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@Ardisan you're right, I guess it's a sore spot. Thanks for taking my comment in stride.

It's a mystery why the author thinks the guns are uninspired. They are at least as varied a selection as any game comparable; to me it just means they were getting tired of the shooty shooty which is fine.

I actually played this game on Steam (briefly) and found it was not for me, simply because my eyes don't adapt well to the color palette. But there is plenty to like and even the starting weapons seemed pretty cool to me.

@Ardisan deliver on what? It seems like a misnomer to claim that the series should be "like itself," yet deviant from what the games are. There is no legacy to the game aside from the connection which has been established with fans.

This looks like trash if it again fails to embrace the mold of the first two games. Seriously you have to just look at Nintendo and scratch your head sometimes when they leave good ideas on the cutting floor. It's still relying on "craft appeal;" nobody with knowledge of the history is catered to by graphical glitz and glam! Gameplay first Nintendo, that's basic stuff.

It's not going to be big name releases which see this kind of treatment, although the games are usually well-received critically. There would be entirely no point in creating such a specific product without narrowing their audience in some way. Demand is curated by design in order to entice purchasers, especially when the quantity has a possibility of being depleted. Worst case, maybe they have a few hundred copies which need a discount to sell. Not a big deal when you're dealing with a fairly narrow investment.

Yuck, terrible comments from the peanut gallery per usual (with some exceptions, you know who you are).

When did it become cool to hate on stuff that isn't your bag? It takes so very little self control to wade past a post that doesn't cater to your specific tastes. Even regardless of anyone's feelings on the game: artistry is evident in the images, and that's worth respect itself.

This is meant to cater to a NICHE audience thus why only 5,000 copies are made per run (of which there is only one). I know it's the fun caper to spit in people's bean curd, but maybe submerge the flaccid ego long enough to develop some perspective.

@Dramlin I doubt this to be overtly nefarious, the devs at Niantic are just extremely clumsy and out of touch in general. They do a good thing with their right hand (remote raids) and then foil it up with their left in the form of a paid experience. It's quite hopeless to ever see an entirely 100% on the nose effort from them.

We'll see how this plays out but similar to you, I am not likely to put even more money into this game in order to perform core functions of the app.

@Pod wins the day

The tonal shift of Majora's Mask is one of the best in the series, and it's conveyed very well here.

Call me pedantic but, wouldn't it be more accurate to simply say they recreated Hyrule's map and a subset at that? Maybe it's all the agitations of the social media age but for me overhyping is a disservice to the product. And it is an impressively done feat.

Nintendo: diversifies their offerings

NintenKids: warez dOnKey KoNg MeRtLoid

@mesome713 why do you feel a rhyme or reason to offer up condemnation on one of the most classic character designs of an era? It's bizarre that you attribute your modernist taste to "lacking teen fetishism" (slightly paraphrased) when this game series was made FIFTEEN years ago. Immersion should be based on the universe in which the game is centered and how/whether anyone, including the game designer, feels shackled to real world archetypes. Show some respect for the medium and grow up for real - fantasy is not only an engine of mind for youth but a harbinger against the mental shackles we allow to bind us.

@Spideron with the advent of modern tech and less incentive to sell a game for its playability (rather than the 'oooh shiny' factor) I have just lost confidence in this particular approach ending well. Certainly expectations are made to be broken and it will be nice to see if they can come up with something great.

^ That definitely adds to the possibilities, it's a bit of a shame the article reads like it's a ride or die feature.

One button methodology is just... oof

Such an intriguing premise with real potential and then curtailed by an arbitrary limitation on the player. Given how effective even two buttons [gasp] can be for interactions, this seems like a misstep.

... posters are dumb as a box of rocks, if you really believed the initial cost estimate. This was a reveal relatively early in the production. Some of you just hate the studio and idea of Sonic in a movie so damn much that you are gonna burn the rugs regardless.

Question - how is it made known as to whether a Pokemon from raid battles can actually be in this special form? Are their different sounds/graphics or some other tell? I wish they had just chosen a more unique sounding name for each of the two "boost" paths, lol.

@BenAV seems like you were unenthused for the game in the first place to me, considering you have a downward view on all the new stuff! It also is weird to me seeing people blitzkrieg through the games when we've literally waited years to see the content. Ah well, 'tis what it is to different people.

Chinese government's overarching globalist agenda, tries for relatable game presence:

"and i oop"

... do what I truly want most in life [is to play Fortnite]

What a hekkin mess, this guy is.

These type of bans are honestly a blessing for those who are so far removed from consequence and need this constant fix.

He was a great proponent of Nintendo and by all accounts a whole-hearted fan of the company and its culture.

Anyone who watched his exit video and thought his grief was financially based... I'd like to sell you a canoe in the Grand Canyon.

I'm going to save my time with the comments section for when the game comes out, and real flesh and blood people get to hold the game in their hands. Presumably some of you/us still game for the pleasure and enjoyment of the pastime. This modern culture of being jilted over every little thing has become truly vulgar. I do believe we will see some classic franchises toppled forever over the developers misreading their fans. Since this is the anonymous / impersonal Internet the companies often believe they are reading the unified feelings of their customer base.

Salt over... their efforts to staff and complete a project?

The complainers aren't even trying anymore; new fear is that the game is going to be a masterpiece and they will look like the bilge they are lol.

Where is my comment? Is this forum now so draconian that we aren't allowed to post a dissenting opinion...

Why even have a comment section if the whole idea is just a charade?

If this game bleeds the franchise dry of all the neanderthal complainers it will be great. Back to basics, enjoying games for what they are. Snobbish opinions are without place or purpose in this hobby, and game designers accommodate these rambunctious "fans" at their peril. Release dates slip, drums of outrage drone on, and the end result will never be pleasing to those unhappy souls.

@Patron are you out of your actual mind?

Doesn't seem like this particular feat would be indicative of a normal gameplay experience. There have to be other ways to simulate the boss attacks and dodge pattern without some insipid rule like daggers only lol...

It seems like bizarre wording to me that he would suddenly be all repentant for these past transgressions. I find that highly improbable. This sounds more like a caught fish wriggling to find freedom.

There's not a lot of information to act upon here but if these various personal abuses were criminal in nature, it was surely necessary to scrap the lines / discredit that sort of behavior.

How does this even qualify as a "soapbox" ? It feels to me more like a self glorified comment, no offense, but not a sentiment that resounds above the rest. I am a little disappointed to see that the praises towards the system boil down to: I like it because yes and all the subtracted elements of the system are some how moot or it's a beneficial paring down.

For me the design elements of this system come very close to the spec that I was hoping for, however something needs to be added for it to be competitive! The unfortunate nail in the coffin for me is a lack of connectivity to the television in any way or format, it's just a lot of deductions to an excellent device. And I'm perplexed at how this model even presents a compelling option to customers, thusly neutered.

What the dumb, I hate the argument "it's not for you, so shut your penniless mouth" go ahead and run that by the marketing team. They wouldn't have green lit a concept that not only misses but alienates a number of key demographics. It's fair to say that there are pros and cons to the Switch Lite configuration just like there is going to be with any device. Only (allowing for) vociferous praise is not likely to mend any bridges with customers who are on the fence, either.

@TooManyDonts nice, welcome to the site! It would be nice if Nintendo itself could compile some data on which games (or to stay impartial, the more costly system features) that would tend to erode charge the fastest.

I honestly think a 3 to 7 hour battery life range is the very definition of unhelpful. An article such as this would make sense AFTER the device is in the reviewer's hands, and they can actually stress test the system on varying loads. Then, at least, we would have some anecdotal evidence attached to the various numbers as claimed.

i think the theming mechanic is clever as a way to disperse all the content more evenly, but it does seem to have some limitations as well. Guess we'll see how Nintendo plans to evolve their interface as things progress and they receive more feedback from the players.

How about instead of going ever deeper into layers of what Game Freak can and cannot do in terms of development muscle we just wait and see what they actually deliver? Thankfully we don't have rule by the masses yet. I think it's pretty clear that nothing would be delivered, and it would be the death of creativity and progress.

This comment section is like the snake devouring its own tail. I think some customers are displeased but that isn't reason enough for Game Freak to go into salvage mode before weighing a response. In the eye of a storm it's hard to discern a category 3 hurricane from a bank of clouds, and they are likely in that evaluation period now. Hopefully Game Freak will show us their roadmap for inclusion of more Pokemon at some point. In the meanwhile we owe the developers enough space to deliver on their vision; surely it would be foolhardy of them to reverse course now that the game is nearing its finalization window.

Such an ugly and ridiculous scene where longtime "fans" rail upon the series and its creator for not adhering to their make believe standards. Disregard whether Game Freak is being honest — as though they are beholden to their fans in some way to reveal their decisions and practices. Fact is this is not a new trend even in the Pokemon games even though it's being called sinister and unfair.

I think if they can be faulted for anything it's allowing their roster to balloon far beyond what is reasonable in any other game franchise. Sure it sells plushies but they should have tackled it head on much sooner. Perhaps by making arbitrary delineations in what Pokemon we can play as in each release, or simply not being so eager to entice sales by introducing more and more creatures into a beleaguered collection.

I wouldn't be surprised if Junichi Masuda was unceremoniously demoted or swept away from future projects due to this firestorm; it's a sign of the times when the vanguard of the series has to kowtow in fear of retribution for his legacy.

@Vectorman when someone presumes to have a more relevant opinion on competitive Smash than Axe himself, as the other was proclaiming, I describe that presumptuous opinion as only possible in a child. In other words a person who is yet unable to realize the size of the world and how irrelevant their own thoughts and actions are besides a wider context.

The opinion you quoted of mine was that many games which are sequels in fact do not live up to their source material and are disappointing in some way. If you take Melee and compare that to Brawl then you see a divergence in the way fans perceive the series' evolution. And for me it solidified the things in Melee which simply could not be topped in terms of speed of play, combos, and the overall game feel.

Oh, I see you're the one who made the initial comment on this page. Never mind then, tremendously selfish perspective to ask an athlete to change their venue — almost their sport — so it's more convenient for you personally to watch them.

@Kalmaro guess what these players are older too, there is nothing intrinsic about your perspective that would supersede the way they view the game. Your argument condenses to: the previous game is obsolete because certain points have been improved upon (read: changed) in the sequel, the original now lacks merit or is undesirable in the modern day. There are plenty of original games which are stymied with quirks which would likely defeat the modern player yet their communities are active in pushing what is possible.

Delete all the comments here lol, kids are too young to appreciate Melee. Ironic that these players have been on the grind for almost two decades, yet they are lightweights because modern crowds are unable to appreciate anything past 5 years ago. Cherish your heritage and support the people who still engage with the fabric of what has made games what they are. Progress is not linear many older games exceeded their counterparts; it's foolish to eschew something solely because it's unfamiliar.

Funnily enough I would absolutely be the audience for a smaller Switch, lower pricepoint would mean justification for a second system. The Joy-Con always toe the line of being too foolish/fiddily and I'm surprised they are even a selling point. Would be alright to see them go in favor of a more robust design (slightly reduced form factor). The dock has also been janky af and would be the easiest price reduction. A big as cable might still be the most efficient way to proffer a TV connection, provided they include some easy to break magnetic connector for those prone to happen accidents.

Zero percent of commenters were intending to buy this lol, all the wiffle waffling. I'd guess a subzero percent have even played the Wii version and used it's control scheme.

Wait until the inevitable discount and suddenly all the complaints just melt away...

It's not a rogue-lite but a roguelike , in either case that's a term that should be put to bed. Seems to be as ubiquitous as it is non-descriptive due to the extreme prevalence of that game style.

Hoping this can be played like an action RPG as opposed to a system that leans too heavily on random generation and short gameplay loops.

i am still landing into a sea of jagged pixels and missing textures, since they are just iterating on the same framework dunno how that can happen. Would be nice for them to stop adding glitz and reinforce the main gameplay loop. This season is really off to me.

I think people are closing their eyes as usual to the ills of their vices, as we all have a tendency for our outsourced products and name brands.

Let someone else sweat over the details we are only interested in the final product. As it should be but not without a creeping cost.

@BlackenedHalo precisely this, and with a third entry there's an opportunity to ease the fans into a more complete experience. If they're sold on the concept and characters there is likely room to innovate in the design process, just like they've undertaken.

Jim Carrey is an absolute favorite of mine, so despite the cockamamie Sonic design I will absolutely con some friends into seeing this with me.

What is the point of adding content post release when the game has already been widely panned, it's beyond dumb for me.

Enough of this, honestly.

Gamers in decades past (still here obviously) would have mourned a glimpse into this soulless, hardly a box future...

Oh my god why even post this here, with such a leading title in favor of the Jigglypuff player. It's clear almost no one posting is familiar with the competitive scene, and if you think people taking the game to this level is a blight then... don't watch or comment? This is literally a decade of work put in by some of the biggest names in just honing their craft and these lineups do happen, although it's dismal to watch.