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Re: Censored Dispatch Artwork Spotted On Nintendo's Digital Storefront

MARl0

It's crazy just how much Nintendo has changed in the last couple years regarding censorship. They used to be the least censored console on the market for most of the Switch's life span. With Sony routinely censoring games that were not censored on Switch. And now they've swapped places. So disappointing.

Re: Video: Digital Foundry Reviews Skyrim On Switch 2, And Yeah, It's Bad

MARl0

@ShadLink It would seem that you're the one showing your bias. Showing the input lag difference between PS5, Switch, and Switch 2 is a completely fair comparison since input lag is not something that the PS5 is "better" at than the Switch or the Switch 2. In fact, the PS5 is infamous for having terrible input lag with many games due to its development tools (not the hardware itself). Just ask Mortal Kombat fans about that 110ms input lag in the Legacy Kollection that recently released that was worse than the even Switch 1's input lag in that same game when it launched.

Re: Alarmo Receives A Software Update, Here Are The Patch Notes

MARl0

I returned mine to the store because it was too hard to see. The screen was so dim on it with no option to fix it. It has a brightness setting, but the highest setting was still insanely dim because it uses a light sensor that can't be deactivated that messes it up anyway.

Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Super Mario Galaxy + Galaxy 2?

MARl0

Not counting the price, I'd give it an 8/10. Great games that don't play quite as good as the Wii versions due to gyro not working as well as pointer controls. Some nice updated textures, some not so nice.

Add the price into the mix though, and I'd give it a 5/10. Very low effort HD remasters for a super premium price. I expect remake levels of effort for that price.

Re: Opinion: Sonic Racing Crossworlds > Mario Kart World, And It's Not Even Close For Me

MARl0

Hard disagree. Sonic Racing's core handling model doesn't feel nearly as good as Mario Kart's for me. It just never feels good to play in comparison. You can really tell that Nintendo has been perfecting kart racing for over 30 years. Now that doesn't mean that I think Mario Kart World is perfect either mind you. It's not as good as Mario Kart 8. But it's still considerably better than Sonic Racing Crossworlds.

Re: Team Cherry Explains Hollow Knight: Silksong's "Steep Difficulty"

MARl0

The problem is that in a metroidvania game, there is no way to know what is and isn't off the path when the game doesn't communicate it well to the player. This isn't something like Super Metroid where the game very clearly lets the player know "You shouldn't be here." via various means like Samus receiving major heat damage just by entering a room. Silksong is more like "Well this area seems really difficult, but is this the right way to go or not? I can't tell."

And I am still enjoying the game for the most part, but I don't love it (about 18 hours in right now). It just isn't as well designed as the major players in the genre in my opinion.