Lone_Beagle

I'm trying to think of a bigger douche bag than Randy Pitchford. Nobody else is coming to mind...

@Dr_Lugae Exactly. Nintendo tells the story through gameplay, not exposition.

I much prefer playing the game and learning the story, or telling my own story, rather than listening to boring text or (even worse) long boring cut-scenes.

FWIW, Akka Arrh is a great game. I jokingly call it a relaxation-trance experience for ADHD people, it is strangely relaxing. And the visuals are brilliant!

@PessitheMystic The reviewer made some (in my opinion) sweeping judgments about the game, when it actuality the issues are more related to the outdated Switch hardware.

The game deserves to be judged on its merits; if there is a hardware issue that should be noted, but not necessarily counted as a negative to the game.

The Switch itself is over 7 years old; the chip and hardware design are even older. Game studios releasing games on PC and other platforms are likely going to find their game's performance hampered on the Switch, and that is just reality.

I have started playing this, so I haven't fully formed an opinion about the game. However, I disagree with listed "cons" :

1) I have no problems maintaing 60fps. Oh wait, I'm playing on my Steam Deck, lol
2) The 3D perspectives and models works great. I find nothing "muddy" about the colors or textures, but that could be because I am playing with a Steam Deck.

I also really like the whole "3D-ness" of the game. My only other game from this company was "Attack of the Friday Monsters" which was charming and very nicely done. I liked that games hand-painted backgrounds, but face it, that was a neat way of overcoming the 3DS hardware limitations.

Again, the Switch may have hardware limitations, but hopefully there will be further optimizations coming. Or, the Switch 2 will have more power. If you have a PC or Steam Deck (or similar), I'd highly recommend it!

Discounts? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

The current Prime Day "sales" prices are more expensive than the prices I paid for my 512 GB card back in October!

I know, because I double-checked my Amazon order. Thanks, but I'll wait for a real sale.

@mereel wow, I didn't know the DS emulation was that good! I have an iPad and pencil I rarely use...Gonna have to try it now!

I love Parasol Stars! But, when I saw, "bargain price" I thought like, USD$4.99.

10 bucks is a joke, I'm sticking with emulation.

Now, maybe if they put a bunch of the games together, like, Rainbow Islands, Bubble Bobble, Bubble Bobble II, and Parasol Stars, then I'd shell out $10. I'm guessing they are going to dribble them all out, one at a time, for 10 bucks a piece, smh.

Wow - not in a good way - I bought the original because I wanted my top 2 Jaguar games, Cybermorph and Tempest 2000. I was hoping the next release would have something just as worthy, but no, just the shovel-ware people didn't like 30 years ago.

When they get around to releasing Iron Soldier, or Alien vs. Predator, or the unreleaesed Skyhammer (or even the CD games) let me know.

Oh wait, I'm already emulating all those games lol. For the record I still have my original Jaguar **and** CD, so, I'm not going to tolerate this "drip out a couple of titles and collect USD $50 when I already have the games and can play them, and have them preserved via emulators.

Wow, 10 games? I'd give them the proverbial "three-fiddy" for it, but not what they are asking.

@Anti-Matter I pretty much only buy physical carts for my Switch. I pretty much only buy digital titles if they are on sale at Steam. I see this is available on Steam right now, the sale price is only USD$36 ($44 with DLC) so I'm gonna just wait until it is under USD$10.

@tanaka2687 They already released this on PC, and the English translation is already coming to PC. This is a case of the publisher "double-dipping" and looking for max profits. Surely they could take a hit of 5 bucks or so to make a certain amount of physical games, or is that going to hurt their profits too much? And if gamers buy only digital, then this turns into a self-fulfilling prophecy, i.e., physical releases are going to go extinct.

@mikegamer I'm still just emulating it, so, no audio problems on my end!

Great to hear! This was an old classic from the '90's, good to see it available again to those who never played it.

@eltomo I'm playing through Mystical Ninja 64 right now, on a PC emulator. At 60fps and 4x the standard resolution, it is beautiful; my favorite part is calling the dragon to travel from town to town, that really stands out!

Always good to see Iwata-san! Although it reminds me of how much we all lost.

Just gotta say, paying (again) for games I bought previously, and have been emulating for years, just seems to be encouraging publishers to keep pushing out old crap for $$$$$$ rather than developing new and fresh gameplay.

Gonna get it on Steam. I really think this looks cool, but if I get it on Steam I can play on my PC and my handheld, not just locked to my Switch.

@Sparkus The games were really good , ahem, 20 years ago.

Even back then the combat was kinda weird & janky, but the story, setting, and immersion was amazing.

It was originally a PC game, and would have been controlled with a mouse & kb. I have no idea how they would have adapted this to a modern controller.

TL;DR -> wait for some YT video reviews, watch closely and ask questions if something needs clarification.

Personally, I have these on Steam already, and don't really feel a need to buy another copy.

@-wc- I was about to try it again, as well, but your description reminded me of what I didn't like about it

@-wc- It's a Japanese take on a Western-style, "open-world"-ish RPG. Some things work, some things don't translate well. In a weird way, it is kind of like a cross between Skyrim & single-player Monster Hunter.

I love Skyrim, but find it sort of hard to get into Dragon's Dogma myself, for some reason. I've tried twice before, maybe I'll try again.

Talk about massive graphics upgrade! This looks good!

If you have a PC, The Force Engine is the way to go to re-live this gem:

https://theforceengine.github.io/

@Dimjimmer the extra GB's is due to all the telemetry and tracking software nowadays lol

Atari is really playing the "nostalgia card."

If they really, really did something different with the games, it would be one thing. Otherwise, I'd rather play the older games on an emulator.

@TheBoilerman Came here to say exactly that: "No Blazing Saddles?"

Harumph!

I really enjoyed Akka Arrh! FYI, the regular version is just a USD$20 download, I didn't realize there was a special edition, for (cough) around 50.

I would describe Akka Arrh as a "relaxation & trance-inducing game for ADHD people..." ha ha. Try it sometime!

Me watching the video: "Wow....Wow...Wow...WOW...Wow...wtf, an XBox 360?"

And he even got an RROD with his, lol...

Like others have said, I have tried playing this game 3 separate times, and just could not get into it because of the old SNES graphics. Therefore, I'm looking forward to playing this on the Switch.

The funny part is, a lot of commenters are saying that the graphics still hold up. Contrast that with the remake of Paper Mario Thousand Year Door, where I found the "older" graphics to still be perfectly fine, and in some ways more charming, but the majority of people seemed to feel were better with the update. To each their own!

I know the Switch version will be "sharper" but the video seems to go out of its way to make the GameCube version seem smudgier than it actually was. What kind of video hook-up were they using? If they need to borrow my component cables, I could lend them out, lol.

@Polvasti If NintendoLife didn't cut & paste other's content or press releases, they wouldn't really have any content at all!

This is the same studio that did the **outstanding** job on the Quake II remaster. It will be available at up to 4k resolution, and 120fps on the PC, so I'm gonna go that route...what a classic game!

Sigh...I guess I'll be looking for these on eBay

Gothic **was** an absolutely mind-blowingly great game, BUT...it is 20 years old now. All the good ideas have been taken by other games, and some of the "meh" ideas (like combat in Gothic) haven't been utilized again.

Without a remaster & update of some kind, I can see this falling flat, which would be a pity, as Gothic 3 absolutely deserves a remaster.

EDIT: 29 Euros? Are they out of their minds? The game is great, if they priced it at 15 or so, I think people would be able to overlook the PS2 graphics and give it a try, and actually enjoy it.

EDIT EDIT: Wow, so the PS5 is getting the remaster? Well, maybe I will buy one...

@Dr_Shellshock The cards are never out of stock on eBay!

@Baircade you left out "hypertension."

Have you ever seen the sodium content of one of those so-called "Lunchables?"

@Screen You are absolutely NOT missing out.

Lunchables are horridly unhealthy...taste like crap...can you imagine eating cheese, cold cuts, and crackers that have been sitting on a shelf for months or yearn? SHUDDERS

lol I just started playing Hit&Run on my GC...it is a really good game!

@labsdex They literally did everything except mention Zelda in their description.

"We grew up with the NES and SNES and fell in love with the classics."

"We love the classic 2D top-down Action-Adventure games of the 16bit era and their dungeons: ."

"Each dungeon will have a unique quirk. Of course, you need your newly acquired skills for each boss in order to defeat him."

"With Spindle we would like to create a game that follows the essence of the games of the old times: A living world that tells an exciting story, packed with interesting NPCs, stories, and secrets."

There's even a fishing mini-game...

I actually don't have a problem with people "copying" as even Nintendo copied their ideas from others. As long as they do a good job, who cares? And for new game dev's, why not work with a more derivative clone of something everybody likes.

With a Wii (or a GameCube & a Carby or other suitable HD connection) the original Windwaker still looks surprisingly good.

If you love Zelda and have not played Windwaker yet, DO IT! (here's hoping there will be a Switch remake soon, but let's face it...that is a very unrealistic hope).

Basically, the criterion for a reward in NA must be that it can't be any good...

Man, this breaks my heart. What could have been...

@kupocake Actually, Romero's greatest talent was self-promotion, lol

@Matthew010 I got the physical hard back version in the US, it was really nice. Not only was the paper cover very nice, but the hardbound cover had a nice illustration imprinted, as did the inside cover flap.

TL;DR --> don't waste money on Kindle versions of books!

@vio Thanks! I have their SNES adapter that lets you use a WiiU Pro Controller as an SNES joypad and it works well. I always try to get genuine Nintendo controllers...but the reviews for the 8bitDo for both PC and Switch gaming are really good. I just am skeptical of reviews written when a 3rd party controller is released; I want to know how it holds up after 3+ months of regular usage.

@Mariotag Look up "dumpling" & CEMU ... that's what I use.

If you need an exact web link, let me know and I can dig it up. BotW at 60fps is truly amazing.

@Jayenkai Thanks! I saw your webpage, it was very helpful and interesting!

@Tandy255 Thanks, good to know!

@The_New_Butler It sounds like your really like the 8-bitdo pad. How long have you had it? I like it, but I always shy away from 3rd party controllers, because the quality is just never as good as it needs to be. TIA!

@sketchturner Welcome to the future. It is the "Internet of Things"
... the "Things" usually being crap you don't really give a fig about, that somehow is totally useless without an internet connection or an update.

I look forward to the day I can't flush my toilet until I update the firmware /s