@Sticker Well, it's kind of because of the whole "playing games without paying for it" part. You wouldn't just take a game out of a game store without paying for it, would you?
@Syrek24 Look...nobody is saying that change is a bad thing. It's okay to try new things. But that doesn't mean you have to burn the blueprints and start over. You can do new things and try new ideas while keeping the gameplay intact. And when something works, you probably don't want to get rid of it right away. There's the age-old saying of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"...that's kind of what Nintendo's doing with Paper Mario. They're trying to fix something that wasn't even broken, and in all honesty, it's sometimes better to simply take what you have and build upon it, and then change when things start to get stale...the original style has not gotten stale. It couldn't have gotten stale, because it's a specific style that hasn't been seen in 12 years. And I'd be a lot more forgiving if they weren't keeping something that actually DOESN'T work. I did not like Sticker Star. It got rid of pretty much everything I liked in the first three games: A good story, unique and interesting characters, interesting environments, the gameplay, just about everything. It could have made up for it by at least having a battle system that was actually fun...but it did not have that. The fact that stickers are literally your only form of attack is jut plain stupid (and doesn't make much sense when Mario can clearly jump on and hammer enemies outside of battle), in that if you didn't have any stickers, you'd be screwed. Also, because of this, battles end up doing more harm than good in that it drains away the amount of stickers you have, so it's better to just AVOID battles altogether. I don't want to avoid them, I want to actually WANT to fight my enemies (unless of course not wanting to fight them is kind of the point, like in games such as Undertale), and the fact that I have to avoid them (coupled with the fact that you can't even level up), kind of makes battles even pointless. In addition to this, there's bosses that require a specific item to actually beat (which is bull), and it's just too damn cryptic. I know that sounds like I'm whining and going "it's too hard!", but there are parts in the game where a guide is pretty much mandatory. The music is good, though. I'll give Sticker Star that. But the style doesn't help much when the actual substance isn't all that appealing. In the end, I guess it's kind of like having your favorite food and trying out this new fancy restaurant...it's nice to try new things, but it's also nice to go and dig into your favorite food every now and then.
@Project_Dolphin By that logic, this game should be like Super, since it sold twice that amount. Also, a lot of people got the game figuring that it would be like the first two...now that we've gotten a bit of a taste of what Sticker Star had to offer, I don't think people are going to be as forgiving this time around.
Here's the thing: while yes, we only saw a little bit of the game, it looked exactly like Sticker Star, but with paint. And considering that Sticker Star is the most hated game in the series, I think that it's pretty obvious that people would be a little pi$$ed off.
God, I love this game. Hopefully it won't be too long until we get Mother 3.
@Jimmy_G_Buckets ...You just did do a comment on how you think this game is overrated, though.
@Shiryu Yep. Just goes to show you: Legends are eternal.
@Shoyruken From what I've heard, Boom didn't even get the soundtrack right, and if you're making a Sonic game and can't even get the soundtrack right, you've already f***ed up.
@Shoyruken Alright. Glad you liked it. @Knuckles @AlienX I was just surprised, really. The general opinion towards that game with most people is that it's an unGodly mess.
This doesn't mean anything. Remember, Ubisoft planned on saying something about the Rayman Smash leak, and that turned out to be nothing, so maybe they just don't like rumors. Or maybe it's to prevent the spreading of false information.
Looking forward to Starfox (though a little dissapointed that Project Guard is no longer it's own thing.), and I will be pre-ordering it. I am looking forward to those Mario Maker updates (and hopefully the new 100 Mario Challenge mode means that they won't be putting as much of a focus on those costumes in upcoming updates...okay, not as much of a focus on them.) It's nice to see Monster Hunter X get localized, SNES games on New 3DS Virtual Console is nice, Rhythm Heaven made me so VERY happy, and it's nice to see updates continue for Splatoon. Also, we've got a new motherf***ing Kirby game! However, there is still that one game that just dissapointed me...and honestly made me a little mad: Color Splash. I know it's wrong to judge it by what they've shown, but it looks almost exactly like Sticker Star. Let's see what it's shown...the only npcs were Toads, the only thing that appears to be a partner is a paint bucket with eyes (which I'm already betting will be the new Kersti), there's a world map, thing stickers are returning, which means that we're probably getting the same item-specific boss bull again, battles give you coins instead of EXP, and it has the same damn battle system, excpet now you've got cards instead of stickers, and you also have to worry about the amount of paint you have, and I'm not mentioning the environments because we've only seen the first two, but I'm not holding my breath for anything interesting. Also, it's looking like we're getting Bowser as the main villain AGAIN. It's like Nintendo didn't listen to a single damn complaint about Sticker Star! Still, overall, I'd say this direct was good, with the exception of Paper Mario (it actually feels a bit insulting.).
Oh, thank God! After that Paper Mario game, this is exactly what I needed. Don't really see the point in UFO Kirby being locked behind an amiibo, but still, it's a new Kirby game, so I'm still happy!
Y'know...words cannot describe how dissapointed I am. I mean...wow. No really, WOW. It's amazing how much they don't understand what the fanbase wants. Nintendo...do you just hate the earlier games? Are you trying to forget about Thousand Year Door?
Y'know, I'm starting to feel like the costumes in Mario Maker are starting to become the Mii-Outfits in Smash Bros: They both taunt people with stuff they can't have. Also, I'm starting to get sick of these costumes...can we have an actual update now? It's been three months, so they've gotta have something...and I highly doubt that these costumes took three months to make.
@Zapazoid While Thousand Year Door was my favorite game in the series, I don't even care if it doesn't follow that formula. As long as that rumored Paper Mario game isn't just Sticker Star 2, I will be happy.
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Re: Editorial: The Weird World Discovered When Searching for Miitomo on Google Play
@Sticker Well, it's kind of because of the whole "playing games without paying for it" part. You wouldn't just take a game out of a game store without paying for it, would you?
Re: Marin Will be Part of the Summer's Hyrule Warriors Legends DLC Pack
@Nintenbomba128 I just want the Groose to be set loose!
Re: Nintendo NX 'Controller' Image Confirmed Fake By Its Creator
@TomJ Wouldn't that be great?
Re: Nintendo NX 'Controller' Image Confirmed Fake By Its Creator
YES! Thank God!
Re: Impressive Miitomo Download Numbers Credited For Sizeable Jump in Nintendo Share Value
Good to hear. Let's see if it'll do as well over here.
Re: Scribblenauts Studio 5th Cell Is Closing Its Doors
What a shame. Hopefully the people they had to lay off will be able to find a new job.
Re: Video: Watch the Leading US Presidential Candidates Battle It Out in Super Smash Bros.
Can I just say something? 1. That was great. 2. I honestly don't think I'm voting in this election. And this is supposed to be my first election.
Re: Video: Yuu Ayasaki, Voice Actress for Mashiko / Mary-o, is Next Up in Super Mario Maker
@Mario500 No. Does it matter?
Re: Live Blog: Watch Sonic the Hedgehog's 25th Anniversary SXSW Panel and its 'Special Reveal' - Live!
So...from what I understand, this was basically just an announcement of an announcement...oh dear...
Re: Video: Yuu Ayasaki, Voice Actress for Mashiko / Mary-o, is Next Up in Super Mario Maker
Look up her name on Google. Do it now!
Re: Nintendo Issues Statement On Side Quest Changes In Bravely Second
@Dezzy @whodatninja Nintendo didn't do this. Square Enix did.
Re: Nintendo Issues Statement On Side Quest Changes In Bravely Second
Re: Rumour Buster: Let's Have A Good Look At That "Leaked" NX Controller
Nope. Not buying it. This is fake.
Re: The My Nintendo Rewards 'Missions' Show What's Needed to Earn Freebies and Discounts
Am I the only one confused as to why we have two different types of points? Just seems a bit silly...
Re: Satoru Iwata Honoured At GDC 2016 With A Touching Animated Short
That was beautiful.
Re: Akira Tago Passes Away at Age 90
Such a shame...RIP Mr. Tago.
Re: Pokémon Creative Director Dies at Age 42
This is horrible, and at such a young age...my condolences to his friends and family. At least his daughter made it out okay.
Re: Random: You Can Have the Animal Crossing Mayor Figurine You Always Wanted
Screw it, I'll just make my own Villager amiibo.
Re: Soapbox: It's too Early to Judge Paper Mario: Color Splash
@Syrek24 Look...nobody is saying that change is a bad thing. It's okay to try new things. But that doesn't mean you have to burn the blueprints and start over. You can do new things and try new ideas while keeping the gameplay intact. And when something works, you probably don't want to get rid of it right away. There's the age-old saying of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"...that's kind of what Nintendo's doing with Paper Mario. They're trying to fix something that wasn't even broken, and in all honesty, it's sometimes better to simply take what you have and build upon it, and then change when things start to get stale...the original style has not gotten stale. It couldn't have gotten stale, because it's a specific style that hasn't been seen in 12 years. And I'd be a lot more forgiving if they weren't keeping something that actually DOESN'T work. I did not like Sticker Star. It got rid of pretty much everything I liked in the first three games: A good story, unique and interesting characters, interesting environments, the gameplay, just about everything. It could have made up for it by at least having a battle system that was actually fun...but it did not have that. The fact that stickers are literally your only form of attack is jut plain stupid (and doesn't make much sense when Mario can clearly jump on and hammer enemies outside of battle), in that if you didn't have any stickers, you'd be screwed. Also, because of this, battles end up doing more harm than good in that it drains away the amount of stickers you have, so it's better to just AVOID battles altogether. I don't want to avoid them, I want to actually WANT to fight my enemies (unless of course not wanting to fight them is kind of the point, like in games such as Undertale), and the fact that I have to avoid them (coupled with the fact that you can't even level up), kind of makes battles even pointless. In addition to this, there's bosses that require a specific item to actually beat (which is bull), and it's just too damn cryptic. I know that sounds like I'm whining and going "it's too hard!", but there are parts in the game where a guide is pretty much mandatory. The music is good, though. I'll give Sticker Star that. But the style doesn't help much when the actual substance isn't all that appealing. In the end, I guess it's kind of like having your favorite food and trying out this new fancy restaurant...it's nice to try new things, but it's also nice to go and dig into your favorite food every now and then.
Re: Soapbox: It's too Early to Judge Paper Mario: Color Splash
@Project_Dolphin By that logic, this game should be like Super, since it sold twice that amount. Also, a lot of people got the game figuring that it would be like the first two...now that we've gotten a bit of a taste of what Sticker Star had to offer, I don't think people are going to be as forgiving this time around.
Re: Soapbox: It's too Early to Judge Paper Mario: Color Splash
Here's the thing: while yes, we only saw a little bit of the game, it looked exactly like Sticker Star, but with paint. And considering that Sticker Star is the most hated game in the series, I think that it's pretty obvious that people would be a little pi$$ed off.
Re: Video: Learn a Little More About Nintendo's Funniest Anti-Hero, Wario
Now we need a video on Waluigi.
Re: The Next Splatfest Topic for Europe Has Been Announced
Hover board. This is the one, true answer. Unless of course we're bringing water into this. They don't work on water (unless you've got POWAH!)
Re: Review: EarthBound (New 3DS / SNES)
God, I love this game. Hopefully it won't be too long until we get Mother 3.
@Jimmy_G_Buckets ...You just did do a comment on how you think this game is overrated, though.
@Shiryu Yep. Just goes to show you: Legends are eternal.
Re: Poll: Which Is The Best Mario Spin-Off Series or Game?
Paper Mario, Mario Kart, and Mario Maker for me.
Re: Video: Today Is Officially Mar10 Day
To celebrate, I'll be playing an old classic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dv_DXqdC9k
Re: Smash 3, A Documentary About the Smash Bros. Community and Its Greatest Players, Has Been Funded by Fans
@supocarta ...What the Hell does that have to do with this?
Re: 'Special Reveal' Teased for Sonic the Hedgehog Anniversary Panel at SXSW
@Shoyruken From what I've heard, Boom didn't even get the soundtrack right, and if you're making a Sonic game and can't even get the soundtrack right, you've already f***ed up.
Re: 'Special Reveal' Teased for Sonic the Hedgehog Anniversary Panel at SXSW
@Shoyruken Alright. Glad you liked it.
@Knuckles @AlienX I was just surprised, really. The general opinion towards that game with most people is that it's an unGodly mess.
Re: 'Special Reveal' Teased for Sonic the Hedgehog Anniversary Panel at SXSW
Let's just hope it's something good...
@Shoyruken "I personally despise '06, but there are a lot of people who like it."
...You sure about that?
Re: Weirdness: You Can Now Play 3D NES Games In Your Web Browser
Alright, everyon! Time to see how long this lasts before Nintendo takes it down!
Re: Ubisoft Is Trying To Quell Beyond Good And Evil 2 NX Rumours
This doesn't mean anything. Remember, Ubisoft planned on saying something about the Rayman Smash leak, and that turned out to be nothing, so maybe they just don't like rumors. Or maybe it's to prevent the spreading of false information.
Re: We'll Be Cursing At Super Meat Boy's Insane Difficulty "Very Very Very Soon"
Welp, won't be long now 'till I start cursing like a sailor!
Re: Video: Learn Some Fun Facts About Conker, His Descent to Badness and Nintendo's Naughty Side
What happened!?
Re: Poll: Did the Wii U and 3DS Nintendo Direct Kickstart 2016?
Looking forward to Starfox (though a little dissapointed that Project Guard is no longer it's own thing.), and I will be pre-ordering it. I am looking forward to those Mario Maker updates (and hopefully the new 100 Mario Challenge mode means that they won't be putting as much of a focus on those costumes in upcoming updates...okay, not as much of a focus on them.) It's nice to see Monster Hunter X get localized, SNES games on New 3DS Virtual Console is nice, Rhythm Heaven made me so VERY happy, and it's nice to see updates continue for Splatoon. Also, we've got a new motherf***ing Kirby game! However, there is still that one game that just dissapointed me...and honestly made me a little mad: Color Splash. I know it's wrong to judge it by what they've shown, but it looks almost exactly like Sticker Star. Let's see what it's shown...the only npcs were Toads, the only thing that appears to be a partner is a paint bucket with eyes (which I'm already betting will be the new Kersti), there's a world map, thing stickers are returning, which means that we're probably getting the same item-specific boss bull again, battles give you coins instead of EXP, and it has the same damn battle system, excpet now you've got cards instead of stickers, and you also have to worry about the amount of paint you have, and I'm not mentioning the environments because we've only seen the first two, but I'm not holding my breath for anything interesting. Also, it's looking like we're getting Bowser as the main villain AGAIN. It's like Nintendo didn't listen to a single damn complaint about Sticker Star! Still, overall, I'd say this direct was good, with the exception of Paper Mario (it actually feels a bit insulting.).
Re: Super Mario Maker To Get Major Update On March 9th
Yes! New update!
Re: Splatoon Updates to Continue Into 2016
Alright! Glad to see the updates continued! Also, I should really get back to this game.
Re: Metroid Prime: Federation Force is Coming Sooner Than Expected
Is it just me, or does the way that guy in trailer talks sound like this?:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba9k5SWwE38
That was literally all I could think of during this.
Re: Rhythm Heaven Megamix Dancing onto 3DS
Words cannot describe how happy this makes me!
Re: Super Meat Boy Confirmed For Wii U eShop Release
Well, better late than never! Haven't played Meat Boy in a while, but I remember enjoying it.
Re: Kirby Is Taking A Trip To Planet Robobot This June
Oh, thank God! After that Paper Mario game, this is exactly what I needed. Don't really see the point in UFO Kirby being locked behind an amiibo, but still, it's a new Kirby game, so I'm still happy!
Re: Paper Mario Colour Splash Coming to Wii U
Y'know...words cannot describe how dissapointed I am. I mean...wow. No really, WOW. It's amazing how much they don't understand what the fanbase wants. Nintendo...do you just hate the earlier games? Are you trying to forget about Thousand Year Door?
Re: Rumour: Beyond Good And Evil 2 Is Being Developed As A Nintendo NX Exclusive
HAHAHAHA! Yeah...sure.
Re: Video: Check Out the Tanooki Statue Mario Costume in Super Mario Maker
Y'know, I'm starting to feel like the costumes in Mario Maker are starting to become the Mii-Outfits in Smash Bros: They both taunt people with stuff they can't have. Also, I'm starting to get sick of these costumes...can we have an actual update now? It's been three months, so they've gotta have something...and I highly doubt that these costumes took three months to make.
Re: A Wii U and 3DS Nintendo Direct Is On the Way
@Zapazoid Yeah...that would suck.
Re: A Wii U and 3DS Nintendo Direct Is On the Way
@Zapazoid While Thousand Year Door was my favorite game in the series, I don't even care if it doesn't follow that formula. As long as that rumored Paper Mario game isn't just Sticker Star 2, I will be happy.
Re: A Wii U and 3DS Nintendo Direct Is On the Way
Re: Nintendo Will Do Well On Mobile Because That's Where Its Core Audience Is Now, Claims Analyst
Also, what is up with the comments?
Re: Treehouse Veteran Erik Peterson Is Leaving Nintendo After 13 Years
Didn't really know the guy before, but still, I wish him the best of luck.
Re: Weirdness: This Is Conker As You've Never Seen Him Before, And Won't Ever Want To Again
Jontron is not going to be happy...