@Grim Whilst I feel that the colour scheme is the only thing similar in your example, this does happen in development sometimes. Try swapping Butterfree and Venomoth.
I always I found it amusing that both FE Echoes and 3H have the “bad language” rating when Echoes cusses ever other sentence, and 3H censors the word “hell”.
@UltimateOtaku91 I think it was more the N64 that flopped after the successful SNES, and the GC following on from that trend. The GC fixed many of the N64 problems, but still flopped largely because of how Nintendo let its competitors take over in the previous gen.
@MS7000 @redpanda0310 Ganondorf mentions that there are no fish in the ocean, and the Zelda encyclopedia states that since the Great Sea is actually magical water from the heavens, only monsters and magical beings can live in it (this is also why the Zora evolved in Rito). Fishing is mentioned in the game, but I believe only in past tense.
Unpopular opinion, but this is my least favourite of the Zeldas I’ve played. I guess my main problem with it is the dungeons- none really stand out for me, and the grid makes combat feel stiff. The overworld is fantastic though, and playing ALBW made me appreciate it more than ever.
If not for Mario 35, I wouldn’t have expected them to. 35th is a weird anniversary to celebrate. Also, all this fuss over no PR tweet? “Advertise to us please!”
For me the most exciting things were coming next year. Mario golf and Skyward Sword are decent summer titles though. I think a lot of people are acting like that’s all we’ll get this year, when there has been no reveal of anything sept-dec. I highly doubt this is the only direct we’ll get now that they’re back.
Please take your time and don’t rush it. I would insert that Miyamoto quote about delays, but it seems kinda hypocritical coming from the guy behind Mario Sunshine.
@Kalmaro I’ve seen this sentiment a lot, but I don’t think that it’s the 3D that’s a problem. It’s not the decision to go 3D that’s made the newer art direction feel a bit soulless, just the lack of animation (compare the static GBA sprites to the animated gen 5 sprites to see how much more expressive the animations make them). The 3D models don’t have to be this way, and if animated in a way GameFreak/Creatures are more than capable of doing, they could potentially look better than the 2D sprites. It’s just that for 3 gens in a row, they’ve intentionally chosen not to.
I’ve been playing Outer Worlds on Switch recently, and didn’t notice until a couple of days ago that I hadn’t installed the 5gb patch. I am blessed with the complete inability to distinguish frame rates.
@electrolite77 And I respect that, and it’s good to get a second opinion, but in the case of a rerelease, it makes it harder to gauge the changes that have been made- improvements have been made, but I don’t know how much they impact the experience, because this review is lower, and this author hasn’t score a review for the original game for comparison.
Overall, I think having sites give multiple, reviewers opinions on one game is the way to go (ala Famitsu), except I feel rereleases act as an exception to this rule- they should have the same reviwer(s) as the original, so it is easier for the reader to tell what has changed. Or the changed reviewer should also include a score for what they would have given the original, for comparison.
@hadrian I was only pointing out that the sites two reviews are inconsistent with each other, andwanted to know why (which you have now told me, so thank you), as having such different reviews of the two versions makes it harder to understand the impact of the new changes.
I’m not “taking a ******” or saying that they can’t have that opinion, it’s not the score I object to, just the inconsistency between two reviews on the same site making it harder to gauge certain elements.
It’s in London because of Galar, to promote SWSH, except Summer 2022 will likely be when the Gen 9 prerelease hype is in full swing, so I’m honestly surprised (but pleasantly) that they didn’t just cancel it because of this.
@TheFrenciestFry But then why have Persona spinoffs on Switch? If Persona is a PlayStation and PC series, why not have P5 on PC, and no P4 on current gen PS hardware? Their splitting the series between platforms way more than needed, and honestly, SMT and Persona don’t need to be exclusives at all.
I’m definitely more on the beta version size. Also, neither costume is new, they’re their unique class outfits, but in the current version of the game 1) They don’t have access to those classes at that point in the story 2) All prerendered cutscenes use the outfits from their official art.
I just don’t get Atlas’ approach to Which platform gets which Megaten/Persona. SMT on Switch, P5 on PS4, P4 on PC, PQ on 3DS- surely they should just choose 1 ecosystem to focus on, or better yet, make everything multi platform!
@GrailUK Yes, the FEH playerbase is filled with whales, to the point where they are basically the only players who still play it. This probably means that the devs are powercreeping the game deliberately, knowing that their remaining audience will just keep sinking costs to stay up to date, so the game continually makes money even 4 years on with a fraction of the year 1 players.
@GrailUK It’s Nintendo’s most profitable mobile game, despite the lower install base, because the smaller, more hardcore player base is more likely to drop large amounts of money on micro transactions. Mario mobile games have more players, but most are unlikely to spend more than £5 on the game, whereas many Heroes players have spent hundreds on the the Gachapon mechanics.
Wow, they’re really pushing this game. I’d assumed they were going to cut their losses after the initial chart performance, but Ubi seems determined to make it a success. (Not sure if the UNO audience overlaps with their target audience much though.)
I saw a rumour the other day about how the 2021 Sonic game Is internally called “Sonic Rose”, would feature Lost World style gameplay, and Amy would be A secondary playable character.. There wasn’t any real reason to believe it, and I still don’t think there was any hard evidence, but it did also mention that the game would replace the voice cast, so I guess this gives it a tiny bit more credibility. Still not convinced though.
If they’re not using their IPs, they should just sell them off; Castlevania, Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Contra, etc, would all be easy to sell for a massive amount to a company actually willing to use them.
It annoyed me that the “Dot matrix with stereo sound” text wasn’t aligned to the centre of the screen, but I just checked, and it turns out the actual Gameboy is like that too and I just never noticed.
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Re: Does Your Copy Of Pokémon Omega Ruby And Alpha Sapphire Still Work?
Was playing a month ago. It works fine.
Re: Back Page: What's Your Pokéshape Star Sign?
Weeble gangggggg (extra g’s for character count).
Re: A True Pokémon Master Has Defied The Odds And Collected Every Shiny Pokémon
The only natural shiny I’ve ever found is an Abra which immediately teleported away 😔
Re: Feature: Pokémon Origin Stories - The Inspiration Behind Your Favourite Pocket Monsters
@Grim Whilst I feel that the colour scheme is the only thing similar in your example, this does happen in development sometimes. Try swapping Butterfree and Venomoth.
Re: VIZ Media Reveals Cover Art For Pokémon: Sword & Shield, Vol. 1 Manga
Casey and Henry? Why aren’t they called sword and shield? They had no problem naming the protagonists X and Y, but this is where they draw the line?
Re: Feature: Why Do Games Get Removed From Switch eShop? It's Surprisingly Easy
I always I found it amusing that both FE Echoes and 3H have the “bad language” rating when Echoes cusses ever other sentence, and 3H censors the word “hell”.
Re: Square Enix Confirms Plans For E3 2021
Balan Wonderworld 2
Re: Horizon Zero Dawn's Aloy Is Headed To Fortnite
She’s clearly looking up in both pictures. (/s)
Re: Switch Is Now Nintendo's Second Best-Selling System In The US, In "Tracked History"
@UltimateOtaku91 I think it was more the N64 that flopped after the successful SNES, and the GC following on from that trend. The GC fixed many of the N64 problems, but still flopped largely because of how Nintendo let its competitors take over in the previous gen.
Re: Video: Ten 3DS Exclusives That Could Be Better On Nintendo Switch
A bundle of all 3 FE14 versions on 1 cart would be cool.
Re: Feature: Forget Saving Hyrule, Zelda: Ocarina of Time Is All About Fishing For Me
@MS7000 @redpanda0310
Ganondorf mentions that there are no fish in the ocean, and the Zelda encyclopedia states that since the Great Sea is actually magical water from the heavens, only monsters and magical beings can live in it (this is also why the Zora evolved in Rito). Fishing is mentioned in the game, but I believe only in past tense.
Re: Feature: A Link To The Past's Dark World Changed Zelda Forever
Unpopular opinion, but this is my least favourite of the Zeldas I’ve played. I guess my main problem with it is the dungeons- none really stand out for me, and the grid makes combat feel stiff. The overworld is fantastic though, and playing ALBW made me appreciate it more than ever.
Re: Poll: Do You Like The Chibi Art Style In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl?
It could work well, but it all looks very cheap. Compare the textures in links awakening to this for how to do Chibi right vs wrong.
Re: 'Pokémon Presents' Live Presentation Announced For Tomorrow, 26th February
Pokémon Let’s Go Munchlax
Re: Zavvi Details Exclusive Pokémon 25th Anniversary Range Launching This Weekend
There should be Lugia merch for the silver anniversary.
Re: Diamond Variant Charmander And Vaporeon Funko Pops Confirmed For Emerald City Comic-Con
Diamond = Gen 4 remakes confirmed!
Re: Nintendo Ignored Zelda's 35th Anniversary This Weekend, But Fans Are Celebrating In Style
If not for Mario 35, I wouldn’t have expected them to. 35th is a weird anniversary to celebrate.
Also, all this fuss over no PR tweet? “Advertise to us please!”
Re: Poll: What Did You Think Of The February 2021 Nintendo Direct, Then?
For me the most exciting things were coming next year. Mario golf and Skyward Sword are decent summer titles though. I think a lot of people are acting like that’s all we’ll get this year, when there has been no reveal of anything sept-dec. I highly doubt this is the only direct we’ll get now that they’re back.
Re: Splatoon 3 Was Just Announced, But Splatoon 2 Isn't Done Just Yet
Rewatching the trailer, I noticed that you can choose between Inkling and octoling from the start in the character creator. Pretty cool.
Re: Round Up: Everything Announced In The February 2021 Nintendo Direct
Nothing announced for September-December, there’s definitely more coming, and this was a pretty good start.
Re: Nintendo "Doesn't Have Anything To Share" About Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 Right Now
Please take your time and don’t rush it. I would insert that Miyamoto quote about delays, but it seems kinda hypocritical coming from the guy behind Mario Sunshine.
Re: Nintendo Direct To Air Tomorrow, Wednesday 17th February
Doshin The Giant 2 Or we riot.
Re: Random: Fan Reimagines Pokémon Sword And Shield As Game Boy Games
@Kalmaro I’ve seen this sentiment a lot, but I don’t think that it’s the 3D that’s a problem. It’s not the decision to go 3D that’s made the newer art direction feel a bit soulless, just the lack of animation (compare the static GBA sprites to the animated gen 5 sprites to see how much more expressive the animations make them). The 3D models don’t have to be this way, and if animated in a way GameFreak/Creatures are more than capable of doing, they could potentially look better than the 2D sprites. It’s just that for 3 gens in a row, they’ve intentionally chosen not to.
Re: Solve Space Mysteries In Outer Worlds' First Expansion, Now On Switch
I’ve been playing Outer Worlds on Switch recently, and didn’t notice until a couple of days ago that I hadn’t installed the 5gb patch. I am blessed with the complete inability to distinguish frame rates.
Re: Round Up: The Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Reviews Are In
@electrolite77 And I respect that, and it’s good to get a second opinion, but in the case of a rerelease, it makes it harder to gauge the changes that have been made- improvements have been made, but I don’t know how much they impact the experience, because this review is lower, and this author hasn’t score a review for the original game for comparison.
Overall, I think having sites give multiple, reviewers opinions on one game is the way to go (ala Famitsu), except I feel rereleases act as an exception to this rule- they should have the same reviwer(s) as the original, so it is easier for the reader to tell what has changed. Or the changed reviewer should also include a score for what they would have given the original, for comparison.
Re: Round Up: The Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Reviews Are In
@hadrian I was only pointing out that the sites two reviews are inconsistent with each other, andwanted to know why (which you have now told me, so thank you), as having such different reviews of the two versions makes it harder to understand the impact of the new changes.
I’m not “taking a ******” or saying that they can’t have that opinion, it’s not the score I object to, just the inconsistency between two reviews on the same site making it harder to gauge certain elements.
Re: Round Up: The Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Reviews Are In
This game is nothing but improved, but IGN scored it 2.6 lower than last time?!
Re: The Konami Code Unlocks A Hidden Castlevania Tribute In Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night
Have the frame rate and other issues been fixed yet? I’ve heard mixed things about it post-patch.
Re: Pokémon World Championships Pushed Back To 2022, Will Still Take Place In London
It’s in London because of Galar, to promote SWSH, except Summer 2022 will likely be when the Gen 9 prerelease hype is in full swing, so I’m honestly surprised (but pleasantly) that they didn’t just cancel it because of this.
Re: Review: Persona 5 Strikers - Much More Than Your Average Musou Spin-Off
@TheFrenciestFry
But then why have Persona spinoffs on Switch? If Persona is a PlayStation and PC series, why not have P5 on PC, and no P4 on current gen PS hardware? Their splitting the series between platforms way more than needed, and honestly, SMT and Persona don’t need to be exclusives at all.
Re: Rumour: Updated Art In New Fire Emblem Trailer Sparks Hope For Three Houses News
I’m definitely more on the beta version size. Also, neither costume is new, they’re their unique class outfits, but in the current version of the game 1) They don’t have access to those classes at that point in the story 2) All prerendered cutscenes use the outfits from their official art.
Re: Review: Persona 5 Strikers - Much More Than Your Average Musou Spin-Off
@masofdas Probably because Persona is much closer to being a mainstream series, SMT is more niche.
Re: Review: Persona 5 Strikers - Much More Than Your Average Musou Spin-Off
I just don’t get Atlas’ approach to Which platform gets which Megaten/Persona. SMT on Switch, P5 on PS4, P4 on PC, PQ on 3DS- surely they should just choose 1 ecosystem to focus on, or better yet, make everything multi platform!
Re: Yooka-Laylee Developer Playtonic Games Teases New Reveal Coming "Soon"
I saw a rumour that they were planning to completely rebrand later this year (but not Banjo related).
Re: Unseen E3 2006 Demo Footage Showcases Early Gameplay For Super Mario Galaxy And More
I don’t think it is unseen or forgotten, I remember seeing footage of this demo before in a video by Beta64, uploaded about a year ago.
Re: Nintendo Celebrates Fire Emblem Heroes' Fourth Anniversary With New Updates And Rewards
@GrailUK Yes, the FEH playerbase is filled with whales, to the point where they are basically the only players who still play it. This probably means that the devs are powercreeping the game deliberately, knowing that their remaining audience will just keep sinking costs to stay up to date, so the game continually makes money even 4 years on with a fraction of the year 1 players.
Re: Nintendo Celebrates Fire Emblem Heroes' Fourth Anniversary With New Updates And Rewards
@GrailUK It’s Nintendo’s most profitable mobile game, despite the lower install base, because the smaller, more hardcore player base is more likely to drop large amounts of money on micro transactions. Mario mobile games have more players, but most are unlikely to spend more than £5 on the game, whereas many Heroes players have spent hundreds on the the Gachapon mechanics.
Re: Poll: What's The Best 2D Mario Game?
Probably one of the NSMB games. I feel that they are the highest quality in isolation of each other, it’s just a shame they were milked until fatigue.
Re: Pokémon Center Reveals New Galarian Plushes, Arriving Next Month
Odd choices. I would much rather have Snom than Frosmoth, unironically one of my favourite gen 8 Pokémon.
Re: Ubisoft Announces UNO X Immortals Fenyx Rising Crossover
Wow, they’re really pushing this game. I’d assumed they were going to cut their losses after the initial chart performance, but Ubi seems determined to make it a success. (Not sure if the UNO audience overlaps with their target audience much though.)
Re: Sonic The Hedgehog Voice Actor Announces His Departure From The Role
I saw a rumour the other day about how the 2021 Sonic game Is internally called “Sonic Rose”, would feature Lost World style gameplay, and Amy would be A secondary playable character.. There wasn’t any real reason to believe it, and I still don’t think there was any hard evidence, but it did also mention that the game would replace the voice cast, so I guess this gives it a tiny bit more credibility. Still not convinced though.
Re: No, Konami Isn't Exiting The Video Game Business
If they’re not using their IPs, they should just sell them off; Castlevania, Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Contra, etc, would all be easy to sell for a massive amount to a company actually willing to use them.
Re: Random: Artist Reimagines All Pokémon Sword And Shield Monsters As Game Boy Sprites
Cramorant spitting a Goldeen was a nice touch.
Re: New Pokémon Funko Pops Announced, Including Meowth, Psyduck And A Fresh Pikachu Variant
Can we have other gens please? Munchlax would be ideal, but I’d settle for Tropius, Rowlet or Ducklett
Re: Can You Name These Pokémon?
12/12
Can we have a “Who’s that Pokémon?” style silhouette quiz?
Re: Review: Wrestling Empire - A Love Letter To Pro Wrestling That Falls Foul Of Hilarious Bugs
So it’s still less buggy than the WWE 2K games?
Re: Random: Breath Of The Wild Players Are Trying To Speedrun Bread
Ryeforce Heroes
Re: New Pokémon Snap Scores April Release Date On Switch, Watch The New Trailer Here
3 questions:
1) Who’s developing this?
2) Why is that Meganium so big?
3) Has Bounsweet always been able to fly?
Re: Random: Someone's Already Reimagined 3D World's Giant Bowser As A Dynamax Pokémon
Wouldn’t this be a Gigantamax due to the form change?
Re: You Can Talk To The Dead Via Your Game Boy In Indie Horror Sally Face, Launching On Switch Next Week
It annoyed me that the “Dot matrix with stereo sound” text wasn’t aligned to the centre of the screen, but I just checked, and it turns out the actual Gameboy is like that too and I just never noticed.