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@IronMan30
You're plan is to buy BL4 on discount and then also never play it? That will teach 'em!

How different people can be.

In my opinion, this was the very best of all these D&D Games back then. A bit hard to get into it, but once you are, I thought I got the most Pen&Paper-Feeling I have ever had in a game. Plus the Story was really great (at least from the main game, I haven't played the expansions).

I always preferred this to Baldur's Gate (which I had played before) and of course Icewind Dale. I was really hoping for a Switch port, sadly this comes at a bad time right now (with me playing Cyberpunk and DK Bananza right now), but I will absolutely pick this one up along the road

@Highlar
That was one of my earliest games and I have such fond memories of it... seeing this coming to the Mega Drive Virtual Console really made my day

@valcoholic
You are wrong, the original Settlers Game had nothing to do with the board game, in fact the board game came out 2 years AFTER the first Settlers game.

And gameplaywise the two - the video game and the board game - have nothing in comparison. Just to clear that up.

I played every Settlers game (Yes, I am from Germany^^), and sadly this one started out as "going back to the roots" and ended in being.... something. I am courious about the reviews, but I have no hope that this game will be any good. All previews I have read were very bad and the fact that Ubisoft did not give away Review Codes until shortly before the launch of the game (today) seem to point in a bad direction...

39, always a Nintendo Fanboy.

Everyone: Write at Nintendo. They got 3 E-Mails over the last 3 Days from me, let them know they messed this one up. Let them know.
Maybe they will do something if they get a backlash.

@kingbk
Yes, it's always cheaper to steal things. All Stores are "stupid services" if you put it that way.

Just my Opinion, but: the game is boring as hell, from the beginning to the end. The Story is... well, there is a Story present, but I refuse to call it a "Story". I was not just disappointed by the game, I really had no fun playing it. And I love RPGs of every kind and color.
Honestly, I played through the whole game in hope of "getting" it at some point, but I did not. I simply can not recommend this game to anyone.

@johnvboy You, Sir, say exactly what I feel.

@IGN_Commenter
No, this game has nothing to do with FF:Tactics. If you are into Turn-Based Strategy, then FF:Tactics might be something for you, too, so a recommendation can be given - but there is no need to play it before Triangle Strategy

@Edu23XWiiU
Do not get me wrong - Doom DOES look fantastic! It's just that Crysis 2 looks sharper, overall, which is better for an FPS where you have to aim at higher distances every now and then - which, of course, does not apply to Doom as you are mostly close-combat in Doom.

@Edu23XWiiU
Doom is looking really good, but it's textures are bit blurry and it's a bit hard to see thing that are far away - not that you need that too much, as Doom needs you to always move towards enemies. That said, Crysis 2 (and what I heard, 3 as well) is really sharp, I have no problem of targeting enemies heads over greater distances, a thing that didn't work very good in games like Wolfenstein 2.

Doom is a really, really fast-paced action FPS, Crysis is more of slower FPS where you can decide if you go in all guns blazing or rather use your nano suite to do stealth action. Both games are really great, and the way the games play is very different from each other.

Honestly, I am playing Crysis 2 since yesterday and it is stunning. The visuals are clear, it runs smooth, looks amazing and I have discovered no frame rate issues so far, no matter how much was going on on the screen. This is for handheld and docked.
I have played Doom 2016, Doom Eternal and Wolfenstein 2 as well as Crysis 1, and I have to say: Crysis 2 is by far the best running and looking FPS on the Switch. I am amazed.

And of course it is a fun game - have played it back when it came out, and I love how this one get you through a a story rather than lets you run in wide areas where there is nothing to do. I liked the first one, but it was quite boring in the first half, imho.

Developers make profit (even if not directly) by gaining attention, so none of these "fan projects" is really profit-free... why not develop something original? Because it gains not as much attention?

@GrailUK They did.

@Magician Game already ran great before those patches. I bought it day 1 (I love the series) and was not dissapointed

Jeah well, one of those developers talking about how ultra cool their prototype or idea was... we won't find out, will we? Nintendo showed in the past few years that hey are willing to try things out, with Mario and Rabbids and now Metroid 5 by Mercury Steam, so I guess this prototype was not as fun as it sounds....

@Zuljaras
Is it an epic journey? I recently played Dragon's Dogma and was absolutely bored by the story and the whole gameplay. Maybe combat is okay, aber that alone did not do it for me.

So, why is Kingdoms of Amalur epic? Is the world good, are the many things to discover, are the (main and side-)stories good?

I do not care to which platforms a game comes, as long as I am able to play it on the platform I prefer - which is the switch.

This "exclusivity"-thing is important to console manufacturers, I understand that, but for us Players it is a bad thing in every way.

@FargusPelagius The Switch Port of Civ6 is absolutely great - normally I play those kind of games on PC, but I gave this one a chance and am not disappointed. The fact that you can play everywhere is great for such a time-consumer as Civ.

According to, hm, ALL gaming magazines this game is crap... but thanks for your effort anyway, dear editor!

I've played through this game twice - first on PC way back when it was released and then again now.

This game looks and plays absolutely fine on the switch. To be honest, I think this is the best looking FPS on the switch and there is absolutely no reason not to buy it if you want it.

Brilliant article, you speak my mind.

Another Splatfest? Wow, how did I miss this news?

@Kochambra On GOG you can find KotoR2 with a Community-Patch that not only fixes everything broken but also finished and added the Quests that should have been in there. Played it and it's awesome

@Kurt101 Thanks for telling! I nearly forgot (hoho) this game, but the demo was so great I think I'll get it now

@Skunkfish you have to learn a lot for this one. I played every part and still had to learn much, but you won't regret it. Still the best 4X series out there

@ShadowSmile you won't regret it!

@rex_rex Some time later.

@Mgene15 Yes, that's what this news and page is about. You got lost on your way through the World Wide Web?

Never has the first year for a console's been it's most successful, and so it will be with PS5 and the New XBOX. Nintendo can rule the next 1 or 2 years, if they deliver the right software... and I think they will.

People would do anything for 5 minutes of fame. Has always been like that.
I do not play Fortnite, but, personally, hate spoilers so IMHO it's good that leakers get what they deserve.

@SuperEndriu If this game sells good, Game Freak HAS done everything right.

It's like e.g. CoD - one can complain about many things with some series, but the fact that they still sell very good means that the developers have understood what most customers wanted.

Open World is good and all, but most games miss the most important thing: it must be fun to spend time in it.
Take Skyrim, e.g.: a really big, open world that looks amazing, but is filled with no real life. Most Quests are boring, there is nearly no person in it that I really care about (or remember) and the fighting is always the same. The game itself is fun to play, but it's nowhere near, let's say, Xenoblade 2.
So the "Biggest handcrafted open world of all time" is good and all, but if there is no life in it, it's just a pretty picture. And this absolutely looks lifeless - in my opinion.

It's okay, I've dropped support for Amazon Prime Video a while ago, so... ^^

To be honest - although I own a lot amiibos - I never thought of this as a cool feature. You could use them in the original Mario Bros. Style only and being that limited I think it's better to get rid of it totally. Won't miss it.

I love this game, played it for dozens of hours on PC and will surely get it for switch. This is real good Turn-Based-Strategy with real depth. It is not easy and you have to think a lot about every movement of your troops, but that's what this genre should be about, isn't it?

It was such a great game, once you got it - one of my most favorite games on Wii U. Storytelling and Gameplay was superb. I would buy a Switch Port Day One.

Really looking forward to this one, good 3D Platformers are are (hoho) to find these days.
And just to say: I only recently finished YookaLaylee and think it's great. As one who has played Banjoo an the likes back in the N64 days this game does a great job in bringing back the feels. I would rate it 85/100.

Sony has a limited Deal running where PS4 is 50,000 Yen cheaper and you'll get 2 Games for free (e.g. Spiderman). That explains the PS4 sales boost.

Nintendo is doing great! Didn't see Smash getting so big when it was first annonunced, still haven't bought it... but my resistance is fading...

A "free" Demo? Has anybody ever heard of a Demo to be paid for...?

SEGA Games are nothing for me because I once played a game by SEGA that was a mess... just to follow that logic

Why do you even feature this? This will be taken down by Nintendo or is scam... either way this is not worth an Article at all.

I loved the game, it was such a fresh tast of gaming - I also loved the Story, or how it was presented/told.
Would instantly buy it for Switch!