@Dang_69 There was a reddit topic where someone mentioned that they got a reply mentioning that "performance" and "graphics" modes will be added by patch @libersolis also linked it in a previous pose so hopefully it will end up smoothing things out in both docked and handheld in performance mode.
a guess is that as it is it feels like its trying to do both at once, like its trying to run the visual quality of "graphics" mode but also trying to aim for 60fps but it ending up not hitting that outside of enclosed areas like some dungeons.
@OmnitronVariant ty for that, i always find these kinds of looks into technical aspects surrounding older games, the dithering and whatnot i mentioned i remember seeing used as an example with things like the waterfalls in sonic.
@OmnitronVariant oh yeah it definitely does feel like quite a few aspects of that era are made worse on modern TVs (like the slowdown you mentioned), while ive seen the term "nostalgia goggles" applied to situations like that as you mentioned there are actual differences (another thing i remember was certain effects such as dithering which lost some of their intended effect on newer TVs)
It would also explain why the early HD era if anything felt even rougher than the early 3D era (i guess the more detailed visuals also didn't help since it made everything feel more visually noisy and harder to pick up on things at lower framerates wheres i find it easier to play those n64 era games even on modern displays)
While it would be nice to have an option to unlock the framerate (since it would do great for future proofing, maybe include a warning like iirc that ninja gaiden game did) im definitely in the camp which prefers a stable 30 with good pacing over a messy one.
@Darthmoogle
to be fair 16-bit era was where 60hz was pretty much standard so games back then were the equivalent of a 60fps game nowadays, naturally that changed when games went 3d but as @OmnitronVariant mentioned there was also the difference when it came to CRT-TVs.
in terms of gaming discussion back then we were also knee deep in the "bit wars" and during the early 3d era it almost felt like there was a disdain for 2d games (a nintendo magazine iirc was famous for talking crap about SOTN and its 2d 32-bit graphics in a castlevania 64 preview) alongside 2d games being less likely to be localized in the west.
it feels like the main difference really is where the discussion and whatnot is, like nowadays the internet does make things a lot more wide and chaotic than it was and it does feel like theres a lot fewer "hit piece" advertisements and articles, though a positive at least is that it feels like people have a much better idea of how things like 60fps or frame pacing affect games than the amount of "bits" back then or phrases like "blast processing" which for a while there were those wondering if that even existed (apparently it did but was still somewhat misrepresented by marketing or something along those lines)
i think it was because at one point i was playing a game with super aggressive rumble (could have been dragon quest builders 2) and just forgot to turn it back on again.
@ReaperMelia yeah its definitely my fave of the "action" combat FF games thanks to how it incorporates the ATB stuff, falling on the "RPG with action game elements" side of the scale more than the "action game with RPG elements" which some fell on.
Really even ignoring the FFVII aspects, as an game in itself it felt like it was the most fun i have had with a single player FF in years and definitely for me captured that "spark" which some of my favorites of the series had, especially rebirth due to its wider location variety.
@breach187 Honestly yeah i understand what you mean and also for me a lot of things like having a difficulty choice and a good balance of "risk/reward" gameplay to really help with enjoyment, ive never been a fan of the "just dont use it" explanation since i definitely prefer it when the game offers a difficulty setting which encourages players to use that entire toolkit.
As for the assist features which show up if you die a bunch a toggle to simply just disable them and play as if they weren't there i imagine would help since i think thats what odyssey and bananza did.
i went over some stuff in that FFVII remake article a while back in that for me since i have some bad obsessive compulsive (as in the full-blown on-the-spectrum kind) sometimes being able to toggle and disable QOL is QOL in itself.
@KoopaTheGamer I remember the original final fantasy on NES being one of the infamously buggy ones back then, seemed like half the spells and items/weapons didn't do what they said they would do (or even work for that matter, some spells did nothing iirc).
Was it mentioned if they are toggled through a menu or options or whatnot since as silly as this sounds i have some really bad obsessive compulsive problems (as in the on the spectrum medical definition) and having some of this stuff mapped to button presses like some of square-enix's previous rpgs (with often no way to disable said button mapping) makes some of these really difficult for me to play.
@JohnnyMind with square enix it was confusing since Dragon quest III HD-2D got an upgrade patch and FF tactics has a free upgrade from what i gather, but things like DQVII, I-II HD-2D and octopath 0 dont.
somewhere in between the "price" and "need more convincing" category, since for me the main reason why i would want to get the game for switch would be the option to play it handheld, though going by what i heared about galaxy 1 on switch the handheld controls didnt sound ideal, and while i definitely wasnt a fan of the motion control stuff on wii i did hear that they were handled by the touchscreen on switch in handheld which sounded like a worse option, and with galaxy 2 having stuff like the yoshi controls heavily relying on the pointer it sounds like that could be a nightmare on switch.
in the end while galaxy and especially galaxy 2 were some of my overall fave Mario games it sounds like for me it would be easier to just break out the wii or wiiu for if i got the urge to play again, since i found the visual style held up will even in standard definition and the games were already 60fps.
@DTFaux
This is one of the megaman, series's which is kind of in a blind-spot for me since i couldn't really get into the Battle network games, im still likely going to give this collection a shot though and am glad they are becoming available on modern systems.
The legends games are definitely the dream for me though. (also makes me curious about some of the one-off oddities like "battle and chase" or "network transmission" which arent in the modern collections EDIT:also command mission)
@ecco6t9 Apparently a bunch of this version has been reworked to streamline the pacing among a bunch of other changes (i imagine thats why they went with "reimagined" aside from just being a fancier name for remake)
Not sure on the extent of it but it feels like those who found the whole thing too long and meandering may enjoy it more this time wheres some fans of the original may be dissapointed depending on how they felt about the pacing (i know some found the more cut-down intro of the 3ds release took away from some of the atmosphere in that part)
A bunch of stuff which i really liked though there were definitely some stuff surrounding it which did sour things somewhat such as the Prices on things like Mario Galaxy 2, some of the DLC feeling like its a bit too close to the games release and the odd handling of the virtual boy stuff (the stand being mandatory rather than an option like the various "classic" controllers also meaning that the games are also unplayable in both Handheld and TV modes)
@JohnnyMind oh yeah im definitely not a fan of how these patents can set a very bad precedent when it comes to things like lawsuits and as you and the article mentioned, potential deterrents.
its more that the initial version of the story (the original article was updated to include some of the specifics) was kind of poisoning a lot of discussion especially as it spread through social media, in that rather than some of the more realistic concerns brought up like in this article and the ones you mentioned discussion was more exaggerated hypotheticals.
@JohnnyMind yeah im definitely in the field that feels iffy about companies having a monopoly on gaming mechanics though at the very least looking at the actual patent application this one feels super specific and also as the article mentions theres a bunch of stuff regarding "throwing motions" and a "ball".
again still not too hot on the whole idea of the situation but at the very least the patent itself feels far more detailed and specific than the descriptions weve been seeing
@SalvorHardin kind of reminds me of how when watching older videos of retro games on youtube (back before the site would support 60fps) you would definitely see some oddities, a common one is sprite flicker effects which you would often see used to show invincibility frames in older games would just have the character often vanish in said videos.
@GrailUK just for some clarification on my end since i may have not worded things well.
Pet classes in things like MMOs (or rpgs like diablo) acted less like a smart bomb and more like an ally who would fight by your side in real time in the same way an CPU-controlled party member would only often with the ability to instruct them on what attacks they could use. (pokemon Z-A seems to look similar to this with skills based on cooldowns similar to an MMO or Xenoblade game)
The difference between monsters or a wizard/warrior also depends on if a game treats the summons as a party member in of itself, a summon in the majority of FF games for example would count more as a super flashy attack coming from a character wheres something like 1992's dragon quest V (at least the japan release) the monsters themselves would act as stand alone party members with their own skills and stats.
Dragon quest V handled things closer to Megaten than pokemon with the monsters themselves fighting alongside you rather than in your stead though the act of obtaining them was much simpler than megaten, iirc they would randomly join after beating them wheres megaten you would talk to demons and persuade/bribe them to join and could fuse them to create/summon new ones. i could definitely see how back in the day the concept of these games wouldnt have flown well in the west, you already had these hyper religious types calling pokemon "demonic" and attributing it to demon summoning (though iirc wasnt it based on bug collecting?) imagine how they would have responded if in the late 80s/early 90s a game series showed up where you actually did summon and control demons.
fun fact(maybe): things kind of came full circle when atlus did end up making a spinoff of the megaten series more inspired by the aesthetics of pokemon (down to having 2 versions) known as "devil children" in japan and one of them actually got localized (under the name "demikids") though i think the first time anything from SMT came to the west was jack bros in the mid 90s, a puzzle game on the freaking virtual boy.
@GrailUK if were talking turn based combat like others mentioned there was Digital devil story and dragon quest V being cited as some earlier rpgs with creature taming, unsure if Megaten was the first one (came out in 1987) though its one of the more well known though i wouldnt be surprised if the concept has some of its origins in pen and paper stuff like a lot of RPG mechanics.
In terms of real time where characters or creatures fight independently of you and can be issued orders a few examples of this concept would be something like a "pet" class in a real time rpg (mmo or otherwise) basically look at most "summoner" or "necromancer" kinds of classes though im unfamiliar with the PCrpg or MMO genres so others may be able to get specific examples.
looking at how general and widespread the concept is it wouldnt surprise me if its one of those ones similar to the example @Suketoudara used which i hear are not too uncommon especially in japan.
does make me hope that this one is also considered too vague and general for any one company to have a monopoly on.
@Citrus_Architect
that last paragraph is one of the reasons why i enjoy a lot of retro collections/compilations even for games/franchises i have no nostalgia for.
@HammerKirby yeah if anything the classic sonic games were some of those games i enjoyed much more when returning to them as an adult since i could appreciate things like the movement physics and how well everything flows together more. 3k is still my personal fave.
@SillyG yeah that would me the dream for me, a good collection of classic rayman games, maybe even including other versions and as you mentioned oddities like the edutainment ones as a bonus.
Sadly it feels like at most it will be rayman 2 on NSO which is fine for those who enjoy NSO but i would have loved an ability to have it on switch 2 in a form you could buy/keep (again a lovingly crafted collection would be an amazing way to celebrate the anniversary)
@Sylamp oh yeah just rewatched the trailer and saw the owl, curious to see how it functions as a boss.
am also curious to see how the original re-pac plays on switch-2 though it can be hard to find info since most searches just bring up re-pac 2. (especially since the original had a mode which targeted 60fps iirc)
@Sylamp does make me think maybe the buzzsaw thing is the boss of the forest world now and then the worlds after are the new ones. (since they showed the frog already)
@Sylamp initially i got the term "original game" confused with the first pac-land until i saw the part about repeated bosses.
though the repeated bosses part should hopefully be something improved in this version going by the trailer where it shows a new boss for the snowy area.
@Not_Soos thats the dream for me, would be awesome if it included different versions of certain games too since rayman 2 specifically had quite a few differences with the psone version (also the ps2 revolution one) and the GBA games were a whole other beast.
Though even just a good collection with the "definitive" versions of the original 3 games would be awesome too.
@TitanSix yeah ive always been one who feels like things such as controls are ideally up to the player, both as a comfort thing but also in cases it can be a big accessibility thing (especially in a world where adaptive controllers exist) and while a wheelchair basketball game is a win in terms of having some rep for the sport it feels like there's an unfortunate irony given both the lack of controller options and nintendos odd history when it comes to accessibility (especially since even in the days of wacky peripherals and giant plastic instruments those games would often allow people to play with a controller)
@contrarian @Yosher Yeah i would be more than happy with some competition in the console handheld market (since theres already quite a few portable PCs)
Really i think the main thing im hoping for is if this is backwards compatible, even if it ends up digital-only thanks to the format it would still give it a decent back catalogue especially if it supports PS4 games alongside PS5. (i think there was a rumor that PS3 emulated games may eventualy come to PSN like the PSone,PS2 and PSP games that are on it)
but yeah, always happy for more options when it comes to this kind of thing.
@GrailUK I mean it wouldnt be the first time sony made a handheld which you could "dock" to play on the TV using a controller, we had the PSP-go back in 2009 (though the "dock" was referred to as the "Cradle" and was compatible with the PS3 controller) i do remember earlier versions of the psp having TV-out but unsure if they had controller support.
@JohnnyMind i feel like with this one there were a couple of gameplay aspects which could be frustrating which future ones fixed such as how its easy to get to 99% of the map explored and be searching for that extra 1% (with VIII onwards they also showed the % of each area so you could narrow down which zone the missing % was in) and having to keep swapping exploration accessories (think something like the movement power ups in a "metroidvania") from the menu (iirc ys VIII let you equip multiple at once so you didnt have to swap as much and could keep ones you would often use on)
I havent played Ys IX yet, did play some of YsX but thought i would wait until proud nordics to play more.
There was also Ys seven on psp i enjoyed a lot, it had a lot of elements which would carry over to this one, iirc it got a re-release on PC but no modern console one like Felghana and this.
@JohnnyMind i loved origin, its actually a hard choice between it and felghana for me when it comes to that style of Ys game.
When it comes to the party based one i definitely am among those praising the ever loving heck of of Ys VIII though i do have a soft spot for this game, maybe its because it was a game i was super hyped for back in the vita days but it always had a really cozy vibe among the Ys games especially with the different towns you visit, it kind of feels like a trails games in some ways when it comes to things like sidequests (though the actual halfway point between trails and ys would probably be something like tokyo Xanadu which i also enjoyed)
i enjoyed Dawn, though not as much as aria, felt like aria had a slightly tighter design and a lot of the good weapons in dawn being tied to the weapon upgrading system and random soul drops was not something i enjoyed as much as just finding them around the castle even if it was an interesting way to make souls more important.
hard to really pick a fave DSvania, they are all amazing games, i enjoyed the amount of content in portrait though was not a fan of a couple of the portrait worlds and enjoyed Ecclesias gameplay a bunch though felt the level design was a bit repetitive with a lot of wide rooms full of enemies (the combat itself being as fun as it was with how weapons got more powerful with use made it a lot of fun though)
though TBH there wasnt really any of the exploration vanias i outright disliked, yeah circle of the moon could get frustrating and had a big reliance on enemy drops and Harmony could get confusing with its castle gimmick but the games just had too many things i outright loved.
do wish bloodstained got a native switch 2 version since it looked a lot of fun though i hear its still messy on switch 2.
@MrDocena Yeah i feel like the same kind of thing also applies to how each group deals with the oposite end too, like there are those who treat people enjoying something or praising an aspect that they like as being a "bootlicker" or "shill" wheres on the flipside you have those who are too quick to dismiss criticism of nintendo or their actions as "whining", being "entitled", "haters" or things to similar effect.
it feels like it generally comes down to a common strategy on the internet in arguments where it feels like trying to remove agency from another persons argument in order to prop up their own take similar to the whole "mindless fanboys" or "hate train" rhetoric.
fortunately both of these tend to be the extreme of each side and while it can feel common in comment sections or the internet in general it does feel like for the most part people can enjoy something while understanding why someone would be critical of it and vice-versa which i would say the general "nintendo enjoyers" would fall into
Having an X on its own at the end of the title kind of makes me think back to 90s Xtreme marketing where X was largely considered the coolest letter and while it wasnt the first example it also makes me think of the Megaman X series (though "Zero" also shows up in a bunch of game titles too though not for the same reason as "megaman Zero") we also had the ocasional "EX" like StreetfighterEXplusalpha!
in terms of X in the middle of something i think the first time i saw that was Namco X capcom back on ps2 though like the Megaman example this was just the first thing i thought of and not necessarily the first time it was used. (though its also associated with fan pairings, you could definitely find a bunch of "sonic X shadow" content LONG before the games announcement)
honestly much rather have X catch on like it did than like "epic" almost did in the later 2000s.
@eldersnake IIRC the last direct mentioned that theres still more to reveal and that scene at the end of the direct has me curious, would be cool if we got a full on smash style solo mode (even world of light i had fun with despite it going on a bit long)
@Ralizah does make me wish the octopath games would get the DQIII HD-2D treatment leading up to octopath zero.
not holding my breath but DQIII looks really nice on switch 2 now and plays so much better (yeah its a turn based game but just walking around locations feels nicer)
nice to hear this holds up better than those games (and the xenoblade games) also iirc didnt this one have an uncapped framerate or something.
@JohnnyMind im definitely curious about this kollection despite the fact that i havent really got into fighters too much but am a sucker for a good retro compilation and find them a good way to experience a series i missed.
These 2 games only made me more interested since when it comes to games with a very bad reception often they can be at the very least a fun morbid curiosity and/or guilty pleasures.
am definitely hoping the live action FMVs for the sub zero game are retained since they are delightfully campy and i imagine the actors had fun.
@RasandeRose I remember with original switch there were things like dragon quest heroes 1+2 which came out at or close to launch in japan and was apparently a disaster performance wise, and yeah as you mentioned things tended to get better as it went on and while the bad ports were still bad it felt like the good ports got better.
Definitely felt like an odd era when it came to that kind of thing was the psone/N64 era in that towards the end of those you got games which pushed the visuals at the cost of performance but even then the fact that FFVII and FFIX were on the same console definitely showed how much a console can progress.
Naturally i expect in a couple of years when PS6 and whatnot come out it could be a challenge but if that rumoured sony handheld happens there will still be games made with handheld specs also targeted plus im hoping the rumor is true since it would be nice to have additional options when it comes to dedicated portable consoles.
a bit of a ramble but i imagine the general gist of this comment is able to come through.
@AverageGamer
does make me curious how Rebirth will turn out if on switch 2 since that game seemed a lot more demanding than rebirth plus didn't have a ps4 version to kind of gauge things off
@missingno_fgc Ditto, does make me curious also if the input lag issue was caused by having it run at 30 purely because from what i gather the other versions of the game dont have that issue (again including the ps3 version and original graces on wii iirc)
issues like that especially weren't the best for graces considering how perfect last-second dodges were a key point in that game especially on harder difficulties. (i think Xillia and Xillia 2 had some similar mechanics but remember graces it being vital at times)
@GoldenSunRM
yeah for me ive always been for the idea that HOW a game is played (such as controls) is ideally up to the player as much as possible since its something thats so subjective, plus while for most its simply a matter of comfort for some it can be the difference between literally being able to play the game (there was an article a while back where someone with a disability not being able to play games like mario galaxy because the motion controls were mandatory and ended up having to use a modified controller or something similar)
plus offering controll options can lead to some creativity such as people trying to beat games with a dance mat or other controllers not intended for the game (someone beat dark souls using custom controllers made from actual bananas, now THATS the definitive DK experience) and in other cases it can open people up to new control methods, for example i wasnt really much of a fan of mandatory motion/gyro controls in the wii/3ds era but fiddling around with the control settings on the switch version of quake 2 i was opened up to the joys of gyro aiming in games.
@KayFiOS Star allies was definitely one i was hoping to get a 60fps patch since from what i gather its one of the few if only kirby sidescrollers to run at 30 (though i think 64 may have run at 30 too) considering the wii and even 3ds games were running at 60 (i think it was due to some of the more fancy lighting effects star allies has) i remember while i didnt notice it much on release going back to star allies after playing return to dreamland deluxe definitely made it more noticeable.
The no footage thing does at least make me hope that the "early build" reasoning holds some weight to it and it could end up at least a bit smoother at launch but im usually very skeptical about improvements down the line unless the devs/publishers state that said improvements will happen, after all there were people dismissing criticisms of scarlet and violets performance in previews using the "earlier build" rhetoric though that was when the game was only a month from release.
going by the comments it does seem like it was expected going by the track record when it comes to optimisation of fromsoft games (along with comments how it also had issues on other systems)
@Dimjimmer with Graces it also seemed to run worse than the original Graces on wii too (the none F version)
it does make me curious whats going on with some of these tales remasters, at least the previous 2, while it does feel like the curse of the ps2 version has followed symphonia for many releases they were able to get 60fps combat on Vesperia:DE and i think that game even had the framerate unlocked (it wasn't the most stable outside of combat but im curious to see it on switch 2)
again my hoping/coping is that we eventually get some kind of switch-2 patch or something, maybe even one for graces-F but thats really pushing expectations though it also makes me curious if the specific dev team behind this remaster didnt have switch-2 dev kits or something, either way it feels like something down the line didnt go right with this and the graces F remaster.
(again though, hoping at least for the best in the future at least)
@ottoecamn from what i gather one thing which had been changed is that the moustache with a pipe accessory is now a moustache with a beard, iirc this was on the japanese site so maybe there was some big change in how smoking affects the age rating, kind of similar to how gambling can effect things in europe to the point Trails from zero and Trails to azure got Pegi-18 ratings in europe purely because they had a casino.
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Re: Review: Trails In The Sky 1st Chapter - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition - A Comprehensive Update Of A Classic Series Opener
@Dang_69
There was a reddit topic where someone mentioned that they got a reply mentioning that "performance" and "graphics" modes will be added by patch @libersolis also linked it in a previous pose so hopefully it will end up smoothing things out in both docked and handheld in performance mode.
a guess is that as it is it feels like its trying to do both at once, like its trying to run the visual quality of "graphics" mode but also trying to aim for 60fps but it ending up not hitting that outside of enclosed areas like some dungeons.
Re: Rumour: A Bunch Of LEGO Games Might Get The 'Switch 2 Edition' Treatment Soon
@The_Nintendo_Pedant
if there was one nintendo franchise which the addition of 120fps would fit like a glove that would be F-zero!
Re: Dynasty Warriors: Origins Will Run At A "Fixed" 30fps On Switch 2
@OmnitronVariant
ty for that, i always find these kinds of looks into technical aspects surrounding older games, the dithering and whatnot i mentioned i remember seeing used as an example with things like the waterfalls in sonic.
Re: Dynasty Warriors: Origins Will Run At A "Fixed" 30fps On Switch 2
@OmnitronVariant
oh yeah it definitely does feel like quite a few aspects of that era are made worse on modern TVs (like the slowdown you mentioned), while ive seen the term "nostalgia goggles" applied to situations like that as you mentioned there are actual differences (another thing i remember was certain effects such as dithering which lost some of their intended effect on newer TVs)
It would also explain why the early HD era if anything felt even rougher than the early 3D era (i guess the more detailed visuals also didn't help since it made everything feel more visually noisy and harder to pick up on things at lower framerates wheres i find it easier to play those n64 era games even on modern displays)
Re: Dynasty Warriors: Origins Will Run At A "Fixed" 30fps On Switch 2
While it would be nice to have an option to unlock the framerate (since it would do great for future proofing, maybe include a warning like iirc that ninja gaiden game did) im definitely in the camp which prefers a stable 30 with good pacing over a messy one.
Re: Dynasty Warriors: Origins Will Run At A "Fixed" 30fps On Switch 2
@Darthmoogle
to be fair 16-bit era was where 60hz was pretty much standard so games back then were the equivalent of a 60fps game nowadays, naturally that changed when games went 3d but as @OmnitronVariant mentioned there was also the difference when it came to CRT-TVs.
in terms of gaming discussion back then we were also knee deep in the "bit wars" and during the early 3d era it almost felt like there was a disdain for 2d games (a nintendo magazine iirc was famous for talking crap about SOTN and its 2d 32-bit graphics in a castlevania 64 preview) alongside 2d games being less likely to be localized in the west.
it feels like the main difference really is where the discussion and whatnot is, like nowadays the internet does make things a lot more wide and chaotic than it was and it does feel like theres a lot fewer "hit piece" advertisements and articles, though a positive at least is that it feels like people have a much better idea of how things like 60fps or frame pacing affect games than the amount of "bits" back then or phrases like "blast processing" which for a while there were those wondering if that even existed (apparently it did but was still somewhat misrepresented by marketing or something along those lines)
apologies for the somewhat rambling comment.
Re: Opinion: Silksong's Soundtrack Rules, But You Should Turn It Off
@AJWolfTill
same thing here.
i think it was because at one point i was playing a game with super aggressive rumble (could have been dragon quest builders 2) and just forgot to turn it back on again.
Re: Are You "Unsure" About Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade For Switch 2? Don't Worry, There'll Be A Demo
@ReaperMelia
yeah its definitely my fave of the "action" combat FF games thanks to how it incorporates the ATB stuff, falling on the "RPG with action game elements" side of the scale more than the "action game with RPG elements" which some fell on.
Really even ignoring the FFVII aspects, as an game in itself it felt like it was the most fun i have had with a single player FF in years and definitely for me captured that "spark" which some of my favorites of the series had, especially rebirth due to its wider location variety.
Re: Mailbox: Switch Game Pricing, Shovelware, Self-Nerfing - Nintendo Life Letters
@breach187
Honestly yeah i understand what you mean and also for me a lot of things like having a difficulty choice and a good balance of "risk/reward" gameplay to really help with enjoyment, ive never been a fan of the "just dont use it" explanation since i definitely prefer it when the game offers a difficulty setting which encourages players to use that entire toolkit.
As for the assist features which show up if you die a bunch a toggle to simply just disable them and play as if they weren't there i imagine would help since i think thats what odyssey and bananza did.
i went over some stuff in that FFVII remake article a while back in that for me since i have some bad obsessive compulsive (as in the full-blown on-the-spectrum kind) sometimes being able to toggle and disable QOL is QOL in itself.
Re: Another Silksong Patch Is On The Way, But Don't Expect More Difficulty Tweaks
@KoopaTheGamer
I remember the original final fantasy on NES being one of the infamously buggy ones back then, seemed like half the spells and items/weapons didn't do what they said they would do (or even work for that matter, some spells did nothing iirc).
Re: Antonblast Appears To Be Jumping On The Virtual Boy Bandwagon
@NatiaAdamo
it was the reddest console of them all in the end.
Re: Newcomers Can Break Final Fantasy VII Remake With New Difficulty Settings
Was it mentioned if they are toggled through a menu or options or whatnot since as silly as this sounds i have some really bad obsessive compulsive problems (as in the on the spectrum medical definition) and having some of this stuff mapped to button presses like some of square-enix's previous rpgs (with often no way to disable said button mapping) makes some of these really difficult for me to play.
Re: One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 - Switch 2 Edition Announced, Includes Free Upgrade For Switch Owners
@JohnnyMind
with square enix it was confusing since Dragon quest III HD-2D got an upgrade patch and FF tactics has a free upgrade from what i gather, but things like DQVII, I-II HD-2D and octopath 0 dont.
Re: Poll: So, Will You Be Getting Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 For Switch?
somewhere in between the "price" and "need more convincing" category, since for me the main reason why i would want to get the game for switch would be the option to play it handheld, though going by what i heared about galaxy 1 on switch the handheld controls didnt sound ideal, and while i definitely wasnt a fan of the motion control stuff on wii i did hear that they were handled by the touchscreen on switch in handheld which sounded like a worse option, and with galaxy 2 having stuff like the yoshi controls heavily relying on the pointer it sounds like that could be a nightmare on switch.
in the end while galaxy and especially galaxy 2 were some of my overall fave Mario games it sounds like for me it would be easier to just break out the wii or wiiu for if i got the urge to play again, since i found the visual style held up will even in standard definition and the games were already 60fps.
Re: Mega Man Star Force: Legacy Collection Brings DS RPGs To Switch In 2026
@DTFaux
This is one of the megaman, series's which is kind of in a blind-spot for me since i couldn't really get into the Battle network games, im still likely going to give this collection a shot though and am glad they are becoming available on modern systems.
The legends games are definitely the dream for me though. (also makes me curious about some of the one-off oddities like "battle and chase" or "network transmission" which arent in the modern collections EDIT:also command mission)
Re: Dragon Quest VII Gets Reimagined For Switch And Switch 2 In Early 2026
@ecco6t9
Apparently a bunch of this version has been reworked to streamline the pacing among a bunch of other changes (i imagine thats why they went with "reimagined" aside from just being a fancier name for remake)
Not sure on the extent of it but it feels like those who found the whole thing too long and meandering may enjoy it more this time wheres some fans of the original may be dissapointed depending on how they felt about the pacing (i know some found the more cut-down intro of the 3ds release took away from some of the atmosphere in that part)
Re: Nintendo Direct September 2025: Every Announcement, Game Reveal, Trailer
A bunch of stuff which i really liked though there were definitely some stuff surrounding it which did sour things somewhat such as the Prices on things like Mario Galaxy 2, some of the DLC feeling like its a bit too close to the games release and the odd handling of the virtual boy stuff (the stand being mandatory rather than an option like the various "classic" controllers also meaning that the games are also unplayable in both Handheld and TV modes)
Re: Pokémon's Former Chief Legal Officer Believes Nintendo's Latest Patent Will Be Ignored
@JohnnyMind
oh yeah im definitely not a fan of how these patents can set a very bad precedent when it comes to things like lawsuits and as you and the article mentioned, potential deterrents.
its more that the initial version of the story (the original article was updated to include some of the specifics) was kind of poisoning a lot of discussion especially as it spread through social media, in that rather than some of the more realistic concerns brought up like in this article and the ones you mentioned discussion was more exaggerated hypotheticals.
Re: Pokémon's Former Chief Legal Officer Believes Nintendo's Latest Patent Will Be Ignored
@JohnnyMind
yeah im definitely in the field that feels iffy about companies having a monopoly on gaming mechanics though at the very least looking at the actual patent application this one feels super specific and also as the article mentions theres a bunch of stuff regarding "throwing motions" and a "ball".
again still not too hot on the whole idea of the situation but at the very least the patent itself feels far more detailed and specific than the descriptions weve been seeing
Re: Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound Patch Adds 60fps Mode, But There's A Catch
@SalvorHardin
kind of reminds me of how when watching older videos of retro games on youtube (back before the site would support 60fps) you would definitely see some oddities, a common one is sprite flicker effects which you would often see used to show invincibility frames in older games would just have the character often vanish in said videos.
Re: Nintendo's Patent On 'Sub Characters' Could Have Some Dire Ramifications
@GrailUK
just for some clarification on my end since i may have not worded things well.
Pet classes in things like MMOs (or rpgs like diablo) acted less like a smart bomb and more like an ally who would fight by your side in real time in the same way an CPU-controlled party member would only often with the ability to instruct them on what attacks they could use. (pokemon Z-A seems to look similar to this with skills based on cooldowns similar to an MMO or Xenoblade game)
The difference between monsters or a wizard/warrior also depends on if a game treats the summons as a party member in of itself, a summon in the majority of FF games for example would count more as a super flashy attack coming from a character wheres something like 1992's dragon quest V (at least the japan release) the monsters themselves would act as stand alone party members with their own skills and stats.
Dragon quest V handled things closer to Megaten than pokemon with the monsters themselves fighting alongside you rather than in your stead though the act of obtaining them was much simpler than megaten, iirc they would randomly join after beating them wheres megaten you would talk to demons and persuade/bribe them to join and could fuse them to create/summon new ones. i could definitely see how back in the day the concept of these games wouldnt have flown well in the west, you already had these hyper religious types calling pokemon "demonic" and attributing it to demon summoning (though iirc wasnt it based on bug collecting?) imagine how they would have responded if in the late 80s/early 90s a game series showed up where you actually did summon and control demons.
fun fact(maybe): things kind of came full circle when atlus did end up making a spinoff of the megaten series more inspired by the aesthetics of pokemon (down to having 2 versions) known as "devil children" in japan and one of them actually got localized (under the name "demikids") though i think the first time anything from SMT came to the west was jack bros in the mid 90s, a puzzle game on the freaking virtual boy.
Re: Nintendo's Patent On 'Sub Characters' Could Have Some Dire Ramifications
@GrailUK
if were talking turn based combat like others mentioned there was Digital devil story and dragon quest V being cited as some earlier rpgs with creature taming, unsure if Megaten was the first one (came out in 1987) though its one of the more well known though i wouldnt be surprised if the concept has some of its origins in pen and paper stuff like a lot of RPG mechanics.
In terms of real time where characters or creatures fight independently of you and can be issued orders a few examples of this concept would be something like a "pet" class in a real time rpg (mmo or otherwise) basically look at most "summoner" or "necromancer" kinds of classes though im unfamiliar with the PCrpg or MMO genres so others may be able to get specific examples.
looking at how general and widespread the concept is it wouldnt surprise me if its one of those ones similar to the example @Suketoudara used which i hear are not too uncommon especially in japan.
does make me hope that this one is also considered too vague and general for any one company to have a monopoly on.
Re: UFO 50 Has Been Updated On Switch, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@Citrus_Architect
that last paragraph is one of the reasons why i enjoy a lot of retro collections/compilations even for games/franchises i have no nostalgia for.
Re: Review: Bubsy In: The Purrfect Collection (Switch) - Limited Run Cleans Out The Kitty Litter
@HammerKirby
yeah if anything the classic sonic games were some of those games i enjoyed much more when returning to them as an adult since i could appreciate things like the movement physics and how well everything flows together more. 3k is still my personal fave.
Re: Ubisoft Celebrates Rayman's 30th Anniversary With An "Epic" Event In Brawlhalla
@SillyG
yeah that would me the dream for me, a good collection of classic rayman games, maybe even including other versions and as you mentioned oddities like the edutainment ones as a bonus.
Sadly it feels like at most it will be rayman 2 on NSO which is fine for those who enjoy NSO but i would have loved an ability to have it on switch 2 in a form you could buy/keep (again a lovingly crafted collection would be an amazing way to celebrate the anniversary)
Re: Pac-Man World 2: Re-Pac Looks Waka Waka Wonderful In New Gameplay Trailer
@Sylamp
oh yeah just rewatched the trailer and saw the owl, curious to see how it functions as a boss.
am also curious to see how the original re-pac plays on switch-2 though it can be hard to find info since most searches just bring up re-pac 2. (especially since the original had a mode which targeted 60fps iirc)
Re: Pac-Man World 2: Re-Pac Looks Waka Waka Wonderful In New Gameplay Trailer
@Sylamp
does make me think maybe the buzzsaw thing is the boss of the forest world now and then the worlds after are the new ones. (since they showed the frog already)
Re: Pac-Man World 2: Re-Pac Looks Waka Waka Wonderful In New Gameplay Trailer
@Sylamp
initially i got the term "original game" confused with the first pac-land until i saw the part about repeated bosses.
though the repeated bosses part should hopefully be something improved in this version going by the trailer where it shows a new boss for the snowy area.
Re: Ubisoft Kicks Off Rayman's 30th Anniversary, Says New Project Is In "Good Hands"
@Not_Soos
thats the dream for me, would be awesome if it included different versions of certain games too since rayman 2 specifically had quite a few differences with the psone version (also the ps2 revolution one) and the GBA games were a whole other beast.
Though even just a good collection with the "definitive" versions of the original 3 games would be awesome too.
Re: Talking Point: Would Drag x Drive Be Better With Miis Or Non-Mouse Control Options?
@TitanSix
yeah ive always been one who feels like things such as controls are ideally up to the player, both as a comfort thing but also in cases it can be a big accessibility thing (especially in a world where adaptive controllers exist) and while a wheelchair basketball game is a win in terms of having some rep for the sport it feels like there's an unfortunate irony given both the lack of controller options and nintendos odd history when it comes to accessibility (especially since even in the days of wacky peripherals and giant plastic instruments those games would often allow people to play with a controller)
Re: Rumour: Sony Is Gunning For The Switch 2 With A Handheld, Dockable PS6
@contrarian @Yosher
Yeah i would be more than happy with some competition in the console handheld market (since theres already quite a few portable PCs)
Really i think the main thing im hoping for is if this is backwards compatible, even if it ends up digital-only thanks to the format it would still give it a decent back catalogue especially if it supports PS4 games alongside PS5. (i think there was a rumor that PS3 emulated games may eventualy come to PSN like the PSone,PS2 and PSP games that are on it)
but yeah, always happy for more options when it comes to this kind of thing.
Re: Rumour: Sony Is Gunning For The Switch 2 With A Handheld, Dockable PS6
@GrailUK
I mean it wouldnt be the first time sony made a handheld which you could "dock" to play on the TV using a controller, we had the PSP-go back in 2009 (though the "dock" was referred to as the "Cradle" and was compatible with the PS3 controller) i do remember earlier versions of the psp having TV-out but unsure if they had controller support.
Re: Ys Memoire: Revelations In Celceta Is Coming West In 2026
@JohnnyMind
i feel like with this one there were a couple of gameplay aspects which could be frustrating which future ones fixed such as how its easy to get to 99% of the map explored and be searching for that extra 1% (with VIII onwards they also showed the % of each area so you could narrow down which zone the missing % was in) and having to keep swapping exploration accessories (think something like the movement power ups in a "metroidvania") from the menu (iirc ys VIII let you equip multiple at once so you didnt have to swap as much and could keep ones you would often use on)
I havent played Ys IX yet, did play some of YsX but thought i would wait until proud nordics to play more.
There was also Ys seven on psp i enjoyed a lot, it had a lot of elements which would carry over to this one, iirc it got a re-release on PC but no modern console one like Felghana and this.
Re: Ys Memoire: Revelations In Celceta Is Coming West In 2026
@JohnnyMind
i loved origin, its actually a hard choice between it and felghana for me when it comes to that style of Ys game.
When it comes to the party based one i definitely am among those praising the ever loving heck of of Ys VIII though i do have a soft spot for this game, maybe its because it was a game i was super hyped for back in the vita days but it always had a really cozy vibe among the Ys games especially with the different towns you visit, it kind of feels like a trails games in some ways when it comes to things like sidequests (though the actual halfway point between trails and ys would probably be something like tokyo Xanadu which i also enjoyed)
Re: Anniversary: The First DS Castlevania Game Turns 20 Today
i enjoyed Dawn, though not as much as aria, felt like aria had a slightly tighter design and a lot of the good weapons in dawn being tied to the weapon upgrading system and random soul drops was not something i enjoyed as much as just finding them around the castle even if it was an interesting way to make souls more important.
hard to really pick a fave DSvania, they are all amazing games, i enjoyed the amount of content in portrait though was not a fan of a couple of the portrait worlds and enjoyed Ecclesias gameplay a bunch though felt the level design was a bit repetitive with a lot of wide rooms full of enemies (the combat itself being as fun as it was with how weapons got more powerful with use made it a lot of fun though)
though TBH there wasnt really any of the exploration vanias i outright disliked, yeah circle of the moon could get frustrating and had a big reliance on enemy drops and Harmony could get confusing with its castle gimmick but the games just had too many things i outright loved.
do wish bloodstained got a native switch 2 version since it looked a lot of fun though i hear its still messy on switch 2.
Re: Former PlayStation Head Praises Nintendo For Being "In Touch With Their Fan Base"
@MrDocena
Yeah i feel like the same kind of thing also applies to how each group deals with the oposite end too, like there are those who treat people enjoying something or praising an aspect that they like as being a "bootlicker" or "shill" wheres on the flipside you have those who are too quick to dismiss criticism of nintendo or their actions as "whining", being "entitled", "haters" or things to similar effect.
it feels like it generally comes down to a common strategy on the internet in arguments where it feels like trying to remove agency from another persons argument in order to prop up their own take similar to the whole "mindless fanboys" or "hate train" rhetoric.
fortunately both of these tend to be the extreme of each side and while it can feel common in comment sections or the internet in general it does feel like for the most part people can enjoy something while understanding why someone would be critical of it and vice-versa which i would say the general "nintendo enjoyers" would fall into
Re: Opinion: We Need To Talk About X Games
Having an X on its own at the end of the title kind of makes me think back to 90s Xtreme marketing where X was largely considered the coolest letter and while it wasnt the first example it also makes me think of the Megaman X series (though "Zero" also shows up in a bunch of game titles too though not for the same reason as "megaman Zero") we also had the ocasional "EX" like StreetfighterEXplusalpha!
in terms of X in the middle of something i think the first time i saw that was Namco X capcom back on ps2 though like the Megaman example this was just the first thing i thought of and not necessarily the first time it was used. (though its also associated with fan pairings, you could definitely find a bunch of "sonic X shadow" content LONG before the games announcement)
honestly much rather have X catch on like it did than like "epic" almost did in the later 2000s.
Re: Round Up: The First Impressions Of Kirby Air Riders Are In
@eldersnake
IIRC the last direct mentioned that theres still more to reveal and that scene at the end of the direct has me curious, would be cool if we got a full on smash style solo mode (even world of light i had fun with despite it going on a bit long)
Re: Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin Switch Online Game Trial Now Available (Europe)
@Ralizah
does make me wish the octopath games would get the DQIII HD-2D treatment leading up to octopath zero.
not holding my breath but DQIII looks really nice on switch 2 now and plays so much better (yeah its a turn based game but just walking around locations feels nicer)
nice to hear this holds up better than those games (and the xenoblade games) also iirc didnt this one have an uncapped framerate or something.
Re: Rare Arcade Version Joins Two Of The Worst 'Mortal Kombat' Games In Legacy Kollection
@JohnnyMind
im definitely curious about this kollection despite the fact that i havent really got into fighters too much but am a sucker for a good retro compilation and find them a good way to experience a series i missed.
These 2 games only made me more interested since when it comes to games with a very bad reception often they can be at the very least a fun morbid curiosity and/or guilty pleasures.
am definitely hoping the live action FMVs for the sub zero game are retained since they are delightfully campy and i imagine the actors had fun.
Re: First Footage Of Elden Ring Running On Switch 2 Appears Online
@RasandeRose
I remember with original switch there were things like dragon quest heroes 1+2 which came out at or close to launch in japan and was apparently a disaster performance wise, and yeah as you mentioned things tended to get better as it went on and while the bad ports were still bad it felt like the good ports got better.
Definitely felt like an odd era when it came to that kind of thing was the psone/N64 era in that towards the end of those you got games which pushed the visuals at the cost of performance but even then the fact that FFVII and FFIX were on the same console definitely showed how much a console can progress.
Naturally i expect in a couple of years when PS6 and whatnot come out it could be a challenge but if that rumoured sony handheld happens there will still be games made with handheld specs also targeted plus im hoping the rumor is true since it would be nice to have additional options when it comes to dedicated portable consoles.
a bit of a ramble but i imagine the general gist of this comment is able to come through.
Re: Video: We've Played Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade On Switch 2
@AverageGamer
does make me curious how Rebirth will turn out if on switch 2 since that game seemed a lot more demanding than rebirth plus didn't have a ps4 version to kind of gauge things off
Re: Tales Of Xillia Remastered Coming This October, Confirmed 30fps For Switch
@missingno_fgc
Ditto, does make me curious also if the input lag issue was caused by having it run at 30 purely because from what i gather the other versions of the game dont have that issue (again including the ps3 version and original graces on wii iirc)
issues like that especially weren't the best for graces considering how perfect last-second dodges were a key point in that game especially on harder difficulties. (i think Xillia and Xillia 2 had some similar mechanics but remember graces it being vital at times)
Re: Donkey Kong Bananza's Dig Button Placement Is All Thanks To Miyamoto
@GoldenSunRM
yeah for me ive always been for the idea that HOW a game is played (such as controls) is ideally up to the player as much as possible since its something thats so subjective, plus while for most its simply a matter of comfort for some it can be the difference between literally being able to play the game (there was an article a while back where someone with a disability not being able to play games like mario galaxy because the motion controls were mandatory and ended up having to use a modified controller or something similar)
plus offering controll options can lead to some creativity such as people trying to beat games with a dance mat or other controllers not intended for the game (someone beat dark souls using custom controllers made from actual bananas, now THATS the definitive DK experience) and in other cases it can open people up to new control methods, for example i wasnt really much of a fan of mandatory motion/gyro controls in the wii/3ds era but fiddling around with the control settings on the switch version of quake 2 i was opened up to the joys of gyro aiming in games.
Re: Kirby And The Forgotten Land Updated To Version 1.1.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@KayFiOS
Star allies was definitely one i was hoping to get a 60fps patch since from what i gather its one of the few if only kirby sidescrollers to run at 30 (though i think 64 may have run at 30 too) considering the wii and even 3ds games were running at 60 (i think it was due to some of the more fancy lighting effects star allies has) i remember while i didnt notice it much on release going back to star allies after playing return to dreamland deluxe definitely made it more noticeable.
Re: Video: Uh Oh, Elden Ring On Switch 2 Has Issues In Handheld Mode
The no footage thing does at least make me hope that the "early build" reasoning holds some weight to it and it could end up at least a bit smoother at launch but im usually very skeptical about improvements down the line unless the devs/publishers state that said improvements will happen, after all there were people dismissing criticisms of scarlet and violets performance in previews using the "earlier build" rhetoric though that was when the game was only a month from release.
going by the comments it does seem like it was expected going by the track record when it comes to optimisation of fromsoft games (along with comments how it also had issues on other systems)
Re: Two Of The Worst Mortal Kombat Games To Be Included In Legacy Kollection
I hope mythologies has the live action FMV scenes since they were a highlight.
Re: Tales Of Xillia Remastered Coming This October, Confirmed 30fps For Switch
@Dimjimmer
with Graces it also seemed to run worse than the original Graces on wii too (the none F version)
it does make me curious whats going on with some of these tales remasters, at least the previous 2, while it does feel like the curse of the ps2 version has followed symphonia for many releases they were able to get 60fps combat on Vesperia:DE and i think that game even had the framerate unlocked (it wasn't the most stable outside of combat but im curious to see it on switch 2)
again my hoping/coping is that we eventually get some kind of switch-2 patch or something, maybe even one for graces-F but thats really pushing expectations though it also makes me curious if the specific dev team behind this remaster didnt have switch-2 dev kits or something, either way it feels like something down the line didnt go right with this and the graces F remaster.
(again though, hoping at least for the best in the future at least)
Re: Tales Of Xillia Remastered Coming This October, Confirmed 30fps For Switch
@ottoecamn
from what i gather one thing which had been changed is that the moustache with a pipe accessory is now a moustache with a beard, iirc this was on the japanese site so maybe there was some big change in how smoking affects the age rating, kind of similar to how gambling can effect things in europe to the point Trails from zero and Trails to azure got Pegi-18 ratings in europe purely because they had a casino.
Re: Tales Of Xillia Remastered Coming This October, Confirmed 30fps For Switch
@Sylamp
good point.
am hoping (or coping maybe) that we get something along the lines of what happened with Sparking zero and DQIII and a switch 2 patch is announced.