The amount of time i've put into Ultimate is insane. Haven't been as into a Smash game like this since Melee and I consider it the best game on the system.
@Crockin and that’s fine, but it’s the way I’ve liked to play Pokemon for a while. Will the game sell well?
...duh, yeah. I’m not making some grand statement or anything, but I live on a budget and the changes aren’t ones I’m personally happy with so I’ll get a different Switch game to play while I try to survive the Holidays. That’s really all it is. People making death threats and throwing around hyperbole need to sit down. People also need to understand that some of the changes here will alienate some folk too, and that they’re allowed to have qualms with some of those changes, no matter how personal. No one should be attacking anyone over this though.
@Crockin I’ve had my Shiny Sandslash for over a decade...and I was very proud to get it. Not being able to use him is a blow and most of my other favorites were cut as well. I won’t begrudge those still interested in the game but it was enough to make me lose interest in the game myself. I grew attached to a lot of the mons I use, that’s intentional. And having to leave them behind isn’t something I want to do, so I won’t.
But if it doesn’t bother you or you’re excited for the game then go for it, hope you like the game.
I’d also like to posit something to the folks saying that if you haven’t played it then you can’t criticize it. We know the national Dex situation. We have the information on the pokemon that are in the game and the ones that aren’t and if someone’s favorite was left on the cutting room floor...take it from me, it can sting. Does it justify the venom I’ve seen thrown around? Of course not, but understand that some people not getting the product do have their reasons even if they haven’t played it.
@SpaceboyScreams in a constructive and positive way, yes, and sure enough there are people approaching from that angle, but the way I’ve seen some people acting has been downright childish.
I’ve made my personal decision to not buy the game, I’m using the money I was gonna use on Pokemon on either Atelier Ryza or Ring Fit Adventure and am just gonna leave it at that for now. Sword and Shield isn’t going to change at this point and I won’t try to scream at it to change itself.
@gaga64 respectfully disagree. He has a more scrappy, over the top aggressive fighting style than Ryu and Ken while still carrying a lot of fighting game mechanics with him, but implemented much differently making Terry a combo beast. He’s also the only SNK rep that...honestly makes sense to me as the first addition. Adding Metal Slug before Terry would be like adding Arle before Sonic with Sega, or Leon before Mega Man.
@personauser93 I mean...you can think what you want to think but it doesn’t take away from his long and storied history in territories that matter just as much as yours.
Bought the fighter pass and haven’t regretted it for a second. Terry is a welcome addition, but between K. Rool buffs and sticking with Hero and getting into elite Smash with him I haven’t played as Terry THAT much. He’s fun though, and a beast to fight against if the person knows what they’re doing.
Kinda reminds me of how Skies of Arcadia was censored in the West on Dreamcast and then later the censorship was put in the Japanese release of Legends on Gamecube.
Haven’t played this game, but I still intend to give it a shot in January.
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Re: More Than 200 Old Pokémon Are Being Added To Sword And Shield's National Dex
Yup, bought Shield and the expansion pass. Not bad so far actually.
Re: Guide: Pokémon Sword And Shield Expansion Passes - All You Need To Know, Including New Pokémon
Zorua is back...and it’s payday.
I guess it’s time for Shield
Re: More Than 200 Old Pokémon Are Being Added To Sword And Shield's National Dex
I went from not planning to get Sword & Shield to considering it now.
Re: Hands On: Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore Could Give The Game The Second Chance It Deserves
I used one of those vouchers on this game way back in September and am looking forward to it.
Re: Check Out What's Inside The Wizard's 30th Anniversary Blu-ray Release
Probably gonna nab this. Love this movie, despite how cheesy and flawed it is.
Re: Smash Bros. Ultimate Celebrates Its First Anniversary With A Special Spirit Event
The amount of time i've put into Ultimate is insane. Haven't been as into a Smash game like this since Melee and I consider it the best game on the system.
Re: Capcom Still Has At Least One Unannounced Surprise Up Its Sleeve In 2019
Mega Man anniversary stream is next month and we already know the next mainline Mega Man game is in development, so...
Re: Nintendo's Huge Cyber Deals Sale Hits North America, Up To 50% Off Top Switch And 3DS Games
Grabbed Starlink, both South Park games, and Disgaea 4 Complete+. Pretty happy.
Re: Pokémon Sword And Shield Outsell Let's Go Pikachu And Eevee In Just 10 Days (Japan)
Dang, guess Japan knew what they wanted lol
I enjoyed Let’s Go Eevee well enough but still don’t plan to get Sword & Shield, May see what Pokemon does next year though
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl #18 - Donkey Kong 64
NA wins both on nostalgia and the fact that I actually think the other 2 covers are weaker this time around, which is rare.
Re: Nintendo Download: 21st November (North America)
Just Touryst for me this week
Re: Isabelle's Twitter Account Will No Longer Provide Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Updates
Time to start drumming up hype for New Horizons.
March 20th can’t come soon enough!
Re: Sonic X Is Headed To Netflix Next Month
Oh dang, Disney better watch out!
Re: There Are "No Plans" To Bring The Full Pokédex To Pokémon Sword And Shield, And Future Games Will Follow Suit
@tobsesta99 should’ve said a Pokemon game lol.
A lotta games my friend. A lotta games.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 16th)
Atelier Ryza, more Smash Ultimate, and will probably put a bow on my Bayonetta 2 playthrough, near the end.
Re: Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection Gets Delayed
A month is a small price to pay for a collection that has my favorite Mega Man game on Switch.
Re: Chinese Video Game Giant Tencent Wants To "Create Console Games With Nintendo Characters"
Listen to Sonic on this one Nintendo
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Re: Soapbox: Professor Layton And The Psychology Of Puzzle Solving
I like my NA versions though.
Re: Soapbox: Attacking Pokémon Creator Game Freak Isn't Cool, But Biting Back Isn't The Answer
@Crockin and that’s fine, but it’s the way I’ve liked to play Pokemon for a while. Will the game sell well?
...duh, yeah. I’m not making some grand statement or anything, but I live on a budget and the changes aren’t ones I’m personally happy with so I’ll get a different Switch game to play while I try to survive the Holidays. That’s really all it is. People making death threats and throwing around hyperbole need to sit down. People also need to understand that some of the changes here will alienate some folk too, and that they’re allowed to have qualms with some of those changes, no matter how personal. No one should be attacking anyone over this though.
Re: Soapbox: Attacking Pokémon Creator Game Freak Isn't Cool, But Biting Back Isn't The Answer
@Crockin I’ve had my Shiny Sandslash for over a decade...and I was very proud to get it. Not being able to use him is a blow and most of my other favorites were cut as well. I won’t begrudge those still interested in the game but it was enough to make me lose interest in the game myself. I grew attached to a lot of the mons I use, that’s intentional. And having to leave them behind isn’t something I want to do, so I won’t.
But if it doesn’t bother you or you’re excited for the game then go for it, hope you like the game.
Re: Feature: The Best Professor Layton Games
Just needed to make sure Unwound Future was at the top...we’re good.
Re: Soapbox: Attacking Pokémon Creator Game Freak Isn't Cool, But Biting Back Isn't The Answer
I’d also like to posit something to the folks saying that if you haven’t played it then you can’t criticize it. We know the national Dex situation. We have the information on the pokemon that are in the game and the ones that aren’t and if someone’s favorite was left on the cutting room floor...take it from me, it can sting. Does it justify the venom I’ve seen thrown around? Of course not, but understand that some people not getting the product do have their reasons even if they haven’t played it.
Re: Soapbox: Attacking Pokémon Creator Game Freak Isn't Cool, But Biting Back Isn't The Answer
@SpaceboyScreams in a constructive and positive way, yes, and sure enough there are people approaching from that angle, but the way I’ve seen some people acting has been downright childish.
I’ve made my personal decision to not buy the game, I’m using the money I was gonna use on Pokemon on either Atelier Ryza or Ring Fit Adventure and am just gonna leave it at that for now. Sword and Shield isn’t going to change at this point and I won’t try to scream at it to change itself.
Re: Soapbox: Attacking Pokémon Creator Game Freak Isn't Cool, But Biting Back Isn't The Answer
It’s the simplest thing in the world, if you want the game, buy the game.
If you don’t want the game, don’t buy the game.
Re: Poll: Come On, Tell Us If You've Been Playing As Terry Bogard In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
@gaga64 respectfully disagree. He has a more scrappy, over the top aggressive fighting style than Ryu and Ken while still carrying a lot of fighting game mechanics with him, but implemented much differently making Terry a combo beast. He’s also the only SNK rep that...honestly makes sense to me as the first addition. Adding Metal Slug before Terry would be like adding Arle before Sonic with Sega, or Leon before Mega Man.
Re: There Are "No Plans" To Bring The Full Pokédex To Pokémon Sword And Shield, And Future Games Will Follow Suit
I will not be buying a game that doesn’t allow me to use my shiny Sandslash. Sorry.
Re: Poll: Come On, Tell Us If You've Been Playing As Terry Bogard In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
@personauser93 I mean...you can think what you want to think but it doesn’t take away from his long and storied history in territories that matter just as much as yours.
Re: Poll: Come On, Tell Us If You've Been Playing As Terry Bogard In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Bought the fighter pass and haven’t regretted it for a second. Terry is a welcome addition, but between K. Rool buffs and sticking with Hero and getting into elite Smash with him I haven’t played as Terry THAT much. He’s fun though, and a beast to fight against if the person knows what they’re doing.
Re: Review: Corpse Party: Blood Drive - Well-Written Horror That Suffers From A Personality Crisis
This is a terrible game do NOT bother.
It is also terribly written and an utter betrayal of the first game.
Do NOT bother.
Re: Sakurai Discusses Young Generations Not Knowing SNK, Says The Character Being Fun Is More Important
@Euler Samus was a very dormant character at the time of Smash 64, especially in Japan.
Hell, around that time I’m sure more people in Japan knew who Terry Bogard was over Samus.
Re: Rumour: New Images Supposedly Show Sonic's Movie Redesign, But We're Not Convinced Just Yet
I actually dig the new look
Re: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Becomes The Best-Selling Entry In The Series
I’d argue this is the best Switch game period so far. Very well deserved.
Re: Spongebob Squarepants: Battle For Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated Gets Two Pricey Special Editions
Mr. Krabs would be proud.
Re: Capcom Looking To "Awaken" Past Franchises After The "Indisputable Successes" Of Resident Evil And Monster Hunter
Joe! Joe! Viewtiful Joe!
Re: Nintendo Download: 17th October (North America)
Hat in Time for me on the double dip, definitely want that on Switch.
Played the first Digimon Cyber Sleuth, it was good but enough for me.
Re: Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore Will Be Censored On Switch
Kinda reminds me of how Skies of Arcadia was censored in the West on Dreamcast and then later the censorship was put in the Japanese release of Legends on Gamecube.
Haven’t played this game, but I still intend to give it a shot in January.
Re: Blizzard Cancels Overwatch Switch Launch Event, Leaves Nintendo To Apologise On Its Behalf
I for one have never been more excited for Blizzcon
Re: Feature: Best Nintendo Switch Games Of 2019 (So Far)
DQ XI S absolutely deserves that top spot.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl #11 - Final Fight
Nostalgia bias wins on this, Final Fight is one of the first games I ever got. NA for me.
Re: Feature: Nintendo Life eShop Selects - September 2019
Fight’N Rage gets my vote, but it scratches a certain itch for me. Untitled Goose Game and Ori are brilliant too.
Re: Review: Yooka-Laylee And The Impossible Lair - A Delicious Mix Of Donkey Kong And Zelda
Greatly disappointed by the original as a backer but...from everything I’ve seen and heard now this DOES seem up my alley. Guess I’ll go for it.
Re: Review: Fight'N Rage - Who Said The Side-Scrolling Brawler Is Dead?
This game is incredible, working for short bursts of kinetic fast fighting between long DQ XI S sessions.
Re: Japanese Charts: Dragon Quest XI S Knocks Zelda: Link's Awakening Off Top Spot
Yeah...it’s Dragon Quest in Japan. Not surprised
Re: Poll: Four Dragon Quest Games Are Out Today On Switch, Which Are You Getting?
Bought all of them
Re: Review: Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX - Short-But-Sweet, Mega Man X-Style Action
@Scollurio oh I’m with ya there, backlog is a mile long on Switch alone
Re: Review: Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX - Short-But-Sweet, Mega Man X-Style Action
It’s a ton of fun, but does feel smaller scale than the main Gunvolt games.
Still, I find Copen to be far more compelling story and gameplay wise, and this game did interesting things with both of those.
I say did because review ain’t wrong, game be short.
Re: Nintendo Download: 26th September (North America)
Lot for me this week. All the DQ games, Fight’N Rage, Ori, and Luminous Avenger Ix
Re: Review: Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition - A Gift That Keeps On Giving
I neeeeed it to be tomorrow
Re: King Of Cards And Showdown "Will Be The End Of Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove"
Definitely keen to see what they do next, they’ve blown me away three times over with Shovel Knight
Re: Mario Kart Tour Has A Paid Subscription Service For Bonus In-Game Rewards
I’ll stick with 8 Deluxe thanks