@brandonbwii Another self-own from a Right-Winger.
They always claim that "The Left" are the "snowflakes" and yet, in the past 9 months, "The Right" has complained about and/protested at least 50 different companies (Disney, Pepsi, Starbucks, etc), have boycotted movies like Star Wars Rogue One and Stephen King's It, and are currently losing their minds about the NFL. They're also deeply offended when someone wants to identify with a different gender, or dress in a way that they disagree with. And also deeply offended when someone offers scientific evidence of climate change and that vaccines do NOT cause autism.
The Right-Wing is offended by literally everything.
@bignrules All I know is that there was a time when White Nationalists and Nazi were ALWAYS the bad guys.
Then Trump happened and his supporters started making excuses for the racists, neo-Nazis and violent thugs that make up his supporters. "Both sides" didn't murder a woman and gang beat a black man at the Charlottesville rally. But hey, let's not turn this political and give you another platform to move the goal posts and twist the situation to fit your narrative. I know how much you Trump supporters love to do that.
"Why do all of these Nazis and KKK members keep following us around and shouting the exact same opinions that we have?"
"I don't know, but every side his its crazies! There is no reason to disavow them or make efforts to tell them to get lost! Just keep MAGA'ing! Just keep making excuses for them and normalizing their behavior instead. Besides, those Antifa goons who keep screaming at the Nazis? THEY'RE the bad guys! The Nazis are just exercising their right to free speech!"
@MarcelRguez This whole Trump nonsense has been amusing at many turns, given how many self-owns I've seen from his supporters. The whole "identifying with Nazis" thing is right up there with the morons who demanded that Obamacare be eliminated because they "get their health care covered by the Affordable Care Act anyway".
@Kalmaro Nintendo has released many mature games for many of their systems over the years. Why on earth would they stop developing/releasing their own creative, unique IPs just because they have some games that are popular with the "mature" gamers? I don't think that there's any downside to a broader appeal, to be honest. I like games of all genres and age levels. It'd be nice to be able to buy more diverse games on a Nintendo platform so I don't have to buy so many different systems.
Yes, Right-Wingers/Conservatives/Trump supporters are throwing tantrums about the game because they feel that it is unfairly targeting them. Take from that what you will.
Can you guys do an article about how to turn the Switch on next? I'm having trouble figuring that one out. And maybe after that, do an article on how to inhale and exhale.
@bignrules I actually laughed at a Right-Winger talking about violence without mentioning the pack of Right-Wing Nazis who gang beat a black man at the Nazi rally in Charlottesville. Or the Right-Wing Nazi terrorist who plowed their car through a pack of protesters, committing murder.
The election at the time was not as simple as straight-up racism. But anyone who continues to support him at THIS point, it's very, very hard to make a case otherwise. He's shown absolutely no interest in fulfilling any of his campaign promises and is doing literally everything that he accused Clinton of doing. And then stack on top of that, where he's a legitimate racist and makes excuses for neo-Nazis and white nationalists.
So yeah, if someone can still say that they legitimately support Trump, then they're at least somewhat racist.
@Wexter We're done here. If you are going to equate Clinton to Trump then there is absolutely no point in continuing here because you are unreasonable. I will never say she was a perfect candidate but she was 100% better than Trump. Have a good day.
I'm also Canadian, but I feel it's important to debunk the talking points of Trump supporters, because they are 99% of the time full of lies and misdirection. It's a stunning reality that people spend more time poking holes in the information provided by non right-wing people/sources, but spend very little time focusing on the nonsense from the right.
I agree with you, there are dark things in both parties' histories, but the absolute, undisputed reality is that regardless of where it started, the KKK identifies itself as a right-wing Conservative organization. And they have aligned themselves with the Republicans.
What you're doing here is indirectly encouraging the behavior of people who say that Hillary Clinton endorsed the KKK because she's friends with a former member of their ranks. Conveniently leaving out the fact that it's been 40 years since he was a member and has since dedicated his life to speaking out against the group and helping to rehabilitate current members.
@Wexter Of course. And, being such a history buff yourself, I'm sure know that while it's true that the "Democrats" did support the KKK, those Democrats are known as "Dixiecrats". And strangely, as a history buff, you have neglected to mention the fact that the racist Dixiecrats defected from the Democrats to become Republicans.
No one is ignoring the Democrats' ties to the KKK, but it's very, very important to debunk the typical right-wing talking points about how the left-wing is responsible for the KKK. When in reality, the KKK are right-wing Conservatives.
I do find it rather odd, though, that as someone who "does not support Trump", you chose to attempt to debunk MY points rather than the blatantly and flagrantly false points of the Trump supporter who provided absolutely no evidence for his position.
@AlternateButtons I provided a source to back up my claims which is supported by historical evidence. You refuted my claim with absolutely no evidence. Typical Trump supporter. Also, here's another source for my claims:
I can do this all day because I'm well-informed and deal with facts over feelings. For Trump supporters, it's the other way around. It's feelings over facts. Anything you don't like is "fake news". You just retreat into your echo chambers and refuse to be informed or educated about anything that challenges your worldview.
Even if we pretended for one second that the "Democrats started the KKK nonsense" was true, the KKK identifies itself as a Right-Wing/Conservative organization. Which is the alignment of Republicans.
@AlternateButtons Not all Trump supporters are racist White Supremacists. But all racist White Supremacists are Trump supporters. And I never hear you Trump supporters condemning all the Nazis, KKK, racists and White Supremacists in your ranks. I only hear you complaining about being lumped in with them. Excusing and justifying their behaviour is as bad as being one of them.
He's a Trump-supporting piece of garbage who buys into all of the unhinged Right-Wing conspiracy theories like "Deep State" and that "The Left are violent racists" and Trump is a brilliant 4D Chess player and not just an incompetent buffoon. Enough said. You can't fix stupid. It also doesn't help that he's racist and hateful.
When they sent out their announcement that they would not be able to release the Wii U version, they gave the option for a FULL REFUND. Pretty generous compensation, in my opinion.
I backed the game specifically for the Wii U version, but because I played the demo and enjoyed it, I decided to change my pledge to the PS4 version. As if it truly matters which console you play it on.
The Switch version is coming. Because it's a newer console and they did not have access to the dev kit immediately, it's logically going to take longer to release the version for that console.
"They promised us an authentic throwback to 90's-era platformers, but the finished product was too much like an authentic throwback to 90's-era platformers. They shouldn't have delivered exactly what they said they would. Thumbs down."
"Also, I can't believe that they didn't want to be associated with a white supremacist. The nerve!"
Yooka-Laylee's release was just another opportunity to show the utter ignorance of video game reviewers.
"The developers of Yooka-Laylee are promising an authentic throwback to 90's era platformers, just with modern graphical upgrades. We can't wait to play it!"
Game is released
"WTF, this is just a throwback to 90's era platformers, just with modern graphical upgrades! It should be less like the very thing they promised it would be!"
@JTMnM We're all entitled to our own opinions. I seem to have been among the few who could actually master the controls of SFZ so the experience was quite thrilling. I think it was unfairly roasted by reviewers who don't seem all that skilled at video games or were just looking to jump on the "omg the controls suck" bandwagon. Like the aforementioned Jim Sterling whose review not only talked only about the controls, but also was full of complete lies regarding them to make them sound more complicated than they were. It was akin to me saying that in Super Mario World, you have to hold A, stand on one foot, throw the controller in the air and then press Select, Start and R to jump.
Meanwhile, Xenoblade was just mind-numbing for me. Tedious fetch quests, minimal information provided for a lot of quests, heavy grinding, a mediocre story, cumbersome battle system. I got to 10 hours to give it a solid chance and that was it for me.
Star Fox Zero and Xenoblade Chronicles X were good lessons for me to learn that I can't trust the critic reviews anymore. I always wait for the player reviews on Metacritic and put stock in the intelligent ones.
Star Fox Zero, despite its flaws, was a really enjoyable experience for me and I still go back to it from time to time to top my high scores. Meanwhile, Xenoblade Chronicles was absolutely the biggest waste of my money that entire year and I was bored to tears even after 5 hours of slogging through it, being told "just wait, it gets better!"
Just because he works for an outlet doesn't make him a professional reviewer. His reviews are garbage and his ratings seem to be based more on emotion than any kind of professional scale or technical ratings. He spends more time trying to find a way to justify a "witty" pun about the title of the game with "flaws" he finds in a game than he does actually making a thoughtful, critical analysis of said game.
And yes, his reviews are included in the Metacritic weighted average. For such a fierce supporter of his, you sure don't seem to know much about him.
I think it makes complete sense for Zelda games to be open-world. It always has been in some vein, but due to technical limitations, they could never truly make it as huge and non-linear as Breath of the Wild. I don't see any reason to return to the old style. They just need to expand on the concept they've already created and if they want to satisfy the whiners, include a few actual dungeons where you're forced to make linear progress. Because apparently that's more fun than being able to do what you want and being limited only by your equipment and/or upgrades.
I wouldn't mind some more bosses and a greater variety of enemies depending upon which areas you are in. Not just different skin colors on Bokoblins and Lizalfos.
Jim Sterling is not a professional game reviewer. He's a glorified "angry video game nerd"-esque vlogger. I have no idea how he managed to get his garbage reviews included in the aggregation on Metacritic and I think you guys need to stop citing him.
@FTL Completely missed the point. I hate click-bait. Which is what this article basically is, it's glorified click-bait where the fact that it's a video suggests that there is more to learn from watching it.
You click the video, NL makes their youtube revenue.
@aaronsullivan I get what you're saying too, but I still think this one could have been accomplished with three lines of text and a screenshot or two. But different strokes and all.
I've been playing the Wii U version for roughly 20+ hours now and gosh, it's the darnedest thing...
I've just been having fun and not looking for reasons to complain and be outraged! So if there have been any framerate drops, I can't say that I've really noticed. Maybe there was a hiccup once or twice? It's kind of something I've come to expect as a gamer for the past several decades. Can't say that it really detracts from the gaming experience.
If the game starts stuttering and freezing the moment any action hits the screen, then I think you'd be justified in complaining, but otherwise, ehhhh...
Wow, that is awfully convenient that a "celebrity" within the video game collecting world and someone who advertises on his website that you can pay him to appear in your films and live events, just HAPPENED to stumble upon an abandoned RV full of old video games. This doesn't at all feel like a publicity stunt to put his name in the video game news. No sirree!
He definitely didn't buy a bunch of games on eBay and then concoct this story. Not a chance.
Reporter: Chief, I have another article about the NX ready to publish!
Chief Editor: Does it provide anything of actual substance, worth or journalistic integrity?
Reporter: Of course not, just more unverified rumors and speculation. In fact, I wrote it when I was half-asleep so there might even be some of my own dreams mixed in there.
Chief Editor: Well hot damn, that'll get the dummies talkin' and clickin'! Run it! Run it now!
There was no point. There hasn't been a point to any NX article published on this (or any) website beyond "Breaking News: the NX is a thing!". Everything else posted has just been unverified "rumors" or speculation that offer absolutely nothing informative or of any substance. It's just click-bait.
It's not worth responding to Plywoodstick at this point. Because he gets obsessively weird in arguments, he always needs to get the last word. You'll never shut him up until he makes it look like he's "won". Even if that means coming back and posting in this article two years after everyone else has stopped posting.
I use the terms "ignorant" and "abnormal" because they are completely valid in this situation.
People who have hard-lined negative opinions about a game that they have never played are IGNORANT.
Your continued obsession with this game long after the dust has settled and your consistent flamebaiting over it is ABNORMAL.
The fact that you are even introducing that people 'like' comments anonymously just speaks even louder to your character as someone who is always flamebaiting and looking for a fight. Perhaps the reason they aren't speaking up is because they're not interested in having an obsessive, argumentative weirdo attempt to dress them down.
I can agree with that. I almost feel like SFZ is a "starting point" of a new direction for the series which will only be expanded upon in the future. Well, at least I DID feel that way until I saw how negative people were about the gameplay innovations. Now, who knows if we'll even get a new Star Fox because of the complainers.
For me, I didn't need a lot of extra content because I enjoy playing for high score and fastest speed, but I could see why others want more content.
If you're going to introduce "cheap replayability" into the debate, then there are a hundred more games you should be taking aim at before SFZ. Unless you feel that endless fetch-quests that require you to run between point A and point B for hours is acceptable content for the $70 you paid for the game.
I sincerely think that this is one of the root issues. People don't like to admit to their shortcomings. And for some people, it really bothers them when they are incapable of doing something that they believe they "should be able to do" when it is solely their own fault. So they shift the blame onto other things.
If they can't beat a game, then the "game is too hard". If they can't grasp the controls, then "they're needlessly complicated" or "broken". If the game isn't what they expected/wanted it to be then it's "too far of a deviation from what it should have been".
I'm the first to admit that I'm not very good at sports games. Amongst my circle of gaming friends, I'm often finishing last place in our Madden or NHL tournaments. But I don't blame the controls of the game or how confusing it is, I just recognize that I'm not as good as I'd like to be.
These people grew up playing Star Fox on SNES and/or N64 so they believe that they SHOULD be awesome at it and be able to pick up the game and beat it on the first play. And if they can't, then it's the game's fault and no one can tell them otherwise or else they're an "apologist".
And heck, when it comes to length, you hit it on the head. Length doesn't matter because the replayability is so high. The game delivers a fun, fast-paced experience in bite-sized chunks and gives you plenty of reasons to return to it for more later on. The same people who talk about what "classics" the old NES games are the same ones who complain about the length of SFZ. If you're fine with being able to beat Mega Man 2 in roughly 2 and a half hours, then you should be more than satisfied with being able to beat SFZ in 8 - 9 hours.
But honestly, I really don't care about the text-walls of "facts" and stats that these people post because I have more than gotten my money's worth out of the game and it doesn't affect my enjoyment of it at all. I hope they release a sequel with the same control scheme for the NX because that's a day-one buy for me.
I think you need to shift your attention towards other games at this point because your obsession with Star Fox Zero and the flamebaiting that comes along with it is quite abnormal.
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Re: NSFW: Wolfenstein II's Launch Trailer Shows The Many Ways To Skin A Nazi
@AlternateButtons Hitler rose to power commonly claiming that he was going to "Make Germany Great Again".
Re: NSFW: Wolfenstein II's Launch Trailer Shows The Many Ways To Skin A Nazi
@brandonbwii Another self-own from a Right-Winger.
They always claim that "The Left" are the "snowflakes" and yet, in the past 9 months, "The Right" has complained about and/protested at least 50 different companies (Disney, Pepsi, Starbucks, etc), have boycotted movies like Star Wars Rogue One and Stephen King's It, and are currently losing their minds about the NFL. They're also deeply offended when someone wants to identify with a different gender, or dress in a way that they disagree with. And also deeply offended when someone offers scientific evidence of climate change and that vaccines do NOT cause autism.
The Right-Wing is offended by literally everything.
Re: NSFW: Wolfenstein II's Launch Trailer Shows The Many Ways To Skin A Nazi
@bignrules All I know is that there was a time when White Nationalists and Nazi were ALWAYS the bad guys.
Then Trump happened and his supporters started making excuses for the racists, neo-Nazis and violent thugs that make up his supporters. "Both sides" didn't murder a woman and gang beat a black man at the Charlottesville rally. But hey, let's not turn this political and give you another platform to move the goal posts and twist the situation to fit your narrative. I know how much you Trump supporters love to do that.
Re: NSFW: Wolfenstein II's Launch Trailer Shows The Many Ways To Skin A Nazi
"Why do all of these Nazis and KKK members keep following us around and shouting the exact same opinions that we have?"
"I don't know, but every side his its crazies! There is no reason to disavow them or make efforts to tell them to get lost! Just keep MAGA'ing! Just keep making excuses for them and normalizing their behavior instead. Besides, those Antifa goons who keep screaming at the Nazis? THEY'RE the bad guys! The Nazis are just exercising their right to free speech!"
Re: NSFW: Wolfenstein II's Launch Trailer Shows The Many Ways To Skin A Nazi
@MarcelRguez This whole Trump nonsense has been amusing at many turns, given how many self-owns I've seen from his supporters. The whole "identifying with Nazis" thing is right up there with the morons who demanded that Obamacare be eliminated because they "get their health care covered by the Affordable Care Act anyway".
Re: NSFW: Wolfenstein II's Launch Trailer Shows The Many Ways To Skin A Nazi
@Kalmaro Nintendo has released many mature games for many of their systems over the years. Why on earth would they stop developing/releasing their own creative, unique IPs just because they have some games that are popular with the "mature" gamers? I don't think that there's any downside to a broader appeal, to be honest. I like games of all genres and age levels. It'd be nice to be able to buy more diverse games on a Nintendo platform so I don't have to buy so many different systems.
Re: NSFW: Wolfenstein II's Launch Trailer Shows The Many Ways To Skin A Nazi
@Mommar I have, it's been a thing since they dropped the trailer.
Re: NSFW: Wolfenstein II's Launch Trailer Shows The Many Ways To Skin A Nazi
@Mommar
Yes, Right-Wingers/Conservatives/Trump supporters are throwing tantrums about the game because they feel that it is unfairly targeting them. Take from that what you will.
Re: NSFW: Wolfenstein II's Launch Trailer Shows The Many Ways To Skin A Nazi
@brandonbwii
Maybe when Trump supporters stop making excuses for the Nazis in their ranks, then they'll stop being associated with Nazis.
Re: NSFW: Wolfenstein II's Launch Trailer Shows The Many Ways To Skin A Nazi
Those madmen at Bethesda actually went ahead and made a game about killing Nazis!
Mods: leave out the political stuff please.
Re: Guide: How to Use Two or More Micro SD Cards in Your Switch for Limitless Storage
Can you guys do an article about how to turn the Switch on next? I'm having trouble figuring that one out. And maybe after that, do an article on how to inhale and exhale.
Re: Video: Fan-Made Showcase Illustrates The Potential Of Animal Crossing On Switch
@bignrules I actually laughed at a Right-Winger talking about violence without mentioning the pack of Right-Wing Nazis who gang beat a black man at the Nazi rally in Charlottesville. Or the Right-Wing Nazi terrorist who plowed their car through a pack of protesters, committing murder.
Re: Video: Fan-Made Showcase Illustrates The Potential Of Animal Crossing On Switch
@Wexter
The election at the time was not as simple as straight-up racism. But anyone who continues to support him at THIS point, it's very, very hard to make a case otherwise. He's shown absolutely no interest in fulfilling any of his campaign promises and is doing literally everything that he accused Clinton of doing. And then stack on top of that, where he's a legitimate racist and makes excuses for neo-Nazis and white nationalists.
So yeah, if someone can still say that they legitimately support Trump, then they're at least somewhat racist.
Re: Video: Fan-Made Showcase Illustrates The Potential Of Animal Crossing On Switch
@Wexter We're done here. If you are going to equate Clinton to Trump then there is absolutely no point in continuing here because you are unreasonable. I will never say she was a perfect candidate but she was 100% better than Trump. Have a good day.
Re: Video: Fan-Made Showcase Illustrates The Potential Of Animal Crossing On Switch
@Wexter
"They are allowed to say what they want and we can ignore them."
That's what helped them win the election.
Re: Video: Fan-Made Showcase Illustrates The Potential Of Animal Crossing On Switch
I'm also Canadian, but I feel it's important to debunk the talking points of Trump supporters, because they are 99% of the time full of lies and misdirection. It's a stunning reality that people spend more time poking holes in the information provided by non right-wing people/sources, but spend very little time focusing on the nonsense from the right.
I agree with you, there are dark things in both parties' histories, but the absolute, undisputed reality is that regardless of where it started, the KKK identifies itself as a right-wing Conservative organization. And they have aligned themselves with the Republicans.
What you're doing here is indirectly encouraging the behavior of people who say that Hillary Clinton endorsed the KKK because she's friends with a former member of their ranks. Conveniently leaving out the fact that it's been 40 years since he was a member and has since dedicated his life to speaking out against the group and helping to rehabilitate current members.
Re: Video: Fan-Made Showcase Illustrates The Potential Of Animal Crossing On Switch
@Wexter Of course. And, being such a history buff yourself, I'm sure know that while it's true that the "Democrats" did support the KKK, those Democrats are known as "Dixiecrats". And strangely, as a history buff, you have neglected to mention the fact that the racist Dixiecrats defected from the Democrats to become Republicans.
http://factmyth.com/factoids/democrats-and-republicans-switched-platforms/
No one is ignoring the Democrats' ties to the KKK, but it's very, very important to debunk the typical right-wing talking points about how the left-wing is responsible for the KKK. When in reality, the KKK are right-wing Conservatives.
I do find it rather odd, though, that as someone who "does not support Trump", you chose to attempt to debunk MY points rather than the blatantly and flagrantly false points of the Trump supporter who provided absolutely no evidence for his position.
Re: Video: Fan-Made Showcase Illustrates The Potential Of Animal Crossing On Switch
@AlternateButtons I provided a source to back up my claims which is supported by historical evidence. You refuted my claim with absolutely no evidence. Typical Trump supporter. Also, here's another source for my claims:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-colin-kaepernick_us_59c6846be4b0cdc77331a2f0
I can do this all day because I'm well-informed and deal with facts over feelings. For Trump supporters, it's the other way around. It's feelings over facts. Anything you don't like is "fake news". You just retreat into your echo chambers and refuse to be informed or educated about anything that challenges your worldview.
Re: Video: Fan-Made Showcase Illustrates The Potential Of Animal Crossing On Switch
@AlternateButtons You have either a stunning lack of knowledge of history or are willfully attempting to mislead people.
http://www.politifact.com/virginia/statements/2013/jun/10/stephen-martin/state-sen-stephen-martin-says-democratic-party-cre/
Even if we pretended for one second that the "Democrats started the KKK nonsense" was true, the KKK identifies itself as a Right-Wing/Conservative organization. Which is the alignment of Republicans.
Trump called the KKK "very fine people".
Re: Video: Fan-Made Showcase Illustrates The Potential Of Animal Crossing On Switch
@AlternateButtons Not all Trump supporters are racist White Supremacists. But all racist White Supremacists are Trump supporters. And I never hear you Trump supporters condemning all the Nazis, KKK, racists and White Supremacists in your ranks. I only hear you complaining about being lumped in with them. Excusing and justifying their behaviour is as bad as being one of them.
Re: Video: Fan-Made Showcase Illustrates The Potential Of Animal Crossing On Switch
@Spanjard You don't need to read minds when people openly show their character.
Re: Video: Fan-Made Showcase Illustrates The Potential Of Animal Crossing On Switch
He's a Trump-supporting piece of garbage who buys into all of the unhinged Right-Wing conspiracy theories like "Deep State" and that "The Left are violent racists" and Trump is a brilliant 4D Chess player and not just an incompetent buffoon. Enough said. You can't fix stupid. It also doesn't help that he's racist and hateful.
Re: Golf Story Hits the Links in September, Exclusively on Switch
@SLIGEACH_EIRE What an utterly useless comment.
Maybe you SHOULD go outside. Take a break from commenting on literally every single article ever.
Re: "Lack Of Buttons" Might Prevent LawBreakers From Coming To Switch
Wow, that's a new one. What's next?
"We aren't able to bring our game to the Switch because it's powered by electricity."
Re: Andy Robinson Reflects on Yooka-Laylee’s Performance
So much unwarranted anger from people.
When they sent out their announcement that they would not be able to release the Wii U version, they gave the option for a FULL REFUND. Pretty generous compensation, in my opinion.
I backed the game specifically for the Wii U version, but because I played the demo and enjoyed it, I decided to change my pledge to the PS4 version. As if it truly matters which console you play it on.
The Switch version is coming. Because it's a newer console and they did not have access to the dev kit immediately, it's logically going to take longer to release the version for that console.
Re: Andy Robinson Reflects on Yooka-Laylee’s Performance
"They promised us an authentic throwback to 90's-era platformers, but the finished product was too much like an authentic throwback to 90's-era platformers. They shouldn't have delivered exactly what they said they would. Thumbs down."
"Also, I can't believe that they didn't want to be associated with a white supremacist. The nerve!"
Re: Yooka-Laylee Could Be Much Improved By The Time The Switch Version Arrives
Yooka-Laylee's release was just another opportunity to show the utter ignorance of video game reviewers.
"The developers of Yooka-Laylee are promising an authentic throwback to 90's era platformers, just with modern graphical upgrades. We can't wait to play it!"
Game is released
"WTF, this is just a throwback to 90's era platformers, just with modern graphical upgrades! It should be less like the very thing they promised it would be!"
Re: Video: The Top Five Nintendo Switch Co-Op Games So Far
For those of you who don't want to sit through an 11-minute video for a 5-game list, spoilers:
5) Little Inferno
4) Blaster Master Zero
3) World of Goo
2) Shovel Knight
1) Snipperclips
Re: Round Up: Yooka-Laylee's Scores Are In, And Critics Appear Divided
@JTMnM We're all entitled to our own opinions. I seem to have been among the few who could actually master the controls of SFZ so the experience was quite thrilling. I think it was unfairly roasted by reviewers who don't seem all that skilled at video games or were just looking to jump on the "omg the controls suck" bandwagon. Like the aforementioned Jim Sterling whose review not only talked only about the controls, but also was full of complete lies regarding them to make them sound more complicated than they were. It was akin to me saying that in Super Mario World, you have to hold A, stand on one foot, throw the controller in the air and then press Select, Start and R to jump.
Meanwhile, Xenoblade was just mind-numbing for me. Tedious fetch quests, minimal information provided for a lot of quests, heavy grinding, a mediocre story, cumbersome battle system. I got to 10 hours to give it a solid chance and that was it for me.
Re: Round Up: Yooka-Laylee's Scores Are In, And Critics Appear Divided
Star Fox Zero and Xenoblade Chronicles X were good lessons for me to learn that I can't trust the critic reviews anymore. I always wait for the player reviews on Metacritic and put stock in the intelligent ones.
Star Fox Zero, despite its flaws, was a really enjoyable experience for me and I still go back to it from time to time to top my high scores. Meanwhile, Xenoblade Chronicles was absolutely the biggest waste of my money that entire year and I was bored to tears even after 5 hours of slogging through it, being told "just wait, it gets better!"
Re: Round Up: Yooka-Laylee's Scores Are In, And Critics Appear Divided
@SeriousSam
Just because he works for an outlet doesn't make him a professional reviewer. His reviews are garbage and his ratings seem to be based more on emotion than any kind of professional scale or technical ratings. He spends more time trying to find a way to justify a "witty" pun about the title of the game with "flaws" he finds in a game than he does actually making a thoughtful, critical analysis of said game.
And yes, his reviews are included in the Metacritic weighted average. For such a fierce supporter of his, you sure don't seem to know much about him.
Re: Aonuma Says That Open World Is Here to Stay in Zelda Games
I think it makes complete sense for Zelda games to be open-world. It always has been in some vein, but due to technical limitations, they could never truly make it as huge and non-linear as Breath of the Wild. I don't see any reason to return to the old style. They just need to expand on the concept they've already created and if they want to satisfy the whiners, include a few actual dungeons where you're forced to make linear progress. Because apparently that's more fun than being able to do what you want and being limited only by your equipment and/or upgrades.
I wouldn't mind some more bosses and a greater variety of enemies depending upon which areas you are in. Not just different skin colors on Bokoblins and Lizalfos.
Re: Round Up: Yooka-Laylee's Scores Are In, And Critics Appear Divided
Jim Sterling is not a professional game reviewer. He's a glorified "angry video game nerd"-esque vlogger. I have no idea how he managed to get his garbage reviews included in the aggregation on Metacritic and I think you guys need to stop citing him.
Re: Video: Yep, When You Buy Loads of Games the Nintendo Switch Has An Extra Menu
@FTL Completely missed the point. I hate click-bait. Which is what this article basically is, it's glorified click-bait where the fact that it's a video suggests that there is more to learn from watching it.
You click the video, NL makes their youtube revenue.
Re: Video: Yep, When You Buy Loads of Games the Nintendo Switch Has An Extra Menu
@aaronsullivan I get what you're saying too, but I still think this one could have been accomplished with three lines of text and a screenshot or two. But different strokes and all.
Re: Video: Yep, When You Buy Loads of Games the Nintendo Switch Has An Extra Menu
@aaronsullivan I find it really amusing when they make videos for things that could be easily (and often better) accomplished with a simple article.
"In Mario Odyssey, you can change Mario's shirt color to green!"
(3:52) Video
Gotta get that youtube revenue, I guess.
Re: Video: Yep, When You Buy Loads of Games the Nintendo Switch Has An Extra Menu
You made a video to show us that you get an extra menu screen that you told us about in the title.
Cool, thanks.
Re: Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Uses Dynamic Resolution Scaling To Maintain Performance
I've been playing the Wii U version for roughly 20+ hours now and gosh, it's the darnedest thing...
I've just been having fun and not looking for reasons to complain and be outraged! So if there have been any framerate drops, I can't say that I've really noticed. Maybe there was a hiccup once or twice? It's kind of something I've come to expect as a gamer for the past several decades. Can't say that it really detracts from the gaming experience.
If the game starts stuttering and freezing the moment any action hits the screen, then I think you'd be justified in complaining, but otherwise, ehhhh...
Re: Random: Epic Haul Of Boxed NES Items Found In Abandoned RV
Wow, that is awfully convenient that a "celebrity" within the video game collecting world and someone who advertises on his website that you can pay him to appear in your films and live events, just HAPPENED to stumble upon an abandoned RV full of old video games. This doesn't at all feel like a publicity stunt to put his name in the video game news. No sirree!
He definitely didn't buy a bunch of games on eBay and then concoct this story. Not a chance.
Re: Random: More Straw Clutching as Gamers Wait for the Nintendo NX
Meanwhile, at NintendoLife headquarters
Reporter: Chief, I have another article about the NX ready to publish!
Chief Editor: Does it provide anything of actual substance, worth or journalistic integrity?
Reporter: Of course not, just more unverified rumors and speculation. In fact, I wrote it when I was half-asleep so there might even be some of my own dreams mixed in there.
Chief Editor: Well hot damn, that'll get the dummies talkin' and clickin'! Run it! Run it now!
Re: Weirdness: Desperation for NX Details Even Makes an Old Forum Post Interesting
@RainbowGazelle
There was no point. There hasn't been a point to any NX article published on this (or any) website beyond "Breaking News: the NX is a thing!". Everything else posted has just been unverified "rumors" or speculation that offer absolutely nothing informative or of any substance. It's just click-bait.
Re: Weirdness: Desperation for NX Details Even Makes an Old Forum Post Interesting
Stop "reporting" about the NX until you actually have something worthwhile to report.
Re: Dylan Cuthbert Voices His Thoughts on Star Fox Zero
It's not worth responding to Plywoodstick at this point. Because he gets obsessively weird in arguments, he always needs to get the last word. You'll never shut him up until he makes it look like he's "won". Even if that means coming back and posting in this article two years after everyone else has stopped posting.
Re: Dylan Cuthbert Voices His Thoughts on Star Fox Zero
@PlywoodStick
I use the terms "ignorant" and "abnormal" because they are completely valid in this situation.
People who have hard-lined negative opinions about a game that they have never played are IGNORANT.
Your continued obsession with this game long after the dust has settled and your consistent flamebaiting over it is ABNORMAL.
The fact that you are even introducing that people 'like' comments anonymously just speaks even louder to your character as someone who is always flamebaiting and looking for a fight. Perhaps the reason they aren't speaking up is because they're not interested in having an obsessive, argumentative weirdo attempt to dress them down.
Move on. Stop flamebaiting.
Re: Dylan Cuthbert Voices His Thoughts on Star Fox Zero
@yomanation
I can agree with that. I almost feel like SFZ is a "starting point" of a new direction for the series which will only be expanded upon in the future. Well, at least I DID feel that way until I saw how negative people were about the gameplay innovations. Now, who knows if we'll even get a new Star Fox because of the complainers.
For me, I didn't need a lot of extra content because I enjoy playing for high score and fastest speed, but I could see why others want more content.
Re: Dylan Cuthbert Voices His Thoughts on Star Fox Zero
@yomanation
Good place to start.
Re: Dylan Cuthbert Voices His Thoughts on Star Fox Zero
@yomanation
If you're going to introduce "cheap replayability" into the debate, then there are a hundred more games you should be taking aim at before SFZ. Unless you feel that endless fetch-quests that require you to run between point A and point B for hours is acceptable content for the $70 you paid for the game.
Re: Dylan Cuthbert Voices His Thoughts on Star Fox Zero
@meleebrawler
I sincerely think that this is one of the root issues. People don't like to admit to their shortcomings. And for some people, it really bothers them when they are incapable of doing something that they believe they "should be able to do" when it is solely their own fault. So they shift the blame onto other things.
If they can't beat a game, then the "game is too hard".
If they can't grasp the controls, then "they're needlessly complicated" or "broken".
If the game isn't what they expected/wanted it to be then it's "too far of a deviation from what it should have been".
I'm the first to admit that I'm not very good at sports games. Amongst my circle of gaming friends, I'm often finishing last place in our Madden or NHL tournaments. But I don't blame the controls of the game or how confusing it is, I just recognize that I'm not as good as I'd like to be.
These people grew up playing Star Fox on SNES and/or N64 so they believe that they SHOULD be awesome at it and be able to pick up the game and beat it on the first play. And if they can't, then it's the game's fault and no one can tell them otherwise or else they're an "apologist".
And heck, when it comes to length, you hit it on the head. Length doesn't matter because the replayability is so high. The game delivers a fun, fast-paced experience in bite-sized chunks and gives you plenty of reasons to return to it for more later on. The same people who talk about what "classics" the old NES games are the same ones who complain about the length of SFZ. If you're fine with being able to beat Mega Man 2 in roughly 2 and a half hours, then you should be more than satisfied with being able to beat SFZ in 8 - 9 hours.
But honestly, I really don't care about the text-walls of "facts" and stats that these people post because I have more than gotten my money's worth out of the game and it doesn't affect my enjoyment of it at all. I hope they release a sequel with the same control scheme for the NX because that's a day-one buy for me.
Re: Dylan Cuthbert Voices His Thoughts on Star Fox Zero
@PlywoodStick
Cool.
I think you need to shift your attention towards other games at this point because your obsession with Star Fox Zero and the flamebaiting that comes along with it is quite abnormal.
Re: Dylan Cuthbert Voices His Thoughts on Star Fox Zero
@PlywoodStick
Sure, sounds good.
Any thoughts on the game retaining a 6.9-7/10 rating on Metacritic?