unless there's music coming that we've yet to hear, please just call a synthesizer a synthesizer.
reads Oh! reads more Excited! reads more Excited!! only available in Japanese ........<sigh>
I'm sure some of these games can be played in Japanese - I know the PC Engine games on Wii never got translated. But I still feel like it's a major pain, at least for RPGs. I really hope they offer English downloadable patches down the line, otherwise, not sure I'll bite.
With the amount of games I've purchased for the Switch, backwards compatibility on a new system can literally make the difference between buying it as soon as it releases, versus buying it years down the line. Nintendo actually has a good record for backwards compatibility when it's not shifting from cartridges to discs (or back). So I'm really hoping this is a no-brainer for Nintendo.
"If you recognise the main character, Miyamoto Musashi, don't be surprised. He's actually modeled after Toshiro Mifune, a legendary Japanese actor who starred in classics such as Seven Samurai, Rashomon, and Throne of Blood"
Notably, Toshiro also played Musashi Miyamoto in the 1954-1956 Samurai trilogy (in glorious Eastman Color!)
My regret isn't something I sold or gave away but something I didn't buy. I was mere millimeters away from clicking "buy" on an ebay listing of Super Mario RPG's original CD soundtrack in 2006. But having just graduated college, I couldn't justify $100 for something I already "had" via ye olde Napster.
That CD would have been brand new. Today, it's selling pre-owned for $850.
Clearly (though unsurprisingly) this is dovetailing far beyond the scope of a comments section. If I gave the impression I'm opposed to this game existing or what it's doing, that's not the case. I'm just saying I understand how some others might be, and how they might see it as more than just a stance against bigotry or a thoughtful commentary on science-denial. If I haven't articulated that well enough up to now, I probably won't be able to.
@Phostachio I'm very sorry about your father-in-law. It's a reminder that this is heart-breakingly serious stuff and that it hasn't gone away. And I hope my comments don't come off as disrespectful of that fact.
@Phostachio "bigotry and taking a stance against bigotry are not equal"
I agree, and I tried to make that clear in my comment. But too often any kind of nuance or concession to an opposing viewpoint is accused of "both-sidesing". This game is taking a stand against more than bigotry. Bigotry is in there, yes, but it's also lumping a whole lot of other identities that it codes as conservative. And is there really no argument to be made that a game where you beat up Christian congregants might be read as bigoted?
Again, pushing envelopes is fine and important but let's at least acknowledge when an envelope is being pushed.
I do agree that games are art and should absolutely be satirical and ideological when they choose to be. But I do think those of us on the left should acknowledge that if this game had been infused with politics from the “other” side, most of us would be calling it beyond the pale. Imagine a game about “beating the hell” out of mask-wearers, activists or caricatures of any religion that’s not Christianity? You may feel that power and privilege make some forms of mockery acceptable and others dangerous, a position I hold myself, but you can’t presume that your definitions of those things are established, unquestionable fact. At some point, the excuse for left-wing critiques being different from right-wing ones moves from well-argued to suspiciously convenient.
We also need to acknowledge, I think, that for complex reasons the majority of people designing games likely identify as liberal more so than conservative and that “politics in games” is going to lean disproportionately to one side for that reason. Again, nothing wrong with that in my view, but the frustration from conservatives is coming from something real.
All that is to say this game’s hard politics look justifiable to me, but we may want to pause before claiming that justification is self-evident.
@Picola-Wicola “The word soccer is an abbreviation of association (from assoc.) and first appeared in English private schools and universities in the 1880s (sometimes using the variant spelling "socker").”
I agree that it’s silly for us Americans to try to claim the word football to the exclusion of other sports, but there’s nothing wrong, or even distinctly American, about the word soccer. It’s just a slang term for the sport that dates back to its inception and that became the standard in American English in the same way other words diverged across the pond. And the American “football” was originally just rugby, coming from the word “rugby football” as opposed to “association football”. So if we really wanted to set some kind of grammatical standard across the board, it would make more sense to call the three sports “soccer”, “rugby” and maybe “gridiron”, all under the common family of “football”.
@Azuris Yeah, that should be public domain in pretty much any part of the world. Getty likely offers a high quality print or scan as a service and doesn’t own the image. The watermark would be there just to dissuade people from downloading it and not buying the scan. Clearly that didn’t work this time!
Some have already said it, but the option to purchase and keep retro games (and preferably to have it recognized long term, across devices, like Steam does). Knowing I could play those games without a subscription would actually make me more likely to stay subscribed, since I would know I’m gaining more and more value the longer I stay. No one ever asked us to return all of our Nintendo Powers after our subscriptions ended, did they?
She’s SAG according to her Twitter profile. Sounds like the union really needs to do better for their lowest paid actors. I can understand $4000 being standard or even high for an equivalent amount of work on a first time basis, but they need to figure out a way to ensure first right of refusal and at least a five figure number for returning leads in a production that earns half a billion dollars. I fully support her.
@nymbosox well there’s Bob Hoskins and Captain Lou Albano, both of which did NY accents (well, one of them was his real accent). But as I’ve said elsewhere I prefer that (Mario is from Brooklyn, not Italy!) so I’m fine with Pratt’s version, at least conceptually.
I'm no fan of Chris Pratt playing Mario (for me it's just a matter of over-saturation of the guy), but that said, hot take alert:
Charles Martinet < Chris Pratt < Captain Lou Albano
I'm not sure why most people didn't seem to hear it, but it's obvious Chris Pratt is doing a Brooklyn accent, which is at least a step back in the right direction after 25 years of "insane Venetian gondolier". We'll see how he actually sounds for a sustained 100 minutes but for now I have no real issue with it.
But I think the truth of the matter is that, when all is said and done, people will remember the gloriously bonkers Super Mario Bros. (1993) long after Super Mario Bros. (2023) is gone and forgotten. Eccentricity, however hard to swallow at the time, will always outlive contemporary broad appeal.
For many years I would have said “Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon” because it got very lukewarm reviews when it was released (a 7.1 from Nintendo Power if I remember correctly, and that was just a glorified advertising firm for games appearing on Nintendo systems) and because I adored that game in ways that kind of formed who I am today. But because it has such a healthy cult following even now I’m still not sure that it qualifies. So if I had to think of a game that seems to be considered pretty bad but that I kinda love and keep going back to again and again, it would probably be Jaws for the NES.
I'm almost positive what happened is that whichever manager they were speaking to had no idea what a "Nuzlocke" was and hearing the word "lock" assumed it has something to do with glitching the game in order to cheat. Honestly that still shouldn't be something they ought to oppose, but it's at least believable that they would view that as akin to hacking. And in typical managerial fashion, it's likely any attempt to explain or clarify was quickly shut down (especially when losing ones job is being mentioned or implied). Of course it's possible that Kit and Krysta aren't accurately representing the exchange, but I certainly find it entirely plausible.
@silverninja And if it's absolutely necessary, you could always just invent an army of "good" ninjas, perhaps former followers of Hamato Yoshi, depending on the mythos you're going with,.
@silverninja That's true. I guess I kind of imagined it as being just the hero characters versus an opposing army, since I never really felt that the allied soldiers did much. Admittedly, my only musou experience is Hyrule Warriors. But I think it would still work with a few playable hero characters per mission.
@Aventurier Yeah, I was trying to think of how a 3D brawler may work well and then suddenly realized a TMNT Musou game is something I would really want. It's perfect for the big cast of characters as well.
I'm watching the digital event now, and it's fantastic. Strangely enough, I know the exact episode he's referencing (or at least one of them) when he says that "people coming from overseas in search of used cassettes are sometimes interviewed TV programs". It was an episode of the show "Why Did You Come To Japan?" and they followed around two friends who had arrived in Tokyo to track down a copy of Gimmick. It was a fun episode.
HR is paid by the company. Their job is to to protect the company from its employees. A union’s job is to protect the employees from the company. They need a union.
@Tyranexx yeah I would think it might be considered condescending (or even a little aggressive) if you were to, say, run ahead of someone to grab and hold open the door for them. Especially if you’re only treating women that way. I respect that some people still like to perform a few gender roles, but I imagine a good rule of thumb for strangers is to treat them the same way you’d treat anybody, equally.
I hope you make it to NYC! I like to say NYC is just like any Main Street, USA. It’s just a whole bunch of them next to one another!
Sounds like a labor union is in order, both at Nintendo and Aston Carter. Employees shouldn't need to wish or even publicly complain for better treatment by their employers, they should be able to demand it collectively. A union may not be receptive to every worker's needs, but at least it's an organization in which you can vote for or remove representatives. A company is just a cronyist regime.
I think this idea that the Switch Pro is “dead” and that the Switch 2 will instead arrive in 2024 or 2025 is actually much less realistic. (For the record, let’s define a Switch Pro as hardware that primarily plays backwards compatible games, with maybe a dozen exceptions if any, and a Switch 2 as hardware that has a steady stream of games that only work on that system). A Switch 2, while maybe backwards compatible, would really be the thing that divides a user base, not a more powerful Switch. It’s precisely the fact that Switch is selling so well that I think a Switch Pro in the next year or two is way more likely and a Switch 2 won’t happen until 2027 at the earliest.
Am I crazy or did they not basically say this in the first few months of the Switch release? That they saw this as being an iterative console with at least a ten year lifecycle? People’s obsession with the Switch Pro didn’t just come from nowhere. I think it was actually intended to come earlier and COVID/chip shortages delayed it. And I think that it may very well continue to get delayed, but I still have no qualms about the idea that it’s coming.
I have a feeling this is going to become a gold dress blue dress situation, but to me this is clearly a remake. When you remaster a film or an album, you go back to the original master recordings and re-scan, re-mix, etc. It's not a perfect correlation, but I've always considered a game remaster to be something that involves going back to original assets and reworking them. I'll grant that you may use new textures, tweak physics or even record new music and effects, but there really needs to be some elements from the original there besides the story and gameplay. Once they say they are designing the 3D models "from scratch" that becomes a remake to me.
I was only ever able to beat this game with bomb guy, AKA baby mode. So I'm hoping the sequel offers an equivalent difficultly level. But cool nonetheless. I'll take some more remixes too, please!
I loved this back when I played it and had been hoping for a Switch remaster for years. That’s still unlikely but getting Shin-Chan looks to be even better!
Mismanagement = lazy administrators. Rushed deadlines = lazy time management. Understaffing = lazy hiring practices Layoffs = lazy cost-cutting Mistreatment of part-time and contract workers = lazy people skills. etc.
I can understand someone preferring the word "greedy" to lazy in these instances. I may, myself. But I have no real objection to using the word lazy to describe capitalists. Lazy has only become a shaming word because we apply it almost exclusively to the producers of value when they don't produce that value exactly to our liking. On the other hand, I feel it's entirely appropriate when we use it to describe a culture of management and ownership that's become defined by inertia in every meaningful respect.
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Re: Some Fans Aren't Happy About Sonic X Shadow Generations' Changes To The Original
@FRBA94 I'm not saying I support the changes, just that I don't care. Clearly, people can disagree with you about what was "fine". Cowboys and "Indians" was considered "fine" for kids in the 1950s; later on it was seen as kinda messed up. Apparently Sega thinks punching a male character in the face is "fine" for kids; people 20 years from now may see that differently too. There are some instances where I'd likely agree with you on this kind of thing and some instances I would not, or at least be indifferent, like in this case.
If you don't like how a company treats its IP, one solution would be to advocate for a much shorter length of copyright ownership. I'm sure there are plenty of left-leaning and third party candidates in your district who would be happy to tackle that issue. Donate, organize, and vote!
Re: Some Fans Aren't Happy About Sonic X Shadow Generations' Changes To The Original
I really don't mind that they're adjusting for sensibilities in a game that, let's face it, is for children. Though it is kind of funny how assaulting Knuckles for laughs is the scene that doesn't cross their red line. Kind of a sign of where we are as a society.
Re: Poll: With 'Switch 2' Rumours Swirling, Will There Be A September Direct This Year?
9/23 Switch 2 reveal for Nintendo’s 135th birthday. Start asking your job for the day off, folks!
Re: Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake New Story Segments Will Focus On Your Father
I'm only really noticing this now, but does anyone else think that this doesn't actually look like the HD-2D style we've seen before? In Octopath Traveler and Live A Live, all of the assets looked like pixel art, specifically the environments. Here the environments look like pretty conventional 3D assets, maybe with a bit of an anime aesthetic. It's only the character and enemy sprites that look like pixel art. Don't get me wrong, I still think it looks very pretty, and the sprites on the 3D background do retain a certain style. But I will be slightly disappointed if future HD-2D titles move in this direction and away from that pixel/pop-out book aesthetic that was so uniquely beautiful.
Re: Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Costs $60 On Switch
60 is the new 40.
Re: 'Yooka-Replaylee' Brings Back Playtonic's Love Letter To Banjo In Remastered Form
@larryisaman Good to hear! Thank you!
Re: 'Yooka-Replaylee' Brings Back Playtonic's Love Letter To Banjo In Remastered Form
I'm... confused. Do people not know what an orchestra is? Like, for example, that it's not a setting on your keyboard?
I seem to recall Playtonic pulling this mischief when they first promised an orchestral score as a stretch goal in the Kickstarter. Whatever, I'm happy to see this, but unless there's music coming that we've yet to hear, please just call a synthesizer a synthesizer.
Re: Review: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch) - Still The King Of Mario RPGs
@AlanaHagues The "best Mario RPG"? The "best Mario RPG"?? My arthritis-riddled hands are crushing my SNES controller in indignation!
Okay, we got our remaster too, so I can't really complain. But if this were a year ago, hoo boy, I'd be getting quite obnoxious right about now!
Re: What Is EGGCONSOLE? - Full Game List, PC-88, MSX2 On Nintendo Switch, Best Games To Start
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Excited!!
only available in Japanese
........<sigh>
I'm sure some of these games can be played in Japanese - I know the PC Engine games on Wii never got translated. But I still feel like it's a major pain, at least for RPGs. I really hope they offer English downloadable patches down the line, otherwise, not sure I'll bite.
Re: Rumour: 'Switch 2' Said To Be Fully Backward Compatible With A Larger, 1080p Screen
With the amount of games I've purchased for the Switch, backwards compatibility on a new system can literally make the difference between buying it as soon as it releases, versus buying it years down the line. Nintendo actually has a good record for backwards compatibility when it's not shifting from cartridges to discs (or back). So I'm really hoping this is a no-brainer for Nintendo.
Re: Random: Some Rare Fans Are Upset About The Latest Switch Online Announcement
I don't care if it's illogical. My feelings matter, and they're hurt!
Re: Feature: 25 Nintendo 64 Games We'd Love To See Added To The Switch Online Expansion Pack
I know I say this every year, but…
give us the option to buy!!
Re: Onimusha Looks Stunning In Netflix's First Anime Trailer
"If you recognise the main character, Miyamoto Musashi, don't be surprised. He's actually modeled after Toshiro Mifune, a legendary Japanese actor who starred in classics such as Seven Samurai, Rashomon, and Throne of Blood"
Notably, Toshiro also played Musashi Miyamoto in the 1954-1956 Samurai trilogy (in glorious Eastman Color!)
Re: Charles Martinet Will No Longer Be The Voice Of Mario
Godspeed to the man, but to me Mario was always Captain Lou Albano.
Re: Talking Point: The Games We Got Rid Of - What Were We Thinking?
My regret isn't something I sold or gave away but something I didn't buy. I was mere millimeters away from clicking "buy" on an ebay listing of Super Mario RPG's original CD soundtrack in 2006. But having just graduated college, I couldn't justify $100 for something I already "had" via ye olde Napster.
That CD would have been brand new. Today, it's selling pre-owned for $850.
Sigh.
Re: Super Mario Bros. Live-Action Movie Getting 4K Anniversary Screening (Japan)
I unironically adore this movie. Would probably see it once a year in theaters if I could.
Re: Did You Know Gaming Uncovers The Truth Behind The Long-Rumoured 'Star Fox Grand Prix'
Well, great. Now naming my four children Fox, Prix, Grand, and Star just feels stupid.
Re: Mini Review: Pulling No Punches - A Surprising, Satirical Beat 'Em Up That Lives Up To Its Name
Clearly (though unsurprisingly) this is dovetailing far beyond the scope of a comments section. If I gave the impression I'm opposed to this game existing or what it's doing, that's not the case. I'm just saying I understand how some others might be, and how they might see it as more than just a stance against bigotry or a thoughtful commentary on science-denial. If I haven't articulated that well enough up to now, I probably won't be able to.
@Phostachio I'm very sorry about your father-in-law. It's a reminder that this is heart-breakingly serious stuff and that it hasn't gone away. And I hope my comments don't come off as disrespectful of that fact.
Re: Mini Review: Pulling No Punches - A Surprising, Satirical Beat 'Em Up That Lives Up To Its Name
@Phostachio "bigotry and taking a stance against bigotry are not equal"
I agree, and I tried to make that clear in my comment. But too often any kind of nuance or concession to an opposing viewpoint is accused of "both-sidesing". This game is taking a stand against more than bigotry. Bigotry is in there, yes, but it's also lumping a whole lot of other identities that it codes as conservative. And is there really no argument to be made that a game where you beat up Christian congregants might be read as bigoted?
Again, pushing envelopes is fine and important but let's at least acknowledge when an envelope is being pushed.
Re: Mini Review: Pulling No Punches - A Surprising, Satirical Beat 'Em Up That Lives Up To Its Name
I do agree that games are art and should absolutely be satirical and ideological when they choose to be. But I do think those of us on the left should acknowledge that if this game had been infused with politics from the “other” side, most of us would be calling it beyond the pale. Imagine a game about “beating the hell” out of mask-wearers, activists or caricatures of any religion that’s not Christianity? You may feel that power and privilege make some forms of mockery acceptable and others dangerous, a position I hold myself, but you can’t presume that your definitions of those things are established, unquestionable fact. At some point, the excuse for left-wing critiques being different from right-wing ones moves from well-argued to suspiciously convenient.
We also need to acknowledge, I think, that for complex reasons the majority of people designing games likely identify as liberal more so than conservative and that “politics in games” is going to lean disproportionately to one side for that reason. Again, nothing wrong with that in my view, but the frustration from conservatives is coming from something real.
All that is to say this game’s hard politics look justifiable to me, but we may want to pause before claiming that justification is self-evident.
Re: Video: The History Of Nintendo Life's Most Famous Catchphrase
What's sad is that 99% of people won't even watch to the end and notice the earth-shattering secret hidden within.
Re: Review: Sports Story - A Long-Awaited Sequel That's Sadly Not Up To Par
@Picola-Wicola “The word soccer is an abbreviation of association (from assoc.) and first appeared in English private schools and universities in the 1880s (sometimes using the variant spelling "socker").”
I agree that it’s silly for us Americans to try to claim the word football to the exclusion of other sports, but there’s nothing wrong, or even distinctly American, about the word soccer. It’s just a slang term for the sport that dates back to its inception and that became the standard in American English in the same way other words diverged across the pond. And the American “football” was originally just rugby, coming from the word “rugby football” as opposed to “association football”. So if we really wanted to set some kind of grammatical standard across the board, it would make more sense to call the three sports “soccer”, “rugby” and maybe “gridiron”, all under the common family of “football”.
Oh yeah, that sucks about Sports Story.
Re: Random: Getty Images Apparently Exists In The World Of Final Fantasy VII
@Azuris Yeah, that should be public domain in pretty much any part of the world. Getty likely offers a high quality print or scan as a service and doesn’t own the image. The watermark would be there just to dissuade people from downloading it and not buying the scan. Clearly that didn’t work this time!
Re: Nintendo Considering "Various Initiatives" And "Further Enhancements" For The Switch Online Service
Some have already said it, but the option to purchase and keep retro games (and preferably to have it recognized long term, across devices, like Steam does). Knowing I could play those games without a subscription would actually make me more likely to stay subscribed, since I would know I’m gaining more and more value the longer I stay. No one ever asked us to return all of our Nintendo Powers after our subscriptions ended, did they?
Re: While Old Games Are Easily Delivered, Nintendo Is Focused On New Experiences, Says Miyamoto
Why should Warner Bros. worry about making Casablanca available when they can instead focus on making Aquaman 2?
Re: Talking Point: The Mummy Demastered - Has A Better Game Ever Come From A Worse Movie?
The movie was bad because it was written and directed by Alex “this story doesn’t actually make any sense now that it’s over” Kurtzman.
And yes, the game was awesome. The music slaps, as the kids say.
Re: Bayonetta's OG Voice Actor Asks Fans To "Boycott" Third Game After PlatinumGames Wage Fallout
She’s SAG according to her Twitter profile. Sounds like the union really needs to do better for their lowest paid actors. I can understand $4000 being standard or even high for an equivalent amount of work on a first time basis, but they need to figure out a way to ensure first right of refusal and at least a five figure number for returning leads in a production that earns half a billion dollars. I fully support her.
Re: Random: Oh No, The Internet Thinks Chris Pratt As Mario Sounds Like Linda From Bob's Burgers
@nymbosox well there’s Bob Hoskins and Captain Lou Albano, both of which did NY accents (well, one of them was his real accent). But as I’ve said elsewhere I prefer that (Mario is from Brooklyn, not Italy!) so I’m fine with Pratt’s version, at least conceptually.
Re: Poll: So, What’s Your Verdict On The Mario Movie Trailer?
I'm no fan of Chris Pratt playing Mario (for me it's just a matter of over-saturation of the guy), but that said, hot take alert:
Charles Martinet < Chris Pratt < Captain Lou Albano
I'm not sure why most people didn't seem to hear it, but it's obvious Chris Pratt is doing a Brooklyn accent, which is at least a step back in the right direction after 25 years of "insane Venetian gondolier". We'll see how he actually sounds for a sustained 100 minutes but for now I have no real issue with it.
But I think the truth of the matter is that, when all is said and done, people will remember the gloriously bonkers Super Mario Bros. (1993) long after Super Mario Bros. (2023) is gone and forgotten. Eccentricity, however hard to swallow at the time, will always outlive contemporary broad appeal.
Re: Talking Point: What's The Worst Game That You Still Love For Some Reason?
For many years I would have said “Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon” because it got very lukewarm reviews when it was released (a 7.1 from Nintendo Power if I remember correctly, and that was just a glorified advertising firm for games appearing on Nintendo systems) and because I adored that game in ways that kind of formed who I am today. But because it has such a healthy cult following even now I’m still not sure that it qualifies. So if I had to think of a game that seems to be considered pretty bad but that I kinda love and keep going back to again and again, it would probably be Jaws for the NES.
Re: Random: Kit And Krysta Claim They Were Nearly Fired Over Nuzlocke Pokémon Run
I'm almost positive what happened is that whichever manager they were speaking to had no idea what a "Nuzlocke" was and hearing the word "lock" assumed it has something to do with glitching the game in order to cheat. Honestly that still shouldn't be something they ought to oppose, but it's at least believable that they would view that as akin to hacking. And in typical managerial fashion, it's likely any attempt to explain or clarify was quickly shut down (especially when losing ones job is being mentioned or implied). Of course it's possible that Kit and Krysta aren't accurately representing the exchange, but I certainly find it entirely plausible.
Re: Round Up: Every Switch Announcement At The Disney & Marvel Games Showcase
Where's the original Monkey Islahehhehhendddd?? 😭 😭
Re: We Might Get A Brand New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Game In 2023
@silverninja And if it's absolutely necessary, you could always just invent an army of "good" ninjas, perhaps former followers of Hamato Yoshi, depending on the mythos you're going with,.
Re: We Might Get A Brand New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Game In 2023
@silverninja That's true. I guess I kind of imagined it as being just the hero characters versus an opposing army, since I never really felt that the allied soldiers did much. Admittedly, my only musou experience is Hyrule Warriors. But I think it would still work with a few playable hero characters per mission.
Re: We Might Get A Brand New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Game In 2023
@Aventurier Yeah, I was trying to think of how a 3D brawler may work well and then suddenly realized a TMNT Musou game is something I would really want. It's perfect for the big cast of characters as well.
Re: We Might Get A Brand New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Game In 2023
Calling it: A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Musou game!
Re: Sunsoft To Bring Back Ufouria: The Saga On Switch Next Year
I'm watching the digital event now, and it's fantastic. Strangely enough, I know the exact episode he's referencing (or at least one of them) when he says that "people coming from overseas in search of used cassettes are sometimes interviewed TV programs". It was an episode of the show "Why Did You Come To Japan?" and they followed around two friends who had arrived in Tokyo to track down a copy of Gimmick. It was a fun episode.
Re: Random: Bob Hoskins Didn't Know Super Mario Bros. Movie Was Based On A Game
"The best Mario is not the man who seeks Mario, but the man who has Mario foisted upon him"
Re: Nintendo Says It's "Actively Investigating" Most Recent Misconduct Claims
HR is paid by the company. Their job is to to protect the company from its employees. A union’s job is to protect the employees from the company. They need a union.
Re: New Report Alleges Sexual Harassment And Discrimination At Nintendo Of America
@Tyranexx yeah I would think it might be considered condescending (or even a little aggressive) if you were to, say, run ahead of someone to grab and hold open the door for them. Especially if you’re only treating women that way. I respect that some people still like to perform a few gender roles, but I imagine a good rule of thumb for strangers is to treat them the same way you’d treat anybody, equally.
I hope you make it to NYC! I like to say NYC is just like any Main Street, USA. It’s just a whole bunch of them next to one another!
Re: New Report Alleges Sexual Harassment And Discrimination At Nintendo Of America
@Tyranexx I've held the door for everyone I see in NYC. No complaints yet.
Re: New Report Alleges Sexual Harassment And Discrimination At Nintendo Of America
Sounds like a labor union is in order, both at Nintendo and Aston Carter. Employees shouldn't need to wish or even publicly complain for better treatment by their employers, they should be able to demand it collectively. A union may not be receptive to every worker's needs, but at least it's an organization in which you can vote for or remove representatives. A company is just a cronyist regime.
Re: Nintendo President Says Switch Production Is "Uncertain" Next Year
I think this idea that the Switch Pro is “dead” and that the Switch 2 will instead arrive in 2024 or 2025 is actually much less realistic. (For the record, let’s define a Switch Pro as hardware that primarily plays backwards compatible games, with maybe a dozen exceptions if any, and a Switch 2 as hardware that has a steady stream of games that only work on that system). A Switch 2, while maybe backwards compatible, would really be the thing that divides a user base, not a more powerful Switch. It’s precisely the fact that Switch is selling so well that I think a Switch Pro in the next year or two is way more likely and a Switch 2 won’t happen until 2027 at the earliest.
Am I crazy or did they not basically say this in the first few months of the Switch release? That they saw this as being an iterative console with at least a ten year lifecycle? People’s obsession with the Switch Pro didn’t just come from nowhere. I think it was actually intended to come earlier and COVID/chip shortages delayed it. And I think that it may very well continue to get delayed, but I still have no qualms about the idea that it’s coming.
Re: Random: Yes, Someone Really Had A Waluigi Bachelorette Party, And It's Amazing
@Silly_G Seriously, it was practically promised by the headline. DisaPPOINTED!
Re: Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion Is Apparently Much More Than A Remaster, But Not A "Complete Remake"
I have a feeling this is going to become a gold dress blue dress situation, but to me this is clearly a remake. When you remaster a film or an album, you go back to the original master recordings and re-scan, re-mix, etc. It's not a perfect correlation, but I've always considered a game remaster to be something that involves going back to original assets and reworking them. I'll grant that you may use new textures, tweak physics or even record new music and effects, but there really needs to be some elements from the original there besides the story and gameplay. Once they say they are designing the 3D models "from scratch" that becomes a remake to me.
Re: Crypt Of The Necrodancer Comes Back From The Dead With Co-Op, New Characters, And A Sequel
I was only ever able to beat this game with bomb guy, AKA baby mode. So I'm hoping the sequel offers an equivalent difficultly level. But cool nonetheless. I'll take some more remixes too, please!
Re: Review: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 2 - Harmless Fun, But More"B-Side Filler"
EVERY TRACK IS HERE!! (almost)
Re: Shin-Chan: Me And The Professor On Summer Vacation Arrives On Switch Next Week
"Remember when we thought this would never happen?"
You mean May 1, 2022? Hehe.
Re: Video: Don't Forget About Attack of the Friday Monsters!
I loved this back when I played it and had been hoping for a Switch remaster for years. That’s still unlikely but getting Shin-Chan looks to be even better!
Re: Random: GQ Calls Video Game Patches "Laziness", And People Are Not Impressed
Mismanagement = lazy administrators.
Rushed deadlines = lazy time management.
Understaffing = lazy hiring practices
Layoffs = lazy cost-cutting
Mistreatment of part-time and contract workers = lazy people skills.
etc.
I can understand someone preferring the word "greedy" to lazy in these instances. I may, myself. But I have no real objection to using the word lazy to describe capitalists. Lazy has only become a shaming word because we apply it almost exclusively to the producers of value when they don't produce that value exactly to our liking. On the other hand, I feel it's entirely appropriate when we use it to describe a culture of management and ownership that's become defined by inertia in every meaningful respect.