Filthy

I hate award shows. Industry circle jerks. The Twitch Streamer one somehow surfaced in my socials, and it's just painful.

I want the trailers though, so I'll check those out the morning after.

”To you it’s release day, but to me it’s a Tuesday.”

• Skyrim, to other games

I've seen enough videos to go "What kind of a dirtbag loser to ruin hobbies like these for children?"

Then the occasional wholesome card dealers which I end up binge-watching, despite not having this as a hobby.

@Maxz Yeah, I was just going to say. Looks like a sour to me, but some highballs look borderline identical.

@Dom_31 Oh, damn. I never pulled the trigger given the designs.

Hearing that the quality isn’t great either is… yikes.

I don’t mind paying premium for a really solid statement piece for the shelf, but it’s got to be pristine.

Love the 10 dollars off to push FOMO, as these cost an arm and a leg and I personally think their designs often look pretty bad.

After some time in Japan, followed by one of the most stubborn fevers I’ve ever had lasting damn near a week, I finally played some stuff.

I did fire up Dragon Quest: Theatrhythm which is… exactly what it sounds like. I didn’t get around to trying any of the other games I bought, like Toki Meki Memorial for the Switch, or Dragon Quest X Offline.

I did get some brief time back with Dragon Quest II 2DHD Remake and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. Good stuff.

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, I think.

Dragon Quest 1 & 2 maybe, but I haven’t finished yet.

@jsty3105 So we are in agreement. The battery life is disappointing, which is all I said until that other dude and you said it’s impossible etc.

And ”objective reality” is that a 50 dollar mod increases it. The cost of a similar battery would be less during manufacturing if that had been the decision made.

@jsty3105 How is it unrealistic when battery mods already prove that it’s very much doable? Clearly, better battery life is doable.

It’s a cost cutting measure from Nintendo, and a reason to then sell the upgraded version in a couple of years.

You’ve got to be trolling. 😅

@Res462 Well, there you go then.

As long as the end result would be decent battery life, I couldn’t care less how it’s done.

It can be done, without sacrificing power was what I pointed out.

And initially I just said that I find the battery life disappointing.

@metaphysician I'm just saying I find the battery life disappointing for a mostly handheld device.

And Apple could do it just fine with iPhone 17, with some custom components and stellar hardware design — so it's doable.

I can also promise you that the upgraded version, a la Switch OLED, will have better battery life.

Not to mention the already existing battery mods, so... it's very much doable.

It's pretty clear that AI isn't NFTs or Crypto.

Like it or not, it's here to stay. It's also used as a production tool (no, not saying creation — more for data handling, analytics, documentation etc. etc.). Now do I trust Sega to just do this? Nah.

But there are use-cases to improve processes, though they have to be carefully rolled out and the work vetted by professionals who understands how the work is done, as it's not exactly error-proof (although, neither are people).

With writing worse than Other M (yes), and that desert...

I mean, I think it won't age well. The lack of marketing from Nintendo shows that they know.

Loving it, except for the battery life which is embarrassing.

People expecting more games in the first six months though... First time getting a new console?

I got a bit curious after the divisive reviews, so I decided to check some videos and SkillUp’s review pretty much told me what I feared.

I can’t see many of the OG Retro developers being there. The ship of Theseus, trying to simply emulate what worked decades ago — tacking on a bad open world and horrible writing.

Easy pass for me. Hope the people who buy it get what they want, though.

I’m chuckling at Montezuma’s Revenge, as I’m certain that’s a slang term for explosive diarrhea.

I struggle to see who this is for. I feel that the Switch 2 just barely feels portable on it’s own (and as someone who travels light, the console and the power supply takes precious amounts of space).

Add this, with the extras needed… ”portable” almost seems like a stretch.

Between this and the motorcycle, I have my doubts.

Hopefully I’m wrong and Prime fans get a great game, but… these designs do nothing positive for me, personally.

Hope they had fun.

But as others said, are we supposed to know who these people are?

I don’t think I’ve heard a single one of these names.

Can’t say I felt any refresh here when I played.

It’s the same AC since Origins, with bad RPG mechanics, and bland combat which grows stale after 5 hours. Typical Ubisoft bloat.

Not to forget the dry characters and story.

The environments look great, so I wish they’d have a camera/exploration mode.

It’ll 100% go on sale in a month or two tops.

After about 5 hours I had seen what the game has to offer, I continued another 5 and felt done.

It’s a bloated mess with cookie-cutter gameplay and a by the numbers story and boring characters.

I wish it had a free camera mode to explore the environments, because they’re really nice to look at.

Worst storage ever spent.

This game is at least 30-40 hours too long and padded tingle and back with terrible OCs and NPCs nobody cared about stuck into the main story.

Worst 50+ hours game I’ve ever finished.

Skyward Sword was just as bad with regular controls and is a genuinely boring and bad entry to the series. Great soundtrack, the rest falls flat.

Traveling to Japan, and was thinking of bringing the Switch to continue Dragon Quest II, but in a stroke of brilliance I dusted off my 2DS XL and Dragon Quest VIII for the flight.

Very curious to see how Street Pass fares in 2025.

@Friendly No, I’m not. Always curious about Nintendo’s titles, and I thought Dread was great.

And it’s fine. Nothing appeals to everyone.

Given the positive spin that previews tend to have… between escort missions and that motorcycle? Hard pass from me.

Hopefully those who buy it will like it, though.

@Fiskern I'd play with Japanese VO in general. Anime aesthetic and english doesn't blend, imo.

The first game is slow, though the payoff is worth it in my opinion. It is anime as hell though, and if you don't like the characters — this isn't for you.

People also spend the same kind of money to eat McDonald's slop over good food a lot of the time, so this is not surprising.

A sad state of affairs, but not surprising.

PiKKKachu, I choose you!

I don't like fire hazards, so a third-party dock will never happen.

Hope this one gets a GKC release.

@antlion Well, the wireless ones with a USB-C charger works on the system itself.

But in the controller? Yeah, 3.5 it is.

Sensible.

With the weak yen they want to be at a price where people will actually buy it, but tourists and scalpers would swoop in like vultures if they didn't lock the region at this price point.

@antlion I was certain this would be the case, but I can confirm that the USB-C on the Pro Controller does not work for audio output.

GKC doesn't matter. Easy pre-order.

Such a great game. Glad to see some DLC.

Not buying this, but only because I wasn't going to buy it anyway.

@antlion Good question. I'd assume not on the controller, just the Switch itself — as the Controller likely only charges and connects... not sure though. Now I'm intrigued.

I might test today with my Arctis gamebuds.

I love Musou, but will have to wait for a sale.

I'm not a huge fan of the characters, and (very small point, but) I wish Zelda just stuck with the blue tunic outfit over the dress. She looks like she's wrapped a towel around herself after taking a shower.

@Lizuka The 3.5mm jack for headphones under the C-button, yes.

@coolioam No, I said it because that's what I think it looks like. It's not the fault of the artist, it's on whoever approved this design.

EDIT: To elaborate, it's the glassy eyes, textured scales along with the (obviously) cartoony proportions which puts it in an uncanny valley for me — and it reminds me a lot of what generative AI pours out.

DQXIS on top so far, for sure — but I've got plenty of games to go. DQI 2DHD was fantastic, DQII is great so far and I had a great time with Builders 2 and got to pick Monsters: The Dark Prince up again. I liked what I played.

Also picked up a Japanese 2DS XL with DQXI, and fired it up quickly. Looks lovely!

@h3s Why not both?

Looks like AI.

There's a massive quality jump between 30 dollar figures and 200 dollar ones.

A 25 cm high quality one, in a limited batch (most likely)? Doesn't seem out of whack.

Also, DQIII is a staple in the series. It was bound to have a stronger opening, truly.

More waifus is always better.

After finishing Dragon Quest I in the 2DHD package, I hopefully get a little time to play some more of Dragon Quest II.

DQI was fantastic throughout (about 15 hours was perfect) and DQII starts off nicely.

Got a busy weekend though, so might not have time to play at all.

Looking at sales statistics of remasters and remakes, they’re absolutely right.

I think Far Cry sticks out as something that likely wouldn’t benefit too much, and sales would likely not be more than okay — but otherwise I see business sense here. Easy money.

Location makes more sense than the casting choices.

I have zero expectations on this one, but hopefully it’ll turn out well.