Roadwarden is a pretty good game, but other than that, not many interesting titles. As usual, for every decent game, there's 10 asset flips, AI storybooks or games that aren't even games (there have been some random drone video compilations recently).
@EriXz The original was dirt cheap, as it was only 15€ for such a massive and polished game. I will feel guilty if I don't get to pay at least 20€ for Silksong.
@Friendly I've played a ton of indies and agree that there are a lot of amazing games. But that doesn't change the fact that Hollow Knight is one of my favourite games ever. I'd suggest you just let people be excited about a game.
@AndreyBoarao What? The art style is amazing. Gameplay looks pretty good too. The only potential pitfall is Bubsy himself with the voice acting/humour that is traditional for the series.
I find it bizarre how the credit for so many games are going to the publisher first and foremost (they're the ones who are mentioned in the title). Why isn't the developer, Furcula, mentioned in the title? I notice the same phenomenon often with games published by Devolver Digital as well.
@Vyacheslav333 They released Emio not that long ago, so it's not like they haven't done that recently. And of course they've published plenty of mature third party games like Bayonetta 3 as well. Even the less succesful Wii U got some, like Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water.
@Xansies Yeah, playing Mario Kart looks fine, but the ghosting is quite obvious in 2D games. Mina the Hollower, while smooth in 120fps mode, doesn't look as good as it should because of that. The improved motion clarity is one of the main reasons I enjoy 120fps games a lot.
But, again, it really does look great on a decent TV. And the game itself seems awesome in general.
@Vyacheslav333 It makes a lot of sense since the backgrounds are scrolling smoothly when moving. You won't see a difference in character animations etc, but the higher framerate really makes those backgrounds sharper in motion (except on Switch 2's own screen).
@martynstuff Yeah, well... Even though I don't care what influencers think, they were 100% correct in this case. GameFreak deserved all the criticism they got for rushing the game out before it was ready. Yes, the Switch 2 version "fixed" it, but it was long time coming, and the fact that it still doesn't run well at all on Switch 1 is kind of embarrassing.
@boxyguy They used the same wording (VS Race) with the last update that some people claim ruined the online. So either they now fixed that, or never changed anything to begin with regarding online.
Understandable, it's most likely much more difficult to get the game running on Switch 1 than the rest of the machines, and they probably don't have Switch 2 dev kits either. Hopefully they'll port it to Switch 2 at some point.
If a current gen game targets 60fps on PS5 and Xbox Series X, then it's not exactly surprising to see Switch 2 version running 30fps considering how much weaker the system is. Get used to it, this will be happening a lot in the future.
I think the new jump mechanic in N-Sane Trilogy is fine, but the collision/hitboxes are kind of off. Crash just slides off certain platforms that he shouldn't slide off if he's just a tiny bit too close to the edge.
@Baker1000 It feels very different from Mario Kart 8. The vehicles don't feel as rigid and you can really feel the weight of the cars in World. Additionally, they have completely new mechanics like grinding on rails and wall riding. I'm not saying World feels better (or worse) than MK8, but it certainly feels different.
It's a very fair tech review from DF. Overall I was left with positive feelings, although that one boss fight that they showed... yikes, that's pretty rough.
@Debo626 Fair enough. My point is, parental controls exist on Switch, so it makes sense to use them. There are also some very violent games on eShop that are not suitable for young people. But, as I said, I agree that the games with sexual content should be filtered out by default.
@HingryHuppo To be fair, EULAs apply to physical purchases as well. They're not going to take your physical game away, but a physical game is licensed to you in the same manner as digital games.
@HingryHuppo Obviously nothing lasts forever (not even physical games), but you can still download the game far into the future. As long as Switch (2) eshop is up and running (which I imagine it will be even after Switch 2 is old news), there's no reason to panic.
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Re: Review: 8BitDo Arcade Controller For Switch + Switch 2 - The Best Way To Play Street Fighter 6
@Bydlak You need to update the firmware for it to work on Switch 2.
Re: Nintendo Download: 21st August (North America)
Roadwarden is a pretty good game, but other than that, not many interesting titles. As usual, for every decent game, there's 10 asset flips, AI storybooks or games that aren't even games (there have been some random drone video compilations recently).
Re: Hollow Knight: Silksong Finally Has A Release Date
@EriXz The original was dirt cheap, as it was only 15€ for such a massive and polished game. I will feel guilty if I don't get to pay at least 20€ for Silksong.
Re: Gulikit Unveils New Premium Controllers Compatible With Switch And Switch 2
That is one tall D-pad.
Re: Hollow Knight: Silksong "Special Announcement" Is Coming Today
@Friendly Don't be silly. People will still keep talking about it at every show, hoping for DLC or something. 😉
Re: Hollow Knight: Silksong "Special Announcement" Is Coming Today
@Friendly I've played a ton of indies and agree that there are a lot of amazing games. But that doesn't change the fact that Hollow Knight is one of my favourite games ever. I'd suggest you just let people be excited about a game.
Re: Atari Announces Bubsy 4D From 'Demon Turf' Developer Fabraz
@AndreyBoarao What? The art style is amazing. Gameplay looks pretty good too. The only potential pitfall is Bubsy himself with the voice acting/humour that is traditional for the series.
Re: Kirby Air Riders Direct: Every Announcement - How Would You Rate It?
It looks amazing. Never played the original, but will definitely be getting this.
Re: Gulikit Launches New Budget Controllers With Switch 2 Wake-Up Support
That looks shockingly similar to Xbox pad.
Re: Shin'en Announces 'The Touryst: Deluxe', Exclusive To Switch 2
It's a pretty fun game, so I'll check it out if they offer an upgrade path.
Re: Annapurna's Delightfully Weird Creature Collecting Roguelite Scores Switch Release Date
I find it bizarre how the credit for so many games are going to the publisher first and foremost (they're the ones who are mentioned in the title). Why isn't the developer, Furcula, mentioned in the title? I notice the same phenomenon often with games published by Devolver Digital as well.
Re: 'Bad Cheese' Is Another Survival Horror With Cuphead-Inspired Visuals
Inspired by cartoons, not Cuphead. Cartoons from different time period as well, judging by the grayscale look.
Re: Sonic Mania 2 Prototype Artwork Revealed By Christian Whitehead
I gotta say, I'm kind of glad this never happened since otherwise Penny's Big Breakaway may not have been a thing at all.
Re: Anniversary: n-Space & Nintendo's M-Rated GameCube Gem Is 20 Years Old
@Vyacheslav333 They released Emio not that long ago, so it's not like they haven't done that recently. And of course they've published plenty of mature third party games like Bayonetta 3 as well. Even the less succesful Wii U got some, like Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water.
Re: Poll: So, Will You Be Getting The Switch 2's Next Exclusive 'Drag x Drive'?
Nah, I'm not interested, even with the reasonable price.
Re: Mina The Hollower On Switch 2 Supports 120fps
@Xansies Yeah, playing Mario Kart looks fine, but the ghosting is quite obvious in 2D games. Mina the Hollower, while smooth in 120fps mode, doesn't look as good as it should because of that. The improved motion clarity is one of the main reasons I enjoy 120fps games a lot.
But, again, it really does look great on a decent TV. And the game itself seems awesome in general.
Re: Mina The Hollower On Switch 2 Supports 120fps
@Vyacheslav333 It makes a lot of sense since the backgrounds are scrolling smoothly when moving. You won't see a difference in character animations etc, but the higher framerate really makes those backgrounds sharper in motion (except on Switch 2's own screen).
Re: Mina The Hollower On Switch 2 Supports 120fps
The difference is barely noticeable when playing in handheld mode, but quite obvious on my TV. The motion clarity is much improved.
Re: Forget Silksong, This New Terminator 2D Overview Trailer Looks Stupidly Good
What a bizarre title, as they're completely different type of games.
Re: UFO 50 Gets A Surprise Shadow Drop On Switch Today
UFO50 is excellent, highly recommend it!
Re: "We Answer To Nobody But You, The Audience" - Digital Foundry Is Now Fully Independent
Great news, I'm very happy for them!
Re: Poll: So, Will You Be Getting The Switch 2 Upgrade For Kirby And The Forgotten Land?
Most likely, but not necessarily this month. Never played Forgotten Land so I'm excited to play it though.
Re: Random: Honda's Pokémon Koraidon Motorbike Looks Laughable In Practice
@martynstuff Yeah, well... Even though I don't care what influencers think, they were 100% correct in this case. GameFreak deserved all the criticism they got for rushing the game out before it was ready. Yes, the Switch 2 version "fixed" it, but it was long time coming, and the fact that it still doesn't run well at all on Switch 1 is kind of embarrassing.
Re: Random: Honda's Pokémon Koraidon Motorbike Looks Laughable In Practice
I never liked the design of these two Pokémon from Scarlet/Violet. One of the many reasons I didn't even get the game.
Re: Review: Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound (Switch) - A Gorgeous & Gory Return To The Series' 2D Roots
It's a fantastic game... except on Switch. Not even hitting 30fps on a title like this is not acceptable.
Re: Kirby Air Riders Has Been Rated For Switch 2
@SpaceboyScreams I'd rather get a new Smash with smaller roster than a new version of Ultimate. If I want to play Ultimate, I'll just play Ultimate.
Re: Gulikit's 'Elves 2' Is The First Third-Party Pad With Switch 2 'Wake-Up' Support
I really do like the design. Very reasonable price too.
Re: Square Enix Is Bringing A Brand New HD-2D RPG To Switch 2 Next Year
It looks very good, but that name is absolutely awful. What were they thinking?
Re: Random: DK's Fur Gets Brighter In Bananza When He's Powered Up
@Xansies I think the fur itself looks excellent, very stylish. But it definitely goes for a cartoony look instead of realistic.
Re: Random: DK's Fur Gets Brighter In Bananza When He's Powered Up
Yes, it's very obvious and I kind of hate it.
Re: Pokémon TCG Pocket Pulls New Expansion Card Art Amid Accusations Of Plagiarism
Not the first time that developers have accidentally used fan art thinking it was official. And it will not be the last either.
Re: Mario Kart World Has Been Updated To Version 1.2.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@boxyguy They used the same wording (VS Race) with the last update that some people claim ruined the online. So either they now fixed that, or never changed anything to begin with regarding online.
Re: DSiWare Game 'Handy Hockey' Makes A Return On Switch 2
Seems like a simple yet fun game.
Re: Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound Will "Average" 30fps On Switch
It looks great, but it should definitely run 60fps even on the first Switch. Kind of worrying that they didn't make it a priority.
Re: Poll: So, Have You Tried Out Pokémon Friends On Switch Or Mobile Yet?
I'd rather just wait for the upcoming Professor Layton game.
Re: 'The Knightling' Has Gone Gold, But The Switch Version Has Been Axed
Understandable, it's most likely much more difficult to get the game running on Switch 1 than the rest of the machines, and they probably don't have Switch 2 dev kits either. Hopefully they'll port it to Switch 2 at some point.
Re: Sega Drops Another Small Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S Update On Switch 2
Really wish they would tell what they fixed.
Re: Borderlands 4 On Switch 2 Will "Mostly" Run At 30fps
If a current gen game targets 60fps on PS5 and Xbox Series X, then it's not exactly surprising to see Switch 2 version running 30fps considering how much weaker the system is. Get used to it, this will be happening a lot in the future.
Re: Surprise! A Brand New Pokémon Puzzle Game Is Available Now On Mobile And Switch
10€ is fair enough I suppose, but the pricing of those DLC packs is insane. The game looks fine, but nothing particularly exciting.
Re: UK Charts: Donkey Kong Bananza Is A Hit, But Sells Less Than Half Of Super Mario Odyssey
This is only about UK sales though. I wonder how it sold in the rest of the world.
Re: Crash Bandicoot Co-Creator Believes The Remakes "Botched" The Jump Mechanics
I think the new jump mechanic in N-Sane Trilogy is fine, but the collision/hitboxes are kind of off. Crash just slides off certain platforms that he shouldn't slide off if he's just a tiny bit too close to the edge.
Re: Level-5 Delays Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road For Switch And Switch 2
Worried that they're also going to delay the new Professor Layton game...
Re: Mario Kart World Devs Perfected Its Controls By Skating And Riding During Their Lunch Breaks
@Baker1000 It feels very different from Mario Kart 8. The vehicles don't feel as rigid and you can really feel the weight of the cars in World. Additionally, they have completely new mechanics like grinding on rails and wall riding. I'm not saying World feels better (or worse) than MK8, but it certainly feels different.
Re: "Somewhat Mixed" - Digital Foundry Delivers Its Technical Analysis Of Donkey Kong Bananza
@The21zonz If you watch the video, they do talk a fair bit about the gameplay. Seems like John enjoyed it quite a bit.
Re: "Somewhat Mixed" - Digital Foundry Delivers Its Technical Analysis Of Donkey Kong Bananza
It's a very fair tech review from DF. Overall I was left with positive feelings, although that one boss fight that they showed... yikes, that's pretty rough.
Re: Nintendo Announces First Cast Members For The Legend Of Zelda Movie
@VoidofLight Pretty sure those images aren't supposed to represent their look in the film. I would be surprised if Link isn't blonde in the film.
Re: Nintendo Has Seemingly Taken Further Steps To Combat 'eSlop' On Switch 2
@Debo626 Fair enough. My point is, parental controls exist on Switch, so it makes sense to use them. There are also some very violent games on eShop that are not suitable for young people. But, as I said, I agree that the games with sexual content should be filtered out by default.
Re: Nintendo Has Seemingly Taken Further Steps To Combat 'eSlop' On Switch 2
@Debo626 While I agree that those should be filtered out by default, you probably shouldn't allow them to browse eShop to begin with.
Re: PSA: You Only Have A Few Days To Buy This Bithell Games Title Before It's Gone
@HingryHuppo To be fair, EULAs apply to physical purchases as well. They're not going to take your physical game away, but a physical game is licensed to you in the same manner as digital games.
Re: PSA: You Only Have A Few Days To Buy This Bithell Games Title Before It's Gone
@HingryHuppo Obviously nothing lasts forever (not even physical games), but you can still download the game far into the future. As long as Switch (2) eshop is up and running (which I imagine it will be even after Switch 2 is old news), there's no reason to panic.