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Rebel Strike is a worse game but a much greater graphical achievement.

Would it really hurt them in any way to say 202X?

This review seems to really go against the consensus among reviewers, so I'm still on the fence. Either this on Switch (missed it on Wii U, the demo didnt convince me back then), or House of Ashes on PlayStation.

The hype took me, my copy has already arrived!

Perfect timing as I was actually interested if I can play, especially the first one, on any of my platforms.

@chocolate_supra Because if you wrote it as Fai, English people would pronounce it as /fei/, which Nintendo didn't want to call her.

@Slowdive The psychological profling mechanics were such a breath of fresh air!

Unpopular opinion: I really enjoyed SH: Shattered Memories, the best Western Silent Hill.

Personal preferences can vary on the topic, and a media blackout is always a choice, but as a website, you should report on the leaks (with spoiler warning, preferrably). After all, as Orwell said:
“Journalism is printing what someone else does not want published; everything else is public relations.”

Whenever the game was shown, it clearly had problems with the framerate, so I think this might be one of the reasons for the delay.

I think people will be surprised when they find out the game has roots in an even older Nintendo-related project.

It's a shame, really, I wonder what's the reasoning. But if Nintendo is fine with new characters, the designer should use a lot more of them. I loved how diverse Toads could be, almost like Smurfs, it gave them a bit more depth and probability as a race, but now I'm tired of only color variations.

I miss the E3 greatly. The prospect of more events but smaller was tempting but the reality is disappointing. Many devs either couldn't or didn't want to put so much effort into those events as they usually put into E3. Also, there were too many events and good games were spread thinly. At the end of the day, only the PS5 games reveal was great, everything was mediocre at best.

Also, where is Nintendo?

Looks like it can find its place at Switch parties.

Looks interestng and the trailer is funny, too!

@Kalmaro Please do, what harm can come... Although I'm not 100% sure how the situation is right now on Xbox.

@Kalmaro The game was quite a mess technically at launch so the word came out it was not too good. The issues are now gone, at least on PC and PS4, so what is left is a beautifuy, mind-bending and actually scary horror - more on the atmosphere side than gore.

I'm playing it right now and this is the most detective-y game I ever played. And actually, I think the game teaches you just right, striking the perfect balance between what you should be told and what you should figure out for yourself.

The problem is not that it has the same artstyle, but it has the same artstyle and seemingly gameplay at the same time.

I didn't. Actually, I don't have a single Nintendo mobile game and never had. That's because I almost never play games on my smartphone.

I can see the two main reasons already.

On a more serious note, on my first playthough Dorothea was the first character I recruited to my Blue class.

@aughra Overkill for Wii was the best! I can't stress out how much I loved the game. It was amazingly ridiculous!

The score seems kinda high for an almost 10-year old game that has been rereleased multiple times on a number of former ad current sysems, and is not even the best on Switch, and it's still pretty pricey.

Great, I've been waiting for the expansions... but wait, am I supposed to pay another full game price for them?

@NintendoByNature Glad to hear you liked it. "Just as fun as any dkc" (except TF) is a great recommendation. I already bought on the owner discount -15%and am having fun as well.

@antonio2244
Dunno, I think the review was too harsh. Check out other impressions before making a decision.

Obviously I won't download Zelda and buy a box instead. I already downloaded Jet Kave (a pretty, fun platformer) and think of donloading Goose Game (although I heard the quests are pretty repetitive despite great premise).

@harrystein Thanks. With quite a few positive opinions from readers, I wonder what the user score will be for this game here.

OK, so after playing all evening yesterday, I have much better impressions from the game than the reviewer.

First of all, it took me around 2,5 hours to get to World 3 so I doubt I will finish it before hour 3 is up.

Apart from that, what's to love?

• the controls are super tight and the game runs smooth (although 30 fps) so the very core of jumping, hovering and dashing is pure fun
• the game is a looker, one of the prettiest 3D graphics in indie games at this price point
• every level introduces something new, and some obstacles are really creative (bamboo sliding!, opening flowers to jump on them)
• while the base game is on the easy side, extra challenges are punishing (in the good sense)
• looking for the gold statues is fun because they are cleverly hidden
• chase sequences are intense and I love paragliding - mainly it's difficult but fair (controls are near perfect, remember, in my opinion)
• I don't agree about the story. For a 2.5D platformer that doesn't try to be "deep" or "artsy", the story is surprisingly fleshed out and delivered in an interesting way (apart from the narrator, all dialogues are pictograms).

What's meh?

• Bosses, although have interesting attack schemes, are ugly.
• Combat isn't deep, but I have doubts it was supposed to be. Enemies are more like another platforming obstacles
• Musical segments are fun but not as much fun as in Rayman Legends
• Some upgrades seem much more useful than others

Dunno, if I were to give a score, so far it's a solid 8 (after around half of the game). It's a fun, fast and colorful platformer. Indeed it doesn't reinvent the genre it's really well-made and fills the lack of a new DKC pretty nicely.

PS. The sidekick seems to find shells for you, apparently.

@NintendoByNature From what I read elsewhere, I can't believe in that 2-3 hours, actually. Some even mentioned 6-8. That's a big discrepancy.

@NintendoByNature I'm looking forward to your opinion, make sure to post it here

@Fake-E-Lee Great, thanks for the link! But what about a Nintendo Life review?

@Fake-E-Lee Sounds promising. The embargo should lift any hour now, right?

@brandonbwii Reviews should roll out soon, so we will have our answers

@Lordplops Did you watch the gameplay? I mean, the similarities are obvious (animations, enviros except the alien staff) but the second-to-second gameplay with the emphasis on jetpack moves tells me it can be its own thing.

@Swindla I saw on eShop it's available now for pre-purchase with a 10-15% discount.

@NintendoByNature I think in November we would be busy playing the games that will come out in the next 3 months. So I suppose devs wanted to come out as early as they could, before Ori and so on.

@Swindla Sounds crazy but can be worth giving a shot

@Quarth I don't think anything can be a DKC killer. But this can be a fun alternative.
Although personally I think having a weapon and a constant option to fly/hover will make it play quite unlike DKC.

@Swindla If it's 19.99 euro than it's safe to assume it will be below 20 pounds

@Tipehtfomottob This gameplay doesn't show the intro or any cut-scenes (some were in the Game Informer's gameplay), maybe that's why you cannot connect to Kave yet.

Looks awesome! Pretty graphics, dynamic platforming and I see a kind of rhythm or flow to the action. Secrets, too, love them in such games

@RogueSkyte

Have you seen the recent gameplay previews?

@Ralizah
The devs did admit they looked up to DKC but going by their official site (http://www.7lvls.com/jetkave/), this one has a bit stronger focus on combat and story. Plus I imagine being able to hover most of the time will make it play quite different than DKC.

@Franklin It looks like 2D and 2.5D platformers simply sell better nowadays than 3D ones. Even looking at Nintendo's portfolio it looks that way.

Wow! Can't wait for tomorrow.

I've got my doubts about how this game is promoted, getting kiddish Harry Potter vibes. But 'I'm sure the actual game will deliver

@John_Deacon
And I think the full reveal delivered! Don't you think?

Without DKCR on the horizon, this looks like the next great thing for 2.5 platformers Personally, I like it better than the new yooka.