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@Serpenterror The PS3 launched at $600. But yes, $500 is way too much for a Nintendo console knowing that they never target high specs for their devices.

One of the worst examples of project management I've ever seen in the industry. Truly insane.

@yohn777 Higher cost doesn't always equal more money. If you sell more copies at the lower cost, then that equals more money. It's a common strategy. Especially if the game is going to be delisted in two days. There's no long term strategy left for them with a higher price tag.

Looks incredible, but I really hope it turns out better than CrossCode. That game had a great story and amazing visuals, but the game itself was not great. The dungeons were beyond insufferable with the way they repeated the same puzzles over and over and over ad nauseam.

@Jack_Goetz WB absolutely has been a problem regarding the micro transaction BS in the series over the last several games. But don't forget that it's also that WB money that has made them the most insanely lavishly produced fighting games ever made. It's genuinely crazy just how much money has been poured into them for their production values. Like it or not, WB's influence on the series has been both a blessing, and a curse.

It's only been two years since this game released!? Why do I feel like it's been out for like five years?

Okay they actually did a great job with this! It looks great, and more importantly, it runs great! It looks buttery smooth, which is exactly how you do a game like this. So many retro revivals suffer from frame rate issues or Unity camera stutter, and this has none of those in that footage.

I have it on my PS5, and this game is god-like. Easily the best game in the series, even if the story isn't the best in the series.

I feel like I need to wait and see what the storage solutions are like with the next gen Switch first before committing to yet another storage upgrade. I'm already at 1TB, but I need to clean the fridge all the time even at that size.

Racing game at 30fps is a hard pass for me.

I have never even thought of that fight as being difficult in any way shape or form. Zero Mission as a whole is an incredibly easy game. It's one of my favorite Metroid games, but if there's one complaint I have with it, it's that it's too easy.

Thankfully I already have it. But when will publishers learn that making your games less accessible only encourages preservation through piracy. Cave is especially guilty of doing this by making so many of their games inaccessible outside of Japan.

I would jump on this one immediately if it had the english voice cast. Love this show so much.

I played it on PS5, but since it's on Switch, I need to say Unicorn Overlord. And it isn't even close. Easily my game of the year so far on any platform.

This was always a solid game. I enjoyed it on the 3DS. That said, I also always felt that it was disappointing compared to the original. It lost some of the charm.

The leaker is upset about leaking his own source. Ironic?

An abject failure of project management. Just stunningly bad.

This is releasing at such a bad time! The original was legit incredible, so I really want to play this as soon as possible! But Elden Ring DLC is next week, and I need to play that even more!

Played through the demo yesterday, and it's really good! Loved the Yars Revenge hacking mini games, and it had a fun boss at the end.

Definitely 3D. Chrono Trigger is already one of the best looking 2D pixel art games ever made. So an "HD-2D" version wouldn't do enough to differentiate it from the original. It's not like something like Live-A-Live where it was transformative. HD-2D wouldn't be enough to justify its existence. At that point, you may as well just do a simple rerelease of the SNES game.

Seeing a lot of people disappointed with this one, and all I have to say to that is, don't sleep on Killing Time! It is shockingly good. No joke, the game is excellent.

Yes yes yes yes yes! Always yes when it comes to giving the player options regarding performance.

Hopefully the PS5 version's performance is also improved. Because shockingly, it runs disgustingly bad on the console. One of, if not the worst, running game I've personally played on PS5.

Just inject it directly into my veins!

7/10

I've always preferred the original Paper Mario, Super Mario RPG, and Superstar Saga over TTYD. I still enjoy it of course, but it's not a 9/10 game for me. I'm also really bothered by the frame rate being cut in half in this version. I'd give it an 8/10 if it matched the GCN version in that regard.

I played through Hollow Knight and got the true ending, and though I really wanted to love the game, I just didn't in the end. It has severe pacing issues, with massive stretches of the game without a feeling of meaningful progression. And finding that balance is the hallmark of a great metroidvania game. In my opinion Hollow Knight is a good game, but not a great one like the giants of the genre.

Not just the Switch version. I've been playing it on PS5 and holy crap the frame rate is atrocious! It might take the crown away from Atelier Ryza 2 for worst performing game on PS5 that I've played.

The drop in frame rate really should have been listed in the cons section. A real shame that a remake didn't improve, or at least match, every aspect of the original, which goes against what a remake should do. Doesn't ruin the game obviously, but it's a clear step down in that regard.

Anything that helps feed my 3DO nostalgia (I owned one back in the day) is a win in my book!

Such a shame. I loved Pac-Man 99, and played it regularly. There is no chance I would support this knowing that they will just kill this one too eventually.

I'm still making my way through Unicorn Overlord. Close to 70 hours at this point!

Interesting that this would have such control problems on console when Quake itself does not.

It bothers me a lot. It's not a deal breaker, but it goes against what a remake should aim to achieve, which is to improve on the original, or at least match the original in every way. At the very least, the game went from a day one purchase for me, to a I'll wait until I have time and wrap up other games that are a higher priority now.

Disappointing! I enjoyed Endless Ocean 2 on the Wii, but it sounds like this one just doesn't live up to it. I had my worries when they said it was randomized...

This is really cool, but I personally would have preferred that they went with a SNES version using FF6's visual style instead.

"We have adjusted the parameter change when equipped with multiple weapons and shields upwards."

This is the update I wanted. Right now, when I equip a second sword on one of my units, it does literally nothing to their stats. What's the point?

Never thought of this game as underrated. I've always loved it, and everyone I know who has played it loved it as well!

Wait, this is an action RPG? The trailer makes it look like it's turn-based. It even shows a turn order in the footage.

Based on this specific scale, I'd give it a 5/10. It's average. Though I don't personally consider a 5/10 to be average. That's below average. 7/10 is average in my opinion.

Whatever game I'm currently playing!

I was looking forward to it, but the demo killed my interest in it. It just wasn't good enough in my opinion. Not compelling enough gameplay and pretty terrible performance.

For me, the biggest issue I have with some remakes/remasters is when they literally do some things worse than the original. The goal of a remake should always be to improve on the original or at the very least keep the quality of the original on a technical level.

When you have games like the new Paper Mario TTYD remake have the frame rate cut in half? That's a non starter for me.The original ran at 60fps, that should have been a 100% requirement on the design document of the remake before development even started. Shame on them for disrespecting a legendary game like that.

Love this game, but I'm terrible at it. After about 15 hours of play time, I've only completed one run!

@Dm9982 A side scrolling action game like Contra absolutely demands 60fps. To say otherwise is just pure gaslighting. And to say that fighting games are the only genre that need 60fps is to do the same. Even the NES Contra games ran at 60fps because they knew that. Yes, any game and any genre (including fighting games) can "technically" be played at 30fps. Obviously. But it is so detrimental to the gameplay and experience that it is all but required for certain genres like fighting games, side scrolling action games and platformers, first-person shooters, competitive sports games, racing games, etc.

@Dm9982 Unfortunately, there is nothing they can do to fix the frame rate on the Switch version. It needs 60fps, and if you think they're going to magically bump it up to that, then I've got bad news for you.

@Greatluigi It's on WayForward. All of their recent Switch games have been like this. RWBY, Advance Wars, River City Girls 2, and now Contra. Ever since they made the switch to Unity Engine, this has been a problem for them. They have not made the transition from their in-house game engine to Unity gracefully.

The downfall of WayForward on Switch over the last few years has been absolutely tragic. They went from being, in my opinion, one of the premiere developers on the platform, to an absolute joke. All of their recent releases have been pure train wrecks on Switch. They really need to re-evaluate their approach to the platform, or just outright drop support for it until the next gen Switch arrives. The Switch can handle these games, but they're just not putting in the time and effort to make it so.

Not surprising at all. Vanillaware never misses. Seriously the most consistent developer of the last two decades when it comes to quality and variety in the games they make.

@Faucet It's not a lazy port. They're emulated, so it's literally the SNES games you're playing. They'd need to remake them from scratch basically to make them run at a different speed.

Mega oof at the Switch version only running at 30fps. I bought it on my PS5, and it runs at 120fps on that platform. Absolute game changer for a 3D platformer like this.