@SoulSurvivor Very true, that's why I check reviews now before buying games, but that comes with its own sets of issues since reviews are totally opinion based. Some indie games I've played were bashed online, but were actually pretty great like Slain back from hell
Not to bash the game, it could be an ok game, but it's not surprising to see such a low score. If a game basically steal graphics from another game, it shows how the devs are willing to cut corners. If they are lazy making the graphics of the game they'll be lazy with the gameplay mechanics and the game's design in general too just like that Hollow Knight rip off.
You can take inspiration from other games that's fine, but you have to give it a unique identity like that indie game with the octopus that's clearly inspired by Kirby Dream Land. That game was fun.
In most RPGs, the amount of grinding you need depends on your skill level I'd say. Someone who's not good at Final Fantasy might need to grind to lv 99 to beat the final boss, but a good player could beat it at lv 20.
In the case of the old Final Fantasy games, the game don't force you to grind unless you consider exploring a cave grinding. I don't remember needing much extra grinding to beat any of the old FF games(In the remakes at least. 1,2 and 3 on NES might be something else in terms of difficulty)
@Averagewriter It would be better for Mario too. In Super Mario 64 DS, they've added a seventh star in every world and the Castle is full of extra missions you do alongside the old levels. It's fun to go through the extra levels to unlock Mario, Luigi and Wario. Those levels could have been seperate from the main game too but they're not. In Yoshi's Island on GBA they've added 1 or 2 levels I believe in every world. In DKC Returns 3DS the extra levels are post game.
@Varkster But wouldn't it be more fun in Xenoblade if you could tackle the Bionis Shoulder at your own pace alongside the post game? In Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix, the extra content has a lot of new abilities you can use thoughout the entire game. It's fun to fight Sephiroth with Limit Form that wasn't available in the original verison.
If the Final Mix content was seperate it would still be cool to fight Lingering Will and Data Org. with the new abilities, but it wouldn't be as organic for the entire expirence, it would feel like some kind of underwhelming demo
It's weird how they keep making those remasters/ports expensions, like Xenoblade Future Connected, Bowser's Minions,etc. seperate from the main game. It would feel more organic if it was added to the main game after the final world maybe. When you play the Final Mix versions of the Kingdom Hearts games, the extra content was add for the post game, Super Mario 64 DS has extra content spread throughout, the 3DS version of Donkey Kong Country Returns expends the world 9, Pokemon FireRed has a post game, the Color Dungeon of Link's Awakening DX was added in the graveyard of the overworld, etc.
Not that Bowser's Fury will be bad or anything, but personally I think it would have been cooler if Bowser's Fury was unlock after the main game with a new requirement like hidden coins in every levels or simply after the Champion's Road, I don't know
I'm still undecided. I'm not a shooter guy, but I love the original Doom. I'll probably get it. Switch is my only new console so the discounted prices of the other console doesn't really affect me even though I kind of wish the prices would match, I might wait a bit
Nah, I'd rather see a more beloved game in the series being translated, tactical RPGs have improved greatly since Shadow Dragon, but it's great for Fire Emblem fans and it's a great step in the right direction. I hope we see more translations like this, or games being adapted for modern consoles like the BS Zelda games or F-Zero AX maybe.
@Rayla When Iwata was alive they allowed Four Swords Anniverary for a limited time as well. Maybe he fought against this though,we don't know🤷🏽♂️but it's very sad that Nintendo are doing this
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Re: Poll: What's The Best 2D Mario Game?
Either SMB3 or SMW, the New Super Mario bros games are too easy to be the best.
Mario Maker is awesome, but loses a few point for the mispotential. Too many missing enemies and stuff
Re: Can You Name All This Nintendo Hardware?
11/20 not that great but could have been worst
Re: M2 Has Updated Six Sega Ages Titles For Nintendo Switch
No widescreen Sonic 1 and 2? wishful thinking I guess
Re: Mini Review: Timothy And The Mysterious Forest - Imitates Zelda's Visuals But Not Its Gameplay
@SoulSurvivor Very true, that's why I check reviews now before buying games, but that comes with its own sets of issues since reviews are totally opinion based. Some indie games I've played were bashed online, but were actually pretty great like Slain back from hell
Re: Mini Review: Timothy And The Mysterious Forest - Imitates Zelda's Visuals But Not Its Gameplay
@SoulSurvivor Yeah it is kind of annoying, but I prefer Nintendo being more open than restricting too much
Re: Mini Review: Timothy And The Mysterious Forest - Imitates Zelda's Visuals But Not Its Gameplay
Not to bash the game, it could be an ok game, but it's not surprising to see such a low score. If a game basically steal graphics from another game, it shows how the devs are willing to cut corners. If they are lazy making the graphics of the game they'll be lazy with the gameplay mechanics and the game's design in general too just like that Hollow Knight rip off.
You can take inspiration from other games that's fine, but you have to give it a unique identity like that indie game with the octopus that's clearly inspired by Kirby Dream Land. That game was fun.
Re: Sonic The Hedgehog Voice Actor Announces His Departure From The Role
It's crazy that he voiced Sonic for 10 years already. I think that's the longest english voice we've had for Sonic
Re: Mario Tennis Has Some Competition As Gachinco Tennis S Hits The Japanese Switch eShop
They remind me of the humans in the Mario Tennis Game boy games haha
Re: Soapbox: Grinding Is Poor Gameplay Design That Doesn’t Respect Your Time
In most RPGs, the amount of grinding you need depends on your skill level I'd say. Someone who's not good at Final Fantasy might need to grind to lv 99 to beat the final boss, but a good player could beat it at lv 20.
In the case of the old Final Fantasy games, the game don't force you to grind unless you consider exploring a cave grinding. I don't remember needing much extra grinding to beat any of the old FF games(In the remakes at least. 1,2 and 3 on NES might be something else in terms of difficulty)
Re: The Girl From Arkanya Is A Treasure-Hunting Adventure Inspired By Classic 2D Zelda Titles
Some of the graphics were definitly taken from Minish Cap, but the game looks cool I might get it
Re: Wonder Boy - Asha in Monster World Gets A New Trailer And Fresh Details
Can't wait for this
Re: Video: Here's What The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 3D Could Potentially Look Like On Switch
Ocarina of Time deserves a proper HD remake, it's one of the best game ever made
Re: Poll: What's The Best Kirby Game?
Super Star Ultra best Kirby game
Re: Can You Name These Pokémon?
10/12, got tricked by Lapras and Tentacruel
Re: How Much Faster Is Super Mario 3D World On Switch Compared To The Wii U Original? This Much
It's crazy that Nintendo would make it faster. You'd think they'd keep it slow for the casual. It will make the game even more enjoyable
Re: Yes, Bowser's Fury Really Is Its Own Standalone Mode In Super Mario 3D World On Switch
@Averagewriter It would be better for Mario too. In Super Mario 64 DS, they've added a seventh star in every world and the Castle is full of extra missions you do alongside the old levels. It's fun to go through the extra levels to unlock Mario, Luigi and Wario. Those levels could have been seperate from the main game too but they're not. In Yoshi's Island on GBA they've added 1 or 2 levels I believe in every world. In DKC Returns 3DS the extra levels are post game.
So it can be done with Mario games too
Re: Yes, Bowser's Fury Really Is Its Own Standalone Mode In Super Mario 3D World On Switch
@Varkster But wouldn't it be more fun in Xenoblade if you could tackle the Bionis Shoulder at your own pace alongside the post game? In Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix, the extra content has a lot of new abilities you can use thoughout the entire game. It's fun to fight Sephiroth with Limit Form that wasn't available in the original verison.
If the Final Mix content was seperate it would still be cool to fight Lingering Will and Data Org. with the new abilities, but it wouldn't be as organic for the entire expirence, it would feel like some kind of underwhelming demo
Re: Sega To Share "Something Special" In Its First Live Stream Of 2021
I seem to recall a similar article at the beginning of 2020. Beside Alex Kidd remake I don't remember any annoncement
Re: Yes, Bowser's Fury Really Is Its Own Standalone Mode In Super Mario 3D World On Switch
It's weird how they keep making those remasters/ports expensions, like Xenoblade Future Connected, Bowser's Minions,etc. seperate from the main game. It would feel more organic if it was added to the main game after the final world maybe. When you play the Final Mix versions of the Kingdom Hearts games, the extra content was add for the post game, Super Mario 64 DS has extra content spread throughout, the 3DS version of Donkey Kong Country Returns expends the world 9, Pokemon FireRed has a post game, the Color Dungeon of Link's Awakening DX was added in the graveyard of the overworld, etc.
Not that Bowser's Fury will be bad or anything, but personally I think it would have been cooler if Bowser's Fury was unlock after the main game with a new requirement like hidden coins in every levels or simply after the Champion's Road, I don't know
Re: Nintendo Replaces Mario With Cat Mario On Switch Eshop Loading Screens
@edgedino so Peach would be super saiyan rose, Toad Super Saiyan blue evolved and Luigi is the legendary super saiyan
Re: Feature: Remembering Super Mario 3D Land, 3D World’s Oft-Forgotten Predecessor
3D Land was ruined because it's too easy, but otherwise it's a good game
Re: Sega Celebrates The New Year On Social Media With Some Stunning Sonic Artwork
Wow the Sonic Advance 3 Emerl, I never though SEGA would remember him
Re: Shadow Gangs Is Like Shinobi, But With Freddie Mercury As An End-Of-Level Boss
Is this the real life?
Re: Super Baby 2 And Gogeta [SS4] Are Joining Dragon Ball FighterZ
AMAZING!Can't wait, it's not Raditz,but still great
Re: Bowser Explains Why Mario's Games Will Be Removed On 31st March 2021
That's a none explaination lol
Re: Hell Yes! DOOM And DOOM II Just Got Another Add-On, And It's Out Today
Amazing, can't wait to try it out. I hope they keep releasing them
Re: Super Meat Boy Forever Finally Slices Up A Nintendo Switch Release Date
I though this was cancelled or something. Getting this day 1
Re: Poll: DOOM Eternal Is Out Today On Switch, Are You Getting It?
I'm still undecided. I'm not a shooter guy, but I love the original Doom. I'll probably get it. Switch is my only new console so the discounted prices of the other console doesn't really affect me even though I kind of wish the prices would match, I might wait a bit
Re: Review: Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 - Another Fine Fusion Of Two Puzzle Greats
Could have been a dlc for the first game to be honest, but it wouldn't sell as much to have dlc so much later I guess so they made another game.
It's a great game I'm sure, but a tough sell for someone like me who owns the original.
Re: Poll: Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & The Blade Of Light Is Out Today, Are You Getting It?
Nah, I'd rather see a more beloved game in the series being translated, tactical RPGs have improved greatly since Shadow Dragon, but it's great for Fire Emblem fans and it's a great step in the right direction. I hope we see more translations like this, or games being adapted for modern consoles like the BS Zelda games or F-Zero AX maybe.
Re: PSA: By Default, Nintendo Now Collects Data Through Google Analytics On Switch eShop (North America)
You'd be naïve if you didn't know Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft was collecting your data.
Re: Community: Found A Great Game On Switch eShop? Send Us Your Recommendations
Elliot Quest, it's a really fun Zelda 2 clone
Re: How Well Do You Know Zelda: Breath Of The Wild?
14/16, not too bad
Re: Cuphead's 'Delicious Last Course' DLC Has Been Delayed Until 2021
It's fine, they should take their time with this
Re: Cute Zelda-Style 2D Adventure Ocean's Heart Looks Like It's Switch-Bound
Looks interesting
Re: Poll: Are You Getting Any Of These New Nintendo Switch Releases?
Nothing interesting here
Re: Poll: Which Will Be Your Second Console - PS5 Or Xbox Series X?
Probably just Switch, my backlog is big enough as it is, but if I were to buy another console it'd be PS5.
Re: How Well Do You Know Pikmin?
7/12 I did MUCH better then I expected considering I've never played Pikmin
Re: Random: Charles Martinet Adds To Decades-Old Confusion Over Wario 'D'oh, I Missed' Dialogue
Wait Splinder is credited for voicing Wario in Mario Party, Martinet is lying here I think
Re: Dragon Quest Creator Promises "All Sorts Of Announcements" For 35th Anniversary
Ports of DQ 4 to 9 and DQ Heroes 1 and 2 on Switch hopefully
Re: Banjo-Kazooie Composer Posts Remixes For Halloween, With A Full Album Coming
Can't see a buy option, I guess we have to wait for the full album
Re: What's Up With The Frame Rate In The Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity Demo?
The framerate is not that bad, it could have been much worst
Re: Poll: Do You Play Your Switch More In Docked Or Handheld Mode?
95% dock. The only time I play handheld is when I'm not at home and I brought my Switch somewhere,which is not very often
Re: The Original Fire Emblem Is Coming To The West For The First Time Ever On Switch
@Rayla When Iwata was alive they allowed Four Swords Anniverary for a limited time as well. Maybe he fought against this though,we don't know🤷🏽♂️but it's very sad that Nintendo are doing this
Re: The Original Fire Emblem Is Coming To The West For The First Time Ever On Switch
Hopefully that mean we'll get more translations like this
Re: Random: Yep, Cats Really Aren't Liking Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
I guess they can be a track obstacle like rhe chain chomps
Re: PSA: It's Diddy's Kong Quest, Not Diddy Kong's Quest
I mostly call the game DKC2 or Donkey Kong Country 2 but WOOOOOOWWWW!!!! I never noticed that at allll🤯
Re: Random: Jet Set Radio Composer Hideki Naganuma Tried To Be An Employee Of Nintendo Twice
I love Jet Set Radio music, that style would have been cool on more Nintendo games
Re: How Well Do You Know Minecraft?
6/15 and they were all lucky lol, I know nothing about Minecraft
Re: Minecraft's Steve Revealed As Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Next DLC Fighter
Disappointing,but hey there are 4 more coming.....