Ocarina is my fave simply because having never owned a N64, playing Zelda on my friend's in 05 wasn't that fun but on 3DS I loved it and completed the game.
WW and TP I completed on gamecube as well as Wii U so I enjoyed them a lot but OoT finally allowed me to enjoy a game that was 13 years old through its remake.
All consoles have a lot of shovelware. I just think it was more obvious in the Wii days because there was so much aimed at 'casual' gamers and it made it stand out.
But Nintendo didn't help themselves. Wii Party was no guitar hero or even donkey konga and the Wii had the worst single pokemon game of any console but it was a landmark console and the fact that people who had no interest in games such as my Nan could enjoy Wii Sports Bowling is a big deal, although I think the DS helped too.
The Wii did have some amazing games. In fact I've been rebuying lots in the last week. I cant wait to replay mercury meltdown revolution, excite truck and more.
Sadly there was so much shovelwear and too many awful rip offs of better games that didn't work. Brunswick Pro Bowling comes to mind.
Sadly even Nintendo made awful games for it. I only rented Wii Music but that would have been the biggest waste of money ever, and not being more powerful and hd absolutely limited what could be released, eg the version of Dead Rising it got, no Assassins Creed games, no GTA or Red Dead Redemption.
But what we did get were some of the best games ever made like mario galaxies, the definitive RE4 and proof that shooters could work better than on a controller with Metroid Prime 3. It sure was a great time to be a gamer.
As much as I love New Horizons, there's no getting around the missing features. Nook's Cranny remaining that size limits how much you can buy and has made it impossible to complete the full furniture sets. And where is Brewsters?
New Leaf is still my favourite because it was actually complete.
I have still put many many hours into NH. I love that game and am aiming to have all bugs and fish by the start of next year but it is annoying what is not there. Hopefully Nintendo will continue to add things ASAP.
But Sonic 3 ahead of S&K? As a secret game goes, no way no way no way.
S3&K is my fave Sonic of all but the 2nd half is superior. But I do like that Sonic 3 appeared to set Launch Base Zone up as a final level. The music against Robotnik in his arm of death was incredible.
But to me, S&K's final set of levels beginning with Lava Reef going all the way to Doomsday are perfect. And I love that all three characters got their own final stage.
I've already ordered mine through Game. I can't wait. The last special editions I bought was the last guardian in 2016 and lego star wars 2nd complete saga last year. It's time for a Nintendo special edition.
I just can't love Hollow Knight. I'm fine with bosses having patterns to memorise. That's how old games worked after all. But they take so many hits that I died so many times and it became so frustrating, especially with the breakable charms.
It's a shame because the rest of the game is amazing.
I had to create a password so I could log in and post. In England the special edition is £79.99 but I'm happy with that. It's a lot of content but back to the standard edition at £49.99 which I'm happy to pay and I usually never pay full price. After all I waited a year to get Ghost of Tsushima for £29.99 recently.
I've been waiting years for Dread (that teaser in Prime 3 made me even more hopeful) and to see the end of Samus' story sounds intriguing but ultimately, the guys that remade Metroid 2 know what they are doing, it looks superb and far more up to date than say pokemon diamond and pearl remake, and although not quite a 40 hour plus sized rpg like the final fantasy games, it has so much value in the around 20 hours they take. Plus repeat playthroughs, speedruns and secrets make it worth playing again.
So I'm up for this. Then bring on Prime 4 Resurrection 😁
It's a shame but this is the best thing. There was no way this would be ready in 1 to 3 months. Bring it on. I just bought Mario U on switch so can spend all my spare time on that instead.
Symphonia was one of the best cube games of all. And the ps3 version I put so many hours into. Deserves to be the best seller. Shame about Graces. I had a lot of fun with that.
@kobashi100 well it's pretty simple. Most people do not want to pay that sort of price for digital games. I'll wait on a physical no matter how long it takes thank you.
@Beatrice Exactly. I wanted to buy my wife this game but there's no way I'm paying around 45£ for a download of a game that i don't think is worth more than £30.
I loved the motion controls when rolling bombs, swinging the sword, etc but that mine cart sequence where you had to shake to jump. I failed so much I had to give up. It was the same with the pipe blowing late into Spirit Tracks.
I'll keep an eye on this to see how it works with the joycons in handheld mode but there's no way I will pay £50 for a remaster. This isn't Final Fantasy 7. That was worth it as it was practically a completely different game.
I was watching a Dreamcast Guy video and he made a good point about Nintendo pricing. It's too much. I've reluctantly accepted new games like Zelda BotW and Animal Crossing being up to 50 pounds but this is why I haven't played several Wii U remasters/ports for a second time. They cost more than they did on Wii U over five years ago. That is just unacceptable and I doubt I'm the only one who feels this way.
Ni No Kuni 2 on ps4. Not much else. Once it's done I'll be playing dragon quest 11 on switch. I got it for xmas. I started it just to get an idea for the game but still had yo Kai watch 2 and Ni No Kuni 2 to finish first so wanted to wait.
@Mando44646 very true. At the height of the ds and wii era it felt like there were new games coming out every 1-2 months on both. Not all those were triple A games of course but so many games came out that kept offering so much choice. Another Code, Warioware, Meteos. It was endless.
This was a great pair of games. I picked up the first one at a time when I first completely lost interest in football games so this and road to world cup 06 got me back into them (for about six years).
I'm certain that along with the gen 4 pokemon, it will give us the ones not in sword and shield. That way they can claim that this was their plan all along with leaving so many out of those games.
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Re: Animal Crossing Datamine Suggests Popular Hangout Could Still Return
@Aerona its pretty sad that this has happened.
Re: Animal Crossing Datamine Suggests Popular Hangout Could Still Return
I miss their coffee
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 31st)
No More Heroes 2 and Shenmue 3
Re: The Simpsons Co-Showrunner Would Love To See Hit & Run Return But Admits It's "Complicated"
Good man. This is probably the most requested remaster other than Goldeneye.
Re: Marvelous Shares A Look At The Less Glamorous Jobs In No More Heroes 3
I beat 1 when it came out but never got round to 2. I bought them both again recently so aiming to beat 2 before 3 comes out. Game preordered.
Re: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 1.11.0 Patch Notes - Seasonal Events, Fixes And More
Is that it? They must be aware of the criticism.
Re: Nintendo Reminds Us Pokémon Diamond And Pearl Remakes Are Coming To Switch
No thanks. Maybe if it was the same as sword and shield or better but a glorified 3ds game does not appeal and especially not at full price.
Re: Nintendo Says More Animal Crossing: New Horizons Content Is In Development, Next Update Drops This Week
@Jooles_95 agreed and where is the metroid.
Re: Nintendo Says More Animal Crossing: New Horizons Content Is In Development, Next Update Drops This Week
Nook Cranny expansions and gyroids please.
Re: Netflix Is Reportedly Working On A Live-Action Pokémon Series
Maybe Netflix could get all the anime or at least the first few years up first
Re: No More Heroes 3 Footage Showcases Open World Segments
I never finished the sequel. Time to replay it as I have 3 preordered.
Re: Random: An Eager 3DS StreetPass Fan Spent A Day In New York, Got Zero Hits
I loved this. It was always such a great conversation starter too. U always got hits back in Lincoln in 2012. Good times.
Re: Doctor Who: The Edge Of Reality Arrives In September Starring Jodie Whittaker And David Tennant
@Whitestrider exterminate chris chibnall please
Re: Talking Point: Every Pre-BOTW 3D Zelda Now Has A Remake, But Which Is Best?
Ocarina is my fave simply because having never owned a N64, playing Zelda on my friend's in 05 wasn't that fun but on 3DS I loved it and completed the game.
WW and TP I completed on gamecube as well as Wii U so I enjoyed them a lot but OoT finally allowed me to enjoy a game that was 13 years old through its remake.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 24th)
Shenmue 3 on ps4 and several of my many wii games I've rebought (or in the case of Mario Kart Wii) games I've bought for the first time.
Re: Takashi Iizuka Admits The Sonic 2022 Reveal Was Probably A Bit Too Early
Right. Cause releasing a collection of the master system games or something couldn't have been done instead?
Re: Early Wii Remote Concepts Have Been Uncovered In The Nintendo Gigaleak
All consoles have a lot of shovelware. I just think it was more obvious in the Wii days because there was so much aimed at 'casual' gamers and it made it stand out.
But Nintendo didn't help themselves. Wii Party was no guitar hero or even donkey konga and the Wii had the worst single pokemon game of any console but it was a landmark console and the fact that people who had no interest in games such as my Nan could enjoy Wii Sports Bowling is a big deal, although I think the DS helped too.
Re: Lizardcube CEO Gives Intriguing Insight Into Origins Of Streets Of Rage 4
Hopefully they will do Golden Axe 4 next.
Re: Early Wii Remote Concepts Have Been Uncovered In The Nintendo Gigaleak
The Wii did have some amazing games. In fact I've been rebuying lots in the last week. I cant wait to replay mercury meltdown revolution, excite truck and more.
Sadly there was so much shovelwear and too many awful rip offs of better games that didn't work. Brunswick Pro Bowling comes to mind.
Sadly even Nintendo made awful games for it. I only rented Wii Music but that would have been the biggest waste of money ever, and not being more powerful and hd absolutely limited what could be released, eg the version of Dead Rising it got, no Assassins Creed games, no GTA or Red Dead Redemption.
But what we did get were some of the best games ever made like mario galaxies, the definitive RE4 and proof that shooters could work better than on a controller with Metroid Prime 3.
It sure was a great time to be a gamer.
Re: UK Charts: Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Soars Straight To Number One
@blindsquarel the mining facility. That's where I gave up. I could never time the jumps right. Is that easier on switch?
Re: Four Lost NES, SNES And N64 Games Have Been Brought Back To Life, Pre-Orders Now Open
Tinhead? Are these guys Brookside fans 😆
Re: Rumour: Metroid Prime Trilogy For Switch Ready To Go, According To Industry Insider
If there was ever a good time to do this, it's this year while hype for Metroid is at its highest.
Re: Memory Pak: When Mario Became A Pro Wrestler And Ruled At It
I replayed this 2y ago. This chapter is perfection.
Re: The First Review For The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Is Now In
@HefHughner I wonder if Metroid Dread being a big hit could lead to more non-remake 2D Zelda games.
Re: The First Review For The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Is Now In
I liked the fighting motion controls. Bowling bombs was fun.
But I gave up at a minecart jumping sequence. I failed so much. It felt like it would not recognise my jumps and I eventually had enough.
I hope parts like that are kinder but I'm not paying £50. Maybe when its around £30.
I instead just rebought Wind Waker HD sealed for £35 on ebay instead. I always loved that one and am happy for my first replay in years.
Re: Talking Point: Can Metroid Dread Be The Franchise's 'Awakening'?
I hope so but Corruption came out just under a year after the Wii was released and didn't sell as well as anyone expected.
But I would love it to be a massive success. The series deserves it as sadly it just isn't as popular overall as Mario, zelda and pokemon.
Re: Best Animal Crossing Games Of All Time
As much as I love New Horizons, there's no getting around the missing features. Nook's Cranny remaining that size limits how much you can buy and has made it impossible to complete the full furniture sets. And where is Brewsters?
New Leaf is still my favourite because it was actually complete.
I have still put many many hours into NH. I love that game and am aiming to have all bugs and fish by the start of next year but it is annoying what is not there. Hopefully Nintendo will continue to add things ASAP.
Re: Nintendo Plugs Its NSO Zelda Games Ahead Of Skyward Sword HD's Release
Time to turn on the wii and get those virtual console games going. Same for Metroid.
Re: Poll: What's The Best Metroid Game?
I might do a metroid 1 to 4 replay soon. And ill replay prime trilogy in the lead up to prime 4.
Re: It Looks Like Metroid's 'Dark Samus' amiibo Is Getting A Reprint
This is a beauty. I've kept mine safe these last few years. Great to see it get a 2nd chance
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 3rd)
Dragon Quest 11. What a game. I love being able to switch (haha) between handheld and TV mode.
And some Infamous First Light on ps4. Slowly working through the remaining trophies.
Re: Best Sonic Games Of All Time
Finally! Sonic 3 ahead of Sonic 2. Agreed 100%
But Sonic 3 ahead of S&K? As a secret game goes, no way no way no way.
S3&K is my fave Sonic of all but the 2nd half is superior. But I do like that Sonic 3 appeared to set Launch Base Zone up as a final level. The music against Robotnik in his arm of death was incredible.
But to me, S&K's final set of levels beginning with Lava Reef going all the way to Doomsday are perfect. And I love that all three characters got their own final stage.
Re: Metroid Dread Is GameStop's Top Pre-Order Following E3 2021
I've already ordered mine through Game. I can't wait. The last special editions I bought was the last guardian in 2016 and lego star wars 2nd complete saga last year. It's time for a Nintendo special edition.
Re: Video: 11 Nintendo Themed Microgames We've Found In WarioWare: Get It Together!
I really should go back to the 3ds one and get the best scores
Re: Best Nintendo Switch Metroidvania Games
I just can't love Hollow Knight. I'm fine with bosses having patterns to memorise. That's how old games worked after all. But they take so many hits that I died so many times and it became so frustrating, especially with the breakable charms.
It's a shame because the rest of the game is amazing.
Re: Talking Point: Why Metroid Dread Will Be Worth $60
I had to create a password so I could log in and post. In England the special edition is £79.99 but I'm happy with that. It's a lot of content but back to the standard edition at £49.99 which I'm happy to pay and I usually never pay full price. After all I waited a year to get Ghost of Tsushima for £29.99 recently.
I've been waiting years for Dread (that teaser in Prime 3 made me even more hopeful) and to see the end of Samus' story sounds intriguing but ultimately, the guys that remade Metroid 2 know what they are doing, it looks superb and far more up to date than say pokemon diamond and pearl remake, and although not quite a 40 hour plus sized rpg like the final fantasy games, it has so much value in the around 20 hours they take. Plus repeat playthroughs, speedruns and secrets make it worth playing again.
So I'm up for this. Then bring on Prime 4 Resurrection 😁
Re: Destroy All Humans Brings Its Earth Conquering Madness to Switch on 29th June
I've been putting off getting this on ps4. Maybe this is why 🤣
Re: LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Has Been Delayed (Again)
@vyseofhr I'm holding out hope that there will be a middle earth collection one day that will have LOTR and all hobbit films in.
Re: LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Has Been Delayed (Again)
It's a shame but this is the best thing. There was no way this would be ready in 1 to 3 months.
Bring it on. I just bought Mario U on switch so can spend all my spare time on that instead.
Re: Tales Of Symphonia Is The Best-Selling Entry In The Series' 25-Year History
Symphonia was one of the best cube games of all. And the ps3 version I put so many hours into. Deserves to be the best seller. Shame about Graces. I had a lot of fun with that.
Re: Axiom Verge 2 Is Launching On The Nintendo Switch This Spring
I can't wait. I got the platinum trophy on ps4 for the first game last month. The sequel will hopefully be even better.
Re: So, What's Happened To Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time's Physical Version In Europe?
@kobashi100 well it's pretty simple. Most people do not want to pay that sort of price for digital games. I'll wait on a physical no matter how long it takes thank you.
Re: So, What's Happened To Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time's Physical Version In Europe?
@kobashi100 and create a Russian account and then have a game that can't be sold after she is done with it. No way.
I'll wait on the physical version.
Re: So, What's Happened To Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time's Physical Version In Europe?
@Beatrice Exactly. I wanted to buy my wife this game but there's no way I'm paying around 45£ for a download of a game that i don't think is worth more than £30.
Re: Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Tops "Best Seller" Chart On Amazon, As Pre-Orders Sell Out
I loved the motion controls when rolling bombs, swinging the sword, etc but that mine cart sequence where you had to shake to jump. I failed so much I had to give up. It was the same with the pipe blowing late into Spirit Tracks.
I'll keep an eye on this to see how it works with the joycons in handheld mode but there's no way I will pay £50 for a remaster. This isn't Final Fantasy 7. That was worth it as it was practically a completely different game.
I was watching a Dreamcast Guy video and he made a good point about Nintendo pricing. It's too much. I've reluctantly accepted new games like Zelda BotW and Animal Crossing being up to 50 pounds but this is why I haven't played several Wii U remasters/ports for a second time. They cost more than they did on Wii U over five years ago. That is just unacceptable and I doubt I'm the only one who feels this way.
Re: Travis Touchdown Returns In No More Heroes III On August 27th
Finally. It's been way too long.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 6th)
Ni No Kuni 2 on ps4. Not much else. Once it's done I'll be playing dragon quest 11 on switch. I got it for xmas. I started it just to get an idea for the game but still had yo Kai watch 2 and Ni No Kuni 2 to finish first so wanted to wait.
Re: Nintendo Will Discuss Upcoming Switch Games "At The Appropriate Time"
@Mando44646 very true. At the height of the ds and wii era it felt like there were new games coming out every 1-2 months on both. Not all those were triple A games of course but so many games came out that kept offering so much choice. Another Code, Warioware, Meteos. It was endless.
It feels like we are missing that now.
Re: Anniversary: Japan Celebrates 15 Years Of Super Mario Strikers
This was a great pair of games. I picked up the first one at a time when I first completely lost interest in football games so this and road to world cup 06 got me back into them (for about six years).
I'd be tempted by a third game.
Re: Rumour: Pokémon Diamond And Pearl Remakes Will Be Revealed For Switch Next Month
I'm certain that along with the gen 4 pokemon, it will give us the ones not in sword and shield. That way they can claim that this was their plan all along with leaving so many out of those games.