I just found out this was released on Switch, and I'm running over to purchase it right now. I played an earlier version on my PC and absolutely loved it. It is a really cool, open-world exploration game based on stealth...as the little mouse, you can't hope to fight the big rats.
It also had some great background lore in game. Overall it is a fantastic title. I would highly recommend it if you like 3D open-world (-ish) exploration and stealth gameplay. I have over 23 hours of gameplay on this, and I'm about 75% through it...I like to explore a lot, so I probably have much more time in the game than others would.
I played an earlier version on my PC and absolutely loved it. It is a really cool exploration game based on stealth...as the little mouse, you can't hope to fight the big rats.
It also had some great background lore in game. Overall it is a fantastic title. I would highly recommend it if you like 3D open-world (-ish) exploration and stealth gameplay.
@Mirage-5x5 I don't think it is "lazy dev's" more like, cost savings has been achieved by firing all the QA staff, and the buyer — you and I — are effectively the beta testers. If they could figure out a way to make us pay for that, I'm sure they would!
@sleepinglion not providing a printed manual is definitely a cost-cutting measure. Save the environment? The amount of junk mail I get could (and likely, unfortunately does) choke a whale or elephant on a monthly basis.
This is definitely going to be interesting...how far can Nintendo use BotW as a vehicle to sell something that is a very different game?
Pretty much all the two games have in common is a) the name "Zelda" and ... that's about it. Obviously there is a whole lot more gameplay than in other games, but if you liked the open world of BotW, I'm not sure what your reaction to the very linear format (and relatively empty spaces) of Skyward Sword will be.
And for the record, the first "paraglider" was the Deku Leaf in Wind Waker! Ahem...
@RupeeClock To be fair, the Axis powers of WWII were defeated by a world-wide cabal bent on global domination and erasing their beliefs from history (sarcasm if that isn't obvious)
I had just recently set up the Dolphin emulator, just to try to play this with better graphics than a regular Wii...I may wait to see how this looks before I go any further.
Their announcing the Skyward Sword re-master makes me think BotW2 is nowhere near being finished. Kind of like how the WiiU got the Wind Waker & Twilight Princess remasters, to tide us over until BotW was (finally) released.
One of my fave's not mentioned was the Neo-Geo Pocket Cup Soccer/Football game. It was a blast to play 6 minute matches when i needed a break and wanted to blow off some steam. Otherwise, yeah, I loved Biomotor Unitron, Dark Arms, and Faselei.
I even bought the Japanese version of Tactics Ogre, but never played much because there was too much Japanese to read, lol.
From the article: "Hopefully, sites like eBay will start to crack down on sellers that are getting these replicas out into the public. "
There isn't a snowball's chance in hell that eBay will ever crack down on sellers like this. Number 1 reason, eBay makes money off each sale, legit or not, and they don't have a real incentive to crack down.
If forced to (i.e., get a legal demand), they will take down a seller, but guess what, the seller will just register under a different identity.
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Re: Ghost of a Tale
I just found out this was released on Switch, and I'm running over to purchase it right now. I played an earlier version on my PC and absolutely loved it. It is a really cool, open-world exploration game based on stealth...as the little mouse, you can't hope to fight the big rats.
It also had some great background lore in game. Overall it is a fantastic title. I would highly recommend it if you like 3D open-world (-ish) exploration and stealth gameplay. I have over 23 hours of gameplay on this, and I'm about 75% through it...I like to explore a lot, so I probably have much more time in the game than others would.
Re: Community: 12 Nintendo Switch Games We Missed, Recommended By You
HOW DID I MISS GHOST OF A TALE ON SWITCH?
I played an earlier version on my PC and absolutely loved it. It is a really cool exploration game based on stealth...as the little mouse, you can't hope to fight the big rats.
It also had some great background lore in game. Overall it is a fantastic title. I would highly recommend it if you like 3D open-world (-ish) exploration and stealth gameplay.
Re: Random: Want To Develop For Nintendo Switch? Better Make Sure You're Not A Yakuza, Then
@Yanina as well as getting a realistic pinky prosthetic!
Re: The Epic Vs Apple Lawsuit Might Have Revealed Phil Spencer's Nintendo Secret
@Tasuki said "This site is become more of a video game tabloid then a news site."
And yet, we keep coming back, for some (unknown) reason.
Re: Here's All The Juicy Gossip From The Epic V Apple Lawsuit So Far
@Toy_Link Yeah, kind of like saying Nintendo has a monopoly over what is sold on the Switch...
Re: Star Wars: Republic Commando Dev Working On Patch To Resolve Nintendo Switch Issues
@Mirage-5x5 I don't think it is "lazy dev's" more like, cost savings has been achieved by firing all the QA staff, and the buyer — you and I — are effectively the beta testers. If they could figure out a way to make us pay for that, I'm sure they would!
Re: Star Wars: Republic Commando Dev Working On Patch To Resolve Nintendo Switch Issues
@Fighter_Hayabusa well...consoles used to be "bug-free," but that sure has changed!
Re: Random: A Switch Owner's So Fed Up With Games Lacking Manuals That They Made Their Own
@sleepinglion not providing a printed manual is definitely a cost-cutting measure. Save the environment? The amount of junk mail I get could (and likely, unfortunately does) choke a whale or elephant on a monthly basis.
Re: Feature: Zelda: Twilight Princess' Flipped World On Wii Made Me Go A Little Cucco
@Kevember omg, TP is without a doubt the worst in the Zelda series, and I've played every one except Zelda II.
Re: Elder Scrolls-Like RPG Ravensword: Shadowlands Launches On Switch This Week
@GrailUK Ghost of a Tale is an EPIC game! I love it! I need to replay that, again!
Re: Retro-Bit's Next Tribute64 Controller Offers Wireless N64 Play, And Pre-Orders Open Today
definitely interested...what is the build quality and longevity of their other controllers?
Re: Review: Star Wars: Republic Commando - Not An Elegant Weapon, But Still A Blast
@rushiosan omg, I thought this game was multi-player. SAD!
Re: Back Page: Our Sneak Peek At The (Definitely Real) Early Draft Of Ubisoft’s Female Game Reviewer Movie
@Miyamotosan How is "brilliant" as an adjective?
Re: Talking Point: Is The N64 Pad Actually The Best Controller Ever?
Yes.
Oh really, I can't just answer the question of the headline, "Is the N64 pad actually the best controller ever?"
Re: Round Up: The Monster Hunter Rise Reviews Are In
@1ofUs of all those reviews, Eurogamer's is the only site I respect, so I'll go with theirs.
Re: Feature: Zelda: The Minish Cap Is All About Seeing Things From A New Perspective
@Mr-Fuggles777 True love!
Re: Tencent Has Patented Its Own Handheld Console, And It Looks A Lot Like A Nintendo Switch
Guess what? This is what we will be getting for the future, here on out...cheap knock offs and stolen ideas.
Re: Talking Point: One Year On, What's Still Missing From Animal Crossing: New Horizons?
How can it really be AC without Brewster, Gyroids, and /but especially Resetti!?
(used to love playing old NES games in AC, btw)
Re: Random: Fan-Made App Helps You Track Down Super Mario Sunshine's Pesky Blue Coins
Remember the old days when Nintendo Power made nice strategy guides for stuff like this? Sigh...
Re: A Kid Icarus: Uprising Sequel Would Be "Difficult", Says Masahiro Sakurai
That "little" 3DS game packed more gameplay than a lot of so-called AAA titles....heck, more than 2 or 3 combined.
Re: Soapbox: How One Large Vegetable Highlights The Issue With Japan-Only Merch
This is why we invented ebay!
Re: Talking Point: The Problem With The X Button
It's the 21st century...we ought to be able to re-map buttons on any console, for every game, already!
Re: CNN Covers The Super Nintendo World Opening
I can't wait to see the park's store items on sale on eBay, and I'm not even being sarcastic! Just jealous...
Re: Super Nintendo World Celebrates Park Launch With Grand Opening Ceremony
I'm not much of a theme park fan, but I could see myself going there...at least to the gift shop, LUL
Re: Poll: Rate Your Favourite Game Boy Advance Games
Playing Mother 1 right now!
Re: Switch Is Now Nintendo's Second Best-Selling System In The US, In "Tracked History"
Wow, Switch had its best sales month ever in a February? This is why I don't see a Switch Pro or new model coming out soon...
Re: EA Investigating Allegations One Of Its Employees Sold Rare FIFA Ultimate Team Cards For Cash
maybe the EA employee was trying to supplement their meager pay? Kind of like prison guards will smuggle in drugs and phones, LOL
Re: Feature: The 10 Best SNES RPGs
Yasss! Shadowrun is on the list.
I came here prepared to be angry if it wasn't on the list. It is a really, really good game! It's an action RPG on-par with LttP.
Re: Monster Hunter Rise Is Getting Another Free Demo, Future Free Updates Detailed
Free DLC? Don't tell EA...
Re: Feature: Playing With Power: The Nintendo Story Is A Fun Documentary With Some Critical Flaws
@Zidentia That was EA's first big attempt to churn out trash games and take a percentage of all the profits. Thankfully, it didn't really go far.
Re: Japan's 35 Best-Selling Switch Games In The First Four Years, According To Famitsu
@fox_mattcloud IKR? Zelda is #11? Looks like the "land of the rising sun" is more like "land of the filthy casuals..."
Of course, I'd be afraid to see what the top selling games in the US were...I'd probably have to eat my words!
Re: Nintendo Plugs Skyward Sword HD With "Elements" Later Adopted In Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
This is definitely going to be interesting...how far can Nintendo use BotW as a vehicle to sell something that is a very different game?
Pretty much all the two games have in common is a) the name "Zelda" and ... that's about it. Obviously there is a whole lot more gameplay than in other games, but if you liked the open world of BotW, I'm not sure what your reaction to the very linear format (and relatively empty spaces) of Skyward Sword will be.
And for the record, the first "paraglider" was the Deku Leaf in Wind Waker! Ahem...
Re: Feature: Why Zelda: Link’s Awakening Is Literally My Dream Game
If Link's Awakening would be re-done (legitimately) by Nintendo in LttP graphics-style, I think it would be my favorite Zelda.
Re: Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros Is Getting One Final Restock In Australia Before It's Gone Forever
meh, I run the old Game&Watch games on emulators on my 3DS and PSP, good enough for me!
Re: Random: Nintendo Ironically Celebrates All Mario Switch Games With Fans, Weeks Before Wiping Some From Existence
A good thing irony is dead...
Re: Feature: Playing With Power: The Nintendo Story Is A Fun Documentary With Some Critical Flaws
blah, if I have to watch Trip Hawkins I'll puke...
Re: Feature: Forget Saving Hyrule, Zelda: Ocarina of Time Is All About Fishing For Me
Call me a heretic, but I always found fishing in Zelda games to be idiotic. I only do it to get the heart piece.
Re: Video: Check Out This Side-By-Side Comparison Of Pokémon Diamond And Pearl On Switch And DS
@Geonjaha Most pixel art is too good for people nowadays...check this out:
https://www.polygon.com/2015/5/13/8595963/a-pixel-artist-renounces-pixel-art
Re: Feature: A Link To The Past's Dark World Changed Zelda Forever
I was recently trying to play LttP on my GBA...it is tough with only 2 buttons! I pretty much went back to playing it on my 3DS and Wii..
Re: Random: This Unused DS Lite Feature Would've Effectively Turned The Console Into A Switch
@JohnnyC The PSP 2000 and 3000 had the ability to output to a TV, but not the first PSP released (the PSP 1000).
Re: Soapbox: The Modern Games Industry Has A Hype Problem, And It Needs To Stop
@Beatrice and they just don't report hype, they profit from making hype!
Re: Where To Pre-Order Monster Hunter Rise And The Three amiibo
Once again, the US selections are the L-A-M-E-S-T of all
Re: Controversial Rising Sun Design Removed From Street Fighter II's Re-Release
@RupeeClock To be fair, the Axis powers of WWII were defeated by a world-wide cabal bent on global domination and erasing their beliefs from history (sarcasm if that isn't obvious)
Re: Soapbox: Zelda: Skyward Sword Is Good, Actually
I had just recently set up the Dolphin emulator, just to try to play this with better graphics than a regular Wii...I may wait to see how this looks before I go any further.
Re: Round Up: Everything Announced In The February 2021 Nintendo Direct
I'm really looking forward to the Ninja Gaiden collection. C'mon Nintendo, bring out a Devil's Third ReMaster!
Re: Nintendo "Doesn't Have Anything To Share" About Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 Right Now
Their announcing the Skyward Sword re-master makes me think BotW2 is nowhere near being finished. Kind of like how the WiiU got the Wind Waker & Twilight Princess remasters, to tide us over until BotW was (finally) released.
Re: SNK Vs. Capcom, One Of Video Gaming's Greatest Crossovers, Is Now Available On Switch
Well, since I sold my NGPC a while ago, it's time to break out my emulator again and play!
Re: Mario, Link And Bowser Star In This '90s Nintendo Commercial, Complete With Disney-Standard Animation
@RickD The Sony marketing got you, didn't it?
Re: Feature: Five SNK Neo Geo Pocket Games We Want To See On Switch
One of my fave's not mentioned was the Neo-Geo Pocket Cup Soccer/Football game. It was a blast to play 6 minute matches when i needed a break and wanted to blow off some steam. Otherwise, yeah, I loved Biomotor Unitron, Dark Arms, and Faselei.
I even bought the Japanese version of Tactics Ogre, but never played much because there was too much Japanese to read, lol.
Re: Guide: How To Spot Bootleg Nintendo Video Games
From the article:
"Hopefully, sites like eBay will start to crack down on sellers that are getting these replicas out into the public. "
There isn't a snowball's chance in hell that eBay will ever crack down on sellers like this. Number 1 reason, eBay makes money off each sale, legit or not, and they don't have a real incentive to crack down.
If forced to (i.e., get a legal demand), they will take down a seller, but guess what, the seller will just register under a different identity.
Best words of advice I can give: caveat emptor!