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I miss 3D games. Good times.

I hope they make the "dungeons" less boring in the sequel. That was definitely the worst part for me, really uninspired. The parts in the real world were what kept me going.
Also, please more side quests.

Square Enix is damn stupid. They're great at losing money, but have no clue what fans really want.

@Ralizah oh boy...

Ok, first of all, you're speaking with someone who has played the PS1 game, so if I'm telling you there are no RPG elements, maybe consider it true. Otherwise you can Google it yourself.
I'm just trying to avoid people being disappointed and negatively reviewing this game because they don't find any RPG elements.

Second of all, I did say LRG is very likely going to release this in physical format. Maybe re-read what I wrote? You may have missed something.

And finally, I never said LRG doesn't deliver the games. I said it will take a while for you to get it (aka at least next year).

@Ralizah Even if LRG releases this, it will be many months before you can get it. I'm still waiting for my copy of Panzer Dragoon that I pre-order when the pandemic began lol
Furthermore, OnionGames have already said they don't have any plans for a western physical release (and encouraged people to buy the digital copy).
Don't get me wrong, I do think LRG WILL release this game, it's just going to take ages.

Also, this game has absolutely no JRPG elements. It would be great if people stopped labeling it as an RPG at all.

@Ralizah you may have to wait a long time for that, unless you plan to buy the Japanese physical edition.
Onion Games could really use the digital sales, that way they can both bring more games and maybe work on a western retail edition. It's fairly priced too, at £15.

Is Moon not released today?

I liked what I played, but it doesn't seem to be anything more than a mobile game with an interesting story. You basically decide what enemies your little brother has to face, so you have to find a balance between tough/easy enemies and fun/boring. For example, if you keep sending easy enemies, your little brother won't have any problem getting rid of them, but he'll get bored.
It didn't seem like the game is anything more than that mechanic, tho.

The whole "developing an RPG" element reminded me of Dandy Dungeon, which is a more interesting game.

I'll get it if there's a physical edition, otherwise no thanks.

One less game to buy...

Well my uncle who works at Nintendo told me there won't be a Direct next week, how about that?

@BulbasaurusRex it's neither lame or half-baked tho, but I get your point.

@BulbasaurusRex just don't think of it as an RPG, because it's really not.

Square Enix can burn in the pits of hell...
I don't get these stupid decisions. Miss the old days when video game companies tried to give you the best that was achievable at the time. Now they always come up with excuses for why certain mundane options (like online play with anyone in the world) are not possible.

This sounds like a case of the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing.
One part of the team is like "let's work on adding this to the game" while another team is working on making a physical release, unaware that there'll be added content.

I just want a release date for Eastward so much. Definitely the one I'm looking forward to the most from this list.

@Shambo I have the Japanese limited edition pre-ordered. Because Onion Games are not involved with it, it's really not likely that it will include English support.
Luckily the Japanese in the game is quite simple.

@MeowMeowKins the guy who did Undertale has acknowledged Moon as one of his biggest influences.

@Quarth the Japanese retail release won't include English language support, as per Onion Games tweet:
https://twitter.com/oniongames/status/1293945397627572224

Btw, for anyone wondering, this game has absolutely no (typical) RPG elements. There are no battles at all. It's more of an adventure game. You mainly do fetch quests and solve puzzles.
It's still really worth it because of the ambiance, beautiful soundtrack and endearing story.

Love how on the 2nd pic they used the villager's back to mimic the hanging lamp and sofa pillows lol

Nintendo Life bringing us the content no soul asked for.

How about just taking a photo with your phone and applying a filter?
I guess some people have a ton a free time now.

@Orangezap89 we're meant to be wearing them for a while, might as well wear something that we enjoy. It's also a way to support certain businesses who are facing difficulties because of less customers.

With that said, I'm not buying any Platinum masks from them. Not after the TW101 Kickstarter fiasco.

Ok but where's Waluigi.

Not "right now" tho.

@DockEllisD oh I didn't realise the physical edition was available for pre-order already. Article is misleading.

I'll wait for the physical.

@setezerocinco it's always included.

No Nintendo, stop draining my bank accountttttt

@Anti-Matter this game was released in every region.

@Anti-Matter you do know most models of the Wii read GC disks, right?

The Japanese cover is very busy: Mario doesn't stand out against the other characters or the red background (nothing stands out actually); and the composition is also not the best: the Gamecube logo gets more attention that the Paper Mario logo positioned in a tiny font at the very bottom.

However, the japanese cover has one thing the EUR/NA cover doesn't have: BOOBS.

@Snatcher all of that is literally mentioned in the post. Stop drinking on a Sunday morning.

@MeowMeowKins because I have a nipple fetish.

@MeowMeowKins I have eyes.

@MeowMeowKins because he has nipples on Mario Odyssey.

Ok but where did his nipples go?

I've pre-order but couldn't find an actual release date or estimate. Does anyone know?

@RPGamer I said it's decent. I never said it's rubbish.
Now what were you saying about everyone dragging it down?

@RPGamer go look at the second comment.

Also btw this is not News this is Random.

@RPGamer a ton of people worked so hard to have their art get the same level of exposure and didn't make it. That's not how it works. Just because you work hard on something doesn't mean you immediately deserve nothing but praise.
Making games involves a lot of hard work and people (including video game journalists) can ***** on it.

Let's not forget being able to receive both praise AND negative criticism is in itself something to be grateful for. A lot of people can't get neither.

I'm not going to say I can do better, but it's a shame Link's proportions seem to be a bit off. It's decent otherwise, although I don't think it says much about what kind of plot we can expect.

@Averagewriter were you expecting a Nintendo Life article to give you the complete information? Think again.

I'm still waiting for my copy from LRG...

@Damo no need for that much fact-check to know those things are Zelda items.

@Damo maybe one day you'll learn to check the sources of sources

@jump I never said Googling things is the issue. I use Google all the time. But when you do it mindlessly, aka without using your brains, and take the first result as FACT, that's pretty effing dumb.
Not to mention he wasn't surprised (at all) about words such as Hylian, Octorok, Keese and Lizalfos. I would quickly do a Google search on each of those words just to know I'm using them correctly (which would then lead me to find that they are LOZ words).

But yeah, as other people have mentioned, we live in an age where too many people have access to search tools but don't know how to use them, and create facts in fallacious manners.

@Damo I'm not surprised you say that. You do strike me as the sort of person who doesn't check their sources lol

"I don't know Italian, let me check this book about some language, it should teach me Italian." book about Spanish

If Dana is right about the process by which those words ended up on the book, that is pretty effing dumb, honestly. How can you get any credibility as a serious writer if you just Google things mindlessly like that?

I kinda want to believe that wasn't the case tho..