This game was great, but the character development was sadly lacking. It did not compare at all to 13 Sentinels, which was absolutely incredible. The story was weak and just wasn't tight enough to fully make the whole package work. Even when you try a second playthrough, you kind of find yourself making the same teams and style. I'd be surprised if most players general set up weren't very similar to each other's... which defeats the point of the game...
Although Unicorn Overlord is definitely on my GOTY list for 2024, I would say that 13 Sentinels was BY FAR a better game. The story and game mechanics and story telling in that game was u like anything I've ever played. Get 13 Sentinels if you've never played it. Unicorn Overlord lacked in the story department and the lack of any DLC or a multi-player component made it a once and done game, when it could have been so much more....
Every new beat em up that comes out only goes to further my appreciation for Double Dragon Gaiden. That game, especially with the free DLC released, is honestly a 10/10 for me. Absolutely great game if you haven't tried it.
I get it if the AI is copying a voice exactly, but if they use AI to create a new voice, it only makes sense financially, no? I get it stinks if that's your job, but technology has consistently improved efficiencies in workplaces for decades... I see no difference. The marketplace will decide, through purchasing power, if AI voices cut it or not.
Played about 10mins of the demo to know this was not of any interest to me. Having to bumble through conversations and backtrack through dialogue trees is zero fun to me. Anyone wanting an incredible story experience with a visual novel gameplay, check out 13 Sentinels.
The negativity here is crazy to me. This Gane was an absolute BLAST to play through and it gave me a ton of hours per dollar! Very much worth it! The DLC's so far haven't been INCREDIBLE, but it's given me enough reason each time to load it back up, complete it, and be happy for more time with Dave and Bancho! This DLC actually looks very interesting and the Balatro inclusion is incredible! Keep this coming! Free DLC is never a bad thing! If you don't have the game already, I cannot recommend it enough!!!!
@Pokemish I just saw a post on YouTube for a full game playthrough and it lasted 1hr.... are you sure it's 7 hours?!?!?! First off, 7 hours is not short as you say... but 1 hour is. Please confirm!
This game definitely caught my eye and will be picking it up. I'm always hoping for a sequel to Jenny Leclue as well as Agent A (which are both great indie titles). Unique art styles and relaxed gameplay is always something I'm looking for!!!
I'm so surprised that everyone doesn't already have these controllers, this far into the life cycle of switch! I scooped them up immediately when released. They are just too cool. And I PRAY they will continue to work with the Switch2, which is almost guaranteed... right?... right?!?!?!?
Pre-ordered it immediately when announced. I competed in the Championships as a kid, so the nostalgia factor is too much for me to pass up. I also love the cartridge idea and look! I would have been disappointed if it cane with controllers like the Japanese version since I already own them!
It always shocks me anytime anyone even slightly complains about the fee for NSO. "They're already charging for NSO", etc... I mean, it's soooo cheap as it is, you get a bunch of stuff, and you have to have some appreciation that it covers costs for the servers as well as highly encourages game development. Not to mention games like bomberman 64, Mario 35, tetris 99, etc that have given me more value than many full price games.
As for this title, the competitive nature of the game and throwback to the championship days is incredibly nostalgic for a kid that competed in an event here in Canada back in 1988 in a giant nintendo truck in a farmers parking lot, where I won a copy of the movie THE WIZARD and watched it 100000000x. I already pre-ordered the special edition. I think it's awesome.
This was on my GOTY list, honestly. I don't think people realized how in depth the combat gets, how the levels play out so differently depending on the order you play them in, and how customizable the power ups can get! It's amazing and I can't wait to play some online CO-OP! It's the one thing that was missing!!! Love this game and strongly recommend it!
@JohnnyMind I honestly wish that they would have done a physical release from the start... I love supporting game developers for quality work, but buying the game twice is tough.. like I'll pay more for physical and collectors editions as I have for Shredders Revenge, Silent Hope, SOR4, and the upcoming Unicorn Overlord, but I hate buying a game twice if the physical is released so late after... πππ
@JohnnyMind I highly doubt the DLC is exclusive. If so, the box art shown would definitely indicate the colab clearly on the package. As it does not, let's assume the dlc is coming on the same date as the physical release. ππ»β€οΈ
Looks more like a $5 on sale type game for me to even consider it. Just been burned far too many times to pay full price on interesting games like this... my backlog is so long I can wait. π€·π»ββοΈ
With Unicorn Overlord around the corner and me still enjoying lil' guardsmen and Apex legends new season, may wishlist this for now, but I'll definitely be picking it up!!!!
Best game of the year, hands down. Unique, creative, and solid from start to finish. Very fresh, like the sushi Im serving each night at Bancho's! Now let's get some solid DLC and open up those last two fish farm pools, and get me some new employees to hire!!!!
Damn. That card game sold me. Pre ordered today. Don't normally do collector editions, but I LOVED Ogre Battle on the SNES back when it came out and this is too similar not to suck me in right away... take my money!
Horrible. For all the promises made, to have 0 games come out in 2023, and Layton to move to 2025 after being on the Showcase, just terrible. Not impressed at all.
Just here to see if Little Miss Fortune made the list! π€£π€£π€£ That game was VERY strange and definitely not for kids, regardless of how it looks! Amazing game and highly suggest you play it if you haven't! β₯οΈ
This game was NOT good. It just didn't have a good look or interface, and really lacked charm. I tried hard to like it and played it a bit, but it wasn't there. Hope this team learns from this and does great things in the future. Bring back SEGA SOCCER SLAM!!!!!
Well, they just released an absolutely TRASH game that is basically a Beta version which is UNPLAYABLE and charged people $40. Literal robbery. The product is absolute garbage. This site giving it a 3/10 is even a joke. I don't know what world people live in, but you don't get rewarded for nothing.
@DogDetective you obviously didn't play double dragon gaiden, or didnt give it a chance... that game is incredible. Game play is excellent, swapping mechanic is great, roster of playable characters is so diverse, and the changing levels based on when you select them is perfection.
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Re: Review: Ship Of Fools (Switch) - Roguelite Deck Defence That's A Blast With A Mate
Online coop can't be with Randoms?! You have to have friends online to play it?!?!?!?
Re: Level-5 CEO Shares Another Update About Its 2025 Switch Game Schedule
What happened to Deca Police?!?!?! Wasn't that a 2024 release at some point??? Now that's just disappeared???.
Re: Sorry, But There Are "Currently No Plans" For A Unicorn Overlord Sequel Or DLC
This game was great, but the character development was sadly lacking. It did not compare at all to 13 Sentinels, which was absolutely incredible. The story was weak and just wasn't tight enough to fully make the whole package work. Even when you try a second playthrough, you kind of find yourself making the same teams and style. I'd be surprised if most players general set up weren't very similar to each other's... which defeats the point of the game...
Re: Opinion: At Last, Vanillaware Hit The Big Time With Unicorn Overlord
Although Unicorn Overlord is definitely on my GOTY list for 2024, I would say that 13 Sentinels was BY FAR a better game. The story and game mechanics and story telling in that game was u like anything I've ever played. Get 13 Sentinels if you've never played it. Unicorn Overlord lacked in the story department and the lack of any DLC or a multi-player component made it a once and done game, when it could have been so much more....
Re: Review: Vengeance Hunters (Switch) - A Decent Swing At A Neo-Neo Geo Beat 'Em Up
Every new beat em up that comes out only goes to further my appreciation for Double Dragon Gaiden. That game, especially with the free DLC released, is honestly a 10/10 for me. Absolutely great game if you haven't tried it.
Re: Feature: A Trip To Machida, The Real-Life 'Pallet Town' That Inspired PokΓ©mon
Be careful. You could get knocked out by a front kick to the face. Machida's are known for that.
Re: SNK Announces ACA NEOGEO Selection Vol. 1 And Vol. 2 For Switch
Splitting this into 2 carts is just greedy. If it were one, I'd buy it no doubt. But like this? I won't buy either.
Re: Bayonetta Star Jennifer Hale On The SAG-AFTRA Strikes: "AI Is Coming For Us All"
I get it if the AI is copying a voice exactly, but if they use AI to create a new voice, it only makes sense financially, no? I get it stinks if that's your job, but technology has consistently improved efficiencies in workplaces for decades... I see no difference. The marketplace will decide, through purchasing power, if AI voices cut it or not.
Re: Upcoming Tactics Game 'Warside' Sure Looks Familiar
Nobody should support this. Terrible. It's one thing to steal the gameplay, but to have ZERO creative pride or morals is baffling.
Re: Balatro Scores Crossover With The Witcher, Vampire Survivors And More In New Free Update
When? It's 11pm EST and still not out?
Re: Caravan SandWitch Takes You On A Cosy Adventure In A Lovely Sci-Fi World
Price will be the determining factor here.
And I assume not fully voiced? If it is, I will pay more.
Re: Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club Is Out Next Week, Will You Be Getting It?
Played about 10mins of the demo to know this was not of any interest to me. Having to bumble through conversations and backtrack through dialogue trees is zero fun to me.
Anyone wanting an incredible story experience with a visual novel gameplay, check out 13 Sentinels.
Re: Dave The Diver Gets Even More Crossovers With mxmtoon, Balatro, Potion Craft
The negativity here is crazy to me. This Gane was an absolute BLAST to play through and it gave me a ton of hours per dollar! Very much worth it!
The DLC's so far haven't been INCREDIBLE, but it's given me enough reason each time to load it back up, complete it, and be happy for more time with Dave and Bancho!
This DLC actually looks very interesting and the Balatro inclusion is incredible!
Keep this coming!
Free DLC is never a bad thing!
If you don't have the game already, I cannot recommend it enough!!!!
Re: Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club Is Getting A Free Multipart Demo
This game is so expensive for what it seems to be... will be looking for a used copy a week after release on fb marketplace... π π π
Re: Review: Abathor (Switch) - Retro Fantasy Hack 'N' Slash Is Great Fun With Friends
Hard Pass. Should have been an easy thing to make well... guess not.
Re: Review: The Star Named EOS (Switch) β A Sparkling Puzzler With A Sincere Story
@Pokemish
I just saw a post on YouTube for a full game playthrough and it lasted 1hr.... are you sure it's 7 hours?!?!?!
First off, 7 hours is not short as you say... but 1 hour is.
Please confirm!
Re: Review: The Star Named EOS (Switch) β A Sparkling Puzzler With A Sincere Story
This game definitely caught my eye and will be picking it up. I'm always hoping for a sequel to Jenny Leclue as well as Agent A (which are both great indie titles).
Unique art styles and relaxed gameplay is always something I'm looking for!!!
Re: Switch Online NES Controller Limited-Time Sale Now Live (North America)
I'm so surprised that everyone doesn't already have these controllers, this far into the life cycle of switch! I scooped them up immediately when released. They are just too cool. And I PRAY they will continue to work with the Switch2, which is almost guaranteed... right?... right?!?!?!?
Re: ICYMI: Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Includes A Really Cool Profile Feature
Goodies II set as mine!
Re: Production On Sea Of Stars DLC Is "Going Well", Says Sabotage Studio
Is the DLC intended to be free?
Re: Poll: So, Will You Be Getting Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition?
Pre-ordered it immediately when announced. I competed in the Championships as a kid, so the nostalgia factor is too much for me to pass up. I also love the cartridge idea and look! I would have been disappointed if it cane with controllers like the Japanese version since I already own them!
Re: It's Official, Roguelike 'TMNT: Splintered Fate' Will Feature 4-Player Couch Co-Op
Looks terrible. And this is such a lame flex. Might as well have announced each turtle separately as well...
Re: Video: Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Gets A New Overview Trailer
Pre ordered the day it was announced. Too cool not to get.
Re: Review: NeoSprint (Switch) - Atari's Pricey But Revved-Up Retro Romp
You lost me at "pricey". Hard pass. This page rarely speaks to value, so to point this out here means it's REALLLLLLY not worth it.
Re: Ubisoft Is Releasing A New Monopoly Game On Switch This September
What happened to poor Ubisoft?!?!? π«£π«£π«£
Re: Nintendo Announces Second US Store, Opening 2025
Enjoy being robbed on day 2.
Re: Review: Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs (Switch) - Pac-Man 99βs Successor Is A Flop
5/10 is far too generous.
With Pac Man 99 in consideration, this is an absolute 0.
Re: Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Estimated Switch File Size Revealed
It always shocks me anytime anyone even slightly complains about the fee for NSO. "They're already charging for NSO", etc... I mean, it's soooo cheap as it is, you get a bunch of stuff, and you have to have some appreciation that it covers costs for the servers as well as highly encourages game development. Not to mention games like bomberman 64, Mario 35, tetris 99, etc that have given me more value than many full price games.
As for this title, the competitive nature of the game and throwback to the championship days is incredibly nostalgic for a kid that competed in an event here in Canada back in 1988 in a giant nintendo truck in a farmers parking lot, where I won a copy of the movie THE WIZARD and watched it 100000000x.
I already pre-ordered the special edition. I think it's awesome.
Re: Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons Getting Free DLC Update In April
This was on my GOTY list, honestly.
I don't think people realized how in depth the combat gets, how the levels play out so differently depending on the order you play them in, and how customizable the power ups can get! It's amazing and I can't wait to play some online CO-OP! It's the one thing that was missing!!! Love this game and strongly recommend it!
Re: Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Dev Shares Update On Launch Issues
Garbage. They should make the game free to play now, cause with this kinda launch NOBODY will be buying it.
Re: Dave The Diver Getting Physical Switch Release With Guilty Gear Collab Content
@JohnnyMind I honestly wish that they would have done a physical release from the start... I love supporting game developers for quality work, but buying the game twice is tough.. like I'll pay more for physical and collectors editions as I have for Shredders Revenge, Silent Hope, SOR4, and the upcoming Unicorn Overlord, but I hate buying a game twice if the physical is released so late after... πππ
Re: Dave The Diver Getting Physical Switch Release With Guilty Gear Collab Content
@JohnnyMind
I highly doubt the DLC is exclusive. If so, the box art shown would definitely indicate the colab clearly on the package.
As it does not, let's assume the dlc is coming on the same date as the physical release.
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Re: Dave The Diver Getting Physical Switch Release With Guilty Gear Collab Content
Incredible game and can't wait for more DLC!!!! Those two empty pools in my fish farm are DYING for new areas to explore!!!!
Re: Review: Pentiment (Switch) - Obsidian's Medieval Murder Mystery Is Portable Perfection
Is it fully voice acted?
Re: PokΓ©mon Developer's Brilliant 'Pocket Card Jockey' Bolts To Switch Today
@Late I don't see the demo on switch here in Canada... not sure why it's not out as they said?!?!?!
Re: Stolen Realm Is A Turn-Based Fantasy RPG Adventuring Onto Switch Next Month
Looks more like a $5 on sale type game for me to even consider it. Just been burned far too many times to pay full price on interesting games like this... my backlog is so long I can wait. π€·π»ββοΈ
Re: Mystery-Filled 'Puzzlevania' CLeM Sneaks Onto Switch Today
With Unicorn Overlord around the corner and me still enjoying lil' guardsmen and Apex legends new season, may wishlist this for now, but I'll definitely be picking it up!!!!
Re: Dave The Diver Hits 3 Million Global Sales
Best game of the year, hands down. Unique, creative, and solid from start to finish. Very fresh, like the sushi Im serving each night at Bancho's!
Now let's get some solid DLC and open up those last two fish farm pools, and get me some new employees to hire!!!!
Re: Here's A Look At Unicorn Overlord's Collector's Edition (Monarch Edition)
Damn. That card game sold me. Pre ordered today. Don't normally do collector editions, but I LOVED Ogre Battle on the SNES back when it came out and this is too similar not to suck me in right away... take my money!
Re: Dave The Diver Teams Up With Dredge For An Epic New Crossover
I really hope we get some new employees to hire!
Re: Round Up: Everything Announced At The Level-5 Vision 2023 November Showcase
Horrible. For all the promises made, to have 0 games come out in 2023, and Layton to move to 2025 after being on the Showcase, just terrible. Not impressed at all.
Re: Best 18+ Switch Games For Adults
Just here to see if Little Miss Fortune made the list! π€£π€£π€£
That game was VERY strange and definitely not for kids, regardless of how it looks!
Amazing game and highly suggest you play it if you haven't! β₯οΈ
Re: Microsoft Will Think Of Nintendo Users As "Part Of The Xbox Community" Going Forward
XBOX is so far behind, that if Nintendo were to exit this deal they could almost END them. They need Nintendo FAR MORE than Nintendo needs them.
Re: F2P eShop Title 'Omega Strikers' Ends Development Just Months After Launch
This game was NOT good. It just didn't have a good look or interface, and really lacked charm. I tried hard to like it and played it a bit, but it wasn't there.
Hope this team learns from this and does great things in the future.
Bring back SEGA SOCCER SLAM!!!!!
Re: Nintendo's Next Switch Online Game Trial Is Now Live (North America)
I'm in Canada, EST timezone, and don't see it??? So.... not LIVE for me, yet... π¬π¬π¬
Re: Mythforce Developer Hit By Layoffs As Embracer Continues To Restructure
@CurryPowderKeg79 it's absolutely TRASH. DO NOT BUY.
Re: Mythforce Developer Hit By Layoffs As Embracer Continues To Restructure
Well, they just released an absolutely TRASH game that is basically a Beta version which is UNPLAYABLE and charged people $40. Literal robbery. The product is absolute garbage. This site giving it a 3/10 is even a joke. I don't know what world people live in, but you don't get rewarded for nothing.
Re: Review: MythForce - A Decent Roguelite Buried By An Absolutely Dire Switch Port
I want my money back. Had no idea it could be THIS bad... what a failure.
Re: G.I. Joe Gets The Streets Of Rage Treatment In Brand New Arcade-Style Brawler
@DogDetective you obviously didn't play double dragon gaiden, or didnt give it a chance... that game is incredible. Game play is excellent, swapping mechanic is great, roster of playable characters is so diverse, and the changing levels based on when you select them is perfection.
Re: Avatar: The Last Airbender: Quest For Balance Will Master The Elements This September
This can't look any worse. We need to demand better.