Rudy_Manchego

Jet black because it was the first console I ever got brand new courtesy of my girlfriend and I like it the most.

Intriguing. I played the game this year, and I'll be honest, was not a fan. It was so very predictable with borderline bad voice acting and script. However there was a germ of something there and I'm sort of interested to see what will have been added? Was there production issues that caused some if the parts I didn't like?

A pure handheld would have flopped, the hybrid nature catered to two very different audiences. It is literally the USP. In a way, it brought the concept of a handheld back from the brink because it was not JUST a handheld.

@bobzbulder Thanks! I don't care how many Snyder cuts get released, this will always be my Man of Steel!

@nessisonett I would actually play this GB game version coz I love the original so much!

I have played on PC and this game is worth the wait.

@Kalmaro No way! Telling Lies, Donut County, Edith Finch and Florence are all great little games.

Not that I'm a fan or anything.

Great read - really enjoyed it. The business practices of Nintendo in the 80's and 90's were very draconian in their approach and it worked well but really did foster a lot of bad will in the industry. In a lot of ways, you create that which destroys you. Still very different times.

To be honest, I am quite glad that Sony came with the PS1 because I would credit Sony more than any other company for changing the perception and demographic of gaming

Clever move by Epic. The main thing is they want to stop paying fees to Google and Apple so first reduce the cost so consumers get more than they did. Then change the payment and complain that these big companies are blocking good deals for consumers as the bad guys...

I wholeheartedly agree with this article as an aging gamer with kids, a job and other hobbies. I personally tend to play at normal but if I feel that I am not enjoying something because of a difficulty spike I will drop a difficulty level. I don’t play for the kudos and accolades.

I think it is great there are tough games out there for those that like them. I played Sekiro and barely got a third through it because my reaction times just weren’t good enough. Anyone that says you have to play for blah blah blah challenge is missing on accessibility for games. I had someone on a thread once tell me because I wish I could drop the difficulty on Sekiro because I loved the game but wasn’t good enough, that if I couldn’t beat bosses I shouldn’t game. I told them that I saw a guy on YouTube do Sekiro in a no death run so therefore what is the point of playing if you aren’t THAT good? No reply. Unless playing professionally or competitively , enjoy games how you like.

This game is great and deserves some more success on Switch.

Darn - really wanted this. Oh well, I can wait.

@Ralizah Pretty much this - indies found a great home on Switch and asset flips and cheap mobile ports etc. cloud from playing games made by actual independent developers for consoles.

I finally played this through on Switch in Feb/March and it was playable. Still felt it wasn't quite on par with other consoles but playable.

Seems bizarre that Nintendo fans take offence. To port their big games in Frostbite would cost lots and EA clearly don’t want to do that whereas no doubt a google offered them a ton of money to run the game pretty much ‘as is’ with probably minimal cost.

There wasn’t an equal choice here. I think EA should support the Switch more but they aren’t related

I have just finished playing the Switch version and yeah - it is playable but still the inferior version from what I have seen. Still dialogue issues, some performance. It is playable and not many major issues but do still wish I had played it on another system.

First the flooding, now this. We are being punished.

If I understood it correctly, if iLife had been more specific about the patent and said, this will be used for video games, specifically xyz then they might have a chance. Patenting motion controls is just too broad. Of course they didn't and were just trying to patent the obvious.

Would be great but don't like the monetization on it. Works, I guess, on mobile but not sure on a console.

Then it is time for me to boot the game up.

I get regular crashes though I am nearing 80 hours and I would say a crash every 4-5 hours maybe.

I am loving this game on Switch and it is clear to me that a lot of effort went into the port. Graphically inferior but how else could I romance Yennefer on the go?

I literally only have this service for the cloud saves because I have no other option. I have used the SNES app and was quite excited as a big SNES fan but clearly this isn't going to be supported well enough for that to make up what we are missing.

The thing is that these clearly are review bombs because I don't think reasonably this game, whatever your feelings, would be worth a 3/10 or worse. Some of these reviews have genuine points and are valid but such scores are not in line with the comments being made. If you feel that way, this is what, a 5 or 6? I feel the same with 10/10 reviews - I mean is this once every generation or so good?

Yeah and Lance Armstrong should have been allowed to keep all his accolades. Those who are leaders on anything have to set example. If the stakes are higher for streamers then... good! That is what people of responsibility deal with.

This looks rather amazing. Given the price for modded GB consoles, having one that plays all those formats and could be extended to more is a good option.

@clvr A little from column A, a little from column B!!

@Octane @kyleforrester87 Hey, I am not a troll. Sure I am ugly, squat and live under a bridge but that still hurts.

@Octane I think that @shogunRok was pretty spot on in his review from what I have played. Blurriness is a thing and it does have a minor impact on gameplay. Of all the ‘impossible’ ports I have played, this one does feel like a minor downgrade, mainly when portable. However for me, I can get over it for portability but I found it very noticeable.

Sweet I'm going and will defo swing by!

I feel Sayonara Wild Hearts should be higher but mainly because I loved the game!

I liked it but wasn't as enamoured as the rest of the internet. Of course, glad that this game has done well especially considering the small team. I do like the alternate name though.

Fun review for a game that doesn't get the love it deserves. I loved this game back in the 90's and is the first game I have played on the Switch when I went on the Online app. I think you do need to have been there to appreciate how amazing the 3d space was back in the day.

I want my UK release for these!

@BarefootBowser Yeah it is not the end of the world but I would say my Switch use is 50/50 between portable and I'd be interested in the portable to be able to pick up when I need a portable for a day or 2. I travel a lot and at short notice so having to think ahead which games have the most up to date etc. isn't always ideal.

I completely agree, it isn't a blocker but it isn't smooth and if Nintendo are trying to market this as an additional advice for portability then it is not quite there for me. First world problem though

@BarefootBowser Well, and I do base this from what I have read on other sites so apologies if incorrect, but I believe that to use your digital library across more than one Switch, you have to make a Switch your primary console. If you want to play a digital game on a non primary console you need to be connected to the internet to authenticate and then use. Then, at the same time, I believe you have manually transfer saves from the cloud and down to your device. So from my perspective, as someone that would like a Switch lite for travel and a Switch for home gaming (which I also do a lot of), it doesn't seem smooth.

I would be almost interested as a secondary device if Nintendo had made it easier to play your digital games across devices and move cloud saves over easily but as it is... nope.

Yeah I was burnt by the Switch version - been holding off for more patches but a little salty now it is on XB Gamepass.

I'll be there! The last two years I have used it to try my hand at Switch ports that I fancied, hence why I bought Skyrim and Diablo 3!

Annoying since I bought it for Switch at launch and have been waiting for a patch. I probably should have waited and got it for another platform but for this type of title, the Switch is my platform of choice.

For reasons I can’t fathom I am really wanting the SNES controller for the Switch so I can replay Super Metroid for the millionth time on what seems like the fiftieth device...

Gosh darn it I can’t afford it and don’t have the time to play it but I really want this game.

Also, I have no problem with people playing a game and putting a constructive criticism of a review as a comment. Always good to get other opinions. To accuse a reliable site of a biased review with zero evidence is just the height of rude.

My issue is that the hardware is cheap but software here in the UK is more expensive for 3ds and getting new games is expensive.

As an owner of the Switch version, I am stuck waiting for patches. A game should be released in a fit state on all platforms it releases on or the version should be delayed. I will be happy if patched but I think arguments of them being a small team don't detract from overall quality.

What the ever living chuff is @ShogunRok doing playing a Nintendo console? I just bought Assassins Creed Odyssey after reading his article. SHAME!

Just kidding. I will be finishing off Stick of Truth on Switch this weekend. Still waiting on those patches before starting Bloodstained.

Hmm I feel the UK pricing is a little higher than I was expecting. I would have thought a £160-180 price point would have seen units fly off the shelves.

Meh don’t need one but this is the new 3DS replacement. Good price point though and will encourage people to double dip

@StevenG @eltomo I think this model is unsustainable. The question remains as to just how many of these 'cash cows' the market can sustain. I mean a lot, at the moment, but like earlier this year, The Division, Anthem etc. You can only invest time and money into one of these games. During the same time period, I could have bought and completed multiple single player games.

@cryptologous Completely agree. I think this was my point - EA are so aggressive they are changing the games to maximise the need to purchase them. I remember playing SW:Battlefront after getting it in a sale and not actually knowing just what the heck I could play and what I needed to spend more money on.

Games are getting grindier, or having their MP components skewed to encourage additional spending in games. Sure in Fifa, you CAN play MP without mictrotransactions - but you are competing with those who HAVE.

Live service games are designed, by their very nature, to generate ongoing revenue. THey can only do that by modifying a game to encourage that revenue spend.

Guys guys guys - can we all just agree that these are just 'surprise mechanics'. The issue is that mictrotranscations covers a lot of areas. The other point is that to maximise revenue, you need to make microtransactions, in whatever form, a part of the gameplay. Having some skins or whatever as cosmetics will net you lots of money, sure, but does it keep you coming back? Does the game force you to them? The answer is no.

My problem with all this is that games are changing to accomodate this live service stuff rather than sitting alongside.

Whether it is the truth or not, then meh. However, large first party games and the quarters they release in do have a significant impact to revenues and shares and the reason why most large publishers crunch or release sub par games is that missing shipping dates can cost a load in share prices and financial reporting.

So if the date has been missed and moved then we know it will be for a reason worthy of the share tumble.