Res462

Adding it to the wishlist, which is getting to be like the Energizer bunny.

I was hoping for some Spelunky news and had forgotten all about this game. Glad it’s on its way to Switch.

@Averagewriter

3DS doesn’t have clickable thumb sticks. That’s why the JoyCons tend to wear out IIRC.

Alright, so I guess that means it's not too late for Spelunky to come out on Switch.

Discoverability is always a problem for any kind of entertainment.

The eShop is not the only way to promote your game. I don’t just go browsing the eShop for a game to buy—I hear about a game, add it to my wish list or look it up, etc.

Even if people are buying your game at deep discounts, that doesn’t mean they’re playing it. When things are a buck or two, I’m sure some people just buy it because it’s so cheap. The glut of great games on Switch is real. So is the backlog.

@Trajan

No, it’s not. It has gameplay, something a majority of walking sims lack. Walking Sims are barely games at all, tend to be generally linear, and rely on a narrative hook over meaningful mechanics. All you do in a walking sim is walk around looking for button prompts.

Stop trying to compare 3DS graphics to Full HD ones. AAA Games are getting bigger. They cost more. And they take longer to develop. Whether some of these trends, like longer length, are good or even necessary is worthy of discussion. This is not, in my opinion. Their software output is on pace with or exceeds their peers this generation, which should is the best point of comparison.

Nintendo Direct for 8/1 confirmed!

@SwitchVogel

Making HD games is a lot more time consuming than producing 3DS-level graphics. Getting teams up to speed takes time. AAA games have never taken longer to make.

Naughty Dog released the Uncharted trilogy and Last of Us during the PS3. For the PS4, only one title in each series, and now they’re moving on to PS5.

There was no new GTA this generation. Just a port with some new features.

Compared to their peers, I bet their Publishing output exceeds everyone, even if you exclude ports.

@87th Whistling past the grave of Club Nintendo.

@kemosabii there’s a few more games still to come. Just not this year.

Where’s his backlog? Because it has to be huge.

@Spoony_Tech

Starlink is just okay. While it makes a great first impression, There’s not a lot of variety in the gameplay. Fly to an area on the map, strafe around enemies time kill them, have a generic conversation, repeat. The space dogfighting is pretty similar. Take Star Fox out and the game would be forgettable. I enjoyed SF0 more, even if there’s less content.

The rumored Grand Prix game was being developed by Retro, iirc. They’ve been silent since DKTF, which was released well before they were given the keys to MP4.

@Fido007

The body content of both reviews should state the reasoning. Summaries leave out the nuance. Also, it’s an opinion. Who cares how someone else feels about something if you enjoy it?

@StevenG Not going to happen, especially on Switch, given how reluctant publishers are to use properly sized cartridges for games.

Even Witcher 3 on Switch—which shipped on the 32gb cart— has had multiple sizable patches.

@geheimxy

I love From and the games they make, but they don’t seem to optimize games on any system, even when they’re exclusive.

@CowCatcher
You can choose not to read the articles relating to the game that are clearly marked as spoilers.

@Chibi_Manny
From a player perspective, I don’t care if someone chooses to cheapen the experience for themselves. That’s on them.

Instead of trying to control the way people play the game, they ought to be focusing on quality of life improvements to the game. Crafting is cumbersome. Some of the dialogue options could be improved. Having to claim the bonus nook miles stuff is just extra button presses that could be changed with notifications.

Most of the rare bugs were already pretty rare to begin with, so nerfing them is only going to negatively impact casual players. Time travelers will find a new way to exploit the game.

@johnvboy

As with all things, intent matters. It’s clear this person never intended to follow through. So then, what’s the point? Screwing with other people for LOLz?

@NotTelevision

Simple. Change the color. No details needed.

@link3710

I’ve held off on buying it due to the issues the community said were present. When they announced the last patch was it, the feedback sounded like they hadn’t done enough, and the devs shrugged.

@link3710

People also said that the frame drops in the Link’s Awakening remake weren’t as bad as people were saying, but I found them jarring.

@CurryPowderKeg79

Unless there is a new patch coming that actually fixes the outstanding issues, the article had no new information. Sounds like it’s the same version currently on the eShop.

@setezerocinco

From what I found as their quote to the last patch they put out—in 2018.

“We released a patch and we did our best to make it work. If you want to play it or not it is your choice.”

They haven’t fixed it.

Unless they plan on fixing the issues that still plague it, why bother?

@jobvd
No, but the art styles and use of lighting/foreground/background are reminiscent of HK. I haven’t played another game with its visual style.

@bluemujika

And the music is so epic they produced a music video that ran on MTV.

The obvious solution to this, if Nintendo cares, would be an opt-in for sharing an island on a console. While this is in the spirit of the game since forever, I’m sure a lot of people are either unaware of this caveat, or are aware and don’t appreciate it.

And sure, you can’t please everyone. But this seems like something that isn’t a big deal from a developmental standpoint, a fix that could be addressed if they so choose to.

@Glassneedles I don't remember the exact topics it was associated with, but something along those lines. I looked up the story because I thought there was more to it than was 'reported' here, and rather than clicking on the first article, I looked a little further.

@luke88 Yes, according to Palmer, he was fired for political reasons (donating to an anti-Hilary group).

That’s not the whole story, which may or may not involve Oculus losing a half billion in litigation with Zenimax. I guess it depends on if you think Luckey is a credible source for truth.