While some of them work pretty well, they lack two things for compete with nintendo: 1-nintendo games. People get a switch for playing nintendo exclusives, not for a powerful machine. 2-most of them require additional configuration that can become tricky for part of the player base (because yes, there's people who are not used to touch options when playing games), while on switch you can just initialize and play. These consoles are attractive for some people, but not for the big audience.
Got it as it's going to be my next game to play, tried it on game pass months ago and waited for a switch release. Switch will always be the best platform for rogues tho.
100% it, with every shrine, lightroot, korok seed, gem, side quest and almost anything you can think. Just missing some of the medals for beating mini bosses and some Hudson signs. 200+ hours, surely I'll come back for finishing if a dlc is released, otherwise...
Scarlet and violet are not bad games, they just feel rushed (glitches, performance...). Solution is pretty simple: get more developers and take more time in doing a product. "Oh but I want pokemon once a year" alright, instead of a year of dlc, two years of it. Put a little team working on it, get the entire pokedex in said game during all these years and you get a bonus year for your main team for development. "Oh but I want more new creatures" it's not like dlcs are not bringing some new pokemon.
I'm really missing New Pokémon Snap in this list. Yeah, the main games are ugly, but Snap looks absolutely precious. Sakuna of rice and ruin is fantastic as well.
Why would want anyone just a code in a box? A cartridge with everything sounds fine, but just a code should be almost a crime. @Anti-Matter didn't know about Nexomon 3, it looks pretty nice ngl
I'm happy about TCG in NSO (it's one of my fav games of that console) and the DLC looks really nice and I'm crossing fingers it runs OK. But... As someone who doesn't like phone games, late presents feel absolutely barren. I feel like phone games have eaten almost every other spin-off.
If the games are being delayed for getting better quality AND workers don't have to do crunch is not that bad. I highly prefer waiting for a finished product than waiting for a patch that allows me to play said product.
Surely Yooka Laylee, played it years ago and loved it and I'm doing a second run now. I want to replay Hollow Knight as well so if I end YL this weekend I'll start. No backlog enough (oh the irony) to stop me from replaying some games I love. Happy gaming!
Somehow I expect problems with cartridge compatibility... unless they keep same format with more capacity, or add a reader like DS with GBA games back in the day. At this point and with my current backlog I cross fingers for BC.
In some way FTC is correct. Nintendo IS a competitor in terms of sales and videogame market, that's a fact. But it's not a direct competitor in terms of products. I mean, both Microsoft and Sony are built around games focused in technical power, Nintendo discovered that was a lost war years ago and offered a different experience. Switch didn't need CoD nor most of Activision games to keep strong sales. Furthermore, I'm pretty sure if every big third party was bought Nintendo would not be affected SO bad, as they sell for their first parties. Just a quick view to the best sold switch games ranking shows this.
@EarthboundBenjy I'm pretty sure they're throwing this into the trash and did the change so they don't care about content anymore. They can't make it public enough for the people who put their money into passes and such, so they dropped it as a ninja update. The situation overall is pretty sad, releasing the game as it is with some dlc characters could have worked really well, or dropping the price to 30€ and doing a public message for all people who was not agree with is first state.
As soon as I read about this yesterday I ran to buy it and found it second hand for 18€. THIS is what I wanted since the beginning, a kart game with unlockables through playing. Sad part is they did this so silently a lot of people interested in the title will miss it.
Never played it, battle pass related games (Or the ones built around fomo in general) give me anxiety and shooter is my least favorite genre. Complete combo for me.
Sad thing is that some Vocaloid songs have stories good enough to be their own videogame (for example, Alice human sacrifice, Dark wood circus, Daughter of evil saga, Synchronicity, Kokoro/Kiseki) and instead we get... this.
I want to state before posting that I don't agree with most of N's ways to tackle mods/fangames and similar. @AstroTheGamosian thing is that Nintendo games are just available in their consoles and modding them means you are dumping the game and modifying it, which can be automatically rated as piracy, and the only way this could be solved is Nintendo releasing its games for PC, which I see almost impossible right now. I'd love myself being able to play better versions of the game in any kind of allowed way, and I'd put my feet in making fangames/mods for some Nintendo games, but sadly I can see how that could end.
I've not updated because I've not closed the game yet and I'm too lazy to do that. On the other hand, have I used the glitch? Yeah I did, when I needed a mob drop to upgrade an armor and after three hours I just got a single drop and I still needed for 14 more. I'm sorry for the ones who enjoy this, but most of the days I have no spare time (aka adult with job plus other responsabilities) and grinds like that kill my gaming mood. Have I used it after that? Nope. Will I use it? I don't think so. Will I update? Yeah, at some point. I don't care that much about the glitch. Anyway it's a single player game, so every option is valid as far as the one is playing enjoys the game.
Wish all my troubles in life were a delay of a game. Still excited for this game but I prefer a delayed, polished game instead of a bugged, rushed one.
Even if the number is really big I'm not that surprised - counting digital and physical I have around 130~ games, around 90 of them in digital surely. It has become my favorite system for playing, counting that I travel quite a lot and I can play digital software without internet connection and there's a LOT of quality indies that get really nice discounts (moonlighter, enter the gungeon, blasphemous, the last campfire, ender lilies, these are some quick examples of nice games with great discounts every few weeks/months).
@dugan don't worry! Got gifted an OLED past year and I didn't know that for transfer the island I needed a special program. Cloud backup don't work for different consoles and technical support refused to activate it on my oled thinking I was going to cheat surely. After that I've not touched AC for months until now, must recognize I'm doing time travel this time at least for getting the basics. I hope you get fun with Sakuna! Loved it back on the day when I played it.
At first I was doing these every weekend but... not feeling an actual incentive for doing these. No dex entrie, and already bred for all of these shinies in the past, plus the time invested in getting money and mons ready for each of these raids. Yeah, the title thing is cool, but still feels pointless at this point.
@Ogbert If I recall correctly it was more like "we'll priorize Switch because most of Hollow Knight success was on Switch", but I can be wrong here (still in the PR part of the article it's stated it could come to other platforms). So surely Microsoft slammed its money in the table.
I'm pretty sure Silksong would appear in a Microsoft direct instead (game pass launch, let's recall), so I have no hope for that. Bring me Vampire Survivors and I'm done.
I'm pretty sure once you get hired in a place like GameStop you have to sign a NDA contract where you can't leak information/sell something before release date, for example. And nowadays is stupidly easy to find a leaker. I'm not a fan of Nintendo's actions but this time Mike looked for it. Was it worth your 10 minutes of glory on the internet Mike?
Surely Aeterna Noctis! Got most of things on Enter the Gungeon and would like to take a break from it before continuing, so I'll go with one of the games of my backlog. Happy gaming!
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Re: EA Dev BioWare "Eliminating" Approximately 50 Jobs In Shift Towards More Agile & Focused Studio
@mlt no, Baldurs 3 was developed by Larian Studios, iirc it's not related with bio bioware.
Re: Round Up: Every Switch Announcement At Future Games Show Gamescom 2023
AK-xolotl. Need something like enter the gungeon and looks like a good alternative.
Re: Surprise Surprise, Lenovo's Leaked Handheld Looks Like A Switch
While some of them work pretty well, they lack two things for compete with nintendo:
1-nintendo games. People get a switch for playing nintendo exclusives, not for a powerful machine.
2-most of them require additional configuration that can become tricky for part of the player base (because yes, there's people who are not used to touch options when playing games), while on switch you can just initialize and play.
These consoles are attractive for some people, but not for the big audience.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Vampire Survivors On Switch
Got it as it's going to be my next game to play, tried it on game pass months ago and waited for a switch release. Switch will always be the best platform for rogues tho.
Re: Talking Point: After Three Months, What's Your Zelda: TOTK Completion Percentage?
100% it, with every shrine, lightroot, korok seed, gem, side quest and almost anything you can think. Just missing some of the medals for beating mini bosses and some Hudson signs. 200+ hours, surely I'll come back for finishing if a dlc is released, otherwise...
Re: Pokémon Company's COO Addresses Issue Between Release Schedule And Game Quality
Scarlet and violet are not bad games, they just feel rushed (glitches, performance...). Solution is pretty simple: get more developers and take more time in doing a product.
"Oh but I want pokemon once a year" alright, instead of a year of dlc, two years of it. Put a little team working on it, get the entire pokedex in said game during all these years and you get a bonus year for your main team for development. "Oh but I want more new creatures" it's not like dlcs are not bringing some new pokemon.
Re: Best Nintendo Switch Graphics - The Most Beautiful Switch Games
I'm really missing New Pokémon Snap in this list. Yeah, the main games are ugly, but Snap looks absolutely precious.
Sakuna of rice and ruin is fantastic as well.
Re: Pokémon Scarlet And Violet's DLC Gets A Physical Release On Switch
Why would want anyone just a code in a box? A cartridge with everything sounds fine, but just a code should be almost a crime.
@Anti-Matter didn't know about Nexomon 3, it looks pretty nice ngl
Re: Pokémon Presents August 2023: Every Announcement, Full Livestream
I'm happy about TCG in NSO (it's one of my fav games of that console) and the DLC looks really nice and I'm crossing fingers it runs OK.
But...
As someone who doesn't like phone games, late presents feel absolutely barren. I feel like phone games have eaten almost every other spin-off.
Re: Devolver Will Reveal All Games Pushed To 2024 In Next Week's 'Devolver Delayed' Showcase
If the games are being delayed for getting better quality AND workers don't have to do crunch is not that bad. I highly prefer waiting for a finished product than waiting for a patch that allows me to play said product.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 29th)
Surely Yooka Laylee, played it years ago and loved it and I'm doing a second run now. I want to replay Hollow Knight as well so if I end YL this weekend I'll start.
No backlog enough (oh the irony) to stop me from replaying some games I love.
Happy gaming!
Re: Ubisoft Has Reportedly Cancelled Plans For An Immortals: Fenyx Rising Sequel
Of course the only Ubi game I've enjoyed for years it's the one being canceled. F.
Re: Round Up: Every Switch Game Announced At Limited Run's 2023 Showcase
TOMBA!
TOMBAAAAAA!
Oh man I love that game, I play it every few years. Having it on switch will become handy.
Re: Nintendo Will Be At Tokyo Game Show 2023, But Not In The Public Area
@Selim actually I'd say they'll be showing it to third parties for future games rather than doing a public announcement
Re: Shuntaro Furukawa: Switch Successor Will Utilise The 'Nintendo Account' System
Somehow I expect problems with cartridge compatibility... unless they keep same format with more capacity, or add a reader like DS with GBA games back in the day. At this point and with my current backlog I cross fingers for BC.
Re: Feature: The 15 Best Zelda Bosses, Ranked
@SACHism basically this, plus it's OST is one of the best of the game.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 24th)
Still TotK! Finished getting all koroks yesterday, this weekend will go for secondary missions.
Re: The FTC Doesn't Seem To Think Switch Is A Serious PlayStation & Xbox Competitor
In some way FTC is correct. Nintendo IS a competitor in terms of sales and videogame market, that's a fact. But it's not a direct competitor in terms of products. I mean, both Microsoft and Sony are built around games focused in technical power, Nintendo discovered that was a lost war years ago and offered a different experience. Switch didn't need CoD nor most of Activision games to keep strong sales. Furthermore, I'm pretty sure if every big third party was bought Nintendo would not be affected SO bad, as they sell for their first parties. Just a quick view to the best sold switch games ranking shows this.
Re: Poll: What Did You Think Of Today's Nintendo Direct?
I was expecting some splatoon dlc though, still pretty nice. On the other hand FURRET CONFIRMED
Re: Vampire Survivors Finally Comes To Switch This August With Couch Co-op
I've been waiting this for months! And I'd say it's been one my fav things of the direct, not gonna lie...
Re: Nintendo Direct Showcase Confirmed For Tomorrow, 21st June
Is someone else avoiding to see any leak rumor just for not hurt themselves? 😂
Re: Chocobo GP Switch eShop Page Updated With New Release Date
@rawzeku if you already bought it you don't need to get it again, just updating the game is necessary.
Re: Chocobo GP Switch eShop Page Updated With New Release Date
@EarthboundBenjy I'm pretty sure they're throwing this into the trash and did the change so they don't care about content anymore. They can't make it public enough for the people who put their money into passes and such, so they dropped it as a ninja update.
The situation overall is pretty sad, releasing the game as it is with some dlc characters could have worked really well, or dropping the price to 30€ and doing a public message for all people who was not agree with is first state.
Re: Chocobo GP Switch eShop Page Updated With New Release Date
As soon as I read about this yesterday I ran to buy it and found it second hand for 18€. THIS is what I wanted since the beginning, a kart game with unlockables through playing. Sad part is they did this so silently a lot of people interested in the title will miss it.
Re: Soapbox: Fortnite On Switch Is Five Years Old, And I Have No Idea What It Is Anymore
Never played it, battle pass related games (Or the ones built around fomo in general) give me anxiety and shooter is my least favorite genre. Complete combo for me.
Re: Mini Review: Hatsune Miku - The Planet Of Wonder And Fragments Of Wishes - Fragments Indeed
Sad thing is that some Vocaloid songs have stories good enough to be their own videogame (for example, Alice human sacrifice, Dark wood circus, Daughter of evil saga, Synchronicity, Kokoro/Kiseki) and instead we get... this.
Re: Popular Switch Piracy Subreddit Promoting Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Downloads Banned
I want to state before posting that I don't agree with most of N's ways to tackle mods/fangames and similar.
@AstroTheGamosian thing is that Nintendo games are just available in their consoles and modding them means you are dumping the game and modifying it, which can be automatically rated as piracy, and the only way this could be solved is Nintendo releasing its games for PC, which I see almost impossible right now.
I'd love myself being able to play better versions of the game in any kind of allowed way, and I'd put my feet in making fangames/mods for some Nintendo games, but sadly I can see how that could end.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 17th)
Still TotK! I have the determination of 100% like I did with BotW so still a long road to go.
Happy gaming!
Re: Long-Rumoured LEGO Football Game Has Been Rated In Korea
So basically, LEGO latealy has released a smash-like game, a kart game and now this one. What possibilities do we have it will be a strikers like?
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 3rd)
I still have Zelda for weeks - specially counting I'll have less time for playing for a couple of months. Happy gaming!
Re: Pokémon HOME Scarlet & Violet Maintenance Update Officially Underway
Crossing fingers they don't break something this time
Re: Poll: Will You Be Updating Your Copy Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom?
I've not updated because I've not closed the game yet and I'm too lazy to do that.
On the other hand, have I used the glitch? Yeah I did, when I needed a mob drop to upgrade an armor and after three hours I just got a single drop and I still needed for 14 more. I'm sorry for the ones who enjoy this, but most of the days I have no spare time (aka adult with job plus other responsabilities) and grinds like that kill my gaming mood. Have I used it after that? Nope. Will I use it? I don't think so. Will I update? Yeah, at some point. I don't care that much about the glitch.
Anyway it's a single player game, so every option is valid as far as the one is playing enjoys the game.
Re: Poll: Goats Or Lizards? What Do You Think Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom's Zonai Look Like?
They are dragoats ;D
Re: Pokémon HOME Support Release Date For Scarlet And Violet "Mistakenly Announced"
Does someone need some popcorn? The entire situation around TPC is just for sitting and enjoy.
Re: Random: Relive Your Childhood With This Awesome Super Mario Sticker Book
Man the only sticker book I've ever had was first gen pokemon. I'm 31 and I'm tempted to get and complete this one.
Re: Hollow Knight: Silksong No Longer Releasing In The First Half Of 2023
Wish all my troubles in life were a delay of a game. Still excited for this game but I prefer a delayed, polished game instead of a bugged, rushed one.
Re: Nintendo Switch Surpasses One Billion Software Sales
Even if the number is really big I'm not that surprised - counting digital and physical I have around 130~ games, around 90 of them in digital surely. It has become my favorite system for playing, counting that I travel quite a lot and I can play digital software without internet connection and there's a LOT of quality indies that get really nice discounts (moonlighter, enter the gungeon, blasphemous, the last campfire, ender lilies, these are some quick examples of nice games with great discounts every few weeks/months).
Surprising? Yeah. Understandable? For sure.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 6th)
@dugan don't worry! Got gifted an OLED past year and I didn't know that for transfer the island I needed a special program. Cloud backup don't work for different consoles and technical support refused to activate it on my oled thinking I was going to cheat surely. After that I've not touched AC for months until now, must recognize I'm doing time travel this time at least for getting the basics.
I hope you get fun with Sakuna! Loved it back on the day when I played it.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 6th)
Feeling like playing animal crossing after I lost my 450h island, so I'll be bitting that. Also Splatoon 3, maybe Nier automata.
Happy gaming!
Re: Post-Apocalyptic RPG Biomutant Is Officially Coming To Switch
I believe it's the first time I see a port coming and feel disappointed.
Re: Nintendo's Next Switch Online Game Trial Celebrates Zelda (North America)
Please PLEASE put this game in Europe as well, it's been sitting in my wishing list for a long while and would love to give it a try.
Re: Next Pokémon Scarlet & Violet 7-Star Tera Raid Battle Event Announced For This Weekend
At first I was doing these every weekend but... not feeling an actual incentive for doing these. No dex entrie, and already bred for all of these shinies in the past, plus the time invested in getting money and mons ready for each of these raids. Yeah, the title thing is cool, but still feels pointless at this point.
Re: Nintendo Announces Indie World Showcase For Today, April 19th 2023
@Ogbert If I recall correctly it was more like "we'll priorize Switch because most of Hollow Knight success was on Switch", but I can be wrong here (still in the PR part of the article it's stated it could come to other platforms). So surely Microsoft slammed its money in the table.
Re: Nintendo Announces Indie World Showcase For Tomorrow, April 19th 2023
I'm pretty sure Silksong would appear in a Microsoft direct instead (game pass launch, let's recall), so I have no hope for that.
Bring me Vampire Survivors and I'm done.
Re: GameStop Fires Employee For Leaking Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Switch
I'm pretty sure once you get hired in a place like GameStop you have to sign a NDA contract where you can't leak information/sell something before release date, for example. And nowadays is stupidly easy to find a leaker. I'm not a fan of Nintendo's actions but this time Mike looked for it. Was it worth your 10 minutes of glory on the internet Mike?
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 8th)
Rogue Legacy! Playing Aeterna Noctis in the background as well, focusing on it once I've finished NG+ from Rogue Legacy. Such a good game!
Happy gaming everyone!
Re: Can You Guess The Game From These Poor Descriptions?
14/15, skyrim trolled me. Anyways fun quiz!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 1st)
Surely Aeterna Noctis! Got most of things on Enter the Gungeon and would like to take a break from it before continuing, so I'll go with one of the games of my backlog. Happy gaming!
Re: Wildfrost Shuffles Charming And Chilly Deck-Building On Switch In April
Because Slay the Spire was not a drug enough... Anyway this month is looking good for indie games!
Re: Funky Monster-Fusing Pokémon-Like 'Cassette Beasts' Hits Switch This Spring
My eyes have been put on this since wishlist on Steam was up, but I didn't know this was coming for Switch too. Birthday gift from me for myself!