Folks, I gave the game an 8, I said the price is a little high considering its age and there's been no upgrades. I then said it's your own personal choice whether to go with it or not and that the game is highly recommended and worth playing. There's no scandal. No big deal. It's worth pointing out that it's a bit pricey, it's been the main talking point since the game dropped. If you've not played it before it's worth nabbing regardless of the price, and maybe even worth it to play portable anyway. All good. There's no drama.
@DiamondJim Review mentions grabbing another Joy Con for extra player but, to be clearer, just one console and copy of game plus whatever controllers you need.
@Ryu_Niiyama If you can manage to hold off and play the main game first I think you should. But you'll still enjoy it regardless if you just dive in, especially if you've played 1&2. You should play XC3 though...it's amazing.
@Cashews I don't have an issue with subs at all so I have to admit it's not something I'd really consider marking a game down for. I usually go with the native dub where possible anyway.
@Randomarcadedude It's definitely got some appeal about it. Main issue with this port for me was the visual sacrifices make it hard to read the environment, especially in handheld, so tricky moves can become a real issue in places when you can't see the top of a step or a grating coming your way, for example.
It definitely seems to warrant its price from what I've played so far. There's lots to get stuck into. As I said in the preview, the style and tone of it had me thinking it would be quite throwaway, but it's actually got plenty going on...so far.
@Gavintendo Hmmmm. Added black lines, reworked character designs, overhauled level details, added two new modes including a brand new epilogue with a good 90 minutes of action, two new copy abilities, tweaked Extra mode, remastered soundtrack...
@Astral-Grain Hey there. Soundtrack is good, you can actually give it a Google and have a listen to some of the tracks on there to get a flavour. The graphical style and animation are typical of RPG Maker stuff, pretty simplistic as you can see from the screens, but with some nice little touches and flourishes along the way, which I won't spoil here.
Levels are pedestrian in their design really, small closed off areas to explore, and the puzzles, as I mentioned in the review, are pretty basic with sliding match 3 type stuff, nothing that's gonna impede your progress for long.
Hope this helps 🙂
As far as needing to play To The Moon first, I would say you don't need to have. There are returning characters, so you might get a bit of a kick out of that if you've played the first one, but in terms of story it's not necessary.
@The__Goomba Took me about 14hrs without doing collectibles and optional challenges. It's easily over 20 with all that stuff included. And then there's some tasty unlockable stuff we aren't allowed to talk about for after you've beaten it.
@SalvorHardin Saw that. DF can show the exact framerate numbers and people will take what they want from that, but it honestly feels super smooth in action, and for a Switch game that's this big, this action packed and this good-looking in places...it's a super job on five year old hardware IMO.
@Friendly Not intentionally. There's been lots of concern amongst fans, since long before the whole recent controversy, about whether the new voice would work or if it just wouldn't feel like Bayo with someone else in the role. Only reason I've mentioned it tbh.
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Re: Review: Red Dead Redemption - A Fine But No-Frills Switch Port, For A Fistful Of Dollars
@-wc- haha, no worries, I appreciate any and all feedback. Maybe it was a little clunky, but not incomplete.
Re: Review: Red Dead Redemption - A Fine But No-Frills Switch Port, For A Fistful Of Dollars
@Styrophoamicus hahaha
Re: Review: Red Dead Redemption - A Fine But No-Frills Switch Port, For A Fistful Of Dollars
Folks, I gave the game an 8, I said the price is a little high considering its age and there's been no upgrades. I then said it's your own personal choice whether to go with it or not and that the game is highly recommended and worth playing. There's no scandal. No big deal. It's worth pointing out that it's a bit pricey, it's been the main talking point since the game dropped. If you've not played it before it's worth nabbing regardless of the price, and maybe even worth it to play portable anyway. All good. There's no drama.
Re: Review: Red Dead Redemption - A Fine But No-Frills Switch Port, For A Fistful Of Dollars
@fieldboss If you haven't played it before it's essential stuff really
Re: Review: Quake II - Another Truly Outstanding Remaster Of An FPS Icon
@russell-marlow 😄
Re: Review: Quake II - Another Truly Outstanding Remaster Of An FPS Icon
@russell-marlow I can smell something too.
Re: Review: Quake II - Another Truly Outstanding Remaster Of An FPS Icon
@russell-marlow Yes.
Re: Soapbox: Oatchi Is The Star Of Pikmin 4, And He Deserves To Stay For Good
Doggo
Re: Pikmin 4 Walkthrough: 100% Guide, All Collectibles, Hints & Tips
@-wc- Socrates?
Re: Review: Pikmin 4 - Relaxed, Refined Real-Time Strategy, Ready To Crack The Mainstream
@Pupuplatter Doggo
Re: Review: Pikmin 4 - Relaxed, Refined Real-Time Strategy, Ready To Crack The Mainstream
@JJtheTexan yes, it's cool isn't it! You can click on it for a much more thorough look at the ins and out too.
Re: Review: Pikmin 4 - Relaxed, Refined Real-Time Strategy, Ready To Crack The Mainstream
@PessitheMystic 😂
Re: Review: Pikmin 4 - Relaxed, Refined Real-Time Strategy, Ready To Crack The Mainstream
@PessitheMystic But the doggo adds loads to the puzzles and exploration here. Doggo.
Re: Review: The Lara Croft Collection - Two Well-Preserved Tomb-Raiding Treasures
@JackieCMarlow Still great solo, same score.
Re: Review: The Lara Croft Collection - Two Well-Preserved Tomb-Raiding Treasures
@DiamondJim Review mentions grabbing another Joy Con for extra player but, to be clearer, just one console and copy of game plus whatever controllers you need.
Re: Hands On: The Tomb Raider Returns To A Nintendo System In A Promising Package
@JohnnyMind Sorted. Cheers for the heads-up!
Re: Review: Pikmin 2 - Still A Sublime Time, Even Without The 7-Up Bottle Cap
@Takoda Hahah. Seems to be an issue with the screenshots, I'm sure it'll get sorted shortly.
Re: Review: Pikmin 1 - A Bare-Bones Port, But A Joyous Adventure
@FredsBodyDouble they're amazing games, go for it!
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom: All Armour Locations And Best Armour Sets
@InfamousOrange If it exists!!!
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom: All Armour Locations And Best Armour Sets
@InfamousOrange Ah, sorry, I see what you're talking about now. We'll get it added soon!
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom: All Armour Locations And Best Armour Sets
@InfamousOrange Find what, mate?
Re: Can You Match These Zeldas To The Game They're From?
2/10. Pretty happy with myself.
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom: All Armour Locations And Best Armour Sets
@InfamousOrange We'll get it added as soon as we can!
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom: How To Get The Paraglider
@Diogmites 💕
Re: Review: Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed - A Stunning Denouement, Utterly Essential
@Ryu_Niiyama If you can manage to hold off and play the main game first I think you should. But you'll still enjoy it regardless if you just dive in, especially if you've played 1&2. You should play XC3 though...it's amazing.
Re: Review: Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed - A Stunning Denouement, Utterly Essential
@Diogmites Cheers mate. Cheque's in the post 😉
Re: Review: Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist Of The End & The Secret Key - A Perfect End To The Best Atelier Trilogy
@Cashews I don't have an issue with subs at all so I have to admit it's not something I'd really consider marking a game down for. I usually go with the native dub where possible anyway.
Re: Review: Bayonetta Origins: Cereza And The Lost Demon - A Placid Prequel For Platinum's Star
@Edu23XWiiU The 7 is chiefly because of repetitive gameplay that becomes a bit dull towards the end. As stated in the review.
Re: Review: Bayonetta Origins: Cereza And The Lost Demon - A Placid Prequel For Platinum's Star
@wanghosom I gave it the score based in repetitive gameplay mostly, as indicated in the review.
Re: Review: Session: Skate Sim - A Valiant Attempt That Doesn't Quite Land On Switch
@Randomarcadedude It's definitely got some appeal about it. Main issue with this port for me was the visual sacrifices make it hard to read the environment, especially in handheld, so tricky moves can become a real issue in places when you can't see the top of a step or a grating coming your way, for example.
Re: Hands On: Bayonetta Origins Is Shaping Up To Be An Elegant, Enchanting Spin-Off
It definitely seems to warrant its price from what I've played so far. There's lots to get stuck into. As I said in the preview, the style and tone of it had me thinking it would be quite throwaway, but it's actually got plenty going on...so far.
Re: Review: Kirby's Return To Dream Land Deluxe - A Suitably Dreamy Encore For One Of Kirby's Best
@HammerGalladeBro and there's three new mini games!
Re: Review: Kirby's Return To Dream Land Deluxe - A Suitably Dreamy Encore For One Of Kirby's Best
@Gavintendo Hmmmm. Added black lines, reworked character designs, overhauled level details, added two new modes including a brand new epilogue with a good 90 minutes of action, two new copy abilities, tweaked Extra mode, remastered soundtrack...
Re: Review: Kirby's Return To Dream Land Deluxe - A Suitably Dreamy Encore For One Of Kirby's Best
@DreamlandGem I think you're gonna have a good time, Gemma!
Re: Review: Fashion Police Squad - A Stylish Romp That Gives 'DOOM Clones' A Fabulous Makeover
@Ralizah Yes mate! Apologies, I should have mentioned that in the review. I'll pop it onto the positives just now.
Re: Review: Fire Emblem Engage - Relationships Get Sidelined By A Thrilling Combat-First Focus
@Tirza Hahaha. Have a good day.
Re: Hands On: Fire Emblem Engage Is Surprisingly Fast-Paced And Delightfully Deep
@Krambo42 WOOHOO!
Re: Review: Finding Paradise - A Wonderful Sequel That Will Linger Long In Your Memory
@Astral-Grain Hey there. Soundtrack is good, you can actually give it a Google and have a listen to some of the tracks on there to get a flavour. The graphical style and animation are typical of RPG Maker stuff, pretty simplistic as you can see from the screens, but with some nice little touches and flourishes along the way, which I won't spoil here.
Levels are pedestrian in their design really, small closed off areas to explore, and the puzzles, as I mentioned in the review, are pretty basic with sliding match 3 type stuff, nothing that's gonna impede your progress for long.
Hope this helps 🙂
As far as needing to play To The Moon first, I would say you don't need to have. There are returning characters, so you might get a bit of a kick out of that if you've played the first one, but in terms of story it's not necessary.
Re: Bayonetta 3: Chapter 7 - Burning Sands Walkthrough
@JaxonH You're welcome, pal, glad you found it useful. 🙂
Re: Bayonetta 3: Chapter 7 - Burning Sands Walkthrough
@corpuscule Beautiful! I've been absolutely scratching my head looking for that mural. Hahaha. Will be added to the guide ASAP. Much appreciated.
Re: Bayonetta 3: Chapter 11 - A Familiar Dance Walkthrough
@Charsles It's been added to the walkthrough now!
Re: Bayonetta 3: Chapter 11 - A Familiar Dance Walkthrough
@anizani1234 Got it! Must have walked past that about 100 times looking for it. Cheers for the heads up!
Re: Bayonetta 3: Chapter 11 - A Familiar Dance Walkthrough
@anizani1234 I'll check it out, thanks!
Re: Bayonetta 3: Chapter 2 - City On Fire Walkthrough
@littlenecromancer Beautiful. Cheers!
Re: Review: Bayonetta 3 - A Stunning Return For An Icon, And The Best Game In The Series
@The__Goomba Took me about 14hrs without doing collectibles and optional challenges. It's easily over 20 with all that stuff included. And then there's some tasty unlockable stuff we aren't allowed to talk about for after you've beaten it.
Re: Review: Bayonetta 3 - A Stunning Return For An Icon, And The Best Game In The Series
@johnedwin It's got perfect scores on other sites too. It's different people's opinions, not one unified score.
Re: Review: Bayonetta 3 - A Stunning Return For An Icon, And The Best Game In The Series
@SalvorHardin Saw that. DF can show the exact framerate numbers and people will take what they want from that, but it honestly feels super smooth in action, and for a Switch game that's this big, this action packed and this good-looking in places...it's a super job on five year old hardware IMO.
Re: Review: Bayonetta 3 - A Stunning Return For An Icon, And The Best Game In The Series
@johnedwin You haven't played it yet!
Re: Review: Bayonetta 3 - A Stunning Return For An Icon, And The Best Game In The Series
@Friendly Not intentionally. There's been lots of concern amongst fans, since long before the whole recent controversy, about whether the new voice would work or if it just wouldn't feel like Bayo with someone else in the role. Only reason I've mentioned it tbh.
Re: Review: Moonscars - A Brutal, Beautiful Soulslike In Need Of A Performance Patch
@EarthboundBenjy Blasphemous is definitely the better choice. It's pretty much flawless.