@koopababble It might now be for you cause it's a satire and and the criticism comes through humor, but pretty much every story contains criticism about society, that's how art is done.
George Lucas shows rebels fighting a controlling empire in Star Wars. Tolkien makes Middle Earth a stage to criticize industrialization, concentration of power and the lack of environmental conscience in The Lord of The Rings.
I'm not an elf and I can relate to some of what he writes about lol you either chose to absorb the message, or just enjoy the ride. I assume you're taking it a little too politically cause it doesnt align with what you care for, and that's fair, for me, what makes the world building immersion is the fact that we can relate to the characters, even though in a fantasy world.
@Yoshi3 I understand you're looking for different experience with different games, but you can't expect to have the same experience with the same series forever. We need to twitch things a bit every now and then. They certainly took a risk with MP4 that didn't pay off, but when they tried the same with Zelda, it became the most successful entries, commercially and critically (along with OoT). When they first launched metroid prime, they also tried something new. There wasn't any 3D metroidvanias, and it did work wonders. It's hard to say something like, "MP4 didn't connect with the fan base", considering how the other entries sold similar numbers to this one. Maybe it connected ONLY with the fan base, and failed to connect with a new, broader audience like Zelda and Fire Emblem did recently.
@NintendoWife from my understanding, when you a buy a digital Switch 2 edition, you actually get the Switch 1 game + some kinda of texture pack. It's not a different SKU, it just has downloadble graphical content.
I got MP4 borrowed digitally from a friend (he has a S2, I've got S1) and it worked no problem.
My guess would be what you just said, the physical can't be read on the switch 1, so that would count as S2 exclusive
@the_beaver your list is EXACTLY how I would rate all of them, it's rare to find someone that appreciates Zero Mission more than Fusion, I simply don't get it lol
Regarding the sales number, it seems on track with expectations, people are trying so hard to not believe in facts. It's OK to admit when a company doesn't live up to expectations, but arguing semantics to imply hard numbers are not real, it's such a stretch lol
I reccomend all conspiracy fans to watch Bugonia lol
Not trying to be too fanboyish, but i can't help but admire how Nintendo has been tackling this phenomenon ever since the Switch. Not including MP4, pretty much every game has been announced 3 to 6 months prior, and they kept their word on the vast majority. It avoids that anxious overhyping, keeps the schedule much more organized, maintain an interval so each game can shine on their own. Even my gaming budget becomes easier to manage lol
This was my busiest switch year ever since launch, got through a lot of my backlog, but the top 3 was regarding playtime were: Hades 2 Ball x Pit Ni no Kuni 2
Spent a lot of time with Unicorn Overlord, Chained Echoes and OT 2 as well, all great games
It seems like this was the trend for this Holiday season, Xbox also reported steep decrease in sales. I presume PS5 didn't also maintain past numbers. And I mean, buy a new console, IN THIS ECONOMY? Haha things have been tough
The artsyle and humor in this game are top notch, the system and progression are very well made, hope this update refreshes the fun I had with it! Amazing little gem
It looks like those movies that are so so bad, that it ends up being entertaining (so in line with the 90s Street Fighter movie). I highly doubt it can achieve commercial success like this, though
Haven't played MP4 and a few others yet, but the list is solid. Such an amazing franchise. Metroid Fusion is where I differ from most, as I find it way too linear for a metroid game, I'd drop it too the one of the last positions. Great game, regardless
I can't help but start every Tales game I can, but I usually get burnt out midway through, I don't know if it's the combat that gets a bit boring. Tales of Vesperia was the last one I dropped after the end of act 2. Is this one more engaging?
HAHAHA I'm dead with this article, the ShEO was everything! It's so essential to talk about LGBTQIA+ rights and representations in such a natural, fun way. Being feminine does NOT mean being sexual. Props to Nintendolife for this article ❤️
@Potimarron I see what you mean, as a Brazilian, I can fully understand the need for such award. It's a very old structural problem, and having worked in a consultancy project in which we had to map hierarchy, gender and race over time for big companies, it becomes very evident.
Its also nice to note this award has categories for best game by South American, Southern Asian, New Zeland developers for this very same reason, give them visibility they would not get otherwise, regardless of how good their games are!
@Jack_Goetz I think they just got a nomination for "Gameplay design", but it's competing against Hades 2 and Silksong, shouldn't have a chance against those. But I feel you, I've been hooked for weeks lol
@Potimarron they are, but, historically, have had less opportunities in many fields, gaming being one of them. Awards like this gives exposition and merit to people who have been snubbed many times before.
Hades 2 is so incredible, they've managed to improve on absolutely everything, and the first game was already amazing. Didn't play E33 yet, but it's the one other game that, for my taste, might be a competition for Hades 2
After playing Hades 2 to death, I picked up the genre again, and on my way to finding new games, tried metal gear tactics - sucker for SRPG but didn't find the genres were mashed well enough rogue legacy 2 - how does this game gets high praise, it looks and plays like a browser flash game, no charm at all, hated it lol
Finally arrived at Ball x Pitt, and this game is FANTASTIC. I'm hooked, can't reccomend it enough!
Agree with my mates here, it's my GOTY so far, they've outdone the first in every single way, and it was already a spetecular game. Is it to early to ask for Hades 3 or something like, Anubis? Lol
@sketchturner I agree with @JackieCMarlow , not sure what their reasons might be, but I'll try to explain mine: I believe there are games which are very engaging (stardew valley), vast (BotW), grindy (pokemon, for competitive play) for intance, and can absolutely have people over-extending their play time, but it's less common cause the dopamine hits are less intense, more spread out, or the time investment is more of a job (for grinding) than for pleasure. The "addictive" (and I'll insist on using it here, even though I agree with @hisownsidekick for the most part) term is usually more related to games that have extremely high dopamine hits, that involves repetition and the "just one more time" feeling. These can be hurtful, and I find roguelites to be some kinda middle ground, cause they are still limited in scope. The real addiction comes on live service online games (LoL, Overwatch), it works pretty much like a drug/gambling addiction, and the updates and new features make it never ending.
You're probably someone with very low tendencies to addiction, but as someone who's been there before, I try to stay away from those lol
@GrailUK well, the franchise is doing well cause it's really not aimed at the mature audience. My nephew really don't mind graphics, and I have a blast playing pokemom with him. We've outgrown franchises, bands, cartoons, no need to spoil the fun for the new generations
@ShieldHero you've got your answer, but i second that, Zero Mission is an absolute blast, def a great starting point to the series. The only reccomendation I'd give is, even though Fusion is really well done, it def doesn't have the traditional metroid flow of discovering and going anywhere, it's by far the most linear in the series. Great game, though, but try playing it after zero mission or super metroid!
Love this article! I'm a fellow "job system" addict, and have fond memories of many games for that aspect alone. I'll tell you one thing, though: I have not, and will never have, a memory where the mage isn't the most op character in my party. Such heresy, Alana!
I don't mind the visuals, pokemon from the beginning wasn't any thing to write home about. I really wish they could find a charming artstyle though, it would make the games more appealing, but it's not like they are not fun because of that.
The battles look so fun, hope they are fluid and challenging (not just super long).
I'm so pumped for this game, I'm not into roguelites, and still, the first is one of my favorite games ever. I love when a developer makes some magic and get you into a different genre of what you're used to!
It sounds that for Octopath 0, they are focusing on features that were implemented in the mobile Octopath game (a kinda town builder and 8 members party fights), I wonder if it'll be something akin of FE Engage, which was nice, but less ambitious/smaller scale than 3H. The city building done right could be an absolute blast though, Ni No Kuni 2 had that aspect and it was a joy.
In a time when reviewers are critized for not giving 0 or 10 for games players love or hate, I love to see a good reviewer standing their ground on their opinion, and being respected for that like here at NintendoLife! Great read!
I'm a sucker for TRPGs and the first Dark Deity was already pretty good, gonna pick it up right after finishing Overlord Unicorn, which has been sooooooo good
Well, I see a couple of fellow Fire Emblem fans that didn't like the first, I'd like to say that I'm a Fire Emblem fan that actually thought it was great lol
It has a very nice class system, a balanced gameplay, and a number of well designed maps (with a few exceptions). The story isn't the best, but I mean, it's not like it's constantly great in FE as well.
Out of the Fire Emblem clones, I'd say it's one of the best
@JHDK when the Switch 1 came out, I used to play while watching TV shows and movies, but it didn't work for me. I wanted to empty my backlog in both medias, but it's an impossible task, too much being released all the time, plus work, sports, dating, social events, the gaming and TV shows took so much time from everything else, and i was doing them both at the same time lol I started selecting just what I REALLY had an interest on, playing only docked, and man, it changed my life, and my enjoyment of videogames/movies lol and the fact I'm not trying to empty a huge backlog, brought me peace not to fill my backlog for the next 5 years, which resulted in creating free time for the rest of my activities. But each to their own, if it works for you, go for it!
I love what the game represents, how creative it is and had an amazing time back then. But just recently replayed it on NSO, and it might be an unpopular opinion, but besides the beautiful artstyle and RPG mechanics, I don't think it holds up that well. The writing got much more inspired in subsequent entries (in TTYD and specially Origami King), the flow of the game isn't well paced (there is a lot of backtracking and progression feels glacial at points), and the characters have new designs but aren't nearly as charming as I remembered them to be. I'd hope a new entry would make a better use of development resources
I'm currently playing Chained Echoes and it's OUTSTANDING! What a masterpiece, really, every location, character, sidequest, the progression system, it's honestly top 10 RPGs of all time, and it was developed by one guy. I can't get over this fact, especially considering we have less enjoyable RPGs developed for years by whole studios. I'm yet to play Sea of Stars, but if it's anything as good as, we are truly living the return of the golden age of RPGs
I'm currently playing Pokemon Conquest, and I can't tell if I like it or not lol The mechanics are extremely simple, the management aspect can be quite a chore, but it's been fun at the same time. Not sure I'll finish it though, I feel like I'm burning out pretty quickly due to the repetitiveness of training. I'll try this PMD for the DS next, I played the first for the gba when it came out, and it was ok, I'm hoping this one is much better!
@JohnnyMind Agree with you on that, it was a great direct, with a very diverse public in mind. Great ports, awesome new games and I also see am attempt of trying to broaden the Switch audience with the sports games announcements and Chronos. I'm more interested in Persona, Octopath Traveller and Elliot, but all in all, a solid 9 in my book!
@Yel333 hahaha I think it was a terrible editing of the trailer to place the narrator and the fairy giving the exact same basic information within 2 sec, it sounded like a comedy sketch lol
The art style is a little samey in all of these games, but I'm such a sucker for pixel art style that I don't mind Square pumping this games out all the time lol it's looks SOOOOO good!
Growing up with those terrible adaptations from the 90s, I actually thought the newest was pretty well done for some brainless fun. This trailer set the bar way higher for the second, kinda hyped even lol
@BigRed40 couldn't agree more, they are doing their job and are great at it, but the urge to focus on the negative (even when they are pretty negligible) regarding games these days is pretty unbearable. The amount of games getting hate months before release, for the smallest things, is absurd. It takes away so much of the creative process that fueled the industry for so long
I mean, we've had a direct with specific realease dates for the next (average) 3 months, followed by absolute silence until the last game releases, then another direct for the next 3 months for 7 years now. Since DK is being released this week, I could believe there is another one coming. And I love this strategy of announcing games a few months from the release date, apart from MP4. Sony and MS have been terrible creating hype years before release, in a very spaced schedule
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Re: Opinion: This Is The First Game That's Come Close To Rivalling The Best Paper Mario
@koopababble It might now be for you cause it's a satire and and the criticism comes through humor, but pretty much every story contains criticism about society, that's how art is done.
George Lucas shows rebels fighting a controlling empire in Star Wars.
Tolkien makes Middle Earth a stage to criticize industrialization, concentration of power and the lack of environmental conscience in The Lord of The Rings.
I'm not an elf and I can relate to some of what he writes about lol you either chose to absorb the message, or just enjoy the ride.
I assume you're taking it a little too politically cause it doesnt align with what you care for, and that's fair, for me, what makes the world building immersion is the fact that we can relate to the characters, even though in a fantasy world.
Re: Metroid Prime 4's "Combined Sales" Have Surpassed One Million, Nintendo Confirms
@Yoshi3 I understand you're looking for different experience with different games, but you can't expect to have the same experience with the same series forever.
We need to twitch things a bit every now and then. They certainly took a risk with MP4 that didn't pay off, but when they tried the same with Zelda, it became the most successful entries, commercially and critically (along with OoT).
When they first launched metroid prime, they also tried something new. There wasn't any 3D metroidvanias, and it did work wonders.
It's hard to say something like, "MP4 didn't connect with the fan base", considering how the other entries sold similar numbers to this one. Maybe it connected ONLY with the fan base, and failed to connect with a new, broader audience like Zelda and Fire Emblem did recently.
Re: Here's A Look At The Best-Selling Switch And Switch 2 Games So Far
@NintendoWife from my understanding, when you a buy a digital Switch 2 edition, you actually get the Switch 1 game + some kinda of texture pack. It's not a different SKU, it just has downloadble graphical content.
I got MP4 borrowed digitally from a friend (he has a S2, I've got S1) and it worked no problem.
My guess would be what you just said, the physical can't be read on the switch 1, so that would count as S2 exclusive
Re: Switch 2 Storms Towards Its Forecast Target With 17.37 Million Units Sold
@the_beaver your list is EXACTLY how I would rate all of them, it's rare to find someone that appreciates Zero Mission more than Fusion, I simply don't get it lol
Regarding the sales number, it seems on track with expectations, people are trying so hard to not believe in facts. It's OK to admit when a company doesn't live up to expectations, but arguing semantics to imply hard numbers are not real, it's such a stretch lol
I reccomend all conspiracy fans to watch Bugonia lol
Re: Feature: Here's All The Best Switch 2 & Nintendo Stuff I've 3D Printed So Far
I love the article, and the Kirby tobacco cigarette holder even more haha
Re: Feature: "Demoralisation Is A Strong Word, But It Accurately Describes The Situation" - Why Do So Many Games Get Delayed?
Not trying to be too fanboyish, but i can't help but admire how Nintendo has been tackling this phenomenon ever since the Switch.
Not including MP4, pretty much every game has been announced 3 to 6 months prior, and they kept their word on the vast majority.
It avoids that anxious overhyping, keeps the schedule much more organized, maintain an interval so each game can shine on their own. Even my gaming budget becomes easier to manage lol
Re: Feature: Nintendo Switch Year In Review 2025 - Our Most Played Games
This was my busiest switch year ever since launch, got through a lot of my backlog, but the top 3 was regarding playtime were:
Hades 2
Ball x Pit
Ni no Kuni 2
Spent a lot of time with Unicorn Overlord, Chained Echoes and OT 2 as well, all great games
Re: Switch 2 Sales Reportedly Struggled Over The Christmas Period
It seems like this was the trend for this Holiday season, Xbox also reported steep decrease in sales. I presume PS5 didn't also maintain past numbers.
And I mean, buy a new console, IN THIS ECONOMY? Haha things have been tough
Re: Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles Has Surpassed One Million Sales Worldwide
@ImpromptuR now THAT'S something I've never heard before lol
Re: Cult Of The Lamb Summons "Biggest Update Ever" For Switch Early Next Year
The artsyle and humor in this game are top notch, the system and progression are very well made, hope this update refreshes the fun I had with it! Amazing little gem
Re: Video: Here's Your First Look At The Street Fighter Live-Action Movie, Due Out 2026
It looks like those movies that are so so bad, that it ends up being entertaining (so in line with the 90s Street Fighter movie). I highly doubt it can achieve commercial success like this, though
Re: Community: It's Time To Rate Your Switch 1 & 2 Games Of The Year
Hades 2 is definitely my pick
Re: Metacritic Shares Updated List Of "Every Metroid Game, Ranked"
Haven't played MP4 and a few others yet, but the list is solid. Such an amazing franchise. Metroid Fusion is where I differ from most, as I find it way too linear for a metroid game, I'd drop it too the one of the last positions. Great game, regardless
Re: Sorry Xillia 2, 'Tales Of Berseria' Is The Next Remaster From Bandai Namco
I can't help but start every Tales game I can, but I usually get burnt out midway through, I don't know if it's the combat that gets a bit boring. Tales of Vesperia was the last one I dropped after the end of act 2.
Is this one more engaging?
Re: Feature: How Mega Starmie Became The Internet's New Queer Icon
HAHAHA I'm dead with this article, the ShEO was everything!
It's so essential to talk about LGBTQIA+ rights and representations in such a natural, fun way. Being feminine does NOT mean being sexual.
Props to Nintendolife for this article ❤️
Re: The Indie Game Awards 2025 GOTY Nominee List Is Packed With Switch Hits
@Potimarron I see what you mean, as a Brazilian, I can fully understand the need for such award. It's a very old structural problem, and having worked in a consultancy project in which we had to map hierarchy, gender and race over time for big companies, it becomes very evident.
Its also nice to note this award has categories for best game by South American, Southern Asian, New Zeland developers for this very same reason, give them visibility they would not get otherwise, regardless of how good their games are!
Re: The Indie Game Awards 2025 GOTY Nominee List Is Packed With Switch Hits
@Jack_Goetz I think they just got a nomination for "Gameplay design", but it's competing against Hades 2 and Silksong, shouldn't have a chance against those.
But I feel you, I've been hooked for weeks lol
Re: The Indie Game Awards 2025 GOTY Nominee List Is Packed With Switch Hits
@Potimarron they are, but, historically, have had less opportunities in many fields, gaming being one of them.
Awards like this gives exposition and merit to people who have been snubbed many times before.
Re: The Indie Game Awards 2025 GOTY Nominee List Is Packed With Switch Hits
Hades 2 is so incredible, they've managed to improve on absolutely everything, and the first game was already amazing.
Didn't play E33 yet, but it's the one other game that, for my taste, might be a competition for Hades 2
Re: Best Nintendo Switch Roguelikes, Roguelites And Run-Based Games
After playing Hades 2 to death, I picked up the genre again, and on my way to finding new games, tried
metal gear tactics - sucker for SRPG but didn't find the genres were mashed well enough
rogue legacy 2 - how does this game gets high praise, it looks and plays like a browser flash game, no charm at all, hated it lol
Finally arrived at Ball x Pitt, and this game is FANTASTIC. I'm hooked, can't reccomend it enough!
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Scored US' Biggest Physical Game Launch Since TOTK
I mean, the budget for the game is allegedly U$13M (not including marketing), so game is a massive success regardless
Re: Hades II Post-Launch Patch 1 Preview, Here Are The Full Details
@kmtrain83 with Zeus boons, that's feasible 😜
Re: Hades II Post-Launch Patch 1 Preview, Here Are The Full Details
Agree with my mates here, it's my GOTY so far, they've outdone the first in every single way, and it was already a spetecular game.
Is it to early to ask for Hades 3 or something like, Anubis? Lol
Re: Review: BALL x PIT (Switch) - Ballsy, Beautifully Balanced, Mercilessly Addictive
@sketchturner not so low addiction tendencies then... hahaha jk
Re: Banjo-Kazooie Director Marks Departure From Rare With A Poem
I can't get over how bad MS managed Rare, and most of its studios honestly. Which makes this guy a hero, for putting up with it for this long
Re: Review: BALL x PIT (Switch) - Ballsy, Beautifully Balanced, Mercilessly Addictive
@sketchturner I agree with @JackieCMarlow , not sure what their reasons might be, but I'll try to explain mine:
I believe there are games which are very engaging (stardew valley), vast (BotW), grindy (pokemon, for competitive play) for intance, and can absolutely have people over-extending their play time, but it's less common cause the dopamine hits are less intense, more spread out, or the time investment is more of a job (for grinding) than for pleasure.
The "addictive" (and I'll insist on using it here, even though I agree with @hisownsidekick for the most part) term is usually more related to games that have extremely high dopamine hits, that involves repetition and the "just one more time" feeling. These can be hurtful, and I find roguelites to be some kinda middle ground, cause they are still limited in scope.
The real addiction comes on live service online games (LoL, Overwatch), it works pretty much like a drug/gambling addiction, and the updates and new features make it never ending.
You're probably someone with very low tendencies to addiction, but as someone who's been there before, I try to stay away from those lol
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Pokémon Legends: Z-A
@GrailUK well, the franchise is doing well cause it's really not aimed at the mature audience. My nephew really don't mind graphics, and I have a blast playing pokemom with him.
We've outgrown franchises, bands, cartoons, no need to spoil the fun for the new generations
Re: Talking Point: Can Metroid Prime 4's Title Screen Go As Hard As The Others?
@ShieldHero you've got your answer, but i second that, Zero Mission is an absolute blast, def a great starting point to the series.
The only reccomendation I'd give is, even though Fusion is really well done, it def doesn't have the traditional metroid flow of discovering and going anywhere, it's by far the most linear in the series. Great game, though, but try playing it after zero mission or super metroid!
Re: Review: Fire Emblem Shadows (Mobile) - Flat F2P Folly With Simplistic Strategy & Social Deduction
@Jedrus_Lilac hahahahaha I love FE with all my heart, but I'm right there with you on that, had the exact same experience
Re: Feature: Get A Job - 30 Years On, Seiken Densetsu 3's Class System Is Still One Of The Best
Love this article! I'm a fellow "job system" addict, and have fond memories of many games for that aspect alone.
I'll tell you one thing, though: I have not, and will never have, a memory where the mage isn't the most op character in my party. Such heresy, Alana!
Re: Preview: Pokémon Legends: Z-A's Combat Shines Brightly, But Its Visuals Are Still Dull
I don't mind the visuals, pokemon from the beginning wasn't any thing to write home about. I really wish they could find a charming artstyle though, it would make the games more appealing, but it's not like they are not fun because of that.
The battles look so fun, hope they are fluid and challenging (not just super long).
Re: Round Up: The Reviews For Hades II On Switch And Switch 2 Are In
I'm so pumped for this game, I'm not into roguelites, and still, the first is one of my favorite games ever.
I love when a developer makes some magic and get you into a different genre of what you're used to!
Re: Mario Tennis Fever Hits Switch 2 Next February
Shut the front door, adventure mode is all I need in a new Mario Tennis game. Reminds me of the amazing gba games! This direct was a KILLER
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Direct September Predictions - What Do You Hope To See?
A new fire emblem and I'm GOOD
Re: Round Up: 6 Switch 1 & 2 Games We Played At PAX - Here's What We Thought
It sounds that for Octopath 0, they are focusing on features that were implemented in the mobile Octopath game (a kinda town builder and 8 members party fights), I wonder if it'll be something akin of FE Engage, which was nice, but less ambitious/smaller scale than 3H.
The city building done right could be an absolute blast though, Ni No Kuni 2 had that aspect and it was a joy.
Re: Review: Star Wars Outlaws (Switch 2) - An Underrated Adventure, A Super-Solid Port
In a time when reviewers are critized for not giving 0 or 10 for games players love or hate, I love to see a good reviewer standing their ground on their opinion, and being respected for that like here at NintendoLife!
Great read!
Re: Round Up: Pour One Out For These 6 Brave Games Launching On 'Silksong Day'
I'm a sucker for TRPGs and the first Dark Deity was already pretty good, gonna pick it up right after finishing Overlord Unicorn, which has been sooooooo good
Re: Dark Deity 2 Is Bringing Another Healthy Dose Of Fire Emblem Inspo To Switch
Well, I see a couple of fellow Fire Emblem fans that didn't like the first, I'd like to say that I'm a Fire Emblem fan that actually thought it was great lol
It has a very nice class system, a balanced gameplay, and a number of well designed maps (with a few exceptions). The story isn't the best, but I mean, it's not like it's constantly great in FE as well.
Out of the Fire Emblem clones, I'd say it's one of the best
Re: Rift Of The NecroDancer's Next Indie Crossover DLC Arrives On Switch Soon
@JHDK when the Switch 1 came out, I used to play while watching TV shows and movies, but it didn't work for me.
I wanted to empty my backlog in both medias, but it's an impossible task, too much being released all the time, plus work, sports, dating, social events, the gaming and TV shows took so much time from everything else, and i was doing them both at the same time lol
I started selecting just what I REALLY had an interest on, playing only docked, and man, it changed my life, and my enjoyment of videogames/movies lol and the fact I'm not trying to empty a huge backlog, brought me peace not to fill my backlog for the next 5 years, which resulted in creating free time for the rest of my activities.
But each to their own, if it works for you, go for it!
Re: Anniversary: Paper Mario First Unfolded On N64 25 Years Ago
I love what the game represents, how creative it is and had an amazing time back then.
But just recently replayed it on NSO, and it might be an unpopular opinion, but besides the beautiful artstyle and RPG mechanics, I don't think it holds up that well.
The writing got much more inspired in subsequent entries (in TTYD and specially Origami King), the flow of the game isn't well paced (there is a lot of backtracking and progression feels glacial at points), and the characters have new designs but aren't nearly as charming as I remembered them to be.
I'd hope a new entry would make a better use of development resources
Re: Best Pixel Art Nintendo Switch Games
I'm currently playing Chained Echoes and it's OUTSTANDING! What a masterpiece, really, every location, character, sidequest, the progression system, it's honestly top 10 RPGs of all time, and it was developed by one guy.
I can't get over this fact, especially considering we have less enjoyable RPGs developed for years by whole studios.
I'm yet to play Sea of Stars, but if it's anything as good as, we are truly living the return of the golden age of RPGs
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Indie World Showcase Predictions - What Do You Hope To See?
Tomorrow the Chained Echoes DLC is supposed to be released, and that's all I need, but a little Hades 2 wouldn't hurt
Re: Best Pokémon Spin-Off Games Of All Time
I'm currently playing Pokemon Conquest, and I can't tell if I like it or not lol
The mechanics are extremely simple, the management aspect can be quite a chore, but it's been fun at the same time. Not sure I'll finish it though, I feel like I'm burning out pretty quickly due to the repetitiveness of training.
I'll try this PMD for the DS next, I played the first for the gba when it came out, and it was ok, I'm hoping this one is much better!
Re: Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase July 2025: Every Announcement, Game Reveal, Trailer
@JohnnyMind Agree with you on that, it was a great direct, with a very diverse public in mind. Great ports, awesome new games and I also see am attempt of trying to broaden the Switch audience with the sports games announcements and Chronos.
I'm more interested in Persona, Octopath Traveller and Elliot, but all in all, a solid 9 in my book!
Re: Square Enix Is Bringing A Brand New HD-2D RPG To Switch 2 Next Year
@Yel333 hahaha I think it was a terrible editing of the trailer to place the narrator and the fairy giving the exact same basic information within 2 sec, it sounded like a comedy sketch lol
The art style is a little samey in all of these games, but I'm such a sucker for pixel art style that I don't mind Square pumping this games out all the time lol it's looks SOOOOO good!
Re: Whoops, It Looks Like Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection's Release Date Has Leaked Early
@Truegamer79 you only needed to pick scorpion and <+<+light punch all the way! (Who am I kidding, it only worked against my noob friends)
Re: Review: Super Mario Party Jamboree - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV - A Fantastic Addition To An All-Time Party Game
@rjejr that's been pretty much every single game that has DLC for the past 15 years. U$60 for the base game, U$30 for dlc
Re: Mortal Kombat Releases Johnny Cage Teaser Ahead Of Official Sequel Trailer
Growing up with those terrible adaptations from the 90s, I actually thought the newest was pretty well done for some brainless fun.
This trailer set the bar way higher for the second, kinda hyped even lol
Re: "Somewhat Mixed" - Digital Foundry Delivers Its Technical Analysis Of Donkey Kong Bananza
@BigRed40 couldn't agree more, they are doing their job and are great at it, but the urge to focus on the negative (even when they are pretty negligible) regarding games these days is pretty unbearable. The amount of games getting hate months before release, for the smallest things, is absurd. It takes away so much of the creative process that fueled the industry for so long
Re: Rumour: A Nintendo Direct Is Set To Take Place Later This Month, It's Claimed
I mean, we've had a direct with specific realease dates for the next (average) 3 months, followed by absolute silence until the last game releases, then another direct for the next 3 months for 7 years now.
Since DK is being released this week, I could believe there is another one coming.
And I love this strategy of announcing games a few months from the release date, apart from MP4. Sony and MS have been terrible creating hype years before release, in a very spaced schedule