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Frenean

Bring on Animal Crossing '19!

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Re: Sonic Double Pack For Nintendo Switch Listed On Amazon Italy

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@FlameRunnerFast

I know that the Sonic Adventure games are popular with fans, but man from what I've seen they're glitchy. Like, really glitchy. They were praised when they first released but if you go back and look at the scores for the re-releases the difference is severe. That's because, unlike 3D Mario games, Sonic Adventure hasn't aged well at all. It sucks because I really would like to love a Sonic game.

Re: Starlink: Battle For Atlas Physical Release Will Require A 6GB Day One Update

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@Whalehome

The thing is, Nintendo DOES have their games on the cartridge in full. Sure they have updates/patches, but I've never bought a first party Nintendo title and had to download part of the game because it didn't all fit on the cartridge/disc. We're seeing this problem with certain third party Switch games, that's all. I hate to say it, but people have to get used to it. Buying a third party game these days means that your physical copy mostly just gives you something to put on a shelf, you're still going to have to download part of it. Let's just be happy that Switch games aren't quite as bad about it as games on other consoles.

Re: Sonic Double Pack For Nintendo Switch Listed On Amazon Italy

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@FlameRunnerFast

Yeah, I don't get it. I can understand people praising the characters, art design, and music of most of the games, but I haven't played a Sonic game that didn't either have mediocre level design or tons of glitches. Another problem is that they can't seem to stick with a certain type of Sonic game. They always experiment with different things instead of focusing on one design and improving upon it, like you said with Sonic Adventure. I don't think the original three were outright terrible, but I view Sonic games as more of a guilty pleasure kind of thing.

Edit: the 2D Sonic games would have greatly benefited by some kind of arrow pointing towards off screen hazards with some kind of measurement to let you know you're getting closer and closer, so you know when to jump even if you can't see them yet. Some fans argue that they made the level design cheap like that to encourage level replays, but I argue that I'm more likely to replay a game if the level design is good and not cheap in the first place.

Re: Sonic Double Pack For Nintendo Switch Listed On Amazon Italy

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@justin233

My problem with Sonic is that the whole point is him going fast, but the games, especially the 2D ones, punish you for it. He controls awfully if you don't have momentum or speed and yet they have precise platforming sections in the levels like a Mario game that just don't feel very good. You're even punished for going at top speed with off-screen spikes and enemies that you run into since you can't see them coming. The 3D games are actually better in that regard but the problem is that they're not polished at all (at least the majority of them), and when you play them you have to wonder if the developers are trolling you or it's the first game they've ever made.

Re: Hardware Review: NS Glasses 3D VR Headset for Switch

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@impurekind

That's fine, but people can disagree with you. No big first party games and very few AAA games use it (actually I only know if Skyrim and RE7 that do), and I don't see that changing for a few years. If they add it, it'll be a small little piece of side content. By the time it becomes the norm I'll have had kids for a few years and gaming won't even be my main hobby anymore.

Re: Hardware Review: NS Glasses 3D VR Headset for Switch

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@impurekind

Maybe I'm getting older, but the idea of people plugging themselves more and more into social media and technology worries me. The day that there's no option for traditional gaming, the day you HAVE to play games with a VR headset, is the day I quit playing new games. Optional, fine, but I'm not interested in avoiding reality to that degree. The fact that I can play my Switch next to my fiance while she watches a tv show, be able to also watch the show and talk to her, without slapping on a headset and avoiding everything else, is awesome and it's what I prefer. Videogames don't need to be that serious. I feel bad for the future morbidly obese VR addicts who sit in a chair all day with a helmet on.

Re: Nintendo Shares Top 30 Best-Selling eShop Games For September In US, Fortnite Leads The Way

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Just goes to show how much Fortnite is making off of microtransactions alone, and how they could potentially make way more money off of an individual selling them bits and pieces of a game rather than a complete package. That being said, I can't be mad at Fortnite because it is free to play, it isn't pay to win, and there's no loot boxes (gambling). A lot of these $60 games coming out from Ubisoft/EA/Activision should either be free to play, or much cheaper.

Re: Video: First Beyblade Burst: Battle Zero Switch Trailer Shows Joy-Con Ripcord Motion

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I can't believe this is still a thing. I had some of these and a toy arena to battle in when I was like ten, but now that I'm older I can't believe I ever thought these were cool. There was no strategy or anything to the toys, you just let 'em rip and hoped yours kept spinning longer than your opponent's. I know the Yugioh anime was just marketing for the cards, but I didn't really notice it until I watched the Beyblade cartoon.

Re: Smash Bros. Ultimate Is Second Most Anticipated Holiday Release, According To US Survey

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@Orin41

I don't think anyone is surprised by CoD being up there. I just think this year is their greediest CoD yet and it's a shame. If the thing had a single player campaign and not so much monetization I might be interested, I actually really enjoyed the series up until Ghosts.

This list doesn't really mean anything in the grand scheme of things, Smash is my #1,Pokemon #2, and Taiko No Tatsujin #3.

Re: Video: Digital Foundry's Complete Analysis Of Mega Man 11

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@Lando_

Different strokes for different folks I guess. I always prioritise gameplay over graphics, and in this case it isn't even that big of a deal from what I've seen. Even if they had the same amount of input latency, being able to play Mega Man wherever I want is definitely the biggest draw when it comes to choosing versions.

Re: Smash Bros. Ultimate Is Second Most Anticipated Holiday Release, According To US Survey

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@BensonUii

I've had fun with CoD, it's the ridiculous predatory monetization that I have a problem with. $60 is basically an introductory price yet they include free to play loot boxes but even worse because they put weapons and whatnot in them. It's such a shame that the CoD franchise is being milked dry by greedy Activision, and it's why I won't buy the game and support their anti consumer practices.

I suggest anyone wanting to play a shooter to just go play Fortnite, Splatoon, or Counter Strike.

Fortnite might have a battle pass like Black Ops 4, but at least it's free. Black Ops 4 doesn't even have a campaign.