JohnnyMind

JohnnyMind

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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (18th April)

JohnnyMind

Tonight I'm seeing my friends, not sure what board and/or video games we'll play.
For sure I'll also continue with my schedule:

  • Fitness Boxing (3, did a workout; 3 did 4 Box-and-Bond for Lin - FotNS did Battle Mode);
  • Ring Fit Adventure (did 2 levels of World 14; 9 Worlds completed and 4 finished);
  • GameCenter CX (continued the 8th game, finally finished the dungeon; first GameCenter CX and 7 Games of the second one completed, 2 finished);
  • Freedom Planet 2 (did 1 stage as Milla; Story as Lilac and Carol - 25/63 Badges);
  • Dragon Quest III (continued the 21st dungeon; game finished, 20 Dungeons, 109 Mini Medals, 9 Arenas);
  • Legends Arceus (continued going around to catch all Pokémon - also did a request; 26/27 Missions and 94/122 Requests completed - Pokédex 241 Seen, 237 Caught and 142 Max Research);
  • Xenoblade Chronicles X (did a normal mission and a basic one; 7/?? Chapters, 23/?? Affinity, 60/?? Normal, 67/?? Basic Missions and 59/?? Heart-to-Hearts - Mira 29.55% - 102/204 Story, 44/315 Combat and 76/222 World Achievements);
  • Guardians of Azuma (finished that island and so advanced the story - also did many bonding quests; 146/?? Main, 147/?? Bonding Quests - 100/?? Bestiary - 16/45 PescaPedia - all Kamiwaza, 30/36 Quests, 4/6 Battles, 2/16 Bonds and 6/8 Everyday Life Seals);
  • Fantasy Life i (went around Ginormosia, did many requests and so got Strangelings - also did many Life quests and so ranked up the Alchemist Life; 6 Chapters - Lives 5 Master, 6 Expert and 3 Adept Rank - 76 Personal Requests - 91/148 Monsters, 78/138 Resources, 48/49 Strangelings, 48/50 Characters);
  • Mario Kart World (did a Knockout Tour; Mirror Three Stars all GPs, 1 KT - 26 ? Panels, 64 Switches and 15 Medallions in Free Roam - all Vehicles, 108 Characters and 301 Stickers);
  • Soul Calibur II (did Arcade as 1 character; Arcade as 2 characters - Weapon Master completed except for an extra mission);
  • Street Fighter 6 (continued Wrestle Metro in World Tour; World Tour 10 Chapters and 28 Sidequests);
  • Yakuza 0 (continued the business; 11 Chapters - 36.36% Completion, 31/79 Adventure, 38/84 Battle, 45/99 Business, 10/27 Substories, 12/85 Minigames);
  • Bananza (completed Sublayer 600 - also continued Emerald Rush; game finished, 5 layers completed - 632/777 Banandium Gems, 573/696 Fossils, 107/117 Discs - VoidCo 11 Rewards);
  • Pac-Man World 2 (completed 1 level; game finished, 11 Worlds, 35 Levels and 13 Mazes completed);
  • Age of Imprisonment (did 5 aside quests - also did many quests; 4 Chapters, 19 Battles, 100 Aside Quests and 189 Quests);
  • Persona 3 Reload (played up to 5/24, barely restarted Tartarus; 3 Charm, Courage and Academics - 1 Rank 5, 1 Rank 4, 4 Rank 3, 2 Rank 2, 1 Rank 1 Social Links - 9% Compendium - 8 Elizabeth's Requests);
  • Trails in the Sky 1st (did a request, advanced the story and arrived at the village; Junior Rank 7 1/40, 10/?? Requests - Rewards 32/??, Achievements 4/43 - Recipe Standard 1/28 and Specialty 1/30);
  • Tennis Fever (did Doubles Star; 7/27 Stickers, JV Rank - 1/5 Medals - 10/20 Characters, 1/20 Colors, 11/24 Rackets, 4/8 Courts, 3/7 Movies);
  • Pokopia (continued the current area; Pokédex 46 and 3 Events, Habitats 36 and 3 Events);
  • Tomodachi (played the demo on stream and both that and the full release on my own);
  • on YouTube FireRed (went around Viridian City)!

Re: Trails In The Sky 2nd Chapter Resolves The Cliffhanger On Switch 1 & 2 This September

JohnnyMind

Yep, have seen it mentioned on the Nintendo Life forums earlier today - glad this now has a precise release date, preordering it as soon as possible and looking forward to starting it when my copy arrives (most likely and hopefully by then I'll have finished the first game considering I'm currently playing it)!
... Already available on Italian Amazon so I've just preordered it!

Re: Pokémon & Zelda Rip-Off 'Pickmos' Removed From Steam As Publisher Intervenes

JohnnyMind

Giving them the benefit of the doubt that they're making an actual game better not risk anyone trying to take it down à la Palworld (although again in that case Nintendo and co. didn't, most likely because they couldn't despite the similarities, sue them for copyright copyright infringement unlike Chinese mobile games and instead went for that patents nonsense) - personally, I'd rather see more games than less as long as not straight up fake, scam games as we've recently seen in the case of "Hytale" on the eShop!

Re: Lana Del Rey Releases 007 First Light Official Theme Song

JohnnyMind

Yep, perfectly in line with most Bond theme songs other than being great in itself (not surprising considering Arnold's work on previous ones and Bond scores in general, but still) - looking forward to seeing and hearing more about this game even more than I already was and then playing it myself whenever it comes to Switch 2 and I have the time for it!

Re: Talking Point: What Would You Want From A New Star Fox Game?

JohnnyMind

I'm really curious to give Assault a try myself (hope it will eventually come to NSO to do so in a more convenient way), even just based on what I've heard of it I feel like that concept is worth further exploring with better execution - one thing's for sure, I definitely don't want to see yet another retelling of Star Fox/64/Zero!

Re: Digital Foundry Delivers Its Tech Review Of Pragmata On Switch 2

JohnnyMind

Was perfectly fine for me when I played the demo and yeah, most likely the same will apply to the full release based on the review first and now this (would be great if they could make it even better through patches à la Requiem, though) - anyway, so looking forward to my copy and then starting it as soon as I can!

Re: Nintendo Download: 16th April (North America)

JohnnyMind

My copy of Tomodachi Life arrived earlier today and I downloaded Hello, Yoshi! back when it got released on the Japanese eShop, preordered also PRAGMATA, I'm considering getting MOUSE: P.I. For Hire (waiting for Nitendo Life's review before potentially preordering a physical copy), I'll eventually get Vampire Crawlers for sure - voting for the games up to here -, most likely also Gecko Gods and that should be it!

Re: Japanese Charts: Combined PS5 Sales Can't Even Beat Switch Lite

JohnnyMind

Weaker week for everything, but especially PS5 unsurprisingly...
Anyway, happy to see Pokopia still on top, World in 2nd, New Horizons in 5th and 6th (so actually would be in 3rd if you combined the sales), FireRed & LeafGreen in 7th, Ultimate in 8th, Fever in 9th and of course Switch 2 on top of the hardware charts and yet Switch still sells, this week the Lite one in particular!

Re: Feature: "A Huge Balancing Act" - Playtonic Spills The Beans On Yooka-Replaylee's Massive Switch 2 Update

JohnnyMind

Unfortunately some people mostly if not completely disregard (and not only because they genuinely don't know) those aspects and accuse devs of being "lazy" etc. when that's far from the case, even more ridiculous when it comes to smaller teams like this one...
Leaving that aside, nice that you got to play this earlier along with interviewing Simon - so glad this performance mode is now here, looking forward to finally playing Yooka-Replaylee even more than I already was as soon as I can!

Re: Rumour: Red Dead Redemption May Be Getting A Rubbish 'Code-In-A-Box' Release

JohnnyMind

Waiting for this to be confirmed, but if that's the case then I'll even more so gladly stick to my Switch physical copy plus free digital upgrade - if it weren't for the original Switch release this would be exclusively digital (and unless you need a replacement box like luckily I did in the case of the few code-in-a-box I ended up getting by mistake it genuinely is a waste of plastic) instead of that plus the hybrid Game-Key Card as an option...

Re: PSA: Xenoblade Chronicles X Now Available Physically For Switch 2

JohnnyMind

As much as I hope the upscaling will be improved, personally I'm glad I got the upgrade even as is considering the 60fps, the latter is way more of an improvement than the former being a drawback for me - anyway, glad this is now available also fully physically for those interested in it (not me included since as abovementioned I already got the upgrade digitally for my Switch physical copy)!

Re: Sunsoft's Upcoming Switch Game Has One Of The Most Ridiculous Titles Ever

JohnnyMind

Not an issue (but still pretty funny) in Japanese since they practically always abbreviate titles, mostly by taking the first two moras of two words and so making a four-moras word like for example モンハン MonHun for モンスターハンター Monster Hunter - anyway, nice that this is coming also to Switch and even more so since it looks like it might be fun, if that ends up being the case I'll consider giving it a try myself at some point!

Re: Star Trek: Resurgence Will Likely Be Delisted Very Soon

JohnnyMind

Apparently it's already delisted on Steam, considering that it's even riskier but I might still wait for further information about the Switch version specifically before purchasing it (even more so since it isn't discounted currently) - how I wish licensing didn't work this way and so there wouldn't be such problems in the first place!

Re: Switch 2 Rating For Bethesda's Newest IP Appears Online

JohnnyMind

Again, while of course plans can change ratings are way more concrete than rumors - anyway, glad to hear this should be coming also to Switch 2 for those interested in it (potentially me included at some point, but even just when it comes to Bethesda games there are other ones that I'd like to play before this)!

Re: Nintendo Music Celebrates Tomodachi Life Switch Launch With Special Update

JohnnyMind

Nice to see a Nintendo Music update and icons in occasion of Tomodachi Life's release to further promote both NSO and the game - that said, personally I'll listen to the former in game first and foremost (can't wait for my copy to arrive hopefully today and start the full release after playing the demo) while I'll try to get all the icons as usual!

Re: Yooka-Laylee Dev Playtonic Seems To Be Teasing Something

JohnnyMind

Most certainly the 60fps patch for the Switch 2 version (maybe along with something else? We'll see) which would absolutely be welcome in general and also personally since I haven't played Replaylee yet - regardless although even more so in that case, looking forward to finally playing it myself when I can!

Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream

JohnnyMind

@GoproGO After checking their review more extensively I've seen that the focus is exclusively on the sharing aspect - that said, I can see where the confusion in this article is coming from when the IGN review includes lines such as "What good are toys if you can’t play with your friends, or at the very least show them off?" when that's far from the case beyond the sharing and ironically it even mentions GameChat, but only to suggest that Nintendo should've implemented sharing in a similar way while completely ignoring its actual function present in this game...

Re: 'Hytale' Dev Seeks Legal Action Against Knock-Off Switch eShop Game

JohnnyMind

And this is exactly why instead of general restrictions that could affect also if not exclusively genuine creators (potentially including PowerWash Simulator 2's First DLC Pack? That's just an educated guess also based on what's mentioned in the first related article, mind you) I wish people could hide such games/publishers as even assuming Nintendo hopefully remove this it will take time - anyway, wish the best to Hypixel Studios and it would be great if the actual Hytale eventually came also to Switch 1 and/or 2!

Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream

JohnnyMind

The restricted sharing features are certainly a bummer while I don't get where the IGN review is coming from about the "lack of ability to play [...] with friends", the previous games were on handheld so others couldn't properly watch you playing the game there unlike in this version as again mentioned also by the devs themselves, even more so on Switch 2 with GameChat support (and if that doesn't count then StreetPass in the 3DS version shouldn't either as cool as that was in its own way) - leaving that aside, glad to hear most enjoyed it!

Re: Layers Of Fear Is Getting A Physical Release On Switch 2

JohnnyMind

@Fighting_Game_Loser Apart from potential technical aspects which I don't know if they apply to Cronos specifically, there's definitely the price one: digitally it starts at $60 etc. so to release it fully physically they would've had to increase that to at least $70 if not even $80 considering games like Hades II and Yooka-Replaylee - again, it certainly doesn't help that people have been complaining about starting prices and especially those of fully physical games ever since the start of the Switch 2 gen (also before, but to a lesser extent)...

Re: Review: Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream (Switch) - BREAKING NEWS: Mii Life Is Still Bizarre, Hilarious, And A Bit Samey

JohnnyMind

So as expected it's exactly like the previous Tomodachi Life games but expanded, especially when it comes to the customization as also mentioned in the relative Ask the Developer - of course your mileage may vary considering that, but for fans of the series, absolutely me included (and there are a lot of us considering previous sales etc.), it's a dream come true and even more so after playing the demo I can't wait to continue playing the game as soon as my copy of the full release arrives!

Re: Jock Blaney, The Voice Of Star Fox 64's Wolf & Bill Grey, Has Died

JohnnyMind

Glad he passed away "peacefully in his home" but still, sad to hear and condolences to his family and friends - I've got the pleasure to hear his performances in Star Fox 64 for sure and most likely also other ones (the latter incidentally though since I've played games like Professor Layton with the Italian voices myself etc.), thanks for the memories!

Re: "Are You High?" – Xbox Co-Creator Believes Whatever Nintendo Makes Next Is Far More Interesting Than Project Helix

JohnnyMind

That's Nintendo for you for better (most of their systems) or worse (Wii U and Virtual Boy) in general even if you don't consider a Switch 3 yet since 2 has practically just come out while Steam is the biggest when it comes to PC gaming - in fact, that's exactly why I'll gladly stick to the former first and foremost and the latter is my biggest consideration when it comes to a potential secondary platform, especially if they eventually release a successor to the Steam Deck!

Re: Xbox Is Reportedly Having "Very Big Discussions" About Exclusivity

JohnnyMind

I feel like it might be too late and that many won't be interested in Project Helix even with exclusives (also considering the most likely high price, but that's not the only factor) and so just hurt the games themselves - regardless, of course Call of Duty shouldn't become an exclusive anytime soon, they haven't brought it to Nintendo systems yet despite the fricking "10-year commitment" mentioned also among the related articles... and I'm saying that as someone not particularly interested in those games, but it's absolutely ridiculous!

Re: Nintendo's GameCube App Has Received A Small Update Today (Version 1.6.1)

JohnnyMind

@garfreek Yeah, I didn't see it in stores here in Italy at the time either, only found it later at a convention I think other than of course online - fingers crossed it eventually comes, would love to play more of it myself and even more so for those who've never played it yet (and if we end up getting Wii games on NSO at some point I really hope we'll get the sequel, that one straight up didn't come to Europe although funnily enough I played that more as I imported it and modded my Wii for that, mods etc.)!