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I'm amazed that many people stuck around a dev studio that long! I'm a little more optimistic now for M4!

didn't realize Pillars of Eternity was coming to Switch. I might have to check it out now...

@JHDK The low resolution of the game was a slight disappointment to me. But the gameplay experience was really cool, I thought it was worth it for that.

@Heavyarms55 FYI, I read the Witcher books & they are really good, so if you want to do those instead (books & game really are not related) you can always give them a go!

I tell you what, the Luge mini-game was the bomb, and really tore my abs apart!

@StevenG Nope, just 'Muricans! King of the Hill-types, I suppose...

Meh, I would have rather have played the game than wait 30 years and get 9000...really. You only live once!

@Heavyarms55 It's a great story based RPG, where your decisions have consequences. It is kinda like Skyrim, but with much better characters, and more plot driven. Not everybody's cup of tea, but it deserves a lot of the accolades that have been heaped on it.

I'm curious to see how they work the controls...the PC version used a lot of the keyboard...

Yes! At least I can sleep soundly, knowing that the Switch won't be sullied by the crap that EA produces!

Are there any Tsum Tsum games that aren't using Disney characters? This style is very cute, I like it!

@Cartune Ghost of a Tale is **awesome**.

I highly recommend it to anybody, check it out on GOG or Steam!

No worries! I'm sure it will be available on ebay .... [cries]

@KIRO I'm with you man, based on how long it has taken me to get through the GBC game, 60-90 hours minimum!

Somebody once said that Nintendo doesn't really make video games, they make toys. And each video game is its own unique toy. This one is worth every penny!

@Zelda1433 Yes, I watched that, and while fascinating in its own right, thought that I would be much happier just running around and exploring.

Very cool to hear...now somebody go get her a Switch & BotW (and a strategy guide, lol).

@Hughesy My condolences about your mum, that must be hard to have lost her so young.

@Nintendofan83 I'd like to see Nintendo keep making a cheap "gateway" portable for about $70, to keep addicting the next generation with quality games, but, I'm not sure that is their plan.

@AhabSpampurse 4 irl?

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Well, I can see why they did away with the 3DS.

VR has been the "next thing" for about 5 years now. At some point, it will have to deliver on its promises & hype, or just step aside for another gen.

AR seems to be where things really are right now, and Nintendo seems to have a good bead on that.

This is awesome!

Not to hijack this, but did you hear about the Kotaku guy ripping off somebody else's level? Don't click on the guys link in this article, just check it out:
https://www.fromgametobrain.com/2019/07/that-goomba-had-family-story-behind-hit.html

I want that wallpaper!

@Jtoomer Fascinating video, thanks for the link!

@ZeldaNX My experience has been that when there are 3 gaming companies (or more) and the top one is way in the lead, the others are more willing to cooperate with each other, to try to narrow the lead.

The real news is, Dampe's back!

@Fighter_Hayabusa Me too, except I'm going to continue to play the THREE 3DS's I have until they kick the bucket...

I would not recommend something "cheap" if the quality is bad. If you lose your games & saves, how is that saving money?

Always buy memory from a name you can trust. I had a cheaper SD card go bad and almost lost all my vacation photos one time (to Angkor Wat!). Thankfully, I was able to recover them, but the card was definitely wonky. I've only bought SanDisk ever since.

Damn, the game looks like fun...and I still have to wait

@JasonLee99 "You sure this wasn't lifted from Yahoo News?"
OUCH! Burn! lol!

Oh no, the release date can't come soon enough! I see underground dungeons and undead creatures, this is going to be awesome!

CDPR is winning E3, so far...first Keanu, and now this!

@impurekind This is America...you know what makes America great? Anybody can sue anybody else, at any time, for any reason.

However, whether you collect anything is an entirely separate matter.

@apoqalypse If you have info and you haven't signed an NDA, then you can leak all you want (the people who signed the NDA have the real problem). BUT Nintendo can still send you a cease and desist order, and force you to show up in a court (if you don't show, Nintendo will win monetary damages, so you "have" to show up).

So, you have two choices: either shut up (comply with the cease and desist order) or fight it, which would cast a minimum of $10,000, I would estimate. So, yeah...this is big corporate stuff here.

On the other hand, why leak something like this? This is all about us having fun, and wanting to be surprised (and all about them increasing their YouTube views). I view leakers like this as party-poopers (as opposed to legit whistleblowers)>

@Ralizah Thanks! lol, I played Persona 1 on the PS back in the day, and the original Etririan Odyssey on the DS...I just haven't played any since, and there are a bunch of them now!

[Question] - If I've never played a Persona game on my 3DS (or a SMT game) where should I start? What should I avoid, if any? Do I need to play them all, or can I play only the "best" ones?

@caljr_8760 @Heavyarms55 At first I was concerned because he came from Gearbox...but if he had to leave Disney because they disbanded their studio, and he went to Gearbox and jumped ship quickly...that is the mark of a smart person. Gearbox, while appearing "normal" on the outside, is a raging dumpster fire internally. He may not have known this before arriving there...Leaving Gearbox shows signs of being smart.

I definitely want the music for this!

@Fazermint @abbyhitter there is a fan translation here:
https://patches.superfamicom.org/star-ocean-english/

Kickstarter, here we come!

@Magician @magnumc500 You are (unfortunately) correct. While any sane person would want to pay one price, up front, and not have to deal with micro-transactions, the majority of people on mobile like the "freemium" model, and any company that ignores this is going to get the cold-shoulder from these casual players (which is a huge market!).

I think Nintendo should have a couple of games targeted to this market, to make the maximum profit, and then use some of that money for both a) independent, new phone IP, and b) good old-fashioned console and older IP, to keep us hardcore fans going.

It's ironic now...Iwata was concerned about casual gamers getting left behind...flash forward now about 10-15 years, and it is the hardcore gamer who seems to be getting ignored!

As we used to say..."If you ain't cheating, then you ain't trying!"

Big shout-out to the fans who brought this to light, btw...

@Klunk23 Regarding why Ocarina of Time always is at the top of lists...see this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duPynkGEFGI

@LegendOfStewart BotW is just like Skyrim, but about 100x better.

So, I love the idea about Zelda VR. In practice, the resolution is low, and (am I the only one with this problem) I can see the pixel grid...so it looks like I'm playing the game and a window screen is between me and the screen. Blah...

Waiting for that more powerful, higher resolution Switch...

@AlohaPizzaJack excellent point about the strap not being centered. I bet you can fix that.

"while cloud gaming has enormous potential, it relies on a very strong network infrastructure and excellent reception"

For a lot of places, the infrastructure is not yet ready, and won't be anytime in the foreseeable future. We are going to be rocking dedicated hardware for quite some time (although I think companies are going to try to force digital downloads more and more).

Sorry, my Atari Lynx left the Game Gear in the dust, lol!

@NEStalgia I can't begin to tell you how much I was looking forward to Aliens: Colonial Marines on the Wii U! They were going to use the gamepad as the tracking device, and other cool things...when it completely tanked on launch, Sega just got their losses and canceled the Wii U version. Grrrr....

@CartoonDan No, it's a **great** game!

I can highly recommend Pocket Card Jockey, too!

@Pod I didn't realize that. Gearbox and Randy will forever be associated in my mind with killing the Alien franchise for video games (the old Aliens: Colonial Marines debacle).

See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens:_Colonial_Marines#Controversy

@Quarth He appears to have solidly earned a reputation for being a complete asshat. Just google his name.

Here is one example (I thought it was all conduct in the past, it appears to be on-going):
https://www.businessinsider.com/gearbox-randy-pitchford-lawsuit-bonus-2019-1