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Looks like we're experiencing a surge in photography games and I'm all for it! Any chance you guys could review Umurangi Generation too?

@Andy_Witmyer Being a big Etrian Odyssey fan, I tried the demo and found the gameplay quite fun. The writing, on the other hand, was utter garbage IMHO. Painfully unfunny nonsense (I'm assuming they were trying to be funny, though I may be wrong) flowing from the mouth of obnoxious characters that just kept gabbing endlessly. It was such a chore to sit through the stupid cutscenes that I have yet to go back to what otherwise seems like a fine enough etrianlike.

@blodermoder Even if the final image looked nothing like the original one, if they used her work to produce that final image, they should pay her, because they're profiting from her work.

@Ryu_Niiyama Precisely what I was thinking when I started reading this comment section: I don't remember reading all this cheap snark whenever a new Lego game gets released.

I played the first one on Switch a few months ago and I loved it. A true spiritual successor to Iga's Castlevania games. I will definitely be there for the sequel, whenever it comes out.

@KillerBOB Good to know

This is the kind of deep strategic game that feels more at home on PC, but it's nice to have the option to play in consoles too.

@KillerBOB What are those aspects, though? According to this Steam discussion, slave trading was not included in the game: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1024650/discussions/0/3114773449951984164/

Looking back at the venomous reception Federation Force got, this kind of petty, immature behavior is precisely what I would expect from a certain very vocal segment of the Metroid community.

@RadioHedgeFund "One cannot make an argument for footballers being overpaid"
Oh, one definitely can. Haven't you heard that the biggest European clubs tried to form their own "super league" because those poor, poor presidents are barely managing to make ends meet? Those ball jugglers are getting payed more money than they are able to generate. The very definition of over-payed.

So one of those over-payed experts on kicking a ball is getting his little and undoubtedly expensive ego trip in Fornite? Another reason to stay away from that game.

@Paperboy No, the Cotton reboot isn't out in Europe yet.
There is a western physical release available for preorder in the Strictly Limited Games website. There may well be another, more widely available physical release in the future, but if you really want a physical copy of Cotton, it may be a good idea to buy this one while it's available.

More Oxenfree? Yes, please!

I definitely didn't see this one coming. Now all I need is Typing of the Dead DLC!

It looks like it could have potential. I'll keep an eye on this one.

More SoR4 is great news! This game was such a nice surprise, after quite a few modern beat 'em ups that didn't manage to recapture what I love in the classics of the genre...

@Silly_G Oh, don't be silly, G!

I have zero interest in this franchise, but I'm glad for those who do enjoy it. This is great support from the developer.

When I saw this on the Direct, my first thoughts were somewhere on the neighborhood of "WTF?!". But the more I watched, the more I thought "hey this looks like it could turn out to be something akin to a good Lego game". You know, a fun, light romp for the young ones... and the not so young. I enjoyed a few of the Lego games before their formula got too repetitive, so I'll keep an eye on this one, just in case.

The real Lucasfilm Games had an incredible run of games until they disbanded their graphic adventure team, eventually devolving into a Star Wars sausage-making machine.
This new so-called "Lucasfilm Games" is just another empty husk owned but that hungry behemoth that used to be the Disney Company. Isn't it weird, how Disney turned into something akin to the all-devouring evil Blot in Epic Mickey?

Ah, Ghost Trick. A hidden gem from way back when Capcom still allowed itself to be creative. Those were the days.

@MakkaroniOni "I actually was, but when people tell me that the game genre is nothing for me because I don't see it like they do, I'm not sure how they mean it... in other words excluding others for having a different view."
I said that the beat 'em up genre may not be for you after you devoted 80%-90% of your first reply to complain about the "generic story" and "paper.thin characters", And quite frankly, I can't remember a single beat 'em up that had anything but a generic story and paper-thin characters. Since you had just stated how important a game's story is for you and since you were looking for deep stories and characters in a genre that has rarely if ever provided anything of the sort, I just told you that "this particular genre may not be for you".

"And no, I'm not looking for a fight. I don't even know what makes you think like that"
There are several factors, but let me just quote your previous message:
"to say that this game is like Bayonetta is for me a punch in the face"
You're comparing another person's opinion about a game (let me reiterate: not about you, about a game) to a punch in the face, to a personal attack. Not interested in exchanging punches, sorry.

@MakkaroniOni Oh, sorry! When you asked "what is so special about this game" I though you were genuinely interested in learning about other people's opinions. My mistake. Now I see you were just looking for a fight. Fine if that's your thing, but I'm not interested in indulging it. Have a nice day.

@MakkaroniOni "what is so unique about this beat'em up that others had not?!" The gameplay which, as I said, is anything but clunky. Quite the opposite, in fact. This game is almost like a 2D version of the Bayonetta games: Rich, enjoyable and finely tuned combat mixed with a cartoony/over-the top premise.
Anyway, the fact that you're bringing up "generic story" and "paper-thin characters" as cons against this game, makes me think that this particular genre may not be for you. But hey, to each their own.

One of the best games I've played this year.
@MakkaroniOni What is so special, you ask? For starters, that there's nothing clunky about it. It's a near-perfect distillation of the classic tropes of its genre, with enough nuance to make each playable character feel distinct and unique.
@TimboSlice Actually, some people intelligently add both this and the equally great Paper Mario The Origami King and Pikmin 3 to their GOTY lists.

Looks really fun from a gameplay standpoint and Clash of Heroes was great, but I personally find the art style kinda off-putting.

@SimplyCinnamon53 Yes

To The Moon may well be one of my favorite narrative games ever, so I'm really looking forward to this new game. Maybe they could do a joint physical release?

A sad end for a pioneering studio. RIP

Hail to the REAL king, baby! Not to that hollow alien-hunting copycat.
I love this series and I think it's often overlooked just how influential it has been on modern cinema. I mean, look at Peter Jackson's entire career. Not just his earlier gory comedies; there are shots in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy that feel directly lifted from Army of Darkness. Many modern filmakers worship Raimi's work in these movies, and with good reason. Evil Dead 2 in particular shouldn't be left out of any conversation about the greatest films of the 80s, whatever the genre.
So more Evil Dead is good in my book, whatever the form it takes. Keep those deadites coming!

Cool, there's no rush.
@RupeeClock This is the comment your referring to, right? https://twitter.com/iam8bit/status/1337219992543105024

Of course it won, because it's an IMPORTANT game. As we all know, TRUE ART is angsty!

Still totally uninterested in playing the second half of a story without being able to play the first part on the same console.
On the bright side, this still hasn't reached the level of nonsense that Square Enix did with their Kingdom Hearts spin-offs, making each one of them exclusive to a completely different console. At least, with Persona 5 if you own a PS4 you can play every P5 game.

Great games, both of them. Definitely worth what I originally paid for them. Hopefully, this price reduction will allow even more people to enjoy them.

"so you admit the claim that MS has anything to do with this is a baseless claim"
Where do you see such "admision"? M$ has everything to do with this decision. I don't know if they made this decision themselves of if some nervous exec at Bethesda/Zenimax made it. And frankly, I couldn't care less.
What I'm pretty sure is that whoever made this decision and whatever their reasoning was, the buyout of Bethesda by M$ conditioned it. Because that how these processes work.
Let me repeat my original words: "Assuming that the looming presence of M$ has no bearing on decisions such as this, seems to me kind of naive".

@Somebody "do they think people will spend $300+ on an xbox because it didnt have a physical copy on switch?"
It would be hard to guess what the exact reasoning behind this decision has been. I've just ventured two possible answers. Whatever their reasoning, will this decision improve the sales of the Switch version? Nope, it'll most probably hurt them. But with the impeding acquisition by M$, the sales of the Switch version of Doom Ethernal are probably pretty low in their list of priorities.
"The accurate blame is on Nintendo's overpriced underperforming cartridge. This is the reason most 3rd party games are ps3/360 era".
Nope. The main reason why there are so many ps3/360 era games being ported to Switch is quite simple: They're easier to port. Generally speaking, it's easier to port a game developed for a specific hardware to more powerful hardware (or to hardware in a similar power level) than porting it to less powerful hardware.
And that's also the reason why we're beginning to see some cloud games (not "plenty", but some) on Switch: Once you've got the streaming infrastructure up and running, it's much easier to "port" games that way than to do a proper port.

@Stocksy I still think FIFA is worse. As much as Just Dance has become a shameless cash-grab that should at least change to a "free to play" model, it still takes some effort to produce each iteration. EA's scam, on the other hand...

@Somebody "Why would MS or Bethesda want to lessen the experience on switch?"
To reinforce the message that these games are better on M$ Game Pass? Or they're just cutting costs, and they'd rather do it on a version of the game for a non-M$ ecosystem? Just two possible reasons why a nervous exec could make this decision.

@Razer "Because you say it's foolish not to think this"
Nope, I never said that.
First off, I didn't use the word "foolish" but the word "naive". The word "foolish" implies a lack of intelligence, and I have no doubt that I'm having this conversation with intelligent people.
My words were: "Assuming that the looming presence of M$ has no bearing on decisions such as this, seems to me kind of naive".
And I stand by those words. Have you ever been involved in a company buyout? From the very moment it is announced, every decision that anyone makes in the company being bought, is conditioned by that impending change of ownership. From the bottom tiers to the very top, employees are worried sick about the incoming changes, wondering about their future, desperate to seem indispensable, desperate for their division to look profitable.
Did this decision come from some M$ corporate mandate or from some anxious Bethesda executive? I don't know and I don't really care. But I have little doubt that the ongoing buyout influenced whoever made the decision. So of course this has everything to do with M$.

@sanderev You're right: the acquisition of ZeniMax by M$ won't be FINALIZED until next year. But it's already an ongoing process, and as I said, assuming that the looming presence of M$ has no bearing on decisions such as this, seems to me kind of naive.
Sure, there have been some Bedestha releases on M$ Game Pass, but how many of them were a barely six month old blockbuster? None that I can remember.
Also, just out of curiosity: Has the approach of labeling a behavior as "immature and stupid" or "something for 4-year olds" ever worked for you? Because it sounds to me like something that would have the completely opposite effect.

@Razer See the beginning of this comment.

@sanderev It seems that you perfectly understood what megacorporation I was referring to, so either you're 4 years old (which I highly doubt) or M$ isn't "something for 4-year olds".
Also M$ owns Zenimax, Bethesda and id Software. So saying that M$ "has nothing to do" with this decision could seem a little... naive, maybe? I guess the announcement that Doom Eternal was being included in M$ Game Pass just three days after the acquisition was made public, was just another totally independent decision by the totally independent Bethesda with no M$ involvement whatsoever, right?

Welcome to the M$ owned future!

I said it before and I'll say it again: Miiverse was great. I can still play my Wii U and have fun with my games, but without Miiverse, the experience isn't quite as enjoyable.

"That's the best part of Fuser: you can do extremely stupid stuff"
Well, this sounds like something I could enjoy much more that your generic guitar hero/rock band clone. And I find the track list here way more appealing than those in recent Just Dance games.
To the wish list it goes, then.

I may be interested in Just Dance if the track list wasn't so uninteresting.

'To the moon' doesn't count as a visual novel? That's one amazing narrative game, in any case.

@status-204 That's not how it works. As an example, Tri Force Heroes did not review well at all. And if we're talking about scarcity, Mario Tennis Ultra Smash was released when the Wii U was on its last legs and it was roasted by critics.
It's okay to not like a game, and other people liking the game doesn't make your opinion any less valid. So please, don't try to invalidate their opinion arguing that they just like it because it's Zelda or because scarcity or whatever other extraneous reason you come up with.

Congratulations and many happy returns

The main problem with 'Stories untold' is that the first chapter is so fricking good that the rest of the game, though not bad on its own right, just can't measure up.
Oxenfree is fantastic.
As are the curiously absent Syberia and Goetia. Much better games, in my opinion, than say... Bulb Boy.

Thanks, but no thanks!
I'd rather have some measure of ownership of the games I play, and not depend on the whims of not one but two companies: My internet provider and the game provider.

@Coach_A "But just thought I'd point out the inconsistencies with the reporting here."
There is no such thing. If the site was reporting on all or even most switch game updates, you may have a point. But that's not and has never been the case.
They have their own criteria to choose what game updates they report on. If they don't consider newsworthy that update you keep harping on about, that's their decision to make.