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@Triforce79

PC's don't become obsolete in two to three years, I really don't understand why people spread this misinformation. Do better PC components come out pretty regularly? Sure, but that goes for technology in general. I'd rather start with hardware on par or slightly more powerful than a PlayStation or Xbox, and have the option to make small improvements if I choose to . If I don't, I can rest easy knowing I'll have more powerful hardware than current gen until the next cycle. I don't really upgrade my PC but once every 5+ years, and it's usually little by little.

Eh, I'm happy just owning the SNES Mini now that we're getting NES games on Switch. The NES was a generation before my time and I don't really have fond memories of it, whereas the SNES is my favorite console (though the Switch might beat it before its life cycle is over).

@Sinister

Unlocks/rewards are a form of progression, I should have been more specific. Face it, Overwatch didn't NEED loot boxes in the game and Activision Blizzard definitely had them in there to make a butt load of money, which they did. I'm personally not a fan of it, especially after about fourth prestige it takes way too long to level up and get these boxes, and they did that intentionally. They also made loot boxes sparse enough that unless you played the limited time events religiously, you might be worried you won't get all of the limited items and buy loot boxes at the end.

I'm not saying Overwatch isn't a great game, but Activision Blizzard definitely got greedy and made unlocking things not as fun as it could have been.

@Kienda

I'm impressed with both Sony and Microsoft's exclusive games, I do believe God of War deserves game of the year (played it in my fiance's PS4, probably not a game I'd replay though) and Nier Automata is a great game I bought on Steam (love platinum games). I liked Kingdom Hearts when I was younger, but boy the story has gotten convoluted and a bit daft. As for Overwatch, it's a great game that I feel is hurt by a lootbox based progression system. I don't really play competitive shooters though and if I did I'd play it on PC. This is the problem, here. Most worthwhile AAA games I play on PC (The Witcher 3), Sony and Microsoft just don't have the same strong stable of first party franchises that Nintendo has in my opinion. Bloodborne is one of my all time favorite games though, and if I wasn't able to play it on my fiance's PS4 I probably would have bought one just for it.

If I can be totally honest here, PC/PS4/XBONE can keep the Ubisoft/EA/Activision Blizzard/2K Games. I know that throws most multi-platform AAA games out of the window, but I really don't care. As someone who owned a PS3/XBOX 360 last gen and whose fiance owns a PS4, I've really gotten tired of their uninspired, countless sequels that only grow more predatory and money hungry with each iteration. I game exclusively on my PC and Nintendo platforms and I don't look back. Aside from the odd game on PS4 (Bloodborne, Persona 5), this generation of consoles has shown me more than ever that more powerful hardware does not automatically make games more fun. With AAA games adopting the same in-game economies as free to play mobile games these days, I'll be happy if I don't see another game like that on the Switch until this industry gets its act together.

Wow, this sounds promising and I'll certainly take a second look at it come March!

@InklingLegend

That's exactly why people find it so charming, myself included.

I would laugh if I wasn't genuinely disappointed in the PS Classic. I preferred the SNES and N64 over the original PlayStation back in the day, but it still had some quality games that you just don't have access to with the PS Classic. It's pathetic that Sony's competition can run their games better on the same type of legacy mini console they stole the idea from.

@Malcrash

Dude, you and everyone else crying for dedicated servers really need to get it through your head that MOST games, unless they're always online/MMO type games, don't have dedicated servers. Microsoft is the only company out of the three to give their first party games dedicated servers, and that's only some of them that are online focused.

I'm not saying that I wouldn't like dedicated servers, but people keep acting like Nintendo should be the only console manufacturer/publisher/developer to prioritize dedicated servers across all of their games, and that being with an online membership that is 1/3rd the price of their competition. I really don't get it.

Edit: also, Smash online isn't laggy sometimes because it isn't on dedicated servers, it's laggy because 1.) Whoever lead development for the online component didn't think to add in filters so that you only play with people in your region/play with people with a good connection and 2.) The net code is only okay. Net code is way more important in a fighting game than having dedicated servers. That being said, I've had a pretty decent experience with Smash online after the launch day (which was TERRIBLE)

I'm super stoked for this, but I don't mind waiting. I'll be playing Smash exclusively for a while and don't want to have to put this on the backlog. Also, this will give me time to finally beat Super Ghouls and Ghosts on my SNES Classic!

@YANDMAN

Since you backed it, you have more reason than most people to want to wait for it to come out as polished and finished as possible. I'd hate to have backed a project that was rushed.

Aww man, this warms my heart. Shovel Knight is one of my favorite games and to see the character in Smash is a dream, I can only imagine how Yacht Club feels about it.

@jarvismp

I agree, I have never believed that you should only base your purchases off of reviews. I do disagree, however, with people blaming his issues with performance on having a faulty Switch. All too often I'll see people who bought games that have performance issues saying that the game doesn't have them or that they've never experienced issues so it's irrelevant. Bethesda fans were so hostile and retaliatory to critics who brought up Skyrim's various technical issues, some even threatening the reviewer with death. To this day, a lot of bugs haven't been fixed in Skyrim. I love the game, but am not so blind to dismiss critics when they bring them up because they are most obviously there. I've seen a lot of people complaining that Gear Club has performance issues, not just scully.

@Rayquaza2510

So do all the people complaining about the performance issues with this game have faulty Switches? Are the people who believe the price for a mediocre game like this is ludicrous wrong in their opinion? Believe me, I've liked mediocre games and movies more than critics, but I don't go telling them they're wrong and that people shouldn't listen to them. There's a reason why most people pay more attention to critic reviews than user reviews. I'd rather listen to someone be objective and critical about a game than someone else giving a game a 0/10 because it isn't on the platform of their choice.

@rockodoodle

MK8 will hold me over until 9, personally. Games like Smash and MK are still fun and playable until they get their sequels.

@scully1888

Don't worry about it man, people who already bought this game are only here because of confirmation bias, and they feel the need to defend their purchase.

If you bought and like this game, great, I'm genuinely happy for you. The game is getting mixed to negative reviews from a lot of outlets, not just on NLife. As @CartoonDan said, check YouTube and you'll see that scully isn't alone in his criticism.

@Sveakungen

I'd rather play Rollercoaster Tycoon than this, though! I guess that's just a matter of my taste in genre though aha

Just get Horizon Chase Turbo people, I can't believe you're so starved for a more realistic racing sim that you'd settle for a mediocre sequel to a mobile game. If I cared about realistic racing games (I don't), I'd probably have bought an Xbox by now because nothing has been able to top Forza.

@GothicZM

Different strokes for different folks, but Smash is eclipsing Warframe's Switch player count so I'm not sure too many people, especially on this site, would agree with you.

@Jriibz

I'll take that trade off! Please please PLEASE let this rumor be true, I have zero problem double dipping. The best (in my opinion) JRPG in years. If it doesn't come to Switch, though, I really recommend you guys find a PS4 on sale for Persona 5 and Bloodborne. Tbh I believe they're the only two exclusives really worth it, but worth it they are because they're some of my favorite games of all time.

@Aurumonado

^ This, I'm wondering if they're just going off downloads or going by the game's regular players. Not knocking the game, but I only installed it and played a couple of times before I got bored. It looks and runs nice, and I respect the game for what it's trying to be, but I'm not really into grindy games outside of a select few such as Diablo 3 and I can't help but be turned off by the free to play economy. Even if it does do it better than other f2p games, microtransactions always lessen my enjoyment.

Also, I'm not going to be playing anything besides Smash for the next few months, so there's that.

@readyletsgo

Persona 5 isn't a taxing game even on the PS3.

@Reigestugatensho

Admittedly Persona 5 is the only one I've played, but I intend to go back and play previous games because of how much I love 5. It and Bloodborne are easily my favorite PS4 games!

@Electricghost

Joker isn't a swordfighter, though. Sure he has a dagger but he'll mostly be fighting with his persona.

Oh god yes. Persona 5 is my favorite JRPG since Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Tales of Vesperia (sorry Xenoblade, you're a runner up), so I'm super stoked to be able to play as Joker in Smash. That means we get Persona 5 music and a stage, too!

@Electricghost

Oh man, I can't wait to try Ridley and K. Rool. The first chance I get, I'm tag-teaming K. Rool as Donkey Kong with a Diddy Kong CPU on a DKC stage.

@AlternateButtons

Fair enough! Captain Falcon has been my go-to for the past couple of games, but I'm probably going with Simon, Young Link, and Pikachu. I've heard the latter two are top tier in Ultimate, but I'm going to have to get some hands-on time with everyone to see how I like them. Hopefully Zelda is viable this time around, I love the Link Between Worlds design and she's my fiance's main.

@Electricghost

SW-7744-2292-2419

Bring it on, soul brotha!

@the8thark

They gave a review score without having played and reviewed the online component, which they have a tendency to do with a lot of games. Or at least, they review the online portion before it's out of its beta state. That's sloppy journalism.

@AlternateButtons

The score is not the entire conclusion. You're literally arguing that a review's score is more important than the actual written review, which is ludicrous. Do you not know how professional critical journalism works? Take IGN (a well that's so easy to go back to) for example. They published and scored their review even though they haven't been able to play online yet. THAT'S misleading.

@CorvoRevo

I'll make sure to comment on Smash frequently and tag you in my posts, sweetheart. c;

@the8thark

IGN's reviews are never worth reading. They showered Black Ops 4 with praise before microtransactions were added, even though it was obvious with how terribly grindy Blackout is that they would be implemented in the future. They're part of the GameStop/microtransaction/pre-order culture that is plaguing the videogame industry. (Still watch Nintendo Voice Chat on YouTube, though)

@UmbreonsPapa

It did! I assumed he clicked on the article and scrolled as fast as possible down to where the score usually is, so I didn't say anything about it. I doubt very seriously that the guy read the review, but that's par for the course for these kinds of dudes. The ones you'd find in IGN's comment section, who don't even read the reviews/articles and just comment based off of what score was given. The kind of dudes who threw around terms like SJW so frequently that the mods had to ban it.

@AlternateButtons

Harassment? I like to get to know the person I'm debating with, especially when their nonsensical whining elicits sympathy. If you really want to be mislead, hop on over to IGN and see how they write their reviews. You're thankfully not going to get review scores for games that aren't fully reviewed here.

@NEStalgia

I think it's 12pm on the east coast, 9pm on the west.

@AlternateButtons

This review is like a 3-4 minute read. It bothers you so much that you're going to stop frequenting the site because you lost a few minutes of time? Maybe that'd be best, it's ironic that (read your comment history) you throw around 12 year old YouTube commenter terms like "soy boy", "SJW", and "PC culture", but are whining about having to read a review. I'm not going to bother trying to make you understand how NLife actually has your best interests at heart by not misleading you with a score for a game they haven't fully reviewed yet. You're a lost cause.

@AlternateButtons

"Online performance is another matter however, as at the time of writing the functionality simply isn't active. From what Nintendo has said it all seems promising, but you can be sure we'll be updating this review whichever way it swings when it's finally available."

They literally say that they'll be updating the review near where you'd normally see the score. What's dishonest about that? From what I've gathered about you, you probably scrolled down to see the score before even reading the review, so you saw that they said they were going to update it even before I did. As others have explained to you previously, it would be misleading to give the game a score when they haven't been able to review all of its components.

@Ryu_Niiyama

Haha, that's exactly what I'm doing! I stayed up all night just so that I'll crash around 12-1pm and sleep until it releases at 9pm here (live in Cali).

@Dissident

I don't get him. He doesn't care about the online multiplayer, but is upset that the review isn't finished because of that. The idea that a one point difference in score is such an upsetting prospect for him is a bit odd. This review reads like an easy 10, but if it gets bumped to a 9 because of a less-than-stellar online component, why should it matter to him? He says he doesn't care about online, so it would be a 10 right?

Unless he's some kind of fanboy who cares more about critic scores/opinions than his own so that he can brag about it.

@AlternateButtons

Why does it matter so much to you? You can't read this review and decide whether or not the game is worth a purchase on your own, you need a number to push you over the edge?

Anyone else having trouble connecting to the eShop? I'm trying to cave and purchase this even though I know all of my time is going to Smash, but it keeps telling me it can't display the page. Maybe this is a sign from God.

The game runs terribly on other consoles, too. I wouldn't pin this on the Switch's hardware when the XBX version struggles, and even high-end PCs. In fact I've heard from a few people that the Switch version actually runs better than the PS4 one.

@AlternateButtons

I agree that reviewers should do that, but I don't know if it's a complication with Metacritic/Rotten Tomatoes. A lot of times you'll see journalists try and get their scores up as fast as possible for these aggregate sites and I think it's misleading, especially in this day and age where you can't be expected a complete game when you purchase it. I've gotta say, I respect NLife and their integrity on this subject, even if the online component being good or bad is irrelevant to my enjoyment of the game.

@Carnictis

You're in for a treat! I wish I could recapture some of my first time experiences with certain game franchises!

@Thaswizz

Playing Torna - The Golden Country on the side, it's one of the best expansions for any game I've ever played and definitely has my favorite original soundtrack this year (though Smash Ultimate will most likely be my favorite game soundtrack of all time for having such a huge collection from all kinds of games)

@Tirza

Smash is all about being the biggest crossover series ever, so having a handful of non-Nintendo reps is cool and shows that even Nintendo themselves can respect characters not their own.

@AlternateButtons

Why do people care so much about the score anyway? Would you prefer they do what other sites did for Black Ops 4 and Red Dead 2, and give the game a perfect score before they find out the online sucks (Black Ops 4 and Red Dead Online both ruining their progression to sell microtransactions but waiting to put those in the game until after critics praise them)?

I don't personally care about online, this game reads like a 10/10 for me and I'm so glad that I'm not working today because all I can think about is Smash.

@illmatic20xx

Oh yeah dude, totally. In fact there's a Santa Tracker-like filter in the eShop so you'll be able to find most of those 1000+ games easily.

This dude's gonna be a Homeless Boy when the lawsuits start coming in.

Aww this is cute! Wouldn't pay for it though aha