Filthy

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.

Musou is peak. Always a 10/10.

Anyone saying something different has yet to see the light.

For people struggling with the random encounters, there are abilities and plenty of Holy Water which should help.

Credits rolled on DQ1. A perfect appetizer for DQ2.

Normally I'd say 9/10, but because of the lovely shade of red on the game keycard, it gets a 10/10 from me.

@darkswabber Got to say, that kind of honesty is refreshing.

As someone who just got into the series this Fall, well deserved.

And it can't be understated how great I think it is that his immediate response is to acknowledge his team. Pop (Puff?) off, King.

Honestly, how is questioning how this is news unconstructive?

Seeing how the comment is simply removed, I take it NL knows this isn't newsworthy.

Are questions not welcome at NintendoLife?

Having blasted through DQI now, I don't get where the minus is coming from. It's clear they've added quite a bit of complexity when having one party member fighting multiple opponents (unlike the OG release), the characters and cutscenes added make for a nice modernization — and it somehow feels surprisingly fresh.

If DQI were a long game I'm sure it'd get stale, but at 12-ish hours — it almost feels like bonus content for DQII.

@ShieldHero Well, since voices are only in certain scenes, most were already there. A few added in.

Likely due to some localization recordings being handled a bit too late for the launch version certification process.

Asbestos earring update?

I’m here for it.

@The_Nintendo_Pedant Yes, someone else’s house! I can’t afford an attic in this economy.😂

Nice — althought I doubt I dive back in unless another pandemic strikes.

Definitely buying three GKC copies here, doing my part to ensure that the format lives on and we don't regress to code in a box.

That controller is vile though. RESIDE2VIL req.

@The_Nintendo_Pedant Nah, it's destined to go back to the store a few years down the line for some money back and then to sit in a box in someone's attic 30 years from now.

All is well.

This is some top tier engagement bait. Well done!

They’ve got a brilliant business going, so for Pokemon Company — ”Good Enough” is fantastic.

Personally, I don’t think it’s good enough. With the production values on display they should be about 30 EUR titles, not asking for the same money as much higher quality experiences. And ”but it’s for kids” is a bad argument. Kids deserve nice things too — and the cost is still the same.

Now if people want to pay fine dining prices for McDonalds, let them.