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And the funny thing is, (and I'm not sure if someone's already mentioned it or not) but in Banana Blitz HD at least Sonic was available in game as a secret character. This feels scummy

@_Figo_ I know right? I saw "Sega Pass" and was expecting Ichiban Kasuga or Akira in a ball

Geoff is literally telling people to lower their expectations, that they're not going to see any "one more thing" reveals.

Imagine showing off your game here and the guy running it says that 😭

Frankly, I'm tired of people pushing agendas or inclusivity in their games, it shouldn't be a priority. The priority should be to make games fun.

With that being said I paid the full $60 for the ttyd remake because it's a fun game, but characters like this should not be created to satisfy a certain minority audience.

@Arkay there's a joke to be made here but I'd rather not be banned lol

Eh, representation isn't a priority, if you can write the character and their transgenderism into the story, sure but just creating characters BECAUSE of what gender they want to be affirmed as almost undermines what makes them a character in the first place? Like if that's your ONLY reason for the character to exist then I feel like that's more insulting.

They got me excited with the arcade artwork only for me to learn that it's just sprites...

At least I still have my Lucas

This and Metal Slug Tactics are two games that I'm really looking forward to. Departures from the IP's gameplay wise but overall a love letter to the series and the company itself.

I've been waiting on this game for YEARS and fall can't come soon enough

@somnambulance My local Pizza Hut still offers the $10 large with three toppings

The craziest part about this is him saying that the prize of a pizza is $15/$20

Personally, I haven't paid more than $30 for a game in a long time, you can get any game for $30 within 6 months of release.

Whether that's a sale, storewide discounts, the local used game market, the only time I pay MSRP for a game is if I know it won't be available cheaper (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Deluxe Edition).

Now with that being said, these remasters should only be $40. From what I understand, TTYD doesn't add much to the original experience, SMRPG at least adds some post-game stuff.

Maybe it's because I already have these original games on original hardware or emulated but I see no reason to pick these up at $60, especially if they don't add anything.

I'd pay $30 for Mario RPG and $20 for TTYD.

Still waiting on Metal Slug Tactics :tubepost:

@bananamal I've been to San Fran and these people are being nice here lol

One of the biggest examples I see people using as a Remake is Final Fantasy VII Remake, but Remake is not a remake, it's a sequel. Completely different from the first game and exists outside of it.

But besides that, the way I look at it is "is this game intending to completely replace any need to play the original?" If yes, it's a remaster. A remake implies that there is enough being changed to warrant a "new" game, so you could still play the original and have a different experience, while a remaster is meant to replace the game by leaving no reason to play the original; it looks better, might have a few more qol features, and turns an 8/10 game to a 9/10 (if done properly). A remake can turn a 4/10 game into a 10/10 game.

I already have it on Steam Deck so nope

I can honestly see a big announcement trailer for the Switch 2 featuring just a TON of big third party titles all crammed into one showcase where it switches through the box art so fast that it goes through multiple per second.

Final Fantasy VII Remake (maybeeee Rebirth?), Persona 3 Reload, Baldur's Gate 3, whatever else the kids are playing these days "On the Go". Maybe some more games that the Steam Deck struggles with but the Switch 2 will be able to run, assuming it's more powerful than the Deck, of course.

But with that being said, I don't think a Switch 2 will match the install base of the current Switch, so it definitely makes sense to invest in more ports as the system winds down, especially since the Switch 2 will have them with backwards compatibility as well.

Unfortunately, Atari 50 has ruined most of these game collections for me lol. This will be, what, $40? Not worth it until it drops below 10

This anime was so interesting, it spawned its own subgenre of romance anime and there's an endless amount of merchandise of its characters, but the original author only wrote enough manga for two seasons and half a movie, then he was done.

It's a decent watch, a very short guessing game really. I don't know much about the games but I'm glad they're finally getting Western releases. Not paying $60 for them tho

@Diowine Only time I've preordered was the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Deluxe Edition and that's still going for $150 on ebay

I would comment that I'm looking forward to this but some friends I know IRL have already deciphered that this is me so I won't be doing that

I picked up Octopath Traveler II for $36 on Steam Deck Oled recently, my first Squenix game that isn't something "big" like Final Fantasy, DQ, Nier or Kingdom Hearts.

And it's incredible, the art style has been used a good amount by them recently but it's so pretty and the rpg elements are hit right on the head. But I had that feeling playing it that it was a "dying genre" almost. Hopefully we could see more of these titles from Square but I honestly doubt it.

I love the little green timer in the bottom right but I just know that the actual games won't be playable here in their entirety because Nintendo

They just love putting steelbooks on the games that could use them the least.

I think we'll see some big stuff like Prime 4, maybe another Mario spinoff game, and then it's permanent price drops and ports galore and I'm more than ok with that, pretty much all I've ever wanted from the Switch was "my Nintendo games anywhere" and they still haven't done that yet so now I own a Steam Deck Oled.

@WheresWaveRace I might be wrong here but I'm pretty sure most 1st party games with online have that since you can buy NSO through the game. It might be random DLC tho

I would love to see some more, cheaper "end of console life" games on Switch. They tend to be some off my favorites.

I think that Joycon are an incredible idea with terrible execution. The ability to switch from a handheld console to a 2 player tabletop console in one piece (nothing extra) is still really cool to me, but they made them too small, prone to failure (beyond stick drift), and WAY too expensive.

With that being said, if the next console has backwards compatibility (and it should) then I fully expect Joycon to be compatible wirelessly.

No 60 fps is a deal breaker for me. Not paying $50 for a game that can't run at 60.

I have the original on my Steam Deck OLED, upscaled to 720p, widescreen and a full 60 fps. I'll stick to that.

The ONLY Funko I own (and probably will ever own) is that KH1 Sora with the box art display case. Got that back when we didn't know if Sora was getting an amiibo and the artwork is pretty sick.

Beyond that, I really don't care for these things.

If this is anything like the previous Capcom sales, then they've also got the Capcom Fighting Bundle for $25, which gets you both the Capcom Fighting Collection and the Street Fighter Legacy Collection.

That's 22 of Capcom's best arcade fighting games on the go, including every arcade SF up to Third Strike and Hyper SF2, every Darkstalkers game, both Puzzle Fighters, Cyberbots and Red Earth which is exclusive to the collection. I highly recommend it over the Arcade Stadiums if you're looking for fighting games.

Really looking forward to this, Yars Recharged was great but I've always wanted to see the series expand

Metal Slug Tactics hopefully

The longer the Switch 2 is delayed, the more I can justify my recent upgrade to an OLED lol

Out of the games that I've currently played:

1. VII Rebirth
2. VII Remake Intergrade
3. Crisis Core (Reunion)
4. VI Advance
5. Theatrhythm Final Bar Line (if only they'll ever put the DLC on sale)
6. Chocobo GP
7. VII
8. Dissidia 012

No Let's Go Johto or NSO Gameboy Pokémons, boooo.

@frenchtoastplease Karateka I don't think was huge but Atari 50 did pretty well for them I would guess. Without a doubt the best way to play well over 100+ old games and they recently said they're returning to it with free updates and possibly paid dlc (mayyyybe some third party stuff as well).

I think the reason people don't talk about them much is that they focus on the game history more than the game itself. For example, Street Fighter fans will tell you that DE's 30th anniversary collection is the absolute worst way to play these games and that's because they're right. Not that great online and some input lag. I bought it but more so I can just have the games and soundtracks on my Switch (and that it was $5 lol).

And the more recent games (SNK, Atari, and now this) are collections with some decent games here and there but it is mostly a playable history documentary, which I personally love but the wide appeal isn't there.

Gotta say, in terms of what they were able to accomplish (and still what they have yet to), definitely one of the greatest games of all time

No Capcom Fighting Collection is crazy

Rip to the game that taught me morse code o7

@Jiggies Hey, I love LGE. All I need is some decent graphics, stable framerate, and some interactability with your Pokémon. All Gamefreak has to do is take some time and make a really good game.

I'll admit, the DLC for Gen 9 made the game much better, but the graphics and unstable game still breaks the game for me. Palworld is in early access and it still runs better. The biggest multimedia franchise in the world could do better.

@DennisReynolds Agree to disagree

@piyuv I was honestly comparing it as "somewhat ok" because it does dip and chug and there are some poor textures here and there but it's leagues better than Gen 9 for example

@DennisReynolds The graphics on Gen 9 are so bad it ruins the experience for me. There's artistic styling, and then there's that.

@Jiggies I actually love Pokemon but I also love half-decent graphics, interesting mechanics and more interactions with my pocket monsters so the mainline games have gotten old.

I love Let's Go Eevee for example because it's the best looking Pokémon game on Switch, it has good interactability with your Pokémon, and it has some fun catching mechanics.

I think this is what gamefreak should aspire to compete with. Fun, open-world gameplay where you can do all sorts of things with your 'mon. And somewhat ok graphics (which somehow Pokémon's are worse)

Not putting it on VCS sucks but I'll pick it up eventually

Please be like umvc3, please be like umvc3, please be like umvc3... 🤞

I agree, Major Havoc is really fun and needs a recharged version.

Vctr-Sctr on Atari 50 is also an incredible reimagining of several great vector games.

For $30?? Not bad for Lego.