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Still gotta say, I always waited they would build an open world pokemon game. Never played any of the previous entries, but I'm hyped for S/V!

@KBuckley27
I'm pretty sure Pokemon fans play other games too. You know who really has low standards in gaming? People who play nothing but PC and playstation or xbox and think that Skyrim or Witcher 3 are good games. (that being said both games are on Switch too). Even though reality is they are very, very mediocre compared to the best japanese games from developers such as Nintendo, From Software and Monolith Soft.

Who cares about the tech nerd crap. I'm confident the game plays well just like every port I've tried. If it really was sub par quality the Switch version wouldn't have scored 94 on metacritic.

There are other rpg maker games out there that are just as good. I suppose To the Moon had the benefit of releasing early, since I haven't seen such games gaining similar popularity.

@inenai
You expect them to mix photorealistic textures with art style like this? Talk about tasteless.

I didn't like Inside either. A short game with a bare bone mechanics. Flashback for SNES was similar, yet more complete experience. I really don't even wanna try Limbo.

I say RE 0 should be higher. The visuals and atmosphere are on par with the 1 remake.

@WallyWest
What are you talking about Xenoblade 3 runs perfectly.

@mario-64
I'm avoiding cloud games personally.
Then again to answer your question nothing lasts forever. Some people may want to play the game through just once or twice.

They info of restocking physical copies and some people whine about not having physical copies sigh

The Switch keeps on hammering the competition which is already lying on the ground beaten to a pulp. I almost feel sorry for the ps5/ xboxwhatever owners.

@MagicMan
Yeah, I'm pretty sure you're right.

@Ironcore
I wasn't aware n64 was a hd console.
In other words wtf you're talking about. What you expect? A Pokemon game with photorealistic graphics? I don't see how the look of a game like this could be improved in any meaningful way. It looks good and it's still gonna look good 20 years after because cartoons don't get old. Unless you complain about the lack of detail in the visual look everytime you watch Simpsons from TV.

Perhaps the hands on build is not the same as the full version. I find it hard to believe Nintenfo would publish something that has severe technical problems.

So, not all everyone had problems with the performance? Does it mean the issue is overblown or affecting only some copies?

@BigE
Definitely get Minecraft I got it late too just a few months ago and I can say no other game allows such freedom. I can understand why it's the best selling game of all time.

Wtf that's a good amount of money from such an easy work.

Pokemon fans are almost as toxic as Zelda fans. Every new gen people say it's the worst gen.

As for me, Scarlet and Violet is the only Pokemon game I've ever been interested at.

@GrailUK
Soulslike games usually include

• cryptic story
• dark, gothic environments
• hard difficulty, especially in boss battles
• some sort of punishing death mechanic
• interconnected semi- open or open world, either 3d or 2d.

To be honest, I'm not sure if this counts as a real genre. From Software's Dark Souls and other such games are basically action rpgs. It's the finer details creating the "soulslike" experience.

I don't appreciate the copycats too much, though. There's a million ways to create an action rpg and staying original instead of trying to look just like Dark Souls.

The game was so perfect from start to finish, I really don't get all this dlc stuff. Does it really add anything meaningful to the game? It's just content for the sake of content. I'm gonna be skipping all priced dlc at least.

Why just one :S
I suppose Hyrule Field theme from OOT.
From the more recent games, that flute melody playing in the dramatic cutscenes of Xenoblade 3 (I'm guessing Monolith Soft counts as first party).

@Streetmeat
Yeah, but those two games are among all time best. AND we have Nintendo exclusives in addition.

He looks the same. Why is there no option to vote for the obvious.

Edit: I can see many people would prefer a Mario with no facial expressions and a high pitched voice. Talk about creepy and annoying at the same time, I'm glad these people are not responsible for the movie.

Also Mario's original popularity was not a thing because he was a Mickey Mouse voiced mascot without personality. People liked him because he was ORDINARY and relatable to everyman, a plumber from Brooklyn. It seems Nintendo has realized that and combined the best of both worlds.

No, he looks like Spongebob.
But for real, NO. He looks like Mario wtf

Captain Toad is probably a secondary main character with Luigi.

@aaronsullivan
Exactly my thoughts. Now this movie Mario looks just like he is in the games unless you nitpick about some irrelevant stuff, but I would be glad to see a serious redesign of the character for the next game. I'm kind of bored of the design they use.

It looks like Mario. This is getting ridiculous.

It seems the Switch is able to run ps4 games. We've had stuff like Doom Eternal, Nier Automata and dragon quest xi with just slightly worse image quality.

I think people have underrestimated the Switche's capabilities. All it requires is a bunch of good developers for good conversions.

With this and Persona 5 Royal coming, it's hard to deny the Switch is now the undisputed champion of (edit:) good games out of any system.

I think the Pikmin games are something Nintendo develops in their "spare time", unlike full time projects such as the next Mario or Zelda.

What happened to the great original stories? This game looks like it exists only because of smash bros.

Looks like Sonic is once again lost in somewhere he doesn't belong. The series is suffering from a true identity crisis.

I was kind of hoping for a double meaning. Then again, not sure how it should be pronounced.

@Banjo-
Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask are among my favorite games of all time as well. I would not add any other 3d Zelda to the list, though, except BotW.

As for that article, sure there are opinions. Try googleing "Ocarina of Time is overrated" and you get a million results...

It tends to happen more with better games for reasons. If you take some mediocre game with average score of 70 or something, people seem to complain less.

If reviews do not matter let's just start buying games with metascore of max 20. Suddenly the critics are right. Actually, I wouldn't trust any single reviewer either, but that's why the aggregators such as metacritic and open critic exist.

The only thing that has no value are user reviews, since randoms always score games as either 10 or 0 and it's possible to contribute a score without playing the game.

Real critics have experience all over the board which leads to better understanding and tastes + they have to play the games through instead of dropping them after 5 minutes.

Never played these games. Looks chaotic. Can someone tell me what is it exactly that makes 'em good?

I think the tears is really a double meaning.

As far as speculations go, only one thing is 100% certain. We are not gonna play as Ganondorf who somehow looks just like Link aiming to beat himself.

@Banjo-
OK let's accept the original Zelda is not a "proper" Zelda game either then. Actually, Zelda 2 can't be a proper Zelda either because its formula is completely alien to the rest of the series.

If Nintendo was still making Zelda games in the vein of Ocarina of Time, they wouldn't be much of competition to true open world games such as RDR 2 or Elden Ring. People would laugh the series off, not counting some fans of the old games.

To evoke sense of adventure has always been in the core of Zelda experience. I didn't awe the dungeons when I was playing OOT back in the day. The most awesome place was Hyrule Field. And BotW was almost all about that.

BotW and now TotK are simply evolving where the series was always meant to evolve.

Edit: And by the way, if you close your eyes from the vocal hater base from gaming sites and look at the facts, BotW is the best selling and second-best rated Zelda game ever.

The fact both meanings are correct makes it a perfect title.

Reminds me of Link's Awakening with its double meaning. And a Link to the Past. And Twilight Princess, in a way.

They've been doing this a long time.

@Pod
Yeah, that annoyed me. It's the same thing almost every time. Majora's Mask was first known as Ocarina of Time 2. Then Twilight Princess was Wind Waker 2. And Skyward Sword was Twilight Princess 2. Don't they ever learn?

@Banjo-
All the greatest games have their share of haters calling the favorites overrated. BotW is not an exception.

@Banjo-
You have a right to not like the game, but if Zelda had never went the open world route with all the new innovations, the series would no longer be able to compete with other AAA action adventure games.

BotW is one of the highest rated games of all time, like it or not. To me and many others it's the best game out there for now and probably until Tears of the Kingdom releases.

At least it's original design. Makes it more memorable.

@Banjo-
Zelda is a top series for Nintendo unlike Pikmin. You can't compare their development times.

That "lift" Link uses in the trailer is probably just a rock that has fallen from some floating island. Reversing time of that item allows him to ride up with it, then.

@Dinglehopper
They don't want to spoil too much or other developers start copying their ideas immediately.

I wouldn't worry too much about the fact that not much has been shown. I'm sure they have a lot of new tricks in their sleeve.

@Dinglehopper
You think they spent a longer time developing a DLC than any other Zelda game in history including BotW?

It's not gonna be the same. It's just impossible.

I hope they implement a new mechanic to force us use more than 1 weapon in the game. Maybe not weapon breaking again, but something alike that would not annoy anyone.

As for the title. Did Nintendo predict Queen Elizabeth's death? The timing on this one sounds like a really strange coincidence. Apparently Nintendo had the title in some reddit account a week ago.

P.S. Thank god no WW or TP. I'm tired of those games and their formulaic nature. I'm glad Nintendo gave Zelda series an open world rebirth so it can compete and beat other AAA games of today.

@BloodNinja
It's a different thing to critisize a game you've played compared to one that isn't even out yet.

Taking into account how big this game has to be, and not just by the size of the world but for all the new gameplay mechanics etc., the short trailers we've seen cannot be enough to conclude that the game is bad.

It's just common sense, since there is simply way too much we don't know about the game yet

@BloodNinja
I doubt you would critize Elden Ring. You're just as much From Software fanboy as the people you blame are Nintendo fans. Of course everyone always say something like "I'm not a fan I just enjoy that..." or something, but it's pretty much exactly the same thing.

Can't we just be happy there's so many good games on the market already and upcoming? As for me, I enjoy both Zelda and Soulsborne, although my inner Nintendo child prefers the former.

And I'm sure this next chapter won't disappoint.

Edit: I believe people get upset because you say this sequel which is not even out yet is a bad game. It's VERY unlikely. This is the biggest game Nintendo has ever made. And as stated before, we've barely seen anything.

@BloodNinja
Elden Ring reused assets as well. You might as well argue that all From Software games looks the same because they kind of do.
And when Zelda TotK releases, it will have been just as long in development if not longer.

We still haven't seen almost anything about this game, but since it's been longer in development than even BotW, it must be huge since the team doesn't need to create everything from scratch.