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@Tchunga agree to disagree on that one. Gen 7 also introduced significantly more linear level design which was a big deal to me. I felt the story (like in any pokemon game) was nothing to write home about. And I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I don't think HMs are that big of a deal. It's just a move slot. In general, the cons outweighed the pros for me. First pokemon game i played that slightly disappointed me.

@Dilly-Mick No? Did I imply that you did? Sorry if I came off that way. I don't have any ill-will towards people enjoying the game.

@Dilly-Mick I never said it was bad. I'm just saying I've been burned too many times by guarantees that the new flashy pokemon game will be good. Will it? Very possibly. But I'm not going to trust anyone's opinion until hype has died down. I'll make my decision in a few weeks.

@Dilly-Mick have you seen the AAA gaming space in the last year? There's a pretty clear disconnect between popularity and even the objective components of quality. I'd even go as far as saying that if a game is too popular then its quality drops drastically. See: Battlefield 2042, FIFA, Cyberpunk 2077, Starwars Battlefront 2.

@Dilly-Mick Obviously it's popular. But we can't use popularity to determine its quality. If we did, then that means Pokemon has only ever gotten better since each new generation sells better than the last. But I don't feel that that is true, so I'll wait for the hype to die down. Even with how positive reviews have been, I've seen nothing that makes this look like a good open world game. Samey fields, sparse trees, and the only gameplay is sneaking and catching pokemon. Even so it looks like it could be fun for a while, but not more than 10 hours. Pokemon has always enjoyed zealot level hype for new releases. If that holds out into mid February with minimal complaints, then I'll be more inclined to believe it.

@Dilly-Mick Critics, certainly. But that is normal, they almost all love new pokemon games. Like I said, I'll wait for reviews from users a week or two from now when the hype has died down.

@Skunkfish were they 10/10 great? I personally felt like they were a downgrade from X/Y. I'd give them a 7/10 maybe. Still fun but with lots of problems.

While I generally respect NLife's reviews, I'd just like to point out they have strong bias with pokemon. Sun/Moon got a 10/10, Sword/Shield an 8/10. This game may be good, or it may be overhyped by initial reviews the same way previous games in the series were. I'll wait for people to finish the game and see user reviews before making a decision on this one.

I love the provided picture. Everyone looks so happy and then there's yoshi haha.

@JasonLee99
@Action51
Fair enough.
@Stargazer Exaggerations aside, I do expect a reviewer to give a game a chance. I will say, though, that if you don't enjoy a game in first hour or two then I doubt you would start liking it halfway through.

Why should the reviewer have to complete the game to determine whether they like it or not? If the game doesn't hook them then that's that. Like, I never beat the final boss of Sticker Star, but I doubt doing so would change my opinion of it. Sure, maybe the game has cool features further in, but if the game leading up to that isn't fun for you then what's the point?

Dank.

@MussakkuLaden I'm one of the fans you are referring to, and I think this article and your statement are misleading. I never loved the series because it was an RPG, I love it because it is Paper Mario. I like SPM just as much as the original because they had fun and unique stories, characters, and had fun gameplay to match it. If Sticker Star had been even remotely engaging I probably would've liked that one too. I could have looked past all of its flaws had I been invested in it, but I wasn't. The game has no character, it is very pretty, but it has no character. I made it all the way to the final stage of the final boss, ran out of stickers, then stopped playing. It wasn't even a rage quit, I just asked myself "Why am I even playing this?" I'm no game designer, and I won't pretend like I understand any of the fundamentals of game making, but if a player puts down the controller like that, especially when they love the series, that is a big problem.

Can we just talk about how terrifying the dex entry for bounsweet is? It tries to be nice and make things smell good but gets eaten for it, and nobody comes to help because they think its playing. I mean, jeez.

@Ralizah Oh I see it now.

@greengecko007 That is definitely the art for Half-Genie Hero. Watch'u talkin' 'bout?

Oh my God it's genius. How do you get people hyped for only a handful of games? Make them think you'll only show one, then when they get used to the idea show FIVE.

@Frank90 Do you know what a Nuzlocke is? It sounds like you're craving a Nuzlocke run. That's true Hard Mode.

Wasn't this the same excuse for Sticker Star having no story? Why do Japanese players have so much say in how western versions of games turn out?

I feel like maybe Intelligent Systems has two distinct groups of people for the PM titles: one group for art direction and the other for game design. Both are good, and art crew just keeps outdoing themselves. Game design crew thinks that they need to keep mixing things up to stay relevant. Why they think this I will never know; it isn't like the formula turned stale after two games. Heck even SPM was good but they just couldn't stop altering and gimmicking up the system and now we have... card flinging. Sigh @TheLastLugia is right though. We should wait till we have more solid info to pass judgement, but I'm not optimistic.

It looks really good, like the aesthetic is absolutely fantastic. Unfortunately the last time I said that about a Paper Mario title it ended up being really terrible. I'm excited but at the same time I feel like this is going to be too much like Sticker Star.

@MarinoKadame Autosave corruptions? I played the hell out of that game and never even heard of such a thing. Are you sure it wasn't just on your system or cartridge?

Haha the voice acting is even cheesier than in the first game and I'M SO EXCITED OH MY GOD!

I don't see why people want a unified system so badly. What benefit is there to that? I feel like concentrating and making a good one or the other will be superior to mashing them together for no reason. A unified system would be mediocre IMO.

My personal favorites were RIVE, Typoman, forma.8, and Freedom Planet. I think I'll probably get all four. Soul Axiom was definitely the worst of the bunch... but they've got six months, right?

Well I'm excited about Star Fox, Fire Emblem: Fates, and Xenoblade Chronicles X. I want to be excited about Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam, but after playing the slightly disappointing Dream Team and the abysmal Sticker Star, I just don't have any faith that this entry will be good.

Ummm... can we get a link to the probably fake script? Kinda messed up to tease us like that.

@linforcer There it is lol.

@DarkKirby God I love the true final boss in that game.

@DarthNocturnal Inb4 obligatory first half good second half bad comment.

@BulbasaurusRex It doesn't need to be marked with an M rating. Dear lord it's just a snake named Trowzer, it isn't like they put a penis in the game! To compare this to something like South Park is just asinine.

GASP!!! They named a snake TROWZER!? Oh my, now all the children will turn into horrible delinquents due to this abomination!

Honestly, get a hold of yourselves. If you think this is even remotely going to affect your kids then you have issues.

@TingLz Your little golden shield turned silver! Did you get downgraded?
On topic: I understand why everyone is complaining but at least they're acknowledging the problem.

That's a little far fetched, but I think he is on the right track with his thought process. I don't think that that is what the NX will be like, but I have no doubt it will be revolutionary.
@LavaTwilight It should also be argued that he was shoehorning in the QoL platform as well. He seems to think that all of these projects are going to materialize as a single entity, which is almost definitely not the case.

@Arthedain The challenges are single player. The actual costume rewards for beating them are for multiplayer.

Great! Now I just need to find the darn things and I'll be set!

Skull Kid?

TROLOLOLOLOLOLOLLOLOOLO!!!!!11!!!
EDIT: I'm proud to say I spotted the joke as soon as I read the title.

This is very entertaining.

@DarthNocturnal Yes it really is that good. It is far superior to 4 heroes in every way and doesn't suffer from those design flaws, though it does have one really big flaw of its own. I can't really say what it is without spoiling anything, but I can say that despite the second half of the game being practically ruined by it I still love the game to bits and wholeheartedly recommend it.

I was one of the backers and I got to play the preview build (alpha) of it last year. I can honestly say I would absolutely pay 20 bucks for this game after what I experienced. Controls are tight, visuals are impressive, and the gameplay is fun and VERY challenging.

I bought this and Majora's Mask on day one. I have yet to touch Majora's Mask. XD

Good gravy!

@minotaurgamer You're right to an extent... A bunch of indies prefer pixel art and all look somewhat similar. Some of them can still stand out though. Take Hover for example: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/midgarstudio/hover-revolt-of-gamers

Animal Gods looks like a crappy version of Hyper Light Drifter. The preview build of HLD is absolutely phenomenal, and this looks like a really cheap rip off.

Reads Mega Gallade in title Get rid of the frisbee gut. Get rid of the frisbee gut.
Get rid of the frisbee gut. Sees frilly looking Gallade... with a frisbee gut. Sighs

My lance will stab, stab stab! Stab, stab, stab! Stab, stab, stab! Then drill run it's rather pretty face

I've been dreading having to buy a CPP for Monster Hunter. Looks like I won't have to Now!

@TeeJay Because this is the internet, my friend. This is the place where fads come to burn in a blaze of super nova glory before being forgotten forever.

They ran out of Espurr plush.