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Re: Mythforce Developer Hit By Layoffs As Embracer Continues To Restructure

ChickenJoe

I can't even imagine justifying owning shares in a large company that does this to other, small companies. Maybe I'm the type of moron who actually cares what I invest in, and therefore make no major profit off it, but if I saw this type of behavior, I'd dump those stocks. Not only is it freakishly unethical vulture capitalism, it's just not good business, either.

Re: Bluey Makes Her Video Game Debut On Switch This November

ChickenJoe

@CaleBoi25 So, speaking as a former teacher, the deal with Bluey is that it's basically the logical evolution of Steve-era Blue's Clues, but instead of providing primarily linguistic development, Bluey provides emotional development. It's really good, even if you don't have kids, especially Season 2. Basically, the show is about what it means to show respect for feelings regardless of age, what happens if you don't, and how to fix it. The characters all being absolutely adorable, but also shockingly (for kid tv) realistic at times, makes it a very addictive watch. I'd rank it at or near early seasons of Stephen Universe in terms of how it portrays emotional development.

Re: A "Massive amiibo Restock" Is Reportedly On The Way

ChickenJoe

Ludicrous to me that Nintendo, a competitor with the likes of Disney in many ways, still has no decent toys — and the closest option are these overpriced things. For Zelda, in particular, these are actually better than the official action figures, which break way easier and look kind of goofy.

Just partner with things, Nintendo, like ya did with Lego. Hopefully cheaper gimmicks, but I'd take it over the almost-nothing or competing with scalpers for amiibo.

Re: LEGO Expands Its Mario Collection With Larry And Morton's Airships

ChickenJoe

@Daniel36 Bought them for my 6 yr old. Loved building them, but he quickly came to realize how little interaction they have with other Legos. Yknow... the entire point of Legos, to him.

2 yr old loves it, but ONLY the Mario figure. Which made me realize, why Lego? Why not just make an action figure that recognizes color out of his gooch? Because it works better with colorful wood building blocks than it does Lego.

Re: Activision CEO Made 'A Bad Judgement' In Not Supporting The Nintendo Switch More

ChickenJoe

@nocdaes nah bruh, Switch's online sucks, yes, but it's (1) intentional because Nintendo knows its audience has way more kids than others, so they're frustratingly but understandably way too cautious, and (2) Fortnite found a way around this. While Daycare-- I mean, Fortnite is far less complex and has a lower threshold than CoD, Epic was willing to find a way because they are aggressive when it comes to the competition, as opposed to Activision, which is mostly competing with its own stupidity.

Re: Random: Use A Portable Pot To Take Your Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Builds To The Next Level

ChickenJoe

@Phyzzi Whoa. Never heard that before. I just figured it was developing the idea of Souls, instead of bonfires that reset areas by choice, you don't control when areas reset. Not unconvinced that wasn't the idea, but you do make good points, it could be better.

And you're right, it is optimization — the Switch doesn't have enough ram, and a Bloodmoon wipes it, sorta.

Re: Soapbox: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Straight Up Fails In Just One Respect: Accessibility

ChickenJoe

@HeftyLaces Throw that around in any serious economics class, see how it goes. Getting the edge with miniscule numbers on competition, especially in ***** entertainment of all things, IS the game. These corporations spend millions in deciding what color their marketing campaigns will use.

Also. Who is complaining? The author here? Because a complaint is just a statement of personal dislike. This is a critique, with a proposed realistic solution. You're not being some devil's advocate, dude. You just sound flippant.

Re: LEGO 2K Drive Open To Crossovers With Other IP

ChickenJoe

@LikelySatan gamer dads, rise up

I'm so done with my kid's games falling prey to the worst mtx strategies imaginable, Lego is bad but not even the worst. I want my kid to have fun, not consider how best to navigate a digital casino.

Re: The Game Awards GOTY For 2022 Is Elden Ring By FromSoftware

ChickenJoe

Call me toxic, but I have never seen a person who disclaims Elden Ring in any way be anything other than... well... pretty toxic!

You are more likely to see bad behavior from ppl on reddit, discord pugs, and video services. That is true of everything on those platforms.

But, in-game and in chat spaces that don't incentivize bad behavior, I've gotten nothing but positive experiences from Elden Ring players. They've helped me understand the mechanics, build design, and even pvp has only had a handful of jerks. I've seen one confirmable cheater.

As for From, I don't always agree with their decisions, but, in comparison to other developers, I don't really see a difference. Every segment of the community — from tryhard guide users, hardmode fans, easymode fsns, ... ppl who don't even own the game — the company honestly just seems like it is told that it's wrong by everybody, and they got so big so fast they don't know how to manage their community engagement.

Re: Former Retro Studios Dev Reveals "Rejected" Wii Pitch Metroid Tactics

ChickenJoe

@SuntannedDuck2 Yeah, my fav subgenre of tactics are those with heroes. Not overpowered, but you have to thread the needle of overdepending on their abilities while also proving you understand the game mechanics by leveraging their abilities at the right moment. Ramza Beoulve comes to mind. Samus could make an interesting hero of this sort.

Re: Monster Hunter Rise Is No Longer A Nintendo Switch Console Exclusive

ChickenJoe

I'd go for it if cross-save, but the fact is the early game is such a slog. I bought it right when it came out and co-op, at least in my xp, died if you didn't keep up the pace.

The visual upgrades sound awesome, but I'd wait and see reviews before buying. Other games made for lower specs that get this treatment sometimes don't hold up, and Rise was built on Switch. It is arguably THE best AAA game on the platform in terms of visuals, rivaled by Bayonetta 3 and BotW and... that's pretty much it.

Re: Random: Sony Alleges That Microsoft Is Trying To Turn It Into Nintendo

ChickenJoe

@BLD Its not the worst strategy, long term, to keep a mobile and multi-console presence until such a time when Microsoft might open the door to their own mobile console as a bridge between console and PC. They could then capitalize on markets that already rely on all three formats, which is what Sony once sought after, roughly. Though this all assumes MS has the power to focus for more than a fiscal quarter.