@Nick2054 I mean, it is canon. He even remarks about how he wouldn't be caught dead holding a gun in Shadow the Hedgehog

Personally, this is one of the reasons why i hate achievements. Not in games built around them, mind you. But achievements in games that clearly weren't built around them.

This is why it's always best to turn them off whenever possible except in the arcade game (like a shmup) that may have them built into the game itself (understandable)

Most achievements are just shoehorned, creatively unearned engagement metrics anyways, hence my vitriol.

Ah, this is cool! No idea how this is gonna pan out without the original creatives on board though

Still need to import the switch 2 edition but alas, I've been trying to save for something else

The pokeball is a cute idea, but it looks like a pain to store. Just give me the BD box on the shelf please...

@-wc- All's fine!

@-wc- Yeah, pardon me, it's most likely in Tetris Effect Connected. the point is just to make you relax. It's even stored away from the main modes.
if you have Connected, give it a try I suppose

@-wc- I'm pretty sure Tetris Effect already has a "chill mode". Not to knock your point on "missing the point", but tetris effect was a game made for the vibes first.

There's a reason why when Kamiya does horror elements on his own terms, it always turns into a spiritual tokusatsu fest.

Devil May Cry, Bayonetta, both have horror elements, but they're always about being unfazed by it if not dominating it, not indulging in it like a dead body on your face.

I'm pretty sure he'd like to make a Garo game, since that series is practically a horror henshin hero series. That would be for the best.

@PurpleG Framerate does affect gameplay though. please don't act like it doesn't...

@PlatinumTour Tbh, I'd rather have HD sprite work.

@Snazzy Excuse me? We're talking a story rich part of the universe here, so much so that it has a story heavy RPG as part of the canon(to my knowledge).
I like the X games too, but not every franchise is like Mario, ya know. The events of the X games lead into Zero and that's when things really start to go south in terms of narrative stakes. And from Zero leads into the unfinished ZX games.

So yeah, pardon me for having respect for what was built.

The japanese one is the complete visual story.
So it wins by default

Maybe it's just me being picky, but I'd rather they leave the X games alone for story reasons and pick up from where ZXA left off if they wanna revisit that era of the robotics timeline

@Zeeba Eggs have lots of protein, so when working out, they do a lot of muscle rebuilding Chicken works the same way too, but eggs have more good fats your body needs to stay lean

@Windbreaker1612 Oh come on now. You KNOW you would have loved it!

@StarCollector Black Knight with a button mod is certainly a favorite of mine. Makes the game play like how it was advertised and be just as stylish too.

@StarCollector The Rush games and Black Knight aren't on modern platforms either

@JibberX As of the last time I played it, which was a month ago, no it doesn't

Here's to hoping this update does add it though. Playing through it in handheld mode, this game feels like it was never made for controllers and it shows in its game feel.

Aproximately 90% of your sales are retro games on PC...
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@Lizuka Tbh, that doesn't sound like a lot in context. But I suppose it's still a helping hand, especially with the free repairs and more companies likely donating.

Can we have a seperation of what's a keycard and what's a full release on these? Would really help.

@Thomystic From what I hear, it runs pretty smooth on the switch 2

Maybe stop releasing on game key cards while you're at it. Last thing i want is to buy a Ninja Gaiden or Atelier game on those rotten things...

@VoidofLight We havent

"After unlocking and seeing everything, only high score chasers will keep coming back"
What kind of criticism is this? That's the point of this genre! You go for a "run" and try to do better than before! it's a similar mindset to a roguelite or a competitive multiplayer game

As for the game itself, anytime I hear a "extreme" or a "championship" or any other work synonymous with "hype" in a modern arcade entry, I can't help but to take a look.

Considering most of my library is physical, the hit on the storage shouldn't be an issue for me

Am kinda curious tho. Hope there's that "play until level 70" free trial so I have give it a proper shot this time

At least the outfit isn't replacing anything like it did in Smash. On its own, she looks like she leans more into being a sword. Might be nice for post game.

Gonna really have to think about the budget tho

@Vivianeat Jokes on you, that was free for Frontiers

@Noone2025 You think the entire industry revolves around sony?

If you're over the age of 13, just get a figma instead. You'll get a much higher quality looking product
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Now if only these were physical versions....

The paint separation could be a bit better

@Zuljaras "I can burn them to a disc (I will not but I can), I can put them on a flash drive and my method is to put the installers on a external HDD for safekeeping."
That's just putting the burden on the consumer at that point, especially when an M-disc costs 25 bucks at retail, for what will ultimately amount to babysitting a bootleg.

Nah, I'm not a fan of that. I want real copies, like I did with importing the entire Nekopara series or even physical eroge from Jast in america.
Still need to get Aokana on physical PC

I think this is a little deceiving. We're talking exclusively the UK, but developers have a history of pulling 1mil worldwide with that pace in sales before, and that's just retail.

Focus on the bigger picture. Even Japan moves that deceptively sluggishly for their own RPGs at shops yet still has 500+ ongoing franchises a year

@Ooyah Considering the game is korean, it's possible that they were relying on more local understandings of the name.
But what di I know, I haven't played the game yet

@MagnaRoader Pinocchio?

Please don't be a keycard...

Is there a full drumset for the switch/switch 2? Been meaning to play GalMetal with a "real" drumset to "properly" play the game.

@ojisan Welp, you're not convincing me you know it, because the breakdown said what I said is what japan is actually using. You might as well read more clearly instead of just the headlines.

Also people don't have a problem with DLSS, they have a problem with stable diffusion and similar, at least when it comes to what art they buy, not some stability software...

@ojisan A diffusion model isn't the same as an LLM to research and vibe code, which is what japan is using, if not being a more advanced version of Clippy the Paperclip. When people say genAI, they are specifically talking about audio/visual assets. Know your tech, because they are not all the same.

@OorWullie they specifically cited uses of diffusion models, used in image generation. No way in hell I'm buying something that cheaply done.

the GenAI killed the hype for Crazy Taxi ngl

Sounds like a nice one-liner. But probably would have been better if they had the nursery rhyme playing somewhere before the encounter.

I dunno, I haven't played the game yet, so pardon me if I'm talking bull

@DanijoEX "buy two versions"
>never releases them physically

@Dunan ew....

@Aneira The irony considering many adults can't even sit down let alone afford a gaming device but want something ti game on

No game key card, no censorship and no butchered translation and I might buy it.

@Riku3456 Well, again, the big issue with Yumia was the story missing the point of the series.

I do remember that the Dusk trilogy started with a majora's mask style time limit (tile based of course), but then started to get rid of it by the final game. Similarly, the Secret games started with turn based combat, but then became more actiony as the games went on leading to what we have with Yumia. So yeah, they have been doing different things with Atelier, for a long time now. Series hasn't been around for 30 years for no reason. And that goes doubly so for the alchemy system, which every game does very differently.

As for the "played them all", you can equally say that with a lot of game series, Mario included, and even we all know that's quite hyperbolic (if not out of touch.) That doesn't mean they are the same, just that you know what you're getting yourself into. With Atelier, every game has its quirks, but even if the gameplay is superb, you're still here for the relaxing cheeriness that goes against the norm of JRPG stories, not a grand epic in favor of it.

@Riku3456 Atelier has something called a "subseries" going on. Ryza was the Secret series. We've also had the Dusk series, the Mysterious series, Arland series, ect.

The Dusk series was a more darker, melancholic trilogy that was still distinctively Atelier, which Yumia seemingly strays away from.

As for the whole "this is a series" comment, don't get too comfortable. As the games go on, systems, characters and the vibe of the characters can change. The traditional JRPG approach would likely be a one off after the feedback they received.

@GoldenSunRM
"There's a new atelier about once a year, it's not like you have to wait a lot for a new game anyway in the case you didn't like this One."
I mean, sure, but that's not quite a deflection of what fans come to the series for. They came for the cozy iyashikei vibes, not a standard JRPG storyline.

@Thomystic "Switch 2 Edition" implies a switch game that's upgraded on the Switch 2, even though the same game card can work on a switch. it's a way to re-release a game with the upgrade pack included.