Great list, a really nice way to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Nintendo Directs (knew they've been around for more or less that amount of time, but not the exact date) - it's difficult to choose only one personal favorite among these, but in general I can't help but go for The reveal of Smash reveals considering its significance!
@HugoGED Cyberpunk has a starting price of $70 while Oblivion $60, in both cases not only physically but also digitally (would be better if digital were lower like Nintendo and other companies are doing considering that it objectively costs less, but that could be one of the reasons why fully physical was feasible for them) - personally I'll gladly take it, but my point is that the higher the starting price of the game in itself the less likely companies will increase it to release their games fully physically and even more so if people don't stop complaining about starting prices instead of just looking/waiting for discounts...
Glad most mentioned here quite enjoyed it and love to see the excitement in the comments for the most part - starting it on my own as soon as my copy arrives (and I'll also bring it with me when I meet my friends for my sister's birthday this Saturday in case they also want to play it, that should be the case considering that they liked the first Switch Sports)!
Glad this is now officially confirmed and even more so considering the listed features (which are the positives of this being a remaster instead of a simple port, the negative being the potential additional bugs but those can be fixed) - even more interested in getting this myself!
Love to see Cyberpunk getting all these additions in occasion of the new season of Edgerunners - looking forward to playing it myself when I can even more than I was (and also checking out Edgerunners although the game itself has priority for me)!
Glad this is coming also to Switch 2 for those interested in it (potentially me included at some point, especially for the single-player contents) - also love to hear that this game is getting offline play instead of being online only!
Nice, happy for those waiting for this - as usual I'd be interested in getting a physical copy myself, but it depends on its availability here in Italy (otherwise digitally as I'm getting this game for sure)!
Didn't know such a mode would be included, sounds pretty interesting - glad it's overall great also on Switch 2 for those interested in it (if I ever get the game myself I'll still focus on the campaign first and foremost, but I'd give this at least a try)!
Completely missed the original so good to know about that as well thanks to this article - the sequel looks pretty cool, happy for those going for it (potentially me included but I might give the original a try first, we'll see)!
Didn't remember when the Switch 1 reveal trailer happened exactly while there's no way I'd forget that next year the system itself will be 10 years old - leaving the jokes about it aside this was a really nice reveal trailer, a great way to introduce this new system to the public as already mentioned by the article (as a big Nintendo fan I had no doubts I'd get the system and it was just a matter of time, while I couldn't do so at launch luckily I managed to get it in 2017)!
Glad most quite enjoyed it overall (not just those mentioned here, GameSpot and Eurogamer are the only outliers when it comes to Switch 2 reviews) - looking forward to my copy and my sister's to arrive and then playing it myself at some point!
Thanks for the review, glad to hear all this about Resonance and even more so since this time I haven't preordered a copy just for myself, but also for my sister's birthday - fingers crossed we'll keep on seeing such experiments by Square Enix, indeed (and kudos to them for the bigger overhaul of one of their earlier mobile games in this occasion compared to Octopath Traveler 0 at least based on what I've heard)!
Thanks for the review, even more excited to start playing it myself as soon as my copy arrives than I already was after reading this (and I was already quite looking forward to it based on what we've seen and heard before, especially the single player and unlockables finally not limited to the online) - so glad Switch Sports is back better than ever and from the get-go this time, but of course I'd love to see the few missing sports eventually come as DLC, too!
@Tom-Massey I can see where you're coming from and maybe regular difficulty modes might've been better than the slider (can't fully comment on that as I haven't seen it myself) - that said, only as long as they weren't completely separate and so forced you to restart the game just to change difficulty, again taking that practical example of Lost Crown I definitely wouldn't have replayed the whole DLC only because the final boss proved to be too much for me and that's after playing the whole base game at the same difficulty without ever lowering it...
Missed the original commercial as I'm pretty sure we didn't get it here in Italy and don't think I've ever seen it before even on the internet so thanks for sharing it here - quite appreciate the new one (and also the Japanese ones, one was mentioned on Nintendo Life some days ago) and can't wait to play the remake myself, only around two weeks left!
I've mentioned my first encounter with Ocarina recently on Time Extension and most certainly also before here on Nintendo Life, but here it is again: the first time I got to see it (and maybe even also slightly playing it, but I'm not completely sure) was at a friend's house, but I didn't get the N64 myself and so the first time I properly played it was on GameCube like Ollie - unfortunately didn't finish it back then as I got stuck at the start of the adult section due to the Hookshot so it's the 3DS version the one I finished and completed for the first time... can't wait to finish it for sure and most likely complete it again thanks to the upcoming remake!
Not sure why the Push Square quote is that when the review is overall positive apart from that aspect (as funnily enough can be seen in the quote itself, "[t]here’s better writing elsewhere in the movie") - apart from the usual critics who didn't want a Street Fighter movie in the first place as they're complaining about the fundamental aspects of that series, most others here including the audience overall enjoyed it thanks to those despite its flaws... considering that I wouldn't mind watching it myself at some point!
Thanks for the review, even more curious to give this a try when I can - haven't played any Castlevania myself yet, we'll see if I start with this one and then go back to previous ones or vice versa (I won't hesitate to use the difficulty slider if I genuinely end up needing it though like I did to finish the DLC of Lost Crown and regardless, glad it's present as an option)!
Regardless of who ends up winning this or other awards, that list shows how many fantastic games we got this year (and as usual this isn't even all not only because it's a selection, but also since the year hasn't ended yet) - as for Pokopia and Fortune's Weave, I'm playing and absolutely loving both although the latter in particular will most likely be my GotY!
Nice, happy for those interested in watching it - potentially me included if I finally watch the previous movies in time for it (otherwise later, but it would be nice to watch this one at the cinema)!
Anyway, while I don't use them that much personally it's always nice to see photo modes included in games - preordered a physical copy (and it's a full physical release, yet another reason although a less important one compared to the abovementioned why I'll gladly support Shift Up) and looking forward to playing Stellar Blade myself when I have the time for it!
Yep, have seen a comment here on Nintendo Life mentioning it earlier - glad this update is already here for those playing Witcher 3 Remastered (looking forward to doing so myself at some point, apart from being busy playing other games I'm still waiting to see if it gets a physical release, maybe in occasion of the upcoming expansion)!
Thanks for the review, glad to hear this 2nd Chapter is even better - looking forward to starting it whenever I finish the 1st one (have enjoyed a lot what I've played of that so far)!
Nice that apart from the usual EA Sports in first those three new games are on top - glad for Belmont's Curse and Toy Story in particular! Also personally happy for World still in 6th, Tomodachi Life in 7th, Witcher III in 10th and 14th, Pokopia in 12th, Legends Z-A in 13th, Tales of Eternia debuting in 15th (wish it were higher, though), 8 Deluxe in 16th, Bananza in 18th, First Light in 19th etc.!
Fingers crossed they can improve that specific aspect for the full release (who knows, they might have already done so considering that as usual we don't know how old the build of the demo is) - that said, as DF mentioned themselves it's overall better than the PS4 version as is so I'm looking forward to my copy even more than I already was!
Overestimating and so spending money for unsold physical products is objectively worse so I'm not surprised when Nintendo or whoever else "underestimate" sales - anyway, glad to have official confirmation that more Zelda Switch 2 consoles will be available down the line (personally had no doubt that would be the case but still, good to know)!
Not sure if I'll check out the full thread also considering that I haven't played this game myself yet (if I ever do so, as already mentioned I'll give Resident Evil a try starting with 4 remake when I can after the release of the physical Switch 2 version and we'll see from there), but thanks for compiling the key points here - quite interesting, glad that after all this Resident Evil 7 ended up being such a good game overall and so also a success first critically and luckily eventually commercially, too!
As already mentioned here incredible read and thanks for sharing that Ben, I'm sorry to hear that happened to you and at such a young age but glad Ocarina helped you get through it - while luckily it didn't end up with his death and he's still alive, at more or less the same age my father got a chronic disease which forced him to stop working so I can relate to an extent and yeah, videogames absolutely helped me as well (that's one of the many reasons why I love them, they can change people's lives for the better)!
Here are my comments about the main letters as usual:
shoutout to the forum topic about the state of gaming now compared to 2015 and before, I agree with most there who said that while certain aspects are worse overall it's much, much better now than then - my recommendation is not dwelling on the negatives (which doesn't mean not considering them at all, mind you) and start looking at the many positives, too;
don't know the exact specifics either but yeah, that law should only affect future consoles sold by Nintendo etc.;
doubt it will ever happen, but it's a great idea not only for a movie, but also an anthology series or something like that - by the way, don't think WarioWare has ever got even just comics despite its potential as a comedy manga (while Wario in general got a manga miniseries called Ore da-yo! Wario da-yo!!, "It's Me! Wario!!" by Sawada-sensei, the author of Super Mario-kun, not to mention comics back in the day like Mario vs. Wario on Nintendo Power, the A Christmas Carol parody Warios Weihnachtsmärchen on the German Club Nintendo magazine and so on)!
North America/Europe for me, has practically all the elements of the Japanese box art along with more characters and a background that looks more like stages seen in Metal Slug games (don't remember if one of this game specifically based on the relatively little I've played of it, but still) - would've been interesting seeing how the former could've looked with the additional space of the latter, but I agree that it's a lovely composition as is!
Glad to hear an update is confirmed also for Switch 2 no matter if it comes later - getting the game myself when I can and then playing it when I have the time for it (wanted to give Dragon's Dogma a try and at this point I'll most likely start with this one)!
Glad to hear that the campaign is great for most mentioned here, for some even the very best one for a Call of Duty game - even more so after this I'll genuinely consider getting the game myself at some point... and regardless, glad the series is finally back to Nintendo platforms and even more so with such a great title at least when it comes to the campaign (fingers crossed for the multiplayer for those interested in that)!
First and foremost it's an option so those not interested in this could and should just turn it off assuming they're getting the game in the first place instead of just complaining about it, personally I find it more fun and interesting than anything else (as already mentioned here it's rare to see such a dynamic character change) - anyway, glad this now has a precise release date, not sure if I'll start with this one but I should finally give the Atelier series a try when I can!
I wonder if you forgot about it just because of the dungeons before and after it being the Forest and Water Temples, both quite memorable if for different reasons - anyway yep, the Fire Temple is overall a "stunner" indeed for the reasons already mentioned in the article (and personally I appreciate the inclusion of saving the Gorons regardless of the tips and Darunia showing up at the start also storywise)!
Funnily enough I ended up checking out the article that came out today before this one - as already mentioned there I'm genuinely considering getting this game at some point, the campaign (along with its setting) is what piqued my interest when this was revealed for Switch 2 and now this confirms that I am interested to an extent!
Waiting to see and hear the pros and cons of both options in the full release although if there's a difference in performance then I'd go with the better one for that and even more so considering the barely noticeable difference in visuals at least based on these comparisons - anyway, the more options the better and will check out the impressions on the campaign now (that's the aspect that interests me the most, if I ever get the game myself it will be exactly depending on how good that is)!
... I'm back after checking out the "impressions" (it's practically a review of the full campaign, but of course you wouldn't call it that when there will be a review including also the multiplayer down the line), while still not a priority I'll genuinely consider getting this game at some point for the campaign - regardless of what I end up doing personally, even happier that Call of Duty is back on Nintendo platforms for those interested in it!
Tonight I'm not seeing my friends (last time we played 8 Deluxe in 6 players split-screen etc.) so I'll just continue with my schedule:
Fitness Boxing (FotNS, defeated Rei);
Ring Fit Adventure (did 1 mission of World 14);
Freedom Planet 2 (did 1 stage as Milla; Story as Lilac and Carol - 27/63 Badges);
Xenoblade Chronicles X (did some normal missions - also got 2 Heart-to-Hearts; 8/?? Chapters, 29/?? Affinity, 89/?? Normal, 102/?? Basic Missions and 72/?? Heart-to-Hearts - Mira 40.75% - 126/204 Story, 64/315 Combat and 92/222 World Achievements);
Guardians of Azuma (did a bonding quest; all Main, 242/?? Bonding and 2/?? Azuma Quests - 112/?? Bestiary - all Kamiwaza, 32/36 Quests, 5/6 Battles, 2/16 Bonds and 6/8 Everyday Life Seals);
Fantasy Life i (did a request, many Life quests and so ranked up the Magician and Angler Lives; all Chapters - Lives 7 Hero and 7 Master Rank - 112 Personal Requests - all Strangelings and Characters, 121/148 Monsters, 108/138 Resources);
Mario Kart World (did a Knockout Tour, completed the base-game ones; Mirror Three Stars all GPs, 8 KT - 26 Panels, 64 Switches and 15 Medallions in Free Roam - all Vehicles, 124 Characters and 310 Stickers);
Street Fighter 6 (did Chapter 14-4 in World Tour; World Tour 13 Chapters and 40 Sidequests);
Yakuza 0 (continued the business - also did a substory; all Chapters - 50.53% Completion, 45/79 Adventure, 45/84 Battle, 58/99 Business, 14/27 Substories, 27/85 Minigames);
Bananza (finished Emerald Rush; base game completed - all Fossils and Banandium Gems including extras, 114/117 Discs - VoidCo 21 Rewards);
Age of Imprisonment (did 2 aside quests - also did some quests; all Chapters and Battles, 156 Aside Quests and 345 Quests);
Persona 3 Reload (restarted Tartarus; Max Courage and Charm, 4 Academics - 1 Max Rank, 1 Rank 9, 2 Rank 8, 1 Rank 6, 3 Rank 5, 3 Rank 4, 2 Rank 3, 2 Rank 2, 2 Rank 1 Social Links - 24% Compendium - 41 Elizabeth's Requests);
Trails in the Sky 1st (finished revisiting Ruan and did the tunnel; Prologue and 2 Chapters - Junior Rank 4 0/50, 32/?? Requests - Rewards 70/??, Achievements 9/43);
Pokopia (continued the 1st DLC area; game finished - Pokédex 119, 7 Events and 13 Basin, Habitats 74, 7 Events and 10 Basin);
Tomodachi (on my own; Catalog 8735/9814, all Quirks and Goods);
Legends Z-A (did 4 main, 3 side missions and a request; 18 Main and 42 Side Missions - Rank E - Pokédex 64 Caught, 131 Seen - Research Level 15, 45 Requests);
NS2 Star Fox (continued Challenge Mode and did the Battle Mode on stream; Holoviewer 48/73, Avatar 20/25, Accessories 13/18 - Campaign all Routes and Normal Medals - Challenge 4 Normal);
Groove (did Stage 16; all Stages, 14 Medals, 3 Perfects);
Raiders (did 4 dungeons and replayed 2; 39 Dungeons and 13 Islands finished - Level 25 - all Gadgets, 259,954,721 Relic, 26 Scrolls, 35.0% Salmonids, 30 Weapons);
Wario World (completed a level; 2 Worlds and 6 Levels completed);
Fortune's Weave (started Chapter 5; Prologue, Cai 4 Chapters finished);
Tokimemo (up to 96/1/7);
on YouTube CrossWorlds (will play it this Sunday for the festival etc.);
Love to hear that Cult of the Lamb is getting a Switch 2 version and even more so as a free upgrade (fingers crossed that will apply to both digital and physical copies although even just the former is better than nothing) - happy for those playing this game and yeah, based on what I've heard also before it definitely could use it!
So much for cancel culture not being a thing as claimed at some point here on Nintendo Life, but of course that had already been disproven by the comment section of the Order of the Sinking Star review - one thing is personally buying or not buying something for whatever reason which again is totally fair, another is pretending that others do the same (luckily how it actually works is that nobody is forced to buy or not buy anything most of the time although we unfortunately have concrete examples of the contrary even just when it comes to gaming, the biggest and also relatively recent one being what happened on Steam and Itch.io)...
Leaving that aside, as usual don't mind delays if they mean games being better from the get-go, not to mention that this could be for the best also considering how busy these months are!
So glad they've finally managed to port this to Switch 2 despite those "roadblocks" (yeah, still remember what unfortunately happened as mentioned in that linked article) - definitely getting it myself whenever it's available on Switch 2 and then playing it when I can!
And this is exactly why I don't mind Aspyr as much as others do (even though I also wish their ports were better from the get-go of course), if it weren't for them all these games including less obvious ones wouldn't get rereleased in the first place - anyway good to know, missed this back in the day and wanted to give it a try considering that I've heard it's overall fun if easy so I'm definitely getting this version if it comes to Switch 1 and/or 2, too!
Thanks for the review, got a copy as I've supported this on Kickstarter so I'll eventually give it a try myself for sure, but glad to hear it's overall great apart from the issues mentioned - fingers crossed they'll be able to fix those sooner rather than later (even more curious about the differences between this and the Switch 1 version since that shouldn't have the mouse-mode issues at least)!
Nice that this is now coming to consoles including Switch 2 and with crossplay (and of course with all content updates up to now, too) - will consider giving it a try myself although I'm waiting to see if the Switch 2 version will also get a physical release!
Nice commercial and there's also another one on the Japanese YouTube channel - Dark Link and everything else look great, man am I looking forward to playing this remake myself!
Like the game itself it's an overall great soundtrack, love to see it coming to Nintendo Music (by the way, I also quite appreciate the new structure for these articles) - that said, I'll most likely listen to it again directly in game whenever I replay it and this time finally finish it for my channel!
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Re: Feature: After 15 Years Of Coming "Directly To You", Here Are The Best Nintendo Direct Moments Ever
Great list, a really nice way to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Nintendo Directs (knew they've been around for more or less that amount of time, but not the exact date) - it's difficult to choose only one personal favorite among these, but in general I can't help but go for The reveal of Smash reveals considering its significance!
Re: All Aboard! Denshattack Physical Edition Arriving On Switch 2 In 2027
@HugoGED Cyberpunk has a starting price of $70 while Oblivion $60, in both cases not only physically but also digitally (would be better if digital were lower like Nintendo and other companies are doing considering that it objectively costs less, but that could be one of the reasons why fully physical was feasible for them) - personally I'll gladly take it, but my point is that the higher the starting price of the game in itself the less likely companies will increase it to release their games fully physically and even more so if people don't stop complaining about starting prices instead of just looking/waiting for discounts...
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Nintendo Switch Sports Resort
Glad most mentioned here quite enjoyed it and love to see the excitement in the comments for the most part - starting it on my own as soon as my copy arrives (and I'll also bring it with me when I meet my friends for my sister's birthday this Saturday in case they also want to play it, that should be the case considering that they liked the first Switch Sports)!
Re: Surprise! Aspyr Is Remastering A Shrek Game
Glad this is now officially confirmed and even more so considering the listed features (which are the positives of this being a remaster instead of a simple port, the negative being the potential additional bugs but those can be fixed) - even more interested in getting this myself!
Re: Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners 2 Free Update (2.5) Arrives This Week
Love to see Cyberpunk getting all these additions in occasion of the new season of Edgerunners - looking forward to playing it myself when I can even more than I was (and also checking out Edgerunners although the game itself has priority for me)!
Re: Ubisoft's Extreme Sports Playground 'Riders Republic' Launches On Switch 2 This December
Glad this is coming also to Switch 2 for those interested in it (potentially me included at some point, especially for the single-player contents) - also love to hear that this game is getting offline play instead of being online only!
Re: All Aboard! Denshattack Physical Edition Arriving On Switch 2 In 2027
@HugoGED Add $10/20 to this $20 game and you get $30/40, add that to $60 games and you get $70/80 and so on - people have been complaining about the latter prices of fully physical games ever since the start of the Switch 2 gen with the DROP THE PRICE nonsense, then Bananza etc. and those FACTUAL reasons certainly don't encourage companies to take such a risk (not to mention the cases in which it's straight up impossible to fit games on carts due to their sizes which is also why Oblivion was announced as code-in-a-box before they could confirm a fully physical release according to the creators and/or is avoided due to the loading speed as Hamaguchi-san said)...
Re: All Aboard! Denshattack Physical Edition Arriving On Switch 2 In 2027
Nice, happy for those waiting for this - as usual I'd be interested in getting a physical copy myself, but it depends on its availability here in Italy (otherwise digitally as I'm getting this game for sure)!
Re: WWE 2K26 Collides With Street Fighter In "First-Ever" Collab Next Week
Huh, interesting that this collab involves action figures in game - anyway, happy for those playing WWE 2K26 (not me included) interested in this!
Re: Impressions: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 DMZ - CoD's Extraction Shooter Mode Hits The Target
Didn't know such a mode would be included, sounds pretty interesting - glad it's overall great also on Switch 2 for those interested in it (if I ever get the game myself I'll still focus on the campaign first and foremost, but I'd give this at least a try)!
Re: Pixel Art RPG 'Drova' Is Getting A Switch 2 Sequel Next Year
Completely missed the original so good to know about that as well thanks to this article - the sequel looks pretty cool, happy for those going for it (potentially me included but I might give the original a try first, we'll see)!
Re: Ready To Feel Old? The Switch 1 Reveal Trailer Launched A Whopping 10 Years Ago Today
Didn't remember when the Switch 1 reveal trailer happened exactly while there's no way I'd forget that next year the system itself will be 10 years old - leaving the jokes about it aside this was a really nice reveal trailer, a great way to introduce this new system to the public as already mentioned by the article (as a big Nintendo fan I had no doubts I'd get the system and it was just a matter of time, while I couldn't do so at launch luckily I managed to get it in 2017)!
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Final Fantasy Resonance
@JimNorman As @Erigen has already mentioned jokingly there's a typo when you can fix it, "4.5/10".
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Final Fantasy Resonance
Glad most quite enjoyed it overall (not just those mentioned here, GameSpot and Eurogamer are the only outliers when it comes to Switch 2 reviews) - looking forward to my copy and my sister's to arrive and then playing it myself at some point!
Re: Review: Final Fantasy Resonance (Switch 2) - Plays Like A Lost Entry From Earlier In The Series
Thanks for the review, glad to hear all this about Resonance and even more so since this time I haven't preordered a copy just for myself, but also for my sister's birthday - fingers crossed we'll keep on seeing such experiments by Square Enix, indeed (and kudos to them for the bigger overhaul of one of their earlier mobile games in this occasion compared to Octopath Traveler 0 at least based on what I've heard)!
Re: Review: Nintendo Switch Sports Resort (Switch 2) - A Winning Return To Wuhu
Thanks for the review, even more excited to start playing it myself as soon as my copy arrives than I already was after reading this (and I was already quite looking forward to it based on what we've seen and heard before, especially the single player and unlockables finally not limited to the online) - so glad Switch Sports is back better than ever and from the get-go this time, but of course I'd love to see the few missing sports eventually come as DLC, too!
Re: Review: Castlevania: Belmont's Curse (Switch) - A Pro-Grade Metroidvania With A Stiff Learning Curve
@Tom-Massey I can see where you're coming from and maybe regular difficulty modes might've been better than the slider (can't fully comment on that as I haven't seen it myself) - that said, only as long as they weren't completely separate and so forced you to restart the game just to change difficulty, again taking that practical example of Lost Crown I definitely wouldn't have replayed the whole DLC only because the final boss proved to be too much for me and that's after playing the whole base game at the same difficulty without ever lowering it...
Re: New Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Trailer Is A Throwback To The '90s N64 Ads
Missed the original commercial as I'm pretty sure we didn't get it here in Italy and don't think I've ever seen it before even on the internet so thanks for sharing it here - quite appreciate the new one (and also the Japanese ones, one was mentioned on Nintendo Life some days ago) and can't wait to play the remake myself, only around two weeks left!
Re: Talking Point: How Did You First Encounter Zelda: Ocarina Of Time?
I've mentioned my first encounter with Ocarina recently on Time Extension and most certainly also before here on Nintendo Life, but here it is again: the first time I got to see it (and maybe even also slightly playing it, but I'm not completely sure) was at a friend's house, but I didn't get the N64 myself and so the first time I properly played it was on GameCube like Ollie - unfortunately didn't finish it back then as I got stuck at the start of the adult section due to the Hookshot so it's the 3DS version the one I finished and completed for the first time... can't wait to finish it for sure and most likely complete it again thanks to the upcoming remake!
Re: Round Up: The Reviews For The Street Fighter Movie Are In
Not sure why the Push Square quote is that when the review is overall positive apart from that aspect (as funnily enough can be seen in the quote itself, "[t]here’s better writing elsewhere in the movie") - apart from the usual critics who didn't want a Street Fighter movie in the first place as they're complaining about the fundamental aspects of that series, most others here including the audience overall enjoyed it thanks to those despite its flaws... considering that I wouldn't mind watching it myself at some point!
Re: Review: Castlevania: Belmont's Curse (Switch) - A Pro-Grade Metroidvania With A Stiff Learning Curve
Thanks for the review, even more curious to give this a try when I can - haven't played any Castlevania myself yet, we'll see if I start with this one and then go back to previous ones or vice versa (I won't hesitate to use the difficulty slider if I genuinely end up needing it though like I did to finish the DLC of Lost Crown and regardless, glad it's present as an option)!
Re: Pokémon Pokopia And Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Shortlisted For 'Console Game Of The Year'
Regardless of who ends up winning this or other awards, that list shows how many fantastic games we got this year (and as usual this isn't even all not only because it's a selection, but also since the year hasn't ended yet) - as for Pokopia and Fortune's Weave, I'm playing and absolutely loving both although the latter in particular will most likely be my GotY!
Re: The Runtime Of Sonic's Fourth Movie Outing Has Seemingly Been Revealed
Nice, happy for those interested in watching it - potentially me included if I finally watch the previous movies in time for it (otherwise later, but it would be nice to watch this one at the cinema)!
Re: "Wow, What A View" - Shift Up Shows Off Stellar Blade's Stunning Photo Mode On Switch 2
Anyway, while I don't use them that much personally it's always nice to see photo modes included in games - preordered a physical copy (and it's a full physical release, yet another reason although a less important one compared to the abovementioned why I'll gladly support Shift Up) and looking forward to playing Stellar Blade myself when I have the time for it!
Re: "Wow, What A View" - Shift Up Shows Off Stellar Blade's Stunning Photo Mode On Switch 2
Yet another example of a company that regardless of their AI usage are making overall good if not better games and even more so aren't laying-off their employees, in fact they increased their workforce from around 322 employees to over 400 full-time staff after the success of Stellar Blade, gave bonuses in occasion of the holidays etc. - you do you, but again, people have to know the FACTS first and foremost to make informed decisions and personally considering all the abovementioned I'll gladly support them so that they don't risk not being able to pay salaries anymore like it almost happened during the development of Stellar Blade because investors and major game publishers turned them down...
Re: The Witcher 3 Remastered's Latest Update Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Yep, have seen a comment here on Nintendo Life mentioning it earlier - glad this update is already here for those playing Witcher 3 Remastered (looking forward to doing so myself at some point, apart from being busy playing other games I'm still waiting to see if it gets a physical release, maybe in occasion of the upcoming expansion)!
Re: Review: Trails In The Sky 2nd Chapter - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Switch 2) - Another Triumphant RPG Experience From The Trails Remake Saga
Thanks for the review, glad to hear this 2nd Chapter is even better - looking forward to starting it whenever I finish the 1st one (have enjoyed a lot what I've played of that so far)!
Re: UK Charts: Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Whips Up A Fine Debut, But It's Not King Of The Castle
Nice that apart from the usual EA Sports in first those three new games are on top - glad for Belmont's Curse and Toy Story in particular!
Also personally happy for World still in 6th, Tomodachi Life in 7th, Witcher III in 10th and 14th, Pokopia in 12th, Legends Z-A in 13th, Tales of Eternia debuting in 15th (wish it were higher, though), 8 Deluxe in 16th, Bananza in 18th, First Light in 19th etc.!
Re: "A Very Weird Experience" - Digital Foundry Breaks Down The Metaphor: ReFantazio Demo On Switch 2
Fingers crossed they can improve that specific aspect for the full release (who knows, they might have already done so considering that as usual we don't know how old the build of the demo is) - that said, as DF mentioned themselves it's overall better than the PS4 version as is so I'm looking forward to my copy even more than I already was!
Re: Nintendo "Underestimated" Zelda Switch 2 Console Sales, But Promises Restocks Are On The Way
Overestimating and so spending money for unsold physical products is objectively worse so I'm not surprised when Nintendo or whoever else "underestimate" sales - anyway, glad to have official confirmation that more Zelda Switch 2 consoles will be available down the line (personally had no doubt that would be the case but still, good to know)!
Re: "It Was So All Over The Place" - Ex-Capcom Manager Discusses Resident Evil 7's Tumultuous Development
Not sure if I'll check out the full thread also considering that I haven't played this game myself yet (if I ever do so, as already mentioned I'll give Resident Evil a try starting with 4 remake when I can after the release of the physical Switch 2 version and we'll see from there), but thanks for compiling the key points here - quite interesting, glad that after all this Resident Evil 7 ended up being such a good game overall and so also a success first critically and luckily eventually commercially, too!
Re: Feature: The Seven-Year Silence: How Ocarina Of Time Held My Grief At Seven Years Old
As already mentioned here incredible read and thanks for sharing that Ben, I'm sorry to hear that happened to you and at such a young age but glad Ocarina helped you get through it - while luckily it didn't end up with his death and he's still alive, at more or less the same age my father got a chronic disease which forced him to stop working so I can relate to an extent and yeah, videogames absolutely helped me as well (that's one of the many reasons why I love them, they can change people's lives for the better)!
Re: Mailbox: Rising Costs, Non-Compliant EU Switches, WarioWare Fantasia - Nintendo Life Letters
Here are my comments about the main letters as usual:
Re: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Metal Slug Advance (GBA)
North America/Europe for me, has practically all the elements of the Japanese box art along with more characters and a background that looks more like stages seen in Metal Slug games (don't remember if one of this game specifically based on the relatively little I've played of it, but still) - would've been interesting seeing how the former could've looked with the additional space of the latter, but I agree that it's a lovely composition as is!
Re: Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Switch 2 Update Currently In Development
Glad to hear an update is confirmed also for Switch 2 no matter if it comes later - getting the game myself when I can and then playing it when I have the time for it (wanted to give Dragon's Dogma a try and at this point I'll most likely start with this one)!
Re: Round Up: The Reviews For Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's Campaign Are In
Glad to hear that the campaign is great for most mentioned here, for some even the very best one for a Call of Duty game - even more so after this I'll genuinely consider getting the game myself at some point... and regardless, glad the series is finally back to Nintendo platforms and even more so with such a great title at least when it comes to the campaign (fingers crossed for the multiplayer for those interested in that)!
Re: Slim Or Fuller? Atelier Karia "Body Shape Change Feature" Confirmed
First and foremost it's an option so those not interested in this could and should just turn it off assuming they're getting the game in the first place instead of just complaining about it, personally I find it more fun and interesting than anything else (as already mentioned here it's rare to see such a dynamic character change) - anyway, glad this now has a precise release date, not sure if I'll start with this one but I should finally give the Atelier series a try when I can!
Re: Countdown: Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Dungeon Crawl #5 - This One's Fire, Bro
I wonder if you forgot about it just because of the dungeons before and after it being the Forest and Water Temples, both quite memorable if for different reasons - anyway yep, the Fire Temple is overall a "stunner" indeed for the reasons already mentioned in the article (and personally I appreciate the inclusion of saving the Gorons regardless of the tips and Darunia showing up at the start also storywise)!
Re: Impressions: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Campaign - Switch 2 Does Its Best With One Hell Of A 'Popcorn Game'
Funnily enough I ended up checking out the article that came out today before this one - as already mentioned there I'm genuinely considering getting this game at some point, the campaign (along with its setting) is what piqued my interest when this was revealed for Switch 2 and now this confirms that I am interested to an extent!
Re: Call Of Duty On Switch 2 Has Two Different Upscaling Options
Waiting to see and hear the pros and cons of both options in the full release although if there's a difference in performance then I'd go with the better one for that and even more so considering the barely noticeable difference in visuals at least based on these comparisons - anyway, the more options the better and will check out the impressions on the campaign now (that's the aspect that interests me the most, if I ever get the game myself it will be exactly depending on how good that is)!
... I'm back after checking out the "impressions" (it's practically a review of the full campaign, but of course you wouldn't call it that when there will be a review including also the multiplayer down the line), while still not a priority I'll genuinely consider getting this game at some point for the campaign - regardless of what I end up doing personally, even happier that Call of Duty is back on Nintendo platforms for those interested in it!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (17th October)
Tonight I'm not seeing my friends (last time we played 8 Deluxe in 6 players split-screen etc.) so I'll just continue with my schedule:
Re: Cult Of The Lamb Summons A Switch 2 Version, Free Upgrade Path Confirmed
Love to hear that Cult of the Lamb is getting a Switch 2 version and even more so as a free upgrade (fingers crossed that will apply to both digital and physical copies although even just the former is better than nothing) - happy for those playing this game and yeah, based on what I've heard also before it definitely could use it!
Re: The Wolf Among Us Remastered Has Been Delayed For Switch
So much for cancel culture not being a thing as claimed at some point here on Nintendo Life, but of course that had already been disproven by the comment section of the Order of the Sinking Star review - one thing is personally buying or not buying something for whatever reason which again is totally fair, another is pretending that others do the same (luckily how it actually works is that nobody is forced to buy or not buy anything most of the time although we unfortunately have concrete examples of the contrary even just when it comes to gaming, the biggest and also relatively recent one being what happened on Steam and Itch.io)...
Leaving that aside, as usual don't mind delays if they mean games being better from the get-go, not to mention that this could be for the best also considering how busy these months are!
Re: The Cosy Coastal Farming Sim Coral Island Is Officially On Its Way To Switch 2 This Winter
So glad they've finally managed to port this to Switch 2 despite those "roadblocks" (yeah, still remember what unfortunately happened as mentioned in that linked article) - definitely getting it myself whenever it's available on Switch 2 and then playing it when I can!
Re: Surprise! Aspyr Is Remastering A Shrek Game
And this is exactly why I don't mind Aspyr as much as others do (even though I also wish their ports were better from the get-go of course), if it weren't for them all these games including less obvious ones wouldn't get rereleased in the first place - anyway good to know, missed this back in the day and wanted to give it a try considering that I've heard it's overall fun if easy so I'm definitely getting this version if it comes to Switch 1 and/or 2, too!
Re: Review: The Witch's Bakery (Switch 2) – A Cosy Narrative Sim That Rises To The Occasion
@gcunit I don't remember exactly, but it might be thanks to another Kickstarter I had supported.
Re: Review: The Witch's Bakery (Switch 2) – A Cosy Narrative Sim That Rises To The Occasion
Thanks for the review, got a copy as I've supported this on Kickstarter so I'll eventually give it a try myself for sure, but glad to hear it's overall great apart from the issues mentioned - fingers crossed they'll be able to fix those sooner rather than later (even more curious about the differences between this and the Switch 1 version since that shouldn't have the mouse-mode issues at least)!
Re: 'Peak', The Beloved Indie Climber, Scales October's Stacked Switch 2 Release Schedule
Nice that this is now coming to consoles including Switch 2 and with crossplay (and of course with all content updates up to now, too) - will consider giving it a try myself although I'm waiting to see if the Switch 2 version will also get a physical release!
Re: Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Ad Give Us Our First Look At Dark Link
Nice commercial and there's also another one on the Japanese YouTube channel - Dark Link and everything else look great, man am I looking forward to playing this remake myself!
Re: Nintendo Music Expands Its Library With Another Game Boy Soundtrack This Week
Like the game itself it's an overall great soundtrack, love to see it coming to Nintendo Music (by the way, I also quite appreciate the new structure for these articles) - that said, I'll most likely listen to it again directly in game whenever I replay it and this time finally finish it for my channel!