CrazedCavalier

Knock out the haters with Xenoblade 2 and show something promising about FEWarriors. That's all I ask for here; Monster Hunter would be a bonus.

@RainbowGazelle @GravyThief 2014 was great and 2015 wasn't bad either. 2016 was the only disappointing one, and that was due to the lack of a presentation and their full internal focus on the NX/Switch.

@dsiebert812 Switch games cost more to physically release, so it makes sense.

@Tsurii Kojima and Sakurai were friends during college, I believe. They both have their trollish sides and put their all into their work. No need to go out of your way to criticize either of them.

Definitely look good enough quality for the size.

I really wish I could get FE/MH figures at a six-inch scale and a reasonable price.

Both Prime 3's 100% Ending and FF's post-credits scene show that they've got plans for the series' future, what with Slyux tailing Samus in the former and straight-up capturing a baby Metroid in the latter... .

Sylux is a character I want to see fleshed out. They're heavily implied to be a member of the Federation gone rogue (uses mostly experimental Federation tech, has human hands and basic physical features), and with they're general presence they'd be more fun to explore as characters and fight than the "comrade" hunters in Prime 3.

That, and we could get a new villain and a non-Samus Metroid rep in Smash.

Here's a more positive review from Destructoid: https://www.destructoid.com/review-nba-playgrounds-435177.phtml

Ah, it's the superior version as well.
Shame that I want to keep up my years long streak of never setting foot in a Gamestop. Maybe I can get an extra off a friend...

@thatguyEZ Awakening's localization was nearly as "bad"-- if not worse-- than Fates (8-4 is estimated to have re-wrote 1/3 of the game, on top of large helping of random changes to supports and references randomly thrown, re-writing entire characters-- something NOA never did --and making others more gimmicky through battle and proposal quotes-- stuff NOA did to a lesser extent but still got called out on). Skinship itself was highly controversial with the devs and was a forced compromise (the team was split between "full upper body groping" and "get this away from the game now") handed down from NOJ. It's become very obvious in recent years IS is almost as split as the fandom-- the only thing Nintendo has really done is show a bit more preference towards the old guard with toning down blatant sexualization.

I'm neutral on Fates' localization and don't really like Awakenings all that much. Path of Radiance cut the Maniac difficulty entirely while putting in a ton of ship tease between Ike and Elincia, and Radiant Dawn cut an entire alternate script used in the higher difficulties that fleshed out the antagonists. That stuff effects the overall gameplay and plot-- that's the stuff I don't like.
Besides, would you rather have parts of the game read like somebody fed them through google translate a la Persona 5 (there's actually various lines that do read like that-- people have put the original Japanese through it and proved as much)?
Really, I think people make way too much fuss over these things. Especially considering how freakin' hostile most get whenever I try to argue with them, and the pure hypocrisy of acting like Fates' was any better than Awakening in that department.

Oh, and I'll let you in on something: the Japanese fandom thought the localization drama was pretty stupid, with people who've played the Japanese version saying they like the skinship replacement more because the original was just tedious.

I felt that Fates had two games worth of gameplay to it overall, which is why I gladly bought the LE. I hope they don't pull something like that again (and the writing is awful-- took one spit-balled 1500 page draft for three parts and put it through half a dozen writers who've shown they can't do much of anything right with executive pressure to make it better than Awakening), but I supported it.

Anyways, it's 8-4 doing SoV-- meaning everybody will speak like they're written by Joss Whedon, character's battle quotes will go from plan and generic to annoyingly gimmicky, and out of place pop-culture references will abound.
But I'm not going to let it bother me much. The same way that even though I prefer dubs I've bought several games that are sub-only. Ever noticed how almost always it's the sub fans rioting over dub-only, saying how they won't buy the game, while a lack of a dub doesn't effect most people's purchasing decisions?

Is it wrong that I first read it as "Pokémon Trading Card Game's Guardian Russia Expansion Is Out In The UK Now"?

@thatguyEZ The DLC is overpriced fluff. Don't buy it, but don't let it effect the game itself-- all the stuff they're selling is just meant to break the game.

@Priceless_Spork I'm pointing out the innate flaws in your logic-- is Pokemon, by forcing you to buy other games in the series to get the "full experience", not incomplete?

@Krillin It pretty much single-handedly established the 3rd horse of the console scene after Sega bowed out, codifying the dual-stick control scheme and "two weapons only" deal for console shooters while having multiplayer that got people lugging their system link cables and Xboxs around to play with other people (XBL wasn't ready until mid-2002, and neither Bungie nor MS wanted to delay the game), as well as having expansive lore right out of the gate.

@aaronsullivan Ah. Probably.

...I thought they were already there? Seriously, I thought I read about this months ago elsewhere.
Anyways, all great games that effected the console landscape and had a notable pop-culture impact to them. Not sure who would argue against any one of them.

@Haru17 If you want to keep thinking it looks worse than a PS1 game, I'm not sure what to say to dissuade you.

@Priceless_Spork But there's hundreds of Pokemon off-limits in Sun and Moon (which basically require you to buy other games to access), and then there's Mythicals who are only available during brief, specific distribution periods. Pokemon games must be incomplete!!!

@Priceless_Spork If that's the way you think and the sheer presence of DLC or any add-on content keeps you from buying a game than the only recent games you play are low-profile indies.
I don't like the DLC-- and I'm not going to buy the DLC. In no way does it effect my opinion of the game itself.

@Haru17 ...You seriously just said it looks like an SNES game.
In what universe does this: http://www.capsulecomputers.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fire-emblem-echoes-screenshots-001.jpg
Look anything like this:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/be/FE%3B_Genealogy_of_the_Holy_War_screenshot.png
http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/childman369/imgs/0/6/06e067e9.png

What is with that art style?

@Priceless_Spork There are complete and incomplete games. With extra content, the complete game is not suddenly rendered incomplete. What is your logic?
The DLC is all fluff-- overpriced fluff that doesn't add much of anything. The game isn't any more complete with it or incomplete without it (if anything, most of it detracts from the game due to being designed to break it).

@Haru17 There's still a marked difference between them-- similar styles, but the SNES games were entirely sprite based with noticeably lower resolution on what was there. It seemed like you were going along the routes of "looks like a bad PS1 game".

Also, jeez that arrogance. So everybody who liked Color Splash is now an apologist? I remember when I didn't know that "apologist" was used as an insult more often than not.

@Haru17 "This is a 3DS game that looks like a SNES game most of the time."
...You're serious, aren't you?
And most people I've seen who gave Color Splash a chance came away from it pleased.

@PlywoodStick Pack 4 seems to be mostly prologue fluff-- the game itself doesn't need it to stand on its own legs (see: FFXII-2's DLC, where the True ending is only after you've bought everything).
All the DLC is just overpriced fluff.

@JaxonH Actually, the DLC either (a) has maps in the style of Gaiden (packs 1 and 2), (b) doesn't have any map content whatsoever (pack 3: the overclasses), or (c) reuses the maps from the main game (pack 4).
Pack 5 is bringing over the Cipher mascots and for the sake of putting as little effort into it as possible I foresee it going the Pack 1 and 2 route.

@Priceless_Spork ...I underestimate the sheer stupidity of some people.
The DLC has no effect on the base game. If you would've bought it before, then there's no reason not to do it now. Just don't get the DLC.
I'm not sure what's so hard for people to understand about this.

@Elpizo Because weebs were constantly harassing NOA on twitter about it. Can't really blame them if a bunch of people are cursing their name and sending death threats.

Reminds me of gaf's "#DitchTheSwitch".

Hey, no Shovel Knight.
Getting a bit sick of seeing him in virtually every single indie game.

@retro_player_22 Awakening needed to sell 250,000 units to "save the series". The previous game, New Mystery of the Emblem, sold 247,000 units and every internationally released game sold at least twice that much.
People need to quit overstating it.

@Yrreiht The game is fine. The DLC is stupidly overpriced, is all.

@MetalKingShield It was in the NES original; Gaiden set the template Awakening took after.
Though while we're at it, most games in the series don't allow you to grind-- they expect you to strategize.

Anyways, I said this in the forum thread and on SF, but this is bull.
I dislike grinding DLC by its very nature, but besides that Awakening's DLC was alright due to it just being fanservice and a few extra challenges. Fates' Hidden Truths is a big sticking point, but that criticism extends to the game's writing at large.

This has no excuse. Fates' DLC sold worse than Awakening's, so IS is content to just nickel and dime people.
It's $2 for a class. Just a class. No map, nothing else.
The prologue maps reuse maps from the main game instead of being anything new. (In addition, NME remade BSFE-- which basically served as prologue maps giving insight into certain groups of characters).

It's very disappointing that IS couldn't bring themselves to fix more of Gaiden's issues or at least provide a bigger package and are instead focusing on milking completionists and grind fanatics.

EDIT:
@NinChocolate We haven't seen any in-house Nintendo developers do this. IS is second part and retains some individuality.

@Yorumi Not this"Nintendo has overturned every statement" nonsense again.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Actually, based on comments from the last financial report, series director, and lead English VAs, Devil May Cry 5 is looking very likely.

@Tsurii I understood it the first time.
You underestimate how poor fanfiction can get.

@Kokusho That's Nintendo for you-- their childish, cartoony games generally have more serious implications/backstories and their darker, more serious games aren't afraid of having a sense of humor.

@Tsurii You greatly underestimate fanfiction.

Sun and Moon were moderately heavy on the Diamond and Pearl teases, and TPCI seems set on bucking what's expected (B2W2 instead of Grey, Gen VI only having XY and ORAS), so I could foresee them dropping a teaser about DP remakes (which would buck the "one remake per generation" trend, be a last hurrah for the 3DS, and out for the games' 10th anniversary internationally).

EDIT: @IceClimbers I've been thinking something like that...

130,000 launch week in Japan is about what I expected from SoV-- with digital it's probably closer to 150k. Awakening was about 240k and Fates was 260k (the difference being Awakening hung around longer).
EDIT: My numbers were way off.

@Drummertist They closest they've got to that are Nenderoids/Figmas, which are only for a select few franchises and characters and run for $30/$60.

@neufel ...I didn't see the final question in the article. Sorry.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE @neufel So you went to an article about a game to say you no longer play it.
And that accomplishes what, exactly?

They finally ditched Jason Adkins, though for the amount of characters he's been doing in it Greg Chun is showing a disappointing lack of vocal range.

Theme cafes like this tend to just be for the theme, and the food is just crap.

Man, that GBASP takes me back...

@G-Boy It's called a standard journalism practice. Look at a news paper or any notable media site and you'll see profanity be censored out like that.

Of course, in the era of Jim Sterling, Doug Walker, and other vitriolic loud-and-proud "critics" journalism practice goes mostly out the window.

@NicolausCamp Reminded of the time when Rachel Ray said she got inspiration from "cooking family and dog."

@FierceRagnar Codename STEAM failed because it was a niche, untested property that had anti-hype from its very announcement because it wasn't a 3DS Metroid game and people hated the artstyle.
Marketing may have helped, but it wouldn't have alleviated any of the other issues. Plenty of people were determined not to like it and it had a very limited scope and audience.

EDIT: Though looking through your comment history it seems like you possess an irrational hatred of Splatoon. Glad to see you're still as pathetic as you were on SF.

@Roam85 If Codename STEAM had been made and marketed as an Advance Wars spin-off, it would've been better received.

Saw somebody complete a single playthrough in 15 minutes.
Even for $5, that seems very short and lacking in substance.

I'm more interested in what the tablets in the unlockable dungeons say...

@rjejr Wish it was just the monsters and not the riders. They're nothing noteworthy; just vanilla PC #7482, edgy rival #6245, buffoonish comedic relief #6802, and mysterious female #5921.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE It's 4.5 years. And the Gamecube only lasted 5 years-- heck, the original Xbox only lasted 4 years.

The title should read "All the Mario Easter Eggs in Lego City: Undercover".

No @Yasume in sight... did we chase him off?

@DarthFoxMcCloud The game bombed in Japan and impressions have been mixed-- I am firmly convinced localizing the game will be a waste of time and resources.

@Yasume What do you get out of this? All you do is complain, act holier-than-thou, and go out of your way to insult people. Surely you have better things to do.

@DarthFoxMcCloud And I'm confused and disappointed by its announcement.

@rjejr The boxart has the amiibo logo:
http://68.media.tumblr.com/998f6cc9fd42f1f0dd4f4c58a38cba8c/tumblr_oobjo8m2bV1ruxn67o7_1280.jpg

Not a fan of the DLC, but the only add-on DLC I bought was the Challenge Pack in Awakening and I plan to keep it that way.

@DarthFoxMcCloud It bombed hard in Japan, and the people who imported it say it's pretty average.

@TossedLlama Protip: don't look at fbende's gallery.