I tried to like it since I was a fan back in the day but it just felt too dated for me to get into. Maybe too much micromanaging of items to get me hooked.
Shoutout to Epic for giving us this trilogy for free. They do nothing else right.
Super weird about the gyro being limited to the inventory, hopefully they fix that. Loved replaying them on my Ally where you can set the gyro for ANY game you want, made it so immersive popping off bow headshots.
Weird they go after PalWorld, which holds barely any similarities to Pokemon games outside of catching monsters, yet stuff like this is A-okay with Nintendo?
Or they just knew PalWorld was going to set the new standard they could never catch back up to and viewed it as a serious threat, whereas this game is nothing to them since its just another samey ripoff?
You will never play a new original idea again and you will replay old games endlessly with a smile and forget there was once a thing called passion and innovation in the hobby!
That trilogy is peak stealth action gaming. Sadly by the third one, they've got yellow paint all over and Lara telling herself the same lines every 5 seconds so you, the dumbie gamer, can understand what to do.
Still though, best $0 I ever spent on a trilogy (thanks Epic Store, youre good for one thing, free games).
Seems rather dumb and pointless of them to wait like three days just to show it at their own direct and be like "LOOK!" even though the cats out of the bag already.
But...nobody said they make smart decisions either.
I only buy fighting games like years down the road when theyre only a couple bucks just so I can button mash the CPU, so maybe one day I'll get this just for Tifa.
One thing I don't miss from the ps2 era is that super bland hero design that was in so many games. They nailed that bland look with the hero, intentional or not. The rest looks decent.
@SlowPokemon Yeah its more frustrating than fun. I think once there's a mod to add a map ill give it another go, but aimless wandering isnt for me anymore, especially with the dark souls mechanic of needing to slog back there just to get your stuff back.
A shame governments have to FORCE companies to not sell people electronics designed to die and be rebought now. Definitely one of the big + of having an Ally is how easily you can replace the thumbsticks, hard drive, add or swap ram, switch batteries etc etc .
I recently played through all 3 Tomb raider reboots on my handheld and it was an interesting experience.
First game is peak. Second one is also really good. By the third game, you've got yellow paint on every ledge and Lara going "I need to do this to do this" every five seconds when you use her detective mode thing. Got to see a series crumble before my eyes as they catered to the modern audience. Still a good game, the ending is one of the most 'absolute cinema' moments ive had in decades of gaming, but it really devolved.
I have little faith this won't cater heavy towards the later as well unfortunately.
Does the game even have enough characters to fill out a racing roster? I only played one of the a little bit so I hate no clue, but seems like they'd have to be tossing in bosses and random enemies to get any sort of decent character selection going.
Saying it runs "good enough" on the brand new console that is supposed to go on another 5 years should be kind of worrying. I can only imagine the Unreal 6 engine games...
Its alright, im just not into wander around aimlessly types of games anymore.
And look, it was fun mapping out every zone in Zelda 1 with my dad on paper 30+ years ago. I dont want to do that for this games very overly cluttered screens. So ill be waiting for some mods to add maps. Ain't nobody got time for that.
@PixelTavern Modifiers also turn off achievements, which I know doesnt matter here, but it'll probably be why this game will eventually drop to Mostly or Very Positive on Steam.
The real gamers are laughing at how bad it is. The driving sequences can be played and completed without failure by holding....one button. Gaming in 2026 folks.
$70 for 17 hours with zero replayability ain't it.
I guess they're going fully away from any semblance of realism with this one or just more dumbing down for the general audience who might not understand you cant hold fire and expect bullets to all hit exactly where you aim..until now at least.
"every detour remain in the player’s memory".. for me, not so much...
I know I had the first one on Dreamcast but all I can remember about it is buying some little collectibles from the little gumball vending machines on the streets. Like thats it, full stop, complete blank on everything but those gacha machines.
Cool it doesnt require online when even brand new overpriced games require it to even play a single player game (007 slop).
@Whirlwound Do you pass on every game that has a demo available? Thats all this is. Then you BUY the game for $8. Man, when did simple reasoning go out of the window in favorof hate/love relationships with buzzwords?
I played through quite a bit of Witcher on my Switch and was surprised how well it ran but never finished it. Picked it up for my handheld PC a couple weeks ago and its a whole new experience in the forests and whatnot. Forgot how horrible the horse controls are though lol. If it can run on an old Switch, im sure they've got a version in the works for 2 though, such easy money for them.
Im guessing this will be $20 so I dont see myself paying twice what I did for the complete addition for some DLC though, unless you play as Yennifer and can go around witch-nuking people.
Kinda stinks this is all Switch owners ever get for free, this one shovelware company. Think I got 20 or so games from them over the years and maybe spent a total of two hours playing them.
PC got Tomb Raider Remaster 1-3 and Down in Bermuda from Epic plus a Warhammer game on Steam for free this week. Although Epics weekly free games are usually trash (so many 'free' online games that have nobody playing them still...gee thanks, what a gift lol) and also im weary of any cheaply made looking game that goes on sale for free on Steam as there have been cases of developers being hacked and having updates to their games pushed through Steam with malware and whatnot added.
Ive been playing this recently and im mixed. Its gorgeous, has its moments, and is DmC.
But man, playing as V is bad, I never feel like im actually controlling anything. The boss battles are pretty bad too. Think after I finish my Vergil run ill be done, dont see myself grinding achievements on harder difficulties.
Definitely worth it for the $5 I paid on Steam, but for a full $60+ theyll push for this? I dunno about that.
Why Did You Capitalize Every Word In The Headline?
That Was A Confusing Read.
@BrazillianCara Its the worst of the worst. Baby's first game engine. Pragmata would be struggling to hit 30fps if they used UE and not the much superior RE engine.
I like my games to look like video games, even realistic ones. Ive been playing Devil may Cry 5 and to me, thats peak graphics. Like when they talk it looks a little weird. I like that.
I think needing to use your brain to fill in gaps is something people will never get back and thats a shame. Like there's a joke or meme about how we imagined Ocarina of Time looking as good as a new AAA titles do now when it came out, and honestly, it really did, because we used our subconscious brain power to upscale it and whatnot on the fly using our imagination RAM. Now everything since Crysis came out has to be compared and nitpicked on if it looks "better".
Video games are about escapism, more now than ever. Forget that AI is replacing everyone, forget the end is nigh and go visit a different world you have more control over. But a lot of that escapsim is lost when everything needs to look as HD as the room you see when your eyes leave the screen. Plus, how creepy would The Sims be if they looked like real people?
Im just impressed they've made 12 games since I was a kid and not a single one of them caught my attention despite being a big RPG fan and loving dragons..and quests.
Just something about the character design and the kiddy presentation that keeps turning me off the franchise, even as a kid.
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Re: Latest Nintendo Direct Reportedly The Most-Watched Of The Summer Showcases
Source: trust me bro.
Not like there's a thing called view botting or anything.
Re: Multiple Xbox Studios Reportedly In Active Negotiations With Microsoft To Avoid Closure
Who could have seen that coming?
Except all of us who are tired of billionaires daughters making "indie" games and seeing the same-ish looking protagonist nobody wants to play as.
@sixrings No, thats what we call a disgusting greedy strategy. Oh wait I see what you did there...
Re: Mini Review: Observer: System Redux (Switch 2) - A Sci-Fi Thriller Bursting With Blade Runner Reverence
I tried to like it since I was a fan back in the day but it just felt too dated for me to get into. Maybe too much micromanaging of items to get me hooked.
Re: Review: Rise Of The Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration (Switch 2) - The Crown Jewel Of The Survivor Trilogy
Shoutout to Epic for giving us this trilogy for free. They do nothing else right.
Super weird about the gyro being limited to the inventory, hopefully they fix that. Loved replaying them on my Ally where you can set the gyro for ANY game you want, made it so immersive popping off bow headshots.
Re: Nintendo Combats Scalpers With New Switch 2 Purchase Requirements In Japan
Lol thats not a very bright idea.....Just giving the finger to any newcomers.
Re: Review: LumenTale: Memories Of Trey (Switch) - A Refreshing, If Jarring, Take On Black & White-Era Pokémon
Weird they go after PalWorld, which holds barely any similarities to Pokemon games outside of catching monsters, yet stuff like this is A-okay with Nintendo?
Or they just knew PalWorld was going to set the new standard they could never catch back up to and viewed it as a serious threat, whereas this game is nothing to them since its just another samey ripoff?
Re: Resident Evil Veronica Won't Let You Swap Between First And Third-Person
Tell that to the modders. Im sure it'll be out within a week.
Re: Kingdom Hearts Switch Cloud Versions Discontinued From Sale
Lol they just stole your cash and game.
Re: Kingdom Hearts Collection Key Art Has Fans Sleuthing To Work Out If AI Was Used
Removed
Re: Vanillaware's Underrated Wii Gem Returns On Switch 1 & 2 Early Next Year
>"if you're unfamiliar with the studio"
>references 13 sentinels.
What, can you guys not even handle the jiggle physics of simply mentioning Dragons Crown in this age?!
Re: Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake Is Real, And It's Launching This Year
You will never play a new original idea again and you will replay old games endlessly with a smile and forget there was once a thing called passion and innovation in the hobby!
Re: Rise Of The Tomb Raider Gets Surprise Release On Switch 2 Today
That trilogy is peak stealth action gaming. Sadly by the third one, they've got yellow paint all over and Lara telling herself the same lines every 5 seconds so you, the dumbie gamer, can understand what to do.
Still though, best $0 I ever spent on a trilogy (thanks Epic Store, youre good for one thing, free games).
Re: Switch 2 Absent From Persona 4 And 6 Trailers, And Fans Are Concerned
Seems rather dumb and pointless of them to wait like three days just to show it at their own direct and be like "LOOK!" even though the cats out of the bag already.
But...nobody said they make smart decisions either.
Re: Nintendo Fined €35 Million Over Widespread Joy-Con Defects
Nelson hah-hah.gif
Good to see them get a taste of their own lawfare, except theyre getting sued reasonably, whereas N just runs around suing their fans.
Re: Opinion: By Definition, Pokémon TCG Is No Longer A Hobby
Im sure those pieces of cardboard will come in very handy for the planned agenda 2030 collapse/great reset.
For burning to stay warm, I guess.
Re: Street Fighter 6 Year 4 Revealed, Tifa From Final Fantasy Confirmed
I only buy fighting games like years down the road when theyre only a couple bucks just so I can button mash the CPU, so maybe one day I'll get this just for Tifa.
Re: Kingdom Hearts, Jak & Daxter-Inspired 'Duskfade' Confirmed For Switch 2
One thing I don't miss from the ps2 era is that super bland hero design that was in so many games. They nailed that bland look with the hero, intentional or not. The rest looks decent.
Re: It's Official, Monster Hunter Wilds Is Now In Development For Switch 2
Pretty brave of them considering all the performance issues even on good PCs and PS5.
Re: Sephiroth Will Have A New Voice Actor In Final Fantasy VII Revelation
Kinda weird to switch him up now. They had years and couldn't find one entire weekend for him to do the lines?
Re: Rumour: Persona 6 Images Supposedly Leak Online
Not really digging the designs at all.
Short hair...
@GoldenSunRM Lol no...no there's not.
Re: Yacht Club Games Teases Some "Very Secret Things" In Mina The Hollower
@SlowPokemon Yeah its more frustrating than fun. I think once there's a mod to add a map ill give it another go, but aimless wandering isnt for me anymore, especially with the dark souls mechanic of needing to slog back there just to get your stuff back.
Re: Vampire Survivors "Wet Update" Is Coming Soon, Here's Everything Included
'The Moist Update' woulda been better.
Re: EA Sports Madden NFL 27 Is On Its Way To Switch 2
The fact people still buy these says so much about the sad state of our society.
Re: Nintendo Confirms Switch 2 Revision For Europe
A shame governments have to FORCE companies to not sell people electronics designed to die and be rebought now. Definitely one of the big + of having an Ally is how easily you can replace the thumbsticks, hard drive, add or swap ram, switch batteries etc etc .
@Misima Lol good one!
Re: Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis Jumps Onto Switch 2 Next Year
I recently played through all 3 Tomb raider reboots on my handheld and it was an interesting experience.
First game is peak. Second one is also really good. By the third game, you've got yellow paint on every ledge and Lara going "I need to do this to do this" every five seconds when you use her detective mode thing. Got to see a series crumble before my eyes as they catered to the modern audience. Still a good game, the ending is one of the most 'absolute cinema' moments ive had in decades of gaming, but it really devolved.
I have little faith this won't cater heavy towards the later as well unfortunately.
Re: Preview: Star Fox (2026) - Just A Remake, But What A Remake
Heck yeah, you added a "do a barrel roll" screenshot, thats all I came here for.
Re: 'Super Yooka-Laylee Kart Playtest' Listing Appears On SteamDB After Dev Teases
Does the game even have enough characters to fill out a racing roster? I only played one of the a little bit so I hate no clue, but seems like they'd have to be tossing in bosses and random enemies to get any sort of decent character selection going.
Re: Review: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Switch 2) - Some Rough Edges, But Still A Great Game
Saying it runs "good enough" on the brand new console that is supposed to go on another 5 years should be kind of worrying. I can only imagine the Unreal 6 engine games...
Re: Mina The Hollower Is Now Metacritic's Highest-Rated Game Of 2026
Its alright, im just not into wander around aimlessly types of games anymore.
And look, it was fun mapping out every zone in Zelda 1 with my dad on paper 30+ years ago. I dont want to do that for this games very overly cluttered screens. So ill be waiting for some mods to add maps. Ain't nobody got time for that.
@PixelTavern Modifiers also turn off achievements, which I know doesnt matter here, but it'll probably be why this game will eventually drop to Mostly or Very Positive on Steam.
Re: First Light's Switch 2 Release Date Is Still MIA, But Bond's Off To A Flying Start Elsewhere
Most of those reviews are paid for.
The real gamers are laughing at how bad it is. The driving sequences can be played and completed without failure by holding....one button. Gaming in 2026 folks.
$70 for 17 hours with zero replayability ain't it.
Re: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Revealed For Switch 2
No bloom on firing is such a "what" thing to do.
I guess they're going fully away from any semblance of realism with this one or just more dumbing down for the general audience who might not understand you cant hold fire and expect bullets to all hit exactly where you aim..until now at least.
Re: Feature: "When I Saw Animal Crossing, I Felt It Was 'FREE'" - Yu Suzuki Talks Shenmue III Enhanced
"every detour remain in the player’s memory".. for me, not so much...
I know I had the first one on Dreamcast but all I can remember about it is buying some little collectibles from the little gumball vending machines on the streets. Like thats it, full stop, complete blank on everything but those gacha machines.
Re: Reminder: Nintendo's New Mobile Game 'Pictonico!' Is Now Available
Cool it doesnt require online when even brand new overpriced games require it to even play a single player game (007 slop).
@Whirlwound Do you pass on every game that has a demo available? Thats all this is. Then you BUY the game for $8. Man, when did simple reasoning go out of the window in favorof hate/love relationships with buzzwords?
Re: The Witcher 3 Is Getting A New Expansion, But Not On Switch
I played through quite a bit of Witcher on my Switch and was surprised how well it ran but never finished it. Picked it up for my handheld PC a couple weeks ago and its a whole new experience in the forests and whatnot. Forgot how horrible the horse controls are though lol. If it can run on an old Switch, im sure they've got a version in the works for 2 though, such easy money for them.
Im guessing this will be $20 so I dont see myself paying twice what I did for the complete addition for some DLC though, unless you play as Yennifer and can go around witch-nuking people.
Re: Review: Rugrats: Retro Rewind Collection (Switch) - A Janky Compilation Carried By Nostalgia
The last image of Tommy just standing there staring at the frog...in sneakers..is kind of disturbing.
Re: Star Fox On Switch 2 Is Getting A Day One Update
And thus rendering the physical version absolutely pointless.
Modern gaming, my friends, rejoice!
Re: Rocket League Announces "New Era" Alongside Unreal Engine 6 Reveal
Ugh why.
Do we really need realistic grass or whatever? Its a fun silly sports ball soccer game.
I'll just pretend that 6 will actually be an improvement until then.
Re: No Gravity Games Is Giving Away 6 Free Switch Games This Month
Kinda stinks this is all Switch owners ever get for free, this one shovelware company. Think I got 20 or so games from them over the years and maybe spent a total of two hours playing them.
PC got Tomb Raider Remaster 1-3 and Down in Bermuda from Epic plus a Warhammer game on Steam for free this week. Although Epics weekly free games are usually trash (so many 'free' online games that have nobody playing them still...gee thanks, what a gift lol) and also im weary of any cheaply made looking game that goes on sale for free on Steam as there have been cases of developers being hacked and having updates to their games pushed through Steam with malware and whatnot added.
Re: Nintendo Reportedly Producing 20 Million Switch 2 Consoles In FY2027
Dont you need actual games to sell a console? At the same price point as a handheld PC, that seems like overkill.
@timp29 We wont be playing along this time, so thats a moot point. I mean, any of us free people wont, at least.
Re: Survival Horror 'The Florist' Looks Like Classic Resident Evil In All The Right Ways
That looks pretty neat.
@deadmaker Steam requirements have it at 16gb ram, so I dont see it going to Switch 1.
Re: Pokémon Company Considers Using Government ID To Tackle TCG Scalping
Wasn't expecting them to try and use Pokemon cards to push the digital ID mark of the beast, but here we are.
Re: Devil May Cry 5 'Devil Hunter Edition' Has Been Rated For Switch 2
Ive been playing this recently and im mixed. Its gorgeous, has its moments, and is DmC.
But man, playing as V is bad, I never feel like im actually controlling anything. The boss battles are pretty bad too. Think after I finish my Vergil run ill be done, dont see myself grinding achievements on harder difficulties.
Definitely worth it for the $5 I paid on Steam, but for a full $60+ theyll push for this? I dunno about that.
Re: Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Movie Officially Wraps Filming
Endless sequels...we sure dont get enough of those in the old 2026. Hah.
Re: Yoshi And The Mysterious Book Game Engine Seemingly Revealed
Why Did You Capitalize Every Word In The Headline?
That Was A Confusing Read.
@BrazillianCara Its the worst of the worst. Baby's first game engine. Pragmata would be struggling to hit 30fps if they used UE and not the much superior RE engine.
Re: BioShock Creator: Switch 2 Proves Graphics Have Reached "Diminishing Returns"
I like my games to look like video games, even realistic ones. Ive been playing Devil may Cry 5 and to me, thats peak graphics. Like when they talk it looks a little weird. I like that.
I think needing to use your brain to fill in gaps is something people will never get back and thats a shame. Like there's a joke or meme about how we imagined Ocarina of Time looking as good as a new AAA titles do now when it came out, and honestly, it really did, because we used our subconscious brain power to upscale it and whatnot on the fly using our imagination RAM. Now everything since Crysis came out has to be compared and nitpicked on if it looks "better".
Video games are about escapism, more now than ever. Forget that AI is replacing everyone, forget the end is nigh and go visit a different world you have more control over. But a lot of that escapsim is lost when everything needs to look as HD as the room you see when your eyes leave the screen. Plus, how creepy would The Sims be if they looked like real people?
Re: The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom 'Mineru's Construct' amiibo Is Finally Getting Released
Guess there's no timeline when it comes to plastic trinkets, relevancy, and Nintendo fans?
Re: Pocketpair Continues To Defy Nintendo With New Palworld Trademark
Defy?
Nintedoh doesnt own an entire genre of games.
Or did Pokemon defy Dragon Quest by copying it?
Re: Dragon Quest Creator Yuji Horii Teases Announcement For "Next Game"
Im just impressed they've made 12 games since I was a kid and not a single one of them caught my attention despite being a big RPG fan and loving dragons..and quests.
Just something about the character design and the kiddy presentation that keeps turning me off the franchise, even as a kid.
Re: Nintendo Says Approximately 40% Of Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Players Are Switch 2 Owners
Well that cant be right considering Nintendo said like 85%+ of their consumers did their consuming thing and bought sequel console.
Did they start breaking out their old systems to play this or...the numbers aren't numbering.
Re: If You're Trying To Watch YouTube On Switch 2, You'll Now Get An Error Code
imagine being an adult and being treated like a child because of your system of choice.
Meanwhile I installed some music creation software on my handheld gaming device.