MGS 2 is has aged better actually. Both Switch versions run perfecly despite the ***** fps talk.
@The90sWereBetter
That was the ps3HD version, the original ran at 30fps. Mgs2 was 60 fps on all platforms except Switch. Not that it would matter since they all play and run identically in terms of how it looks like when you play.
@Gaviin
It's obviously not open world despite this clickbait article. People just forgot the existence of the earlier trailer and jumped to ignorant conclusions based on one open desert area.
No one has still completed the game and it's been like 4 days. This is the most large platformer ever. I'm probably farther in than most people and all I can say it's a masterpiece leaving every other metroidvania and most other soulslikes in the dust.
I just spent my time reading old video game reviews and guess what? No one EVER talked about framerates unless it was a game crippling problem. The fact you spend so much time talking about a non- issue is embarrassing and dumb. The entire fps conversation has really gotten out of hand to the point it's almost insane.
It's just about the repairability not the quality of the controller which is top notch.
I'm sure many people make a bid deal out of it, though, as if you ever needed to repair these things. They last forever unless you're banging them with a hammer.
90% of the games still look like Switch 1 games. Just proves how useless the power increase for the consoles are these days. Same for PS5, the best looking game for the console is actually a PS4 game (RDR2).
What does it matter whether you control a plumber or an ape? Gameplay is most important in these games. If DK Bananza is good enough, it can be a replacement for a new Mario. Besides, it's nice to get a new 3D DK game after all these years.
How the hell is double dash so high. The game was so small with just a few tracks and the gameplay was bland. The graphics are dated. It makes me think it got the spot only for the co-op mode, and nostalgia. Most players seem to have rose tinted glasses on everytime someone mentions a gamecube game.
I would give Wind Waker 8.5/10. It's not as good as the 10/10 BotW and N64 outings, but better than Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword.
The Wind Waker has the weakest story out of all 3D Zeldas, though. There's just one epic scene in the whole game and even that's nowhere near the series peaks.
It's too bad the Switch 2 is so expensive, just like PS5 and Xbox series X. I don't have money to buy any of these consoles, so maybe I'll just wait for Prime 4 and buy it for the Switch 1. After that I'm done with gaming I suppose.
Xenoblade 3 DLC is nowhere near as good as the main game.
My list:
6. Xenoblade 2 DLC Torna
5. Xenoblade 2
4. Xenoblade 3 DLC Future Redeemed
3. Xenoblade X
2. Xenoblade Definitive Edition
1. Xenoblade 3
Xenoblade 2 is a trash game, imo. The character designs are awful and the story is boring with weak main cast and even weaker villains. Otherwise the series is pretty much perfect! Xenoblade 3 and 1 are my favorite rpgs of all time.
If you want to cancel fall damage in TotK just upgrade the glide set. Otherwise it wouldn't be good. The physics of the game exists in order to make the world believable.
Not interested. Metroid Prime was the best game on the console and we already have the Prime Remaster. In addition Pikmin 1 and 2 and Super Mario Sunshine were already released for the Switch.
The two interesting games would be Prime 2 and F- Zero X, but that's about it.
Cool. It really gives this vibe of being the next generation Metroid Prime.
@NeonPizza
I'm pretty sure this cover was created by an actual artist. I think this is a great style for a Metroid game, because it follows the pattern of the earlier covers.
@sketchturner
The best part of Turok 2 is its level design. Getting lost is the point. Complaining about it is like complaining about Super Metroid's level design.
The "framerate" thing in that one boss looks like it's intentional. There's a slowing effect when the boss crashes on the floor.
Did you guys seriously think a pixel art game such as this would cause the Switch lose framerates? If that were the case BotW, Witcher 3, Dark Souls and all the others would run like 2 frames per second. This is not Super Nintendo you know.
Link's part is just the intro. It's probably a bit longer than the Ganon fight. They wouldn't mess up the gameplay by making the player switch between Zelda and Link.
Gimmick for the sake of gimmick. Based on the intro, the story will be as barebones as it gets. Zelda go save Link from Ganon. The only difference is Link and Zelda switching places.
I can already predict the final battle. Ganon will also use echoes against Zelda. Wow, never saw that coming.
Then again, I don't really care about the top down games. Unless Yoshiaki Koizumi were to write them, but no. Nintendo's greatest writing talent has been forced to make Mario games for the rest of his life.
This is obviously not the next big Zelda game. The development time was like one year. It's just something for Zelda fans since the wait for the next main chapter will be long.
Personally I don't find the game appealing. Despite the fact EoW lends its whole look from Link's Awakening, I doubt this game will be nowhere near as engaging. I couldn't imagine a more boring way to start the game: Zelda is captured by Ganon the Cartoon Villain and Hero Link comes to save. The gimmick is Link falls in dark dimension and Zelda leads the show.
Compared to the mystical narrative of LA, the story here feels like a complete afterthought. Even the cover looks like a cheap photoshop job.
I just hope they don't make the puzzles too easy since there are many ways to solve them. Breaking the game is only fun when there are enough set limitations.
Developers have always been able to break their own games. Cheat engines and such are one example. Thing is, limitations have always existed for a good reason. A journey is not fun if you can just fly over the mountain (looking at TotK.) Same goes to building endless amounts of beds or boxes to climb up. This is not innovation. Aonuma is literally breaking the series, and he doesn't even realize it :/
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Re: Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment Trailer Sets Up The Imprisoning War
This version of Zelda has been milked to death. Even that BotW theme is just tiring now.
Re: Mini Review: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - Still Outstanding On Switch
MGS 2 is has aged better actually. Both Switch versions run perfecly despite the ***** fps talk.
@The90sWereBetter
That was the ps3HD version, the original ran at 30fps. Mgs2 was 60 fps on all platforms except Switch. Not that it would matter since they all play and run identically in terms of how it looks like when you play.
Re: Review: Yooka-Replaylee (Switch 2) - Feels Like The Game It Was Meant To Be, Finally
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Re: Opinion: Why Focus On Silksong's Difficulty When We Need To Talk About How Cute It is?
The game is only maddening if you don't go exploring to get stronger when getting stuck. Extra masks and new tools are a big thing in this game.
Re: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Finally Gets A Release Date, Open World Confirmed
@Gaviin
It's obviously not open world despite this clickbait article. People just forgot the existence of the earlier trailer and jumped to ignorant conclusions based on one open desert area.
Re: Hollow Knight: Silksong's Upcoming Patch Will Nerf The Difficulty In Certain Areas
Well I already beat those bosses. And no they won't ruin the game by making easy mode.
Re: The Best Nintendo Switch 2 Games
Silksong is the number 1 game at the moment for all consoles.
Re: First Impressions: Same But Different? - Our Initial Hours With Hollow Knight: Silksong
No one has still completed the game and it's been like 4 days. This is the most large platformer ever. I'm probably farther in than most people and all I can say it's a masterpiece leaving every other metroidvania and most other soulslikes in the dust.
Re: Review: Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 (Switch) - An Extensive But Imperfect Compilation Of Classics
I just spent my time reading old video game reviews and guess what? No one EVER talked about framerates unless it was a game crippling problem. The fact you spend so much time talking about a non- issue is embarrassing and dumb. The entire fps conversation has really gotten out of hand to the point it's almost insane.
Re: Hollow Knight: Silksong's Price Appears To Have Leaked
They could easily ask a full price, but if this is true hats off for the developers!
Also I'm buying all indie games as digital so I don't mind if the physical is more expensive.
Edit: One question, why are they only revealing US and UK prices? Ever heard this little currency called Euro?
Re: Rumour: Sony Is Gunning For The Switch 2 With A Handheld, Dockable PS6
It's way too early and ***** nonsensical for ps6. 99% of PS5 games look like PS4 games. So, what is PS6? A PS5?
Re: Japanese Charts: Switch 2 Storms Past 1.5 Million Units Sold
Poor trolls are devastated reading these numbers. All that trolling for nothing! How sad and pathetic.
Re: iFixit Performs A Full Teardown Of Nintendo's "P**s-Poor" Pro Controller
It's just about the repairability not the quality of the controller which is top notch.
I'm sure many people make a bid deal out of it, though, as if you ever needed to repair these things. They last forever unless you're banging them with a hammer.
Re: Review: Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition (Switch) - An Underrated Gem Transforms Into The Series' Best
@Gorlock
You have a bad taste. The Xenoblade series (mostly) beats the competition. My scores would be:
XC1: 9.5/10
XC2: 6/10
XC3: 10/10
XCX: Tba
Re: Nintendo Highlights Multiple Switch 2 And Switch Games Launching In July 2025
90% of the games still look like Switch 1 games. Just proves how useless the power increase for the consoles are these days. Same for PS5, the best looking game for the console is actually a PS4 game (RDR2).
Re: Former Nintendo Execs Fear We Might Be Waiting A While For A 3D Mario On Switch 2, Thanks To Donkey Kong
What does it matter whether you control a plumber or an ape? Gameplay is most important in these games. If DK Bananza is good enough, it can be a replacement for a new Mario. Besides, it's nice to get a new 3D DK game after all these years.
Re: Rumour: The Search For The Zelda Movie's Link & Zelda Has Begun, Apparently Seeking Actors 16-23
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Re: Red Dead Redemption 2's John Marston Teases "Exciting News" This Week
I'm sure the port will come since they released RDR1 for Switch, but this sounds like something bigger's going on.
Re: Best Mario Kart Games Of All Time
How the hell is double dash so high. The game was so small with just a few tracks and the gameplay was bland. The graphics are dated. It makes me think it got the spot only for the co-op mode, and nostalgia. Most players seem to have rose tinted glasses on everytime someone mentions a gamecube game.
Re: Review: The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GameCube) - A Timeless Treasure
I would give Wind Waker 8.5/10. It's not as good as the 10/10 BotW and N64 outings, but better than Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword.
The Wind Waker has the weakest story out of all 3D Zeldas, though. There's just one epic scene in the whole game and even that's nowhere near the series peaks.
Re: Review: The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition - The Best Way To Play, But 'Zelda Notes' Sucks
Read the opening paragraphs people ffs. That is not the score for the game, but for the upgrade value. Their original BotW score still stands.
At any rate what the hell is wrong with those screenshots? Why are they looking so blurry? Even my Switch 1 version looks better than that.
@Jeronan
The new pro controller is a lot better than the old one, though. The stick quality alone is best in the market.
Re: Early Impressions Of Pokémon Scarlet And Violet On Switch 2 Are Very Positive
I don't understand how they weren't able to make such a modest looking game work in the first place.
Re: Feature: Farewell, Nintendo Switch - It's Finally Time To Bid Our Old Friend 'Adieu'
It's too bad the Switch 2 is so expensive, just like PS5 and Xbox series X. I don't have money to buy any of these consoles, so maybe I'll just wait for Prime 4 and buy it for the Switch 1. After that I'm done with gaming I suppose.
Re: Review: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii)
No way it deserved the same score as BotW. SS is like 7.5/ 10.
Re: Grand Theft Auto 6 Has Been Delayed And Will Now Launch In May 2026
I doubt the Switch 2 can handle GTA VI. I'm pretty sure we'll get RDR2, though.
Re: Best Xenoblade Chronicles Games Of All Time
Xenoblade 3 DLC is nowhere near as good as the main game.
My list:
6. Xenoblade 2 DLC Torna
5. Xenoblade 2
4. Xenoblade 3 DLC Future Redeemed
3. Xenoblade X
2. Xenoblade Definitive Edition
1. Xenoblade 3
Xenoblade 2 is a trash game, imo. The character designs are awful and the story is boring with weak main cast and even weaker villains. Otherwise the series is pretty much perfect! Xenoblade 3 and 1 are my favorite rpgs of all time.
Re: Opinion: It's Time To Get Rid Of Fall Damage
If you want to cancel fall damage in TotK just upgrade the glide set. Otherwise it wouldn't be good. The physics of the game exists in order to make the world believable.
Re: Gallery: Fresh Mario Kart World Screenshots Give Us Our Closest Look Yet At The New Racers
The new racers are so cute! I'm gonna main the ladybug or that bat <3
Re: Here's Why Switch 2 Joy-Con And Pro Controllers Don't Have Analogue Triggers
They're right. How about all the analog defenders stop pretending you're playing nothing but racing games.
Re: Don't Worry, Duskbloods Will Be "Satisfying" For People Who Dislike PvP, Says Hidetaka Miyazaki
Why did they create a pvp game for Nintendo gamers? I could swear we're the least competitive audience.
Re: "Nothing's Perfect" - TOTK Might Still Struggle On Switch 2, If You're Building Crazy Mechs
@Spider-Kev
What exactly do you find ridiculous here? The fact these games run perfectly on Switch 2 as stated in this clickbait article?
Re: Elden Ring's Switch 2 Physical Version Seemingly Tarnished By 'Game-Key Card' Release
Who cares? It's the full game and not a cloud version. That's all that matters
Re: Gallery: Get A Closer Look At Mario Kart World In These Fresh Switch 2 Screenshots
@8bit-Man
Looks better than most "next gen" games to me.
Re: Gallery: Get A Closer Look At Mario Kart World In These Fresh Switch 2 Screenshots
@N00BiSH
Somehow the same people aren't whining about cartoons that look a lot worse than this game.
But yeah, it looks phenomenal and open world karting game is kind of revolutionary.
Re: Hands On: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond On Switch 2 Is Staggering
I'm just gonna buy the Switch 1 version and possibly upgrade it if I can ever afford to Switch 2.
@Gamer83
Where did you get the price tag?
Re: Hands On: Rock Surfing And Boulder Bashing - 'Donkey Kong Bananza' Is Brilliantly Bonkers
We've got Donkey Kong, Mario Kart and Metroid Prime 4 as release games and people are still whining all over the web.
Re: The Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller - All New Features Revealed
@ThatZeldaNerd
Switch pro controllers rarely ever had drifting
Re: Rumour: GameCube Revival Planned For Nintendo Switch Online
Not interested. Metroid Prime was the best game on the console and we already have the Prime Remaster. In addition Pikmin 1 and 2 and Super Mario Sunshine were already released for the Switch.
The two interesting games would be Prime 2 and F- Zero X, but that's about it.
Re: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond's Official Switch Box Art Is Absolutely Stunning
Cool. It really gives this vibe of being the next generation Metroid Prime.
@NeonPizza
I'm pretty sure this cover was created by an actual artist. I think this is a great style for a Metroid game, because it follows the pattern of the earlier covers.
Re: Turok Receives A New Update For Nintendo Switch, Here's What's Included
@sketchturner
The best part of Turok 2 is its level design. Getting lost is the point. Complaining about it is like complaining about Super Metroid's level design.
Re: Random: Zelda Fan-Project Turns 'Breath Of The Wild' Into Stunning Anime Opening
Typical non-fitting anime music
Re: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Confirmed For Switch, Launching 2025
@Dimjimmer
Metroid Prime games have always ran at 60fps so I'm not sure why you're doubting it.
Nintendo knows that only FPS and racing games need to run at 60fps, which is why Mario Kart, F- Zero and Metroid Prime games always reach that level.
Re: Review: Blasphemous 2 (Switch) - Bloody, Brutal, And Even More Brilliant Than Its Predecessor
The "framerate" thing in that one boss looks like it's intentional. There's a slowing effect when the boss crashes on the floor.
Did you guys seriously think a pixel art game such as this would cause the Switch lose framerates? If that were the case BotW, Witcher 3, Dark Souls and all the others would run like 2 frames per second. This is not Super Nintendo you know.
Re: Link Will Be Playable In Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom, According To New ESRB Rating
Link's part is just the intro. It's probably a bit longer than the Ganon fight. They wouldn't mess up the gameplay by making the player switch between Zelda and Link.
Re: Feature: 25 Things You Might Have Missed In The Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Reveal Trailer
I'm pretty sure the Guards of Hyrule cannot just throw their own princess in jail over some vague suspicion.
It's more likely some of the guards are possessed just like in a LttP
Re: Here's A Closer Look At The 'Echoes' In The New Zelda Game For Switch
Gimmick for the sake of gimmick. Based on the intro, the story will be as barebones as it gets. Zelda go save Link from Ganon. The only difference is Link and Zelda switching places.
I can already predict the final battle. Ganon will also use echoes against Zelda. Wow, never saw that coming.
Then again, I don't really care about the top down games. Unless Yoshiaki Koizumi were to write them, but no. Nintendo's greatest writing talent has been forced to make Mario games for the rest of his life.
Re: 'Starlair' Is The Super Metroid-Meets-Mario Maker Mash Up Of Our Dreams
Early access. Not interested.
Re: Feature: 54 Switch Ports We'd Love To See Before The Generation's Out
DARK SOULS 2! Pleeease it was a goddamn PS3 game, the Switch could easily run it.
Also Xenoblade XCX
Re: Poll: What's Your Switch Game Of The Year Of 2024 So Far?
Paper Mario is just a Gamecube remaster. I don't think it should count as a new game.
That being said my vote goes to SMT Vengeance.
Re: The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Estimated Switch File Size Revealed
This is obviously not the next big Zelda game. The development time was like one year. It's just something for Zelda fans since the wait for the next main chapter will be long.
Personally I don't find the game appealing. Despite the fact EoW lends its whole look from Link's Awakening, I doubt this game will be nowhere near as engaging. I couldn't imagine a more boring way to start the game: Zelda is captured by Ganon the Cartoon Villain and Hero Link comes to save. The gimmick is Link falls in dark dimension and Zelda leads the show.
Compared to the mystical narrative of LA, the story here feels like a complete afterthought. Even the cover looks like a cheap photoshop job.
I just hope they don't make the puzzles too easy since there are many ways to solve them. Breaking the game is only fun when there are enough set limitations.
Developers have always been able to break their own games. Cheat engines and such are one example. Thing is, limitations have always existed for a good reason. A journey is not fun if you can just fly over the mountain (looking at TotK.) Same goes to building endless amounts of beds or boxes to climb up. This is not innovation. Aonuma is literally breaking the series, and he doesn't even realize it :/