To be honest I never noticed. The only thing that bothers me is a hardware issue because the shoulder buttons aren't analog so the pinball feels wrong but that isn't Zen's fault.
Dialed back exploration elements is a real disappointment. The other games, save for some later stage bosses, were too easy and the exploration kept it interesting.
Also, only 30fps? The demo felt sluggish and awful. I was hoping the full release would have a bump.
Short answer, no. Long, I don't have time to list but a few I can think of: Too much grinding, for everything. No real sense of direction. Too many repeat events. How many times do I have to keep racing those stupid Koopas? Most worlds weren't constructed to take advantage of Mario's vertical abilities and were largely flat except for bonus levels through various doors and they weren't very long or very interesting. Final few "Challenge" levels were just reuses of previous levels designed to be done with cappy but without him, and not that fun. At least the brutal challenge levels in Sunshine when you were stripped of F.L.O.O.D. were wholly new and designed to test your platforming mettle.
@KeeperBvK Yes, it plays better in every way. the only people who love Streets of Rage 2 were kids who only owned a Genesis and had to convince themselves it was better. It was not, it doesn't have as good play control even if the mechanics are more complex and the settings/characters are boring.
This game is as close as it gets to remaking the original Legend of Zelda and that game was capable of handling dungeons as well. If not the base game this last DLC release was a prine time to include some dungeons and they didn't do it.
@OorWullie Actually these were not the best in their genre. Turtles In Time and the Aliens vs Predator Arcade games had far more broad play mechanics. There was even some street fighter style fighting mechanics in AvP.
The game should come with a "tour mode" where you can just run around the levels sans enemies like this to look at the art direction in the backgrounds.
@tourjeff Which was a TERRIBLE port. Absolutely horrible looking. My one purchase so far I wish i could take back if it weren't for the fact I bought it digitally.
@Captain_Gonru I'm not sure it sold out by Friday night. None of the workers in any of the stores between Target, Walmart or Toys R Us had any knowledge of the game coming to Switch nor could they bring it up in the computers for anything but 3DS.
@MarcelRguez How is it self-own? They're all called Nazis, even McCain ten years ago was called a Nazi. They had Adolf Hitler wearing a McCain campaign pin on Family Guy way back in 2007. They're always called Nazis. Then the Trump slogan is used in reverse and they aren't supposed to think that isn't a slight from an industry that is very left leaning? I fail to see how that's self-owning in any way. You clearly don't like Trump, I think you're letting that view cloud your view of the situation. If there was some Chinese infiltrstion game with a slogan like makemaofeeltheburn I'm quite sure you'd see the anti-Bernie parallel.
@bluesdance The review is accurate. It's fun enough but nothing to write home about, a 7 is precisely where I would put it. And whoever says it's full of bugs should probably either redownload the game or contact Nintendo about a problem with their system because it runs fine.
@samuelvictor It won't really be the same, these are designed to play like a real pinball table. Zen regularly does things that can't actually work in reality, they're literally fantasy tables. Plus their physics are floaty and never feels like a real game of pinball. Hopefully this game will do a better job, like the old Pinball Hall of Fame games did, handling the physics of what a real table feels like.
Meanwhile third parties (and other console fanboys) keep offering idiotic excuses for not making games for the system when it's been demonstrated time and again how useful the thing is for Adults these days...
Watching the water in that new Mario level makes me want a new Waverace. These new videos give me a Mario 64 vibe, it would be mice to pair that with Waverace again.
Comments 783
Re: Your Prayers Have Been Answered, Hori Is Making A Joy-Con With A Proper D-Pad
@Ernest_The_Crab Why do I care about that fact?
Re: Your Prayers Have Been Answered, Hori Is Making A Joy-Con With A Proper D-Pad
This didn't answer my prayer. I wanted an official Controller just with a D-Pad. Not a gimped third party thing.
Re: Channel Your Inner Shinobi As The Messenger Brings 8-Bit And 16-Bit Platforming To Switch
@BensonUii This. SOLD!
Re: Funimation Really Wants Goku To Join The Roster In Super Smash Bros
Not offended by it, just not originally a video game character. Simon Belmont would be a much better idea though.
Re: HAMSTER Acquires Rights To Complete Video System Catalogue
I don't know anything about Video System games.
Re: Flipping Heck, That Pinball FX3 Switch Patch Is Coming After All
To be honest I never noticed. The only thing that bothers me is a hardware issue because the shoulder buttons aren't analog so the pinball feels wrong but that isn't Zen's fault.
Re: Review: Kirby Star Allies (Switch)
Dialed back exploration elements is a real disappointment. The other games, save for some later stage bosses, were too easy and the exploration kept it interesting.
Also, only 30fps? The demo felt sluggish and awful. I was hoping the full release would have a bump.
Not buying.
Re: Random: Kamiya Threatens To "Lose Motivation" For Bayonetta 3 Unless Nintendo Grants His Switch Wishes
I remember being continuously mocked for this sentiment a year ago...
Re: Lots Of Developers At Square Enix Want To Make Games For Switch, Says President And CEO
@lemonjellydude I was going to say, new FF Tactics.
Re: Switch Surpasses Wii U Lifetime Sales in UK, But Its Dominance Isn't As Strong As Elsewhere
@TheMadPolarBear The entire country is in Arrested Development, huh?
Re: Soapbox: Is Super Mario Odyssey the Best Mario Game Ever?
Short answer, no. Long, I don't have time to list but a few I can think of: Too much grinding, for everything. No real sense of direction. Too many repeat events. How many times do I have to keep racing those stupid Koopas? Most worlds weren't constructed to take advantage of Mario's vertical abilities and were largely flat except for bonus levels through various doors and they weren't very long or very interesting. Final few "Challenge" levels were just reuses of previous levels designed to be done with cappy but without him, and not that fun. At least the brutal challenge levels in Sunshine when you were stripped of F.L.O.O.D. were wholly new and designed to test your platforming mettle.
Re: Cheeky Facebook Tease Suggests Freedom Planet Might Be Heading For Switch
I somehow never saw this on the WiiU. I'm game for a Switch version.
Re: Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Sells 500,000 Copies Worldwide On Nintendo Switch
Especially surprising given what a garbage port it was.
Re: It Appears That Nintendo Has Unfinished Business With The 1080° Snowboarding Series
@Captain_Gonru I like the Combo pack idea best...
Re: Review: Bloody Zombies (Switch eShop)
@KeeperBvK Yes, it plays better in every way. the only people who love Streets of Rage 2 were kids who only owned a Genesis and had to convince themselves it was better. It was not, it doesn't have as good play control even if the mechanics are more complex and the settings/characters are boring.
Re: Here’s Why Traditional Dungeons Got Axed in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
This game is as close as it gets to remaking the original Legend of Zelda and that game was capable of handling dungeons as well. If not the base game this last DLC release was a prine time to include some dungeons and they didn't do it.
Re: Review: Bloody Zombies (Switch eShop)
@OorWullie Actually these were not the best in their genre. Turtles In Time and the Aliens vs Predator Arcade games had far more broad play mechanics. There was even some street fighter style fighting mechanics in AvP.
Re: Bloodstained's Latest Level Reveal Has A Very Far Eastern Feel To It
I don't understand what the "does not look good" crowd is looking at.
Re: Bloodstained's Latest Level Reveal Has A Very Far Eastern Feel To It
The game should come with a "tour mode" where you can just run around the levels sans enemies like this to look at the art direction in the backgrounds.
Re: Data East Arcade Titles Are Coming To Switch, Courtesy Of One Of Gaming's Worst Mascots
@masterLEON I was going to say I really want Cap but that isn't going to happen.
Re: Capcom Could Be Bringing Even More Ports To Nintendo Switch
How about new games!?
Re: Nintendo Download: 7th December (North America)
Son. Of. Man. I can't keep up with all of these releases anymore!
Re: Out Today: WWE 2K18 Spears Its Way Onto Nintendo Switch
@blockfight Is 2K18 finally playable? I've been waiting.
Re: Mega Man 11 Confirmed For Switch In 2018
I absolutely loathe the animation shown here.
Re: Feature: Nodding Heads Games and the Quest to Bring Ancient India to Consoles
Indian Diablo sounds like fun to me.
Re: Top Hunter Is Your Next Neo Geo ACA Release On Switch
While the graphics are great the gameplay is tedious at best.
Re: Review: LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 (Switch)
@Ryu_Niiyama We can't even get X-Men in our Lego (or MvC) games now. I highly doubt we'll ever see a standalone title for them any time soon.
Re: Random: A Look Back at Altered Beast, The Game and Album
I didn't know anything about this connection to Matthew Sweet. All I know is he did the vocals to my favorite Delerium song, Daylight.
Re: Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron Flies Onto the Switch eShop This Week
@FX102A I have this same feeling, the chunky cartoon look and animation style always rubs me wrong. But shmup!
Re: The Results of the First Kirby Copy Ability Poll Are In
I'm disappointed penis demon didn't win this poll too.
Re: Bandai Namco To Announce Three Big Switch Titles Early Next Year
@tourjeff Which was a TERRIBLE port. Absolutely horrible looking. My one purchase so far I wish i could take back if it weren't for the fact I bought it digitally.
Re: Perception Will Give You a Fresh Look at Horror on Switch, Out on Halloween
The music in the trailer blows the ambiance.
Re: Miyamoto on Bringing Back the “Old” Style of Mario, Exploring New Art Styles
Proper 2D Mario, please! Super Mario World is still my all-time favorite of all the Mario games ever.
Re: Review: Fire Emblem Warriors (Switch)
@Captain_Gonru I'm not sure it sold out by Friday night. None of the workers in any of the stores between Target, Walmart or Toys R Us had any knowledge of the game coming to Switch nor could they bring it up in the computers for anything but 3DS.
Re: Review: Fire Emblem Warriors (Switch)
Has anyone in the US been able to find a physical copy of this game? No I place in New Mexico has it for the Switch at all.
Re: NSFW: Wolfenstein II's Launch Trailer Shows The Many Ways To Skin A Nazi
@MarcelRguez How is it self-own? They're all called Nazis, even McCain ten years ago was called a Nazi. They had Adolf Hitler wearing a McCain campaign pin on Family Guy way back in 2007. They're always called Nazis. Then the Trump slogan is used in reverse and they aren't supposed to think that isn't a slight from an industry that is very left leaning? I fail to see how that's self-owning in any way. You clearly don't like Trump, I think you're letting that view cloud your view of the situation. If there was some Chinese infiltrstion game with a slogan like makemaofeeltheburn I'm quite sure you'd see the anti-Bernie parallel.
Re: NSFW: Wolfenstein II's Launch Trailer Shows The Many Ways To Skin A Nazi
@FNL I haven't seen a thing about that.
Re: NSFW: Wolfenstein II's Launch Trailer Shows The Many Ways To Skin A Nazi
@MarcelRguez Are there people getting mad at Wolfenstein???
Re: Review: Pankapu (Switch eShop)
@bluesdance The review is accurate. It's fun enough but nothing to write home about, a 7 is precisely where I would put it. And whoever says it's full of bugs should probably either redownload the game or contact Nintendo about a problem with their system because it runs fine.
Re: Wulverblade Cuts Its Way To The Switch eShop Next Week
@crackafreeze I can echo that. Earth Atlantis is a massive letdown.
Re: Stern Pinball Arcade Will Test Your Flipping Skills On Switch This December
@samuelvictor It won't really be the same, these are designed to play like a real pinball table. Zen regularly does things that can't actually work in reality, they're literally fantasy tables. Plus their physics are floaty and never feels like a real game of pinball. Hopefully this game will do a better job, like the old Pinball Hall of Fame games did, handling the physics of what a real table feels like.
Re: Random: Move Over N64 Kid, We've Got Nintendo Switch Kid Now
@Damo The floor rotating routine is amusing but it doesn't beat the unhinged screaming of N64 kid.
Re: Deals: The Best Nintendo Switch Micro SD Cards
Has anybody upgraded their cards yet? Is there some special process for moving stuff or do you just have to download everything again?
Re: John Lewis Website Buckles Under SNES Classic Mini Pre-Order Demand
This is like every Bandai Macross DX pre-order I've ever had to deal with.
Re: Zerodiv Is Bringing Psikyo's Zero Gunner 2 To Switch
Looks like a fun game but will they patch up the graphics? It's a little long in the tooth now.
Re: Ultra Street Fighter II Had A Better UK Debut Than Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite
@In_Ex_Fan I was about to say, no X-Men no sale. X-Men and X-Men fans made that whole franchise.
Re: Random: Sports Stars Just Can't Get Enough Of The Nintendo Switch
Meanwhile third parties (and other console fanboys) keep offering idiotic excuses for not making games for the system when it's been demonstrated time and again how useful the thing is for Adults these days...
Re: Video: Hands On in Super Mario Odyssey's Shiny New Kingdoms
@Ryu_Niiyama Just barely, the 29th.
Watching the water in that new Mario level makes me want a new Waverace. These new videos give me a Mario 64 vibe, it would be mice to pair that with Waverace again.
Re: Video: Hands On in Super Mario Odyssey's Shiny New Kingdoms
@Ryu_Niiyama cough*waverace*cough
This is going to be a great Birthday this year.
Re: Weirdness: People Just Can't Stop Talking About Mario's Nipples
To be honest I didn't even notice. But now that I know I'm going to have Mario run around shirtless everywhere.