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I've been playing it for a bit. Since I already played CV I-IV, the other four games are what I'm here for.

Kid Dracula was okay, more of a Mega Man knock-off than a kid-friendly Castlevania when it comes to its gameplay. Castlevania The Adventure was absolutely awful but I'm glad I finally played it. I'm starting Belmont's Revenge now and it's a hell of a lot better. Leaving Bloodlines for last as it'll probably be the best one of the bunch.

How does that price even make sense? I recently bought a 64GB Sandisk microSD card for 17€.

Assuming we keep the price-capacity relation proportional (even though the price per GB is often reduced the bigger the card), that's 640GB for 170€. Double that, and you've got way over 1TB for a fraction of the price of this card in the article.

Sounds like normal reference research to me. It you're gonna have to animate a whole bunch of people ripping each other apart in creative ways, you should definitely be looking into what the gore, splatters and such look like.

That's obviously not going to be for everybody (case in point), but people here crack me up, acting like the devs were doing something insane.

@HatosBlack Well, let's all be grateful you don't run a thing.

The most negative review out of the ones you pointed out (the 5/10) was clearly written by someone who doesn't know or give a crap about the game franchise, and I'd assume most follow suit, since this is the movie media we're talking about.

I'm not a big fan of Pokemon and I'm not even saying the movie will be great, although the trailers made it seem fun. I'm just saying, if you are a fan, you're probably better off watching it and making your own judgement.

It looks lovely, can't wait.

I'm getting it on PC for several reasons, although if I end up liking the game as much as I'm expecting to, I'll also grab a retail copy of the Switch version.

Not so long ago, they were still harping about the 3DS appealing to a different, more budget-oriented market, and so it made sense to keep supporting it alongside the Switch.

Took them a while to wisen up, huh? I love the 3DS, don't get me wrong – but it's obvious that investing resources on it is not the thing to do anymore.

@BloodyMurder Yup, those are the ones. Surprised to hear they're still killing the Nemesis, though! By the time I wrapped up my second playthrough years ago, they were all getting away due to decreased activity. Maybe they lowered their HP, or people are hacking. Either way, cool to know.

@BloodyMurder I did, considering I got all of X's... A good bunch of them are literally impossible now.

I see achievements as simply another feature that adds to the game's replayability, objectives and enjoyment. The bragging rights thing has always felt pointless to me.

If two versions of a game are identical with the exception of one of them having achievements, I'll be buying that one. Not because I need them in my games as a driving force, like addicted achievement hunters do: it's just another thing I like to go for if available.

Would I enjoy an achievement system on Switch? Sure. Can I live without it? Absolutely. Will I buy most of my indies/non-exclusives on PC? Will do.

Boo hoo, poor ol' millionaire Reggie.

The game's amazing, I've been enjoying it a lot.

So what? It's not like the Pokemon franchise has exclusive bidding to that specific concept.

Imagine if every new "MC is a hero who has to save the world with his party"-type RPG was written off as a rip-off of the ones that came before.

It's not how it works. Why would Pokemon be different? Maybe just report about the new game instead of bringing up, front and center, the IP that everyone already knows about.

I happened to buy this on Steam the other day shortly before it was announced for Switch. I still haven't started it, but I'm looking forward to it considering the good reviews.

What a terrible commercial.

I actually played this on Steam. It's a cool little arcade game. Pretty damn hard towards the end, to the point that I have yet to beat it.

If you like this sort of game, I'd recommend it. Great music, by the way.

That's pretty cool retro artwork. It makes me think of Deedlit from Record of Lodoss War, among others.

That. Looks. Amazing.

The irony of an Ice Climbers player rage quitting is almost too much. Of course he's gonna camp you out when you're using something that kills off of one grab, dude. Maybe HungryBox wouldn't need to because he's so good, but I can understand everyone else who uses a close-range character not wanting to deal with ICs more than necessary.

I'm playing through the first case at the moment. The team's work on this game has been excellent.

Good for him. Not a fan of his stuff, but there is nothing I endorse about censorship and I'll always respect someone's decision to step away from restrictive environments and move towards where they can create what they want.

Really looking forward to playing it when I get back home today. The third episode ended with one hell of a cliffhanger.

@Heavyarms55 Yes, there is a good reason: those modes would not fit the developers' vision for the game.

Git gud.

My thoughts mirror the previous three folks. I loved Zero Escape to death and I can't wait for Uchikoshi's next wild ride.

Yeah, no. The guy's a scumbag who went incognito for months, left Tom Happ and LRG hanging with a loss of $78k and kept on releasing games while not even trying to respond to their attempts at communication. It's only now that he and his company are getting roasted to hell and back that all of this is being pulled out of their collective arse.

I find this video sums up pretty well the real, no-nonsense side of the story, if you're curious.
https://youtu.be/pKQunPXOEPM

Actually, the tweet of his first win says "YOSSHIYA-AAAAAAAA(...)", which is basically an informal "ALRIGHT" or "AW YESSS" when something goes your way. It's not an "AAAAAHHH" scream. Super trivial stuff, but I'm not sure why you'd write that in the article if you can't read the tweet either.

Anyway, it's cool he's having fun with the game. I like how universally liked Tetris is and how the 99 take resonates with just about everybody.

I just select Attackers at the start and try to roll with that. It gets me wins and top 10 placements just fine, but there are some really good pieces of advice here, like targeting people with many badges to steal them. I'm just not used to paying attention to those mechanics in the middle of a Tetris game, but it'd be something to get accostumed to in the future, sure.

Can't ever have a video like this without some talentless chumps making baseless assumptions about the runner's life. I wonder what it feels like to be so bitter.

Momodora is a neat little Metroidvania, give it a try.

Ha, worst comment section ever. What a bunch of bitter people. It's one thing not to care about Melee but it's another entirely to be so openly ecstatic about it and its large community getting the boot. Petty.

It's sad about them dropping the game for EVO, but it'll continue to thrive in many other tournaments anyway. Things have changed since a few years back and there are so many other big events. I keep tuning in now and then for the biggest matches, so keep it up guys.

Absolutely gorgeous.

Is this by the same artist who did the cover art for Dracula X Chronicles on the PSP? Seems to be the same brand of gothic beauty.

Sounds good, it'd get me back into it. Once I placed 1st in a match, I was pretty much done. Didn't see much point to the level grinding and it would just be more of the same. So yeah, more modes could be nice.

@Fiyaball I'm in a similar position - I like all Zelda games, but Link's Awakening is on the lower end of the spectrum. I'd rather get another game remade or a new story, but still, this is pretty awesome.

Hopefully the remake will do away with some of the things I didn't like about it, since the concept/setting for the game are actually great.

"It's a rarity to see Sony acknowledge the competition like this"

Not really. I can remember several instances of Shuhei Yoshida doing so throughout the years, as Phil Spencer does when it comes to Microsoft.

What you will never see is Nintendo PR praising the competition.

No offense to the guy, but Miyamoto is about the last person who should make that statement.

This honestly looks much more interesting than Pokemon to me. I'll probably buy it.

The character is not super good, so I'd have kept the third jump in. It would have given PP more combo/juggling potential. It does have some cool stuff with nB and dB, but nothing that should be a concern balance-wise.

The game was very well balanced at launch (especially compared to the previous Smash releases) and I'm sure that good Japanese players such as Ranai or 9B helping to test it was a major factor there.

It can always use some tweaking, though. Just looking at online stats gives Sakurai a very shallow view of game balance. You have to watch actually good people play to see what needs fixing and what doesn't.

We did just have a balance patch a few days ago, so I'm not concerned about the team disregarding balance issues. They are definitely paying closer attention this time around, and it's also a nice touch they're actually releasing actual patch notes now, with descriptions of what exactly was changed.

TL;DR: Ultimate's future looks great.

Praise the lord, also known as lack of budget.

Granted, dual audio is the best way to go when possible, since everyone gets to play it in the language they want. But if it's between one or the other I'd always rather have the original. I've never liked Atlus' policy of forcing dubs just because they paid for them.

Can't wait to pick it up next week when I have some free time again. Everything other than the character art looks great.

@Tsurii I assume you're talking about yourself, if you actually expect a game being redeveloped from scratch will be out anytime soon. That, or you also don't know what a hyperbole is.

It's crappy and unprofessional, but at least they had the balls to do the right thing and be open about it, instead of letting that can of worms fester for years in silence while the rumors pry it open.

That, and Retro being in charge of the project is a good thing. See you all in 2024 or so.

Looks like good fun with friends.

I wouldn't really compare it to Smash Bros., though, considering each hit takes away a "stock", there doesn't seem to be any knockback growth or percentage system in place and of course it's not even a brawler. It is its own thing, which is fine.

Not terrible prices for the amounts of space, but as others have said, SD cards are some of the most pointless things to have a custom version of.

I played through Episodes 1 and 2 yesterday and I'm pretty invested. At first I was iffy about the protagonists for this season being all children/teenagers, but it's been working out pretty well so far. Looking forward to playing Ep 3 either today or tomorrow.

Also, Clem and Violet are great together. <3

Pathetic. To be expected, but still pathetic.

Cool on all ends. No strawberries (especially no golden ones) gives me less things to worry about and more time to just focus on enjoying the levels. It's gonna be free and it's gonna be hard. Can't ask for a better farewell/excuse to jump back in.

Sold! Looks great.

Collectors would probably want the cartridge inside rather than just the empty box.

I guess a use I see is for gifting the game to children. Digital will probably be more manageable for them since they won't have to switch cartridges, but they'll get the whole thrill of opening a present box and finding a game inside. Showing them the game being downloaded on the Switch menu doesn't quite have that nice feel to it.

"Various announcements" is almost as safe as it gets, though.