@Debo626 "No story reason to change the Doctor's gender." Its been written into the lore for years that it could happen, before we even saw any female Time Lords. It would be weird if it didn't happen at some point.
@thiz Still a big difference between a film and an interactive walking simulator, especially in horror- completely different types of scares can be employed.
I think what fans need to remember is that 95% of the company are just trying to get through their 9 to 5 and that all the decisions they’re angry about are the fault of a few higher ups. Criticism is fine, but don’t harass people who have nothing to do with it.
@Rayquaza2510 I know stuff like the battle tower (not frontier) have been confirmed, but since I still have the originals and don’t like the graphical style of the remakes, I really need there to be a significant amount of new fleshed out content for it to be worth £50. So far, it’s a underground wild area, and that’s basically all there is that wasn’t in Platinum too.
Still passing on this for now. Gym rematches and legendaries are kinda the bare minimum for endgame, so doesn’t really entice me when the main campaign is effectively unaltered.
@Crono1973 Even if it hasn't been officially released, street date has been broken, and people have played it and presented video evidence. Many platinum features are either missing or watered down
@Crono1973 Haven't personally, but its been leaking all over. I don't know how to spoiler tag and some people here seem extra spoiler sensitive, so I'd direct you to the forum thread for the game to see what I'm talking about, and r/pokeleaks for more in depth information.
@Crono1973 As @RupeeClock pointed out, the other remakes did include content from the 3rd version if appropriate. I know that these are DP remakes not Platinum, but they could have easily just chosen to remake the vastly improved version instead. Luckily, it appears that there may be more Platinum features than it first seemed, but they have implemented them awkwardly into side areas and post game events, when the groundwork for integrating them into the main story already exists- why not just use that?
@mr-duster Improved on Dp, but it makes no sense to use them as the base when a superior version already exists. Its like if the Links awakening remake was black and white because colour wasnt added until DX- they're deliberately flawed purely to be as faithful to the first release as possible even though this ends up hurting the game on several aspects.
The games seem great if you haven't played the originals, but it just seems worse than Platinum overall. Gyms have their inferior DPPT teams, there is only that battle tower (not frontier), and the underground seems like an awkward integration if the Platinum dex. The QoL are minor, and route and story structure are identical, so I don't find much value in this remake. However, I was happy with paying full price for Links Awakening because I hadn't played it before, and I hope new players will be able to find value in this where I can't.
Some of the comments here are harsh, remember that since everyone on the site is a hard-core Nintendo fan, of course we'd have better recognition of this. Saw people in this thread comparing this to not recognising a gramophone or lp, which is a ridiculous comparison given how much more mainstream that is. Remember that the Game cube only sold 22 million units. There are more people have played Botw and SSBU than people who have owned a Gamecube.
Hopefully this remake is most in line with FRLG- nice new QoL features and fixes to the biggest problems with the originals. ORAS added and removed things in equal measure, so it can’t necessarily be called the definitive version of Gen 3, and whilst HGSS were nothing but improved on GSC, the Gen 2 games have some absolutely massive flaws (poor level curve, balancing, item availability, pacing) that could have easily been fixed, but instead were ignored entirely.
This game is fantastic. For anyone on the fence, the original game “Spelunky Classic” is available on PC for free and can serve as a demo for the later entries.
Notably, this includes Pokemon not in the Sonnoh dex, so the "exclusive" Pokemon aren't just evolved versions of normally available 'mon like tjre trailer suggested.
I admittedly haven’t played the original MM, only the remake, but I would take the Bombers notebook, improved song of double time, touchscreen inventory and ability to save mid cycle over faster swimming and mildly better boss fights any day.
Also, now Nintendo has a competitor in the handheld space, the might step up their game to match. Then again, this thing probably has less of an appeal to the mass market, so they might not be too worried.
Playing Twilight Princess for the first time and loving it. Also continuing my Alpha Sapphire Nuzlocke. I’m currently at Sootopolis and have only had 2 deaths.
Remember how last time Cyberpunk won best at E3? Don’t just judge games by their trailers and demos, and wait until they’re out before making these judgements.
The ORAS problem has also been reported with Persona Q, which launched the same month. That seems to confirm that it’s not software specific, and was due to a bad batch of components.
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Re: Ed Sheeran Teases Pokémon GO Collab
Can we make xEdSheeran into the new "featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series and Knuckles"?
Re: Doctor Who: The Edge Of Reality Dev Cuts Deluxe Edition Cost And Apologises For Delays
@Debo626
"No story reason to change the Doctor's gender."
Its been written into the lore for years that it could happen, before we even saw any female Time Lords. It would be weird if it didn't happen at some point.
Re: Shin Megami Tensei V Outshines Other Popular JRPGs At UK Retail
Shame Pokemons about to release and blow that away
Re: Datamine Uncovers References To PS4 And PC In Switch Exclusive Shin Megami Tensei V
If PlayStation gets this, we should get Persona 5
Re: Fatal Frame: Maiden Of Black Water Gets New 'Very Easy' Difficulty Option
@thiz Still a big difference between a film and an interactive walking simulator, especially in horror- completely different types of scares can be employed.
Re: YouTube Is Hiding The Dislike Count, Good News For Switch Online's Video Team
YouTube comment dislikes already did nothing, so this is following suit.
Do the dislike on Nintendo Life actually do anything either?
Re: The Pokémon Creative Team Has Been "Through A Lot" With Angry Fan Feedback
I think what fans need to remember is that 95% of the company are just trying to get through their 9 to 5 and that all the decisions they’re angry about are the fault of a few higher ups. Criticism is fine, but don’t harass people who have nothing to do with it.
Re: Rumour: Metroid Prime Switch Remaster Is "Wrapped Up" According To Industry Insider
We know this is real, because Nintendo doesn’t let us have nice things and will absolutely charge £50 for a GameCube remaster.
Re: Gallery: A Peek Into Nintendo NY Store's Pokémon Sinnoh Region Event
@Rayquaza2510
I know stuff like the battle tower (not frontier) have been confirmed, but since I still have the originals and don’t like the graphical style of the remakes, I really need there to be a significant amount of new fleshed out content for it to be worth £50. So far, it’s a underground wild area, and that’s basically all there is that wasn’t in Platinum too.
Re: Gallery: A Peek Into Nintendo NY Store's Pokémon Sinnoh Region Event
Still passing on this for now.
Gym rematches and legendaries are kinda the bare minimum for endgame, so doesn’t really entice me when the main campaign is effectively unaltered.
Re: Looks Like Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Are Unity Engine Games
@Crono1973
Even if it hasn't been officially released, street date has been broken, and people have played it and presented video evidence. Many platinum features are either missing or watered down
Re: Looks Like Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Are Unity Engine Games
@Crono1973
Haven't personally, but its been leaking all over. I don't know how to spoiler tag and some people here seem extra spoiler sensitive, so I'd direct you to the forum thread for the game to see what I'm talking about, and r/pokeleaks for more in depth information.
Re: Talking Point: Will Nintendo Abandon The Switch Concept For Its Next Console?
Switch DS U
Gamepad in docked mode that can be clipped onto the main console to become a dual screen handheld.
Re: Looks Like Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Are Unity Engine Games
@Crono1973
As @RupeeClock pointed out, the other remakes did include content from the 3rd version if appropriate. I know that these are DP remakes not Platinum, but they could have easily just chosen to remake the vastly improved version instead. Luckily, it appears that there may be more Platinum features than it first seemed, but they have implemented them awkwardly into side areas and post game events, when the groundwork for integrating them into the main story already exists- why not just use that?
Re: Looks Like Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Are Unity Engine Games
@mr-duster Improved on Dp, but it makes no sense to use them as the base when a superior version already exists. Its like if the Links awakening remake was black and white because colour wasnt added until DX- they're deliberately flawed purely to be as faithful to the first release as possible even though this ends up hurting the game on several aspects.
Re: Nintendo Is Eager To Utilise More Franchises For 'Visual Content' Like Movies
Xenoblade Chronicles X would make a good anime, because it already has an episodic structure.
Re: Looks Like Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Are Unity Engine Games
The games seem great if you haven't played the originals, but it just seems worse than Platinum overall. Gyms have their inferior DPPT teams, there is only that battle tower (not frontier), and the underground seems like an awkward integration if the Platinum dex.
The QoL are minor, and route and story structure are identical, so I don't find much value in this remake. However, I was happy with paying full price for Links Awakening because I hadn't played it before, and I hope new players will be able to find value in this where I can't.
Re: Talking Point: Super Mario 3D Land Turns 10 - Was It The Best '3D' Game On 3DS?
Yes, but only because it actively created problems to solve with the 3D.
Still one of the best 3DS games.
Re: Random: Oh No, People Don't Recognise GameCubes Any More
Some of the comments here are harsh, remember that since everyone on the site is a hard-core Nintendo fan, of course we'd have better recognition of this. Saw people in this thread comparing this to not recognising a gramophone or lp, which is a ridiculous comparison given how much more mainstream that is. Remember that the Game cube only sold 22 million units. There are more people have played Botw and SSBU than people who have owned a Gamecube.
Re: Open-World RPG 'Honor Of Kings: World' Looks To Fuse 'Monster Hunter' With 'Zelda: Breath Of The Wild'
The image and seeing “open world RPG” made me think for a split second that this was Monolith’s new IP.
Re: Review: Mario Tennis - The Game That Gave Us Waluigi
@ValZ That comment is over 11 years old, by an account that’s been inactive since 2011. I don’t think they’re going to respond.
Re: Random: Pikmin Bloom Player Accidentally Sends Pikmin On Homeward Bound-Style Mission
Says at the start of the reddit thread they're a beta tester.
Re: PUBG Owner Krafton To Acquire Subnautica Studio Unknown Worlds
How does this run on switch? I've heard "perfectly" and "constant crashes" with little in between.
Re: Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Trailer Shows Off Bad Guys, Gyms, And DLC
They have noses in battle but not in overworld.
Re: Toby Fox Speaks About Deltarune, Shows Off Concept Art In Interview With Nintendo Japan
Being interviewed with Nintendo, meeting Sakurai, composing for Pokémon… looks like Toby’s becoming a real [Big Shot].
Re: 25 Games That Are Better On Switch OLED
LOL at 3 Houses being called handsome (coming from someone who has 200+ hours)
Re: First Impressions: For Better Or Worse, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Look Like Extremely Safe Remakes
Hopefully this remake is most in line with FRLG- nice new QoL features and fixes to the biggest problems with the originals. ORAS added and removed things in equal measure, so it can’t necessarily be called the definitive version of Gen 3, and whilst HGSS were nothing but improved on GSC, the Gen 2 games have some absolutely massive flaws (poor level curve, balancing, item availability, pacing) that could have easily been fixed, but instead were ignored entirely.
Re: Poll: What's A Fair Price For The Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack?
NSO is bad value, so adding a premium tier is making a bad deal worse.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Arceus Won't Actually Be An Open-World Game
But we already knew this from last trailer?
Re: Switch Pre-Orders For Pokémon-Like 'Monster Crown' Go Live Today, October Launch Confirmed
Art and sprite work are nice, but the designs themselves seem super uninspired.
Re: Talking Point: Was The GameCube Really A Portable Console In Disguise?
Portables shouldn’t require a separate screen. Wii U is portable because even though it’s massive you don’t need a monitor to play most games.
Re: Switch Players Are Supposedly Encountering All Sorts Of Glitches In Sonic Colors Ultimate
In Sonic Colours DS I got stuck in the floor during the final boss fight.
Re: Review: Spelunky 2 - A Masterclass In Great Roguelite Game Design
This game is fantastic. For anyone on the fence, the original game “Spelunky Classic” is available on PC for free and can serve as a demo for the later entries.
Re: Talking Point: Which Pokémon Legends: Arceus Starter Are You Going To Pick?
Rowlet is not just the best legends starter, but the best starter ever.
Re: Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl's New 'Grand Underground' Map Looks Epic
Notably, this includes Pokemon not in the Sonnoh dex, so the "exclusive" Pokemon aren't just evolved versions of normally available 'mon like tjre trailer suggested.
Re: Talking Point: Every Pre-BOTW 3D Zelda Now Has A Remake, But Which Is Best?
I admittedly haven’t played the original MM, only the remake, but I would take the Bombers notebook, improved song of double time, touchscreen inventory and ability to save mid cycle over faster swimming and mildly better boss fights any day.
Re: Value's Steam Deck Might Be The Closest We'll Get To A Switch Pro In 2021
Also, now Nintendo has a competitor in the handheld space, the might step up their game to match. Then again, this thing probably has less of an appeal to the mass market, so they might not be too worried.
Re: Value's Steam Deck Might Be The Closest We'll Get To A Switch Pro In 2021
Looks really good overall, but I don’t like the look of the layout. Too much crammed into the top corners.
Re: Physical And Collector's Editions Of Among Us Are Here
Mira HQ implies that among us takes place in the same universe as Xenoblade X. Perhaps the impostors are Devinians?
Re: Phoenix Wright, Miles Edgeworth, And Monika From DDLC Are Getting Nendoroid Figures
The nendoroids of Nintendo and smash characters should have the functions of the equivalent amiibo.
Re: Back Page: The Ten Best Crabs On The Nintendo Switch
Everyone knows that Crabrawler is the superior crab Pokémon (not in SWSH, but is in Snap).
Re: Poll: What's The Best 2D Sonic Game?
Is Colours DS not counted?
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 12th)
Playing Twilight Princess for the first time and loving it.
Also continuing my Alpha Sapphire Nuzlocke. I’m currently at Sootopolis and have only had 2 deaths.
Re: E3 2021 Will Have Its Own Awards Show
Remember how last time Cyberpunk won best at E3?
Don’t just judge games by their trailers and demos, and wait until they’re out before making these judgements.
Re: Feature: Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Foreshadowed Breath Of The Wild's Big Changes
@ModdedInkling You don’t need to play A Link To The Past to enjoy it. ALTTP is one of my least favourite Zeldas, but I loved this.
Re: SEGA To Reveal 'Projects' For Sonic's 30th Anniversary This Week
It’s time:
Sonic 07
Re: It Seems Game Builder Garage Will Only Be Available On The eShop In Europe
I read the title as the digital version being Europe exclusive.
Re: Here's How The 'Blue' Switch Compares To The 'Purple' Game Boy Advance
@chickenguy
It’s out today in Europe
Re: Nintendo Announces Game Builder Garage, A Quirky Programming Game For Switch
Glad to see Tuna Cube Factory got a sequel.
Re: PSA: Yes, Your DS And 3DS Cartridges Will Eventually Deteriorate, But Don't Panic
The ORAS problem has also been reported with Persona Q, which launched the same month. That seems to confirm that it’s not software specific, and was due to a bad batch of components.