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I loved this indie direct! I'm very into RPGs and was expecting some of that, but honestly after watching everything I reaaaally don't mind they were missing. Most games look very chill and I've been leaning towards that recently. The art in most of them is beautiful, and even Schim, which didn't impress me at first, is so creative that I'm eager to play it. 10/10

Now that's an improvement over the rumors of Hayden Christensen voicing Shadow, such a relief

Hopefully we'll get 5th installment but please tone down the difficulty to Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze level, that game was just the PERFECT balanced for a collectathon platformer

Ohhh this series is so much fun, and just imagine how amazing it would look on switch!

@batmanbud2 haha Origami King, once you accept that horrendous combat system is gonna be there throughout the whole game, is really the second best Paper Mario (just below TTYD). The writing in that game is so freaking inspired, it's hilarious

@MindWanderer I'm pretty sure they only considerado the one released on Nintendo systems

Every FF I love (IX and Tactics, pretty much) is completely out of nostalgia, once you start working there is no way I have time to grind and lose time with random encounters. But the story in those is great.
There are more modern RPGs that took over the importanc3 the series once had to me.
And geez, I can't stand FF VIII, by far the worst

I love Zelda, but it's been way too long since I've played Metroid Prime 2 and 3. Bring it onnnn

It's amazing how this series alongside Zelda has maintained its quality. I'd say Prime's atmosphere amazed me even more, but both are some of the best games I've ever played

Top 3 all time favorites. A game with a message makes all the difference.

Wowww, it looks SO GOOD!

The game looks great, but for some reason it seems like we'll beat the game in like, 30 min??? There seems to be no continuity in any of the microgames

@-wc-
Omg, I was just thinking the exact same thing, Melee is the only huge leap the series ever had!
I never knew people actually liked Brawl, the physics made the game so slow and boring for me. The only smash game I didn't like.

I like Melee a lot, but they brought back the amazing feel it had on Ultimate. Even though I played Melee much more, I'd rank:
1. Ultimate
2. Melee
3. 64 (and I know it's kinda biased by nostalgia but it was so innovative and groundbreaking, I can't get over how good of an idea it was to begin with)

I'm instantly more connected to the monsters in this game than I have been with the Pokémon franchise in the last decade, maybe.
Nintendo had plenty of chances of shaking it up and didn't, there is no crying now. I guess it's time for us to move on from Pokémon, unfortunately, nostalgia isn't cutting it anymore

These games are so good, hoping for an new entry in the next year!

I really don't feel the need of the old linear progression 3D Zeldas remakes after BotW and TotK, but I'd be all over A Link to the Past with Link's Awakening style

BotW, Celeste and Metroid Prime for sure.
When you reach the top of the mountain on Celeste, and the soundtrack that builds up to the moment is just magic.
Hope to get some of that when I replay Metroid Prime on Switch since it's been so many years, didn't get a chance to do that yet

@HeadPirate MS itself stated that game sales decrease when included on Gamepass. Some devs also said that. That's some actual info about people that owns the business and have the numbers.
You're bringing up people in forums that would double dip a game for a physical edition as some kind of salvation for total sales numbers? There is absolutely no statistic about that, and on my point of view, hardcore gamers that double dip are minority market wise (maybe majority in forums about games).
You're accusing the other guy of being a fan boy, but you kinda sound like one now cause this is all a little unreasonable

Just imagine if the "acclaimed game" turns out to be Starfield instead 🙃😂😂😂😂

In my personal experience, this is a very rare kind of perception from non gamers, in the last maybe, 15 years (I'm 33), no one has ever judged me a bit for being a hardcore gamer.
But I do agree a lot of people use it as a escape mechanism from the real world (and also streamings, sugar, etc), so I guess the stereotype comes from there. It shouldn't exist but there is a rational behind it.

His success with the franchise is amazing, and regardless of being the director of next game or not, he's left a mark that defines the series going forward. Bravo!

About the games:
BotW - It might be an unpopular opinion, but Calamity Ganon's castle was kinda of meh? I spent I dont know, 200h postponing the endgame dungeon, exploring everything having the time of my life and when I finally had the guts to face it, I just climbed for like, 10 min and was done with it, no puzzles or anything. I liked the shrines and the beasts much better in a sense that they were actually a dungeon.

Fire emblem series/FFT/Triangle Strategy - I'm a sucker for SRPGs. You get your first hero, recruit characters until your team is complete, and after that, every character you recruit comes so underleveled that I don't wanna go through the hustle of grinding just to level up a new char, so I usually stick with my initial team until the end game. There should be a way by now of making recruits that come later on more relevant in an easier way, it's a little frustrating cause sometimes you have some boring initial characters you have to drag to the endgame just cause they are so strong

@LadyCharlie I found Wild Sayonara Hearts really creative and fun and didn't even know about this album mode you mentioned lol also, I'm sorry some people make you feel like you don't belong sometimes, know that they are not the majority, and you're amazing just the way you are

Looks amazing and it has a very fair price! I wonder if any big websites are gonna review it

@DdG1408 there are many variants to be taken into account here: at the beginning of the console's life, there is only a few AAA games to choose from compared 6 years later, not everyone who's bought a switch in the last 6 years remain an active user (the install base of 130 M is superestimated, there are drop outs and doubles), and the competition nowadays is fierce with next generation.
The data % of owners who owns a particular game is a biiiiiiiiig shot in the dark and tell us nothing, really.

@Yoshif3 that's definitely not the case, otherwise every Zelda should have sold proportionally to their respective generations.
Or at least increasingly somehow, considering all the other factors you mentioned.
We've got to admit most people want open world Zelda now, the hardcore longtime comment section gamers are a vocal minority but not the ones that define the future of gaming.

"It's a grower" hahahahha I'm dying. Sometimes you do a better marketing than the studios itself

I don't get why people get so anxious, waiting for a big direct that isn't really necessary anymore.
The "2-3 month before release announcement" has been working for them, with very focused marketing on the next titles, and for us that have solid release dates (once they are uncovered).
I actually think it's a very smart and solid strategy now that I'm used to it lol

wanted to love this game as much as I love Bayonetta, but for some reason, I have to force myself to keep playing and get it over with ever time I turn on my Switch, so I can move to the next game on my backlog.

Fun setting, engaging story, but there is a pacing problem and it eventually gets very repetitive.

Also the combat is fun, but unless you play all the stages a hundred times you won't get a perfect score. Bayonetta feels fair in a sense this game doesn't.

Oh boy, if you find those weird, I can't imagine how shocked you would be looking at a pizza menu in Brazil.
From cheesecake pizza to strogoff pizza, nothing is left out.
Even Pizza Hut has chocolate pizza here!

@Dr_Lugae
Where did you get that info about FF VII rmk?
On the first 3 days alone, it sold 3,5 M worldwide, 700k in Japan alone.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_Remake

"Final Fantasy VII Remake sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide within three days.[126] This made it one of the biggest launches for a PlayStation 4 game and the fastest-selling PS4 exclusive, surpassing the launch sales of Marvel's Spider-Man (3.3 million; 2018) and God of War (3.1 million; 2018).[127][128] As of August 2020, Final Fantasy VII Remake has sold over 5 million units worldwide.[129]

In Japan, Final Fantasy VII Remake was the best-selling retail game during its first week of release, selling 702,853 physical copies in its first weekend,[130] with the game sold out in many stores.[131] Including digital copies, it exceeded 1 million sales in Japan within three days of release.[132]"

As much as I'd like it to flop on PS4 so they'd be forced to port it to Switch, I'm not sure that was the case

@Varkster my thoughts exactly. It's just speculation, but completely non sense lol

I also don't get why people miss the boring long directs. It's working fine as it is, and I think they'll keep the cadence of 2 to 4 big releases every year.

The indies still get together for one presentation dedicated to people who likes indies, these games don't need to be put next to big releases to make an impact.
I believe the exact opposite of what some stated, next to the AAA titles, they lose part of their appeal.

The Switch is such a beast. I feel like it won't be long before it surpasses the total Wii sales.

The GameCube was OK, had many nice games and Melee (which is prob the game i played the most in my life). But when you compare to what Sony and the PS2 had at the same time... You clearly understand the huge gap in sales was due to a far more engaging library Sony developed at that time

Well, as much as I loved the writing and style in The Origami King (best Paper Mario ever on those aspects), the battles sure made the game a drag to play most of the time.
I would personally rank it around 30th - 40th, but understand why it didn't make top 50 here

Well, in Brazil, and South America all in all, its becoming a pretty big thing, so many people are only buying the Switch due to the jailbreak option.
When you compare the price of old PS and Xbox games to the Nintendo ones, there is a big discrepancy, specially in country where the minimum wage is currently 178 US dollars.

I find it incredible how the Sonic franchise manages to stay (somehow) relevant with so many terrible games

It must suck to do an excellent job, and still be punished by the mistakes of other people (with all the criticim the game has been receiving)

@ALinkttPresent well, I would agree with you, if the 2 games got a 10 in 2020.
He clearly states in the article, "some of the mechanics don't feel as innovative as they once did".
Games age, our perception of quality change as a result of that as well.
Remember that Madden NFL 2004 was critically acclaimed and won GotY once, try playing that now.

@nmanifold agreed, I'm expecting a big first party release near Xmas. No idea what that could be though, the current pattern shows we'll prob find that out around November.

@Daniel36 I see, so they completely removed the co-op story progression? Didn't know that, it really sucks

Can't one person buy the game, and the others download on their phones, and play together? Or every one with their own switches, in the same room?
At first I was bothered by the lack of local multi-player, but now I'm more bothered by everyone who pretend like it's impossible to create a local co-op setting.
When you check the articles about switch sales, everyone claims to have 5 switches in the commenta yet can't stop complaining about the local co-op here.
The internet negativity has taken over with this game big time.
Don't even know why, cause the original sucks.

@AlexSwitch10 same for me, I couldn't even get through all the tutorial for creating stages.
Just to think how time demanding, and how much planning there must have to create something nice, it feels more like work than playing lol

I guess they are doing a limited time thing in order to push sales against the release of the new generation. Every one will rush to get their copy and they won't look bad.

Also, I still think there will be a major release in Dec/Jan! But we'll prob know 2 weeks in advance, once again.

Just finished the game yesterday, didn't find any glitches in my play through at all.

Honestly, these are so specific (pow blocks are rare, and I'm sure most people wouldn't think of using one in this specific battle), I'm nor sure it's worth an article every time someone finds one. Does this happen to every game?

Glad it's been selling so well, I had a great time with it.
Honestly, I don't see why people complain so much, the overall quality of the Pokémon games was never that great.
I found myself playing the last main line titles due to my childhood nostalgia. For me, this was easily the best mainline title in the last 15 years.
It help it came right after Sun & Moon, oh, that was just tragic.

I'm in the 4th area, and love the art style and writing so far. It doesn't bother me there are Toads everywhere, they're mostly funny one-liners that put a smile on your face.

The battles though, I've tried my best to like it, but I can't. They're very easy for the most part, yet pointless and time consuming. I feel like putting the game down and playing something else every time I get into one.

Anyways, curious to see how the story will end.

Sorta reminds me of Heroes of Might and Magic. Those games were great, hopefully this one will be as well.

@TheFullAndy
Well, I guess it's not like that everywhere: my working hours (and wage) is reduced by 25% (yup, allowed in my country), and apart from the first 2 weeks that were a mess, not even the children, neighbour's noise, Switch's temptation are getting on the way of doing whatever we gotta do currently.

We did a survey and most employees agreed they are more productive working from home, and would like more days like that when the pandemic is over.

@bluemage1989
And they don't even have a new release date yet.
It could be forecasted, considering we are in quarentine for over 2 months now. Bad planning, but oh well, it happens.