Oldstalk

Tried it, not really my cup of tea honestly. The controls feel weird and I don't like how you can only attack in 4 directions. I guess it's supposed to mimick old school games. The game does have a charming retro look though, I will give it that !

I gave it a 6/10. I was not interested in most games shown in the direct except for "Is this seat taken ?" which looks really interesting in concept and even art style.

The fact it releases today is also pretty great !

Some people thought Silksong had some sort of exclusive deal with Micro$oft : turns out it's just gonna show up in the studio-killing gamepass, but Team Cherry has no moral obligation to appear in any direct put by Micro$oft

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

Yup, definitely gonna get it !

Woah that tanuki game looks lovely

I just hope to see cool and interesting games, focused on gameplay and quality.

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.

@Hee-ho-master Yes to all of them !

I kinda wish for BG3 to be ported first though, I want to do a new campaign on my switch 2 and test the classes introduced in the final patch

The first NS2 edition that may actually be worth it :

• the ENTIRE game is enhanced (I cannot believe Mario Party was not, for that alone I did not upgrade)
• it looks really pretty
• the new content seems quite substantial !

I will definitely get it.

I want to play Metroid Prime 4 so bad

I noticed the more Square Enix chooses stupid names for their games, the better they end up being.

Nothing can quite beat Triangle Strategy of course, but this one is shapping up to be incredible

Finally. Honestly this game could have been ported to Switch 1 but apparently it was too much for Atlus 🤣
I'm happy to see it now. I played 5 hours of it before my portable PC died, so... really looking forward to it.

@Friendly Hey ! Just so you know, the studio behind Hi-fi rush is still alive ! After Microsoft shut it down, it was bought back by another publisher, alongside... Hi-fi rush itself !

That's the only "Microsoft-produced" game I'm willing to buy in this list, because the money do not go to them anymore

I voted for :

• Something totally new
• Persona 3 Reload
• The follow-up to Hollow Knight

And I think we have good chances go get the three of them. Yes, even the last one. No shadow drop, but just a gameplay trailer and a release date.

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 !

I don't know if the tsunami is gonna impact it or not as it seems the alert for most regions in Japan has been lifted

There is definitely a Direct soon, but maybe not tomorrow considering the recent events

Nintendo should really announce Directs in advance, maybe 2 weeks before, that would be very much appreciated

Gosh just release it

Donkey Kong Bananza. Finished the game this week after 30 hours, I'm full on 100% completing it now.

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 !

Not interested in anything Microsoft has to offer.

As far as I'm concerned, they are dead to me. I'm not giving them money anymore. They are just a plague for this whole industry...

There is definitely a direct coming soon with all these switch 2 games getting their rating

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.

@somnambulance Yup, same feeling here. We should start a petition for Nintendo to start announcing their Direct well in advance, it's so much better

Next week then.

I'm really excited about it, even though Bananza is an incredible game that will keep me busy for weeks, I want new game announcements, and a release date for Metroid Prime 4.

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...

Really nice feature, reminds me of a lot of games of the PS2 and gamecube era which added this sort of stuff for no other reason than "it's fun !"

@Zuljaras woaaaaaah the box art for soul reaver is so cool ! For what console is it ?

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 !!

@Flapflop Switch 2 is not 500 bucks

On this tiiiiiiiny screenshot, it looks fine, but I think in motion it was actually pretty bad, considering all the destruction. I think those frame drops would have been far more frequent, and, well, the game would not run at 60 fps, no way.

That's stupid and Square Enix could completly create a switch 2 update.

Well we won't see much eslop games for the moment anyway, as most devs do not even have access to dev kits.

@RupeeClock It's highly possible they are keeping this Robobot remaster on hold, and are gonna release it when there's not much else around. They do this all the time. So while the game is ready, maybe it wont release until next year.

Well, that's pretty much confirmed then. Good lord, it took quite some time for Nintendo but they are finally doing it !

"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 😑

It was nice seeing all of you guys, see you in 2 weeks, I don't want to get spoiled for this one 🤣

Splatoon 3 ! I'm loving this game so far. Playing it a little bit every day. Also, there's a splatfest this week end !

@nhSnork 120 fps is way less demanding for the eyes. After a few hours, you feel less tired playing, than with a 60 fps game, and even worse a 30 fps game

Good ridance. Many others will take its place however.

@The_Nintend_Pedant Well I understand the opposite, it's their experiment on voxel technology that made them integrate DK into the mix, because he was a good fit for gameplay centered around destroying stuff, but maybe I understand it wrong

However, this is really a common approach Nintendo has with its games. They tend to think of new gameplay ideas first, and then apply whatever character they see fit

Nintendo has a lot of bad aspects, but I really appreciate how they always start from a gameplay idea, and then try to make a character and setting fit this idea, not the other way around.

That's how splatoon was created too. They started with the gameplay and at first, it was a Mario game, but eventually they decided it would be better to create a brand new IP around the concept.

@NolandC Because EPD Tokyo is Nintendo's A team. If they are involved, you can except top quality for the game

Koizumi is most likely involved in Bananza, but maybe not to the extent we thought. Maybe he has been working on a new 3D Mario all this time ?

@TheExile285 Switch 2 is gen 9, so the same as PS5, Xbox and PC

Well, simply seeing the thumbnail used by "accused farms" makes me question the seriousness of this "stop killing games" movement.

The industry lobby group does have a point : if your game is supposed to run indefinitely, it will affect the likeliness some online games are released in Europe.

@somnambulance It would make sense to drop DK64 just before DK bananza ! I hope a direct is happening this week, this is now or frankly never 🤣

If none happens this week, it's unlikely they will do one the same week Bananza releases, or when the Pokémon direct drops. So not until end of july ?

@Cakefish Hard agree. It has been the stupidest decision ever to not give every major third party developper and indie dev kits months in advance. And for what ? It's not like Nintendo is releasing games every two weeks and wants to highligh them. Outside of DK, what are they releasing soon ? If they released Metroid Prime 4 next month, it would make more sense but nope.

Seriously. The people that thought it would be a great idea to do multiple waves or whatever should be fired ASAP. When this multiple waves release thing leaked, I thought it was so stupid it could not possibly be true. Turns out I was wrong. Nintendo also made the Wii U after all. They are well capable of stupid decisions.

The console itself is great, the absolute total lack of communication of Nintendo or any other third party to announce games or NS2 editions si unbelievable. We are playing on things announced 3 months ago, with nothing in sight after that. The fact Nintendo seems to think not do anything after the console launch is ok, mystifies me.

I mean, just look at Nintendo Life. You have litteraly nothing to talk about guys. Because nothing gets ever announced.

The console itself is great, but if no game takes advantage of it, what's the point ?

Nintendo NEEDS to announce a new Direct soon (and no, not in SEPTEMBER, gosh, if they do this they are basically killing their console). Or new ports and third parties plus details about their upcoming games. We need stuff for the next few months.

Splatoon 3 ! First step in the franchise, I thought I would like it but nothing more, but I love it !!

First steps were tough, but if you are like me, stick with it a little bit, try different weapons and I'm sure you are going to love it too ! I picked it up recently and I already something like 30 hours in.

Oh and also... TEAM SEA LET'S GO 🌊⛵️