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No physical release for a game from any bigger company is a major red flag. I'm glad some people understand that. I'm amused some big companies don't

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 not being the 1st one is wild (haven't played yet but it's sung such praises)

I am delighted to see AstroBot though

@Chimichanga Never read that, but it sounds so IGN, I believe you

"It will ruin lots of modern fighting games for you" let it.

Now THIS is a high stakes duel.
Kirby looks a tiny bit cuter in JP but they are both marvelous

@Ulysses yes but typing "generative" every time is just a chore. And I'm saving my fingers and my keyboard for higher purposes, like typing nonsensical comments

@HHappyGoose88 I do not think so. There is room for quality in the industry, it's just not in western AAA sector

As long as it's not AI, it has my approval

Great I just finished Sayonara Wild Hearts and I wanted a sequel

What a fantastic initiative

Let me chip in

"Not All Who Breakfast Are Toast"

<runs to the door>

It could be consistent with the lore, but with this, we have lost an already slim chance of getting a HM Bubble Cow as a roster candidate

Chocobo piggy bank is the best one for me, but this is a formidable opponent indeed

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!

This is important! This is the best visual novel (if it can count as one) or point and click game I have ever played and that is not a light statement. This is a masterpiece and we need another 302847 games in this universe

it looks so momentum - based, could be fun!

So they are coming in 2025 or are you excited for them in 2025?

Are sweaty pores enough for me to grab the Switchi 2? Maybe not, but David Hayter shouting at Kiryu is enough of the evidence for me that some time traveler moved a chair somewhen in 2010s because we live in the most bizarre timeline possible.

David Hayter, sweat, 60 characters in a multi nobody asked for. What do we do?

Ideally, most people would not buy it day one and maybe then Nintendo would think about inflating the price ad infinitum.

We do not live in an ideal world though and people will still buy it. They will be vocal about the price, but in the end, they will support it

Yeah it really looks like the graphics wasn't a priority. I am far from saying graphics is all that matters, but in this case it doesn't really convey the artistic direction well.

They made a whole trilogy and a couple of spinoffs with scenario and dialogues made by chatGPT so why not

Scratch that, it's enough of a reason why NOT

Music by C418? I'll buy the limited version with a plush cookie and artbook just for the soundtrack.

It wasn't that meaningful though

And let's be real, there are other things to worry about like:

1. Multiple Islands/towns, this isn't a GBC game
2. The "island MC" nonsense that required the first account to build anything
3. The infinite floral prolifelation crisis
4. having to litter the entire island for the "perfect score" and only 1 Jacob's Ladder

I have no idea what I am waiting for, but I am waiting for it.

@IceClimbers likely or not, what a dystopian, pessimistic vision

So physical games will be a rare occurence on Switch 2? I dont want to say that doesnt bode well, but BOY that doesnt bode well

They are foolishly trying to tempt the people from the land of plenty

Twinkle Star Sprites's cover art shines like a gem on the vol 5

@Samalik You're absolutely right I want to get one in a more or less reasonable prices, I'll sew clothes for her and brush her hair lol

@Misima True, I think NFS Most Wanted was their swan song, although I might have missed something

Companies having to say they haven't stolen the product

what a time to be alive

Every single time AI is used, it should be clearly marked on the product, be it an image or a game

@Toastmaster Yes, that's why I mentioned them as an exception

That's a nice collection!!

@Spider-Kev Should you be wary? I think no, I mean Pokemon games are all worth playing, it's just a shame they are very low budget.

I do recommend Sun/Moon if you want to try some Pkmn game despite the turn based combat. It's very good (my personal 3rd place after Blue and Silver) and has many quality of life features so I think it's a good starting point

The company that sold us the product can now punish us for behavior they deem bad by breaking the product we have already purchased and we own

Clownworld, episode 2109742

That's actually very neat

I hope this becomes common practice among smaller and middle companies (I have no hope for the big ones), I wouldn't even mind paying a bit more extra. I've seen those deals before, but they are pretty rare in the wild

@jfp true, I grew out of most warlike FPS-es, maybe with the exception of Delta Force BHD, and yeah I know what you mean. Strangely enough I kinda stopped noticing violence in games, I've seen so much it completely lost my attention

Few rare exceptions occur

@Toastmaster maybe but they lost my trust. And let's face it, they haven't released anything that would interest me for like a decade. Maybe Sims 1+2 (day 1 purchase)

@Spider-Kev yes, pretty much. SW/SH was already so - so with very limited "open space" and Scarlet Violet is a technological tragedy barely running at about 28 to 30 fps, empty cities and completely barebones environments. Surprisingly, the storylines were really solid and it is worth playing, but it really feels more like a student project than a game from a multi bilion company from the worlds most recognizable franchise

The art direction and attention to detail is marvelous

Pokemon Red/Blue my beloved

Anecdote time, I was so sad when I heard I can't catch Growlithe, I didn't even think that I had Vulpix and Sandshrew instead.

Moral of the story, don't focus on what you don't have, focus on what you do have.

Offtop: What a horrible doll in this picture

If you pick a doll company, at least pick a good one! /j

In all seriousness, great dolls do exist but they cost more than a small car. They are 100% worth the price though

These are all fantastic games, well deserved.

@Cathalm all Pokemon are great games but the question whether it's "good" or "bad" to do so well depends on the viewpoint.

It's great for GameFreak because it shows they can keep doing the bare minimum and earn a lot of money

It's not so great for the customers since we will continue to receive severely undercooked games which have great gameplay, but work terribly

"All these other games that come out for 70 bucks, 90 bucks, I mean look you’ve got Mario Kart for $90 - you think Mario Kart competes with a game like this as far as how much stuff they’ve got to put into a game?”"

What a take. Right now both games have 0 playable content as they weren't released yet so those comparisons are completely useless.

I'll pick a bag of gold dust over 10 bags of manure.

And seeing GTA5, and what they are trying to do with GTA6, it's probably gonna be manure. It's not GTA 3/VC and will never be.

@jfp I think if you think about it that way, interpreting violence in a game is kinda weird, seeing as you know for a fact that you are basically "killing" a bunch of pixels

They havent produced anything worth 60$for the last 15 years, so it's a logical business decision

Yesterday's parody is today's reality

This is more dystopian than most fiction. I guess Orwell and Huxley were both right.

@Zufolobelisk yeah that was a joke, I know how deciphering languages can be

OLRWN

that was easy

@Toastmaster this one sentence is already a more memable schizotake than "it just works" and I love it

Kotor 1 + 2 are worth it but not from Aspyr as they decided not to go ahead with the DLC after releasing the game

Jedi Academy is glorious

Japanese is so... different, as if you were buying some extreme sports manual. European is more pronounced, but it's pretty standard.

I really like that minimalistic Japanese design, I think it really brings the attention to the icons and the top art

@spottedleaf I would like to add that no totalitarian views, on either side, should be ever advertised through entertainmet

Can't really say I'm surprised, polygon was... controverisial