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Re: Shikhondo - Soul Eater

Lionyone

Why no review? Friend of mine Miles Quartermass wrote:

The prettiest bullet-hell shooter on Switch would probably be Shikondo: Soul Eater, a Korean shooter made by one guy, with a striking late-Edo period Japanese theme. Doesn't support tate mode, unfortunately (at least, if it does, I've never been able to find it in the options).

Re: Ubisoft Will Not Release Any Additional Starlink Toys For Future Updates

Lionyone

Toys to life will come back as a trend at some point. Probably that will be when 5G makes Internet Of Things a reality.

I think UBI got things a little backwards. They thought toys would sell the game. It has to be the game that sells the toys. A game has to be really fantastic to persuade people to buy things associated with the game. And while it won a few fans who hard love it, it seems most people found Starlink a fun game but not a fantastic one.

You can only merchandise a game if the game is 9/10 or 10/10 for enough reviewers and enough gamers.

Re: Review: GODS Remastered - A Timely Update That Sticks Too Closely To The Original

Lionyone

I utterly adored this game on Amiga and on PC when they came out. It's not a hard game you just have to practice. Everything the Bitmap Brothers made was amazing. But the cover banner graphic of this remaster is awful, weirdly the original cover graphic stands up as an incredible piece of art and is well worth looking up.

But its price is ridiculous. I'll wait for a sweet sale and enjoy it as a treat.

Re: Sega Announces Mario & Sonic At The Tokyo 2020 Olympics For Nintendo Switch

Lionyone

Given how genuinely brilliant Fitness Boxing and Mario Tennis Aces and Just Dance are for people like me who are fans of those games, I've high hopes for this game. The bar has been set high for fitness/sport games using motion control on Switch. There have been a few games that haven't met that bar but given the huge national pressure to get this one right, plus its presumably deep pot of money to spend getting it right, I expect this game will be great!

Re: Gods Remastered

Lionyone

I want this so sooooo bad. It was one of the best games on Amiga. But the price is ridiculously high for an ancient easily ported game. Gonna wait until it's on sale or in physical.

Re: Random: Nintendo Repairs Faulty Switch And Then Sends It Back To The Owner Without Joy-Cons

Lionyone

I think it's brilliant they wanted him back up and gaming with repaired gear as soon as possible. Probably they were assuming he owns other controllers. It's amazing they comped him a year's extra warranty for the hassle.

On the other hand if they could have simply given him new Joycons that would be next level outstanding. I'd be totally cool with Nintendo swapping Joycons like that AND Nintendo separately refurbishing and selling on Joycons handed in to them. C'mon Nintendo!