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I LOVE Miku games but this is dumb: why do they even render that stuff in the models in the first place?! Just make the whole area a black shadow or something, if you don't want the camera to see something, don't create the textures for it! Bang, done

But yeah, either way, a patch will do, just seems it could have been a non-issue

@Heavyarms55 big outlets getting 'paid off' is a myth. It simply does not happen

@RupeeClock 'more' surprising? Literally mentioned in the review.

Great review by the way. Torn as to whether I actually want this but it's going to the back of the wishlist, that's for sure

The ignorance in these comments is staggering. We made so much progress then sent all up in flames over the last decade.

Here's a message for you: you don't understand because it doesn't directly impact you. Grow up you privileged trolls.

You're the very same people who are consistently misogynistic and sexist. Just because Johnson and Trump validate your contemptible leanings doesn't mean you should mistake them for 'common sense'.

Some awesome looking books here. I own Scully's NES Encyclopedia and would heartily reccomend to anyone with even a passing interest. Meticulously researched and full of his hilariously dry humour

Great game. Own it on Vita, would totally double dip for live action after adoring Shibuya Scramble last year

@FTPinkRabbit frame rate isn't tied to speed, it's about fluidity.

When it comes to FPS having the extra frames is a big deal when aiming in particular, you effectively miss the image inbetween the image.

Creepachu...

I'll leave

@JasmineDragon I really don't think that's it at all. It's all in the why that's a thing in the first place

Haha love how concerned with society's perception everyone is. Y'all grow up, those shoes are awesome.

The price though? Not a chance.

Toxic masculinity is literally pouring out of this comments section.

They could solve this with a simple, thin, recyclable card sleeve placed in the same position.

This story = non-canon

Fantastic news. P5 was my GOTY on release and I couldn't be happier.

Absolute no-brainer to get P5 on Switch, there's not way that's not happening. It's scaleable - ran on PS3 just fine.

Yes! Represent, my man. I LOVE this game and my god is the plot is immense once you work out the secrets

I see the point but it's about choice for me. I think there's an element of this capitalist mess we live in that dictates many people's drive for 'things' (if not all of it) but honestly, this is a much wider and more difficult subject to analyse.

The supply and demand of new and more games does nothing but stimulate growth in the industry - granted it may push some publishers to push their employees the wrong way (looking at you, Telltale) and that's another topic that requires attention, but we're talking on the whole here.

Are you suggesting the boatload of indie games I've got on the Switch that I've yet to get to playing are wasted or that I should have waited?

I've seen something I've heard good things about, got a good deal or want to support the dev if the idea looks original and I think I'll enjoy it. I fail to see how this is a bad thing unless it was obsessive and damaging to your day-to-day life (as in spending problems, but again, shopping addiction is very real and being heavily researched - nothing to do with gaming in particular).

My opinion, irrespective of the above, is that giving myself a range of games to all any mood to be catered for is extremely important to me and let's me get away from the old days of having spent too many hours on the odd awful game just to justify its existence. It means I will never have to force myself to play something I'm not in the mood for or, conversely, always have that opportunity to say 'let's try something random'.

I don't believe everyone will want to delve into every nook and cranny of every game they play - that doesn't mean they haven't found personal value or enjoyment out of it (I happen to be the type that plays each game to completion and on occasion to 100% but that's just me).

As for looking forward to new releases? I don't think that's stopping people playing anything - surely they're separate? If I'm reading up on Smash, I'm not doing it instead of finishing Hollow Knight.

That's not to say the above reflects the point of your article perfectly, nor does it suggest the view's not valid but I can't relate to parts of it personally at all. I definitely support us all just randomly agreeing to take a minute and crack open an untouched game on the shelf- sounds fun. Also relate to the handheld tendency to 'stick with it' more often.

I've got an idea for you, actually @Damo - let's have Nintendo Life poll where you basically say all of us who vote 'yes' are agreeing that, irrespective of plans, next weekend we will all grab a random game we own from the backlog and just PLAY it with that 16-bit era 'I only own one game to I'm going to play it!' mentality. Think that could be a really fun idea. What do you rek? Sounds like your kind of bag!

Or Glen, naturally but I don't know your handle off the top of my head haha.

Who cares about finishing the series when none of the people who were fired are getting any sort of redundancy pay!

@Dalarrun I have a policy of blocking anyone who uses 'SJW' as a non-ironic slur. Makes for a cleaner page!

Yamauchi was a typical Japanese business man and acted that way. If his team of geniuses had banded together without with, would it really have turned out a differently?

There's a sequel planned: 'English Women'.

Good God, I can't believe how daft everyone is on here 'nit picking' etc.

Look, it ain't exactly a dealbreaker and wouldn't stop me buying it for a second but it's simple: its a renowned quirk of MM and feels off without it.

Typical of commenters on here to be all over a subject that doesn't concern them just to say 'you shouldn't think like that'.

If Nintendo decided to remove Mario's moustache, you'd all be up in arms. Remember right-handed Link? Both those are less iconic than the MM jump through door.

Fix it, for god sake, fix it. Yes it is important and no it won't affect people who don't care.

It's like this: fix it, everyone is happy - don't fix it, big MM fans care, everyone else doesn't. Easy win, right? A toggle? Anything! It's just... wrong!

Essential/avoid/blank would suffice. I have come around to scoreless reviews, I think.

@Heavyarms55 the ignore button is an absolute treat, I find

Woo, now let's finish the special mission (2nd task is add 3 new friends)

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@EvilLucario I'm with you. You don't even need to master it to get by, just have to bother to pay attention to the mechanics a bit.

A lot of the complaints stem from people who aren't willing to spend the time or invest in the game properly - it's simply not the genre for you if that's case, not a flaw of the game.

Argh, can someone please ban the US politcal social media bots?

I get it's part of the topic but christ, it's any excuse to promote Trump (zzzz).

Wow, lot of ignorance about game development here today.

The solution, however, is on EA: outsource.

@fortius54 pretty much identical story to my own. Son plays on Xbox, always gathered it would be a solid game mechanically but the aesthetics and surrounding media image put me off a bit.

Grabbed it on Switch, had a blast in the few rounds I've played. As always, gameplay is king!

Shocking is a very apt term. Sheesh.

Oh and @ryancraddock I know you're being friendly and keeping the peace but seriously, don't feed the trolls, your writing tone is fine!

Gotta love that ignore button.

If it's minor aiming adjustments, no biggie. If it's full on turn 90 degrees on a train I will be cross.

Love that Sakurai making an appearance, dude is just plain cool.

I mean, I hate the paywall as much as the next person but it's pretty standard fare for fighting games...

Fascinating topic, very interesting read.

I would no doubt throw myself at every machine available, language barrier be damned! Just got to work out how to save enough money up to get my whole family there...

I wouldn't read too much in to Amazon.jp data as it's not their biggest game seller.

I don't doubt Labo will do better over there but it's a peculiar comparison.

@The_Mysteron I don't think it's very easy to miss the tone here, as such but your point stands.

Lots of people apparently missed the tone of the article. It was very much 'this is a scam, feel free to mock'.

@Nincompoop that's really closed minded. Half the damn audience for AC is adult. It's only creepy if you see it as creepy. I thought you making a wider point about women being under-represented, not blue for boys, pink for girls bs.

Are you suggesting women can't use power tools? I'm done.

@Nincompoop wouldn't it be fine for women to introduce any genre of game? I'd happy for 50 year old business man to introduce AC and 30 year old woman to introduce Doom.

@Nincompoop yeah, Japanese companies... I mean there's a huge gulf in the way society operates in that regard but I'm with you, the point still stands.

No excuse for EU/US directs though, especially given the Treehouse members they have regularly attending E3 etc.

My take on this is it will be likely sold as a new game but will reuse the engine,
repurpose assets to give a slightly different graphical vibe, do away with the UI, change (and not just add) to the roster etc. I mean people can call that a 'port ' but plenty of sequels work that way.

1, 2 and 3 were excellent. Love the pure arcade hi-score based system and mastering endless combos. Amazing soundtrack, but I think 99% of people can agree on that particular point. Unlocking low res skate vids was a delight.

Nothing has quite hit the mark for me since. 4 wasn't bad. Skate series was quite good but that's more of an arcadey game with sim elements, whereas THPS was just bat s**t crazy, doesn't feel like the same genre.

I also enjoyed how 2 was actually 'cool' and had a somewhat of a presence in pop culture.

I would LOVE more people to play TMS#FE. Probs wouldn't double dip without new content but that game is an absolute blast and it needs a bigger install base to be properly appreciated as it's super niche in its own right!

Weird argument about ports...

@Pizzapasta This community seems to get increasingly weird with regards to this seemingly compulsive tendency to make strong/blunt comments on things that don't interest them.

The pure ignorance of 'this doesn't interest me so who cares, do something else with your time' etc type comments shouldn't surprise me but seriously, it's way too frequent.

I'm not particularly interested on the topic on the whole but the article made for an interesting read. However, scroll down to the comments and it's a load of people moaning about the topic rather than giving an opinion on the contents of the article or the actual subject matter.

Might be interested if it's the censored version simply because I love VNs and the Fate series taught me never to write something off because it has h-scenes (seriously, I didn't play the Fate VN for years for that reason, under the assumption the plot would be mindless).

Would like to see Steins Gate on Switch released here. Would gladly triple dip for that.

I love nerdy touches like this, great stuff.

Oh and to the miserable dudes above, it was never meant for you, clearly.

Always enjoyed your work, you will be missed but that's a cool role you've landed! Hope you enjoy it!

Backed the game and tried my best to enjoy it but it was thoroughly clunky, sparse and unfortunately, worst of all, boring. I didn't try it again post-patch but I will try to go back in with an open mind.

For what it's worth DF and Gamexplain both really show just how much work has gone into making the Switch version but there's no way I will double dip.

@Elanczewski yup, just actually searched and read the same thing haha, ignore me

@Tetroy64 The games are being streamed to the Shield via GeForce Now in China, they're not native HD ports.

Edit: Sorry should say I don't know if they're native ports or not but there's nothing to suggest they are

Second edit: The above is apparently nonsense, ignore me.

@ricklongo smart stance and one I share.

@Jop holy crap, are you a necromancer? And erm, Splatoon 2 says hi