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@OmnitronVariant Bad choice of words. What I meant to say was blatantly ripping off. Not the same as stealing, I know. My apologies. I'll amend my original statement.

Well, I wasn't on the side of Palworld, because they were blatantly ripping off stuff, but if true, this is taking things into a completely idiotic opposite kneejerk reaction from Nintendo.

Edited: Originally I said "blatantly stealing stuff", which is blatantly untrue.

@FlyingDunsparce You raise an excellent point. If one good game is in there and would have been sold seperately, score it as the rest being bonus. Unless the rest being there increases the price of the product, then it might be lower as well...

Anyways, I see others have continued the discussion in a lot of ways and right now I don't have the time to read all, but from the small parts I am reading, I seem to agree with most people here.

Anyways, I am unfortunately too busy to get into it, as much as I enjoy this kind of banter.

@FlyingDunsparce I feel like the score woud have been a 2 or 3 if the presentation wasn't good. So it sounds like a fair assessment. It's obviously the games being reviewed, and they gave some points for at least the presentation.

Had to watch a trailer to remember I played it. Vaguely remember it, but it looks like I probably rnjoyed it back in the day.

Both art is poor. I like the face but not the way the title looks on the US one, and the title is better on the EU one but othernthan that extremely bland.

So I will have to go US.

@seinfeldfanatic Everyone, dude. It's not like it's secret information what platforms the game releases on.

So you don't have to tell SE to F themselves based on platform availability. You can, however, be annoyed by the S2 game key cart or the fact that the bigger platforms have a higher cap on town buildings.

And before you go "says who?", it's in the other OT 0 article on this site, and undoubtedly elsewhere, if you just do a quick search on the internet.

@seinfeldfanatic No, also on S1, PS5, XB and others. They simply played the S2 version.

The difference in town size is a rather sad fact. Obviously we don't know enough of what the game will be to know whether double the buildings will mean double the fun or not, but still... Kinda sad.

I don't have the latest gen consoles, and I had my eyes set on the Switch 1 version, if I was going to buy it. Now, with this news, I may decide to forego it. OT1 was my absolute fave game of this past generation (even if I never managed to fully finish it), and OT2 was wonderful too. I liked 1 better, but still, it's a series that I really enjoyed, and I LOVE town building, but now I might decide to not even bother.

Not that I have any time for videogames these days anyways...

So I guess Nintendo still thinks the West only wants gory shooters and leave the JRPGs for the East, huh?

Are we back in the 90s? (Though that doesn't sound like a bad prospect)

A younger James Bond... as opposed to... what? The now 100 year old James Bond, since he was an adult in '60s and is still going strong...

No, I personally decided to subscribe to the theory that James Bond a Time Lord, except he doesn't have a time traveler device...

And nobody can convince me otherwise.

Voting on "Would I buy this going purely for box art?", which I did a lot back in the SNES days (including this game) and it has to be Europe. It is mysterious and screams that you will be in for a treat!

And people comment on how the EU art doesn't convey the game's vibe, and I will disagree. The only thing is the farmer feels like a silhouette of an older man. And sure, the game is more animé, but the box art doesn't detract from the vibe.

Sure, the others have the animé characters, but the farmland graphics are so boring.

Loved this game. Good memories.

@Picola-Wicola This is exactly the reason why I won't play this. 10 minutes just to get to the front door, an hour just to walk to the shed. It makes no sense and it makes me stressed.

Should I ever build a similar game (I won't, but... you know...) you can just select when you want to head into the next part of a day. Morning - Midday - Evening, take your sweet time on each.

In motion, this one actually doesn't even look that bad. Not that I'll get into it, but it doesn't look like it will be a bad game.

@Hoshiko If you were a kid right now, the sense of wonder wouldn't be there. Had this been released as is in the 90s, sure, it would have blown our collective minds. But these days? They don't care for graphics. My kids are only playing Roblox, even though I have a pretty extensive library of games. They don't care. Roblox is easier. Ugly as can be, but easier.

Been on my wishlist for a million years, but I also haven't played a single videogame in about as long... where do people find time these days? Feels like I blink and a week's gone by. Sad face.

Burnout 1 2 3 would be awesome. I also second Extreme G, loved that game.

@Regelion1 What? I think you greatly misinterpreted my statement, because I wasn't saying the game is bad, just that the person I responded to can like games others deem bad and dislike games others deem good. I didn't mean Starfield is a bad game, but if it was, people are still allowed to like it.

I probably could have worded it a little better, but that is what I meant.

@the_beaver Well, you are entitled to love objectively bad games and hate objectively good ones... so if you like it, that's perfectly valid. If you don't, same.

Still angry they never released another Mythologies game.

Not necessarily a He-Man fan, but this looks fun!!

@OorWullie Ooh a Thundercats game like this would be even better!!! Let's hope they will do one of those too.

Oops I chose KWAY when I meant to choose KWAH. Or maybe not.

I don't even care. I call it both.

The correct answer is "not NA".

It's just plain awful.

Also, the US one says:
Super Adventure
Island

Which makes NO sense whatsoever. Awful. Just awful.

@SuntannedDuck2 Okay, so blatantly copying and slightly altering character designs is not a rip-off, but blatantly copying gameplay design is? That is kind of what I am reading here.

Nobody would have batted an eye at that sheep monster if that was the only design they got inspired by. Nintendo doesn't hold the rights over cute animé looks, and a sheep is a sheep. The point is that almost every design was a slighlty altered copy, including the more recognizable amd unique ones.

And yes, I know that was not what the lawsuit is about. But the intent was for Nintendo to shut the game down, and the lawyers took the approach that they felt was best, and I guess they couldn't make the case strong enough going for the designs. I don't know.

But this reminds me of another hobby. Games Workshop completely altered their Warhammer game world when they basically killed off all of their "generic" fantasy factions and replaced them with more unique ones. They did so because they saw third parties making models for their game and they couldn't do anything about it, since they didn't own "generic elf" and "generic dwarf", so they had to make their own game more unique and trademarketable.

Kind of like that sheep. Doesn't explain to me how they couldn't go after the more blatant designs, but I guess there you have it.

But power to you for enjoying Palworld. I hardly played it so I am not bothered by the similarities, and Palland is cheaper so I am going to love playing that.

I kinda wanna buy it.

@Ooyah I find it funny that your avatar is about as colourful as the US EU Wario cover, but hey, everyone's taste is different.
^_^

Played it a bit a few years back. It was insanity. It was short, agonizing (for my char) and fun. But I was predisposed at the time. Might get it on Switch.

Please jist stop. The original Donkey Kong was a game. Taking Mario from that ibto the Mushroom Kingdom was probably a literal mushroom trip from the devs. Everything after that was just more "horizon expanding" substances to come up with the next game.

As much as I adore continuity a d would wish for it, autistic as I am, it doesn't exist. Not with Mario, not with Zelda, not with Donkey Kong.

I mean, if a giant lizard kidnapped a princess, I wouldn't partake in go karts, tennis, baseball, soccer or any other sports with said lizard.

That was one of the most amazing trailers I have ever seen. And I don't even play Fortnite.

Wow, they want feedback? Are they going to USE the feedback? Because that'll be a first.

I am not interested in this game though. I don't care for hack and slash and I loathe time travel things... except for Dr. Who, that is... so this game isn't for me.

More hyped for OT zero, but I must admit, haven't touched any game the past few months already... If only I had time...

@rvcolem1 @Norsaken - You are not wrong. I just mostly remember the fun videogame references and how good dumb the whole set-up with the exes was.

@Fazermint The band Scott Pilgrim plays in. Watch the movie. It's a fun movie.

@Tyranexx It's a pretty amazing park. And again, I find it quite baffling how not many people outside of the Netherlands know abaout it. I personally love how even the queues are part of many of the rides. The queue in the Flying Dutchman is basically an experience unto itself.

Anyhoo, enough hi-jacking this article.

@Tyranexx If you ever need any additional info down the line, @ me and I will help you out. Tell you which rides are worth it and which are less, stuff like that. It's funny how Efteling is kind of a hidden gem, because it's famous in our country.

@Tyranexx It is very much a fairy tale theme park. Quite a few things aren't even rides, just "experiences". Unfortunately they replaced my absolute fave, the haunted castle, and replaced it with something more action-packed, but I can't complain. Even most of the actual roller coasters have theme and background stories to them.

One piece of advice, make it at least a 2-day trip. The park is too big now for just one day. They also have a themed hotel and a bungalow park, but those are pretty expensive. Plenty hotels in the regiom though.

Oh, and there is a dedicated app that gives you directions and estimated wait times for all the rides. Prettty useful!

@Tyranexx You mention being a theme park fan. I have to ask, ever been to Efteling in the Netherlands? If not, you definitely should!!

How have I never heard of this gem before?

Anyways, US is better. Cool art and it conveys a fighting game. With the EU one, I'd expect a game like Populous, or Powermonger, or something... it's not a bad cover, it would pique my interest, but for the wrong genre.

@Ulysses You are not wrong. We've been mingling online quite a bit. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to necessarily bring out the best of people.

@Milk_ Not familiar, no, but that could very well be, a circling back to more blunt times.

I always thought Japan was the most polite and non-confrontational culture out there, but I guess I was wrong.

Come to think of it, their game shows are nothing BUT blunt... So I guess I was wrong?

@KociolekDoSyta I've noticed a definite shift in mentality there, from various sources. You can also see it in how developers speak now versus years ago.

They've become more direct, more aggresive and blunt too. They used to be way more polite.

Maybe there is a cultural shift going on.

@The_Nintend_Pedant He's also holding the weapon completely wrong and in the wrong hand and now I feel ashamed I voted US.

Don't know anything about the game but the forest background in the US one gives me magical vibes, so...

Edit: I do agree it looks knock-offish, especially Mickey...

Do not dislike the JP one, but the USEU one is pretty awesome!

It's been another tough week for mankind, more like. But yeah, sucks for the 100 staffers who are now without a job.

@Zakean Co sider it the next game I will be playing, if I ever end up playing anything at all ever again.

I simply do not have time for it anymore. I've got too many hobbies... and too little time.

@JohnnyMind Well, you've got a follower now! I am also starting up a channel but it's still a ways off.

I choose the dark one for a title such as Darkside Chronicles.

I really need to start giving these games a chance. My kids adore them, and they contiuously make fun of my favourite "ugly" games, which are pixelated all the same, so it must be something special.

Wow... I am not a huge ai hater, but this... this is just plain ridiculous.

I was semi excited for this game. Loved the original, though I never got far....

But not buying this.

@Pickettfury You can take shortcuts... I mean, I am no stranger to shortcuts, and I have asked ai to create some textures for me, but there is a difference between asking ai to upscale something and just drop the result into your game, or asking ai to upscale it and then fixing up the mistakes it made.

And I understand there will be plenty of people who will say those are the same thing, both are equally bad, and I understand their sentiment, but I can somewhat understand relying on ai to do the first part for you and then finishing up the rest, but this is just asking ai to do everything and use the half-baked result it gives as a final product.

This is just awful.

This is the absolute best version. Charged was a slow slog of a game compared to the fast gameplay of this one.

I played it to absolute death. Was actually thinking of starting up a small league with the kids the other day.

@Samalik Fair enough, the road towards most ai is paved with theft.

I still love the ideas I generate while using ChatGPT. I've had a lot of fun using it for my hobbies.

But yeah, should I use it for commercial gains, it's basically stealing from others. It's a deliberately grey area, I suppose. Not a lot of people give it much thought.

@VoidofLight I get what you are saying, but it's kind of the same as asking a farmer not to use machinery and rely on hoes to do his farming. Or a cook to produce his own vegetables and spices in his own garden.

AI, if used correctly, is a time saver. But like any tool, there is a proper and good way to use it, and bad ways. I use it as an idea generator and I am having fun with it. I am not using it to mass produce nonsense, trying to flog it for a quick buck. Designs are still me, I just ask AI to give me the ingredients I want to cook up something nice.

@Samalik Realistic textures are almost always made from photographing actual textures. That is then no less "cheating" or "stealing".

And no, most artist don't make everything from scratch. They can also take existing things and spin it into something new. Most do. Not a lot of art isn't derivative. AI can simply speed up some processes. And yes, you can also use it to cheat, but people catch onto that pretty quickly.

I was just reading an article over at Time Extension on NES cover artwork, were games like Contra had covers which were simply redrawings of Arnie and Sly and such. Heck, a tech looking panel from Streets of Rage was lifted from an Akira manga cover. Stuff like that happens all the time. Some of your fave music artists have probably sampled stuff. Well... maybe not metal bands if that's your thing, but it's not like they made their own fx pedals to get the sound they want.