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Re: Of Course Mario Kart World Is Being Review Bombed

Gamer83

While I don't take to websites like metacritic or opencritic and 'review' games myself, I can understand people using it to show dissatisfaction with something as it's one of the only ways they can. In this case, Nintendo made a stupid update that it had to know would tick people off (it's their game, no way the devs didn't see how people were playing it online). I mostly play offline and I'm not bothered by the intermissions. Still a fun game, imo, though I do prefer the old structure of 3-lap races around a specific track.

Re: Poll: What's Your Switch (2) Game Of The Year So Far?

Gamer83

I've enjoyed Mario Kart World quite a bit, however, eventhough it's a re-release and I try to stay away from those as a 'Game of the Year' pick, it has to be Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. I never played the game on Wii U but I can see why a lot of people I talk gaming with have it as one of their favorite games of all-time. 70+ hours in and still not even done with chapter 7. Love everything about the game, even the story, which many believe is its weakest element.

Re: Street Fighter 6's First Season 3 Character Arrives This August

Gamer83

I'll buy the swimsuits for Cammy and Chun-Li.

@IronMan30
Nope. Part of the next season pass, which is somewhat annoying because I feel like Sagat is one of those characters (along with the rest of the original SF II cast) who should always be on the starting roster of a new SF game, but it is what it is. At least Capcom isn't filling up this game with nonsensical guest characters the way others in the genre do these days. It's just Terry and Mai, and they don't feel too out place given the history between Capcom and SNK.

Re: Opinion: I Never Felt True Nostalgia Until I Played GameCube On Switch 2

Gamer83

It's one of my least favorite Nintendo consoles (not that it was bad, though) with only the Wii U and Virtual Boy behind it, but the GC does hold some great memories for me. I was a senior in high school and while I had several consoles in the past to call my own, the GC is the first one I ever pre-ordered and bought on launch day. Remember getting out of work and heading over to the mall where I picked up the system, All-Star Baseball 2002 (was and still am a big sports fan) and a memory card.
I also spent tons of time reading through magazines, main ones being Nintendo Power and EGM at the time, getting the latest news on any games I could. Smash Bros. Melee was the next game I got, a Christmas present from my sisters, followed not long after by 007 Agent Under Fire, Eternal Darkness and Resident Evil remake. All those were awesome games, but the main event, and still my all-time favorite game from that era, is Metroid Prime 1. The fact the series was back after so many years had me hyped but that the game delivered and then some made it even better. There were plenty of other games I enjoyed, Soul Calibur 2 and F-Zero GX both near the top of the list, and revisiting those on Switch 2 has been a lot of fun. Still hold up extremely well.

Re: Former Nintendo Execs Fear We Might Be Waiting A While For A 3D Mario On Switch 2, Thanks To Donkey Kong

Gamer83

If Donkey Kong Bananza delivers, then so be it. I like 3d Mario games but I have no problem waiting until some time in 2026, especially if, in addition to DKB, we also get Metroid and possibly one more first party release this year. For some Pokemon will be that big game. And there was Mario Kart on day one. It's not like Nintendo isn't doing anything for NS2 this year.

Re: Third-Party Launch Games On Switch 2 Reportedly Sold "Very Low Numbers"

Gamer83

Well, that sucks. Just means third party support is going to dry up. Pathetic job by Nintendo fans. Yakuza 0, Street Fighter 6, Sonic Generations, just to name a few. And I don't want to hear the key card argument. It's beyond pathetic considering many games aren't fully on PS5 or Xbox discs but nobody uses that as an excuse not to buy.

Re: Donkey Kong Bananza Direct: Every Announcement - How Would You Rate It?

Gamer83

10/10. Might be my favorite Direct that Nintendo has ever done, mainly because the game looks awesome. I was already hyped enough that I pre-ordered it the day I pre-ordered Switch 2, I figured it would be good but it seems now like this could be a legitimate Game of the Year contender. The action looks sublime and there could be a fairly deep story as well. Really looking forward to getting to play this.

Re: Best Nintendo Switch 2 Controllers

Gamer83

The Switch 2 Pro Controller is my new favorite Nintendo controller of all-time and is right there with the Dual Sense as a 1 and 1a. both are fantastic controllers. Also really like my SNES NSO pad and will probably add the GC controller pretty soon as well. The latter wasn't my favorite controller of that gen but I did still enjoy using it.

Re: Talking Point: How Are You Finding Mario Kart's Open World?

Gamer83

I thought I was going to not care for it based on what I read but I actually enjoy it a lot. Could have a little more going on but I don't think it's as bland and boring as others do either. Grand Prix and Knockout Tour are what I play the most but I enjoy just driving around exploring the open world and enjoying the outstanding soundtrack.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (7th June)

Gamer83

All about the Switch 2 this weekend. Mario Kart World and Street Fighter 6 have the been main focus (both are phenomenal) but I'll also be playing some Fast Fusion, Ridge Racer, Yakuza 0 and Cyberpunk.

Also wanted to test backwards compatibility so I fired up Xenoblade Chronicles X on the new system mainly to see how the whole process is handled if you don't do a full system transfer and thankfully it was as smooth as the transition from PS4 to PS5 and Xbox One to Series X. Cloud saves worked exactly as I'd hoped. Going from one Nintendo console to another hasn't always been this simple so I was slightly concerned.

Re: Review: Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition (Switch 2) - A Superb Port Of An Incredible RPG

Gamer83

Never got around to playing it on the other consoles, I'm sure those are the best way to experience it but having the option to play undocked while I watch tv or if I'm out of the house means I can give it the game the time it deserves that I might not be able to if played just on the tv. Happy to see this port turned out well and props to CD Projekt Red for getting it all on card. Hopefully companies like Sega and Capcom will reconsider key cards in the future (eventhough I don't think they're as bad as some people do) and follow CDPR's lead with some of their releases.

Re: Review: Street Fighter 6: Years 1-2 Fighters Edition (Switch 2) - Just One Caveat Holds Back Capcom's Finest

Gamer83

This is a fantastic port of what is, imo, easily the best fight game this gen. There's some cut backs (less stuff going in the background in a stage or two, for example) but it's on par enough with the versions for more powerful consoles and since this one can be played on the tv or handheld, it'll overtake the PS5 version as my go-to if Capcom supports it with future DLCs the same way. It's fully featured, looks the part and feels awesome playing it with the NS2 Pro Controller. Also great to have a current SF game on a Nintendo system for the first time since Super Street Fighter 4 3D Edition (another excellent launch-day port from Capcom). Given the history of the franchise, it just feels right playing it on Nintendo.

@JohnnyMind
The best way to describe World Tour is it's a Yakuza game with 2D fights instead of 3D brawling. I had a lot of fun with it on PS5. Interested to see what people playing it for the first time on NS2 think.

Re: Review In Progress: Mario Kart World (Switch 2) - The Perfect Introduction To A New Console Generation?

Gamer83

It could just be the launch hype but I'm loving the game so far. The driving feels good, the soundtrack is awesome, the tracks included are cool and, even if it's a bit empty in the open world, I've had a lot of fun with free roam. I don't know as I'd say the game is $80 great but getting it in the bundle? It's a perfect way to kick off a new Nintendo generation.