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Is that not what the pixel remaster is?

Which generation has been unjustly forgotten?

I'm on board. Has anyone else seen "Barely Lethal"? Great film.

I'm interested in trying again, but I can't at all justify it with both Lunar and Suikoden coming out soon, it'll have to wait a while

I own it on GBA but I couldn't get very far. I tried twice. It feels too restrictive or limiting, I think? You basically need a guide to not waste TP exploring. And limited use weapons is the worst. Are there any quality of life changes here?

This psychotic. I can't imagine a reason they would remove them from the opening unless Rockstar was threatening a lawsuit.

@rjejr excepting that there are only four characters, what about Lego Horizons is different that makes it less replayable?

@RubyCarbuncle I've never been into Lego games, so I'm not understanding. What is different about this, that you liked from previous Lego games and think you won't like here?

"every level contains the same elements: a linear pathway broken up by treasure chests, ziplines, climbable ledges, and buildable structures" isn't this every Lego game?

The Dunkey video showing the IGN footage, and then the interview with the reviewer on All Things Nintendo seemed pretty convincing evidence that the game isn't all that good, for lots of legitimate reasons. I haven't played it though.

There are three Sonic Booms!?

They're both awful. Abstain.

@daveMcFlave hey same! I've got the Ultimate collection for PS3 also and I also need to get it fixed haha

@Serpenterror what I meant was that Sega and Nintendo both benefit from having Genesis games on the expansion pack, and exclusively there. I'm positive Sega gets a cut. So Sega is hurting themselves by offering a Genesis bundle that might otherwise drive players to subscribe to the expansion pack, which is more consistent revenue. Likewise, Nintendo also benefits from getting more expansion pack subscribers. What I meant by competition is that Sega is competing with itself and unnecessarily with Nintendo too. They both benefit from cooperating, almost in a "trust" way really.

I just decided to get Origins Plus also. Then I'll have all the Sonics haha.

@MeatBag ok, well, I'll go ahead and get it anyway. We'll see. Even if it's pretty bad, it might be good enough to explore some lesser played games once in a while. Thanks.

I think Sega is delisting it primarily to expand availability on NSO Expansion Pack. And Nintendo doesn't want Sega competing with them, and also I'm sure they get a kickback for Genesis games on Expansion Pack. So that's a revenue stream as opposed to occasional bundle sales.

@BloodWolfe same. Just bought it for $35.

@MeatBag oh this is the really good to know. I just ordered the physical copy and was about to cancel after reading that the input lag is so bad. That's why I don't play any games at launch (almost). You really want to wait at least three months to play a game.

Semi-related: if you've got an Android, try Hoplite.

@R3TRONAUT have you been curious to try Mario vs Rabbids?

@Serpenterror autosave is something I bet they'll patch in before too long.

Great review. I got a Lite just recently, and I've been very surprised to find that text is so tiny across the board. I had assumed there was a responsive scaling system like modern HTML. Games can detect which device is being played, right? So I'd think alternatively developers would code in unique displays for each screen.

Concerning the game, the "must move first" mechanic does sound odd and restricting. But otherwise I this the design is brilliant. I never did finish Valkyria Chronicles because of the mechanic and level design, but the armor system seems to solve those issues. I'm always curious to see how games get patched post launch. It will be interesting to see what changes they'll make in the next three months or so.

Did Frontiers have a similar trajectory?

@Vyacheslav333 I see your points. First, I was not aware of premium games being delisted from mobile markets or device support being made obsolete. All digital games are technically long-term, hopefully perpetually, rentals. Any digital purchase is acknowledgement that your access might be some day denied, and trust in the publisher and platform that it might not be any time soon, or ever. I purchase eShop games knowing I might lose them, but understanding that I probably won't. Even Nintendo, who I believe cares less for it's customers than anyone else in the business, still allows us to redownload eShop titles from 3DS and Wii U even though the markets were shut down. And I'd say that's 90% for reasons of legal liability. Second, I still feel that a premium purchase is a better bet than freemium micro transactions. I know for a fact that most F2P titles are eventually shut down, and most within two to three years. I mentioned Mirrorverse earlier. Anyone who invested into Mirrorverse was for sure renting their purchases because now they're gone. I can't possibly justify spending any amount of money on F2P titles because it's a losing gamble. The only way to think about it is like going to a movie theater. You're spending X amount of money on time-limited entertainment. With Pocket Camp going premium, though, I will be buying it because it's a one-time purchase, it's not bogged down by a structure of pushing micro transactions, and I'm pretty confident it will be around for a while. But I won't be investing myself emotionally into my camp or characters because I know they could disappear at any time.

How are y'all's puns so consistently brilliant?

@JohnnyMind I discovered Disney Mirroverse a week before it was shut down, and it feels like such a waste. I think they should spend a year converting it into a premium game with full action-game controls. The character designs are awesome, and the attack and spell animations. They have 90% of a full game already made.

@boxyguy agreed. It's seven years of content for 1/1000th of the price

@Vyacheslav333 I actually think $20 for a full fledged game that happens to be on phones, that's been effectively in development for seven years is a fair price. Especially for Nintendo, who has no problem charging $50 (or was it $60?) for a port of a year-old Gameboy Advance game. Nintendo price gouges its fans because their fans will pay premium for any title with a Nintendo character. This is an exception.

@Hee-ho-master lol

I'm still unclear if there are micro transactions

Fairly even split today. That's cool

@shoeses On consoles, maybe not so many. On PC, thousands. I don't know what you're relationship is to PC games, but people who are in the console bubble have no clue just how many games and diversity among them exist on PC. Between Steam and Itcho.io, I couldn't count how many weird and different and experimental and revolutionary games exist that will never come to console. There's a blue ocean of games beyond first-party Nintendo titles for those who want to play PC games by whatever means they can.

@SalvorHardin I agree. I don't see them receiving Xbox sales, unless maybe they release like four killer apps in a year. I hate to admit it, but exclusives really are how I choose consoles. Wii U for Mario Kart 8, initially, then Breathe of the Wild. Heck, the Wii U was worth owning for Zelda alone, aside from the fact that it's on Switch too, and it's also one of my favorite consoles ever. PS4 is worth owning for Ghost of Tsushima. I didn't buy a PS4 until 8 years after release because I didn't feel the need to own one. Same for PS5. I'm not going to buy one until Ghost of Tsushima 2. Same for Switch. I didn't even buy a Switch. My friend gave me his old one for Tears of the Kingdom, which was unfortunately massively disappointing for me, but I've since picked up quite a few indie games that I play in bed because I did decide to buy a Lite.

@GrailUK in my opinion, Microsoft is now a third-party publisher. The Xbox consoles are an option for those who want them, but their Xbox-related focus is Game Pass Ultimate (for cloud streaming) and PC. I think they will continue to release consoles for the time being, but I think that won't last forever. They've lost the console wars, effectively, and are the modern day Sega, just 100x bigger.

It's astounding to me that people still haven't pieced together that Microsoft is now a third-party publisher. Xbox is their side hustle.

As someone who dislikes both Horizon and Lego games, I'm remarkably excited for this. I think because the combat looks fun, which I'd say is true for neither Horizon nor every other Lego game.

@AmyTheBrawler I still love Star Fox Assault

@Yoshi3 lol my memory is failing me. 20 years ago, I had every single game memorized. There are too many games to remember all of them now, of course, but I'm still sort of losing it haha.

I'm trying to remember what games they made for Nintendo. Xenoblade? Bayonetta?

@World immunity to FOMO is a world class super power. I seriously do need to work on my will power and logic skills.

Does anyone not own more games than they have time to play? The concept of "I'm busy playing something else" will always always be true. I own probably 100 games I've never played. In the age of deals and bundles, I can't imagine anyone owning at least a few games more than they've played at any given time. I bought four games on Switch a couple of days ago because there were each like $2.00. And I'm in the middle of Dex, which I'm super enjoying. And before I started Dex, I was in the middle of King of the Seas, which I was also really enjoying and will probably return to.

Was that direct not when they announced the Switch, with the long video demonstrating it on rooftops and stuff?

@TheMenaceToSociety 🙏

@evan23 thank you. Found some, but not many. Most are the Japanese version, and all of them are freaking expensive. Crazy.

@konicstar it's my favorite as well

I'm looking the New 3DS on eBay, but there don't seem to be any available. Is it that rare or am I missing something?

Do you feel that F-Zero 99 is essentially a mainline entry? Would you say it qualifies as a legitimate sequel to the series?

I loved Other M. I'm so glad I finally tried it despite the reputation. Such a fun game.

Calling it. Switch 2 called "Switcho".