Difficult one... I voted NA because it depicts the game better, but the drawing of the boss is very awkward to me. The art on the Europe version is better I think.
@GammaPhonic Absolutely and in my experience, when a game is announced for Winter 20XX, it's never released between the 21st and the end of the year... Also, when you release during that period, it's better to say "Christmas".
I still have to try one yet, but the only one I put on my wish list for now is Silpheed, because I don't like RPGs and it looks quite incredible for the PC-88. Thexder might be interesting too, but it's hard apparently, so maybe later.
It's nice for fans of the manga who want this in their collections, but having used this software for 5 months almost every day, I don't think it would have been convenient to use a cart.
@gingerbeardman Apparently my website got one for PC, but since I made the mistake of asking for a Switch key, they gave the review to someone else. -_-
Maybe because I didn't play No Mercy back in the day, but I frankly think that GameCube games like Day of Reckoning improved on it. No Mercy can be very frustrating with its momentum mechanic.
@Damo I'm as surprised as you honestly, but I've seen before the US covers being overrated, probably because most voters are from the US and nostalgia is a thing, unfortunately. Of course they will justify it by claiming the US cover is more 'emblematic' (for who?)...
I can understand most would find the Japanese cover too minimalist, but the Western one is a little awkward imho. The characters don't even look like they're fighting each other, more like they're piling on another character hidden under Bowser's flames. ^^
I love the series but have almost never played the mini games. I vaguely remember Monkey Target but didn't find it that fun to begin with... That being said, I agree it's a shame if they kinda ruined it for people who enjoyed it, but mentioning the physics in the "cons" without specifying it's related to a mini game and not the whole game is a bit misleading imho.
I don't care about sealed stuff because I mainly collect to play games, but I'm not interested in loose carts either because... I don't know, looks messy and doesn't look as good on a shelf. So I only buy CIB games but a lof of them are repros (because they cost a lot less).
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Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Super R-Type
Difficult one... I voted NA because it depicts the game better, but the drawing of the boss is very awkward to me. The art on the Europe version is better I think.
Re: Turn-Based Roguelike 'Shogun Showdown' Slashes Onto Switch Next Month
Why 'next month' when it's also next week??!?
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Contra: Hard Corps / Probotector
Too much sweat in America, I prefer the Japanese anime style.
Re: Poll: Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Is Out This Week, Will You Be Getting It?
I loved the 3DS game so there's no reason to buy an inferior, 2D version.
Re: Unofficial 'Nintendo World Championships' Cart Smashes Kickstarter Goal
And it's gone... At least the Kickstarter page is down.
Re: Retro-Style Racer 'Victory Heat Rally' Power Slides Onto Switch Winter 2024
@GammaPhonic Absolutely and in my experience, when a game is announced for Winter 20XX, it's never released between the 21st and the end of the year... Also, when you release during that period, it's better to say "Christmas".
Re: Retro-Style Racer 'Victory Heat Rally' Power Slides Onto Switch Winter 2024
Winter 2024 has passed months ago. It's either Autumn, or Winter 2025 imho. -_-
Re: What Is EGGCONSOLE? - Full Game List, PC-88, MSX2 On Nintendo Switch, Best Games To Start
I still have to try one yet, but the only one I put on my wish list for now is Silpheed, because I don't like RPGs and it looks quite incredible for the PC-88. Thexder might be interesting too, but it's hard apparently, so maybe later.
Re: Rumour: Switch Successor's Codename May Have Been Uncovered
It's just a codename anyway. Everyone knows it will be called the 3DSwitch.
Re: Review: Endless Ocean: Luminous (Switch) - A Meditative Marine Milieu, But Incredibly Shallow
The reviewer completely missed the point. Endless Ocean 1&2 could be played with a single hand. It has never been about exciting stuff.
Re: Nintendo Reveals New Details For Endless Ocean Luminous
I didn't need that info since DAY ONE anyway, but that's very nice.
Re: Talking Point: What Will The 'Switch 2' Actually Be Called?
Well, obviously 3DSwitch, duh!
Re: GTA 6 On 'Switch 2' Would Be "Very Tricky To Pull Off", Says Digital Foundry
@Athropos Exactly. The PS5 and Xbox Series (especially the S model) might already have trouble to display what we saw in the trailer...
Re: Random: 8 Cancelled Retro Studios Games Detailed, Including 'Portal With Combat'
@FredsBodyDouble It's Retro and they made 3 Metroid Prime games plus 2 Donkey Kong Returns game.
Re: Video: Wario Side-By-Side Voice Comparison (New VA & Charles Martinet)
The difference is not that obvious for my French ear. Also Wario is dubbed in French anyway, so they'll probably keep the same actor here. ^^
Re: Random: Nintendo Stores In Japan Sprout New Pikmin Merch With Adorable Wind-Up Bulborb
Oh that's adorable!!
Re: Random: AMOLED 3DS Concept Shown Off At Tokyo Game Show 2023
If it doesn't display 3D, there's no point.
Re: Video: Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Side-By-Side Graphics Comparison (Switch & 3DS)
I loved the original game (one of my favorite games on 3DS) but I really don't want to replay it in 2D.
Re: Nintendo Doesn't Plan To Announce Mario's New Voice Actor Ahead Of Wonder's Release
If it was Chris Pratt, I'm pretty sure they would brag about it... It's probably just an unknown guy that sound very close to Charles Martinet.
Re: Fitness Boxing Fist Of The North Star Is Getting A Physical Release In The West
It's nice for fans of the manga who want this in their collections, but having used this software for 5 months almost every day, I don't think it would have been convenient to use a cart.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Mega Man 7
For a change I voted US/EUR and I'm in the minority again! ^^
Re: Poll: Bomb Rush Cyberfunk Is Out On Switch Today, Will You Be Getting It?
@nathatruc On en a finalement eu une, mais sur PC, cf ci-dessus. T_T
Re: Poll: Bomb Rush Cyberfunk Is Out On Switch Today, Will You Be Getting It?
@gingerbeardman Apparently my website got one for PC, but since I made the mistake of asking for a Switch key, they gave the review to someone else. -_-
Re: Poll: Bomb Rush Cyberfunk Is Out On Switch Today, Will You Be Getting It?
@nathatruc Gamekult. Bien sûr l'audience n'est pas internationale comme ici, mais ça reste un gros site je pense. ^^'
Re: Poll: Bomb Rush Cyberfunk Is Out On Switch Today, Will You Be Getting It?
I'm actually supposed to review it for a French website, but they still haven't sent a key. Guess it's the same for Nintendo Life...
Re: Feature: Pikmin Tier List - Which Pikmin Type Is The Best?
The best Pikmin is Ice Pikmin.
Re: Review: AEW: Fight Forever - The Spirit Of WWF No Mercy Lives On In The Ring
Maybe because I didn't play No Mercy back in the day, but I frankly think that GameCube games like Day of Reckoning improved on it. No Mercy can be very frustrating with its momentum mechanic.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel - WarioWare Gold
PAL/NA is too busy for me (too many characters but mostly too many stickers).
Re: Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon Makes The Jump From 3DS To Switch In 2024
I loved this game but there's no way I'll play a 2D version of it.
Re: Talking Point: Which Is Your Favourite 3DS Theme?
Ace Attorney, mostly because of the music.
Re: Feature: Video Game Music That Didn't Need To Go That Hard
Advance Wars Days of Ruin, Gage's theme:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wSmuMV2g6E
Re: Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Gets First Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
I'm very happy about this: "Video segment durations are now listed on the timeline."
Re: Upcoming 2D Platformer 'Onion Assault' Pays Homage To Super Mario Bros. 2
It reminded me of Gunman Clive before I saw it was from the same guy. But it's bad news to me.
Re: Random: Reddit User Creates The Ultimate 3DS Emulator With A Steam Deck
@ModdedInkling Why calling it the ultimate 3DS emulator when it's actually the ultimate 2DS emulator?
Re: Best Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Games On Nintendo Systems
@sdelfin I get it but mine didn't make the list apparently.
The game I'm talking about was released alongside #12 on the NGC I think.
Re: Best Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Games On Nintendo Systems
I'm confused, because I have a TMNT GBA game but it's from Konami, not Ubisoft. O_o
Re: Out Now: Bear-And-Bloke Platformer 'Timberman: The Big Adventure' Chops Its Way To Switch
@Drac_Mazoku not just on release. It's 50% forever for people who already bought games from Forever Entertainment.
Re: Yooka-Laylee Developer Playtonic Warns Of 'Lil Gator Game' Scam
@Snatcher Me neither, and now I want to play that dem- oh wait
Re: Hideki Kamiya: Nintendo Hasn't Ever Asked Platinum To Cover Up Bayonetta
@GrailUK Not really, if you consider that the censorship in the 90s was not from Nintendo, but from Nintendo OF AMERICA.
Re: FIFA 23 Legacy Edition Will Have Women's Football, But No New Features
If FIFA 22 gets discounted when FIFA 23 is released, at least it makes it more tempting to buy the (not so) old game.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel #103 - Assault Suit Leynos / Target Earth
@Damo I'm as surprised as you honestly, but I've seen before the US covers being overrated, probably because most voters are from the US and nostalgia is a thing, unfortunately. Of course they will justify it by claiming the US cover is more 'emblematic' (for who?)...
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel #100 - Super Smash Bros. Melee
I can understand most would find the Japanese cover too minimalist, but the Western one is a little awkward imho. The characters don't even look like they're fighting each other, more like they're piling on another character hidden under Bowser's flames. ^^
Re: SNK Has Released Another Neo Geo Pocket Color Game On Switch eShop
OMG this game costs like $700 CIB on eBay!!
Re: Random: The Rock Will Star In A New "Badass" Video Game Movie
@ZombieGavinS Maybe not, but the rock can clearly roll!
Re: Random: The Rock Will Star In A New Video Game Movie
The Rock is... Metroid.
Re: The Studio Behind Excite Truck And Excitebots Has Been Acquired By iRacing
"Our studios will really compliment each other’s"
complEment -_-
Re: Review: Beyond Blue - Echoes Of Endless Ocean In This Noble Effort That Never Quite Gels
@Shambo Thanks, I had forgotten about his. It literally gave me goosebumps.
Re: Review: Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania - Feature-Packed, But Far From Top Banana
I love the series but have almost never played the mini games. I vaguely remember Monkey Target but didn't find it that fun to begin with...
That being said, I agree it's a shame if they kinda ruined it for people who enjoyed it, but mentioning the physics in the "cons" without specifying it's related to a mini game and not the whole game is a bit misleading imho.
Re: Review: The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles - Two Detective Games That Do Almost Everything Wright
Cons:
T_T
Re: Talking Point: Are You A 'Complete-In-Box' Or 'Loose Cart' Retro Gamer?
I don't care about sealed stuff because I mainly collect to play games, but I'm not interested in loose carts either because... I don't know, looks messy and doesn't look as good on a shelf. So I only buy CIB games but a lof of them are repros (because they cost a lot less).