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I thought this might be the case when it dropped 33% in price over the weekend. I’ll probably just stick with the S1 version and pay the upgrade fee.

@pikachupikachup the anniversary edition is $20 regular price iirc. It upgrades to the S2 version if you already own it. It is like HL if you own the cartridge in that once you buy the upgrade to AE it is a full version of the game digitally and no longer requires the cartridge, from my understanding.

@pikachupikachup supposedly that was fixed a week or two after the original S2 Edition?

@Krull he previously said Summer, iirc.

Switch/2 makes the most sense for any indie game, change my mind.

Konami giveth, Konami taketh away.

Rod Ferguson is no longer there, so not sure his comments remain relevant.

@AussieMcBucket Elden Ring is much more approachable than Dark Souls, although there are similar elements present in it that may put you off.

Dark Souls is, to me, a much tighter experience. Which isn't to say it's better; Elden Ring is just massive and sprawling in ways the other FromSoft games are not.

The Duskbloods, the most unknown known exclusive coming to Switch 2 this year. ER: Nightreign was well received, but multiplayer is not what people expect out of FromSoft.

I remember playing JP on SNES. I do not remember it being good, but maybe I was bad at it.

So, no FFVII bonuses, a game that just released and is published by SE, which seems like an odd choice to leave out.

Also, they're releasing it two weeks after Rebirth on Switch 2. It's like they're trying to get this game to bomb.

I would love it if these guys got to do a Simpsons brawler next.

What would a meaty SP campaign look like at this point? How long would one be? I don't play a ton of sports games, so I'm not even sure what, if any, competition there is in the space.

I'm not saying the complaint isn't valid, but it is refreshing to be able to turn on a game and not be inundated with information about modes I don't care about and not even know where to start because the mode is buried in a list.

I tried out Madden when there was a demo weekend, and was completely lost and noped out of it after a minute.

Bought my kid FC one year, and had a ***** of a time just getting him into the game because I had to create a friggin' EA account.

Is there a middle ground?

@h3s Yeah, the last level was a gauntlet compared to everything else. It was HK’s Path of Pain in Mario.

@AnonyQ I don’t feel like they got bored making it, but I do feel like instead of iterating on a concept over a series of levels, they obsessed over new wonder effects, and the core game was super easy, with the only really challenge coming from the extra levels.

Even finding the bonus collectibles in every level was much easier than in prior games.

@Metazoxan a win would be all of them being full cartridge releases, IMO.

CIaB is the worst case scenario; can’t share that.

@Metazoxan It says Indiana Jones IS a full cartridge.

Not sure I would rate focus on narrative over gameplay as a strength, but this sounds intriguing and was not on my radar at all.

@Pikachupwnage glad you like it, but it’s not for me and the system would be better without it. I never said it didn’t work.

@BTB20 the news feed.

Ultimately, Nintendo’s push to make multiplayer, camera-ready games/modes is a mistake. They keep reminding me about the “c” button every time I turn on the console, as if that will make it catch on.

I would really love to know the usage stats around the camera feature, because it seems like an albatross hogging valuable system resources.

I think Nintendo has leaned too much into the warriors games in general.

MP4 is a game that deserves better, but has a number of issues that undermine its core mechanics that holds it back from true greatness.

Truth be told, I never took it out of the box.

This is the kind of retro look I love.

@JohnnyMind I wasn't implying the site shouldn't have reviewed it whenever the review was ready. It is surprising that the release lags months behind in some places—I wouldn't consider something available in two months elsewhere soon, but that's me.

Doesn’t release for another two months (US). I guess* trying to build hype early?

*the publisher is

Hard to believe this warrants a Switch 2 physical release. What read speeds could these ancient games require?

@kal_el_07241 they would probably have to pay to resubmit it and it wouldn’t change the actual rating since there are other M themes, so they probably figure why bother?

You had me at “lack of gameplay not for everyone “. This type of game and the “walking sim” are not what I want in a video game.

Not a shock considering 2k25 is already on it.

@SillyG I know what you’re saying, but I haven’t seen anywhere where that has been stated for digital versions of the game, only the cartridges.

@SillyG What are you talking about? A Switch 2 Edition is the same as an native version for Switch 2.

I both don’t care and also don’t get it. Hard to believe it isn’t required by MLB.

What’s it going to take to get a plain Direct or Indie Direct with a bunch of upcoming games?

MS sits on a trove of already-made games that are suitable for the Switch 2 that I am more interested in. Lets see how their ports of current-gen games that are announced turn out.

Sorry, Mario, the Direct you’re looking for is in another castle.

@HolyGeez03 They released another Mario Party since Superstars (Jamboree, plus a S2 version with some new content), so I wouldn't get your hopes up on any older MP titles getting new content.

@LastFootnote Glad you're excited to revisit this one (or play it for the first time). Wish I felt the same way, but I've already played it on a base Switch and unless the new levels are actually challenging (something only a handful were in the base game), this is an easy pass for me.

If you're not into sports/tennis, I could see why you wouldn't care about Mario Tennis Fever. The Yoshi game gets a pass from me since it seems aimed at a younger audience (and we haven't seen much from it regardless). More game announcements are coming.

@Waluigi451 it’s DLC plus an upgrade, so I wouldn’t expect it to be under $20.

Possibly the least exciting first party release of the year.

@Scarmucci probably a reference to the first iteration being released complete, while this one is still unfinished. Also, the title of this is "REMAKE", which doesn't tell people who don't know a lot about this version of FFVII that it is the first of three games in a trilogy.

@Polvasti Supposedly a lot of the install size is the language packs. Regardless, SE hasn't put a single game on cartridge for Switch 2, so let's not pretend they ever considered it.

@Nep-Nep-Freak How else would you implement this feature when the platform holders do not have tools that support it on their devices?

Did they ever fix this on S2 or is it still kinda middling?

Maybe he can convince them to put BG3 on Switch 2.

@liberate not a Nintendo published game.

Plenty of people said the same thing I did. If you like it, that’s fine. I don’t see you responding to every other person who voiced an opinion different from yours.

7/10. Great bones, and I was fine with the individual biomes, but it doesn’t come together. Scanning stuff for lore and all the hand-holding really drag it down. Forced backtracking to unlock an upgrade in your possession is bad design.

@martynstuff Factor 5 basically died after ditching Nintendo to put LAIR exclusively on PS3.

I wish nothing bad for him, but man does he come off as someone whose ego is undeservedly overinflated.