@bransby Same here, I would be interested in seeing what they offer for the reason of simplicity. As I've gotten older I enjoy ease of use over fidgety complicated systems more. Don't even care if it's the most powerful as long as it's easy to use and fun. I just want to play the games, nothing more. I'm currently down to two systems I actively support: Nintendo (physical) and Xbox (Gamepass). If MS can give me a quality portable system for Gamepass I'd be all in. My steamdeck is fine, but it's more a holdover from decades of PC gaming.
After all this time, it looks like we finally may meet face to fact this week-end. I hope I'm not disappointed, after all, I've heard some things recently.
@hel105 Thanks for the heads up, I've gone and checked it out on LRG and will get ordering this and Val. Chronicles 4, although that one seems expensive for what it is. Thanks again.
@Gatorclops
I highly doubt it's "more likely" as the current meme trending is "aint no party like a Diddy party"... considering it's probably the most popular meme right now, I'd be hard pressed to believe they are referencing a 25 year old song that is totally irrelevant in 2024. Even if it were, it's in bad taste at this moment in time given the current trending meme and its disgusting meaning.
Wow, I'm not sure I will ever look at a Nintendolife censor on comments the same again after reading this articles title. Looks like someone needs to do a little soul searching at the good ole NL.
@EarthboundBenjy Totally understand what you're saying, but for whatever odd reason it doesn't bother me and I don't really feel it. I'm very familiar with the games as I'm old and grew up on them as well as having them on the Genesis still today. Totally get using it for Phantasy Star 4, I think I solved it the first week it came out and loved every minute of it. One of my top 5 games on the Genesis.
I love compilations, have about 95% of what's listed above. I have to say because I know it takes a lot of heat, the Sega Genesis collection has always played good for me? I hear people and believe they are getting horrible lag, but honestly I don't? With that said, it's basically the list above that has made the Switch my number one console of all time. I love being able to relieve all the classics in both handheld and docked on one machine. It's a match made in heaven.
If only Switch had voice chat... I'd start my match with Justin with a very fast vocal Parry, Parry, Parry, Parry, Parry.... Just kidding I watch most of his videos, I love that he has so much fun while being so frustrated.
EA's love of Nintendo and their consoles shines brightly with their stellar support of their systems over the years. EA's commitment to Nintendo is exemplified in...Ok..umm....ugh.. I just can't do it... Sorry, it's just....ok..I'm lying.
First it's wonderful to see the crazy price of the PS3 adjusted for inflation as it's the system that got me over Sony. I remember the interview where it was basically said "yeah, we know we don't have any games at all, but we can sell your kid an expensive system even if it means mowing more lawns all summer, and they are going to love it because Sony". Second, man am I loving retro games more all the time.
Unfortunate that volume 1 was such a "meh" at best. Would have been nice to have a larger collection of Metal Gear done right. At this point even if they release a knock out compilation it's always going to have a crap 1-3 sitting next to it.
Yes, it really does need this feature. I have shelves of games begging to be played at better frame rates. Heck I might even go back and finish Monster Hunter Stories 2.
Being someone who has been waiting for SNK compilations for a long long time... I think I'm gonna pass on these, they look to be about the worst selection of games they could possibly come up with.
Yet another way humanity on a whole kinda sucks. I'm all for locking up the cards in a case and then walked to front of the stores like games and electronics are currently. Buying online, I just wouldn't do it.
I'm sure it's just that I'm old, but I remember installing this game and after going through what I remember as a ton of menu's I simply uninstalled it. Can't remember exactly why, but it just seemed like there was way too much going on for an arcade racing game.
Sounds great, I followed the link and put the book in my cart, got back: "There was a delay with your digital downloads. You will receive an email shortly with your download links You will also receive an email with download links for your digital purchases."
No U.S. physical edition and I'm going to have to pass unless it's on sale for $9.99 or less. I already have it on Steam and Xbox, so getting it would only be for the switch collection.
I have the DS Legend of Starfy, always thought it was a pretty fun game. Looks like I'll be signing back up for NSO if they keep up releases like this.
True story, when I was young in the 70's and 80's we bought games and played them almost always from beginning to end with very little issue. Did they have bugs, sure some did, but you almost always could find an easy enough way around them. I miss games where when you buy it, that's what it is.
Road Rash, Street Fighter, Sam. Sho, Way of the Warrior, Gex, Need for Speed, Immercenary, Return Fire, Wing Commander HotT and Shockwave ... can we just get a nice 3DO compilation to bring back the feels. I know they are all from diff. publishers and I know that Way of the Warrior was really bad, I still played it, and I'm proud of it.
I'm just glad it's not the mainline Marvel characters as if it were I'd have no interest. After over 40 years of collecting and 10's of thousands of dollars, I've completely given up on Marvel and DC. As it's not mainline super heroes, I'm now excited to see what they do.
I'm just going to say I really liked Cavill in the Witcher, even if the seasons went downhill pretty quickly. Just as with other roles in other movies and shows, he really made it his own, enough that I think anyone coming in after him is going to feel like a bit of a poser. I could be wrong and we'll see, but I do have to admit I'm not excited to find out.
@diowine While I don't really like to pre-order, I have learned to after many many games I have have tried to get are sold out at launch or near launch in my area. I now pre-order simply for peace of mind that I'm not going to be out driving around several towns or watching online for something to come back into stock. If you PO on Amazon they don't charge your card until it ships, just an FYI. Hope that helps.
@Bored_Cosmic_Horror If I remember correctly there are now issues with Cavil and WH40K. I think it was in disagreement to the lore not being respected.
Mark of the Wolves is one of my all time favorite fighting games. This one, I'm on the fence about as I don't really like all the special effects making so much screen noise you can't actually see the fighters and their moves. It just looks like they are punching each other with cans of confetti. I know I'm in the minority (or I think I am), but I just think fighting games are overdoing it with the laser light shows these days.
While I own a physical copy of the original game. I had to snatch it up physically again about 4 months back when I saw the Dead Cells Return to Castlevania Edition (includes 5 DLC's) clearanced out at Best Buy for $12.00.
Due to the train wreck of no real games on cart, full price for old games and all of the other issues, I'll be waiting until this is sub $20.00 digital before I jump in. With that said, I'm sure that means they have a while to get the bugs fixed that should have been done before launch.
Found the whole thing rather boring. Being a long time game player, back when all games didn't need to run at the speed of light or having strobing light effects for every action taken in the game, I just felt like what I saw was a lot of flashy graphics to hold the players attention. To me, it just makes a mess out of a screen when looking at it. Not that "I can't" keep up with the visuals, it's that I don't think they add to a game as much as the younger crowd does, and often cheapen or lesson the experience. I'm hoping in another 10 years we'll get back to just solid games. There are of course many, but not enough in today's market.
I know you can order it from Play-Asia now, but I'm holding out for a physical US release. By that time it should have a lot of the patches included I would expect.
@CANOEberry "Ken Kutaragi telling gamers to work harder for a PS3" - Being someone who has played and collected since Pong, this is the reason I skipped the PS3 until just recently when I got one for free. At the time I just couldn't believe the arrogance of that guy, I remember listening to him and had an immediate "nope"..... Thanks for that blast from the past.
I have a simple rule for digital / download code (physical games). I pay no more than $20.00 for a new release of a new game and no more than $10.00 for a re-release of an old game. I figure if I don't own it by it being digital, I'll pay up to the amount above for what it's worth to rent for a while. Keeps it easy.
As I've been saying for over 20 years now, the all digital future is going to suck.
One of my favorite games on PC. Would love a physical edition on switch and really don't want to fall for the buy it twice on the same system thing Nintendo has going on. I'm gonna try to hold out for a physical release, but if it hits the right price on sale, I just don't know if I'm strong enough to not buy digital.
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Re: MvC: Fighting Collection Shows Off Bonus Comic Included With Physical Version
@msvt It is supposed to, yes.
Re: Xbox Confirms It's Looking Into A Potential Handheld Device
@bransby Same here, I would be interested in seeing what they offer for the reason of simplicity. As I've gotten older I enjoy ease of use over fidgety complicated systems more. Don't even care if it's the most powerful as long as it's easy to use and fun. I just want to play the games, nothing more. I'm currently down to two systems I actively support: Nintendo (physical) and Xbox (Gamepass). If MS can give me a quality portable system for Gamepass I'd be all in. My steamdeck is fine, but it's more a holdover from decades of PC gaming.
Re: Metal Slug Tactics
After all this time, it looks like we finally may meet face to fact this week-end. I hope I'm not disappointed, after all, I've heard some things recently.
Re: Wizardry: Proving Grounds Of The Mad Overlord Receives 1.1 Update On Switch
@hel105 Thanks for the heads up, I've gone and checked it out on LRG and will get ordering this and Val. Chronicles 4, although that one seems expensive for what it is. Thanks again.
Re: Japanese Charts: Ain't No Party Like A Mario Party
@Gatorclops
I highly doubt it's "more likely" as the current meme trending is "aint no party like a Diddy party"... considering it's probably the most popular meme right now, I'd be hard pressed to believe they are referencing a 25 year old song that is totally irrelevant in 2024. Even if it were, it's in bad taste at this moment in time given the current trending meme and its disgusting meaning.
Re: Japanese Charts: Ain't No Party Like A Mario Party
@HotGoomba Remember this the next time you see someone's comment removed here for a difference in opinion to what some feel is acceptable or not.
Re: Japanese Charts: Ain't No Party Like A Mario Party
Wow, I'm not sure I will ever look at a Nintendolife censor on comments the same again after reading this articles title. Looks like someone needs to do a little soul searching at the good ole NL.
Re: Neo Geo Beat 'Em Up 'Vengeance Hunters' Brings The Fight To Switch Next Week
$20 hits my threshold of how much I'll pay for renting a game. Not sure this one has enough meat on the bones for that price.
Re: Best Nintendo Switch Collections And Compilation Games
@EarthboundBenjy Totally understand what you're saying, but for whatever odd reason it doesn't bother me and I don't really feel it. I'm very familiar with the games as I'm old and grew up on them as well as having them on the Genesis still today. Totally get using it for Phantasy Star 4, I think I solved it the first week it came out and loved every minute of it. One of my top 5 games on the Genesis.
Re: Sea Of Stars-Inspired RPG 'Forge Of The Fae' Looks And Sounds Stunning
Wow, that video was a banger. :/
Re: Best Nintendo Switch Collections And Compilation Games
I love compilations, have about 95% of what's listed above. I have to say because I know it takes a lot of heat, the Sega Genesis collection has always played good for me? I hear people and believe they are getting horrible lag, but honestly I don't? With that said, it's basically the list above that has made the Switch my number one console of all time. I love being able to relieve all the classics in both handheld and docked on one machine. It's a match made in heaven.
Re: Marvel Vs. Capcom Players Beware, Fighting Game Legend Justin Wong Is Crushing Online Opponents
If only Switch had voice chat... I'd start my match with Justin with a very fast vocal Parry, Parry, Parry, Parry, Parry.... Just kidding I watch most of his videos, I love that he has so much fun while being so frustrated.
Re: Wizardry: Proving Grounds Of The Mad Overlord Receives 1.1 Update On Switch
Not seeing a physical listed, gotta wait for a physical version before I can worry about updates.
Re: EA's Vince Zampella Praises Nintendo As He Teases The Next Battlefield
EA's love of Nintendo and their consoles shines brightly with their stellar support of their systems over the years. EA's commitment to Nintendo is exemplified in...Ok..umm....ugh.. I just can't do it... Sorry, it's just....ok..I'm lying.
Re: Soapbox: Sony's Insane PS5 Pro Price Highlights The Delicate Balance Nintendo Must Strike With 'Switch 2'
First it's wonderful to see the crazy price of the PS3 adjusted for inflation as it's the system that got me over Sony. I remember the interview where it was basically said "yeah, we know we don't have any games at all, but we can sell your kid an expensive system even if it means mowing more lawns all summer, and they are going to love it because Sony". Second, man am I loving retro games more all the time.
Re: Konami Doesn't Want To Rush Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2
Unfortunate that volume 1 was such a "meh" at best. Would have been nice to have a larger collection of Metal Gear done right. At this point even if they release a knock out compilation it's always going to have a crap 1-3 sitting next to it.
Re: Rumour: Switch "Successor" Will Be Backwards Compatible, It's Claimed
Yes, it really does need this feature. I have shelves of games begging to be played at better frame rates. Heck I might even go back and finish Monster Hunter Stories 2.
Re: SNK Announces ACA NEOGEO Selection Vol. 1 And Vol. 2 For Switch
@Dman10
Completely different game collections. The SNK Anniversary Collection was games made pre NEOGEO.
Re: SNK Announces ACA NEOGEO Selection Vol. 1 And Vol. 2 For Switch
Being someone who has been waiting for SNK compilations for a long long time... I think I'm gonna pass on these, they look to be about the worst selection of games they could possibly come up with.
Re: Blasphemous Dev Reveals New Tactical Stealth Adventure For Switch
Definitely on my watch list.
Re: Feature: The Company You Can Pay To X-Ray Unopened Pokémon Card Packs Speaks Out
Yet another way humanity on a whole kinda sucks. I'm all for locking up the cards in a case and then walked to front of the stores like games and electronics are currently. Buying online, I just wouldn't do it.
Re: Asphalt Legends Unite Free Expansion Launches On Switch This Month
I'm sure it's just that I'm old, but I remember installing this game and after going through what I remember as a ton of menu's I simply uninstalled it. Can't remember exactly why, but it just seemed like there was way too much going on for an arcade racing game.
Re: Unofficial Metroid Pixel Art eBook Is Free For A Very Limited Time
@hammerGalladeBro
Totally agree, but... that's what it was. I get about 950 down so my internet is crazy surpassing whatever was the issue.
Still no email either ..... Oh well.
Re: Unofficial Metroid Pixel Art eBook Is Free For A Very Limited Time
Sounds great, I followed the link and put the book in my cart, got back: "There was a delay with your digital downloads. You will receive an email shortly with your download links
You will also receive an email with download links for your digital purchases."
No email so far.
Re: Feature: Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Lands On Switch Today In A Port Two Years In The Making
No U.S. physical edition and I'm going to have to pass unless it's on sale for $9.99 or less. I already have it on Steam and Xbox, so getting it would only be for the switch collection.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's GBA Library With Three More Titles
I have the DS Legend of Starfy, always thought it was a pretty fun game. Looks like I'll be signing back up for NSO if they keep up releases like this.
Re: Taito Milestones 3 For Switch Locks In Japanese Release, Here Are The 10 Games Included
Again, a bit pricey for what you get. Sadly, I'll probably support their bad behavior by buying it.
Re: Video: Sakurai Explains The Need For Online Updates And Patches
True story, when I was young in the 70's and 80's we bought games and played them almost always from beginning to end with very little issue. Did they have bugs, sure some did, but you almost always could find an easy enough way around them. I miss games where when you buy it, that's what it is.
For better or for worse, I sure miss those days.
Re: Here's Your First Look At The Gex Trilogy For Nintendo Switch
Road Rash, Street Fighter, Sam. Sho, Way of the Warrior, Gex, Need for Speed, Immercenary, Return Fire, Wing Commander HotT and Shockwave ... can we just get a nice 3DO compilation to bring back the feels. I know they are all from diff. publishers and I know that Way of the Warrior was really bad, I still played it, and I'm proud of it.
Re: Metal Slug Tactics
Two years and counting.
Re: Feature: Spitfire Interactive Talks X-Men, XCOM, And "What Age Has To Say To Youth" In 'Capes'
I'm just glad it's not the mainline Marvel characters as if it were I'd have no interest. After over 40 years of collecting and 10's of thousands of dollars, I've completely given up on Marvel and DC. As it's not mainline super heroes, I'm now excited to see what they do.
Re: Netflix Reveals The First Official Look At Liam Hemsworth In 'The Witcher'
I'm just going to say I really liked Cavill in the Witcher, even if the seasons went downhill pretty quickly. Just as with other roles in other movies and shows, he really made it his own, enough that I think anyone coming in after him is going to feel like a bit of a poser. I could be wrong and we'll see, but I do have to admit I'm not excited to find out.
Re: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Online Pre-Orders Are Apparently Being Cancelled (US)
@diowine While I don't really like to pre-order, I have learned to after many many games I have have tried to get are sold out at launch or near launch in my area. I now pre-order simply for peace of mind that I'm not going to be out driving around several towns or watching online for something to come back into stock. If you PO on Amazon they don't charge your card until it ships, just an FYI.
Hope that helps.
Re: Digital Eclipse's Remake of 'Wizardry' Dungeon Crawls Onto Switch In May
Physical or it didn't happen.
Re: Fortnite's New Setting Lets You Hide "Confrontational Emotes"
@Ryu_Niiyama
I was going to post pretty much the same thing... but since you already have I'll just give you a nice little upvote.
Re: The Witcher's Netflix Series Announces "Fifth And Final Season"
@Bored_Cosmic_Horror If I remember correctly there are now issues with Cavil and WH40K. I think it was in disagreement to the lore not being respected.
Re: Fatal Fury: City Of The Wolves Looks Slick As Heck In New Character Trailer
Mark of the Wolves is one of my all time favorite fighting games. This one, I'm on the fence about as I don't really like all the special effects making so much screen noise you can't actually see the fighters and their moves. It just looks like they are punching each other with cans of confetti. I know I'm in the minority (or I think I am), but I just think fighting games are overdoing it with the laser light shows these days.
Re: Dead Cells Will Receive No New Content After Next Update, Confirms Devs
While I own a physical copy of the original game. I had to snatch it up physically again about 4 months back when I saw the Dead Cells Return to Castlevania Edition (includes 5 DLC's) clearanced out at Best Buy for $12.00.
Re: Players Need To Start "Feeling Comfortable" With Not Owning Games, Says Ubisoft Subs Boss
I'm ok with Ubisoft going all digital, makes one less company I would support.
Re: Konami Remastering 'Tokimeki Memorial' Dating Sim DS Trilogy For Switch
Konami and I are not on speaking terms after the MGS incident.
Re: Video: Zion Shares His Top Five Switch Games Of 2023
Thank you Locky, it's like you read my mind. I was interested and then saw video only..... nope, I'm good.
Re: Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection's Next Update Launches "Early" January 2024
Due to the train wreck of no real games on cart, full price for old games and all of the other issues, I'll be waiting until this is sub $20.00 digital before I jump in. With that said, I'm sure that means they have a while to get the bugs fixed that should have been done before launch.
Re: The Game Awards GOTY For 2023 Is Baldur's Gate 3
Found the whole thing rather boring. Being a long time game player, back when all games didn't need to run at the speed of light or having strobing light effects for every action taken in the game, I just felt like what I saw was a lot of flashy graphics to hold the players attention. To me, it just makes a mess out of a screen when looking at it. Not that "I can't" keep up with the visuals, it's that I don't think they add to a game as much as the younger crowd does, and often cheapen or lesson the experience. I'm hoping in another 10 years we'll get back to just solid games. There are of course many, but not enough in today's market.
Re: New Sea Of Stars Update Sails Onto Switch "Very Soon", Here Are The Full Patch Notes
I know you can order it from Play-Asia now, but I'm holding out for a physical US release. By that time it should have a lot of the patches included I would expect.
Re: Oh Dear, Contra: Operation Galuga's Physical Edition Is A Download Code In A Box
@CANOEberry "Ken Kutaragi telling gamers to work harder for a PS3" - Being someone who has played and collected since Pong, this is the reason I skipped the PS3 until just recently when I got one for free. At the time I just couldn't believe the arrogance of that guy, I remember listening to him and had an immediate "nope"..... Thanks for that blast from the past.
Re: Oh Dear, Contra: Operation Galuga's Physical Edition Is A Download Code In A Box
I have a simple rule for digital / download code (physical games). I pay no more than $20.00 for a new release of a new game and no more than $10.00 for a re-release of an old game. I figure if I don't own it by it being digital, I'll pay up to the amount above for what it's worth to rent for a while. Keeps it easy.
As I've been saying for over 20 years now, the all digital future is going to suck.
Re: Review: Company Of Heroes Collection (Switch) - Classic Strategy Soldiers On, Though The Missing Multiplayer Stings
One of my favorite games on PC. Would love a physical edition on switch and really don't want to fall for the buy it twice on the same system thing Nintendo has going on. I'm gonna try to hold out for a physical release, but if it hits the right price on sale, I just don't know if I'm strong enough to not buy digital.
Re: The House in Fata Morgana: Dreams of the Revenants Edition
What are the best visual novels on the switch?
Re: The King of Fighters XIII Global Match
Physical release date?
Re: Persona 5 Tactica
Kinda looking forward to this one as Metal Slug Tactics has disappeared.