Loved this chapter so much. Every time i replayed the game, this chapter was the one i looked forward to the most alongside the express train one. And part of it is definitely because of the writing and the charismatic characters
It's extremely depressing to think we're likely never getting another good paper mario ever again
Loved the chao garden but part of it is cause it was great motivation to learn the stages and speedrun them along with trying to A rank them for the secret stage.
Made me appreciate the stages that much more since many of the later games have pretty meh stages
It's cool they're including a steelbook for the standard version again, but i was really hoping itd have better art work. The standard box art is pretty boring, it being on a steel book doesn't make it any better
Not only are the 3d models really generic and cheap looking straight out of some mobile game. They also managed to ruin the art style too. Considering it's just the same games but worse looking, they might as well have just ported the games as is and called it a day
Yikes, might dust off the tablet on October but that's a big might. 2d metroid isn't worth $60. For sure, can't wait for November tho, but that's about it
I just saw the actual trailer for advance wars and damn that was just really meh. They bring back a dormant series by just remaking the same games but with an ugly coat of paint that makes them look like mobile games? I would've just preferred a collection if that was all, but surely it deserves a bit better
I don't even want to think of what they'd do if they ever decide to revive golden sun...
Didn't watch it like some of the other livestreams but from what I'm seeing announced. Smtv was the only thing that had me excited, while metroid and advance wars piqued my interest a bit. Botw looks boring so far, and the rest i didn't care for or are just ports of games i already own. Sad that monolith is still gonna be silent for a while longer i guess
Idk whether from software saved e3 with elden ring or atlus with smtv, but it really was one of the worst e3s overall
How do they still manage to make link look less and less like link and more ugly. Jesus christ
It's still too early to tell but i was hoping this would be botw's majora's mask, but that was quite boring. Except for that liquid ability thing. That looked pretty interesting
That looked extremely rough especially when P5 already had demons look so clean and smooth. And the MC looks absolutely ridiculous lol. Still hyped to play this
I don't actively look for leaks but i don't care if I come across a very believable one. Never understood why people consider that a spoiler. If you find out about a game reveal early, then get excited early and look forward to the inevitable trailer? Whether you watch an accidental early released trailer or watch it at the intended time, what's the difference? You're still watching the exact same thing
As infamous as 06 was, I still had fun running around that open world with all the different unlockable abilities despite being pretty empty. And Adventure 1's open areas were a ton of fun with all the little things and power ups to discover
Sonic definitely has potential in making a great open world. So I'm hoping this is the one they succeed in if the rumor is true
At this point, I don't even know if i have a top 5. I play so many and end up falling in love with almost each one so much that i start to think it's the best game ever. Until the next best game ever comes along which for me is currently Nier Replicant
I'll always remember the gamecube era of Ninty games very fondly though especially paper mario and the 2 zeldas
@stinky_t Literally no one said you're bad for buying digital. Just that Scapetti's post sounds like he's glad and for the death of physical media. Which is pretty ridiculous. As if ignoring physical and going all digital wasn't already a completely viable option. What would you gain from having less options?
I miss the ones that mainly just had artwork and character/story/items info. It was a neat little extra. But at this point, the internet delivers that and more anyway
Back when they were around tho, as an actual manual, i probably used it maybe twice or 3 times for menus or mechanics i forgot about
Assuming it's one of the big three and buying them means their ips become exclusive, I'd hope it's sony considering nintendo would literally make them regress with their horrible hardware and microsoft is microsoft lmao
But please no just leave 3rd party devs alone. They work best as 3rd party devs
@HeadPirate Yea you did play a different game. The XV i played at launch which is inferior to the one with updates, had optional dungeons, rare weapons and items to look for, hunts for unique enemies, and mini games like fishing or Chocobo racing. Its no more empty than BotW unless you want to count the 900 pieces of turd that not even the devs want you to look for
It also had plenty of side quests but a lot of them were terrible fetch quests like the ones you'd find in BotW, the so called "masterpiece"
It absolutely is one of the best zeldas. I was expecting wind waker lite out of it and it was exactly what I got which i loved. It was fun exploring what felt like a mini open world. And i really liked doodling my terrible looking maps. I fully enjoyed it much more than BotW
Never understood how people could love spirit tracks and hate phantom hourglass when it was basically the same game except PH didn't force you on linear rail roads having to avoid trains which was tedious and annoying more than anything.
Happy to see Berseria at 5. It's easily one of the best Tales of games and probably has my favorite cast of characters in the series. But too bad it couldn't beat Zestiria's sales
Seems like the people that bought Zestiria and ended up hating it decided not to give the next game a chance. When that next game is far far better
Having been playing XIV a long while now, i can say it's probably my favorite FF by far.
The story and music put the vast majority of the other games to shame. Combat starts off really slow and repetitive but really shines when fighting bosses in dungeons or primals. And the locations remind me a lot of Xenoblade which are gorgeous. Easily worth the sub
Never hated it. The world was colorful and vibrant. And the toon style never made the game feel ridiculous during the more serious or sad moments. It's a genuine masterpiece in my eyes
@Heavyarms55 "Instead they refuse to sell those titles, and pirates happily fill the gap. Nintendo will never stop the Homebrew and piracy community. For every rom site they take down, 3 more will pop up."
I mean not many action adventure games that i know of have as many rpg troupes that Zelda has. You have an overworld with mobs, towns to visit, and dungeons that you have to progress through to advance the story. Most action adventure games don't really offer that and are pretty straight forward in that regard aren't they?
Sometimes it feels like Zelda is an rpg in all but stat raising which is only 1 characteristic of an rpg. But despite that i still wouldn't know what to classify it lmao
And i enjoyed sonic chronicles for what it was. It was just as fun to me as the Mario and Luigi games, especially when it came to exploring the overworld. But i don't think it has any business being in a best ds RPGs list tbh
Can't speak for everyone, but i think that piece about not finishing BotW was surprising because iirc you said you were literally right there at the entrance to the final boss and you just didn't fight it? It was just odd cause you were already there lol. And not really about it being not normal to finish games. And there shouldn't be any need to "normalize" it anyway. You paid with your money so do whatever you want with the game. Play it for 1 hour, finish the whole game or just keep it sealed on your shelf for all i care
Personally i try to do everything possible in a game to get my money's worth. Most times i can chug through tedious parts and do everything possible. But if not, I'm satisfied with at least finishing the main game. I dont think I've ever played a game so bad that i couldn't bring myself to play it anymore. Any game i stopped playing was most likely just cause another game caught my interest at the time
@TheLightSpirit they couldn't possibly make a game like that whether they were working on legends or not. They're incompetent
@Dr_Lugae lmao they didn't even have traditional catching mechanics. They're spin offs. Although pokemon games at that time still had more heart put into it than they do now. The gamecube games were a glimpse at what it would actually be like to have fully realized 3d pokemon game. I'd imagine if they were put to work on a mainline game, it'd be something else. But i didn't know about the staff movement. What a waste, shame.
And iirc their dungeons definitely had interactivity on the same level as mainline games. Baby puzzles like figuring out which switch opens what. Not only that the towns still had secrets hidden around them.
Thank God i have standards, and would never give greedy ninty $60 for 3 free old roms, nor do I care about a repetitive f2p mario otherwise I'd probably let these anti consumer practices get to me too on the 31st
Seiken densetsu 3 is a million times better than secret of mana. Hell, final fantasy adventure is million times better than secret of mana. Too bad its a gameboy game
@Kr96 I'm not saying it sold poorly if that's what you mightve been thinking. Just that half of those sales were on ps4.
That ratio should definitely be more skewered in favor of switch considering SMT has been exclusive to ninty for a while now so it's fans are on ninty consoles. Nocturne is more newer for ninty fans, it got a Direct spotlight, and there's basically double the amount of switches out there than ps4 in japan
All of that and yet half of it's sales still came from ps4. I don't doubt SMTV will outsell this HD remaster but clearly SMT still has a fanbase on other platforms. And considering it's trying to get out of Persona's shadow, its definitely missing out when potentially half of it's playerbase won't be able to buy it
Also i find it ridiculous that Royal sales are considered underwhelming in japan when it kept pace with the ps4 version of P5. As you said, japan doesn't take too well with remasters. It makes no sense that a remaster selling almost as good as the original should be considered underwhelming unless sega's expectations are just super high
Great more port begging. Please atlus just port all your games on every platform.
Because if there's one series thats losing out on money being stuck on 1 platform, it's SMT. Considering Nocturne hd only sold 5k more on switch than on ps4, smt is losing more or less half of it's potential sales being exclusive and that's not even counting pc
Feels like it's only been about 2-3 years as I've barely touched my switch since FE. Hope the next 4 years has more than 6 or 7 titles worth coughing up $60 for
I'm probably the only one that doesn't really like very many of the remixed songs in smash. So I'm just hoping they don't remix any of my favorites that they add
Counterattack is probably getting remixed tho so i just hope it's catchy enough
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Re: Memory Pak: When Mario Became A Pro Wrestler And Ruled At It
Loved this chapter so much. Every time i replayed the game, this chapter was the one i looked forward to the most alongside the express train one. And part of it is definitely because of the writing and the charismatic characters
It's extremely depressing to think we're likely never getting another good paper mario ever again
Re: Video: Atlus Releases A New Story Trailer For Shin Megami Tensei V
Story already sounds more interesting than IVs. And the animations are just fantastic
This is how you sacrifice demons for better animation and quality, not the sorry excuse Game freak gives for pokemon
Re: Talking Point: Where Does The Switch OLED Announcement Leave The Rumoured Switch Pro?
In the deepest recesses of everyone's mind, hopefully
Re: After Months Of 'Switch Pro' Rumours, Nintendo Officially Unveils The Nintendo Switch OLED Model
So so glad it's just another redundant model. Id hate to have to spend any more than i already had to with the original switch
Re: Soapbox: Sonic Adventure 2 Turns 20 — It’s Time For A Chao Garden Comeback
Loved the chao garden but part of it is cause it was great motivation to learn the stages and speedrun them along with trying to A rank them for the secret stage.
Made me appreciate the stages that much more since many of the later games have pretty meh stages
Re: Shin Megami Tensei V Premium Edition Pre-Orders Go Live Alongside A New Trailer
It's cool they're including a steelbook for the standard version again, but i was really hoping itd have better art work. The standard box art is pretty boring, it being on a steel book doesn't make it any better
Re: Video: Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp Switch Vs. GBA Comparison
Not only are the 3d models really generic and cheap looking straight out of some mobile game. They also managed to ruin the art style too. Considering it's just the same games but worse looking, they might as well have just ported the games as is and called it a day
Re: Nintendo Reassures Us That Bayonetta 3 "Still Exists" Despite E3 No-Show
Yea that isn't gonna stop people from making jokes and making Kamiya mad lmao
Re: New Nintendo Infographic Shows Every Game Featured During The E3 Direct
Yikes, might dust off the tablet on October but that's a big might. 2d metroid isn't worth $60. For sure, can't wait for November tho, but that's about it
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Delivered An Excellent E3 Direct For Fans Old And New
I just saw the actual trailer for advance wars and damn that was just really meh. They bring back a dormant series by just remaking the same games but with an ugly coat of paint that makes them look like mobile games? I would've just preferred a collection if that was all, but surely it deserves a bit better
I don't even want to think of what they'd do if they ever decide to revive golden sun...
Re: Poll: What Did You Think Of Nintendo Direct At E3 2021?
Didn't watch it like some of the other livestreams but from what I'm seeing announced. Smtv was the only thing that had me excited, while metroid and advance wars piqued my interest a bit. Botw looks boring so far, and the rest i didn't care for or are just ports of games i already own. Sad that monolith is still gonna be silent for a while longer i guess
Idk whether from software saved e3 with elden ring or atlus with smtv, but it really was one of the worst e3s overall
Re: New Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 Footage Shown, Aiming For A 2022 Switch Release
How do they still manage to make link look less and less like link and more ugly. Jesus christ
It's still too early to tell but i was hoping this would be botw's majora's mask, but that was quite boring. Except for that liquid ability thing. That looked pretty interesting
Re: Shin Megami Tensei V Is A Switch Exclusive Launching This November
That looked extremely rough especially when P5 already had demons look so clean and smooth. And the MC looks absolutely ridiculous lol. Still hyped to play this
Re: Poll: How Hyped Are You For Nintendo's E3 Direct?
I really only want to see monoliths next game and smtv. I'm thinking smtv will be there so that might be good at least but I'm not hyped
Re: Nintendo Asks That You Don't Co-Stream The E3 2021 Nintendo Direct, Thanks Very Much
Does this mean people can't upload their awful smash reactions this time? That's a good thing. I'm sure their neighbors think that's a good thing
Re: Talking Point: E3 Leaks Are Inevitable, But Do You Actually Want To Know?
I don't actively look for leaks but i don't care if I come across a very believable one. Never understood why people consider that a spoiler. If you find out about a game reveal early, then get excited early and look forward to the inevitable trailer? Whether you watch an accidental early released trailer or watch it at the intended time, what's the difference? You're still watching the exact same thing
Re: Nintendo's E3 Direct To Air 15th June
Will this finally be SMTVs time to shine
Re: Nintendo Wins $2.1 Million In Lawsuit Against ROM Website
Were people actually paying this guy to get free roms? Lmao
Re: Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity Expansion Pass Appears For Free, Thanks To An eShop Exploit
Lmao if i can find an extremely cheap copy maybe I'll get to play it with dlc and everything but definitely not gonna spend $60 on a musou
As it is, this pass is just gonna sit there in my account being useless
Re: Rumour: Sonic's New Game Might Be An Open-World Adventure
As infamous as 06 was, I still had fun running around that open world with all the different unlockable abilities despite being pretty empty. And Adventure 1's open areas were a ton of fun with all the little things and power ups to discover
Sonic definitely has potential in making a great open world. So I'm hoping this is the one they succeed in if the rumor is true
Re: Here's A Look At Link's Expansion Pass Bonus Gear In Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity
That screenshot alone hurts my eyes so much. Can't imagine playing through a whole game looking like that
Re: Talking Point: When Was The Last Time A Game Cracked Your Top Five?
At this point, I don't even know if i have a top 5. I play so many and end up falling in love with almost each one so much that i start to think it's the best game ever. Until the next best game ever comes along which for me is currently Nier Replicant
I'll always remember the gamecube era of Ninty games very fondly though especially paper mario and the 2 zeldas
Re: It Seems Game Builder Garage Will Only Be Available On The eShop In Europe
@stinky_t Literally no one said you're bad for buying digital. Just that Scapetti's post sounds like he's glad and for the death of physical media. Which is pretty ridiculous. As if ignoring physical and going all digital wasn't already a completely viable option. What would you gain from having less options?
Re: Poll: New Pokémon Snap Is Out Today On Switch, Are You Getting It?
@AndyC_MK couldn't care less if you're looking forward to or enjoying this or not. The idea of spending $60 to take pictures is hilarious to me
What you choose to spend those $60 on is entirely up to you
Re: Poll: New Pokémon Snap Is Out Today On Switch, Are You Getting It?
No, imagine spending $60 to take pictures lol
Re: Talking Point: Do You Miss Instruction Manuals?
I miss the ones that mainly just had artwork and character/story/items info. It was a neat little extra. But at this point, the internet delivers that and more anyway
Back when they were around tho, as an actual manual, i probably used it maybe twice or 3 times for menus or mechanics i forgot about
Re: Multiple Parties Reportedly Interested In Buying Square Enix
Assuming it's one of the big three and buying them means their ips become exclusive, I'd hope it's sony considering nintendo would literally make them regress with their horrible hardware and microsoft is microsoft lmao
But please no just leave 3rd party devs alone. They work best as 3rd party devs
Re: Global Sales Data Suggests Balan Wonderworld Has Massively Flopped
@HeadPirate Yea you did play a different game. The XV i played at launch which is inferior to the one with updates, had optional dungeons, rare weapons and items to look for, hunts for unique enemies, and mini games like fishing or Chocobo racing. Its no more empty than BotW unless you want to count the 900 pieces of turd that not even the devs want you to look for
It also had plenty of side quests but a lot of them were terrible fetch quests like the ones you'd find in BotW, the so called "masterpiece"
Re: Feature: Zelda: Phantom Hourglass Is Secretly One Of The Best Zeldas
It absolutely is one of the best zeldas. I was expecting wind waker lite out of it and it was exactly what I got which i loved. It was fun exploring what felt like a mini open world. And i really liked doodling my terrible looking maps. I fully enjoyed it much more than BotW
Never understood how people could love spirit tracks and hate phantom hourglass when it was basically the same game except PH didn't force you on linear rail roads having to avoid trains which was tedious and annoying more than anything.
Re: Xbox Says It's "More Important Than Ever" To Preserve Gaming Icons And Classics
@VoidofLight You do realize Ninty literally did this a few years ago to the wii shop channel?
Re: Balan Wonderworld Is Getting A Suspicious Amount Of 10/10 Metacritic User Reviews
I mean you say there's still criticism but this site and others still gave BotW 10s despite it's flaws
Perhaps these "people" just enjoyed this game so much theyre able to overlook the flaws too
Re: Tales Of Symphonia Is The Best-Selling Entry In The Series' 25-Year History
Happy to see Berseria at 5. It's easily one of the best Tales of games and probably has my favorite cast of characters in the series. But too bad it couldn't beat Zestiria's sales
Seems like the people that bought Zestiria and ended up hating it decided not to give the next game a chance. When that next game is far far better
Re: Japan Voted On Final Fantasy's Best Games And Characters - Do You Agree With The Ranking?
Having been playing XIV a long while now, i can say it's probably my favorite FF by far.
The story and music put the vast majority of the other games to shame. Combat starts off really slow and repetitive but really shines when fighting bosses in dungeons or primals. And the locations remind me a lot of Xenoblade which are gorgeous. Easily worth the sub
Re: Kemco Discounts Eight RPGs Across Switch And 3DS In New Spring Sale
@ZeldaFanboy78 You'll have more fun making your own JRPG thru an RPG Maker than with these
Re: Feature: Zelda: The Wind Waker Proved We Don't Always Know What We Want
Never hated it. The world was colorful and vibrant. And the toon style never made the game feel ridiculous during the more serious or sad moments. It's a genuine masterpiece in my eyes
After playing BotW, i miss it now more than ever
Re: Reminder: Super Mario 3D All-Stars Leaves The eShop On March 31st
@Heavyarms55 "Instead they refuse to sell those titles, and pirates happily fill the gap. Nintendo will never stop the Homebrew and piracy community. For every rom site they take down, 3 more will pop up."
And that's a good thing!
Re: Talking Point: Is Zelda An RPG, Or Not?
I mean not many action adventure games that i know of have as many rpg troupes that Zelda has. You have an overworld with mobs, towns to visit, and dungeons that you have to progress through to advance the story. Most action adventure games don't really offer that and are pretty straight forward in that regard aren't they?
Sometimes it feels like Zelda is an rpg in all but stat raising which is only 1 characteristic of an rpg. But despite that i still wouldn't know what to classify it lmao
Re: Best Game Boy Advance RPGs
Please take me back to these days
Also tales of phantasia gba sucks. Don't play that version
Re: Best Nintendo DS RPGs
Lmao those prices tho. Thank you emulation
And i enjoyed sonic chronicles for what it was. It was just as fun to me as the Mario and Luigi games, especially when it came to exploring the overworld. But i don't think it has any business being in a best ds RPGs list tbh
Re: Best Nintendo 3DS RPGs
Have all of these hacked into my 3ds. And i always get a giddy feeling seeing all those icons lined up on my homescreen when I boot it up
Now if i could actually play all of them within my lifetime, that'd be great
Re: Soapbox: It's Time To Normalise Giving Up On Games Early
Can't speak for everyone, but i think that piece about not finishing BotW was surprising because iirc you said you were literally right there at the entrance to the final boss and you just didn't fight it? It was just odd cause you were already there lol. And not really about it being not normal to finish games. And there shouldn't be any need to "normalize" it anyway. You paid with your money so do whatever you want with the game. Play it for 1 hour, finish the whole game or just keep it sealed on your shelf for all i care
Personally i try to do everything possible in a game to get my money's worth. Most times i can chug through tedious parts and do everything possible. But if not, I'm satisfied with at least finishing the main game. I dont think I've ever played a game so bad that i couldn't bring myself to play it anymore. Any game i stopped playing was most likely just cause another game caught my interest at the time
Re: Video: Pokémon Fan "Fixes" Diamond And Pearl Remakes With This Slick Concept Trailer
@TheLightSpirit they couldn't possibly make a game like that whether they were working on legends or not. They're incompetent
@Dr_Lugae lmao they didn't even have traditional catching mechanics. They're spin offs. Although pokemon games at that time still had more heart put into it than they do now. The gamecube games were a glimpse at what it would actually be like to have fully realized 3d pokemon game. I'd imagine if they were put to work on a mainline game, it'd be something else. But i didn't know about the staff movement. What a waste, shame.
And iirc their dungeons definitely had interactivity on the same level as mainline games. Baby puzzles like figuring out which switch opens what. Not only that the towns still had secrets hidden around them.
Re: Video: Pokémon Fan "Fixes" Diamond And Pearl Remakes With This Slick Concept Trailer
Only genius sonority could possibly give us a pokemon game of that lvl of quality and obviously more polished
Gamefreak's too incompetent for that so instead they played it lazy and gave it to some other studio to "faithfully recreate" these overpriced remakes
Re: Nintendo Reminds Us The Super Mario Bros. 35 Service Will End On 31st March
Thank God i have standards, and would never give greedy ninty $60 for 3 free old roms, nor do I care about a repetitive f2p mario otherwise I'd probably let these anti consumer practices get to me too on the 31st
Re: Feature: The 10 Best SNES RPGs
Seiken densetsu 3 is a million times better than secret of mana. Hell, final fantasy adventure is million times better than secret of mana. Too bad its a gameboy game
Re: Atlus Wants To Know What Games You Want Ported To Switch
@Kr96 I'm not saying it sold poorly if that's what you mightve been thinking. Just that half of those sales were on ps4.
That ratio should definitely be more skewered in favor of switch considering SMT has been exclusive to ninty for a while now so it's fans are on ninty consoles. Nocturne is more newer for ninty fans, it got a Direct spotlight, and there's basically double the amount of switches out there than ps4 in japan
All of that and yet half of it's sales still came from ps4. I don't doubt SMTV will outsell this HD remaster but clearly SMT still has a fanbase on other platforms. And considering it's trying to get out of Persona's shadow, its definitely missing out when potentially half of it's playerbase won't be able to buy it
Also i find it ridiculous that Royal sales are considered underwhelming in japan when it kept pace with the ps4 version of P5. As you said, japan doesn't take too well with remasters. It makes no sense that a remaster selling almost as good as the original should be considered underwhelming unless sega's expectations are just super high
Re: Atlus Wants To Know What Games You Want Ported To Switch
Great more port begging. Please atlus just port all your games on every platform.
Because if there's one series thats losing out on money being stuck on 1 platform, it's SMT. Considering Nocturne hd only sold 5k more on switch than on ps4, smt is losing more or less half of it's potential sales being exclusive and that's not even counting pc
Re: Anniversary: Nintendo Switch Launched Four Years Ago Today
Feels like it's only been about 2-3 years as I've barely touched my switch since FE. Hope the next 4 years has more than 6 or 7 titles worth coughing up $60 for
Re: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 11.0.0 Is Arriving Soon
@TheLightSpirit Best case scenario they'll add in the original alongside any song they remix, like they've done with some others
But yeah most remixes just weren't doing it for me, especially the persona songs imo
Re: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 11.0.0 Is Arriving Soon
I'm probably the only one that doesn't really like very many of the remixed songs in smash. So I'm just hoping they don't remix any of my favorites that they add
Counterattack is probably getting remixed tho so i just hope it's catchy enough