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Re: First Impressions: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Is An Attempt To Catch The Hardcore Again

Oldstalk

It's crazy to think both Cyberpunk 2077 and Pokémon Z-A run on the same hardware.

And more importantly : they are both priced the same.

On one hand, you have one of the most breathtaking video game setting ever created, one so well crafted and full of details you litteraly never want to fast travel, just to take it all in.

On the other hand, you have Pokémon Z-A. What did they do to make the setting interesting or captivating ? Nothing. It's generic city 101, there are Pokémons, that's it. No sense of ambiance or mood.

Re: We Might Be Getting An Update About Sakurai's New Kirby Game Soon

Oldstalk

Welp, there's something new to add to my collection of "great things the internet kinda ruined and I'm glad I was not on it when I experienced them"
This list includes Wind Waker, the Star Wars prequels, and now, MK Double Dash.

Double Dash is 100% pure fun. Plain and simple. This is what this series should aim to be imo, and MK World kinda approached it, but not fully, same for MK Wii. MK DS and MK 7 were snore fest. MK 8 was a mix bag for me, it's content rich, but something holds it from being a really fun game.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (9th August)

Oldstalk

I just bought Cyberpunk 2077 and so far I'm liking it : it runs great but more than that, it seems like an incredible RPG, especially its setting and the way the game fully immerse you in it

I also bought "Is this seat taken", it's really cute, I recommand it

I tried Mina and... yeah, I'm really not digging the way it controls and this digging ability. I know it's part of the challenge, but having a small delay between your jump and the moment you dig is kind of frustrating. Hard pass for this game when it comes out

Re: Opinion: We Really Don't Need A Donkey Kong Timeline

Oldstalk

People think timelines are important for Donkey Kong and Zelda when those franchises were invented by Miyamato, the infamously anti-story guy at Nintendo that completely made up story stuff on the spot when asked about it

Not everything needs to be a shared cinematic universe, and in this case, a shared gaming universe

Re: Nintendo Won't Let Charity Speedrunning Event Use Its Games Without Permission, Because Of Course

Oldstalk

It's really a nothing burger. They will just ask for proper permission next time and that's it.

Nintendo do not want to get their IPs involved with anything bad looking. You know, stuffs like Darth Vador saying racial slurs and stuff... And I fully understand them. Their IPs are the most important aspect of their business. Getting a few articles pointing how strict they are with it is completely inconsequential to them.

Re: Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase Announced For Tomorrow, 31st July 2025

Oldstalk

YES !!

Well considering everything Nintendo dropped those past two days, I was half-expecting a partner showcase. And I'm really excited for it as we need more infos on third party games for Switch 2.

I want to see Persona 3 and Metaphor Refantazio on Switch 2, that would be really sweet. And if Sony is really bringing some games, Gravity rush 1 and 2 would be a great start !

Re: Sony Job Listing Suggests More PS5 Games Could Get A Nintendo Release

Oldstalk

The only things I would be interested in :
Bloodborne, Gravity rush 1 and 2, Ico, SOTC, TLG, Astrobot, Ape escape games, the old ratchet and clank games in some remastered form (not the new ones that are meh)

So 99% chance we wont getting these, as Sony does not even care about it on its own plateform, and these geniuses axed the studio behind most of these masterpiece !

Re: Best Donkey Kong Games Of All Time

Oldstalk

Bananza is indeed the best game in the series. I don't know how it can be up to debate at this point. And no, it's a little bit more than "punching the ground". The game litteraly give you every clue in its level design so you never have to dig randomly.

Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Donkey Kong Bananza?

Oldstalk

No idea how can anyone give this game anything lower than 9. It's honestly the best 3D plateformer I ever played.

This game was done dirty by reviewers. And for what reason ? Framerate drops ? I experienced 2 noticables ones in 20 hours, outside of this boss battle where, yes, occasionnaly it drops pretty significantly. Most games would dream to have such a steady framerate. And such a bug free experience. And yet, here we are...

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (19th July)

Oldstalk

DK Bananza !! This game is so fun, I played it for 6 hours or so, played it a little bit more than 1 hour in the train coming back from work, litteraly did not see time pass
And I heard things get better and better, especially toward the end, so I'm sooooo excited !!

Might play a little bit of splatoon 3 too, because this game ROCKS !!

Re: Uh-Oh! It Looks Like Donkey Kong Bananza Is Already Out In The Wild

Oldstalk

"Some replies to this post also raised some concerns about the type of game card included, and the user responded, stating it's not a "game-key card" but an "actual" game card."

It's not like Nintendo has included this ugly wall of text on every box when it's a game key card, with a big "game key card" visible 😑