FantasiaWHT

@Speedo Because you don't like a genre, developers should stop making those games and deprive the people who do like them?

I'll wait to see how the court battle plays out, but I'll give this guy credit because my very first question when reading the article was "Doesn't the publisher own the copyright, not the developer?" and that was the first thing he explained, that the developer does own it here.

From the first game -

Battle system - A+++ - Probably the best ever in any JRPG
Characters themselves - B+ Mostly engaging and fleshed out
Overall story - D - There's a story?
Writing - D - Oh my god, why does everybody talk like everything they say is the most important thing that has ever been said by any person in the history of the world?

How does this one look? Battle system somehow got better? Wow. Story might be better with the crossed path bit. But not revolutionary. Maybe the guilds adds to the story. How's the writing? Seems about the same. Maybe some of the characters are more light hearted?

Playing through the demo, I remember the sloggy feeling of being pressured to check every path ability on every single NPC in every single town. That's one of the things holding me back from being super excited about getting this right away.

@HammerGalladeBro Look at the shapes of the character's faces.

@Vexx234 Tattoos are funny things. I'm not opposed to them at all, but I've just also never come up with anything I'd permanently want placed on my body. But if I ever thought of something, it would probably be video-game related.

I agree with some of the above posters that credits are kind of weird and unique to movies and video games. I can easily imagine a world where that didn't develop. Nothing else is like that. Radio stations don't tag on the credits of songs. My car didn't come with a list of everybody who helped design and build it. My receipt for a meal at a restaurant doesn't have the name of everybody in the supply line who contributed.

Maybe they should, I don't know. But it's far more for the employees (who were already compensated for their work) than the consumers (who by and large don't read the credits, even when they are spruced up). And I'm speaking as somebody who's been credited in a few games. It doesn't have to be a big deal.

Especially in the information age where it's super easy to look up any of the information you want, it's really not necessary. I'd rather the programming resources went elsewhere.

I remember when the first game came out and it looked really unique and interesting... and the card mechanic just sucked, I was really disappointed.

Two points.

1 - "Drift? What drift?" is a really misleading subtitle. The dismissal had nothing to do with whether or not there was drift. It was dismissed because users agreed to an EULA that required arbitration.

2 - To remind people, again... it's not illegal to sell a low quality product. Sometimes products just aren't as good as they could be, which is a valid criticism but doesn't mean anything illegal happened that gives you recourse in the courts. You have to show that Nintendo warrantied the product and failed to honor that.

How is Into the Breach a time loop game? Unless every roguelike/lite is?

There's another game on the list that is definitely NOT a time loop game, although it makes you think something timey-wimey-wibbly-wobbly is going on at first. You mentioned (dare I say spoiled?) that for Fata Morgana though, so I won't say which one.

I might have to get this just for the nostalgia. I think it was the first game I ever bought new for the Genesis (I bought my friend's used console with a bunch of games, mostly RPGs). I played the crap out of it. I don't think I ever beat it, though.

I'm pretty well convinced now that "but war!" was just a convenient excuse for "we actually weren't remotely close to on time with this"

@Tom-Massey It should be very clear that this is not what the vast majority of commenters want to see in a "review". Please take that to heart for the next time.

This is a poorly written rant disguised as a review. Please don't write like this. Review a game on its merits and if you want to write a separate article complaining about the company's marketing tactics, go ahead. Keep the two separate.

Boy I know a lot of people that worshiped this game but I never liked it. Neither the story mode or the multiplayer. And I had a best friend who wanted to play nothing but this game so it was extra miserable.

There's a demo for this! It's adorable, unique, and fun. Great combination of traits.

"new hub area and it features lots of ways for you to buff up your party members in preparation for battle"

Nope. Fates having this kind of thing has been all downhill for me.

Why is this back on top? Pretty sure they're paying NL to shill.

Looking at the art style of this particular image, it's probably the more recent one.

@KayFiOS Mitch Digger?

Eh. If this were a new game I'd be absolutely over the moon, but I have zero interest in a tweaked port. The original is fun at first but gets really repetitive and boring throughout the extremely long full board game. It takes way too long to finish a single game and its charm wears off.

Rogue Legacy meets Muramasa, cool.

I'd comment with just "ew", except NL doesn't like me expressing myself in such a pithy manner.

Well that link didn't work. If you go to this site, it's the 7th image from the last. Doronjo lounging at a pool and the cocktail boy has the wa-look.

https://femalevillains.fandom.com/wiki/Doronjo_(Yatterman)

1 - I would buy this instantly
2 - A lot of love went into this video! Really nice work.

How do you add images here? I was perusing this site with shots from the original show and there's this guy that has the Wario/luigi face with the enormous nose and handlebar mustache.

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/evilbabes/images/3/36/Vlcsnap-2018-01-12-20h51m43s901.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/1000?cb=20180119124745

There's no way that image is from 1977. checks Nope, there was a modern remake.

Also, just noticed "[Removed - unconstructive feedback]". Really? If that's the standard, the majority of posts (including mine, yes), should be removed

Ew.
Ew.
How many times do I need to write Ew before NL lets me post?

Does anybody actually play FE games with the battle animations on (after maybe the first couple hours or so)?

The JP drawing of Belmont is so incredibly bad. Why is his head skewed off to the side? Why does Dracula look like he has lip rings instead of fangs?

@Truegamer79 There were basically no video game sequels at that point. Very few anyway. Nobody had expectations of what a sequel "should" be like. Look at SMB2.

Oh man, the persistence through doors is so unnerving.

I used to be hard core hating digital. I was big on being able to resell games to recoup some of the expense. But PC went full-digital long before consoles, so I had to be all-digital on PC, so I got used to it.

I partially make up for non-transferability by buying the vast majority of games on sale. On the very rare occasion I buy something close to release, I am more likely to buy a physical copy of it.

Sigh.

loads up Sacred Stones on 3DS again

I just don't understand why devs' target is "slightly prettier, way worse performance". When porting a game, tone down the shiny stuff and make sure it runs smoothly.

Eh, I liked the games but I'm fine with them being done. They were all basically identical anyway, there was little improvement or substantive change between them.

Conclusion - video games are basically like everything else in life. A tool that can be helpful or destructive depending on how they are used.

I played a demo and found it offputting.

Any thoughts from people on Switch vs. Steam for this one? How are the controls with a controller?

Xbox has been in 3rd place for 2 generations now. Sony and Nintendo both have massive amounts of console exclusives. I see zero problem with this. Government doesn't need to protect us from the companies that make luxury devices.

@ATaco I'm right there with you. I'd never played a Bayonetta game so I decided to pick 3 up from Gamefly to give it a try.... I've never played anything more incoherent in my life.

Nothing makes sense. The gameplay is just button mashing garbage. Most of the game is cinematics which are like 30% visual nonsense, 20% eyerolling "Ooh, I'm so sassy" one-liners, and 50% butt & boob closeups. Here, you're riding a sky whale. Oh, now there's this chick in a dalmatian fur coat. Hey, now you're controlling a cruise ship. A skyscraper just cracked in half, fell in the ocean, and its needle pierced this sea monster chasing you. MASH THE BUTTONS FOR MORE GIGATONS. MAX GIGATONS RAAAAAAAAAAAAAWR. Witch Time! Oh, you're a butterfly now.

But this looks more up my alley.

"One of the most common complaints thrown at [all Nintendo hardware] (at least [every console generation) is that it's starting to look slightly antiquated when compared to [every other current generation console]"

FTFY. Seriously, does anybody ACTUALLY complain about this? Starting in the 32-bit generation, Nintendo has always been the weakest hardware because they've focused on something else completely. This is well known, anybody complaining should know better.

@Expa0 I would've said the same thing until I played Live a Live (which I was generally unimpressed by, but this part stood out to me). Healing after each fight removes that nagging uncertainty you have when you have no idea how long a dungeon is, how long until your next tent/inn/save spot/etc. It also removes the perennial problem many RPGs have where the most efficient thing to do with your MP pool is almost always healing (at least insofar as any of your characters can both heal and do anything else with their MP).

Translation - "We're not meeting our sales expectations. Help!"

How much of the video was showing Nintendo's IP? Fair use - especially when reporting - will protect you to some degree, but how much of something you show does matter. My dad worked in television broadcasting and he always told me the rule of thumb was you could show about 5 seconds of something copyrighted safely when reporting on it.

Idea - a tactics game using a plethora of characters, like Smash Bros. Mario x Rabbids taken to higher levels!

All I want is a Bubble Bobble remake that properly reproduces the original physics.

I think these are all pretty bad.

@ItsATM Not in anything I ever read about it - people liked the first iteration and the rest felt underdeveloped and tacked on.

Honestly can't recommend it. The first quarter of the game is pretty good, but the rest of it stinks. And as good as that initial deckbuilder is, it dies get repetitive and dull pretty quick. It's not well balanced, it's too easy to put together broken decks. Doesn't have the staying power of Slay the Spire.

Thank you for this series of articles that does a good job sharing both sides of the dispute.