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Re: Talking Point: Do You Play Zelda Games For The Story?

BrokenCiv

The Zelda game that had probably a deeper story than most, at least in my opinion, was Wind Waker. Couple that with its fluid Saturday morning cartoon animation style it’s no wonder it’s my favorite Zelda. The fact that we still haven’t gotten Wind Waker HD on Switch enrages me just a tad.

Re: Xbox Is Reportedly Having "Very Big Discussions" About Exclusivity

BrokenCiv

Fact of the matter is exclusives are what keep a system afloat and the company behind it thriving. No better example than Nintendo. I once worked with a guy who asked me during a conversation “why would you want exclusives?!”. This guy was in a leadership position of a tech company and yet somehow he couldn’t see the importance of exclusives on a console. Not even one reason of the many they are important. How people land these leadership roles in large corporations absolutely blows my mind. Anyway, I really don’t see why companies haven’t been on this train all along…

Re: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Opening Day Breaks Multiple Records Worldwide

BrokenCiv

"best opening day so far this year" - a couple things:
1. Given the crap that Hollywood has spit out lately that’s not hard to do.
2. Glad it’s doing well. This world deserves more good movies without ulterior motives. Means we will get more.
3. Enjoy it while it lasts…July is right around the corner and Spider-Man is going to clean house. I have to admit though I really hope Mario wins the box office war for 2026. Much bigger fan of Mario than Spider-Man.

Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give The Super Mario Galaxy Movie?

BrokenCiv

It was aight. I probably would have enjoyed it more if I hadn’t had work on my mind…..my job is burdensome here lately. I would like to see it again but just for me, my wife, and our two kids it was $80 so I think I’m gonna have to wait to see it when it releases on disc (yes, I still soak up physical media).

Re: Europe Might Be Forcing Nintendo To Revise The Switch 2

BrokenCiv

@NolandC my Wii U disagrees. I’ve gone through 3 batteries on the Gamepad. I’ve gone through 2 on my New Nintendo 3DS. Luckily those were easy to replace. While theoretically they should last that long the truth is not all batteries are created equally. You either get lucky or you don’t. I’ve had other products not last very long as well that are much newer than those two examples.

Re: Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes Vs. Villains Brings A Galactic Showdown To Switch 1 & 2 This June

BrokenCiv

I’m a huge Star Wars fan. I was born early 80’s and my parents even got my name from Star Wars. I have a huge collection that spills across a couple rooms in my house (my wife hates it). Star Wars is dead. Kennedy and the story group killed it. Filoni has an uphill battle on a slippery slope to right the ship and I’m not too confident he can do it. All that to say I probably won’t get this. Not a huge fan of Monopoly 😂

Re: Feature: "We Were Quite Nervous" - Star Trek: Voyager - Across The Unknown Dev Talks Returning Actors, Music & Fan Feedback

BrokenCiv

As a lifelong Trekkie this game is probably the closest thing to actual Star Trek we’ve gotten in ages. Everything else recently has been parody or agenda experiments (with the exception of Picard season 3 …but even that show has some major issues) and sometimes a combination of both. I played the demo in Steam. It’s entertaining but plays like a mobile game.

Re: Round Up: The Previews Are In For Virtual Boy - Nintendo Classics

BrokenCiv

Even if I didn’t have the actual VB, $100 for some plastic is a little nuts in this economy and the cardboard is……well, cardboard. Cool that a generation that never experienced the real thing is getting to do that though but honestly after having Meta Quest, PlayStation VR and all the other VR headsets in the wild for awhile now I’ll be shocked if anyone actually walks away thoroughly impressed.

Re: Civilization VII Ver. 1.3.2 Rolls Out Today, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

BrokenCiv

This game wasn’t great when it released a year ago. I played a game on Steam (I was part of the early access) and went back to Civ 6 immediately. Over the year they have been steadily making updates improving this game and it’s gotten so so much better. You can tell they are trying to right the ship. I recently even picked up a second copy on Switch 2 just for the seamless mouse mode which honestly is better implemented on the S2 than on my Steam Deck (my PC still reigns supreme though). This game is shaping up to be pretty good and the huge Test of Time release is gonna be a game changer. Love this game. Couldn’t say that a year ago.

Re: GDC Survey Shows Switch 2 Is Proving To Be A Desirable Platform For Developers

BrokenCiv

Love my PC and Steam Deck. My Switch 2 is basically a dust collector at this point. It seriously needs more/better games. Civ 7 is about the only game I play on it simply because I like the mouse features it has. My Steam copy has it too but its a bit more involved when playing it on my Steam Deck docked on my tv and the Switch mouse mode is a tad more seamless otherwise I usually just play it on PC.

I’m not surprised one bit to see the Steam Deck above the Switch 2 though. Sure S2 is slightly more powerful but most devs develop for PC so really they are already good to go on the SD unless they are so heavy on the requirements to run it that the SD can’t handle it at all but there aren’t many games like that. The user can also just tweak the settings on the SD. In terms of games the SD, at least for the time being, is superior.

Re: Video: Nintendo Highlights Enhanced Switch Games On Switch 2

BrokenCiv

That’s great and all but enhancing old games isn’t why people buy new consoles. Refocus your efforts on new games, Nintendo. If things keep at this rate this will be the last Nintendo console I own….that is if the industry survives this slump they currently find themselves in. The system was in development for quite some time. To say something like "just give them time..the console hasn't even been out a year" is just giving them a free pass. There is no excuse and the fact that they didn't get dev kits out (and still haven't in some cases) just boggles my mind. They are shooting themselves in the foot.

Re: Mystery Product Code Sparks Rumours Of A New Switch 2 Model

BrokenCiv

Despite the fact that I think they should have came out of the gate with an OLED model, that I so desperately wanted at the time, if they release one now I will not buy it. Having owned the S2 since launch, there is nothing I’ve played so far that makes me feel I need to throw hundreds of more dollars at Nintendo for an upgraded S2. I haven’t been impressed so far. If anything this is, as someone else stated, a different sku that has alternate color joycons, or a less expensive “lite” version to try to attract more buyers given the current state of the gaming industry.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (10th January)

BrokenCiv

I’m playing some more Civ 7. There’s a nasty little city state that’s been a thorn in my side for quite awhile now and despite my efforts to play nice with them they are still “hostile” so I think I’m finally just gonna wipe them off the map. They are about to find out the true power of FAFO.