Literally just looks like a Xeodrifter sequel!

@Twilite9 ?

I get the impatience, considering how long it's taking, but I couldn't disagree with the broader gist of this sentiment more. They don't have a responsibility to release games on some arbitrary time-table you dictate. They're working on their game, and they'll release it when they're ready.

Which is something I appreciate more about indie game development in general: a commitment to releasing complete, quality products vs the messy, half-finished, early access scams that pollute the AAA market.

God I hope this is good. It looks so neat. Peach definitely deserves a showcase not steeped in sexist tropes like Super Princess Peach was.

And I gotta say, Peach looks quite dashing in that thief outfit!

LMAO I have no idea how I feel about this, but it's really cool that someone had the passion to make it a reality. Shine on, you crazy diamond!

Big kudos for dropping the DF link.

While it's obviously better looking on PS5, it seems like the switch (badum-tish) to in-house development paid off in terms of the performance, which is all I was really looking for. Just didn't want the long sections of really low framerates that plagued Ys VIII and (to a much larger extent) IX. This is especially nice considering the game is apparently a nice visual improvement from the previous two games as well.

I plan to buy very little new software this year, but Ys X is definitely on the list.

@Samalik Yep. Which isn't a modern platform, and is inaccessible to new players.

NIS would have ported this to Switch/PS4 already.

As it stands, PC is the platform of choice if you want to play the Ys games.

It was overpriced for what it was. $40 would have been a more reasonable price point.

Also, most games sell best at launch, and Sonic games have been selling best on Switch, and they launched it close to the release of the first brand new 2D Mario game in decades lol

While I'm not a fan myself, I think what most people wanted was Sonic Mania 2, or something in that vein.

So they're just selling an untranslated Japanese game? lol

Ys I is interesting, although super dated. So glad bump combat is gone and never coming back!

Just a pity XSEED/Marvelous are squatting on the Western distribution rights for most of the early games in the series.

"If it came down to a duel, there are Nintendo Life staffers who would actually take this over the SNES game."

Raises hand.

I would. 100%

Super Metroid is unquestionably the more influential release, but when I'm deciding on a Metroid game to play, this wins almost every time. Perfectly paced, perfect controls, and one of the coolest climax setpieces in the entire series.

Always amuses me when people act like Nintendo unilaterally imposed a hefty debt on him. The guy went through the system and accepted a deal that significantly reduced the number of charges.

Crime doesn't pay for most people who aren't rich or smart enough to get away with it. shrug I wish him a happy rest of his life, but I don't feel sorry for his legal troubles at all.

Not a huge fan of this trilogy, but Spirit of Justice made it worth muscling through.

@UltimateOtaku91 Friendly reminder that the gorgeous Xenoblade Chronicles 3 runs on the same hardware.

The issue is likely partially skill-related (GF doesn't seem to be an especially talented dev) and partially due to not having enough resources to develop games on the time-frame they're expected to.

Gonna play Rain Code on vacation starting in a few days. So happy they're keeping the spirit of Danganronpa alive without subjecting the series itself to endless iteration (V3 might've helped in that regard lol!)

Preordered. Insane price, but I love this game to death and want the unlocks, so I bit the bullet.

I never buy artbooks, but I'm getting this 100%. Absolutely adored this game.

Fine. This better happen AFTER Front Mission 3 Remake, though.

Ubisoft made their bed with how they discount their games. Don't screw over launch purchasers by devaluing your games so quickly.

That said, the first one was so good I went ahead and bought it at launch anyway. It's fully worth $60, and I want more games in this series. But I also totally get why others would wait.

@Ryu_Niiyama ✊

Nice to see someone else who properly appreciates this classic!

Yeah, I'm not including other 2D games that have platforming elements, personally. That'd be a much harder claim for me to make.

Rocket Knight Adventures is the best 16-bit platformer.

Fite me.

@TenEighty Hmm. There was a bit of deliberate emptiness in BotW, but TotK didn't have that problem. It honestly felt like Nintendo overcompensated in terms of the amount of stuff that you'll encounter in that game at any one time.

tbh it's the least empty-feeling Zelda I've ever played. The overworlds in games like Ocarina of Time and The Wind Waker often felt like wastelands designed to put space between the dungeons and story areas. Never felt that way with TotK. There's so much content stuffed into every crevice. And like BotW, even the environment itself is super interactive, so just getting from A to B is an adventure.

Now, you can argue the content isn't meaningful, and that's an opinion some people have, but I definitely feel like 'empty' isn't a good word to describe it, personally.

@TenEighty I'm not sure what forgotten content means lol

Well, luckily for you, I imagine the aesthetic will change somewhat with the next game, since it won't be in this same universe.

@TenEighty Talking about TotK?

I don't know what game you played, but there was almost too much stuff to do in that game. Couldn't go three minutes without new activities cropping up.

256GB SSD with the option for expandable storage would probably be a good balance of file size and associated costs. Even on Switch 2, I doubt file sizes will get as big as they do on the home consoles.

Super Mario Galaxy, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and Breath of the Wild are probably the big three for me. Some older games were really affecting at the time, but I think they're sufficiently aged now that they wouldn't have the same first time impact now (FF7 comes to mind, especially).

NieR: Automata, too. Incredibly affecting game. And Virtue's Last Reward as well for its insane last few hours.

@Mr_Zurkon TW3 isn't too bad on Switch if you turn off the anti-aliasing, which removes the awful blurring. tbh the difference isn't too stark in comparison to the last-gen home console versions. Going from 60+fps to 30 when you also own the game on PC can be a bit jarring, though.

@CANOEberry @larryisaman Agreed that Impossible Lair is top-tier. Up there with the best DKC games. Kinda makes me wish they'd focus on making 2D games now, as they clearly have an aptitude for it.

@JaxonH In my defense, Seven Sirens didn't even exist when I wrote that post.

Seven Sirens was a bit disappointing when it first came out because of the balancing issues it had, but WF addressed the food drop rate and improved the bosses a bit, and I'd say it's also a real looker on the SWOLED, so I could get behind someone choosing it over Pirate's Curse now.

Even the initial release of Seven Sirens blew away HGH, though. What a disappointment that game was.

Late-stage capitalism: the game.

Reminds me of Ready Player One, which stapled a million geek pop culture things together into one big boorish mishmash of elements.

Well, no hate to anyone who enjoys this, but I will never be able to get into it.

@Cia As a fan of both TTYD and TOK, I approve this.

@Mario500 Switch OLED

I think the subpar marketing from SE, the fact that the HD2D style has lost its wow factor, and the general busyness of the year in terms of big releases probably contributed to people not really looking hard at this one.

I do think initial Switch exclusivity, with Nintendo publishing, would have caused it to sell somewhat better. Especially since the majority of copies sold on Switch anyway.

I was pretty happy with Fire Emblem Engage. Gorgeous cutscenes, pretty high-quality visuals in battles, a vibrant color palette... even if you don't like the character designs, it is still a very pretty game.

I also feel like XC3: Future Redeemed deserves recognition, even if it's not a retail release. It looks as good or better than the base release, which was arguably the most technically accomplished title on the system.

Nothing to do. Boring small town. Expected to marry. Wife won't stop nattering about laundry. Days come and go far too quickly.

It really is a life sim.

BotW/TotK returned the series to a level of greatness it hadn't known since Ocarina of Time on the N64, and skyrocketed the level of popularity to the point where new Zeldas sell Pokemon numbers.

Imagine having that to your credit.

It'll be interesting to see where the series goes next.

I logged about 30 more hours into Fire Emblem Engage than TotK. It's also my GOTY overall. Really had a blast with it.

Unironically my favorite announcement of the night. I LOVE World of Goo. So happy to see it coming back.

"It was up against Baldur's Gate 3, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Resident Evil 4, Super Mario Bros. Wonder and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom."

BG3 was up against itself?

@DwaynesGames Laputa's influence on Japanese media is almost unimaginable at this point tbh. Try imagining the JRPG genre without the sky pirates, airships, floating islands, ancient robots, etc. that dominated early/mid-gen classics, for example. Or pretty much any Japanese game with a steampunk influence, like Professor Layton.

Definitely makes me feel like the film will be taking significant inspiration from BotW, in that case. At least the ecological vibe of it.

I'll just check the web for announcements after it's over. Told myself I wouldn't sit through this boring, self-indulgent production anymore.

This one completely flew by me. I'd love to play, but I already have so many other games to get to!

Maybe next year.

@JagGentlemann Some people are more sensitive to framerate dips than others.

@Princess_Lilly "No hatred, no racism, no emotional damage every day. Everything was new, fun and fresh."

I'm glad you lived a charmed childhood, but that's just... not the case, lol. At least not for America and the middle-east. This decade is becoming a bigger mess than the 00s, but so many terrible things cropped up post-9/11. It was a decade of war, imperialism, torture, mass surveillance, worsening racial tensions with muslims, etc. that capped off with the second biggest global economic downturn in history.

Cautiously optimistic for this.

Not surprised at all by the release date. It was obvious Level-5 wasn't releasing any of these big games in 2023.

@Princess_Lilly The 2020s have sucked, for sure, but claiming that 'everything was alright with the world' post-9/11, post-Patriot Act, post-invasion of Iraq, post-the start of the Afghanistan War... just no, lol.

I feel like this would've sold better at a lower price point and not directly in competition with a new 2D Mario.

I'm interested once the price drops enough.

@StarPoint "DD is probably the darkest entry in the series"

T&T would like a word with you.

@Sisilly_G lol no doubt.

I'm not sure I'd trust myself with a life-size bara Ganon statue in my home tbh

@TotalHenshin The problem is that the SNES games were a little basic. Front Mission 1 wasn't fun on the NDS when it was ported to that in English, either.

The good thing is that Front Mission 3 is the next one, and I know from personal experience that the game is a banger.

Pretty sure your Baldur's Gate info is wrong lol.

Impossible Lair is my second favorite DKC game after Tropical Freeze lol. Really awesome 2D platformer. I hope they figure out how to make the next 3D entry similarly excellent.

@B_Lindz My Royal playthrough was 150 hours overall. Not even dicking around. Just doing story stuff.

It was fun from beginning to end, though.