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Re: Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Switch Fix Expected To Arrive Soon

LordFunkalot

Really wanted this, so glad I didn’t buy it tho. If they patch it and it’s confirmed that it runs ok I’ll probably pick it up. Just a shame that it’s in such a poor state on release. The switch is an established legitimate successful console and there’s no way games should be rushed out the door in such an unfinished state.

This needs to set a precedent for developers in general, if anything it’s embarrassing especially as the system it sold best for is also the most unpolished.

They should have made the hard call, done the right thing and said it’ll be another x months but it’s going to have some exclusive Nintendo stuff to make up for it

Re: Review: Mortal Kombat 11 - A Satisfying Dose Of Comic Hyper-Violence Despite Loot Balance Issues

LordFunkalot

I’m really on the fence about picking this up. I’ve just finished cuphead and want something new. I liked MK1 and 2 on the SNES but never really played it since. I like the idea of the story mode and that each character has their own arcade ending. That’s usually what I would play through anyway, I’m not one for online play nor cosmetic DLC. I’ve watched almost all the switch videos on YouTube and some make it look quite polished but others make it look blurry and washed out. Slightly confused re if you ‘need’ to be online to play the arcade (single player tower) or just to get the reward currency from it?

Re: Bandai Namco Files Trademarks For Classic Famicom And NES Titles

LordFunkalot

What about games like gunsmoke, contra, metal gear, castlevanias, strider, rygar, pay the money for licences - Disney Capcom games, Star Wars, turtles arcade, Batman etc. Come on Nintendo if you’re adamant you’re only sticking to nes games make the good games happen. I appreciate there will be licensing issues with some games but Nintendo is a massive multinational company with the funds and contacts to make it happen.

Re: UK Charts: Yearly Physical Switch Game Sales Increased By 90.1% In 2018

LordFunkalot

@Heavyarms55 lol it’s much easier to love Nintendo nowadays in the UK. In the late 80s it was painful sometimes being a Nintendo fan, waiting and waiting forever for games to come out. Usually a year later than in the US. I remember reading gaming mags and waiting forever for castlevania and Mario 2. Then Mario bros 3 was out well over a year later! Imagine not getting Mario odyssey for over a year later than Europe lol.

Re: Feature: Our 15 Most Anticipated Nintendo Switch Games of 2019

LordFunkalot

@roboshort although there are definitely some glaring omissions on their list, I think the mistake here is that the list is limited to 15 titles. They should have set it at 25 or 30, there’s others too that I could name that although not everyone’s ‘cup of tea’ could be on a list like this; toe jam and earl 3, mortal kombat, wind jammers 2 and that Rico FPS from rising star games looks pretty cool too. Seems strange that town and goose game are on here and they aren’t. But hey it’s not my list and it’s also got the comments section going 👍🏻

Re: Editorial: Is This a Golden Era of Gaming? Absolutely

LordFunkalot

2017 has been an epic year for gaming, not just in terms of Nintendo but general gaming. There's been some great (more mainstream game) VR games, pc games, Xbox and PS4. The indie scene continues to thrive and some classics have been rejuvenated with success (crash, sonic etc). I think there's been many golden ages in gaming over the last 3 decades and think we are in one. I think the true 'golden age' is such a subjective term and will be a different time for each and every one of us.

Re: Review: Splatoon 2 (Switch)

LordFunkalot

@Baker1000 although I've had the game from launch and enjoy it. Just thought I'd read the review and comments; I was literally thinking the same thing as what's in your post - I get a bit bored of the same old maps over and over and although I love this game it just pusheses it out from being a 10/10 to a 9 in my opinion. I think they did it like that to focus the multiplayer player base so that there's always enough players on the map servers to populate games. But I might be wrong?!?

Re: Video: Learn About the Rabbids & Mario Crossover That Didn't Make it to Wii

LordFunkalot

I think the problem is that pretty much everyone likes Mario but the rabbids are hated and by pairing them up there's a worry it could devalue Mario/Nintendo

I really hate the idea, however I'm sure Nintendo will have some sort of quality assurance in place to prevent this from being awful. So there is a chance (and I can't believe I'm saying this about a rabbids game) that it could be quite good

Re: Talking Point: Five Key Areas Nintendo Must Get Right at E3 2017

LordFunkalot

Some stuff to look forward to long term - Metroid announcement would be ace, with a future wave race, kid Icarus, 1080 or f-zero in the works.

More gameplay and details for Mario odyssey and fire emblem warriors. Specifics about splatoon 2 single player and offline play for on the go (bots and some sort of high score mode)

A surprise before the end of the year hd port - deluxe donkey Kong pack or Luigi mansion double pack

And then an epic - it's out there as of now drop, for the virtual console and Zelda expansion

With some indi filler games slotted in here and there

Re: Review: Mr. Shifty (Switch eShop)

LordFunkalot

I totally agree with this review, the game crashed on me lots of times on level 13, it just became a tedious nightmare. It's a shame because the idea is kinda cool but in reality it's just so mediocre at best. I deleted it and treated myself to spectre knight to try and forget it.