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@domatron66 yeah, I sorta realized that after I posted that comment. Still though, I think the statement remains.

It's kind of a losing battle for Metroid 1 if people picked that box art. Why not use the vastly superior FDS art instead?

@Agent_P can you truly be a Zelda fan or a fan of anything in general if you don't like Tingle?

Definitely a western studio, that's for certain.

Only a matter of time till the inevitable Danny DeVito Tingle reveal

The scan mode is one of my favorite additions to Metroid. It basically turns everything into a point-and-click adventure game.

Can I just buy the tie on its own?

Interesting fact: D-Hopper was directed and designed by Ryota Kawade, who if you didn't know was also responsible for directing the first two Paper Mario games.

@-wc- maybe be a bit more specific. For example:

PleasejustbebetterthantheMarioMoviesPleasejustbebetterthantheMarioMoviesPleasejustbebetterthantheMarioMovies

@Olliemar28 God forbid. That role was made for Danny DeVito.

@Olmectron Is this bait or do you just have no idea what's going on?

@batmanbud2 WAIT WAIT LEMME IN I ALSO THINK ZERO MISSION'S GREAT

@-wc- If you don't mind me asking, what's wrong with 2.5D games?

Yeah, definitely the one with an actual jungle. Even if the JP box sneaks in a DK Rap nod.

@AussieMcBucket I'd say it's more like complaining about needing the analog stick to play Mario 64 and insisting that there be a mode to only play with the d-pad.

@Uncle_Franklin nothing obtuse about it - when you said you played in NSO without the set I was under the assumption that you didn't have the headset to begin with or alternatively just used a different emulator.

@Uncle_Franklin I find your claim skeptical given that without the headset you're just looking at two tiny squares in handheld mode. And there's nothing odd about Mario Clash either - that is a game that requires precision aiming through multiple layers of backgrounds, which is made significantly worse without a greater sense of depth perception.

@Uncle_Franklin Did you only play Wario Land and nothing else to make this claim? You can disagree with the reliance on the headset but that doesn't mean they're making a mistake.

@Uncle_Franklin the only worthwhile emulator is Red Viper and even then it's still more viable to play in 3D, that's the main reason you'd use that emulator to begin with. Just saying "2D is serviceable" doesn't make it any more true or ideal.

@ludotaku I absolutely understand that accessibility is important and there should be options for those who can't experience these games as intended, but I also don't think the solution is as simple as "have a 2D mode," it's not as straightforward as some claim, I believe. However, I don't really have an idea as to what would be an ideal solution in this scenario, so this is where I fold and I admit that I don't have a straight answer here.

@KayFiOS Realistically speaking people would still complain about it.

@LinktotheFuture It wouldn't, no. The hard truth is these games weren't meant to be played in 2D. It isn't like the 3DS where it's optional; Every VB game was designed with total depth perception at the forefront. There are some you can get away with like Wario Land(until you get to the final level) or Teleroboxer, but games like Mario Clash, Red Alarm and even Galactic Pinball play objectively worse in 2D.

@Ein I don't really know where you're getting the notion that the game was "rushed/mismanaged" from. As someone who avidly followed the game's development, nothing about Thimbleweed's final story or design felt like it was compromised in any capacity. Sure, there may have been cut content, but that's not inherent evidence of poor management. If you refer to the abruptness of the ending(my biggest issue), then you should know that's just the way Ron does his endings.

That and your twisted reading of the game's message as a shallow commentary on the industry(it isn't even about the industry, it's about the art of storytelling) leads me to believe that you just wanna argue in bad faith, which I'm not really interested in doing years later. I got other things to do. You do you man.

The new filters are actually really interesting. There's standard color change ones, but they also included filters that replicate the Game Boy and Game Boy Color. Pretty cool tbh.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT SONNNNNNN

"MARIO SUNSHINE" WHO AM I RIGHT?

I think we're neglecting the important news: IT'S ZERO RACERS AND D-HOPPER TIME BABY

@Ein I'll admit, I'm mixed on Thimbleweed's ending myself, but to call it a "lazy rush-job" feels disingenuous. The game has a lot of hints and allusions towards the true nature of the game and its overall message it wants to convey. Whether or not you agree with that message is another thing but it's clear that Gilbert and Winnick had a point to make - one that's far from lazy imo.

VERY excited for this.

@BrokenCiv The difference is country music hasn't cost people their careers, driven up technology prices or threaten the environment(and especially our drinking water).

@BrokenCiv "I’m not defending it. I’m just saying it’s here to stay."

Oxymoronic.

@BrokenCiv Frankly if they can't be bothered to get actual background and environment artists who could probably do a better job, then I won't support it. Simple really.

Here's a matter of fact for you: LLMs are terrible, the people who rely on them for creative purposes are brain-dead and no one actually wants them to stay.

Mark Bussler is probably having a great time right now.

@Maxz

Back in my day levels used to be make of solid stuff, let me tell you! Nowadays it’s like they’re made of chalk and cheese!

@onlyonemello Not entirely true. The last game Miyamoto directed was Super Mario Run back in 2016.

"Man, I spent hours of my life slaying... OCTOROKS"

I prefer Laserdisc.

@Anti-Matter To quote Brennan Lee-Mulligan: "You have a poison in your mind and the fact that you can't see it makes me very sad."

There's a time and place for everything. But not here and not now.

@ParrakerriRush Only in Japan, sadly. They have plush Onion keychains and everything.

@Serpenterror He practically has a protege already, in Yoshiaki Koizumi.

Hold on, I'm lost. Why does it look it has actual plot structure? Where are all the references? Why isn't there a forced cameo from Snow Bros. or Dino Crisis? Is this trying to be an actual movie? What kinda madness is this?!

@Pillowpants nah, I want him to direct another Mole Mania instead.

If they're going to pump out tie-in games, could they at least put in the effort to make the movies good?

They're out here deadnaming Mario and Pauline

@DwaynesGames that's kinda the least of the problems when it comes to localization.

I finished this last week! Genuinely fantastic follow up to the previous Grimoire games and one of the best modern adventure games on the market right now. The Vians have really been on a roll as of late. Eager to see what they do next.

Alongside Naoto Kubo as Music Lead, Daisuke Matsuoka*, Reika Nakai, Yuri Goto and Tsukasa Usu also composed for the game.

_{*Worth noting that Matsuoka also composed for Country Returns and Tropical Freeze as well.}

@Zeebor15 Origins may have had Ancel directing but it wasn't the exact same team who made the previous 3 games. And where exactly is the source that Next Level and Retro had to remake LM1 and DKC to "prove themselves?"

@-wc- Y'know, I'm the only person here who believes SF26 will age worse visually than the original did.

@LeJuiceCup OoT is not reflective of every N64 game. Please expand your repertoire and stop being bitter and dismissive towards older games.