MasterGraveheart

I've "notoriously" said some pretty harsh things about the redesign after the original reveal in the Mario Kart World teaser a few weeks ago (dumpy-looking was the word I used, I think), but my opinion did a complete 180 once I saw how much more vibrant and animated he was yesterday. Now I love it!

I think I'll always be partial to the more "don't mess with me" style the Country-version DK was, but this was SO much better and put the new Donkey Kong in his best light.

Awesome! Been hoping for this one! Now we just need Tifa for Smash Bros. 6 to be confirmed!

Donkey Kong looks SOOOOO much better here than in Mario Kart World. Like, this is almost like a THIRD design at this point. I still PREFER the DKC version, but I'd happily play with this version!

Yeah, if we could get that 2D-HD remake on modern consoles, please? That'd be great. And if you can let us choose which translation we want? Whether or not we want the anime cut scenes? If we want the DS bonuses tacked on? Gold mine.

I think this goes to show that we need something more like the Netflix or iTunes of gaming (in concept, not necessarily practice, don't downvote me yet!). Something that can be accessed on multiple different platforms, easy to sift through, play on a subscription basis... something to preserve older games. I know it's not perfect, but something that can help with the preservation. Especially for obscure and rare titles like this one. Sure, you'll get stubborn Nintendo, Sony, Capcom, or whatever trying to do their own thing forever and eternity, but games preservation is a huge deal, and in the relative early stages of its life cycle, we need to see more done for preservation, and no, piracy of often-shoddy roms isn't enough (not to say I'm against game piracy these days with the way the biggest companies have been acting). Much of cinema and literature's earliest days are lost, and games are at risk of falling prey to this without better preservation.

Not being interested in the gatcha games (aside from Go for the shiny chances alone), it still somehow sunk below my expectations. I was excited for Z-A, but after seeing it, my excitement was actually tempered from seeing the graphics and the poor scaling (what did they do to Onix?!).

My other big hope was for shiny cover legendary raids or gifts for Scarlet and Violet and we get... Rotom phone covers, pseudo-legendary raids and starter raids. I mean, starters, fine, but, they're not necessarily exciting, y'know? At least there'll be shiny chances.

Like, again, my expectations were low, but... wow.

At least I got a few Shiny Genesect and Tornadus last night. That was MY Pokémon Day!

I want my Black & White remakes, but I don't want it to be like they were for BDSP. I don't want a bare-minimum graphics upgrade, and certainly not in that style. I wanna see it be the Scarlet & Violet graphical style with all the bells and whistles. Find a way to hybrid it with Black 2 & White 2, and we're golden.

Stuff like this is why I'm always weary of reproduction cartridges, especially for games that weren't originally on the systems they were made for. Which sucks, because I do wanna play Sweet Home at some point.

@nhSnork Oh no, no need. He's just gonna be an snack offering to Hayreddin, the Territorial, when we need it.

One of my all-time favorite games, back, and better than ever. The fun thing is? Having done so much to explore last time around? I think this time around, I'm gonna be much more thorough going world-by-world... it'll probably help me from eating a bunch of team-wipes too and actually get used to combat instead of just trying to power through everything like a brute. XD

I won't lie? Not being a fan of brown OR yellow clothes? These actually look pretty good.

"Tatsu is not food!"

I'm willing to defy that logic.

Bowser's Castle would be my choice out of these, and I think a cruise ship would be really good too (especially if you get Daisy involved!). But my first instinct was a homage to Super Mario 64. Make L real and have Luigi have to clean up Peach's Castle of ghosts! They're already a presence, so, there's some lore to build off of there! And hey, maybe the paintings could encroach on the castle and merge the landscapes a bit?

I spent way too much time reading the text and biffed the Troupe Leader's mask. I'm ashamed of myself on this one. ;_;

Look, we know the jokes that're gonna be made. They're adorable, way out of my price range, if someone wants to buy one for me, though, I promise to pose a tasteful photo of her (or him, they can be males too!) with my guitar on social media.

I just want Symphony of the Night on a Nintendo platform, dangit!

Xenoblade Chronicles X for me, but only because it's the closest and I loved that game to pieces on Wii U. <3

Well, I mean, I get it. PlayStation's brand is on the PlayStation name, not the 1, 2, 3, 4... nobody owns the Arabic numerals.

And here I am still waiting on even bigger storage space.

...I'm an item hoarder, alright? >.>;

@Eel The last Harvest Moon games I played were the SNES and N64 games. I liked the idea, but the deadlines and limited time frame just kinda turned me off.

@Doctor-Moo Not yet, I have been meaning to try it. I think I have a digital copy of one of the Rune Factories on my 3DS, but, I haven't had a chance to dig deep into it.

There needs to be a policy that any of these A"I" generated games have to go on a separate page. Any failure to declare use of A"I" generation results in your game being delisted.

I'm sorry, but this A"I" trend actively needs to be fought against.

Right, so, this is "new" Harvest Moon, not the original that is now Story of Seasons, right? It's so very confusing keeping these straight...

But, anyway, it's hard for me to get into other cozy farming sims after Stardew Valley. It just nailed that mechanic so beautifully. And what I appreciate most is the pace. You're never rushed. The original Harvest Moons had me on such a bad timer, it was hard to really enjoy my run, y'know? Has that gotten any better in later installments?

@N00BiSH Actually? The DKC cartoon Donkey Kong has way more dignity than this redesigned one. It's like, someone was dared to make the worst Donkey Kong, and DKC cartoon DK breathed a sigh of relief when they succeeded.

With or without hair.

I genuinely hate this new design. This DK isn't king of anything. He's dumpy unemployed DK.

Like, he isn't even movie DK. He's a DK who has raided your fridge and is asking if you'd go out and pick him up some chicken nuggets before he binge watches something off of your streaming services while crashing on your couch. Like he's between jobs and desperately trying to figure out how he'll freeload off of you for another day.

If they wanted to move away from the DKC Donkey Kong look, you could have still gone with either the movie or the Game Boy game version. This dead-eyed doofus does nothing for me.

@OwenOtter Well, I've been using the "Graveheart" name on the Internet since the VERY early 2000s, so, I'm gonna take indirect credit for the game character's name. ^^;

Nintendo, early in the Switch's life, you had one of the best curated storefronts in the game. Now, you've devolved to Epic/Steam levels of trashy. Start vetting and get more selective.

Sadly, I don't either. Microsoft has an iron grasp on Rare, and they're only gonna chase trends. Alas, poor Banjo & Kazooie, we hardly knew ye...

I'm a supporter of the LGBT+ community. It's a political minefield on the subject, and in the U.S., with the way politics is going, it feels like the attitude towards that community is getting worse. These are human beings. Plain and simple. And they deserve to be treated like human beings. This includes recognition and representation. Not in a "here, but not there" kind of thing. Human beings. Created equal. Key word, equal.

Nintendo of America didn't do the right thing in censoring it completely in the original release (I'm against censorship too, btw). They somewhat righted the ship here. Vivian is a great character, and one that can challenge perceptions and help people see the world around them is a lot more dynamic than they thought or expected. She's worth celebrating.

Now, do I think Nintendo's gonna win this award? Probably not. Lots of strong nominations. Would I like them? That's hard to say, because again, lots of strong nominations. But you know what I hope? I hope this is a sign of things to come for Nintendo and they can get nominated for these kinds of awards more often.

Sorry for getting deep on this one, but, frankly, representation is at risk more than ever these days, so to see it championed is worth celebrating and acknowledging.

The DKC design is still the best… LOOK HOW THEY MANGLED MY BOY! ;_;

So did Sonic, but that doesn't mean it's gonna happen.

That said... Banjo-Kazooie needs a string of quality titles again before we have that conversation. This was an easier one to have in the N64 era, but, after departing for Microsoft and releasing Nuts 'n' Bolts, some serious work needs to be done to rebuild the brand.

...I don't wanna admit how many games I'm gonna have for my Switch 2 at launch... ^^;

I just want my wife, Abigail, to stop disappearing on me. I'm convincing myself she's in the caves doing her own adventures, but dangit, if she is, I wanna see, just like on rainy days! XD

Not a fan. Not a fan at all. The Country-style DK remains the best version. I get that this version is meant to be a throwback to the arcade original... this was the wrong place to do it, frankly. Do another Mario vs. Donkey Kong game and match it up with the Game Boy game if you must.

This feels like a huge miss.

I'm gonna imagine some games that are a bit more ingrained into the Switch hardware itself is gonna have some problems, i.e. Animal Crossing, which needed a whole new app just to transfer to a different console.

Of course there's Mario Kart. It's like scampi at Bubba Gump's "Of course we have scampi." Of course we have Mario Kart!

Though, tbh, I'm still kinda hoping this ends up being something like "Smash Kart," and they start inviting more than just the Mario crew to play. I know they did that with 8, but, let's expand. Samus in a Gunship kart. Nell from Advance Wars in a tank. Pit in a chariot.

Heck, go third party while you're at it! Cloud on Fenrir. Tifa in the buggy. Travis Touchdown on his motorcycle. Dr. Eggman in the Egg Mobile. Have a blast with that kinda thing!

Honestly excited for this. Could pave the way for more PC games that are dependent on a keyboard and mouse. And hey, if you can use a Switch 2 Keyboard, that can lead to some interesting possibilities!

@Itachi2099 @Unit_DTH That's right, I'd forgotten it was actually confirmed. So many rumors had come spiraling out of the woodwork, most of them ridiculous, that I've kinda just phased out everything I've heard on the subject from my mind and am just waiting for the actual announcements.

@Oracles_fanboi Goooot'cha. That makes more sense... at least it would if I hadn't seen just how awful certain circles can be. -_-;

It's probably a buncha stuff, tbh.

@Vivianeat Hopefully the backwards compatibility rumors are true, then. I know my backlog is thicker than the Storm King's Thunder Thighs too.

Why do I get the feeling this is largely due to a certain "love triangle" issue surrounding a certain upcoming third part of a certain trilogy?

Now, this could also, and more likely, just be a general thing that's going on, and that's wholly possible too, especially considering Square Enix's interest in dipping into A"I" and other morally questionable decisions, and while I wholly endorse taking the higher ups to task in a civil manner, to harass the lower staff is definitely not cool.

Decent size, justifies my choice to go physical... that and the barrel pen holder. Seriously, who doesn't want a Donkey Kong barrel on their desk? <3

Out: Baby boi Rook.

In: Grizzled veteran Rook who has been here before and has to start over from square one and is ready to tear Mira apart to get back to where they were and ask Matthew Mercer what the heck is going on.

@shiftbarackyeaugh I think a certain music group would have had an issue with it, tho.

Nintendo's watching all us fools be wrong and they're gonna reveal Wii U2. ;P

(Please no, Nintendo, I want that Switch successor, whatever you call it. ;_; )

I'm going to prefer physical media for a long time, largely because the contractual licensing and the tendencies for listings for digital to come and go at a moment's notice is extremely off-putting to me. I also don't particularly like to stream when I can own. I mean, I use streaming services, but I also own the movies I like most. Just recently got Godzilla Minus One for Christmas, as well as the Marvel vs. Capcom collection physical.

We'll be digital only one day, I'm sure. But when that day comes, it's my hope that the industry is in a healthier place with preservation, availability, and convenience.

I just want it to run the Final Fantasy VII ReTrilogy. Not even at the prettiest graphical resolution possible.

"I got someone from, let's say a studio close to Punch-Out, drunk at a bar..."

Uhhhh... okay then! I still want an HD remake of the Wii version, though. I remember a video on YouTube by Gaijin Goombah, who talked about the positive characteristics of the Wii Punch-Out characters (except for Super Macho Man and Aran Ryan, who were total jerks), as well as the attention to detail in the languages they spoke.

So, if this is true, it makes me sad, because the Wii Punch-Out did so much right in trying to avoid negative stereotypes.

And then retailers are instructed to keep packs behind the glass, making these scanners far less effective unless they're gonna get flipped on eBay or Amazon.

@AlienX Curvy/“top-heavy” characters are always slandered. It’s disgusting.