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@VoidofLight I didn't mean it takes over him completely, more that it's a representation of the evil in his heart that hasn't grown strong yet. Personally, I believe Demise's final words indicate the reason for Ganondorf's never ending evil. He says "I will rise again" and "An incarnation of my hatred...", not to mention how Ganondorf physically ends up resembling Demise in many ways. In the Japanese version he says that his own hatred and his tribe of demons will curse Zelda's descendants and future heroes forever. Given that Ganondorf had already returned to destroy Hyrule in so many Zelda games by 2011, it's clear that Nintendo was laying the origins of that aspect of the series.

I didn't see the bearded Gerudo in the trailer, so gonna check that out again. Hopefully it's not just a Hylian disguised as a Gerudo male like in BotW lol

@VoidofLight Yeah I know that but you just said "Male gerudo" in your first comment, so of course I'm gonna count the only character in the series we know for sure is that. I like to consider Groose the other male Gerudo based on his personality & physical traits, but I guess the tribe hadn't formed at that point in Hyrule's history.

Maybe those purple cracks opening all over Hyrule in Echoes of Wisdom could be time gates. I'm guessing the young male-looking Gerudo in the screenshot could be child Ganondorf who travelled through one to exist at the same time as his older self. Perhaps the evil intentions of Demise that live within him haven't awoken yet and he's a good-hearted child who wants to help the kingdom stop his future self.

@VoidofLight Majora's Mask is the only Zelda game where there are only female Gerudo. Every other game they appear in has one, or more male Gerudo.

I love that Deku are back, but I wish Nintendo would bring back some of the lesser used races too, like Mogma, Parella, Anouki, Tokay and so on...

@LastFootnote Good point. Hopefully they figure out an improvement with the Switch U hardware.

It's a good job I actually wanted this digitally after buying it this morning 😅 Hope this didn't screw anyone over who would have preferred it physically though.

I bought it and agree completely with the review. I'm on world 2 and the game is as fantastic as the original and much more difficult, but the controls are a pain. I'm having to use the left joycon so I have access to the screenshot button, which isn't helping either lol

If Nintendo gave the option for us to buy a sensor bar for Switch, Joy Cons would then work more precisely than a Wii remote. Instead, the constant need to recalibrate has slightly marred games like this, Skyward Sword HD and Super Mario Galaxy in my experience.

Between this and Natsu-Mon, it's going to be a great year for us Millenium Kitchen fans!

@rjejr Yeah as someone who has been following the game since it's announcement, the marketing for World of Goo 2 has been horrible. The was a trailer in a Direct quite a while ago and then nothing until almost a week before release. Not to mention that there's no eshop page in the UK, so no opportunity for people to wishlist it :/

Someone on here was asking why this hadn't been reported on yet, so I guess their comment was seen by staff.

Runway will be the organisation secretly developing Mechagodzilla, mark my words.

As a fan of the series since the original, I'm disappointed :/

• The translation has obviously been AI generated and this is the 2nd time this year that AI has blemished a game I've looked forward to for many years (Endless Ocean Luminous being the other)
• The gyro aiming when catching Denpa Men is broken and I had to disable it.
• The free to play aspect of the game feels seedy when the original trilogy cost less than £10 each and provided 30+ hours of content per game.
• The need to be constantly connected to the internet is terrible and the way it frequently has to spend a moment connecting takes me out of the experience. Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't it also mean that one day the game will be shut down, like the Japan-only smart phone Denpa Men game? Why would I want to spend money on a game like that?
• The original trilogy looked superb for downloadable 3DS titles. This looks like they took all the assets from the smart phone version (which itself was created from 3DS assets), blew them up on the big screen and made it HD.
• The scale of the world and available activities was always growing with each new game in the original trilogy. This game feels like it's stuck somewhere between Denpa Men 1 and 2.
• There are timed events, with missable exclusive items, meaning in future the game will be impossible to 100% when replayed.

Thanks for trying to bring back the series Genius Sonority, but I will just stick to the original Trilogy and your Gamecube/Wii Pokémon games.

@Vivianeat I looked into this myself this and it seems like this is an improved version of a Japan-only smart phone entry in the series called "New Denpa Men".

I hope they one day port the original trilogy to Switch too

@JalapenoSpiceLife Sadly, the sequel to the Gamecube original was a Japan exclusive DS game Chibi-Robo's carer was the daughter from the original game as an adult.

Very happy about this. The graphics look nice to me. I do prefer Chibi-Robo's character design, but maybe I'll grow to like this guy too. It would be cool if the time of day changed in real-time. I want to chill on a window ledge and watch it become sunset lol

I wonder if this going to only be on the eshop as a download title, or treated as a full-priced physical release?

Theme park could include a palace, or beach themed area (or both), so it's the obvious choice!

So basically, no features were cut. You don't hear that often about Switch ports. Well done to the development team.

The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa was not bad, but lacked a some polish.

My kinda game! Loved Attack of the Friday Monsters and the Shin Chan one was great too.

For me the cost of the game was worth it, due to the updated textures/models/lighting, more comfortable and improved control scheme because of the second analogue stick and ergonomically shaped controller, ability to play on the big screen, screenshot/video functionality, and so on...The only feature of the 3DS version I will miss is the 3D effect.

I already liked the game on 3DS but this raised it to being nearly as good as 1 and 3 for me. I'm happy to have the series be more consistent in quality now.

I just want to know if it will be a downloaded title, or a physical copy with a full price tag

@Yalloo Personally, I think the amount of purple used in-game and on the box art is to help emphasise to customers that this is a game where you play as Zelda, since her classic outfits almost always use that colour. It's similar to how the Princess Peach Showtime box art had those pink ribbons on it.

In Link's Awakening this art style was supposed to represent a dream world, with a more realistic anime art style being used for reality. Therefore, I personally hope there's a good reason it's being reused for this game.

Oh and correct me if I'm wrong, but including Breath of the Wild's map, this is the only other brand new version of Hyrule we've had in a mainline Zelda game since Skyward Sword released in 2011!

@Yalloo Why does it give it a spin off feel? It's just Ganon's power behind the logo

"Otherwise, I think you would be disappointed. It’s like, what? You get everything from the beginning? It can’t be!"

He is wrong because I don't talk this dramatically about games.

@sanderev Yes, but it's already pretty obvious from what they wrote that they won't want to buy the new game. Your comment just came across as unecessary and gave the impression you didn't want to hear their opinion just because it's negative, when you should expect a range of opinions in a comments section.

@sanderev They're just voicing their opinion and it's one I agree with.

This game has now been in development for longer than Link was sealed in the Chamber of Sages.

@somnambulance Exactly, I've been waiting for years to get Tooka Laylee, not the first game again. After all the problems the original had and the fact that Nintendo players are in the same console gen, this should definitely be free.

Oh and I remember when they opened the Yooka Laylee kickstarter for a Wii U version which they then cancelled and blocked anyone in the Playtonic forums who inquired about it!!

This kind of option tells me that the developers aren't confident enough in what they have created to present it in a single finished form.

"Added 2 songs that will play during battles.
These songs will play starting from the beginning of Fresh Season 2024."

They wrote the wrong season name lol

@Itachi2099 Even if she's legit, being someone who leaks gaming info makes them a loser to begin with. They don't care about ruining the fun for Nintendo, or fans, they only care about personal gain and clout.

@Pillowpants True, it's definitely one of the most popular genres these days. Though, I think we can give SoS a pass for adding to that, since they've always released this many games per gen and it's the original farming sim series. If any farming game series deserves to continue, it's this one

I'm really excited for this game, it's easily the prettiest looking game in the franchise yet and the focus on weather and time of day effects is exciting. If SoS: FoMT and SoS: A Wonderful Life are anything to go by, this will be another really strong experience (I haven't got round to Pioneers yet)

@Anti-Matter Gay marriage has been a part of the series for a while now

I really like the spider crab mascot thing so I'll def get the masks just to wear that one (the others look cool too though)

The last Call of Duty I cared about was World at War lol

Why is this guy leaking info about the game?

I'm glad I choose bucket list, and that my loyalty has finally paid off lol It's great to see the best member of Deep Cut is finally back on top!

I get that not every map is going to make it in to each Splatoon entry, but I was really hoping Urchin Underpass, Saltspray Rig, Musselforge Fitness, Starfish Mainstage and Goby Arena would make a return

They introduced Donkey Kong as a threat to Mario before they made friends, so I think Wario will likely be the main villain of the next film I think. They definitely wouldn't throw such a major character into a cameo role.

Glad to hear, having a blast with the game so far and I'm 15 hours in. I can see myself getting hundreds of hours out of the multiplayer/achievements and unlocks

I know it's all set in a well, but it looks too samey for me.

This was how I posted Switch screenshots to Discord within a minute of taking them Couldn't they have got rid of the Facebook side of things instead?

With the below games still on the horizon and a Direct coming next month, the future is looking bright for Switch. People saying there is a drought this year really need to broaden their horizons beyond just the biggest franchises.

Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door
Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
Ace Combat 7
World of Goo 2
The Plucky Squire
Sonic x Shadow Generations
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
Professor Layton and the New World of Steam
Decapolice
Shin Chan: Shiro of Coal Town
Pokemon Legends: Z-A
Metroid Prime 4

@Otoemetry They would never do that with Zelda. It would make it look like they weren't confident that the original version was a masterpiece. The closest they get to doing things like that is their remakes and HD remasters, but those release a decade+ later.

@Ironcore Same! Loved the Japanese, handcrafted feel of the levels and all the unlockable marbles and their movements/sounds.

March 2017: Launch of Nintendo Switch
February 2022: Nintendo President states Switch is at the halfway point of it's lifecycle
2024-2025: Nintendo Switch successor announcement
2027: Launch of Switch U

I thought an error message was popping up for people between matches on Splatoon, but I guess not.