Oh definitely the little tassels on Ganondorf's armour.
If I'm being serious, I liked that new item that allowed you to summon a business scrub at will. Didn't think I'd actually use them but they came in handy in a pinch.
18/20. I was on the leaderboard for a hot second haha. I instinctually clicked Spirit Temple for the Desert Colossus one as that's what I know it as. An yeah the rug got me too. I do not remember that top down angle inside the carpenter's tent.
Who's even the market for these exorbitantly marked up novelty items? I feel like most of the folks who'd be interested in the promotional slip cover showed up at launch to get one.
I decided to go to the midnight launch at my local EB Games last night. As I approached I saw only a couple dudes lined up outside the door, but as I got closer I realized the line wrapped around the entire building. It was also pissing rain. At that point I was like nah, I'm going home.
All round excellent dungeon, always liked the music/atmosphere of this one. Feels like a very haunting, ancient place. And Iron Knuckles are among my fav Zelda enemies, shame they haven't appeared in any of the later 3d games.
Hey, good timing with this dungeon with today being Halloween and all. Anyway the shadow temple is definitely in my top 3, along with the forest and spirit temples. Can't wait to see how horrifying Dead Hand will look in the remake.
"There are many parts of my youth that I'm not proud of. There were loose threads, untidy parts of me that I would like to remove. But when I pulled on one of those threads it unraveled the tapestry of my life."
Just beat Belmont's Curse, got the best ending. So now I'm gonna go back and play some of the older games starting with Castlevania Chronicles (ps1). Then I might play the Trevor mode in Castlevania Curse of Darkness (ps2).
I still go back and play the original Resident Evil 1,2,3 and 4 in spite of newer versions of each being at my disposal. There is absolutely value in playing these older games when modernized alternatives are available. For one, I still find them fun, and two it is fascinating from a historical standpoint to see how far games have evolved over the years. Lastly, is just nostalgia. Playing an old game can take you back to a certain time and place, which is a feeling that is nearly impossible to replicate.
It's a phenomenal game I've really been enjoying, but I feel Switch 1 owners got done a bit dirty. I started playing on my S1 just to see the performance, and the load times between rooms are pretty bad. It can be like 5-6 seconds of loading, almost felt like I was playing Resident Evil on PS1 at times. A game like this, it absolutely breaks up the flow. Even the map screen was taking a second to load, which became a problem as I'm constantly checking the map when I play these sort of games. So I ultimately started a new game on my Switch 2, and the difference is quite noticeable, far quicker load times.
Anyway, a game like this SHOULD run just fine on Switch 1. If similar games like Metroid Dread, and Prince of Persia The Lost Crown can run relatively smoothly on S1 I don't see why this game can't. Hopefully it's something they can eventually patch.
I remember first hearing rumors of some remarkable new 3d Zelda game on Nintendo's new hardware in my elementary school cafeteria. It was from my friend Gary who owned every console under the sun at the time, and who's parent's ran a Chinese restaurant. Best birthday parties ever, Chinese buffet + street fighter 2 arcade, bliss for a 10-12 year old.
I finally got an n64 a few years after launch, so I didn't actually play it until years later in high school. It was around the time I started training for my first job at an ice cream parlor. I remember trying to focus on learning how to make the various banana splits and what have you, and all I could think about was getting home so I could explore the Deku Tree. Yeah, I didn't last very long at that job haha.
Great re-imagining of an all time classic game. I think I still prefer some aspects of the original though. The ridiculous campy dialogue is hilarious, and it's a bit more fun on subsequent playthroughs. They kind of ratcheted up the difficulty in the remake, less ammo/ tougher enemies even in new game +. Whereas in the og when you start a new game with maxed out weapons and a ton of ammo, you can just blast through the game with ease, which is pure arcadey goodness.
Yeah this one is pretty disappointing. It starts fairly strong, I liked that section with the Hunter Gammas in the sewer, but overall the game definitely feels half baked.
This might be the only video game that's ever given me nightmares. I think I was playing too much before bed one night, and Mr X ended up stalking me in my dreams haha.
I had no idea there was a Zone of the Enders game on GBA, the PS2 games are great. Anyway I went with NA. The logo is a bit much, but I just prefer the illustration.
I like this one more than the Water Temple simply because the premise of a dungeon being inside the belly of a massive leviathan is inherently more interesting to me.
Very curious how they're going to reimagine this one in the remake. They can really play up the gross, fleshy organic textures in a way that just wasn't possible on the N64.
I'm looking forward to the Code Veronica remake, and RE:Zero could be interesting, but I'm not that interested in remakes of 5 and 6. I'd rather they just keep pushing the series forward with new instalments. Even RE:Revelations 3 would be preferable.
@Daniel36 I remember playing Drakken with my buddy way back in the day, it was tough! We never got very far. The sequel Dragon View which I've played via an emulator is much better and is still worth checking out to this day.
This one's kinda tough for me. Toriyama is a legend, but the NA cover looks to be strongly influenced by the work of Frank Frazetta, another artist that had a strong influence on me when I was a young artist. I think NA by a hair.
I always liked this dungeon personally, fire keeses notwithstanding. The absolutely gigantic Dodongo skull in the main entrance always set my imagination running wild. What kind of primordial hellscape was ancient hyrule, and who actually felled that beast and turned it's skull into a door? Great world building through visual storytelling.
No offline mode?? Utterly ridiculous. I potentially would've gotten this, not so anymore. But I suppose old timers like me aren't their primary demographic.
I have the first one on ps4, I just couldn't get into it. Which is odd as I'm a huge Tolkien fan. An open world game set in mordor should be an easy win. I think it was mainly the nemesis system, which is really the main focus of the game that just did not appeal to me at all. Your enemies get stronger when they defeat you? Great. And there were multiple instances where I'd be sneaking around an orc camp and one dude would spot me, and suddenly I'd be running away from a whole host of orcs Benny hill style. The game is visually very nice, and I do like the expansion of the lore, so I'll probably give it another chance at some point.
They all seem to be pretty faithful, albeit higher detail versions of the original designs. I think they look great. Also Ganondorf always had the little cape, you can see it in the illustration. He upgrades to the longer flowing red cape when he becomes the king of evil, as you do.
I'm surprised RE Remake is ranked relatively low, although I suppose survival horror isn't everyone's cup of tea.
Also the GC version of RE2 is my fav to play as there's an awesome cheat code. Go to the settings menu, hold down L and R and press Z ten times. Infinite ammo baby.
My sisters and I got this for Christmas 2001. I sold off a lot of my gamecube games over the years, (selling Eternal Darkness still stings), but I always held onto this one, and I'm glad I did. I still think it's the best Luigi's Mansion. I make a point of playing on my crt tv during spooky season each year.
@Fizza I don't think it really matters if you haven't played Curse of Darkness as the characters in question are fairly different from their game counterparts. There are deviations from the source material, but I'm fine with it as it's an adaptation afterall. For my part, I found it to be a well animated, well acted, and mostly well written homage to the games.
@Fizza That's interesting, I wasn't aware there was a divide between fans of the games vs fans of the show. As an old-school fan of the series, I rather enjoyed the Netflix show. The first 3 seasons anyway, haven't seen the newer ones with Richter as I no longer have Netflix.
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Re: Zelda Ocarina's ReDead Were Set To Be "Very, Very Scary" In The Remake, But Nintendo Decided To "Dial It Back"
Would love to see some concept art or something of this 'scarier' version.
I've always liked the horror elements in Zelda games, I hope whatever the next game ends up being really leans into that side of the series.
Re: Talking Point: What's Your Favourite Tiny Tweak In Zelda: Ocarina Of Time?
Oh definitely the little tassels on Ganondorf's armour.
If I'm being serious, I liked that new item that allowed you to summon a business scrub at will. Didn't think I'd actually use them but they came in handy in a pinch.
Re: Can You Name These Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Locations?
18/20. I was on the leaderboard for a hot second haha. I instinctually clicked Spirit Temple for the Desert Colossus one as that's what I know it as. An yeah the rug got me too. I do not remember that top down angle inside the carpenter's tent.
Re: Review: Queen's Domain (Switch 2) - An Incredible Tribute To FromSoft, And One Of 2026's Best Surprises
I really like the visuals, quite pretty. Will definitely look into this one.
Re: Speedrunners Didn't Take Long To Find New Ways To Break Ocarina Of Time
Link became Owen Wilson?
Re: Scalpers Already Want Insane Sums For The Ocarina Remake With Exclusive Bits
Who's even the market for these exorbitantly marked up novelty items? I feel like most of the folks who'd be interested in the promotional slip cover showed up at launch to get one.
Re: Feature: "I Will Have Been Here For 30 Hours" - London's Midnight Zelda Launch Was Wild
I decided to go to the midnight launch at my local EB Games last night. As I approached I saw only a couple dudes lined up outside the door, but as I got closer I realized the line wrapped around the entire building. It was also pissing rain. At that point I was like nah, I'm going home.
Re: Countdown: Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Dungeon Crawl #8 - High Spirits
All round excellent dungeon, always liked the music/atmosphere of this one. Feels like a very haunting, ancient place. And Iron Knuckles are among my fav Zelda enemies, shame they haven't appeared in any of the later 3d games.
Re: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Revenge Of The 'Gator
I like the JP one. Looks like the kind of artwork you'd see on the side of an arcade cabinet in the 80s.
Re: Countdown: Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Dungeon Crawl #7 - Grave Expectations
Hey, good timing with this dungeon with today being Halloween and all. Anyway the shadow temple is definitely in my top 3, along with the forest and spirit temples. Can't wait to see how horrifying Dead Hand will look in the remake.
Re: Can You Name These Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Characters?
11/13. Given the amount of times I've replayed this game shoulda done better.
Re: Patrick Stewart, The Legendary Star Trek And X-Men Actor, Has Passed Away
"There are many parts of my youth that I'm not proud of. There were loose threads, untidy parts of me that I would like to remove. But when I pulled on one of those threads it unraveled the tapestry of my life."
-Captain Picard
Re: Multiple Capcom Console Classics Have Been Rated In Korea
This is cool news, but my heart still yearns for the Alien vs Predator beat 'em up on Switch.
Re: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Avenging Spirit (Game Boy)
Guy on the NA cover looks vaguely like Simon Pegg.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (24th October)
Just beat Belmont's Curse, got the best ending. So now I'm gonna go back and play some of the older games starting with Castlevania Chronicles (ps1). Then I might play the Trevor mode in Castlevania Curse of Darkness (ps2).
Re: Opinion: I May Never Play The Original Ocarina Of Time Again
I still go back and play the original Resident Evil 1,2,3 and 4 in spite of newer versions of each being at my disposal. There is absolutely value in playing these older games when modernized alternatives are available. For one, I still find them fun, and two it is fascinating from a historical standpoint to see how far games have evolved over the years. Lastly, is just nostalgia. Playing an old game can take you back to a certain time and place, which is a feeling that is nearly impossible to replicate.
Re: Award-Winning Indie Horror 'Mouthwashing' Finally Arrives On Switch This Month
Intriguing, as a fan of sci-fi horror I'll definitely check this out.
In space, your crew mates can hear you scream apparently.
Re: Surprise! Aspyr Is Remastering A Shrek Game
"I said yep, what a concept..."
Re: Ready To Feel Old? The Switch 1 Reveal Trailer Launched A Whopping 10 Years Ago Today
The two ladies in the thumbnail image are both grandmothers now.
Re: Review: Castlevania: Belmont's Curse (Switch) - A Pro-Grade Metroidvania With A Stiff Learning Curve
It's a phenomenal game I've really been enjoying, but I feel Switch 1 owners got done a bit dirty. I started playing on my S1 just to see the performance, and the load times between rooms are pretty bad. It can be like 5-6 seconds of loading, almost felt like I was playing Resident Evil on PS1 at times. A game like this, it absolutely breaks up the flow. Even the map screen was taking a second to load, which became a problem as I'm constantly checking the map when I play these sort of games. So I ultimately started a new game on my Switch 2, and the difference is quite noticeable, far quicker load times.
Anyway, a game like this SHOULD run just fine on Switch 1. If similar games like Metroid Dread, and Prince of Persia The Lost Crown can run relatively smoothly on S1 I don't see why this game can't. Hopefully it's something they can eventually patch.
Re: Talking Point: How Did You First Encounter Zelda: Ocarina Of Time?
I remember first hearing rumors of some remarkable new 3d Zelda game on Nintendo's new hardware in my elementary school cafeteria. It was from my friend Gary who owned every console under the sun at the time, and who's parent's ran a Chinese restaurant. Best birthday parties ever, Chinese buffet + street fighter 2 arcade, bliss for a 10-12 year old.
I finally got an n64 a few years after launch, so I didn't actually play it until years later in high school. It was around the time I started training for my first job at an ice cream parlor. I remember trying to focus on learning how to make the various banana splits and what have you, and all I could think about was getting home so I could explore the Deku Tree. Yeah, I didn't last very long at that job haha.
Re: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Metal Slug Advance (GBA)
Definitely NA. The JP one looks a bit amateurish. I know Metal Slug characters don't exactly have realistic proportions, but that just looks off.
Re: Countdown: Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Dungeon Crawl #5 - This One's Fire, Bro
This one's alright, I rank it second to last as far as the adult Link dungeons go, just above everyone's favorite, the water temple.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's GBA Library With Three More Titles
Nice! The only Metal Slug I haven't played.
Re: Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Overview Trailer Is So Beautiful, We Can't Cope
I'm not going to watch it. I'm already sold on the game. Looking forward to seeing everything it has to offer come November.
Re: Review: Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition (Switch 2) - The Gold Standard For Remakes
Great re-imagining of an all time classic game. I think I still prefer some aspects of the original though. The ridiculous campy dialogue is hilarious, and it's a bit more fun on subsequent playthroughs. They kind of ratcheted up the difficulty in the remake, less ammo/ tougher enemies even in new game +. Whereas in the og when you start a new game with maxed out weapons and a ton of ammo, you can just blast through the game with ease, which is pure arcadey goodness.
Re: Mini Review: Resident Evil 3 (Switch 2) - An Impressive Port Of A Subpar Remake
Yeah this one is pretty disappointing. It starts fairly strong, I liked that section with the Hunter Gammas in the sewer, but overall the game definitely feels half baked.
Re: Mini Review: Resident Evil 2 Deluxe Edition (Switch 2) - Finally Gets The Treatment It Deserves
This might be the only video game that's ever given me nightmares. I think I was playing too much before bed one night, and Mr X ended up stalking me in my dreams haha.
Re: Random: 2021 Elon Musk SNL Skit "Was Not Received Well" By Nintendo
I don't think it was received well by most humans.
Re: Box Art Brawl - Zone Of The Enders: The Fist Of Mars (GBA)
I had no idea there was a Zone of the Enders game on GBA, the PS2 games are great. Anyway I went with NA. The logo is a bit much, but I just prefer the illustration.
Re: Countdown: Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Dungeon Crawl #3 - I Hate This Place
I like this one more than the Water Temple simply because the premise of a dungeon being inside the belly of a massive leviathan is inherently more interesting to me.
Very curious how they're going to reimagine this one in the remake. They can really play up the gross, fleshy organic textures in a way that just wasn't possible on the N64.
Re: Capcom Has An Intriguing Plan For When Its Resident Evil Remakes Catch Up With The New Games
@AtlasLivesAgain Agreed, they should re-remake RE3. It's by far the weakest of the remakes they've done so far.
Re: Capcom Has An Intriguing Plan For When Its Resident Evil Remakes Catch Up With The New Games
I'm looking forward to the Code Veronica remake, and RE:Zero could be interesting, but I'm not that interested in remakes of 5 and 6. I'd rather they just keep pushing the series forward with new instalments. Even RE:Revelations 3 would be preferable.
Re: Castlevania Is Also Getting A 40th Anniversary Concert Tour Next Year
If they end up coming to Toronto I'll go. The Zelda orchestral performance I saw years ago was amazing.
Re: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Dragon Quest II (NES)
@Daniel36 I remember playing Drakken with my buddy way back in the day, it was tough! We never got very far. The sequel Dragon View which I've played via an emulator is much better and is still worth checking out to this day.
Re: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Dragon Quest II (NES)
This one's kinda tough for me. Toriyama is a legend, but the NA cover looks to be strongly influenced by the work of Frank Frazetta, another artist that had a strong influence on me when I was a young artist. I think NA by a hair.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (26th September)
Playing Castlevania (nes) while watching Horror of Dracula.
Re: Countdown: Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Dungeon Crawl #2 - A Sophomore Slump?
I always liked this dungeon personally, fire keeses notwithstanding. The absolutely gigantic Dodongo skull in the main entrance always set my imagination running wild. What kind of primordial hellscape was ancient hyrule, and who actually felled that beast and turned it's skull into a door? Great world building through visual storytelling.
Re: Review: Diablo IV: Age Of Hatred Collection (Switch 2) - Addictive, Enormous, And Runs Reasonably Well
No offline mode?? Utterly ridiculous. I potentially would've gotten this, not so anymore. But I suppose old timers like me aren't their primary demographic.
Re: Want More Lord Of The Rings On Switch 2? Cool, Two Ports Are Launching Next Week
I have the first one on ps4, I just couldn't get into it. Which is odd as I'm a huge Tolkien fan. An open world game set in mordor should be an easy win. I think it was mainly the nemesis system, which is really the main focus of the game that just did not appeal to me at all. Your enemies get stronger when they defeat you? Great. And there were multiple instances where I'd be sneaking around an orc camp and one dude would spot me, and suddenly I'd be running away from a whole host of orcs Benny hill style. The game is visually very nice, and I do like the expansion of the lore, so I'll probably give it another chance at some point.
Re: How Does Zelda: Ocarina Of Time's Old & New Art Compare? Here's A Side-By-Side Face-Off
They all seem to be pretty faithful, albeit higher detail versions of the original designs. I think they look great. Also Ganondorf always had the little cape, you can see it in the illustration. He upgrades to the longer flowing red cape when he becomes the king of evil, as you do.
Re: Can You Name These GameCube Games From The Mangled Box Art?
17/21 womp womp. Good timing with the quiz tho, perfect thing to do while I'm sitting at the laundromat.
Re: 50 Best GameCube Games Of All Time
I'm surprised RE Remake is ranked relatively low, although I suppose survival horror isn't everyone's cup of tea.
Also the GC version of RE2 is my fav to play as there's an awesome cheat code. Go to the settings menu, hold down L and R and press Z ten times. Infinite ammo baby.
Re: Feature: Luigi's Mansion Is One Of My Favourite GameCube Games, But I've Never Actually Owned It
My sisters and I got this for Christmas 2001. I sold off a lot of my gamecube games over the years, (selling Eternal Darkness still stings), but I always held onto this one, and I'm glad I did. I still think it's the best Luigi's Mansion. I make a point of playing on my crt tv during spooky season each year.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (12th September)
Finally got my hands on Resident Evil Requiem. Gonna play tonight once the sun goes down haha.
Re: Gallery: Here's A Closer Look At Zelda: Ocarina Of Time On Switch 2
Love the look of adult Link's leather armor. Clearly he's been going to see Legolas's tailor in mirkwood.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Castlevania: Belmont's Curse (Switch)
@Fizza I don't think it really matters if you haven't played Curse of Darkness as the characters in question are fairly different from their game counterparts. There are deviations from the source material, but I'm fine with it as it's an adaptation afterall. For my part, I found it to be a well animated, well acted, and mostly well written homage to the games.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Castlevania: Belmont's Curse (Switch)
@Fizza That's interesting, I wasn't aware there was a divide between fans of the games vs fans of the show. As an old-school fan of the series, I rather enjoyed the Netflix show. The first 3 seasons anyway, haven't seen the newer ones with Richter as I no longer have Netflix.
Re: Maneater Sequel Now In Development For Switch 2, Surfacing 2027
@Bueno_Excelente Add Mosasaurus to that list. Would love a prehistoric version of this game.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Castlevania: Belmont's Curse (Switch)
Definitely Japan/Europe. Love that beautiful expressive linework, it's just got so much more personality in comparison to the NA cover.