There's a ton of stuff on sale, but I'm mostly winding down my Switch purchases now. I've bought plenty of games for the machine.
"we can't do as we usually do and list every available discount"
Literally when was the last time you actually did that?
"What we have done, however, is pull out some of the biggest titles currently on sale and listed them below."
No you didn't. You copied Nintendo's highlights.
This would have been brilliant on the Wii U, shame they never released any Etrian games on it. But these straight remasters sound like they're definitely not worth £72 on Switch!
I don't see why not, if they changed it substantionally. Underwater exploration and maybe proper flying would be cool. They'd need some meaty new side stuff this time, though. Not just exploring the whole map again and collecting korok seeds or holding up signs.
Or just do the exact same thing again. Many people seemingly want to play the same thing over and over again these days. Just look at how many have been crying about ports of Twilight Princess and Wind Waker for Switch for the entire generation.
@ManifoldCuriosity Assuming you've played TP and WW before, you realise those two sentences contradict each other?
Cool! My brother actually went to university with some of the people who made this game. This was their game design project when they graduated. My brother helped playtest it back then. So cool to see it finally release!
Push Square was very critical of the micro-transactions and explained just how horrendously slow earning new stuff in the game has been made in order to get kids to buy premium currency. Anyway, I'll just copy my comment I made there:
"Absolutely disgusting. The Lego group have apparently shown their true colours here, and should be ashamed of themselves. It's a full-priced kids game, with multiple DLC "seasons", and aggressive micro-transactions! It's seriously impacted my view of Lego as a company."
This is a paid service, and also the only way to save Pokémon in the cloud because Pokémon games aren't compatible with the Switch'es cloud saving (so they can fleece even more money out of you). The games have been out for 6 months. This is pathetic.
You mean "unlockables". " Unlocks" is a verb. The title is looking for a noun, i.e. "unlockables" in this case. It would be like writing a guide "to all hidden collects" when it should be "collectables/collectibles".
@KevinP Okay, maybe it's the best Mario game ever. But I'm not really a fan of Mario games, so for me, there's plenty of other games that I would rate far higher than any Mario game. Sorry if me having a different opinion annoys you.
Nice false headline there, par for the course on Nlife. According to the quote, flying was held back by limitations, not "areas". The underground not being in was because the developers didn't want to / couldn't in time, make the full underground area. Gliding was the compromise added in the end.
What I'll never forgive is the Switch'es limitations meaning we lost almost all gamepad functionality. It was not a good look when you're having to cut features on your old console because your new one actually has fewer capabilities.
It feels like there's a new Dragon Ball game released every year, with copious amounts of DLC. Honestly would like to try one, but Namco have completely saturated their own market to the extent that I've literally no idea which are good, and which ones (if any) don't have content cut out to be held back as DLC.
I've still got one of these in a drawer, and it still works! Was one of the coolest electronic toys I had. I loved it. Thank heavens Nintendo aren't as ridiculous about this kind of stuff as they used to be, because it sounds like an absolute nightmare.
How much did Amazon pay you to write this article? Only Amazon links when other places are cheaper, and only 5 games actually get a blurb written about them? Lazy.
@Mauzuri So you'd rather the game beat itself? What's the point in playing it then? What's wrong with any of the puzzles anyway? Most of them teach you gameplay mechanics.
@Switch_Pro Okay, but I still don't see the point. Why pay full-price for remakes of GBA games that are basically the same, and until very recently were available for a fraction of the price?
So, the usual remaster that changes basically nothing and Nintendo will charge full price for? What's the point? I got them on virtual console for far cheaper.
Yaaaaaawn. Same non-sales as ever from Nintendo. I got both Tropical Freeze and 3D World for under £20 each in the selects range on Wii U. These prices on Switch are insulting.
Whilst I'm not planning on seeing it, this is similar to the critical reaction to the Sonic movies, and they were both loved much more by fans and families (myself included). So I don't know how much stock we can actually put in these critics' reviews.
Bullcrap! As if they needed even more money. If you're sooooo concerned about remote playing ruining your curated experience, then just limiting the number a day is enough. You don't need to increase the price too. How about not increasing prices, Niantic? Thought not.
@UltimateInkling Well, seemingly no micro-transactions, but already tonnes of DLC planned out:
Standard Edition ($59.99) Awesome Edition ($99.99): Includes a new vehicle, vehicle flair, in-game minifigure, and the Year 1 Drive Pass Awesome Rivals Edition ($119.99): Includes multiple vehicles, a vehicle flair, multiple in-game minifigures, and the Year 1 Drive Pass
Got everything I was after from sales, and various Nintendo games and DLC too. Capcom decided they didn't want European money, so I haven't bought any of the Ace Attorney games, which is a real shame. I'd already bought all the Sega 3D Classics I wanted ages ago. And I downloaded a couple of themes with leftover funds.
Bye, 3DS and Wii U eShops, and goodbye to my favourite era of Nintendo.
Seemingly the only developers, other than Game Freak, that can keep making a game buggier is Mojang. Let's be honest, both games are an embarrassment on Switch.
Some great deals here, especially on Shovel Knight, the Steamworld Games, and some others.
I envy you lucky Americans who are getting Capcom's sale. I really want to get the Ace Attorney games, but I'm convinced Crapcom aren't bringing their sale to Europe for some reason, as they would have by now. However, if they don't want my money, that's their choice.
Sega have got a huge sale running on 3DS in Japan on basically everything they've ever published, so hopefully they bring that to NA and EU.
I don't expect Nintendo to put anything on sale. They let Fire Emblem Fates disappear last month without any sale, so they'll do the same with everything else. Idiocy.
Most of Square Enix's games were published by Nintendo outside of Japan, so I don't expect many sales from them either.
@ElRoberico I've played the Gunman Clive games on both systems. They're pretty much exactly the same, but the 3DS has a nice 3D effect. They're like more relaxed NES Megaman games, and you can easily finish them in an hour or so, but they're good fun while they last.
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Re: Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope Final DLC "Coming Later In 2023", Here's A Teaser
"You can see this brief scene play out at the 1:04:30 mark in the video above."
Seeing as this is wrong, can someone point me to the actual timestamp in the video where I can see the footage?
Re: Round Up: The First Impressions Of Sonic Superstars Are In
Looking good! This looks like it's got a lot of imagination in it. The octopus part for example I'm looking forward to seeing more.
@Yosti Hopefully NLife will get a reviewer who actually plays the game this time, instead of leaving a troll review.
Re: Can You Match These Zeldas To The Game They're From?
16/17
Damn, just got #5 wrong. I thought she was Phantom Hourglass Zelda, not Minish Cap.
Re: Nintendo's eShop Summer Sale Is Now Live, With Discounts On Over 1,500 Games (Europe)
There's a ton of stuff on sale, but I'm mostly winding down my Switch purchases now. I've bought plenty of games for the machine.
"we can't do as we usually do and list every available discount"
Literally when was the last time you actually did that?
"What we have done, however, is pull out some of the biggest titles currently on sale and listed them below."
No you didn't. You copied Nintendo's highlights.
Re: Bye Sweet Carole Is A Gorgeous Horror Adventure With Disney-Style Visuals
What's even the point if there's no gameplay footage? What is this, a game or a movie? It might be an amazing game, but that trailer is waste of time.
Re: Sonic Origins Plus Physical Listing Says New Content Is "Downloadable Via Included Code"
Good thing I never pre-ordered. Laughably poor from Sega here.
Re: Review: Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection - Divine Dungeon Crawling But Not Definitive
This would have been brilliant on the Wii U, shame they never released any Etrian games on it. But these straight remasters sound like they're definitely not worth £72 on Switch!
Re: Talking Point: Could Nintendo Squeeze Another Zelda Game Out Of TOTK's Open World?
I don't see why not, if they changed it substantionally. Underwater exploration and maybe proper flying would be cool. They'd need some meaty new side stuff this time, though. Not just exploring the whole map again and collecting korok seeds or holding up signs.
Or just do the exact same thing again. Many people seemingly want to play the same thing over and over again these days. Just look at how many have been crying about ports of Twilight Princess and Wind Waker for Switch for the entire generation.
@ManifoldCuriosity Assuming you've played TP and WW before, you realise those two sentences contradict each other?
Re: Cosy Puzzler 'Skye Tales' Brings Gentle Dragon Adventures To Switch This Week
Cool! My brother actually went to university with some of the people who made this game. This was their game design project when they graduated. My brother helped playtest it back then. So cool to see it finally release!
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For LEGO 2K Drive
Push Square was very critical of the micro-transactions and explained just how horrendously slow earning new stuff in the game has been made in order to get kids to buy premium currency. Anyway, I'll just copy my comment I made there:
"Absolutely disgusting. The Lego group have apparently shown their true colours here, and should be ashamed of themselves. It's a full-priced kids game, with multiple DLC "seasons", and aggressive micro-transactions! It's seriously impacted my view of Lego as a company."
Re: Pokémon HOME Support Release Date For Scarlet And Violet "Mistakenly Announced"
This is a paid service, and also the only way to save Pokémon in the cloud because Pokémon games aren't compatible with the Switch'es cloud saving (so they can fleece even more money out of you). The games have been out for 6 months. This is pathetic.
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom: All amiibo Unlocks
You mean "unlockables". " Unlocks" is a verb. The title is looking for a noun, i.e. "unlockables" in this case. It would be like writing a guide "to all hidden collects" when it should be "collectables/collectibles".
Re: Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Update Scheduled For Next Week
Wasn't Home support slated for "spring"? If so, they've got about 2 weeks left at most.
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Is Now The "Highest Rated Game Of All Time" On OpenCritic
@KevinP Okay, maybe it's the best Mario game ever. But I'm not really a fan of Mario games, so for me, there's plenty of other games that I would rate far higher than any Mario game. Sorry if me having a different opinion annoys you.
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Is Now The "Highest Rated Game Of All Time" On OpenCritic
@Nintendo4Sonic I'm sure it was a decent Mario game, but the second best game ever? No. Just no.
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Is Now The "Highest Rated Game Of All Time" On OpenCritic
Fantastic to see. Can't wait to get my copy!! Boy, Mario Odyssey is overrated on OpenCritic though!
Re: Zelda Boss Wanted Certain Tears Of The Kingdom Areas In BOTW, Prevented By Wii U's Limitations
Nice false headline there, par for the course on Nlife. According to the quote, flying was held back by limitations, not "areas". The underground not being in was because the developers didn't want to / couldn't in time, make the full underground area. Gliding was the compromise added in the end.
What I'll never forgive is the Switch'es limitations meaning we lost almost all gamepad functionality. It was not a good look when you're having to cut features on your old console because your new one actually has fewer capabilities.
Re: Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2's New DLC Pack Is Out This Week, Adds Gohan (Beast)
It feels like there's a new Dragon Ball game released every year, with copious amounts of DLC. Honestly would like to try one, but Namco have completely saturated their own market to the extent that I've literally no idea which are good, and which ones (if any) don't have content cut out to be held back as DLC.
Re: LEGO 2K Drive Outlines Year One Seasons And 'Premium Drive Pass' Rewards
Absolutely disgusting. Lego should be ashamed of themselves.
Re: Random: Nintendo Apparently Wasn't A Fan Of Tiger & Hasbro's Pokédex Toy
I've still got one of these in a drawer, and it still works! Was one of the coolest electronic toys I had. I loved it. Thank heavens Nintendo aren't as ridiculous about this kind of stuff as they used to be, because it sounds like an absolute nightmare.
Re: 'Double Dragon Gaiden' Announced With Scott Pilgrim-Inspired Visuals And Gameplay
I hope it plays better than Scott Pilgrim does.
Re: Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For May And June 2023
How much did Amazon pay you to write this article? Only Amazon links when other places are cheaper, and only 5 games actually get a blurb written about them? Lazy.
Re: Alien: Isolation - The Collection Physical Edition Announced For Nintendo Switch
Stupid. Sega are a big enough company to release this themselves, just like they did on PS3 and Xbox 360. Either release it properly, or don't bother.
Re: Sonic Frontiers Director Confirms Ian Flynn Will Write "New" DLC Story
I'm really looking forward to this DLC. The base game was great in gameplay, music, and writing. I'm hoping this will be awesome too!
@NinjaNicky I think you probably need to upgrade your speed by collecting Kocos.
Re: Sonic The Hedgehog Gets Four New Lego Sets, Features Tails And Amy
I'd love to get these for the characters, but they're sooo expensive (that last price is wrong, it's £94.99!!!).
Re: Random: Fan Recreates Bowser's Mario Movie Song, 'Peaches', In WarioWare DIY
Much better than the actual, awful song.
Re: Mario Movie's Jack Black Song 'Peaches' Now Eligible For Oscar Nomination
Seems I'm not missing much by not watching the movie...
Re: Sonic Frontiers' Next Major Update Is Supposedly Adding The Spin Dash
@Mauzuri So you'd rather the game beat itself? What's the point in playing it then? What's wrong with any of the puzzles anyway? Most of them teach you gameplay mechanics.
Re: Round Up: The Previews Are In For Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp
@Switch_Pro Okay, enjoy paying full price games you could have bought on the Wii U for a fraction of the price.
Re: Round Up: The Previews Are In For Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp
@Switch_Pro Okay, but I still don't see the point. Why pay full-price for remakes of GBA games that are basically the same, and until very recently were available for a fraction of the price?
Re: Round Up: The Previews Are In For Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp
So, the usual remaster that changes basically nothing and Nintendo will charge full price for? What's the point? I got them on virtual console for far cheaper.
Re: Nintendo Announces Super Mario Sale, Wave One Now Live (Europe)
Yaaaaaawn. Same non-sales as ever from Nintendo. I got both Tropical Freeze and 3D World for under £20 each in the selects range on Wii U. These prices on Switch are insulting.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For The Super Mario Bros. Movie, And They're All Over The Place
Whilst I'm not planning on seeing it, this is similar to the critical reaction to the Sonic movies, and they were both loved much more by fans and families (myself included). So I don't know how much stock we can actually put in these critics' reviews.
Re: Review: GrimGrimoire OnceMore - Magical Quality Of Life Additions Refine Repetitive RTS
Visually, it looks gorgeous, but gameplay looks so boring unfortunately.
Re: Pokémon GO Increasing Remote Raid Pass Prices & Limiting Daily Participation
Bullcrap! As if they needed even more money. If you're sooooo concerned about remote playing ruining your curated experience, then just limiting the number a day is enough. You don't need to increase the price too.
How about not increasing prices, Niantic?
Thought not.
Re: Indie Dev Headcannon Confirms It Helped Sega Update Sonic Origins Plus
Nice that Sega actually let them finish the game this time. Now let them make Sonic Mania 2!!
Re: Seth Rogen On Voicing Donkey Kong In The Mario Movie: "It's Gonna Sound Like Me And That's It"
Well they should have hired proper voice actors instead of big-name Hollywood actors just to draw attention. What a pathetic attitude to have.
Re: Poll: How Many 3DS Consoles Have You Owned?
Ahem, 10.
And I've still got them all.
It's fair to say the 3DS is my favourite system ever.
Re: LEGO 2K Drive Will Include Real Money Transactions
Disgusting from Lego. No sale.
Re: Sonic Origins Plus Officially Announced For June, Adds Amy And 12 Game Gear Games
"You can pre-order the physical version from the official website"
Only the American version so far, of course.
Re: Hands On: LEGO 2K Drive Is A Wild Ride, But Will It Prove Too Much For Switch?
@UltimateInkling Well, seemingly no micro-transactions, but already tonnes of DLC planned out:
Standard Edition ($59.99)
Awesome Edition ($99.99): Includes a new vehicle, vehicle flair, in-game minifigure, and the Year 1 Drive Pass
Awesome Rivals Edition ($119.99): Includes multiple vehicles, a vehicle flair, multiple in-game minifigures, and the Year 1 Drive Pass
Re: Hands On: LEGO 2K Drive Is A Wild Ride, But Will It Prove Too Much For Switch?
Looks like a blast, but the monetization is absolutely disgusting, so I won't be bothering.
Re: Random: Hideki Kamiya Thinks Bayonetta Origins Will Help People Make Babies
"Baby Mario and Baby Luigi are infinitely more endearing"
Wow, not sure which is a hotter take, Kamiya's or this.
Re: PSA: You Only Have One Week To Purchase 3DS And Wii U eShop Games
Got everything I was after from sales, and various Nintendo games and DLC too. Capcom decided they didn't want European money, so I haven't bought any of the Ace Attorney games, which is a real shame. I'd already bought all the Sega 3D Classics I wanted ages ago. And I downloaded a couple of themes with leftover funds.
Bye, 3DS and Wii U eShops, and goodbye to my favourite era of Nintendo.
Re: Sonic Frontiers 'Sights, Sounds, And Speed' Update Reportedly Due This Week
Brilliant! Can't wait. I loved Sonic Frontiers, and any excuse to go back is fine by me!
Re: Soapbox: Why I Love Deepnest, Hollow Knight's Most Divisive Area
I didn't know there were divisive areas in this wonderful game.
Re: PSA: Minecraft Bug Prevents Game From Loading On Switch
Seemingly the only developers, other than Game Freak, that can keep making a game buggier is Mojang. Let's be honest, both games are an embarrassment on Switch.
Re: Splatoon 3's Next Splatfest Is A Monster Mashup
Well I pretty much have to choose Nessie. Otherwise I'm not a true Scot!
Re: Best Deals And Cheapest Games In The 3DS & Wii U eShop Sales
Some great deals here, especially on Shovel Knight, the Steamworld Games, and some others.
I envy you lucky Americans who are getting Capcom's sale. I really want to get the Ace Attorney games, but I'm convinced Crapcom aren't bringing their sale to Europe for some reason, as they would have by now. However, if they don't want my money, that's their choice.
Sega have got a huge sale running on 3DS in Japan on basically everything they've ever published, so hopefully they bring that to NA and EU.
I don't expect Nintendo to put anything on sale. They let Fire Emblem Fates disappear last month without any sale, so they'll do the same with everything else. Idiocy.
Most of Square Enix's games were published by Nintendo outside of Japan, so I don't expect many sales from them either.
@ElRoberico I've played the Gunman Clive games on both systems. They're pretty much exactly the same, but the 3DS has a nice 3D effect. They're like more relaxed NES Megaman games, and you can easily finish them in an hour or so, but they're good fun while they last.
Re: Talking Point: Which Pokémon-Themed Nintendo Console Has The Best Design?
Why only the Pokemon Blue transparent 2DS? There was a red and yellow one too (and green in Japan).