I’ve personally reached the end of my tether with character designs such as these, so I can understand the frustration.
The crazy thing for me is always how the design does not mesh at all with the personalities in play; from a story perspective it’s really jarring.
Something like Manuela on Fire Emblem gets no complains from me because of how her design ties to her personality, there’s clearly effort been shown there.
When a detective dresses like THIS; it just strikes me as lazy and taking advantage.
Obviously the response is to not play the game, and ignore it - review bombing is bad!
Sunless Sea is an absolute gem. Feels like a modern ‘text only’ game; visuals are there to accompany and boost the brilliant writing, gameplay is slightly performative but it’s absolutely worth slogging through to enjoy the world. Really unique, special piece of work.
I absolutely feel bad for them, but I can’t help but compare this to YouTubers who feel entitled to a livelihood on the platform.
I don’t think either platforms were designed to uphold people’s livelihoods and jobs, and it’s unfair to criticise them for not being able to do so - even if it does negatively affect you
@Menardi I don't think it's unnecessary at all: Far Cry 3 leaned into that obviously, and it's certainly something they could have veered away from to a greater degree
@CTmatic It's weird, I saw some really bad things about the game on switch. But there's been so many games that have been patched and fixed in post, it's probably worth a gamble on a sale?
I feel the same about Outer World's, I'll pick it up when cheap, and wait for the fix
@nimnio I do think there are elements of the game that are objectively ugly though - I genuinely don't think you'd find many people buying this game off the screenshots alone
@tekknik It's quite literally a game you can download and play for free. I'm sure you wouldn't criticise Warframe for not being able to play every frame from the start.
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@dew12333 because their hard work is being stolen??
Re: Atelier Ryza 2 DLC Will Include Recipes, Dungeons And - Yes - Swimsuits
It’s a nope from me then 🙄
Re: Random: Brie Larson Doesn't Want To Be The Clown Villager From Animal Crossing
@Bizaster Someone is scared of rich women 😬
Re: Video: 50 Video Game Secrets In Scott Pilgrim Vs The World On Nintendo Switch
@SalvorHardin Or Streets of Rage 4 if you just wanna skip ahead and play the best
Re: Top Hat Studios Issues Statement Regarding Demands To Censor Sense - A Cyberpunk Ghost Story
I’ve personally reached the end of my tether with character designs such as these, so I can understand the frustration.
The crazy thing for me is always how the design does not mesh at all with the personalities in play; from a story perspective it’s really jarring.
Something like Manuela on Fire Emblem gets no complains from me because of how her design ties to her personality, there’s clearly effort been shown there.
When a detective dresses like THIS; it just strikes me as lazy and taking advantage.
Obviously the response is to not play the game, and ignore it - review bombing is bad!
Re: Alba: A Wildlife Adventure, From The Team Who Made Monument Valley, Swoops Onto Switch Next Year
Alba gu brath!
Re: Community: 12 Switch Games We Missed, As Recommended By You
Sunless Sea is an absolute gem. Feels like a modern ‘text only’ game; visuals are there to accompany and boost the brilliant writing, gameplay is slightly performative but it’s absolutely worth slogging through to enjoy the world. Really unique, special piece of work.
Re: Nintendo Enlists Brie Larson And Awkwafina To Expand Switch's Reach This Christmas
She seems really fun. Big Star Wars nerd too!
Re: Hyper Light Drifter Dev Abylight Slams Twitter's 'Dangerous And Careless Attitude' After Surprise Ban
I absolutely feel bad for them, but I can’t help but compare this to YouTubers who feel entitled to a livelihood on the platform.
I don’t think either platforms were designed to uphold people’s livelihoods and jobs, and it’s unfair to criticise them for not being able to do so - even if it does negatively affect you
Just my opinion of course!
Re: Review: Sniper Elite 4 - The Nazi-Slaying Series' Best Entry Comes To Switch
@AwesomEli How so?
Re: Review: Sniper Elite 4 - The Nazi-Slaying Series' Best Entry Comes To Switch
@WingZeroSys Idiots whining about how other people spend their money lol
Re: Fittingly, Tropico 6 Has Just Launched On Nintendo Switch
Slay em NL, nice one boys
Re: Pikmin 3 Opening Week Physical Sales Were Worse On Switch Than Wii U (UK)
@Sissyrobyn996 Clearly not well enough?
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@okimoki That's my nostalgia zone! Inject it
Re: Review: Angry Video Game Nerd 1 & 2 Deluxe - A Double-Dose Of Accomplished Platforming Action
@Jakiboy Or he's good at what he does!
Re: Review: Green Hell - A Brutal And Rewarding Open-World Survival Sim
@Menardi I don't think it's unnecessary at all: Far Cry 3 leaned into that obviously, and it's certainly something they could have veered away from to a greater degree
Re: SNK Apologises For "Offensive Ad" Featuring Fatal Fury's Terry Bogard
@Steel76 And if they are upset that doesn't make them snowflakes.
Re: The Company Behind Control's Cloud Version Is Bringing More "Major" Titles To Switch
@BTB20 It genuinely showed up as 98GB for me! Had a heart attack, thanks for the update
Re: The Company Behind Control's Cloud Version Is Bringing More "Major" Titles To Switch
@Ricube Wait is it genuinely a mistake?
Re: SNK Apologises For "Offensive Ad" Featuring Fatal Fury's Terry Bogard
@Clyde_Radcliffe yeah I'm sure they just love being flagrantly objectified
Re: The Company Behind Control's Cloud Version Is Bringing More "Major" Titles To Switch
How do these games ACTUALLY work? I saw hitman has a 98GB download size, so that's an automatic nope for me
Re: SNK Apologises For "Offensive Ad" Featuring Fatal Fury's Terry Bogard
If you are defending this, just imagine being a woman - a fan of the franchise, and that's how they portray women to you, how would you feel?
Re: Review: Oceanhorn 2: Knights Of The Lost Realm - A Likeable But Ultimately Shallow Zelda Clone
@nessisonett it's no super hylide
Re: Review: GONNER2 - Another Way To Die In An Increasingly Crowded Genre
@nmanifold I need more sry
Re: Review: GONNER2 - Another Way To Die In An Increasingly Crowded Genre
Gimme more metroidvanias
Re: Hands On: Immortals: Fenyx Rising Could Be The Switch Adventure You Need This Holiday
Meekly happy about this
Re: Review: Crown Trick - A Refreshingly Slow-Paced, Turn-Based Rogue-Like Adventure
Brilliant piece of work
Re: Nintendo Gives Xenoblade Chronicles Some Love With 7-Minute Relaxation Video
Brilliant piece of work, smacks of that ingenuity you tend not to see from European RPGs
Re: Torchlight III Arrives On Switch Today, Here's The Launch Trailer
Is the actual game still technically on Early Access? Really want to give this a chance, but willing to wait
Re: Poll: Rate Your Favourite Wii Games
So bitter I never got to play Hunter Tri as a kid
Re: Chicken Police Is A Real Thing, And It's Bringing Buddy-Cop Noir Adventure To Switch
Hahahahahaah
Re: Review: ScourgeBringer - A Gripping, Tough-As-Nails Roguelite For Dead Cells Fans
Brilliant! Hopefully detract from the crushing disappointment of Cloudpunk!
Re: Nintendo Download: 15th October (Europe)
@CTmatic It's weird, I saw some really bad things about the game on switch. But there's been so many games that have been patched and fixed in post, it's probably worth a gamble on a sale?
I feel the same about Outer World's, I'll pick it up when cheap, and wait for the fix
Re: Nintendo Download: 15th October (Europe)
@CTmatic Shame Space Crew was the other one this week I was on the fence about
Re: Nintendo Download: 15th October (Europe)
Hoping cloudpunk is a banger
Re: Exclusive: Torchlight III Character Class Guide - Best Builds And Tips, Straight From The Devs
Easy purchase for me. Massive Torchlight fan, excited for more of the same!
Re: Gamer Girl Developer Removes Trailer And Marketing Materials Following Online Backlash
@JHDK get a grip boomer
Re: Activision Says It's Evaluating Additional Platforms For Crash Bandicoot 4
@HappyMaskedGuy u got a B+ for English didn't u
Re: Activision Says It's Evaluating Additional Platforms For Crash Bandicoot 4
@HappyMaskedGuy triggered at crash huh
Re: Random: Brie Larson Reveals Her Favourite Animal Crossing: New Horizons Villager
@PickledKong64 I care, sry
Re: Review: Infini - A Clever Spatial Puzzler That Looks Like No Other Game You've Played
@nimnio I do think there are elements of the game that are objectively ugly though - I genuinely don't think you'd find many people buying this game off the screenshots alone
Re: Review: Infini - A Clever Spatial Puzzler That Looks Like No Other Game You've Played
The game is free on the shop? Some kind of glitch?
Re: Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Gets Boss Revenge And Customisation Updates Today
@Zanzox it's quite explicitly a very good game wyd
Re: Respawn Says Apex Legends Looks "Really Good" And Runs "Very Well" On Switch
@tekknik It's quite literally a game you can download and play for free. I'm sure you wouldn't criticise Warframe for not being able to play every frame from the start.
Re: Respawn Says Apex Legends Looks "Really Good" And Runs "Very Well" On Switch
@psychoBrew ???? You can download and play Apex for free????? Are you high
Re: Respawn Says Apex Legends Looks "Really Good" And Runs "Very Well" On Switch
@psychoBrew Apex is free soooo
Re: Review: Adam's Venture: Origins - Uncharted For Switch? You've Got To Be Kidding
@russellohh This is reason enough to replay Skyrim, someone mentioned the game
Re: Bandai Namco Joins The Party With Its Very Own Amazon France Switch Listing
I'd kill for Dark Souls 2. My favourite game of all time.
Re: Review: Ion Fury - Hail To The Queen, The Old-School FPS Is Reborn
@durr respect women
Re: Review: Kitty Powers' Matchmaker - A Refreshingly Inclusive Dating Sim That Grows Stale Too Quickly
@HappyMaskedGuy You genuinely know people were scrolling down the site and saw the word in the headline and couldn't help themselves, sad stuff.