Erigen

I am not thrilled at all that the entire game is set within the city. Despite being "wild areas", they still look like city walkways and back alleys.

Feels like it's an excuse to keep the game's scale small.

@TomSupreme
Pretty much those two things.

If you plan to play as a male character, the "boob slider" isn't even relevant.

@TomSupreme
And the "boob slider" for the character customization that everyone is sick to the back teeth of pretending that it was ever a big deal.

I just LOVE the better character customization options. I can't wait to be over-confident and get destroyed by an enemy five levels above me.

Quick! More live-service games will save the day!

Please, oh please don't let Konami somehow mess up Suikoden I&II.

Yep, such a shame, but not unexpected after the last article about the company. Servers are expensive to run and maintain.

@HotGoomba
Zimbabwe dollars, you mean.

Those look awful.

One of my favorite memories of the game is when an NPC asks me to find an item they dropped in the vast wilderness. It was still fairly early in the game and I assumed it was a quick, easy mission. I track the item location and realize to my horror that it is in front of a pack of sleeping monsters that are 20 levels higher than me.

I did the ol' grab and dash and prayed they targeted my team mates rather than me.

Good times. (:

@seinfeldfanatic
Cause I already played it on WiiU and want to watch other people's first time playing through the story...

Can't wait to watch people play it for the first time and reach DUN-DUN-DUN chapter 5. 🤫

The minute it was announced, everyone already knew.

Phil Spencer: We are proud to announce the development of a brand new game in the Banjo-Kazooie series for the Nintendo Switch 2! Oh... I guess it'll be on the Xbox as well... maybe...

Wow, did not expect Civ 7 to have that big a percentage on Switch. The devs were surprised at how well Civ 6 sold on Switch and made sure that Civ 7 would be on the system as well.

Will definitely make plenty of people happy. Switch missed out on many Marvel and DC games, like Midnight Suns being announced for the system then canceled later on, due to hardware limitations.

By now, not many want it anymore.

Just save the money on Switch 2.

Speedrunner: It's not a glitch. It's a viable strat.

@Anti-Matter
You know, not everything revolves around your preference...

It's so big that you'd need a valid driver's license to purchase and use it.

It's pretty much the only thing they can do at this point. Knowing these Western triple A developers, they'll find a way to mess it all up for the dumbest of reasons.

@Vyacheslav333
Also, have you watched the Top 8 of this game during Frosty Faustings?

It was just as bad as the French Grand Finals of Dragon Ball Sparking Zero.

@Vyacheslav333
I'm glad someone else said it in a less nicer way.

The lack of a beta during development closed any chance for any constructive feedback. Leading many to simply criticize the game from only released gameplay videos, which the developer dismissed as people being hateful. Adding or lessening was that almost no FGC influencer or FGC personality gave no mention to the game leading up to the release, and when it did release, none of them bothered to review it.

Ignored by the FGC. Ignored here too.

Game just had too many things holding it back.

@ItsAlwaysSunnyyy
It's a very fine example of a PS2 action game. Back then the structure of the game is heavily compared to Legend of Zelda, especially since when Okami came out, Twilight Princess was the latest Zelda game where Link can transform into a wolf. Expect "dungeons", getting items or abilities to progress further, large bosses and plenty other side quests.

Good story that expands into something grander. A very Japanese setting with memorable characters. Tight gameplay with some parts of the game changing things up here and there. Amaterasu is cool as heck.

Course, there are a couple or so things that people may not like. If you already don't like the art style then don't bother. Camera control can be a bit stiff and difficult to look around. Certain parts of the story or a quest can be difficult to understand, leading to confusion on what to do or where to go next.

@Yosher
@Lord
There is actually a difference between The Japanese and Western Wii versions. The Western version uses Wiimote waggle to attack, but in the Japanese version the attack is the A button.

It's hardly mentioned or talked about. I only found out about it cause I was living in Japan at the time. Myself and an online friend who lived in the US were both playing our respective versions then we would talk about our experiences with the game. That version difference became known to both of us.

So, the Japanese Wii version is actually more faithful to the original.

Switch version is about to reach 1 million units sold in Japan alone.

It's almost as though you don't need live-service mechanics, 10-year development periods and 100 million dollar budgets to make a product that people will enjoy and gladly pay for.

I wanted to get Cho Aniki Collection just for the laughs, weirdness and history, but oh boy, is it over-priced for a nonsensical, fever-dream game.

@DwaynesGames
Some insider rumors have already said that a new 3D DK game is in the works. One that uses DK's redesign. Hopefully, it's true.

Switch sales not declining as much as I expected. With Switch 2 still being some time away, I guess it's not effecting people's purchasing decisions.

Sorry, Wukong. This chart ain't big enough for two monkey games.

I mean, Universal Studios owned hotels make sense.

Butters has good taste. I'm glad he didn't read the IGN review.

Also, Retsuko! ❤️

It's the highly-requested self-destruct button.

Minecraft Playstation Edition poking it's head out to say hello.

What about that awful Legend of Korra game?

Featuring Dante from Devil May Cry with new Funky mode.

Wait, what!? Pocket Bravery is releasing on March 20th?

I've been following that game since 2022. It already released on PC in 2023. Though a console release was promised, they have not announced a release date yet from any of their official accounts.

Just got it. Been keeping a close eye on it ever since I learned about it in 2023. Has the vibes and the atmosphere that ticks the right boxes for me.

I didn't know until I saw from the launch trailer that Retsuko was also a character in the game.

I am suddenly quite intrigued.

I love games, but not insane enough to screw over my life's priorities.

I'm ready for them to announce a remake of every single Resident Evil that has yet to be remade, including the Gamecube Resident Evil Remake.

Very unfortunate news from a studio that made two very solid games.

I think the problem was that both games are so vastly different from each other, that a fan of one game could not jump over to the other. Creating a fragmented fanbase that only liked one game.

@WheresWaveRace
They have the firm belief that the bigger and the more money they spend on a game, it'll return their investment by ten-fold. That and their ceaseless ambition to make their games live-service and expecting it'll generate enormous monthly revenue. To them, smaller games aren't worth it because what profit they will get is too miniscule for their liking.

I wish this will give Nintendo a clue that people are more than wanting for a new Donkey Kong game.

And bring back the Kremlings, damnit!

@fenlix
They did fund Psychonauts 2, but then also released it simultaneously on Playstation and PC because they knew better than to make it an Xbox exclusive.

Ori was an entirely new game and critically-lauded game that garnered it much attention to the indie scene and the general audience for Xbox.

Banjo is an old series, that many Xbox users never got to experience because of the N64 roots. A collect-a-thon platformer that some now consider an out-of-date genre. Even Rare Replay had little to no impact on demand for a new game from the Xbox crowd.

The circumstances between all three games are different. Microsoft does have it's kidcentric/casual audience, but that doesn't mean Banjo is what they are after.

The problem is that the series is beloved by Nintendo fans, but is owned by Microsoft who have their own consoles with a fanbase that couldn't care less about Banjo. The series is stuck in a weird middle-ground with almost no options.

Given Microsoft and Nintendo being quite friendly with each other. The best hope for the series is for Microsoft to make a new title aimed specifically at Nintendo players. Or actually collab with Nintendo or Playtonic Games for a new Banjo game.

You're telling me that the stock market closes during lunch, but remains open during brunch, afternoon tea, goûter, merienda, lanche...?

Outrageous!