If THIS game can't get a 10, then nothing deserves to. We're talking about 2 of the most critically acclaimed video games of all time. OF ALL TIME.
I've played these games at least 3 times. In fact the Christmas before last I sat down and played Portal 2 again from start to finish with my brother watching and helping.
This is the easiest day 1 I've ever seen in my life. The games look INSANELY good on the OLED screen, the HD rumble, the gyro aiming, the native res at 60fps...
Its so good on Switch. I literally bought a Vita 10 yrs ago hoping to get Portal on handheld. I ordered a Steamdeck but Switch OLED has a better screen, way longer battery life, smaller and lighter, easily docks and has tabletop with detachable controllers. I was prepared to play on Steamdeck if I had no better option, but now I do.
@SwitchVogel That's subject to personal interpretation.
People said Rise was "shorter than World" yet I have 600 hrs in Rise vs 120 in base world. The official credits roll sooner, that is true. But getting to official credits isn't the end of the game. It's the end of the tutorial and beginning of the real game. I imagine similar rationales might be used for Sunbreak.
Having said that, Iceborne was massive and the Guiding Lands leveling up meant insane hours if you wanted it. Sunbreak doesn't have a system like that, but it does have more Quests than the entire base game of Rise. And if I got 600 hrs from that, I'm quite sure I'll get at least 600 from Sunbreak.
Not to mention Sunbreak has true endgame that doesn't even start until MR100 when the final monster is unlocked, and afflicted monster end game grind is in full swing.
Ultimately, is it bigger or shorter than Iceborne? I don't know. But I don't think it really matters. It's massive... Insanely massive. Massive enough that I don't think anyone is going to feel it "doesn't have enough content". Especially with 3 confirmed title updates adding around 4 monsters each, new arena, new Quests, and even more title updates in 2023.
@CANOEberry Ah, you're referring to the main article.
I was responding to another individual who made the claim that they were "tired of all the whining for this game on Switch".
In my response, in order to build rapport, I conceded that could indeed be aggravating, but then went on to point out why people had been wanting these games so badly.
So I never really brought it up, I only made a passing comment about it in response to someone else accusing ppl of "whining"
That being said, I do think gamers have a tendency to whine about things. What constitutes "whining" imo? I'd say repeatedly making complaints over and over again at any given opportunity. Saying something once should suffice. Repeating it ad nauseum does constitute whining imo.
However, I don't think it's fair to accuse most of this with regard to Persona. People just really wanted it, and you're supposed to voice your demand for things if you want it. So all the people nagging Atlus on Twitter about it, I say good for them. That's exactly what they should be doing. A closed mouth doesn't get fed. If ppl don't like hearing it, they can block those users and that's the end of it.
Most of the actual, legitimate whining I've observed, is in forums and fan site comment sections, where people complain about something even when it's off topic, and they repeat those complaints at every opportunity. Like with $60 games. I'd see people make the same comment 7 different times on 7 different articles about a game leading up to its release. Once is fine, but by the 7th article it's like dude... respectfully, shut it already. We're sick of hearing it. If the game isn't worth $60 to you, then don't buy it. Or wait for a sale. That is a clear cut case of whining in my view.
Voicing demand to a developer/publisher, on the other hand, is necessary. Many use derogatory terms such as "port begging" to dissuade people from doing it, but the motive behind it is usually, in my experience, console warring fanboys who secretly fear its going to work, and they want their special game to stay exclusive so they can continue lording it over others to boost their fragile egos.
@ShadowofTwilight22 Whining is always aggravating. But for Persona it was warranted I think. ATLUS was being idiots putting Joker in Smash, even releasing Persona 5 Strikers, but not giving Switch gamers the main series.
People asked them for years to bring these games over. And a lot of ppl took pleasure in lording the games over us, telling us how it'll never happen, it's too important to Sony, it can't run, yada yada.
Then when they were announced for Xbox, Steam and PS but not Switch, it almost felt targeted. Like ATLUS was purposely trying to piss off Switch owners. Especially after Soul Hackers 2 coming to everything but Switch.
The poor preorder numbers of Soul Hackers 2 compare to SMTV though, I think that's showing ATLUS their mistake. And the multiplatform release of Persona brings with it a new era, without all these games locked down on PS. Seeing Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core announced multiplat, and FFVIIR finally coming to Steam, gives me hope. We're trending in the right direction.
I got this physically and was actually surprised at how fun it was driving around on 4 wheelers ramming into everyone. Good rumble integration too. Looked decent in handheld. Not perfect. But not terrible.
I think I'm gonna grab this digitally. Wasn't planning on it but after how much fun I had, I've had a change of heart.
This looks like a generational leap compared to Xenoblade 2, in the same way X was compared to 1. The sheer volume of quality of life improvements and refinements is astounding. I especially like the quest marker path, given one of the most common complaints in XC2 was players unable to find the objective.
The characters are stunning- massive improvement over the last game! And the theme is definitely more mature, which I love. They've taken the best elements of the previous games, enhancing what worked and dropping what didn't.
This very well could end up being the greatest JRPG of all time.
@rjejr Seems KH caused some serious emotional damage to Switch fans lol. Now everyone's hyper-paranoid that any release beyond pixel indies are cloud, even when they're not announced as such.
Eh. People are gonna be people. Let em freak out, if that's what they wanna do. Once the game releases they'll realize they put themselves through needless misery for nothing.
Part 3 will be a 2028 release on PS5 and 6 months later will get a PS6 port, for $80 base version, and then 6 months later the whole Trilogy will get a port for $199 as a bundle...
Once I bought the first on PS4, then watched it become irrelevant as they released the Intergrade edition on PS5, that's when I was like ya, I'm done. I'm waiting for Steam, and for the full game to release in its complete form. And given that's so far away, it's hard to muster much excitement for it.
Crisis Core looks dope though. Being a prequel to the original game that's kind of self contained, and being available hybrid right off the bat, I'm down for that. It's good to see Switch get this game. It shouldn't have needed to sell 110 million units in 5 years to finally be treated with the same respect as PSP, but 3rd parties have a massive Sony bias, especially the Final Fantasy team, I'm just glad it's finally getting it's due. Persona 3,4,5 will solidify its place as a true PSP successor.
@KoopaTheGamer
Nonsense. There's only a small handful of non-native Switch games and they're all ground up 8th and 9th gen AAA titles (barring the KH collection but that was because porting a dozen games for $90 wasn't deemed financially viable). This is a PSP remaster using new models and voice work.
This looks right on par with other Switch games. Not to mention, cloud games are always announced as such immediately so as to not create disappointment. That didn't happen, ergo, it's a native Switch game.
Just like these
@KBuckley27
Of course they always show PC screenshots. But the Switch version will be the same thing, just not as high res.
@rjejr Kingdom Hearts was double digit number of games. Not financially worth it to port almost a dozen games that had been out on other platforms for many years for a measly $90. Aside from that, every single game that can run native has run native. And this game obviously can run native. It's a PSP game with new models. There's zero reason to suspect cloud. From a statistical sense, only 6 games out of 4,000+ have been cloud. That's a 0.15% chance based on what the data tells us.
Besides which, cloud versions are always announced as such immediately. This wasn't, ergo, it's not a cloud version.
Persona is coming to Switch also. Confirmed by NateTheHate. Likely at the Nintendo Direct. Not sure if it's just 3 and 4, or 3, 4 and 5. But at the minimum 3 and 4. Nintendo likes to hold announcements for their own reveals for some reason. Though if 5 isn't coming it's possible 3 and 4 are announced later since they're not coming til next year. Really wish they'd just let Switch get announced alongside other platforms. It causes undue stress on the fanbase.
I doubt the remake is coming to Switch too, it was just a hypothetical example to convey the technical demands of games that actually would require cloud.
But by the time this entire game is released, it'll be basically 2030 (winter 2023 means 2024, which means the last will be 2027-2028, and another year for exclusivity to end), and we'll be talking about Switch 3 and SteamDeck 3 rumors, at which point the game likely will be released on whatever Switch exists at the time.
I'm glad it's optimized for SteamDeck, but I likely won't play until all 3 are on Steam or Switch 2. Will revisit in 7-8 years and reassess.
@PepperMintRex I think people drastically overestimate the probability of games being cloud. Of the 4,000+ games on Switch, only half a dozen are cloud, unless you count the Kingdom Heart games separately. And aside from that collection of games, they were all grossly demanding. KH was just laziness, lacking the effort required to port that many native games for $90 total. Not to mention, every single cloud game to date was clearly specified as such at time of announcement.
The overwhelming majority of Switch games are native, even from Square Enix. Dragon Quest XI, Life Is Strange, Final Fantasy X/X-2, Final Fantasy XII, Neo TWEWY… No. I can confidently say this game will be native.
Now, if the FFVIIR gets announced for Switch, that would have a reasonable possibility of being cloud. But this? This looks right on par with what Switch is capable of.
Relax. They're coming to Switch. There's no way they don't. Exclusivity is clearly not a factor now. I guarantee we'll get them announced in the next Direct.
Gore Magala! Espinas! Daimyo Hermitaur! Pyro Rakna Kadaki! LUCENT NARGACUGA!!!
I can't believe they're actually adding Gore Magala and Lucent Nargacuga! Lucent is a beast. It turns invisible, shoots poison spikes and is way larger than a normal Narga. I still have flashbacks farming cloudy moonshards from him in MH3U. But I love it 😀
And a Frontier monster?!! The flagship Espinas?!! This is the first time since Lavasioth and Hypnocatrice in Freedom Unite that we've gotten any Frontier monsters in the main series. This is nuts!
Been playing the demo and I’m seriously impressed.
This is the best Warriors game I’ve played (not counting Persona 5 Strikers which I don’t consider a Warriors game). The strategy of commanding units adds that missing element of tactical depth other Warriors games lack, and this time they’ve actually streamlined it in such a way that it doesn’t come off as confusing.
I was always buying this, but now I’m hyped. 4 full chapters with save transfer to full game means I’ve got something to kill the time until Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak on June 30th. And assuming I finish the demo before June 24 I’ll have a full week to play the game beyond chapter 4 as well. I have no idea how I’m going to squeeze Mario Strikers and KOTOR II in.
@gcunit Right, but you said OLED isn't as big a jump as some claim. So by bringing others opinions into the matter, I wanted to clarify nobody feels OLED is as impressive as VR. Only that it's more desirable for most ppl, comparatively speaking.
@rjejr Still employed at Switchworld. Though half the ppl have since left. It's only me, my brother, my programmer, a QE and a process engineer now, that I know of.
When Switch Sports released we had a bowling tournament in my office. And every year for Nintendo's e3 direct, I bring my programmer in and we watch together. When Monster Hunter Rise was announced I may have made a fool of myself, just a bit. I lost all sense of professionalism and started acting like a Packers fan with a cheese wedge on my head.
@rjejr Tbh, I did mod my original model Switch but lost interest for two reasons. First being, no native GC/Wii support like Wii U, and since I buy all my games to support the devs there's really not much incentive through roms of Switch games. Secondly, you had to go through the sequence every time the system powered off, and I just didn't feel the juice was worth the squeeze. Hacking takes a LOT of dedication researching and keeping current on knowledge, fixing issues that come up, etc. I'm at a point in my life I'm too lazy to mess with it. Also, the original model has terrible battery life.
If the OLED could be modded, and I could get GC and Wii running, I'd look into it, but right now the only way is a specific mod chip imported from China, and it has to be a certain type which is rare to find otherwise it won't fit right or has issues with voltage due to being designed for the v1 model. It takes a lot of expertise in soldering and I'm just not up for all that.
But ya. Primary Switch for OLED, never have to worry about DRM for alternate systems, or connecting online via Hotspot when at work (which I used to have to do with my Lite to launch a game since it wasn't my Primary).
It's just easier with one Primary system, all games digital on that one system, no DRM checks, just play any game at any time wherever you want however you want.
Except with Xbox you couldn't access purchased games on your main system. This seems to only affect secondary systems which need DRM verification, since you can play digital titles offline or in airplane mode on your primary system without any verification required (except the initial unlock for a preloaded game).
Explains why I didn't experience any issues. I stopped bouncing between multiple systems once I got my OLED. Now I just use that for docked and handheld.
So good having writers here who actually enjoy Monster Hunter.
I'm actually surprised to hear you never play online. I was always single player only but eventually needed help in MH3U, and started joining random lobbies. I typically play with a friend in Rise, but the Join Request is super convenient.
Why not drop by the Monster Hunter Rise forum here after Sunbreak releases? Me and TeeJay will be hunting (as we have hunted together every generation for nearly 10 yrs now) and others will be hunting with us sometimes, too. TeeJay and I tend to voice chat over Discord while hunting, but most others don't. Either way is fine.
I'm HR230 and have a check mark next to every quest in the game. I'm more than ready for Sunbreak.
They've been working on it for well over 2 years, and that was as of time of announcement.
Furthermore, it takes far less work porting a game than building from scratch, and, we don't know team size for the bulk of the game. It's normal for team size to shrink as a game nears completion, since there's nothing left for many to do (art, voice work, story, etc).
From what we've seen this is a miraculous port, looks great and appears to run extremely well too.
I lost my Splatoon 2 save when I got my OLED, as I forgot to do a transfer and instead relied on cloud saves. Admittedly that was my fault.
But it was a blessing in disguise. I started a new save file after having not touched the game for 5 years, and am already Level 16, beat Octo Canyon and Octo Expansion, got all the amiibo gear, and am Professional 300+ in Salmon Run, with endgame gear for Turf Wars.
It got me back into the game, whereas I likely never would have played again otherwise.
@Yorumi
It's an interesting suggestion, but ultimately I think you may be overstating the effectiveness and simplicity of such a solution, while it's drawbacks also need to be discussed.
Per Bohemia Interactive on this very topic:
He says he and Bohemia Interactive operate under two rules in regards to cheating, that "anything on the client can be and will be hacked" and that "server side code is only as secure as the server."
"The best solution would be to run everything server side, which we cannot do for the most part," he says
Having all the files for a game on the developer's server would prevent most cheats, although Harton cautions that this method still leaves open the "possibility of packet injection and manipulation." If there's nothing to detect the manipulation of the encrypted packet data moving between server and client in place, cheaters could trick the server into thinking the character on the client has more health than it actually does. Moving everything server-side also brings us into the thorny bounds of heavy Digital Rights Management, of course, but Harton seems to believe that players have a while before they have to worry about that, owing to the current limitations of internet latency and speed.
So they acknowledge the benefits it could bring, but also point out its simply not a viable option. Furthermore, the player forfeits more control (and thus ownership) of the software. Doesn't seem like a very good tradeoff. If it was the magic bullet you suggest, and was easy and cheap without any downsides, everyone would be doing it. Yet hardly anyone does. Nintendo is not an outlier here.
@Yorumi That seems a little premature to declare. We don't yet know how well this works because we don't know much about it. Clearly they believe it has potential or they wouldn't be patenting it.
As for dedicated servers, I'm not sure. I understand how a client side server allows them access to say, "I have infinite defense" or whatever, but that's on the PC side. On consoles things work a bit differently, since files are hacked first and then they join online. No hacking is occurring during play, so servers shouldn't make a difference one way or the other. I also suspect it's cost-prohibitive given how few games do it, and AFAIK those games still have issues with cheaters.
@Richnj Your presupposition is faulty, assuming the two are mutually exclusive. Nearly every pirate will also follow hacks which come along with it. The overlap will be severe. And that's also not aggounting for the fact joining a subreddit for a known criminal activity isn't something everyone will do, so that number likely underrepresented the pirates as well.
Idk how many are ruining experiences, but I know it's enough that experiences do get ruined.
That new Great Sword trailer has me debating making that my main for Sunbreak though. I already mained Glaive in MH4U, Charge Blade in MHGU and MHW, SwitchAxe in Rise, Horn and Longsword in MH3U...
I'm just flabbergasted at how a few select influencers and media sites keep talking about this series, as if it's some kind of historical masterpiece.
Imo it's a dime a dozen horror game. Not bad by any means. But not deserving of the insane attention ppl are giving it.
I can appreciate the aspects you find notable, but I'm just growing tired of hearing ppl artificially inflate this series to be more important than it is. Same thing people do with Eternal Darkness. A minority praising it like it's the best horror game of all time, when in reality it's just yet another B grade horror game, decent fun but nothing more.
Absolutely legendary. Combining handheld and console was the best decision they ever made. It's a nonstop onslaught of amazing exclusive after amazing exclusive. And that's not even accounting for all the killer multiplats and ports that are chef's kiss on the hybrid OLED, like Zombie Army 4, Portal Companion Collection, etc.
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Re: Review: Portal: Companion Collection - A Nintendo Debut For Two All-Time Greats
If THIS game can't get a 10, then nothing deserves to. We're talking about 2 of the most critically acclaimed video games of all time. OF ALL TIME.
I've played these games at least 3 times. In fact the Christmas before last I sat down and played Portal 2 again from start to finish with my brother watching and helping.
This is the easiest day 1 I've ever seen in my life. The games look INSANELY good on the OLED screen, the HD rumble, the gyro aiming, the native res at 60fps...
Its so good on Switch. I literally bought a Vita 10 yrs ago hoping to get Portal on handheld. I ordered a Steamdeck but Switch OLED has a better screen, way longer battery life, smaller and lighter, easily docks and has tabletop with detachable controllers. I was prepared to play on Steamdeck if I had no better option, but now I do.
Re: Where To Buy Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Collector's Edition, Pro Controller And amiibo
The amiibo can be purchased from Amazon Japan.
I got all 3 for around $82 USD shipped.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/s?k=monster+hunter+rise+sunbreak+amiibo&crid=2933UJKPZ3HVO&sprefix=monster+hunter+rise+sunbreak+amiibo%2Caps%2C140&ref=nb_sb_noss_1
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
@SwitchVogel
That's subject to personal interpretation.
People said Rise was "shorter than World" yet I have 600 hrs in Rise vs 120 in base world. The official credits roll sooner, that is true. But getting to official credits isn't the end of the game. It's the end of the tutorial and beginning of the real game. I imagine similar rationales might be used for Sunbreak.
Having said that, Iceborne was massive and the Guiding Lands leveling up meant insane hours if you wanted it. Sunbreak doesn't have a system like that, but it does have more Quests than the entire base game of Rise. And if I got 600 hrs from that, I'm quite sure I'll get at least 600 from Sunbreak.
Not to mention Sunbreak has true endgame that doesn't even start until MR100 when the final monster is unlocked, and afflicted monster end game grind is in full swing.
Ultimately, is it bigger or shorter than Iceborne? I don't know. But I don't think it really matters. It's massive... Insanely massive. Massive enough that I don't think anyone is going to feel it "doesn't have enough content". Especially with 3 confirmed title updates adding around 4 monsters each, new arena, new Quests, and even more title updates in 2023.
Re: Video: Persona 5 Royal Side-By-Side Comparison (Switch, Xbox, PS4)
Absolutely pristine
Muah!
Re: Where To Pre-Order Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope On Switch - Best Deals And Special Editions
Wish they'd do a Collector Edition. Ah well. I'll grab it physically to accompany the Gold Digital Edition I preordered.
This game looks super dope. And I'll be supporting it 100% day one.
Re: Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, And Persona 5 Royal Are Coming To Switch
@CANOEberry
Ah, you're referring to the main article.
I was responding to another individual who made the claim that they were "tired of all the whining for this game on Switch".
In my response, in order to build rapport, I conceded that could indeed be aggravating, but then went on to point out why people had been wanting these games so badly.
So I never really brought it up, I only made a passing comment about it in response to someone else accusing ppl of "whining"
That being said, I do think gamers have a tendency to whine about things. What constitutes "whining" imo? I'd say repeatedly making complaints over and over again at any given opportunity. Saying something once should suffice. Repeating it ad nauseum does constitute whining imo.
However, I don't think it's fair to accuse most of this with regard to Persona. People just really wanted it, and you're supposed to voice your demand for things if you want it. So all the people nagging Atlus on Twitter about it, I say good for them. That's exactly what they should be doing. A closed mouth doesn't get fed. If ppl don't like hearing it, they can block those users and that's the end of it.
Most of the actual, legitimate whining I've observed, is in forums and fan site comment sections, where people complain about something even when it's off topic, and they repeat those complaints at every opportunity. Like with $60 games. I'd see people make the same comment 7 different times on 7 different articles about a game leading up to its release. Once is fine, but by the 7th article it's like dude... respectfully, shut it already. We're sick of hearing it. If the game isn't worth $60 to you, then don't buy it. Or wait for a sale. That is a clear cut case of whining in my view.
Voicing demand to a developer/publisher, on the other hand, is necessary. Many use derogatory terms such as "port begging" to dissuade people from doing it, but the motive behind it is usually, in my experience, console warring fanboys who secretly fear its going to work, and they want their special game to stay exclusive so they can continue lording it over others to boost their fragile egos.
Re: Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, And Persona 5 Royal Are Coming To Switch
@ShadowofTwilight22
Whining is always aggravating. But for Persona it was warranted I think. ATLUS was being idiots putting Joker in Smash, even releasing Persona 5 Strikers, but not giving Switch gamers the main series.
People asked them for years to bring these games over. And a lot of ppl took pleasure in lording the games over us, telling us how it'll never happen, it's too important to Sony, it can't run, yada yada.
Then when they were announced for Xbox, Steam and PS but not Switch, it almost felt targeted. Like ATLUS was purposely trying to piss off Switch owners. Especially after Soul Hackers 2 coming to everything but Switch.
The poor preorder numbers of Soul Hackers 2 compare to SMTV though, I think that's showing ATLUS their mistake. And the multiplatform release of Persona brings with it a new era, without all these games locked down on PS. Seeing Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core announced multiplat, and FFVIIR finally coming to Steam, gives me hope. We're trending in the right direction.
Re: Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, And Persona 5 Royal Are Coming To Switch
@ShadowofTwilight22
All the ones that exist and are being brought to current platforms, is what I mean.
I actually love Persona 4 Dancing. It's my favorite rhythm game of all time. 3 and 5 suck, but 4 is amazing. But I wasn't referring to spinoffs.
Re: Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, And Persona 5 Royal Are Coming To Switch
Absolute WIN.
So many gatekeepers and fanboys tried to say this would never happen, taunting anyone who dared voice their demand for it.
Today, the fanboys can eat crow. Persona broke free. It's on Switch. ALL OF THEM. 3, 4 and 5. Hybrid handheld. The way it should be.
Re: Portal: Companion Collection Launches For Switch Today
My most wanted game of the last TEN YEARS!!!
I bought a Vita expressly because I expected Portal to release on it, and I wanted handheld Portal.
Finally, today, that dream has been fulfilled. And it has Gyro aiming!!!
Re: NieR: Automata Confirmed For Switch, Coming This October
Absolutely hype!
Switch now has Bayonetta, Bayonetta 2, Bayonetta 3, Wonderful 101, Astral Chain and Nier Automata all on one hybrid handheld console.
Run that.
Re: Square Enix Announces Farm Sim RPG 'Harvestella', Coming To Switch In November
Game looks 🔥
Like the Rune Factory 5 we should have gotten. Not that RF5 was a bad game, it just looked bad visually and ran poorly.
This looks incredible though!
Re: Watch: Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase
Persona 3 Portable!
Persona 4 Golden!
Persona 5 Royal!
They said it would never happen- eat crow haters!
Nier Automata!
Harvestella!
Portal Collection AVAILABLE TODAY!
Dragon Quest Treasures!
Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak monsters!
Nom nom nom nom nom. Eating fat! The whole kitchen pantry!
Re: Review: Wreckfest - An Absolute Banger (In A Good Way)
I got this physically and was actually surprised at how fun it was driving around on 4 wheelers ramming into everyone. Good rumble integration too. Looked decent in handheld. Not perfect. But not terrible.
I think I'm gonna grab this digitally. Wasn't planning on it but after how much fun I had, I've had a change of heart.
Re: Review: AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative - Another Very Fine Murder Mystery
The first game was surprisingly great, from what I played
So I preordered this digitally and copped the collector edition.
Re: Gallery: Take A Closer Look At Xenoblade Chronicles 3's Characters And Combat
Absolutely 🔥 🔥 🔥
This looks like a generational leap compared to Xenoblade 2, in the same way X was compared to 1. The sheer volume of quality of life improvements and refinements is astounding. I especially like the quest marker path, given one of the most common complaints in XC2 was players unable to find the objective.
The characters are stunning- massive improvement over the last game! And the theme is definitely more mature, which I love. They've taken the best elements of the previous games, enhancing what worked and dropping what didn't.
This very well could end up being the greatest JRPG of all time.
Re: Review: Capcom Fighting Collection - An Essential Buy For One-On-One Fighting Fans
This collection looks super dope, perfect for my Switch OLED with modded d-pad joycon and Hori arcade stick for docked at home.
Re: Treasure Is Apparently Working On A "Highly Requested" Title
Anything less than Sin & Punishment 3 will be considered unacceptable.
Jus sayin
Re: Square Enix Reveals Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, Arriving On Switch Later This Year
@rjejr
Seems KH caused some serious emotional damage to Switch fans lol. Now everyone's hyper-paranoid that any release beyond pixel indies are cloud, even when they're not announced as such.
Eh. People are gonna be people. Let em freak out, if that's what they wanna do. Once the game releases they'll realize they put themselves through needless misery for nothing.
Part 3 will be a 2028 release on PS5 and 6 months later will get a PS6 port, for $80 base version, and then 6 months later the whole Trilogy will get a port for $199 as a bundle...
Once I bought the first on PS4, then watched it become irrelevant as they released the Intergrade edition on PS5, that's when I was like ya, I'm done. I'm waiting for Steam, and for the full game to release in its complete form. And given that's so far away, it's hard to muster much excitement for it.
Crisis Core looks dope though. Being a prequel to the original game that's kind of self contained, and being available hybrid right off the bat, I'm down for that. It's good to see Switch get this game. It shouldn't have needed to sell 110 million units in 5 years to finally be treated with the same respect as PSP, but 3rd parties have a massive Sony bias, especially the Final Fantasy team, I'm just glad it's finally getting it's due. Persona 3,4,5 will solidify its place as a true PSP successor.
Re: Gallery: Square Enix Shares Brand New Screenshots Of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion
@KoopaTheGamer
Nah, you're being way too pessimistic.
This game will run fine on Switch. Yes, it's less powerful, but it's no bologna sandwich either. It has countless games far more demanding than this.
I mean, the fact it's announced for Switch speaks for itself. Clearly they've got it running on the system or they wouldn't have announced it.
Re: Gallery: Square Enix Shares Brand New Screenshots Of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion
@KoopaTheGamer
Nonsense. There's only a small handful of non-native Switch games and they're all ground up 8th and 9th gen AAA titles (barring the KH collection but that was because porting a dozen games for $90 wasn't deemed financially viable). This is a PSP remaster using new models and voice work.
This looks right on par with other Switch games. Not to mention, cloud games are always announced as such immediately so as to not create disappointment. That didn't happen, ergo, it's a native Switch game.
Just like these
@KBuckley27
Of course they always show PC screenshots. But the Switch version will be the same thing, just not as high res.
Re: Square Enix Reveals Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, Arriving On Switch Later This Year
@rjejr
Kingdom Hearts was double digit number of games. Not financially worth it to port almost a dozen games that had been out on other platforms for many years for a measly $90. Aside from that, every single game that can run native has run native. And this game obviously can run native. It's a PSP game with new models. There's zero reason to suspect cloud. From a statistical sense, only 6 games out of 4,000+ have been cloud. That's a 0.15% chance based on what the data tells us.
Besides which, cloud versions are always announced as such immediately. This wasn't, ergo, it's not a cloud version.
Persona is coming to Switch also. Confirmed by NateTheHate. Likely at the Nintendo Direct. Not sure if it's just 3 and 4, or 3, 4 and 5. But at the minimum 3 and 4. Nintendo likes to hold announcements for their own reveals for some reason. Though if 5 isn't coming it's possible 3 and 4 are announced later since they're not coming til next year. Really wish they'd just let Switch get announced alongside other platforms. It causes undue stress on the fanbase.
I doubt the remake is coming to Switch too, it was just a hypothetical example to convey the technical demands of games that actually would require cloud.
But by the time this entire game is released, it'll be basically 2030 (winter 2023 means 2024, which means the last will be 2027-2028, and another year for exclusivity to end), and we'll be talking about Switch 3 and SteamDeck 3 rumors, at which point the game likely will be released on whatever Switch exists at the time.
I'm glad it's optimized for SteamDeck, but I likely won't play until all 3 are on Steam or Switch 2. Will revisit in 7-8 years and reassess.
Re: Square Enix Reveals Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, Arriving On Switch Later This Year
@PepperMintRex
I think people drastically overestimate the probability of games being cloud. Of the 4,000+ games on Switch, only half a dozen are cloud, unless you count the Kingdom Heart games separately. And aside from that collection of games, they were all grossly demanding. KH was just laziness, lacking the effort required to port that many native games for $90 total. Not to mention, every single cloud game to date was clearly specified as such at time of announcement.
The overwhelming majority of Switch games are native, even from Square Enix. Dragon Quest XI, Life Is Strange, Final Fantasy X/X-2, Final Fantasy XII, Neo TWEWY… No. I can confidently say this game will be native.
Now, if the FFVIIR gets announced for Switch, that would have a reasonable possibility of being cloud. But this? This looks right on par with what Switch is capable of.
Re: Review: Neon White - A Thrilling, Hilarious Genre Hybrid That You Simply Must Check Out
Gyro aiming?
Sold.
Re: Persona 3, 4, and 5 Seemingly Confirmed For Everything But Switch
Relax. They're coming to Switch. There's no way they don't. Exclusivity is clearly not a factor now. I guarantee we'll get them announced in the next Direct.
Re: Capcom Announces Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Demo, Out June 14th
Gore Magala! Espinas! Daimyo Hermitaur! Pyro Rakna Kadaki! LUCENT NARGACUGA!!!
I can't believe they're actually adding Gore Magala and Lucent Nargacuga! Lucent is a beast. It turns invisible, shoots poison spikes and is way larger than a normal Narga. I still have flashbacks farming cloudy moonshards from him in MH3U. But I love it 😀
And a Frontier monster?!! The flagship Espinas?!! This is the first time since Lavasioth and Hypnocatrice in Freedom Unite that we've gotten any Frontier monsters in the main series. This is nuts!
Re: Hands On: Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Is Shaping Up To Be A Belter
Been playing the demo and I’m seriously impressed.
This is the best Warriors game I’ve played (not counting Persona 5 Strikers which I don’t consider a Warriors game). The strategy of commanding units adds that missing element of tactical depth other Warriors games lack, and this time they’ve actually streamlined it in such a way that it doesn’t come off as confusing.
I was always buying this, but now I’m hyped. 4 full chapters with save transfer to full game means I’ve got something to kill the time until Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak on June 30th. And assuming I finish the demo before June 24 I’ll have a full week to play the game beyond chapter 4 as well. I have no idea how I’m going to squeeze Mario Strikers and KOTOR II in.
Re: Tetris Effect Devs On The "Perfect" Switch OLED Game, Physical Release Confirmed
@gcunit
Right, but you said OLED isn't as big a jump as some claim. So by bringing others opinions into the matter, I wanted to clarify nobody feels OLED is as impressive as VR. Only that it's more desirable for most ppl, comparatively speaking.
Re: Star Wars: KOTOR II Receiving Limited Run Games Physical Switch Release
Thank goodness for Limited Run Games.
Soooo many physical releases that otherwise wouldn't exist. These guys are rock stars.
Re: Tetris Effect Devs On The "Perfect" Switch OLED Game, Physical Release Confirmed
@gcunit
I don't think anyone is comparing OLED to VR.
But it does look incredible on the OLED, there's no question about that. And a lot of ppl simply don't want to play VR. I know I'm past my VR phase.
Re: Surprise! Doom Eternal Is Getting A Limited Run Physical Release On Switch
I'll grab it.
Game is awesome on Switch with gyro.
@SenseiDje
I'm not sure where you're getting "artificial scarcity" from but that makes no sense at all.
Limited Run creates exactly as many copies as is preordered. Open preorder windows for everyone, and then they order exactly as many as needed.
I keep hearing people repeat this and its just wrong. That's not what artificial scarcity is.
Re: Switch Network Failure Prevents Users From Accessing eShop And Digital Games
@rjejr
Still employed at Switchworld. Though half the ppl have since left. It's only me, my brother, my programmer, a QE and a process engineer now, that I know of.
When Switch Sports released we had a bowling tournament in my office. And every year for Nintendo's e3 direct, I bring my programmer in and we watch together. When Monster Hunter Rise was announced I may have made a fool of myself, just a bit. I lost all sense of professionalism and started acting like a Packers fan with a cheese wedge on my head.
Re: Switch Network Failure Prevents Users From Accessing eShop And Digital Games
@rjejr
Tbh, I did mod my original model Switch but lost interest for two reasons. First being, no native GC/Wii support like Wii U, and since I buy all my games to support the devs there's really not much incentive through roms of Switch games. Secondly, you had to go through the sequence every time the system powered off, and I just didn't feel the juice was worth the squeeze. Hacking takes a LOT of dedication researching and keeping current on knowledge, fixing issues that come up, etc. I'm at a point in my life I'm too lazy to mess with it. Also, the original model has terrible battery life.
If the OLED could be modded, and I could get GC and Wii running, I'd look into it, but right now the only way is a specific mod chip imported from China, and it has to be a certain type which is rare to find otherwise it won't fit right or has issues with voltage due to being designed for the v1 model. It takes a lot of expertise in soldering and I'm just not up for all that.
But ya. Primary Switch for OLED, never have to worry about DRM for alternate systems, or connecting online via Hotspot when at work (which I used to have to do with my Lite to launch a game since it wasn't my Primary).
It's just easier with one Primary system, all games digital on that one system, no DRM checks, just play any game at any time wherever you want however you want.
Re: Switch Network Failure Prevents Users From Accessing eShop And Digital Games
Didn't this just happen with Xbox recently, too?
Except with Xbox you couldn't access purchased games on your main system. This seems to only affect secondary systems which need DRM verification, since you can play digital titles offline or in airplane mode on your primary system without any verification required (except the initial unlock for a preloaded game).
Explains why I didn't experience any issues. I stopped bouncing between multiple systems once I got my OLED. Now I just use that for docked and handheld.
Re: Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Just Got A New Character Update
This is so awesome. They really gave this game a ton of post release support.
Re: Gallery: Eight Screenshots Of Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic II On Switch, Out Next Week
So glad both these games are now on Switch.
They're a perfect fit. Portable mode on the OLED is natural way to play RPGs.
Re: Soapbox: Chasing The 'Real' Monster Hunter Rise Ending Has Restored My Faith In Online Gaming
So good having writers here who actually enjoy Monster Hunter.
I'm actually surprised to hear you never play online. I was always single player only but eventually needed help in MH3U, and started joining random lobbies. I typically play with a friend in Rise, but the Join Request is super convenient.
Why not drop by the Monster Hunter Rise forum here after Sunbreak releases? Me and TeeJay will be hunting (as we have hunted together every generation for nearly 10 yrs now) and others will be hunting with us sometimes, too. TeeJay and I tend to voice chat over Discord while hunting, but most others don't. Either way is fine.
I'm HR230 and have a check mark next to every quest in the game. I'm more than ready for Sunbreak.
Re: Aspyr Is Bringing Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic II To Switch This June
This is amazing.
We're gonna have KOTOR and KOTOR II on Switch, in HD wide-screen with the large text box fixed, restored content in the sequel...
This will definitely be Day One.
Re: The "Finishing Touches" Are Being Added To No Man's Sky On Switch
@SteamEngenius
Nonsense.
They've been working on it for well over 2 years, and that was as of time of announcement.
Furthermore, it takes far less work porting a game than building from scratch, and, we don't know team size for the bulk of the game. It's normal for team size to shrink as a game nears completion, since there's nothing left for many to do (art, voice work, story, etc).
From what we've seen this is a miraculous port, looks great and appears to run extremely well too.
Re: Splatoon 3 Will Support Cloud Saves For Offline Play, According To Official Game Page
I lost my Splatoon 2 save when I got my OLED, as I forgot to do a transfer and instead relied on cloud saves. Admittedly that was my fault.
But it was a blessing in disguise. I started a new save file after having not touched the game for 5 years, and am already Level 16, beat Octo Canyon and Octo Expansion, got all the amiibo gear, and am Professional 300+ in Salmon Run, with endgame gear for Turf Wars.
It got me back into the game, whereas I likely never would have played again otherwise.
Re: Nintendo Files Patent To Combat Online Cheating And Software Modification
@Yorumi
It's an interesting suggestion, but ultimately I think you may be overstating the effectiveness and simplicity of such a solution, while it's drawbacks also need to be discussed.
Per Bohemia Interactive on this very topic:
He says he and Bohemia Interactive operate under two rules in regards to cheating, that "anything on the client can be and will be hacked" and that "server side code is only as secure as the server."
"The best solution would be to run everything server side, which we cannot do for the most part," he says
Having all the files for a game on the developer's server would prevent most cheats, although Harton cautions that this method still leaves open the "possibility of packet injection and manipulation." If there's nothing to detect the manipulation of the encrypted packet data moving between server and client in place, cheaters could trick the server into thinking the character on the client has more health than it actually does. Moving everything server-side also brings us into the thorny bounds of heavy Digital Rights Management, of course, but Harton seems to believe that players have a while before they have to worry about that, owing to the current limitations of internet latency and speed.
So they acknowledge the benefits it could bring, but also point out its simply not a viable option. Furthermore, the player forfeits more control (and thus ownership) of the software. Doesn't seem like a very good tradeoff. If it was the magic bullet you suggest, and was easy and cheap without any downsides, everyone would be doing it. Yet hardly anyone does. Nintendo is not an outlier here.
Re: Nintendo Files Patent To Combat Online Cheating And Software Modification
@Yorumi
That seems a little premature to declare. We don't yet know how well this works because we don't know much about it. Clearly they believe it has potential or they wouldn't be patenting it.
As for dedicated servers, I'm not sure. I understand how a client side server allows them access to say, "I have infinite defense" or whatever, but that's on the PC side. On consoles things work a bit differently, since files are hacked first and then they join online. No hacking is occurring during play, so servers shouldn't make a difference one way or the other. I also suspect it's cost-prohibitive given how few games do it, and AFAIK those games still have issues with cheaters.
But it's something to look into
Re: Nintendo Files Patent To Combat Online Cheating And Software Modification
@Richnj
Your presupposition is faulty, assuming the two are mutually exclusive. Nearly every pirate will also follow hacks which come along with it. The overlap will be severe. And that's also not aggounting for the fact joining a subreddit for a known criminal activity isn't something everyone will do, so that number likely underrepresented the pirates as well.
Idk how many are ruining experiences, but I know it's enough that experiences do get ruined.
Re: Nintendo Files Patent To Combat Online Cheating And Software Modification
Cheating ruins games. Splatoon was ruined because of it.
@Richnj
https://www.reddit.com/r/SwitchPirates/
Given there's 100,000 members of the Switch Piracy reddit, I think it's fair to say that's the majority use case.
Re: Skyrim Anniversary Edition Has Been Rated For Switch In Taiwan, Sparking Rumours Of A Port
Right on.
Strange it didnt release on Switch to begin with.
Re: Ys And Trails Developer Plans To Release More Retro Titles On Switch
Bout time.
For years they resisted Switch and having internal teams.
Glad to see it
Re: New Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Weapon Showcases Have 100% More Insect Glaive
Insect Glaive is looking hot.
That new Great Sword trailer has me debating making that my main for Sunbreak though. I already mained Glaive in MH4U, Charge Blade in MHGU and MHW, SwitchAxe in Rise, Horn and Longsword in MH3U...
It's time for a change.
Re: Konami Is Reportedly Working On Three Silent Hill Projects
@Thaliard
I'm not trying to rile anyone up.
I'm just flabbergasted at how a few select influencers and media sites keep talking about this series, as if it's some kind of historical masterpiece.
Imo it's a dime a dozen horror game. Not bad by any means. But not deserving of the insane attention ppl are giving it.
I can appreciate the aspects you find notable, but I'm just growing tired of hearing ppl artificially inflate this series to be more important than it is. Same thing people do with Eternal Darkness. A minority praising it like it's the best horror game of all time, when in reality it's just yet another B grade horror game, decent fun but nothing more.
Re: Konami Is Reportedly Working On Three Silent Hill Projects
Don't care.
It's not some "long lost masterpiece".
No idea why ppl keep talking about it like it is. Even Fatal Frame is more interesting
Re: Talking Point: In An Age Of Endless Delays, Nintendo's First-Party Flow Is Extraordinary
2022 Switch Exclusives
Absolutely legendary. Combining handheld and console was the best decision they ever made. It's a nonstop onslaught of amazing exclusive after amazing exclusive. And that's not even accounting for all the killer multiplats and ports that are chef's kiss on the hybrid OLED, like Zombie Army 4, Portal Companion Collection, etc.