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@BulkSlash oh yes, that’s exactly it, it doesn’t respond to tilting the console. I mainly play with the Pro Controller 2 and that works exquisitely, but this is the second game I’ve noticed wonky motion controls in handheld (try throwing a chunk of rock in DK Bananza while laid down - it goes all haywire).

One thing worth noting about this game, which I haven’t seen raised much, is that the motion controls for aiming work horrendously in handheld! I can’t work out why? I’ve been playing mostly docked, and fine tuning headshots with motion controls is superb… then last night I continued in handheld and the motion is practically unusable. Like it doesn’t even move horizontally, anyone else noticed this?

@darkswabber ah, that makes sense, thank you!

@CammyUnofficial Yes, I am loving the game, but only 3 days since release is far too soon to provide a verdict. What I will say is, I’ve been playing for hours and I’ve only had control of Leon for like 5 minutes (no exaggeration). This Grace section in the care home is a loong section, so either I’m just being really slow and methodical or those reports of a 50/50 split between the two characters are way off. It’s been 95% Grace after maybe 5 solid hours, I’ve forgotten what Leon controls like 🤣

Played the first Grace section this morning, wow. Jump-scared me twice through innocuous means, 🤣, and that gentle HD rumble caused by the rain, then thunderous rumble when lightning strikes feels amazing!

Woke up extremely early this morning…. Can’t say whether it’s excitement for this game or not, but coffee and the day one patch is beckoning now…

Great review, even more hyped for Friday now! New Resi on release day on Nintendo finally again - good times.

After reading the review of 7, I was quite surprised by this one being underwhelming/the lesser game… but as I said in that comment section, I never played either so have essentially 3 brand new Resi games to play come Friday with the generations pack.

I never played this or Village despite loving Resi from day dot, so this review has got me extra hyped - essentially 3 brand new Resi games for me with the Generations pack come Friday. Woo-effing-Hoo 🤣

@rvcolem1 absolutely same here. I will be getting the generations pack at that price to play the older ones at a later date so not complaining, just pointing out how strange the price discrepancy seems.

Really looking forward to this on launch day… One weird thing though, the generation pack with all 3 games is £84.99, but separately they are priced £64.99 (Requiem), £34.99 and £44.99 individually for Biohazard and Village. This just seems very strange pricing - is it a mistake? It’s only £20 more to get the two older games, or if you buy them separately it adds up to a whopping £80 more..?

Ok, I’m getting mixed messages on the issue of the timings of the button presses tor this game. It’s such an important issue for me that it’s make or break whether I buy or not: this review lists it as a negative and the other review I read on Metro GameCentral made it out to be even worse and a major con for the game. But then reading the comments from people who have played it on here, it seems like it isn’t that much of an issue? Hmm, which is it, because I can’t stomach buying this game then having such an important aspect of these type of games to be so flawed…?

@Teksette oh wow, that’s a crazy good point too, I have forgotten all the basics like fuelling up etc. What if I get plopped in a random station like you did, and get instantly attacked by pirates before I learn how to control/defend against them again (if that’s still a thing, the constant pirate attacks - it used to happen to me all the bloody time 😂).

@Teksette I am in the same boat, I have it loaded and ready on Switch 2 but just need to find that darn incentive/drive to fully get back into the save file from my OLED days. Tons has been added since, which is great obviously, but kinda overwhelming too?

Really enjoyed the demo, and will almost certainly be getting the full game soon after release.

Just finished the demo, and very impressed! This feels so slick, and the hacking is surprisingly intuitive. The demo did its job - made me realise that this is a game I want, left me wanting more, so day one purchase in April.

I just hope it recaptures some of that Pro Evo magic, that was glorious during the PS2 era.

@EarthboundBenjy I’d not heard of it before either, and I’m by no means a graphic snob, but this footage was like an N64 game to my eyes.

@Lizuka Absolutely same here. This was the worst possible start to the Direct for us solo players 😂

Was fully expecting this, but still very disappointing. I was looking forward to some mindless looting and shooting on Switch 2.

This looks really intriguing, very interested.

@jcvandan So glad you corrected that, drives me a little nuts every time I see it 😊

@Dazman It’s just you 😂. Seriously, I loved my Switch Oled, but in terms of quality, the word you used, I do not miss the constant connection issues with the rails and Joy-Cons in handheld mode and the ever-present risk of drift. Those concerns having been eradicated on Switch 2 alone makes it feel far more premium, not to mention all the other improvements and just how much faster everything is.

Those are some seriously impressive stats. Imagine what impact a new 3D Mario game would have, in combination with the Galaxy movie.

I am unbelievably hyped to play this, day and date brand new Resident Evil on a Nintendo console, feels like a dream even saying that 💭

@Teksette I couldn’t agree more! In fact, I am making this comment on a review that I didn’t even read for the first time; it doesn’t matter to me how good the game reviews now, cancelled my preorder, removed from my wishlist due to the censorship issues. I am an adult, and getting sick and tired of these nanny state decisions forcing censorship on us.

I am personally sick and tired of being treated like a child by the these nanny state decisions, now it’s bleeding into my beloved video games. Cancelled my preorder, and I am not buying this on Switch out of principle now. I don’t even care about the nude bits/black bars, but don’t force me to play a game a certain way due to forced censorship.

Very informative review, thank you. I used a Gullikit controller for the Switch1, and I would definitely be getting one of these if I were going third party again with Switch 2…. But darn, the Switch 2 pro controller just feels insanely good to use. And the HD rumble… I swear the other day, the pro controller was rumbling to the beat in DK Bonanza (like, actually making the same sounds as the music when you put your ear to it)

Thanks for the review, confirming that this is nowhere near enough to pull me back into the game. Did everything I wanted to with it, and these meek additions (used loosely) are not making me want to go back. What I (and the Switch 2) need is a brand new Animal Crossing, built for the new console from the ground up.

Number One by a long shot: Hades 2, for 240 hours! I knew I loved it and played a lot, but wow. Great feature, very interesting to look back.

Lovely introductory video, warmest of welcomes.

Like a fair few of the other commenters, I await the potential changes to single player experience. Loved this game so will do another playthrough if there is enough content in the Switch 2 edition aside from just multiplayer options.

@RootsGenoa It’s funny you should mention that issue with the right stick/gryo combo - at the start of the game I chose that control option, and honestly about 10 hours in I realised that I had not been gyro aiming. Thought I had accidentally turned off the option, but it turned out that touching the tight stick even slightly to aim (which I instinctively do in FPS games) stops the gyro function when you’re locked on. So I ended up playing most of the game without the precision of gyro aiming when you’re locked on, making some boss fights so much harder than they would have been!

Also, agree completely with the comments above about trying to pause the game but constantly being told that vi-ola couldn’t be summoned! Since when is the + button not default pause 😅

Looks like an interesting idea…. Although they have put two ‘x’ in the name. Is the smaller one pronounced differently to the larger one? Are they multiplication signs? Stop with the x naming in everything please 🙏.

After reading those previews I was legitimately expecting to hear from him all the time, every second. Got the game for Christmas and I was pleasantly surprised by how little you actually hear from him! So no, doesn’t bother me in the slightest, more bothered by those hyper-exaggerated previews and their woefully inaccurate games journalism.

Oh, I much prefer them waiting! Last year felt like a false picture of 2024 because it missed out like the whole of December, and it never really feels like a YEAR in review. Looking forward to the full and complete 2025 stats, it’s fun and sometimes quite surprising

Happy New Year everyone! Looking forward to that triple dose of Resident Evil for Switch 2 most of all so far.

@Dm9982 wow, thank you, that was a really constructive response! And I was listening intently as soon as you said that about Majora’s Mask - Zelda is my favourite gaming series, but that one game I cannot gel with due to the whole 3 days until the moon crashes time limit. So maybe I can give Stardew a fair shot taking on some of your advice…

Oh, I couldn’t agree more! Street Fighter 2 in particular (Ultra, 30th Anniversary, whatever iteration you prefer) is unplayable with the terrible - separated-buttons on the joy-con if you grew up playing it on the SNES’ d-pad. I can’t even do a dragon punch without using a d-pad, so have to always play with the pro controller 2 while docked - no handheld Street Fighter 2 for me. Plus, I need a d-pad for 2D Mario games - how can Nintendo make a controller that actually makes their most successful games, in 2D Mario, worse? 😂.

So lovely reading this comments section…. Merry Christmas everyone.

@nathatruc I agree, that is so strange and annoying! Don’t understand why it stays there constantly, surely they will remove it in a patch.

@Aneira What’s the dish!? I love Shepherd’s pie and ice cream, I’m in!!😀

It’s quite interesting the discussion about easy modes coming up today, having just personally finished Luigi’s purple coins and the 100 Dreadnought coins in Galaxy for the last two stars. The assist mode they added to Galaxy (which I think just gives you six hit points instead of three) isn’t helping anyone get those two stars in particular. And the satisfaction of doing so would not be half as great if it were easier, diminishing the achievement felt, perhaps? But more options for different players is usually a good thing.

I absolutely loved Cyberpunk through and through, and DK has been so much fun, Absolum is a real treat, but the one game that I couldn’t stop playing, even though there are probably ostensibly better games, is Hades 2. Over 200 hours logged without even realising/trying to play it to death, it’s just so good. Prime 4 is wrapped up for Christmas so haven’t tried that yet, but looking forward to starting that over the holiday break.

That is a cool football shirt! Back in the late 90s, when we had Football Italia broadcast weekly in the UK, I had that purple Fiorentina shirt.

Regardless of the terminology of what type of game Pipistrello is, Alana is spot on that it is wonderful little gem, and I encourage anyone with a mild interest in these kind of games to give it a shot.

@The_Nintendo_Expat I love the fact that you have removed the word pedant from your username but are more pedantic than ever 🤟. (Not a criticism).

Great review and sounds like a very interesting idea. On a separate note but regarding reviews: are NL planning on reviewing Rogue Prince of Persia!? It’s unlike NL not to have a review of such a game live yet, and I am delaying my decision on purchase…

@WaveBoy Super Mario Galaxy hasn’t aged well? I respectfully disagree, I have had more fun replaying this game from 2007 than most modern video games this year. It’s pure unadulterated joy.

In terms of the pointer controls, admittedly I played most of the game with Pro Controller 2, which worked perfectly for me with a quick press of the R button to re-centre and felt just like a Wii pointer.

@AG_Awesome I thought that was just a glitch on my Switch 2 at first! Glad to hear so many others have experienced it, lol. That aside, having almost finished getting all 120 stars, it has reminded me that the first Super Mario Galaxy is pretty much the perfect video game. It’s still pure magic 18 years later.

Oh jeez, I want to like this game so much, but it remains in purchsed-but-undownloaded limbo for me: I just can’t get past the time restrictions. I hate time limits on games, and I just couldn’t get past the whole “step outside, talk to one person, plant a few seeds then rush back home before dark” thing.