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Happy to see it's been patched, but the launch version seemed like an absolute shame. I'll wait to see if they keep fixing the remaining issues before potentially buying it.

I loved RCT 1 & 2, the 3D episodes looked too horrendous for me to even get curious about the gameplay.

@MJF Nice to see that the game's publisher is an active member of Nintendo Life.

You can really tell how much thought went into this remaster and its perfectly smooth launch.

Haven't purchased a Pokemon game since 2017, this isn't likely to change anytime soon at this rate.

I buy 4–7 new games a year, but only end up playing 1.5–3. My backlog hurts.

@lumothesinner Thanks, but my point was about the ability or not for PS5 to output the 4K @120Hz that the Switch 2 cannot. If that is so I would definitely lean towards the PS5 version, but if even the PS5 version cannot run at 120Hz, I'll wait to see if the Switch 2 version can at least match the 4K @ stable 60 fps of the PS5 version.

What framerate and resolution is it now supposed to be running at on Switch 2?
I would hope for 4K @120Hz for this type of game, but I believe that even the PS5 doesn't offer 120Hz support.

All I noticed in the video, besides the deplorable price, is the extra aliasing on the Switch version. Big nope for me, but I didn't care for the originals either so, oh well.

Does it work at 120fps in both handheld and docked mode? (with a compatible TV)

• I don't want to buy the better version on the newer device if it's not a proper physical version.
• I don't want to buy the downgraded version on the older device.
• I don't care about the price, I just want the better version, in physical format.
  → Then I won't buy either. Simple as that.

How can you write a review on this technical upgrade without any mention of HDR being present or not is beyond me. I guess Digital Foundry is the place to go, as always.

Thanks but... no thanks.

I only have time to play 2–3 games a year (usually one big title and a couple of mid-sized ones), around 200–250 hours at best. Whether a game costs €50 or €100, or whether the system costs €300 or €600 — it really doesn’t matter to me. If I want it, I’ll buy it. When you have a hobby you truly enjoy and can afford it, you don’t overthink the price — within reason, of course.

And that, my friends, is why "art director" is a job and not a hobby.

Loved the first Blood Omen and its amazing intro. Never could get into the sequels and their horrendous blue-greenish color palette and boring atmosphere. Gonna pass.

Long-time fan of the IP but I'll pass, with regret.
Unfortunately, I saw it coming from a distance. A public playtest of ill omen took place only a few months ago: the first impressions were not very encouraging and there was no chance of them fixing it enough without delaying the game, which they did not (Microids I guess...).
Many good intentions, matched by the number of design errors. An overall feeling of misunderstanding of what it means to “modernize a game”: they removed elements with strong potential for innovation (e.g.: the mood system could have been used a la Majora's Mask) and failed to solve certain problems dating back to the time (e.g.: catastrophic jumps).

I cancelled my pre-orders yesterday (Switch and PS5 due to lack of info on version performance).

@CurryPowderKeg79 Snap, I think in this specific case I would rather wait 6 months for a physical release including the patches the game seems to need :/

Can we expect a physical copy?

@Medic_alert Apologies, I misread "last gen consoles" as "latest consoles".

@Medic_alert What do you mean? I just finished Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition on PS5, which contains the base game + the DLC.

@JohnnyMind Do you play 2.5 minutes of each of these game every day?

@SillyG Any iOS device released since iPhone 7 is more powerful than a Switch. And every year, more new iPhones are sold (~200M/year) than Switch were sold over 7 years (~140M in total).
Add to this the compatibility with the very capable ARM Macs and iPads... That's a huge gap in sheer market size.
It makes a lot of sense to prioritize more capable chips vs. trying another "impossible port" to Switch of an aging game they already released a “cloud” version of last year.

I played them all.

Loved Fallout 1 and 2, then New Vegas was a miracle between the horrendous 3 and 4 which I'd rather forget about. (Tactics also was exciting at the time, not sure it aged well though.)

The Xenoverse games are exactly the type of thing I thought I wanted when I was a kid, always looking to get more of the stuff I loved, no matter the quality. Good thing I grew up. This thing looks as horrendous, tawdry and exhausting as everything that came after DBZ.

Sonic movies: 6 days of filming, 600 days of post-production.

Another ranking nonsense.
Top three should be Song of Storm, Song of Time and the Bolero. Because I said so.

I wanted to play this game so bad when it released, but the reports on poor performance from the Switch version deterred me from going through and the hype went down.
I heard it didn't get solved, so perhaps I'll get it on Steam Deck someday...

Thanks but not thanks.

If this "ranking" took playability into account, Goldeneye would be much further in the list. It's properly unplayable with the Switch controls, and I can't bring myself to pay the N64 controller for Switch just for this.

How about an update to make Goldeneye actually playable without having to buy the Switch-compatible N64 pad?

I purchased the Megaman X Legacy Collection on Switch on day one and stopped playing it after less than an hour due to very poor performance on the very first level of Megaman X.
I don't remember if it had input lag as some comments mention, but it did have huge drops in frame rate. If they can't even do the first level right...

Any idea on what he actually worked on since the NES/SNES era?

Currently playing it on Switch. I want to love the game because of its charming visuals and thrilling storyline, but the performance on this version is so bad it's making it difficult at times.
Plus, I just lost 30 minutes of playing time due to a game-breaking bug on Day 77 that has been around since 2016 (5 years!) and still isn't fixed despite being mentioned hundreds or thousands of time online.
Given the success of this game, it's a shame the developers and Nintendo allowed such a broken game to be released on the eShop.

2006–2016 was the decade where Nintendo completely lost me with bland games on gimmicky hardware. Bought my heart back entirely with the Switch.

@FoxMcCloud Thanks! Picking it up

@FoxMcCloud Thanks your reply. It's not that obvious though: some DOOM 1&2 ports were disappointing until patches saved them (Digital Foundry made a great video about that). How colors render, which format they used for the soundtrack, is the framerate consistent... these are valid questions.
As for the rest... surely the Duke remains the Duke, yes

Hi, do you plan on posting a review of the Duke Nukem 3D 20th Anniversary port on Switch?
It's on sale only this week and I'd like to know if this port is worth it.

@Turrican280 Still unsure: when looking at the Switch screenshots in this article, I'm afraid this seems like a lot of interface and details for a 6.2” screen.
I own an iPad Pro 9.7” and will likely switch for the new 11” Pro model this year, so I'm really thinking it will likely be more comfortable... at least visually. Gameplay-wise is, a few years ago I played X-COM on iPad: the tablet got really hot after some time, and it was really tiresome for my hand to move around the screen given the many actions the game required. TBS could pose the same issues, although visually it looks more appealing, notwithstanding the absence of the 3rd episode on iOS.

@Turrican280 Thanks for your reply! Too bad for the third episode indeed, I didn't know they simply don't have any plans on porting it to iOS, I guess that's due to Apple's fee but that's disappointing anyway.

Hi @Turrican280 I'm hesitating between the iPad (larger screen, touch control) and the Switch version, which one would you recommend?

Damn, I was hoping DOOM 1 and 2 would be back on sale. Missed the great discount they applied ahead of the DOOM Eternal launch...

Even though there obviously are higher up financial reasons for this lack of enthusiasm from Nintendo towards e-sport, I entirely agree with Sakurai's statement: let games be games.
Gaming used to be so much more pleasant because this bs esport/influencer craze fueled by big publishers... The Polygon news feed is a sad abstract of what this leads to.

Eager to play it but I'll keep waiting for a potential physical release.

And to think they could have made the launch of their online service actually exciting with very little effort... How can they suck so much at marketing this offer.

I love the simplicity of the Switch UI. Now if they could make the eShop much (much) faster to load and smoother to explore... :-/

Anyone here giving the “Titan Quest” Switch port a try? Hoping to see a review here anytime soon.