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I haven't played a Level 5 game since Rogue Galaxy and it looks like I will continue to avoid them.

Imagine Metroid with an interwoven world like the original dark souls. That's what I would want in Metroid level design, with the traditional abilities unlock new areas and secrets thrown in.

The logo looks like something that won a middle school graphic design contest.

I'm not a fan of AI creating artwork.

Titanfall and Apex Legends are both fantastic games. RIP, very sad.

@sketchturner Dark Souls 1 is the only one anyone cares about. A classic and master class in level design. From Soft hasn't hit that high since.

Game are fantastic but practically unplayable with the low poly count hair.

Donkey Kong Bonanza is the best game I played this year that wasn't a rerelease or upgrade. Kind of a weak year for Switch releases. Given how much of the Switch library has been Wii U ports and remasters, the lack of new original content this year is pretty disappointing. Of course if Mario Kart World and Metroid Prime 4 are 10s instead of 8s perhaps I feel differently.

Perhaps you should review the game with the day 1 patch since that's how the public will actually play it. That being said, performance issues are so overblown most the time. I was just reading up on the Turok trilogy remake, and just for fun went back and watched some of the N64 videos of the game. Amazing fun at low frame rates. Having just played the SS2 remake, this is not doom. The slow methodical pace of the game should minimize the impact of the performance issues from a gameplay standpoint.

@mackers84 Capcom was able to compress a two disc PS1 game (resident evil 2) onto an N64 cart back in the day. I'm sure compression will have some impact but 64GB is still plenty of space for most games. FF7 remake being a GKC really has me debating just passing on it.

@mackers84 most games should be able to fit on a 64 GB cart with effort.

@electrolite77 that's kind of my point. Offer different options with different prices. Make consumers that want physical carts pay for the extra money it costs to produce them. Its important for me so I'm willing to pay for it. You're happy with GKC or digital and that's perfectly fine. The more options the better

That's fine for the smaller studios, but particular for bigger studios, the simple answer is to offer full physical game cards at a premium price. I'd be willing to pay 10 to 20 dollars more for physical if that's the cost to produce it. Logically, physical games should cost more than their digital counterparts.

System Shock 2 remake is fantastic. How can I get a physical of the SS1 cartridge?

@canaryfarmer and number 2 on the list can't a hold a candle to the console games but is ranked higher than all of the.

The teaser trailers looked nothing like the first BGE, so I was never interested in this project. Probably best it never sees the light of day.

This game is a classic. Hope they bring the rest of the trilogy to Switch 2 as I never played the second or third games.

My favorite is probably Chrono Trigger but can't really argue with Super Mario World. It's still possibly the greatest 2D platformer ever made. Also, I preferred Secret of Evermore to Secret of Mana. I found the story and world much more interesting.

Looks like above average cosplay.

Played the first 2 and they were both great. I have all of them on my wishlist but the sales never seem to be that great.

Oh good, maybe I'll get my 47th year of free credit monitoring for my personal information being compromised.

I'm picking neither this week. They're both ugly.

I didn't know there was a new Layers of Fear game? I enjoyed the first one but never played the second. If it's a remake of the first, I don't really feel compelled to play it again, but if it's something newer I'd be interested.

NA box art is outstanding. Any idea how to find out who is credited with the drawing?

@Ogbert people seem to selectively care about killing the planet, unfortunately.

AI is useful as a more efficient Internet search, but you have to realize it's not always correct so you can't take the output as gospel. I think most people will reject AI movies and AI replacing artists. I bet something will just feel off about fully AI produced shows and movies.

Switch physical with upgrade pack is the obvious way to go.

The customer reaction to GKC has been almost universally negative. Perhaps when these games don't sell very well companies will change their ways?

Wonder is fine but there is no world that exists where it's better than Mario 64.

@Lazz the distance between the save or respawn point and the boss was my biggest issue with the first game, and ultimately why I dropped it. I don't mind playing a tough boss many times but don't make me trek through 60 seconds of level to make me try again. Sounds like this wasn't addressed in the sequel. Its funny because I find Dark Souls/Elden Ring to be really satisfying, but found Hollow Knight to just be incredibly frustrating.

I appreciate the price of the game, but given the hype and fanbase, seems like they probably could have made more money at a 29.99 price point. That still seems like a value and I doubt they'd be selling that much fewer copies. Regarding the small dev complaints... As someone else mentioned... You can't always make a living doing what you love. There's the rare exception but most individuals cannot make games for a living by themselves. I'd love to paint for a living but I know it ain't happening.

I wanted to love this game, but it had some of the worst level designs I'd ever played in a 3d platformer.

If it plays console games and the hardware is better, people will pay 800+ for it. That will price it out of mainstream but won't stop random commenters from trolling NintendoLife that such and such game runs better on PS6.

Sorry, I only play games at 8K 120FPS. Quality of the game doesn't matter as long as it meets my graphical expectations. Pass.

How long is the extra content?

Hope they fixed some of the issues with the original and it's not just "the same but bigger."

@gazamataz it must be the new generation. I've skipped Madden for many years now, but going back to PS3 and prior, I don't think any of them ran better than 30fps. 8 can't imagine what these games would think of anything on N64, which regularly went sub 30. It's actually amazing how well you adjust going from 60 to 30 after mere minutes of play. We'd all like 60, but 30 is perfectly playable for everything outside of F-Zero type games.

I am a physical only gamer outside of select Indy games. I simply won't buy this game as a download or key card. I will support developers who support physical releases and will not buy digital games in any capacity. You don't offer physical, I won't buy the game. Very simple.

I find DKB to be the funner game and it's not particularly close. I would rank odyssey somewhere above sunshine and somewhere below 64 and Galaxy 1 & 2. It's fine but felt very safe. DKB actually feels fresh.

I didn't play it, but I'm interested. My feedback is to change the horrible name. Is there some sort of rule with HD2D where the names of the games have to be awful?

"we have two games left to show..." That don't at all take advantage of our new hardware.

Wouldn't look bad for an N64 game.

Jeff Rosenstock is on this soundtrack? Punk really is dead.

@Willo567 I can't imagine today's gamers playing pretty much anything on N64. Some of the best games ever performed poorly but the gamers cared more about fun than graphics back then.

I picked up Fast Fusion and have been enjoying it. Did the other "Fast" games ever introduce online play? I was surprised that mode wasn't in the game. I also think a vehicle "upgrade" system could be cool. As is, the Fusion system is neat but doesn't really have a ton of depth, and after awhile, there isn't much to spend your credits on.

Can't wait to play this for the first time.

FfIX was good but is very overrated. I prefer 7, 8, and 10 to it from the PS1 / PS2 era. And obviously 4 and 6 are better as well. I'd put it on par with 12 and I pretend none of the single player FFs exist after that, though admittedly I haven't tried 16.

Haven't had any issue though I mainly play handheld. I know the kids play Fortnite for long sessions and still no issues.

Glad I'm old enough to have no idea what this article is talking about. Just enjoy.

My biggest issue isnt the intermission tracks, it's how random the online races have become. It seems like the races are entirely based on luck in this game. It's not uncommon to get a super mushroom and go from last to top 3 only to be hit by multiple items and fall right back to last place in a 20 second span.