I prefer the term Metroid-like for two reasons. 1) It's three syllables instead of five so it's easier to say. 2) This isn't an entry in the Castlevania series therefore the use of "vania" is wrong.
I wish I could get excited for this DLC but the game gives me no incentive to play it. It's the worst sort of grinding, hours can go by and you won't make any progress at all. It's worse than most grind-fest pay-to-win iphone games and you don't even get the option of skipping the line. I'm a caretaker for my Mom, I don't have 200+ hours to grind away at the same three boring Trials just to attempt to unlock a new character or costume. What this game really needs is a download that completely changes the game engine to something that is actually fun to play.
@retro_player_22 Given the problems the game has a few simple fixes will not improve it to an 8. I’d give it a four personally. And any fix putting it at an 8 would require they redo the engine correct. They obviously pulled an “import ps4 code”, cut features/framerate/effects until runs, ship it.
I don't even care about this game, really, but M2 puts so much effort into their releases I find myself wanting to pay for their stuff simply so they'll have reason to continue making things that might be of interest to me.
XIII had great graphics, a fairly interesting story but pretty forgettable gameplay, partly due to pretty lame level design. These guys will have to step up their game.
@Sabrewing I agree, I saw it and thought if it was only the combat portion of the game then it isn't worth it. 3 gets flak but that wasn't because of a Gameplay issue. it simply didn't have the story elements anymore. Realistically 2 was a one and done sort of thing.
I was really excited for this game but I don’t like how it feels at all. There’s no weight to your mech and simultaneously you doesn’t feel swift either. You literally feel like a floating reticle and that’s it.
@sandman89 Yeah man, I just bought one of the Hori L-controllers with the proper D-Pads. Suddenly every fighting game became incredibly more fun in handheld mode. A straight up official Nintendo D-Pad would be ideal for me.
I still don't understand the idea Oddjob was a cheat. His head was lined up with your guns without you having to adjust up or down. He was the easiest character to headshot in the entire effing game.
Unfortunately the placement of the D-Pad makes the primary reason most of us would want it still not useful, fighting games on the go.
My problem was not that I wanted to play Sonic on a D-pad, my problem is next to an arcade stick the D-Pad is the best way to play Street Fighter or Samurai Showdown.
By "Under Warranty" they mean a Switch that isn't a year old yet, right? Because I have a US release Switch and the corner has now cracked. Does that mean I have to pay for it?
I've been stumping for Simon's inclusion since the Wii days. I hope that one is true. Simon isn't an odd pick at all. He's probably one of the most obvious picks since Nintendo has been adding in franchises outside of their own. Castlevania 1 and 2 on the NES, Super Castlevania IV on the SNES. Simon is Nintendo.
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Re: Fire Emblem's Byleth Confirmed As Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's 5th DLC Fighter
Another Fire Emblem character? That’s disappointing.
Re: Dracula, King Arthur And The Wizard Of Oz's Dorothy All Star In This Bookish Metroidvania
I prefer the term Metroid-like for two reasons. 1) It's three syllables instead of five so it's easier to say. 2) This isn't an entry in the Castlevania series therefore the use of "vania" is wrong.
Re: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 Rise Of The Phoenix DLC Releases On 23rd December
I wish I could get excited for this DLC but the game gives me no incentive to play it. It's the worst sort of grinding, hours can go by and you won't make any progress at all. It's worse than most grind-fest pay-to-win iphone games and you don't even get the option of skipping the line. I'm a caretaker for my Mom, I don't have 200+ hours to grind away at the same three boring Trials just to attempt to unlock a new character or costume. What this game really needs is a download that completely changes the game engine to something that is actually fun to play.
Re: Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Switch Patch Comes With Some Unwelcome Extras
I won't touch this game. It was never properly developed for the Switch and no amount of patching will fix something that fundamentally broken.
Re: Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered Will Be A GameStop Exclusive In The United States
Ghostbusters wasn't a very good game anyway.
Re: Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Switch Fix Targeting A Mid-July Release
Still won't fix the fact they didn't attempt to target the hardware correctly in the first place...
Re: Bloodstained Team Releasing Multiple "Small Updates" To Fix Performance Of The Switch Version
@retro_player_22 Given the problems the game has a few simple fixes will not improve it to an 8. I’d give it a four personally. And any fix putting it at an 8 would require they redo the engine correct. They obviously pulled an “import ps4 code”, cut features/framerate/effects until runs, ship it.
Re: Cuphead Developer Dreams Of Making A New Zelda Game
@Majora101 Nowhere in that quote does he say they would use exactly the same art style as Cuphead.
Re: Cuphead Developer Dreams Of Making A New Zelda Game
That description reads like what the Link's Awakening remake should have looked like.
Re: Review: Rolling Gunner - An Essential Shooter That's Perfect For Newcomers And Veterans Alike
Oh shiiiiiii, Daisuke Koizumi! Bought.
Re: It's Official: The Witcher 3: Complete Edition Is Coming To Nintendo Switch This Year
@Cyberbotv2 Serious? CD Projekt Red are freaking heroes through and through. They actually treat their customers with gratitude.
Re: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order Lands On Switch On 19th July
@RainbowGazelle
There are something like 32 characters in the base game.
Re: Feature: Dormant Nintendo Franchises We'd Like To See Return On Switch
"1080° Snowboarding / Excitebike / Wave Race" Three out of four ain't bad.
Re: Devil Engine Ignition Brings DLC To The Switch Shmup This Winter
How did I miss out on the original release? I buy every shmup they put out!
Re: Timespinner Is A Metroidvania Turning Back The Clock On Switch Next Week
Sweet, proper animation!
Re: Arcade Archives Ninja Gaiden Sneaks Onto Nintendo Switch Tomorrow
It's interesting from a historical standpoint but it just doesn't play particularly well.
Re: War Tech Fighters Brings Sci-Fi Mech Action To Switch This June
@AlohaPizzaJack Valkyries and what?
Re: War Tech Fighters Brings Sci-Fi Mech Action To Switch This June
@Dualmask @Kalmaro
That Demo entirely killed my enthusiasm for the game. I'm not even going to bother anymore.
Re: A New Earthworm Jim Is Coming, But There's A Rather Large Catch
Well that went from a good idea to a dumb idea real quick.
Re: Review: SEGA AGES Virtua Racing - A Truly Historic Remaster Effort By M2
I don't even care about this game, really, but M2 puts so much effort into their releases I find myself wanting to pay for their stuff simply so they'll have reason to continue making things that might be of interest to me.
Re: Project Nimbus: Complete Edition Brings High-Speed Mecha Combat To Switch
I don't know. It doesn't look like there's much to the gameplay to me. I'm concerned it will get old fast.
Re: Review: Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen - Monster Hunter Meets Darks Souls
Know what's funny, I hated both Monster Hunter and Dark Souls but really enjoyed Dragons Dogma back on my 360.
Re: Remake Of Stylish Cel-Shaded Shooter XIII Coming To Switch This November
XIII had great graphics, a fairly interesting story but pretty forgettable gameplay, partly due to pretty lame level design. These guys will have to step up their game.
Re: Event Horizon Brings Space Exploration And Dynamic Battling To Switch This Month
@Sabrewing I agree, I saw it and thought if it was only the combat portion of the game then it isn't worth it. 3 gets flak but that wasn't because of a Gameplay issue. it simply didn't have the story elements anymore. Realistically 2 was a one and done sort of thing.
Re: Event Horizon Brings Space Exploration And Dynamic Battling To Switch This Month
@Sabrewing The original Star Control was only ship battles. Star Control II is what introduced all of the exploration and RPG mechanics.
Re: Daemon X Machina Demo Is Now Live On Switch eShop
I was really excited for this game but I don’t like how it feels at all. There’s no weight to your mech and simultaneously you doesn’t feel swift either. You literally feel like a floating reticle and that’s it.
Re: Game Boy Classic Zelda: Link's Awakening Is Getting Remastered For Switch
I do not like this art style at all.
Re: Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes eShop Listing Reveals Pricing, File Size, Season Pass Content And More
Anybody want to speculate the HUGE announcement along with the game is that Travis is a Smash Bros Ultimate DLC character?
Re: Treasure Considering Arcade Shmup Radiant Silvergun For Switch
Put them all on there! Shmup machine, ahoy!
Re: Gallery: Bandai Namco's Super Robot Wars T Just Received Lots Of Lovely Screenshots
@HobbitGamer Like give it up so we can actually get the good designs from Macross...
Re: Rumour: New Nintendo Switch SKU Planned For Late 2019
@sandman89 Yeah man, I just bought one of the Hori L-controllers with the proper D-Pads. Suddenly every fighting game became incredibly more fun in handheld mode. A straight up official Nintendo D-Pad would be ideal for me.
Re: Monolith Soft Artist Would Like To Make Baten Kaitos 3, Asks Fans To Share Interest Online
I only played the first one, didn't know there was a second. But I really enjoyed the first and would buy another if they made it.
Re: Was Playing As Oddjob In GoldenEye 007 On N64 Cheating? "Definitely", Says Rare
I still don't understand the idea Oddjob was a cheat. His head was lined up with your guns without you having to adjust up or down. He was the easiest character to headshot in the entire effing game.
Re: Hardware Review: Hori D-Pad Joy-Con Controller For Nintendo Switch
Unfortunately the placement of the D-Pad makes the primary reason most of us would want it still not useful, fighting games on the go.
My problem was not that I wanted to play Sonic on a D-pad, my problem is next to an arcade stick the D-Pad is the best way to play Street Fighter or Samurai Showdown.
Re: Daemon X Machina Producer Believes A Lot Of Modern Games Look The Same
I'm all about the Kawamori designs... hence my Avatar.
Re: Square Enix Issues Apology After Underestimating Huge Octopath Traveler Demand
@Santoria The key here being you're in one of the most congested cities. I, on the other hand, haven't seen a single copy in New Mexico yet.
Re: Nintendo UK Is Asking For As Much As £180 To Repair Cracked Switch Consoles
By "Under Warranty" they mean a Switch that isn't a year old yet, right? Because I have a US release Switch and the corner has now cracked. Does that mean I have to pay for it?
Re: Poll: Is Your Nintendo Switch Cracking Under The Pressure?
Yup, big crack by the lower left hand screw. Never dropped, only carried in a hardened case.
Re: Team17's Mugsters Will Invade Your Switch On 17th July
Kind of a Blast Corps vibe, kind of.
Re: Panic Button Boss Says Another Major Switch Port Will Be Announced Next Month
Hey, Panic Button puts in the freaking work. I'll buy any thing they want to port just to thank them for doing it right.
Re: Gallery: We Had Far Too Much Fun Posing This Bandai-Made Super Mario Toy
Really? That toy is horribly articulated for a Figuarts release.
Re: Rumour: Ridley, Ice Climbers And Simon Belmot To Join The Super Smash Bros Roster
I've been stumping for Simon's inclusion since the Wii days. I hope that one is true. Simon isn't an odd pick at all. He's probably one of the most obvious picks since Nintendo has been adding in franchises outside of their own. Castlevania 1 and 2 on the NES, Super Castlevania IV on the SNES. Simon is Nintendo.
Re: JRPG Another Eden: The Cat That Travels Through Space And Time Is Coming To Switch
Do not like art-style or animation.
Re: KORG Gadget Releases Worldwide Next Week On The Switch eShop
@Daftbomb What does the tablet include?
Re: Feature: Which Retro Classics Do You Want To See Come To Sega AGES On Switch?
I want them to work some magic, get the license, and re-release the old Spider-Man beat-em-up.
Re: These Early Zelda: Breath of the Wild Concept Designs Have Us Dreaming Of A Darker Sequel
Come on Nintendo, pull a Majora's Mask quickie and knock a game out with these designs.
Re: Konami's Creating A New Castlevania, But It's Not Coming To Consoles
What a stupid idea.
Re: Video: Here's What Happened To The Grinder, A Wii Horror Shooter Lost To Development Hell
Video game development is the real grinder.
Re: Video: Here's What Wolfenstein II Looks Like Running On Nintendo Switch
It may not look as good as the other versions but it looks damn good for something I can carry around with me.
Re: Your Prayers Have Been Answered, Hori Is Making A Joy-Con With A Proper D-Pad
@Ernest_The_Crab Whatever bro. It isn't made by Nintendo and it's gimped. Not what I asked for.