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@Tasuki Yes the dead game that still has a big enough player base that I can get into a match in seconds.

@BenAV Eurogamers preview article said that loading times we're MASSIVELY improved on PS4. So hopefully that carries over to Switch as well.

@Muddy_4_Ever I think as long as pixel art is detailed and well animated I'll be happy. Games like Hyper Light Drifter, Resolutiion, or Children of Mortal are all fantastic examples of the style being done right in this generation.

If anything, it's RPG Maker games that we need to put on the pyre.

@Friendly Nothing really. People just seem to think that the limited time preorder period is because they are greedy, rather than them being a small company that cannot afford to make large batches of games to send out into the wild.

@Razer Thankfully there is a middle ground between blockbuster hit and abject failure. These cloud games seem to be falling somewhere into that space which is apparently good enough reason for the devs to get a cloud version up and running.

@javiboy2 Oh thank God. Another gentleman of good taste here.

@Aerona 14 or 15 year old me got it pretty much right when it came out and even then I realized how cringey a lot of the dialogue was, but the game itself was pretty solid. The combat was good and the whole monster companion system I remember being really fleshed out and deep.

Honestly the game would not be nearly so reviled if you could turn off the voicework. Or at the very least switch to Japanese. Emil is just SOOOOOO whiney.

@status-204 At the very worst they have been decent. Most of them are quite good.

@Ralek85 Going off of Twitter and a handful of Redditors that got the game early, the first level and Zora's Domain are the most rough areas of the game but the rest of it is much more clean. I've also seen a few comments that the first level is running a little better than the demo was.

@TG16_IS_BAE Check out Noita on PC. Hard as heck and every run is fresh with nothing carried over.

@TG16_IS_BAE If there are permanent upgrades, as this seems to have, I think it falls under the Rogue-LITE category.

@ritouf We need more games like this that are only a couple hours long. Perfect for a rainy afternoon bundled up in some blankets.

@Supadav03 You can still return the copy of Shield that you bought though, can't you?

@Arkay Some people like muscle-y shirtless dudes. No need to kinkshame. It's 2020 my guy.

@nimnio Pretty sure this is where the "old man yells at cloud gif," is supposed to go. Cause seriously, what a stupid take.

Looks neat but 505 Games can get bent.

@SirWalrus Did you miss that they gave out like three 2/10 scores in the last week?

@KayFiOS They reported on it last week. Probably didn't want to make a second post about it because everyone moans about how LRG killed their kids/wife/dog.

This screams LRG release. I will hop right on that.

@Moroboshi876 @playstation_king @Ralizah Falcom is small. They probably can't work on everything at once. Might as well get the PS4 version out the door while they work on the Switch and Steam release.

@TimboSlice Spell real is free to play so I doubt there will be anything physical for it.

@Ogbert I appreciate you existing so I didn't have to type that out myself.

I cannot understand all the praise this game has received for its visuals. The gameplay itself looks awesome and the score is great as well, but the artstyle just feels cheap and bland. I really do not see any connection to Ori, outside of the design of its protagonist.

@Agramonte All of the reviews are saying a lot of the same stuff. It seems like the big difference in scores comes down to how much you enjoy PS2 era hack and slash games. If you're about it, then IGNs 80 is probably more relevant than the 40 that Destructoid gave it. Or vice versa.

@TheDavyStar No one wants a locked 40. That would look real janky on your TV. But otherwise yeah, if the framerate isn't consistently close to 60 then a locked 30 would be ideal.

I was sitting in a diner watching the Direct. It took A LOT of effort not to scream when this trailer started.

Edit: will second what @Krull said about Pyre. Would love to have the full set of games on the go.

@ROBLOGNICK @Desrever It'll probably be something closer to the voice he uses to narrate the Runner games.

Although Jesus Christ it would be a beautiful nightmare if he did the whole thing in Mario voice.

@Kalmaro I thought adaptors like that didn't work with the Switch?

Edit: Well crap. Just looked into it and I guess that'll be my next pickup.

@Burning_Spear @BenAV As a counterpoint, DF was really happy with the gyro implementation. Maybe some kind of differences in the settings?

It's killing me not to pick up the DLC but I'm waiting for the physical version. My partner was literally dumbfounded I didn't have my wallet out the second it was announced.

@Thaliard I agree that Shenmue getting center stage treatment at E3 all those years ago was infuriating. The conference of the leading platform holder should not be announcing Kickstarter campaigns.

Platinum I think mentioned once or twice that most of the Kickstarter funds they received went towards the publishing costs and the creation of all of the physical goodies that came with backing, so it was basically a glorified LRG preorder. Not my favorite thing but okay.

I think with all of these well known industry devs it comes down to either control of the product or publishers just not being interested. The guys working on Eiyuden Chronicle are being very open about making the game they want to make. They have a vision and they don't want others mucking it up. It wouldn't surprise me if they did approach Square Enix, Capcom, or Bandai and they either wanted to make sweeping changes or just straight up said no.

@Thaliard Pretty easily actually. Why bother taking the risk pre-ordering when you can wait til release day, read a couple reviews, and walk into your preferred store to grab a copy off the shelf.

Most Kickstarter games don't have the above luxury. They need that cash flow to have any chance of crossing the finish line. If you want to see the game come out you HAVE to take that risk. And if it doesn't work out, that's life sometimes.

@Friendly I never played Okami on any of its other platforms but I can say the Switch remaster is clean. Just wish I liked the game more to enjoy the good job they did.

@Manzoli Except for the DMC games, all of their non-sale prices line up with those on other consoles.

@Kabloop Stuff that's good for the environment is more expensive. No different than going to the grocery store and paying more for organic meats or veggies.

Not sure what I expected but I came out of it with two SMT games and more Zelda content. You better believe I'm a happy camper.

@OorWullie I would be stupidly impressed if SW3 worked in some form on Switch.

Doom Eternal is the closest comparison we have so once we actually get Switch footage of that we might have a decent idea of how feasible SW might be.

@Alpha-2002 Tencent is bad and I probably won't support this game because of their involvement. Which is unfortunate because holy crap there is SO MUCH POTENTIAL in a Pokemon Moba. Like it's all just right there screaming in our faces about how good it could possibly be.

And then Tencent.

@Torakaka The dude that leaked the March Mini Direct and also some Pokemon stuff is talking about there being a Direct on the 20th of this month.

Obviously take it with a grain of salt until confirmed but he's been right in the past.

@Silly_G Doesn't everyone?

@Silly_G You hush. Riverdale is a wonderful show.

@TeslaChippie It's almost like you completely missed the point of what I said...

@TeslaChippie 2 is built completely different from the first game. The first game uses almost all handpainted art but the second one uses 3D models for everything. To make it look like the first game would mean rebuilding the whole game.

@jobvd I think you don't know what complaining is.

@jobvd Where do you see the devs complaining? They were asked a question and gave an honest answer.

@TeslaChippie They are absolutely essential for the games look and feel though.

@Daniel36 But there are also people who WANT translations to adhere as closely as possible to the original Japanese meaning. Hard to please everyone when it comes to figuring out the language gap.

@Kalmaro While I think the game could have been structured better (although it would have been at the expense of the midgame twist) the story itself is well told. The only real flaw I could find in the story was how a certain WLF medic managed to cross the city on her own.

@koekiemonster That is a fair assessment. Nintendo really screwed the pooch on that one as well.

@koekiemonster Witcher 3 had the same launch price on Switch as it did on other platforms. Burnout costs ten dollars more for no discernable reason.

@meeto_1 Little Devil Inside might still be a possibility on Switch. Back when it was still on Kickstarter, the WiiU was actually the first platform goal even with it's poor install base. Devs likely have some fondness for Nintendo. We just gotta wait for that one year exclusivity period to be done with.

@the_beaver Do you have a source for that? Just curious cause everything I have seen since the announcement says that Crytek is self publishing this and EA has nothing to do with it.