JackieCMarlow

Definitely NOT a Metroidvania game.

With that out of the way, the game was fun but it was not on the level of an actual Zelda game, and tbh besides being a top down action adventure game, the game didn't really even fell all that much like Zelda.

Forget 60fps, this game struggles to maintain 30fps on Switch 2.

Inferior to the first 3 games in every imaginable way except graphically. Massive disappointment. 6/10

I found the demo to be pretty underwhelming, still looking forward to the full game, it's a shame they couldn't stick the Halloween release date, that really was the perfect time to drop.

The people vehemently defending this horse crap are the type of fans that make me embarrassed to be a hardcore nintendo fan. It's ok for people to have negative opinions about Nintendo, ya'll acting like someone insulted your mother.

I was interested in this until I found out Sweet Baby Inc. was involved. Hard pass for me.

I'm a sucker for automation games, easy day 1 purchase for me.

"the middling response of Double Dragon Gaiden"

I'm not sure if the sales were any good or not, but Gaiden has a pretty positive reputation in the beat em up community, definitely not middling.

The motorcycle/open world stuff just does not look fun.

@Moonvalley2006

Great game, but nothing is worth giving LRG money. Emulate it Homey.

DQ1 being basic isn't a con, it's what makes it so damn special. One of my favorite games of all time, this looks great.... unfortunately I just don't have the time to play RPG's at this point in my life. Hell I've owned DQ11 since near it's release and I still haven't touched it.

That 5 seconds of gameplay did 100x more to sell me on the game than that last direct trailer did.

@sketchturner

While they are both addictive, I don't think Pokemon or Stardew Valley would fit under the category of "designed to be addictive time sinks".

Forgot all about this game, easy purchase for me.

30fps is pathetic, but even ignoring that aspect, the gameplay in the videos I've seen looks wholly unremarkable

@Sonicka
Impossible Lair is an 8/10 game at best, and it is absolutely not "widely considered a benchmark game", like not at all.

Cancelled my pre-order. Playtonic should have delayed the Switch 2 version if they didn't have dev kits long enough. It's like they learned absolutely nothing from the failures of the first release.

I appreciate the discount for current owners, easy purchase for me, even though I've owned the game for years and still haven't played it.

Easily the highlight of the direct for me, in fact it saved the direct from being a pretty big dud.

@Truegamer79
They wouldn't need to patch the entire trilogy because NG3 doesn't have respawning enemies.

@Markatron84
Ever hear of rhetorical phrasing?
Nobody thinks anyone at Nintendo is reading these comments.

Besides DK it's been pretty bare bones to say the least. I voted for "Poor" , but I don't think it's hyperbolic to say that it's library is abysmal thus far.

Hard pass until a Switch 2 version. Sega apparently doesn't want my money.

@Bydlak
It took me a few times to get into it, but now it's one of my favorite games of all time.... if you're ever interested in giving it another chance, I highly highly recommend playing while using the Stardew Valley wiki (https://stardewvalleywiki.com/), it's what made the game enjoyable for me.

Atrocious character design. Looks like something a discount AI program came up with.

If it gets delayed I'll be apoplectic and will probably just sell my Switch 2 (which by that point will be under about an inch of dust)

@progx
On what planet exactly are Nintendo and friggin APPLE considered "underdogs"??? I'd really love to know.

EXTREMELY disappointing to hear. Really just unacceptable. After MP4 comes out and I finish with it, I'll consider selling my Switch 2 unless significant changes are made. The mid-Sept direct better be packing some absolute bangers

Really kinda lame that Switch 2 is getting it later than everyone else. It was something that was far too common during the Switch 1 lifespan. I bought a Switch 2 on launch day and I gotta admit, I kinda wish I bought a PS5 Pro instead.... hoping that MP4 comes out and changes my mind

I consider myself a puzzle game afficainado and this one hit all the right spots for me.. really solid 8.5/10, easily worth the asking price.

In regards to a rewind button, there was not a single time in my play through that I felt the need for one, and fixing mistakes never felt like a chore to me.

For starters, the name is awful, and I wonder how it even got approved. The game itself is decent enough, nothing spectacular, but has potential. HD-2d is getting really played out, and that's coming from someone who likes it. Also, game key cards are an absolute deal killer.

the OG game has aged like warm milk. Can't say I'm very excited for this one.

Direct was horrible considering that Switch 2 just dropped, like really really bad.

DK Bananza is my GOTY, but there are literally zero games on the horizon for Switch 2 that I care about other than MP4.

Super disappointed.

I understand wanting to try new things, but people have been begging Thunderful for a real Steamworld Dig sequel for years and they seem dead set on giving us anything but. If they really want to "improve operative cash flow", perhaps they should try listen to their fans and give them what they've been clamoring for.

This is a game where 60fps is extremely important and a deciding factor if I purchase or not. I"m not holding my breath, seems to me like they would have specifically mentioned 60fps on Switch 2 if it was going to be the case. Super disappointing, considering I just spent $500+ on a Switch 2 for these exact type of situations.

These graphics would look bad 25 years ago, they look horrendous in 2025. Like how did this even get made? Did the people that make it finish and say "yep this looks good" ?

I've wanted this game for years, the Switch's performance has kept me from buying though. Switch 2 upgrade could move me to finally buy

The changes to THPS4 and all of the missing music suck.... but the thing that annoyed me to the point I'm not going to buy until a deep deep discount is how they charged $20 to get the game a whopping 3 days early!... beyond scummy to nickle and dime your customers like that.

@riggah
You're way off. Racists are infinitely worse than dissatisfied video game fans wanting to be heard.

LRG and Carbon Engine are both complete trash. I love Tomba and Tomba 2, it sucks hard that incompetent boobs ended up with the rights.

Zelda notes is cool, and knocking 2 points off of the score for it is redick.

That looks atrocious. The mascots in the SNES version of NBA Jam looked better and that was 30 damn years ago. Kids aren't as stupid as these devs think they are... they know what a good game is (and isn't).

Yargh, we'll find a way matey.

Dysmantle.

I've been playing video games for 45 years and Dysmantle was some of the most fun I've ever had gaming. Ever play a game that you feel was like tailor made for you? That's how Dysmantle is for me. It goes on sale for like $6 or $7 and it is so worth it.

Love puzzle platformers and Bioshock, but "circuitry puzzles" are so tripe.

$666 for some cheap tchotchkes. A fool and his money....

Interesting it got an 8/10, the 6 or 7 other reviews I have read have all been pretty negative.

I hope these companies realize how many sales they're going to be losing by doing this crap. Lame lame lame.

Surprise? Gamecube games getting added to NSO has been heavily speculated since Switch 2's inception. It was about as surprising as Luigi being included in the new Mario Kart game .