How's the tone feel in this? I've been able to push through the really juvenile sexual humor in Uchikoshi's other works, but it killed Rain Code for me like halfway through.
@AstroTheGamosian Yeah looks like a was wrong about that DLC. I do still stand by the rest of my comment. The footage we have of most games seems to be closer to PS4/Pro than it does PS5. We've got another console that, on paper, looks roughly as powerful as the previous gen but will be able to use more modern parts/architecture to punch above its weight class.
We're gonna see a bunch of cool ports, but we're also definitely gonna miss some really big games or get mediocre ports of others.
@Jester676 Intergrade is just the DLC. Which is also available on the PS4. Yeah Street Fighter is on PS5, but it was designed to run on lower powered consoles. Like the PS4.
They've been debunked? Do you have some kind of article explaining that? Because all of the footage we've seen is in line with the upper end of last gen consoles.
When did I say PS5 and Series X struggle? I'm saying that the Switch 2 will struggle to run high end games designed for those consoles.
@Jester676 FF7 is a PS4 game, as is SF6. There is absolutely zero evidence that GTA6 will be ported to Switch 2.
We've already seen commentary from people like Digital Foundry who have stated the Switch 2 is somewhere in the PS4Pro range of power. Which means that, yes, ports of native PS5 and Series X games will potentially struggle to run well.
@Jester676 All of them. All of them are reasonable. But I was pretty clearly referring to her statement about already looking forward to a mid-gen refresh with upgraded innards that could run modern games to a higher standard.
@Jester676 Her comments are incredibly reasonable. Power is still going to be a problem for ports of modern games and people will be excited for a mid-gen refresh that plays those games better.
@HeadPirate The first half of the video literally says you only need to locally connect systems once and then you'll be able to freely swap between two systems you own.
You're right it's a very different use case, but there are people who this will potentially be beneficial for. And you can always just turn it off in the system settings if the old method is preferable.
@HeadPirate The 14 day thing is if you want to lend it to someone else. Now they don't need to do goofy things like log into your account and need to be connected to the internet.
@joenightwalker It's one thing to ask for some extra fact checking. It's another to be rude and condescending. Which your original post absolutely was.
@cedarhyped Man has been screaming about enacting more tariffs for years. If they didn't know what this was going to do it's because they refused to look up.
@SalvorHardin Do they actually encourage trashing old cards to add flair though? It's an option that's mentioned like once and then never brought up again. I've got like 1400 cards (without paying a dime) and have only bothered adding flair to my two favorite mons.
@AnnoyingFrenzy It wouldn't surprise me if we get a dedicated wired mouse accessory (to plug into the new USB-C port on the top) which would be a more comfortable experience, but having it built into the standard controllers as a baseline functionality means that third parties can develop games without having to worry about smaller market sizes.
@solarwolf07 It's not that they're overpriced so much as there's a price floor for manufacturing new physical games. The licensing costs aren't cheap.
That being said, Nine Sols is 30USD on the EShop and I imagine, going from past Fangamer releases, this will likely be 40. So the gap this time won't be too bad.
@RubyCarbuncle Sure, nothing he says right now is going to change anything but as someone who used to run one of these companies he's going to know a heck of a lot more than we do and have some interesting insights.
@Elbow He might still have a contract in place for a number of future projects. I think this moreso means don't expect any Kickstarter projects to appear going forward that are like, "Grant Kirkhope decided to hang out with us!!"
@PessitheMystic On the other hand, after years of seeing short games being punished for being short, I'm pretty excited to see it considered a pro for once.
I'm also in the party that Tooie is the better game and I'll happily die on that hill. One of the most interesting examples of interconnectivity between levels I've seen in a platformer and still hasn't been beaten.
@Serpenterror Platform owners can absolutely remove digital content from your console. Sony did it with a bunch of films/shows from Discovery when their license expired last year.
Nintendo also has the capability to do so. My younger brother once snagged my dad's credit card to grab a Pokemon game off the 3DS EShop. Dad found out and managed to call customer service for a refund and they pulled the license for the game.
@Yoshi3 The problem with upgrades replacing previous versions is that they tend to cost more energy to summon. Losing access to low energy summons limits experimentation and also disincentivizes exploration. Can you imagine how lame it would feel to discover a mini dungeon , fight your way through, and then defeat the boss, only to discover that the echo you get supersedes an old standby and now you can't summon it because of the higher energy cost?
Little Nightmares 2 is a very solid port. Ni No Kuni runs fine but is very disappointing in its lack of any sort of improvement over the original release. It doesn't even boost resolution in docked mode versus handheld.
@DripDropCop146 Bahaha no worries dude. I have seen people say that unironically about delays of other releases and the Internet is full of insane people so at this point I take most comments at face value.
@DripDropCop146 They probably found a bug at the last second and weren't able to squash it in time. No point delaying other platforms and having everyone feel bad.
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Re: Review: The Hundred Line - Last Defense Academy (Switch) - An Addictive VN & Tactics Blend With Notes Of Persona
@Vyacheslav333 Interesting. Cause I've beaten the game twice and don't remember a single line of dialogue.
Re: Review: The Hundred Line - Last Defense Academy (Switch) - An Addictive VN & Tactics Blend With Notes Of Persona
@Vyacheslav333 Unless I'm missing something Cadence doesn't have vocal tracks or spoken dialogue though? So what dual audio would there be?
Re: Review: The Hundred Line - Last Defense Academy (Switch) - An Addictive VN & Tactics Blend With Notes Of Persona
How's the tone feel in this? I've been able to push through the really juvenile sexual humor in Uchikoshi's other works, but it killed Rain Code for me like halfway through.
Re: Another Fire Emblem Soundtrack Looks To Be Joining Nintendo Music
Not as good as the Three Houses OST. But still plenty of bangers.
Re: Feature: "I Can't Believe This Is Happening" - The Game Kitchen On Reviving Ninja Gaiden
@liveswired insert old man yells at cloud gif
Re: Feature: "It's Huge For Us" - Devs Talk Switch 2 Reactions, Dev-Kit Disparity, Future Plans
@AstroTheGamosian I'd be very happy to see Stellar Blade come over.
Re: Feature: "It's Huge For Us" - Devs Talk Switch 2 Reactions, Dev-Kit Disparity, Future Plans
@AstroTheGamosian Yeah looks like a was wrong about that DLC. I do still stand by the rest of my comment. The footage we have of most games seems to be closer to PS4/Pro than it does PS5. We've got another console that, on paper, looks roughly as powerful as the previous gen but will be able to use more modern parts/architecture to punch above its weight class.
We're gonna see a bunch of cool ports, but we're also definitely gonna miss some really big games or get mediocre ports of others.
Re: Feature: "It's Huge For Us" - Devs Talk Switch 2 Reactions, Dev-Kit Disparity, Future Plans
@Jester676 Have fun I guess?
Re: Feature: "It's Huge For Us" - Devs Talk Switch 2 Reactions, Dev-Kit Disparity, Future Plans
@Jester676 Intergrade is just the DLC. Which is also available on the PS4. Yeah Street Fighter is on PS5, but it was designed to run on lower powered consoles. Like the PS4.
They've been debunked? Do you have some kind of article explaining that? Because all of the footage we've seen is in line with the upper end of last gen consoles.
When did I say PS5 and Series X struggle? I'm saying that the Switch 2 will struggle to run high end games designed for those consoles.
Re: Feature: "It's Huge For Us" - Devs Talk Switch 2 Reactions, Dev-Kit Disparity, Future Plans
@Jester676 FF7 is a PS4 game, as is SF6. There is absolutely zero evidence that GTA6 will be ported to Switch 2.
We've already seen commentary from people like Digital Foundry who have stated the Switch 2 is somewhere in the PS4Pro range of power. Which means that, yes, ports of native PS5 and Series X games will potentially struggle to run well.
Re: Feature: "It's Huge For Us" - Devs Talk Switch 2 Reactions, Dev-Kit Disparity, Future Plans
@Jester676 All of them. All of them are reasonable. But I was pretty clearly referring to her statement about already looking forward to a mid-gen refresh with upgraded innards that could run modern games to a higher standard.
Re: Feature: "It's Huge For Us" - Devs Talk Switch 2 Reactions, Dev-Kit Disparity, Future Plans
@Jester676 Her comments are incredibly reasonable. Power is still going to be a problem for ports of modern games and people will be excited for a mid-gen refresh that plays those games better.
Re: Nintendo Says "Nothing Bad" Will Happen If You Press Switch 2's C Button Without A NSO Sub
There is a weird level of hostility in these comments over the existence of this button....
Re: Talking Point: Zelda: Wind Waker Is On Switch 2 - Do You Still Want A WW:HD Port?
@Uncle_Franklin Unfinished state? Are you referring to the dungeons they removed? I'm pretty sure those were repurposed into Twilight Princess.
Re: Nintendo Announces 'Virtual Game Cards' For Switch, Unlocking Digital Lending
@HeadPirate The first half of the video literally says you only need to locally connect systems once and then you'll be able to freely swap between two systems you own.
You're right it's a very different use case, but there are people who this will potentially be beneficial for. And you can always just turn it off in the system settings if the old method is preferable.
Re: Nintendo Announces 'Virtual Game Cards' For Switch, Unlocking Digital Lending
@HeadPirate The 14 day thing is if you want to lend it to someone else. Now they don't need to do goofy things like log into your account and need to be connected to the internet.
Re: AI Upscaling On Nintendo Switch 2 Is Basically Real Thanks To Updated Patent
@johnedwin This kind of tech is used on other consoles and in PC games as well...
Re: Former Nintendo Sales Lead Claims Retailers Know "Nothing" About Switch 2 Price
@Dazman Xenoblade is a touched up WiiU port. The footage we've seen is absolutely from the Switch.
Re: Hands On: Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition - A Decade On, Mira's Still Got It
@joenightwalker It's one thing to ask for some extra fact checking. It's another to be rude and condescending. Which your original post absolutely was.
Re: Hands On: Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition - A Decade On, Mira's Still Got It
@joenightwalker Truly, thank God you're here to protect us from these no good conniving monsters.
Re: Video: Let's Compare Xenoblade Chronicles X On Wii U And Switch
@roy130390 The original release had an absolutely rock solid framerate. So unless things have gone real south, this should be the same.
Re: Hands On: Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition - A Decade On, Mira's Still Got It
@joenightwalker Thank the gods you're here to enforce review standards. Don't know what we'd do without you.
Re: Nintendo "Establishing Ways To Respond" To U.S. Tariffs, Says Furukawa
@cedarhyped Man has been screaming about enacting more tariffs for years. If they didn't know what this was going to do it's because they refused to look up.
Re: Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Physical Release Confirmed (Japan)
@Dee123 For real. I'm truly not sure how they haven't shuttered with the level of mismanagement.
Re: Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Physical Release Confirmed (Japan)
Absolutely insane how hard L5 botched this release. Last minute cancellation of physical in the West and a price increase is wild.
Re: PSA: Trading Is Finally Live In Pokémon TCG Pocket, But It's A Real Headache
@SalvorHardin Do they actually encourage trashing old cards to add flair though? It's an option that's mentioned like once and then never brought up again. I've got like 1400 cards (without paying a dime) and have only bothered adding flair to my two favorite mons.
Re: Atelier Yumia Dives Into Motorbike Riding And Base Building In New Trailer
@ArcticEcho The one time of note I can think of is the Switch/PS4 version of Alien Isolation, where the Switch had a better image quality.
Re: Nintendo Joins 'Fuji TV' Commercial Boycott Following Sex Scandal
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Re: Joy-Con Mouse Functionality Seemingly Confirmed In Switch 2 Trailer
@AnnoyingFrenzy It wouldn't surprise me if we get a dedicated wired mouse accessory (to plug into the new USB-C port on the top) which would be a more comfortable experience, but having it built into the standard controllers as a baseline functionality means that third parties can develop games without having to worry about smaller market sizes.
Re: Rumour: 'Switch 2' Will Reportedly Be Officially Revealed This Thursday
@Boogaloo_Jenkins It absolutely had been leaked a thousand times over. Digital Foundry had a full teardown of the system months before reveal.
Re: New Patent Seemingly Confirms Nvidia 4K AI Upscaling For Switch 2
@johnedwin Not a single person with a realistic outlook on the next Nintendo hardware thought this would be the case.
Re: Sekiro-Like 'Nine Sols' Scores A Physical Switch Release In 2025
@solarwolf07 It's not that they're overpriced so much as there's a price floor for manufacturing new physical games. The licensing costs aren't cheap.
That being said, Nine Sols is 30USD on the EShop and I imagine, going from past Fangamer releases, this will likely be 40. So the gap this time won't be too bad.
Re: Random: Metroid Prime 3 Dev Left Retro Studios After "Unhealthy Relationship" With Nintendo Micromanagement
@PessitheMystic He's bringing it up now because he was invited to speak on a podcast about his experience working with Retro/Nintendo.
Re: Ex-PlayStation Boss Questions Future Of Consoles, But Not Nintendo Hardware
@RubyCarbuncle Sure, nothing he says right now is going to change anything but as someone who used to run one of these companies he's going to know a heck of a lot more than we do and have some interesting insights.
Re: Composer Grant Kirkhope Joins Davide Soliani's New Indie Studio
@Elbow He might still have a contract in place for a number of future projects. I think this moreso means don't expect any Kickstarter projects to appear going forward that are like, "Grant Kirkhope decided to hang out with us!!"
Re: Deals: Get Discounted eShop Credit And Switch Games In Nintendo Life's Black Friday Sale
Won't turn down discounted EShop codes. Literally free money. Appreciate y'all have been able to turn this into a semi-regular thing.
Re: Review: Stray (Switch) – A Brilliant Game Lands On Its Feet With A Solid Switch Port
I'd love to see second opinions pop up more frequently in reviews.
Re: Review: Clock Tower: Rewind (Switch) - Pre-RE Survival Horror That's Elevated By Extras
@PessitheMystic On the other hand, after years of seeing short games being punished for being short, I'm pretty excited to see it considered a pro for once.
Re: Review: Farmagia (Switch) - A Lighthearted Anime-Style Romp With Monster Crops
Fairy Tail and Edens Zero? Come now, properly credit this man for his good work and give Rave Master the pedestal it deserves.
Re: Review: Banjo-Tooie (Nintendo 64) - An Enormous Adventure With Charm Up The Kazoo
I'm also in the party that Tooie is the better game and I'll happily die on that hill. One of the most interesting examples of interconnectivity between levels I've seen in a platformer and still hasn't been beaten.
Re: Random: Oops! It Looks Like Banjo-Tooie's Idle Demo Is Sped Up On NSO
@Serpenterror Platform owners can absolutely remove digital content from your console. Sony did it with a bunch of films/shows from Discovery when their license expired last year.
Nintendo also has the capability to do so. My younger brother once snagged my dad's credit card to grab a Pokemon game off the 3DS EShop. Dad found out and managed to call customer service for a refund and they pulled the license for the game.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Sonic X Shadow Generations
@Serpenterror Good God what a painful video to watch.
Re: F-Zero Climax Celebrates 20th Anniversary With Free Course
@Serpenterror This is quite literally a brand new track made this year.
Re: Review: Crow Country (Switch) - A PS1-Style Horror Homage That Blends Old With New
@GMMXX Sir this is a Wendy's.
Re: Talking Point: How Would You Fix Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom's Most Frustrating Feature?
@Yoshi3 The problem with upgrades replacing previous versions is that they tend to cost more energy to summon. Losing access to low energy summons limits experimentation and also disincentivizes exploration. Can you imagine how lame it would feel to discover a mini dungeon , fight your way through, and then defeat the boss, only to discover that the echo you get supersedes an old standby and now you can't summon it because of the higher energy cost?
Re: Feature: Life Is Strange: Double Exposure Directors Discuss Caulfield, Canon & Switch
Little Nightmares 2 is a very solid port. Ni No Kuni runs fine but is very disappointing in its lack of any sort of improvement over the original release. It doesn't even boost resolution in docked mode versus handheld.
Re: Legacy Of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered Announced For Switch
@Zach777 With Aspyr doing the remaster it is all but guaranteed that LRG will be picking up publishing duties.
Re: Broken Sword - Shadow Of The Templars: Reforged Lands Last-Minute Delay On Switch
@DripDropCop146 Bahaha no worries dude. I have seen people say that unironically about delays of other releases and the Internet is full of insane people so at this point I take most comments at face value.
Re: Broken Sword - Shadow Of The Templars: Reforged Lands Last-Minute Delay On Switch
@DripDropCop146 They probably found a bug at the last second and weren't able to squash it in time. No point delaying other platforms and having everyone feel bad.
Re: Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Details Role Of Longtime Recurring Character
@sunny63 I think it's more baffling he's here.