@anoyonmus I mean yes, but that's a current game that isn't actively being ported to new platforms. Arc System Works recently patched several of their other old titles on PC with rollback, so it's not unreasonable.
Never made much sense bringing Bloodrayne back. They weren't especially well liked games even 20 years ago. If you need some Rayne get the Sidescroller, Betrayal.
Ahhh, thought Advance Collection was also $5 based on the headline. I'll wait. It's worth $20, I just don't have the time so no point paying full price now.
Absolutely, but I would like a more focused game. I loved Okami, however I think the game is paced very poorly and was maybe 15-20 hours too long. I remember fighting a boss halfway through that felt like the end of the game, and it was super satisfying, then nope!!!!!
I actually received my copy at the end of the release trickle. They keep sending me emails like I haven't though - I had submitted a complaint ticket at one point.
The thing is I haven't even opened my copy yet. I put my Genesis in storage once my son was born since I didn't want him breaking it. Now with the Kickstarter and it coming to modern platforms I'm just tempted to sell my Genesis copy. I don't care much about having the cartridge, I just wanted to support them - Pier Solar is cool, I played it on Steam since Genesis copies are $$$ - and be able to play it. Period.
I'm interested in this and Voice of Cards. Probably wait to pick either up. I'm all for stripping away the excess of some of these games. Tight, focused concepts executed well is pretty much what I want now.
A short game to me is something I could probably beat in 2 or 3 sittings. Certainly it's all relative though. I wouldn't call Dread a long game, either.
Vanquish coming to Switch probably has more to do with Sega than Platinum. These were games before Platinum became publicly adamant about owning their own IP, so I would assume any discussions about Vanqiush ports have to start with Sega.
I would agree that it's a strange omission considering Bayonetta 1 is on Switch - although not the 10th Anniversary re-release. I would guess they don't necessarily think the platform is a good fit. I think that is debatable, especially when stuff like Astral Chain appears to have found an audience.
I think the real issue isn't that it's $50 a year. I think paying less than what amounts to $5/ month for a decent sized library of NES/SNES/GEN/N64 is totally worth it. I think the issue is really precedent. Basic NSO is 40% of that new price tier. People are mad because the new value doesn't line up for them. And I agree.
It's kind of like when I balk at buying expansion passes to games. So you're telling me the base game cost $60 and provides X amount of content, then you want me to spend 50% of the base cost again for Y amount of content - usually that Y being much smaller than X.
I don't know that Konami has the talent to make a new Castlevania internally. I would like the series to continue but LoS2 and Mirror of Fate were bad and mediocre respectively. I could be down with Konami licensing the IP to a talented indie, have ourselves a Streets of Rage 4 situation.
For now, I want Konami and M2 to keep mining the vaults. I want DS Collection and then a 3D Collection with the PS2 games and Lords of Shadow 1.
@SmaggTheSmug So a handful of people who probably worked on this game for a couple of years shouldn't be compensated since it takes an hour to beat?
By all means everyone should decide what their $15 is worth, but imagine doing whatever your job is for free for a couple of years with the hope that someone kickstarts the next couple of years of your career.
I'm super hype for this game. I need more excellent, short games.
These are all great tactical RPGs pn PC. I finished Returns and Dragonfall a while back but never quite finished Hong Kong - just kind of fell off gaming on my PC.
I think as someone else said they're all great entry points for CRPGs. The campaigns are mostly straightforward and can be completed in less than 20 hours. But there's lots of great writing and characters, plus solid character customization.
I probably won't rebuy on Switch and I would also be concerned about text size, which was even small on PC, but I'm glad to see these games find new life. I'd love to see Harebrained return to the universe.
On the related note, it would be cool to see the SNES and Genesis games return as well. I would guess there are some tricky licensing issues involved with both.
Was hype when I heard this was announced but not feeling the new graphics at all. The animations look awful and city builder view is too busy. This would be an instant purchase regardless if it included the original, but now, I'll wait for some reviews.
Chris Pratt is a predictably weird choice to voice Mario. I hate that most animation studios, other than Pixar, feel like they need movie stars for voice roles. I want to hear a character and not immediately be able to tell who is voicing them. I want to just hear the character.
So as much as I like what Limited Run does... releases like this just feel like they've strayed so far from their original purpose, or at least what I presumed to be their purpose: to put games on physical media that would otherwise have had no chance. Quake is made by id, which is owned by Bethesda, which is now owned by Microsoft. I think Microsoft can afford to print their own physical copies, in however large a print run as they want.
This game looked like a dud to me, and I love Golf games. World Your didn't really grab me either. Hots Shots and Mario Golf have both taken several steps baxk in the last decade.
I wish Power Pros would get localized more regularly. The PS2 game that made it to the states was great. Super Mega Baseball has mostly filled my arcade baseball itch, but nobody beats Power Pros' RPG style sim stuff. It's all so damn charming.
Was hoping to see some steeper discounts on first party games, and not the evergreen titles. Can I please get DKCTF for less than $60!? That game is ancient!! :/
I don't like the 3D graphics, they're quite bland looking. I think the character animation sequences look good, though. Seems like a mixed bag, and frankly, I'm just not that excited about a remake.
WayForward does decent work - I think the Shantae games are good but way overrated. I'm happy they're getting some work directly from Nintendo. I do hope this remake is a gateway to new Advance Wars titles, but I hope we haven't seen the last of pixel graphics from Nintendo, period.
Sold. Love golf games, especially the weird ones. Golf Story is easily my favorite game on Switch, so hopefully this can fill my Sports Story void for the time being.
I mean, has Yuji Naka been relevant for the last two decades? I'll freely admit my ears perk up when I hear he's involved with something, but that's the little kid in me from the mid-90s. It's kind of the same way with Yu Suzuki. Times have passed by a lot of the old Sega maestros.
I'd be curious about an open world Sonic. The hub in Sonic Jam is arguably the best he's felt in 3D, the challenge is making a world large enough and interesting enough to speed through.
I think it could be really rad. I don't know that I think Sonic Team honestly has the chops.
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Re: Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Gets New 'Fight' Trailer Ahead Of Upcoming Switch Launch
@anoyonmus I mean yes, but that's a current game that isn't actively being ported to new platforms. Arc System Works recently patched several of their other old titles on PC with rollback, so it's not unreasonable.
Re: Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Gets New 'Fight' Trailer Ahead Of Upcoming Switch Launch
This is a great game, but it's kind of mind boggling they're rereleaing it without rollback netcode.
Re: Kirby And The Forgotten Land Scores March Release Date, New Trailer Appears
Looks very delightful. Adding it my play down the road list.
Re: Square Enix Shows Off Triangle Strategy's Switch Box Art Illustration
Guess they're really keeping that name!
Lovely box art.
Re: Nintendo Indie World Showcase To Air Tomorrow, 15th December
Sports Story. That is all.
Re: MONARK Gets A Snazzy Combat Trailer And Song
@ItsATM just sounded super SERIOUS/cheesy :shrug:
Re: MONARK Gets A Snazzy Combat Trailer And Song
Oof, that English voice acting!
In all seriousness, very interested to see how this game turns out!
Re: Review: BloodRayne ReVamped - A Joyless, Frustrating Port That Shows How Far We've Come
Never made much sense bringing Bloodrayne back. They weren't especially well liked games even 20 years ago. If you need some Rayne get the Sidescroller, Betrayal.
Re: Konami's Castlevania And Contra Collections Just $5 Each In Cyber Switch Sale
Ahhh, thought Advance Collection was also $5 based on the headline. I'll wait. It's worth $20, I just don't have the time so no point paying full price now.
Re: Hideki Kamiya Says He Wants To Make An Okami Sequel "Someday"
Absolutely, but I would like a more focused game. I loved Okami, however I think the game is paced very poorly and was maybe 15-20 hours too long. I remember fighting a boss halfway through that felt like the end of the game, and it was super satisfying, then nope!!!!!
Re: Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of September 2021
I just own two of them: BotW and Odyssey.
Re: Talking Point: Super Mario 3D Land Turns 10 - Was It The Best '3D' Game On 3DS?
This is actually my favorite Mario game, period.
Re: Mega Drive Brawler Paprium Is Coming To Switch Following Kickstarter Success
I actually received my copy at the end of the release trickle. They keep sending me emails like I haven't though - I had submitted a complaint ticket at one point.
The thing is I haven't even opened my copy yet. I put my Genesis in storage once my son was born since I didn't want him breaking it. Now with the Kickstarter and it coming to modern platforms I'm just tempted to sell my Genesis copy. I don't care much about having the cartridge, I just wanted to support them - Pier Solar is cool, I played it on Steam since Genesis copies are $$$ - and be able to play it. Period.
Re: Video: 15 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In November
Definitely getting Mega Ten; debating getting KotOR.
Re: Sega And Microsoft Are Teaming Up To Make "Super Games"
Everything about this is a reaming YUUUUCK.
Re: Devolver Digital Is Bringing The Indie Gem Death's Door To Switch Next Month
Currently playing this on PC. It's a great game, glad it's coming to more platforms.
Re: Review: Dungeon Encounters - Square Enix Strips Away RPG Finery To Expose The Meaty Bones Beneath
I'm interested in this and Voice of Cards. Probably wait to pick either up. I'm all for stripping away the excess of some of these games. Tight, focused concepts executed well is pretty much what I want now.
Re: Poll: The Hype For Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy Is High, Is It In Your Switch Plans?
Meh. Just can't seem to care about GTA since becoming an adult. Outside of running from cops in III I've never really enjoyed playing GTA.
Re: Talking Point: How Many Hours Is A 'Short' Game For You?
A short game to me is something I could probably beat in 2 or 3 sittings. Certainly it's all relative though. I wouldn't call Dread a long game, either.
Re: Feature: 8 Games That Missed Nintendo Hardware
Vanquish coming to Switch probably has more to do with Sega than Platinum. These were games before Platinum became publicly adamant about owning their own IP, so I would assume any discussions about Vanqiush ports have to start with Sega.
I would agree that it's a strange omission considering Bayonetta 1 is on Switch - although not the 10th Anniversary re-release. I would guess they don't necessarily think the platform is a good fit. I think that is debatable, especially when stuff like Astral Chain appears to have found an audience.
Re: Random: Uh-Oh, Nintendo's Switch Online 'Expansion Pack - Overview Trailer' Is Generating A Lot Of Dislikes
I think the real issue isn't that it's $50 a year. I think paying less than what amounts to $5/ month for a decent sized library of NES/SNES/GEN/N64 is totally worth it. I think the issue is really precedent. Basic NSO is 40% of that new price tier. People are mad because the new value doesn't line up for them. And I agree.
It's kind of like when I balk at buying expansion passes to games. So you're telling me the base game cost $60 and provides X amount of content, then you want me to spend 50% of the base cost again for Y amount of content - usually that Y being much smaller than X.
Re: Review: Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl - A Strong Platform Fighter With Polish Problems
Thank you for that article headline. :chef's kiss:
Re: Poll: So, Will You Be Getting The "Cloud Versions" Of Kingdom Hearts On Switch?
Don't care for KH anyway.
Re: Want A New Castlevania Game? You Need To Make Yourself Heard, Says Konami Director
I don't know that Konami has the talent to make a new Castlevania internally. I would like the series to continue but LoS2 and Mirror of Fate were bad and mediocre respectively. I could be down with Konami licensing the IP to a talented indie, have ourselves a Streets of Rage 4 situation.
For now, I want Konami and M2 to keep mining the vaults. I want DS Collection and then a 3D Collection with the PS2 games and Lords of Shadow 1.
Re: Review: Steel Assault - A Quick Bite To Savour With Classic Castlevania Flavour
@SmaggTheSmug So a handful of people who probably worked on this game for a couple of years shouldn't be compensated since it takes an hour to beat?
By all means everyone should decide what their $15 is worth, but imagine doing whatever your job is for free for a couple of years with the hope that someone kickstarts the next couple of years of your career.
I'm super hype for this game. I need more excellent, short games.
Re: The Shadowrun Trilogy Is Coming To Nintendo Switch In 2022
These are all great tactical RPGs pn PC. I finished Returns and Dragonfall a while back but never quite finished Hong Kong - just kind of fell off gaming on my PC.
I think as someone else said they're all great entry points for CRPGs. The campaigns are mostly straightforward and can be completed in less than 20 hours. But there's lots of great writing and characters, plus solid character customization.
I probably won't rebuy on Switch and I would also be concerned about text size, which was even small on PC, but I'm glad to see these games find new life. I'd love to see Harebrained return to the universe.
On the related note, it would be cool to see the SNES and Genesis games return as well. I would guess there are some tricky licensing issues involved with both.
Re: Poll: What Did You Think Of Yesterday's Nintendo Direct?
It was an enjoyable show throughout.
Re: Actraiser Renaissance Hits Nintendo Switch Later Today
Was hype when I heard this was announced but not feeling the new graphics at all. The animations look awful and city builder view is too busy. This would be an instant purchase regardless if it included the original, but now, I'll wait for some reviews.
Re: Nintendo Is Releasing N64 And Sega Genesis Wireless Controllers
$50 for these controllers is a joke. There are great companies making retro controllers for less right now.
Re: The Super Mario Movie's Release Date And Cast Are Revealed
Chris Pratt is a predictably weird choice to voice Mario. I hate that most animation studios, other than Pixar, feel like they need movie stars for voice roles. I want to hear a character and not immediately be able to tell who is voicing them. I want to just hear the character.
Re: Tactical Roguelite 'Evertried' Brings Strategic Turn-Based Battles To Switch Next Month
Into the Breach is amazing, so if it's anything like that....
Re: Wizard School RPG Ikenfell Is Getting A Physical Edition
Awesome game but probably won't rebuy on physical. I wish physical editions would hit closer to launch so you weren't buying games twice.
Re: Rumour: Insider Says N64 Is Coming To Switch Online, Believes It Will Introduce A "Higher-Priced" Subscription Tier
No interest. I don't pay for NSO as it is now and N64 is one of my least favorite Nintendo platforms.
Re: Limited Run Games Announces Quake Physical Edition For Nintendo Switch
So as much as I like what Limited Run does... releases like this just feel like they've strayed so far from their original purpose, or at least what I presumed to be their purpose: to put games on physical media that would otherwise have had no chance. Quake is made by id, which is owned by Bethesda, which is now owned by Microsoft. I think Microsoft can afford to print their own physical copies, in however large a print run as they want.
Re: Poll: Mario Golf: Super Rush Is Out Today On Switch, Are You Getting It?
The indie golf games are surpassing the big boys. Almost definitely a pass.
Re: Review: Mario Golf: Super Rush - A Solid Swing, But Par For The Course
This game looked like a dud to me, and I love Golf games. World Your didn't really grab me either. Hots Shots and Mario Golf have both taken several steps baxk in the last decade.
Re: Talking Point: Why Metroid Dread Will Be Worth $60
Cam we get a why Advance Wars Re-Boot Camp is $60? @_@
Re: Round Up: The Switch Games Revealed During Nintendo Japan's E3 2021 Direct
@eatdogs There was a weird bobble head one on 360, if I remember correctly. I recall it reviewed poorly and I think it didn't have the RPG stuff.
Re: Round Up: The Switch Games Revealed During Nintendo Japan's E3 2021 Direct
I wish Power Pros would get localized more regularly. The PS2 game that made it to the states was great. Super Mega Baseball has mostly filled my arcade baseball itch, but nobody beats Power Pros' RPG style sim stuff. It's all so damn charming.
Re: Nintendo's Digital Deals Sale Is Now Live, Up To 75% Off Hundreds Of Switch Games
Was hoping to see some steeper discounts on first party games, and not the evergreen titles. Can I please get DKCTF for less than $60!? That game is ancient!! :/
Re: Shantae Developer WayForward Is Making Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
I don't like the 3D graphics, they're quite bland looking. I think the character animation sequences look good, though. Seems like a mixed bag, and frankly, I'm just not that excited about a remake.
WayForward does decent work - I think the Shantae games are good but way overrated. I'm happy they're getting some work directly from Nintendo. I do hope this remake is a gateway to new Advance Wars titles, but I hope we haven't seen the last of pixel graphics from Nintendo, period.
Re: Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp Reimagines The Classics On Switch
Meh. Love Advance Wars but not excited about a remake, and not loving the new 3D graphics. The 2D animated sequences are much more expressive.
Re: Video: New Trailer Appears For Arcade Paradise, A Game Where You Run Your Own Arcade
Game looks wild.
Re: One Of The World Premieres For The Summer Game Fest Is A New Weezer Song
Best tag line ever.
Re: See Humanity's Downfall And Play A Hole Or Two In Golf Club Wasteland, Coming To Switch
Sold. Love golf games, especially the weird ones. Golf Story is easily my favorite game on Switch, so hopefully this can fill my Sports Story void for the time being.
Re: Yuji Naka Parted Ways With Square Enix Following Balan Wonderworld's Release
I mean, has Yuji Naka been relevant for the last two decades? I'll freely admit my ears perk up when I hear he's involved with something, but that's the little kid in me from the mid-90s. It's kind of the same way with Yu Suzuki. Times have passed by a lot of the old Sega maestros.
Re: Talking Point: Do You Want To See More Apple Arcade Games On Switch?
Yo, Grindstone was one of the best games released on Switch in 2020. I happily paid whatever Capybara asked for it.
Re: Move Aside Nintendo, Devolver Direct Returns On 12th June
God bless these glorious fools.
Re: Nintendo E3 2021 Direct To Air 15th June
I just want some new good first party ish, plus a permanent price drop on some stuff like DKCRTF, Fire Emblem, Captain Toad, etc.
Re: Rumour: Sonic's New Game Might Be An Open-World Adventure
I'd be curious about an open world Sonic. The hub in Sonic Jam is arguably the best he's felt in 3D, the challenge is making a world large enough and interesting enough to speed through.
I think it could be really rad. I don't know that I think Sonic Team honestly has the chops.