Jona37an

Jona37an

Formerly Jerutix (since 2000)

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Re: Talking Point: What's Your Dream Pokémon LEGO Set?

Jona37an

@Ulysses Yeah, some Polly Pocket style sets would be really cool. I did a bunch of the Mega Construx Pokéballs, so I’d like to see something different. Small, molded figures in micro playsets would definitely be something I’d be interested in.

Re: Nintendo Life's Switch Summer Survey 2024

Jona37an

Too late to change them now, but I needed two definitions.

1) Is an individual joy con just the left (or right) part? I have 3/6, and put 6 on that one.

2) Define backlog. I’ve booted up every game I own at least once, but I wouldn’t consider a fair number of them to be really “played.” I’m guessing that one is an eye of the beholder type answer.

Re: Poll: So, Do You Prefer Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Or Tears Of The Kingdom?

Jona37an

I didn't have a Switch when TotK was about to release (had a Lite during early Covid and played BotW - sold it after because I kind of felt like that was the capstone of video gaming), so I watched a YouTube video with all the TotK cutscenes the night before it was released.

The next day, release day, my wife surprised me with a Switch as a semi-late birthday present! I put off getting TotK because I'd seen the story (which I liked a lot! Not much of a shipper, but I still really feel like Link and Zelda being a thing should have at least been hinted at in the last scene, but hey...). Finally got it a couple month later, but struggled to get into it. Is it the crafting? The less novelty? That I knew the storyline? Not enough years between? I don't know.

All that to say (probably surprisingly), I've picked it up again a couple days ago, finally headed up Death Mountain for the second temple. I think I like TotK better. Someone else commented that it seems happier, and I'd have to agree. Even with the Depths, I like seeing more people around Hyrule and less of an overarching sense of gloom. But, as many have said, that initial feel of exploration and discovery in BotW is unmatched. Setting that feeling aside, I think TotK is a better game, and one I imagine I'll keeping picking up and taking breaks from for years to come.

Re: Talking Point: Is Knowing A Game's Ending Really That Bad?

Jona37an

Depends on the game and my commitment ahead of time. I watched all the cutscenes for TotK the night before it came out, and it's definitely made me less interested in playing overall (only through the Wind Temple). That said, I did not have a Switch when I started watching it, and my wife surprised me with one literally while I was watching the biggest spoiler cutscene near the end, so I probably wouldn't have watched it had I known I was about to have a Switch again.

Re: Video: Where Does Mario Kart Go From Here?

Jona37an

@Dazman I wouldn’t call it trash, but man do I agree about the disappointment of having no characters or tracks to unlock. Like, parts are fine as one of many things to get, but I want a game that starts with 6-8 racers max and ends up with 72. It’s part of why I’ve put way more time into Smash vs Mario Kart.